Event #39: $1,500 Monster Stack
Day 1b Completed
2023 World Series of Poker
Event #39: $1,500 Monster Stack
Day: 1b
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 1b
2023 World Series of Poker
Buy-in
$1,500
Prize Pool
$11,103,195
Entries
8,317
Level
44
Blinds
2,500,000 / 5,000,000
Ante
5,000,000
Entries
4,375
Players Left
1,473
Another Huge Day at the WSOP as Day 1b of Event 39: $1,500 Monster Stack Concludes
Level 11
: Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante
It was a frantic night in Las Vegas tonight — not only on the Strip with the celebrations for the Stanley Cup-winning Golden Knights, but in both tournament areas of Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas as Day 1b of Event #39; $1,500 Monster Stack has come to an end.
Despite the traffic carnage outside, an incredible 4,375 players showed up for Day 1b, creating a combined field of 8,318 and generating a prize pool of $12,477,000. From Day 1b, 1,473 players made it to Day 2 to create a combined field of 2,715 returning players.
On top of the chip counts is Turkish crusher Tinay Aksoy, who bagged 795,000 in chips. Other big stacks making it through are Christian Buerger with 735,000, Kathy Liebert with 575,000, Dylan Lambe with 506,500, and Toni Le Blanc with 590,000.
Among the notables to bag was Veronica Brill, who created a jovial atmosphere at her table all day long.
Day 1a & 1b Combined Top Ten Chip Counts
| Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tinay Aksoy | Turkey | 795,000 | 265 |
| 2 | Christian Buerger | Germany | 739,500 | 247 |
| 3 | Shunsuke Tokoo | Japan | 714,500 | 238 |
| 4 | Linglin Zeng | China | 635,500 | 212 |
| 5 | Ahmed Karrim | South Africa | 611,500 | 204 |
| 6 | Pavlin Karakikov | Bulgaria | 593,500 | 198 |
| 7 | Antoinette Leblanc | United States | 590,000 | 197 |
| 8 | Kathy Liebert | United States | 575,000 | 192 |
| 9 | Arun Malhotra | Canada | 563,500 | 188 |
| 10 | Rachid Amamou | Switzerland | 554,000 | 185 |
It'll be an early restart for all survivors across both flights, as cards will be back in the air at 10 a.m. local time with players being split across the Horseshoe (Red, Blue, Orange, and Silver sections) as well as the Black section in the Paris to account for the 2,715 players returning for the second day.
As always, PokerNews will present to cover all the action from the first card off the deck all the way to the newest Monster Stack champion here at the World Series of Poker.
Seat Draw - Monster Stack Day 2
Level 11
: Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante
The full seat draw can be found on Day 2 of this event. Click below to jump to the respective sections.
End of Day 1b Chip Counts (full)
Level 11
: Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
795,000 | 795,000 |
|
739,500 | 739,500 |
|
714,500 | 714,500 |
|
635,500 | |
|
611,500 | |
|
590,000 | 590,000 |
|
|
575,000 | 125,000 |
|
554,000 | 554,000 |
|
|
525,000 | 525,000 |
|
521,500 | |
|
514,500 | 514,500 |
|
506,500 | 506,500 |
|
503,000 | 183,000 |
|
496,500 | 496,500 |
|
|
496,500 | 496,500 |
|
494,500 | -60,500 |
|
491,500 | |
|
|
490,500 | 490,500 |
|
461,000 | -14,000 |
|
454,500 | 454,500 |
|
452,000 | 452,000 |
|
447,000 | 57,000 |
|
438,000 | 438,000 |
|
437,500 | 437,500 |
|
436,500 | 436,500 |
Solid Poker Advice from Jason Koon
Level 11
: Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante
While players are bagging and tagging for the night, don't miss this gem from Jason Koon from the latest Chad & Jesse Poker Show.
Bags Being Found
Level 11
: Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante
Great bag in the Monster Stack! #WSOP https://t.co/UsvsNJu305
— Blair Hinkle (@blur5f6)
Bagged 103k. On to day 2. LFG! #pfa39 #monsterstack #wsop https://t.co/miiECdWunx
— Matt Reams (@MattR151)
Found a bag of 494.5k @WSOP event #39 @PokerNews #2? https://t.co/BeBMibmgb9
— Sam Jaddi (@SamJaddi)
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Level 11
: Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante
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Level 11
: 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante
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Notable Chip Stacks at Horseshoe
Level 11
: Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
635,500 | 635,500 |
|
|
611,500 | 611,500 |
|
|
521,500 | -21,000 |
|
|
514,500 | |
|
|
491,500 | 491,500 |
|
|
475,000 | 475,000 |
|
|
450,000 | 450,000 |
|
|
390,000 | 390,000 |
|
365,000 | 35,000 |
|
|
360,000 | 360,000 |
|
325,000 | 325,000 |
|
|
320,000 | 320,000 |
|
320,000 | 320,000 |
|
275,000 | 244,000 |
|
160,000 | 160,000 |
Tantillo's Jacks Hold Against "The Doyle"
Level 11
: 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante
All the chips were in the middle on the flop of 10♦6♠3♠ with Fausto Tantillo in the cutoff at risk for 108,000 against the big blind.
Fausto Tantillo: J♠J♣
Big Blind: 10♠2♥
The big blind tabled Doyle Brunson's signature hand but could not improve to beat the Italian's pocket jacks.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
242,000 | 242,000 |