Event #21: $1,500 Monster Stack No-Limit Hold'em
Day 2 Started
2022 World Series of Poker
Event #21: $1,500 Monster Stack No-Limit Hold'em
Day: 2
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 2
2022 World Series of Poker
Buy-in
$1,500
Prize Pool
$8,678,835
Entries
6,501
Level
42
Blinds
1,500,000 / 3,000,000
Ante
3,000,000
Entries
2,053
Players Left
271
Kanit Starts in Top Ten of 2,053 Returning Players on Day 2 of Event #21: The Monster Stack
There have been two days of flights leading up to today, with an impressive 6,501 entrants registered for Event #21: The $1,500 Monster Stack No-Limit Hold'em.
Players from around the world packed the WSOP Bally's and Paris Las Vegas ballrooms each day, generating a $8,678,835 prize pool.
Linus Richter is the current chip leader with (788,000), while Frank Lagodich (635,000), Justin Lee (631,000), Andrew Rosen (592,000), and Jordan Reid (587,500).
Italian player Mustapha Kanit (550.500) is in sixth place, while 2021 WSOP bracelet winner Boris Kolev (504,000), online crusher Ezequiel Waigel (485,000), Tim Reilly (481,000), and Vanessa Kade (470,500) are also in the top-25.
Top 10 Chip Counts
| RANK | PLAYER | Country | CHIP COUNT |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Linus Richter | United States | 788,000 |
| 2 | Frank Lagodich | United States | 635,000 |
| 3 | Justin Lee | United States | 631,000 |
| 4 | Andrew Rosen | United States | 592,000 |
| 5 | Jordan Reid | United States | 587,000 |
| 6 | Mustapha Kanit | Italy | 550,500 |
| 7 | Ricardo Eyzaguirre | United States | 549,500 |
| 8 | Tarun Goyal | India | 549,000 |
| 9 | Sergio Ramirez | United States | 541,500 |
With the final payouts to be announced shortly after play resumes (10 a.m. local time), the players will be aiming to climb the ladder and secure both a cash and passage to Day 3.
The players will play 10 one-hour levels today, though breaks have been reduced from 20 minutes to 15 minutes every two levels. The 60-minute dinner break will commence at the end of level 19 (roughly 7 p.m. local time).
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Level: 12
Blinds: 1,500/3,000
Ante: 3,000
Shuffle Up and Deal
Level 12
: 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante
Cards are in the air and action is underway in Day 2 of the Monster Stack after a brief delay.
Riess Wins a Small One
Level 12
: 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante
On a 
flop Andrew Rosen bet 4,500 into a pot of around 9,000 and Ryan Riess called.
The pair checked the 
turn and the river was the 
Rosen checked and Riess bet 15,000. Rosen quickly folded and Riess took down an early pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
585,000 | -7,000 |
|
75,000 | 8,000 |
Benton Delivers Cowen Knockout
Level 12
: 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante
In the first few hands of Day 2, Will Benton and WSOP bracelet winner Robert Cowen got involved in a juicy heads up all-in situation.
Robert Cowen: 
Will Benton: 
The board ran out 
to ship Cowen's remaining 140,000 chips to Benton, who surged ahead to the 400,000-chip mark.
Cowen, who won the 2021 $3,000 Pot Limit Omaha event, shrugged and said he should have arrived 10 minutes late.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
400,000 | 400,000 |
|
Busted |
Thivyanathan's King Hits for Double Up
Level 12
: 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante
Action landed on Aaron Thivyanathan, who moved all in from late position. Action folded around back to the under-the-gun player, who made the call. Thivyanathan had the effective stack of 39,000.
Aaron Thivyanathan: 
Opponent: 
Thivyanathan connected with the 
flop, giving him a pair of kings and leaving his opponent drawing thin. The board finished out 
, leaving Thivyanathan's pair of kings as the best hand, giving him the pot and double up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
85,500 |
Turn Check-Raise from Conrad
Level 12
: 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante
Nadine Savage opened to 6,000 on the button and Chris Conrad defended out of the big blind.
Conrad checked on the flop of 
and called a bet of 6,500 from Savage. Conrad checked again on the 
turn and Savage sized up to 20,000. Conrad check-raised to 50,000 and his opponent took about a minute before tossing her cards into the muck.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
170,000 | |
|
100,000 |
Katz Makes the Right Call
Level 12
: 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante
Cary Katz was in position in a heads-up pot against Dae Woong Song on a board reading 
with around 15,000 in the middle.
Song led out with a bet of 6,500 and Katz raised to 25,000. Song then three-bet jammed a stack of about 165,000 and Katz entered the tank as he considered calling off for his final 60,000.
"I have a good hand," Katz offered. "You got eights? Ace-nine?"
Katz eventually tossed in a reluctant called. Song nodded in defeat and turned over 
for a weak ace and a missed flush draw, while Katz emphatically tabled 
for trips to win the pot and double up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
185,000 | 126,500 |
|
105,000 | 105,000 |
Dancer Waltzes his Way Past 200,000-Chip Mark
Level 12
: 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante
Allan Dancer opened to 6,000 and was called by the hijack. The big blind then moved all-in for his last 57,000 chips and Dancer called. The hijack folded and the remaining duo turned their cards over.
Big Blind: 
Allan Dancer: 
Dancer was behind but smashed the 
flop. The 
turn made chop outs available but the 
river gave Dancer the pot and eliminated the big blind in the first hour of Day 2.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
231,000 | 231,000 |