Event #21: $1,500 Monster Stack No-Limit Hold'em Day 2 | 2022 World Series of Poker

06-12-2022 15:31 UTC-7

Davis Cracks Aces

Connor Richards

Level 16 : 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

A short-stacked opponent moved all-in and Shaun Davis called with a bigger stack.

Opponent:
Shaun Davis:

The opponent was in great shape to double up with the better overpair, but the board ran out and the table gasped as Davis hit a king on the turn to crack the opponent's aces. The opponent winced in pain as she left the tournament area with the money bubble looming.

"I didn't even see the king come out! I was counting out the chips!" Davis told the table.

Player	Chips	Progress
Shaun Davis	600,000	398,500

06-12-2022 15:24 UTC-7

Payouts Confirmed; $966,577 for First Place

Will Shillibier

Level 16 : 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

With the bubble approaching, here are the confirmed payouts for Event #21: $1,500 Monster Stack. A total of 976 places will get paid with a min-cash worth $2,400.

The winner will walk away with just shy of $1,000,000:

Place	Prize	Place	Prize
1	$966,577	63-71	$14,471
2	$597,362	72-80	$12,177
3	$449,912	81-89	$10,322
4	$341,095	90-98	$8,815
5	$260,315	99-152	$7,584
6	$199,995	153-203	$6,574
7	$154,688	204-206	$6,574
8	$120,455	207-269	$5,742
9	$94,439	270-332	$5,054
10-11	$74,551	333-395	$4,483
12-13	$59,258	396-458	$4,007
14-17	$47,431	459-493	$3,610
18-26	$38,231	494-521	$3,610
27-35	$31,033	522-584	$3,278
36-44	$25,369	585-647	$3,000
45-53	$20,888	648-811	$2,625
54-62	$17,323	812-976	$2,400

06-12-2022 15:16 UTC-7

DiStefano Scores Another Knockout with the Bubble Approaching

blaisebourgeois

Level 16 : 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

The player on the button moved all-in for their last 65,000 and Vito DiStefano called from the big blind.

Button:
Vito DiStefano:

DiStefano slammed the flop and although the button turned the , the river sent him home packing.

Player	Chips	Progress
Vito DiStefano	577,000	332,000

Tags: Vito DiStefano

06-12-2022 15:09 UTC-7

Wantman Gets a Shove Through

Connor Richards

Level 16 : 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

The under-the-gun player limped in for 8,000 and the button also limped in. Matthew Wantman then jammed a stack of about 325,000 and both of his opponents promptly folded, earning him the pot without running the cards.

Player	Chips	Progress
Matthew Wantman	350,000	180,000

Level: 16

Blinds: 4,000/8,000

Ante: 8,000

06-12-2022 14:43 UTC-7

Players on Break

Matt O'Halloran

Level 15 : 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

Players are now on their second 15 minute break of the day. Play will resume at 2:57 local time.

06-12-2022 14:42 UTC-7

Hawksby's Kings Hold to Bust Chamani

Matt O'Halloran

Level 15 : 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

Andrew Hawksby opened from the hijack for 13,000. The button called before before Ronit Chamani raised to 60,000 from the big blind. Hawksby shoved with 296,000 behind. The button got out of the way before Chamani made the call with the effective stack of 293,000.

Ronit Chamani:
Andrew Hawksby:

The board came out , ensuring that Hawksby's kings held, sending Chamani to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Andrew Hawksby	609,000	548,000
Ronit Chamani	Busted

Tags: Andrew Hawksby Ronit Chamani

06-12-2022 14:42 UTC-7

Pineda Gets 200,000-Chip Bluff Through

blaisebourgeois

Level 15 : 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

A player in late position opened to 13,000 and Julian Pineda raised to 29,000 from the cutoff. Steve Parkin cold-called from the big blind and the late-position player called.

The flop came and the late-position player donk bet to 64,000. Pineda then raised to 200,000. Parkin folded and the late-position player went into the tank for about three minutes as his whole stack was virtually at stake. He eventually folded.

Pineda then showed the for a well-executed bluff and took down the huge pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Julian Pinela	611,000
Steve Parkin	375,000

Tags: Julian Pineda Steve Parkin

06-12-2022 14:40 UTC-7

Morrill Hits Miracle Runner-Runner Full House to Double Up

blaisebourgeois

Level 15 : 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

Jefferson Morrill opened to 15,000 from middle position and his opponent called from the big blind.

The flop came and Morrill continued for 15,000 again. The big blind overbet jammed, putting Morrill all-in for his remaining 205,000 chips. Morrill considered and eventually called.

Jefferson Morrill:
Big Blind:

Morrill had about a 2% chance of winning the hand, which is slightly worse odds than hitting a one-outer.

However, the turn and river came to give Morrill queens over aces, trumping his opponent's deuces over queens.

Morrill received a miraculous double-up and sent his stunned opponent down to just 56,000 chips with the bubble upcoming.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jefferson Morrill	490,000	349,500

Tags: Jefferson Morrill

06-12-2022 14:34 UTC-7

Sundberg Soaring in Latest Chip Update

Connor Richards

Level 15 : 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Matt Sundberg	900,000	900,000
Joao Simao	560,000	210,000
Pavlo Veksler	485,000	30,000
David Jackson	470,000	-67,000
Johnnie "Vibes" Moreno	460,000	460,000
Adam Hendrix	320,000	244,000
Christina Gollins	270,000	40,000
Ryan Leng	210,000	22,500
Shannon Shorr	130,000	-120,000
Paulina Loeliger	120,000	-160,000
Bart Hanson	110,000	-30,000