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After four grueling days of action on the felt here at the Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas, only seven players returned for the fifth and final day of Event #37: $1,500 MONSTER STACK. When the dust settled, it was [Removed:548] of Austria who accomplished what all of his competitors set out to do - take home the seven-figure payday and the bracelet.
In what proved to be one of the most popular events at the 2025 World Series of Poker thus far, [Removed:549] navigated his way through an enormous field of 9,920 entries to capture the first-place prize of $1,204,457. He defeated David Uvaydov in a fierce, back-and-forth heads-up match to claim the bulk of the massive $13,168,800 prize pool.
After hitting the biggest score of his life and winning his maiden WSOP gold bracelet, [Removed:549] mentioned that it may take some time for the magnitude of the moment to really sink in.
"I cannot describe how good it feels after I've tried so long. It's a big dream come true, to be honest. It's such a massive field, hard to describe, I can't even grasp. I think it will need some days."
He continued, "As I said, it means everything. I mean I had some runs, but I had one other final table in the Bahamas. But I think it's my first final table actually in Vegas. It's unbelievable to scoop [this] one."
Event #37: $1,500 MONSTER STACK Final Table Results
| Place | Winner | Country | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [Removed:548] | Austria | $1,204,457 |
| 2 | David Uvaydov | United States | $802,346 |
| 3 | Ashish Gupta | Australia | $604,277 |
| 4 | Ivan Ruban | Russia | $458,090 |
| 5 | Daniel Lei | United States | $349,562 |
| 6 | James Leonard | United States | $268,520 |
| 7 | Dylan Linde | United States | $207,647 |
| 8 | Mario Colavita | Italy | $161,656 |
| 9 | Jeremy Dan | United States | $126,705 |
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Being on the Right Side of Variance
Coming into the final day second in chips with a tough lineup to get through, [Removed:549]'s mindset and approach never wavered.
When asked about his game plan he said, "You know, how I approach every final table. I mean, try my best, try to prepare, do my best, and see how it goes. "[With] seven people left, there's still so much variance in the game. You need good cards. I had this hand against Dylan [Linde], aces versus kings, super lucky for me. If this hand doesn't happen, you know, it's just pure variance in the end. Absolutely the variance was on my side."
[Removed:549] described this as a key turning point for him at the final table - finding the dream spot against a well respected player to ascend to the top of the counts.
"Sorry Dylan, setup hand," [Removed:549] said as the two shook hands following Linde's elimination.
Heads-Up Battle and Comeback
![[Removed:548] and David Uvaydov Heads-Up](https://s.pnimg.net/PaekjmsrgkagU1oDVjUXnukh1Fy2W7nS165pxO_N4uY/pr:reporting-body/aHR0cHM6Ly9wbmlt/Zy5uZXQvdy9sci1h/dHRhY2htZW50cy8w/LzY4NS8zOTVkMWQ3/MTIzLmpwZw.webp)
The heads-up duel between [Removed:549] and Uvaydov turned out to be an emotional whirlwind for both players, with the lead changing hands multiple times in the back-and-forth match.
"To be honest, it started really bad in heads up. I think I went from almost even in chips [with] 210 million immediately to 60 million. But then I had a double up with ace-deuce against king-nine, and then like one or two hands later, queens against ace-deuce."
After being down to about ten big blinds and finding consecutive double-ups to nearly even out the stacks, [Removed:549] pinpointed this shift in momentum as the moment he thought he could win it.
"From then on I thought, yeah, I think I can do it now."
[Removed:549] went on to win a series of small to medium sized pots to chip away at Uvaydov and extend his lead until the final hand where [Removed:549] open-shoved on the button with jack-trey and the short-stacked Uvaydov made the call with king-deuce. [Removed:549] was fortunate enough to pair his trey on the flop, and the turn and river bricked out for him to win the tournament.
![[Removed:548] and David Uvaydov Shake Hands](https://s.pnimg.net/oFpmGTg29CIl9_SJToReP3DEY0EU1PKEFJUSHNtqDNA/pr:reporting-body/aHR0cHM6Ly9wbmlt/Zy5uZXQvdy9sci1h/dHRhY2htZW50cy8w/LzY4NS8zOTU2NjRl/Njk2LmpwZw.webp)
When asked if his heads up match in the first round of Event #20: $1,500 SHOOTOUT helped him here today, [Removed:549] commented "I think so, yeah, it helped a little bit. It was a four-hour heads-up match in the shootout. I think it was good to have good preparation."
As for his plans for the rest of the summer, [Removed:549] said "I'm gonna play the rest and try to catch more bracelets. That's it."
![[Removed:548] Wins EV37 $1500 MonsterStack](https://s.pnimg.net/gXrSqgx66wkfkKWzuT0CRNIi-zwGyL9QqdG-5eu5oZY/pr:reporting-body/aHR0cHM6Ly9wbmlt/Zy5uZXQvdy9sci1h/dHRhY2htZW50cy8w/LzY4NS8zOTY1NmFm/MGYwLmpwZw.webp)
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