Christopher Leach Leads the Pack Into Day 2
Day 2 of Event #37: $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em MONSTER STACK starts today at 11 a.m. at the Horseshoe and Paris, Las Vegas. With a total field of 9,920 players, the event has amassed a total prize pool of $13,168,800. But only 3,217 players will be returning for Day 2 with one goal in mind - to last through ten 60-minute levels to make into Day 3.
Leading the pack into Day 2 is Christopher Leach with 965,000. Following closely in second is and Nikolay Volper with 793,000 chips and in third Iason Filippidis with 759,000, completing the podium positions.
Other notables that have made it to Day 2 are Chris Moorman (274,000), Jason Dewitt (400,000), Joe Cada (344,000), Brian Yoon (337,000), David Jackson (373,500), and Andrew Ostapchenko (356,5000), to name a few.
Top Ten Chip Counts
| Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Christopher Leach | United States | 965,000 | 322 |
| 2 | Nikolay Volper | United States | 793,000 | 264 |
| 3 | Iason Filippidis | Greece | 759,000 | 253 |
| 4 | Max Havlish | United States | 735,000 | 245 |
| 5 | Caleb Larsen | United States | 714,500 | 238 |
| 6 | Zhengpeng Liu | China | 642,000 | 214 |
| 7 | Matthew Russell | United States | 620,000 | 207 |
| 8 | Maxx Holland | United States | 605,000 | 202 |
| 9 | Benjamin Leilous | United States | 582,500 | 194 |
| 10 | Trung Pham | United States | 575,500 | 192 |
Action will be happening in Horseshoe Blue, Red, White, Bronze, Gold, Silver, Provence, Normandy and Horseshoe Paris. Cards will be in the air starting with Level 12, blinds 1,500/3,000 and 3,000 ante. There will be a 15-minute break every two levels and a 60-minute dinner break after Level 17.
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