Linda Lyons was seen stacking her chips after having taken down a large pot with a full house.
With the board reading 7x6x9x7x10x, and over 200,000 in the pot, Lyons had 6x6x, for a full house, sixes full of sevens.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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305,000
112,000
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112,000 |
Action folded to Kevin Ellis from the cutoff who raised to 7,000. The big blind chose to defend.
The flop came 4♥9♠10♠ and the big blind checked to Ellis. He fired for 8,000 and received a call.
While the 10♦ peeled off on the turn, the big blind once again checked. Ellis continued for 11,000 and was called.
The river was the 2♣ and both players were quick to check. Ellis showed 5♠5♦ to top his opponents K♠J♦ for the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
242,000
67,500
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67,500 |
Tuan Pham 3-bet + 3 barrels v my UTG open with 33 on Q96ss,8,Qs
Action folded around to the player in the cutoff who raised to 6,000. The button and small blind called, and Joe McGowan, in the big blind, called as well.
The flop came 5♠J♠3♠, the small blind checked, and McGowan bet 9,000. The cutoff called, while the button and small blind got out of the way.
On the 7♥ turn, McGowan bet 80,000, enough to put the cutoff all in, who had 78,000 behind. The cutoff folded and McGowan dragged in the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
345,000
24,000
|
24,000 |
Action was caught after the turn of A♣9♣Q♦8♠, and Perry Shiao moved all in from middle position for 59,000.
His opponent thought carefully and eventually had the clock called on them.
As the countdown ticked down, they made the fold for Shiao to take the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
158,000
53,500
|
53,500 |
|
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Lost first 3 hands of day 2! Defended BB with KJo called flop and turn folded river on K82T5 with 2 hearts on flop that missed. Friendly show of AKo. Limp folded SB. Raised button with 88, called 3! from SB, folded on AK9 flop.
Day 2 action is underway in Event #38: $1,500 Monster Stack No-Limit Hold'em.
Level: 12
Blinds: 1,500/3,000
Ante: 3,000
Day 2 of Event #38: $1,500 Monster Stack No-Limit Hold'em is set to resume at 11 a.m. local time here at the Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas. The three Day 1 starting flights saw a total of 8,703 players, 2,831 of which will return for Day 2. The remaining players will be battling it out for a piece of the $11,619,840 prize pool, with official payouts to be announced later in the day.
Day 1a attracted 2,359 runners, with 737 advancing to Day 2. Ryan Sullivan finished the flight as the player on top with 915,000.
Day 1b saw even more action, with 2,876 challengers showing up, but only 947 making it through. Changfeng Fan bagged the overwhelming chip lead with 1,403,500.
Day 1c was the biggest flight of them all, with a whopping 3,468 entrants starting the day. Of the 1,147 who survived, it was Julian Milliard-Feral who finished the flight as the chip leader with 651,500.
The 2024 edition of the event has surpassed last years numbers, which drew a total of 8,317 entrants.
| Rank | Player | Country | Chips | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Changfeng Fan | United States | 1,403,500 | 468 |
| 2 | Ryan Sullivan | United States | 915,000 | 305 |
| 3 | Chih-Feng Li | Japan | 855,000 | 285 |
| 4 | Maxime Parys | France | 765,000 | 255 |
| 5 | Cristian Tuica | United States | 728,500 | 243 |
| 6 | Hung Nguyen | Germany | 665,000 | 222 |
| 7 | Julian Milliard-Feral | France | 651,500 | 217 |
| 8 | John Oshea | Ireland | 609,500 | 203 |
| 9 | Joshua Heinzl | United States | 591,500 | 197 |
| 10 | Michael Estes | United States | 585,500 | 195 |
Notables still in the mix heading into Day 2 with bigger stacks include Ryan Leng (502,500), Faraz Jaka (439,000), Brian Yoon (415,500), Athanasios Polychronopoulos (401,500), Jeremy Ausmus (382,000), and Michael Acevedo (374,500). These players all sit in the top 100, looking to make a run in the marathon event, and capture the coveted WSOP gold bracelet.
Action will begin on Day 2 at Level 12 with blinds at 1,500/3,000 with a 3,000 big blind ante. Ten 60-minute levels are on the agenda today, with 15-minute breaks every two levels. A one-hour dinner break will take place after Level 17 at approximately 5:30 p.m. local time. Those who make it through Day 2 will return for Day 3 on Tuesday, June 18.
Be sure to follow PokerNews throughout the remainder of this event, as well as future coverage throughout summer.
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