Close Race In Chip Lead Between Montes and Gupta Coming into Day 4 of Monster Stack
The final day of Event #37: $1,500 MONSTER STACK No-Limit Hold'em begins today at 11 a.m. in the Horseshoe and Paris, Las Vegas.
Out of a massive field of 9,920 entries, 54 players have survived three days of non-stop poker action to return today. All remaining players are guaranteed $23,151, but the target is to grab the prestigious World Series of Poker (WSOP) bracelet and the top prize of $1,204,457 from the total prize pool of $13,168,800.
Sitting on top of the chip counts is Santiago Montes, who bagged 21,900,000. It’s a neck-and-neck race between him and Ashish Gupta, who is just a small blind behind with 21,750,000. Completing the top three is James Gauley with 17,875,000 in the bag.
Top Ten Chip Counts
| Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Santiago Montes | United States | 21,900,000 | 73 |
| 2 | Ashish Gupta | Australia | 21,750,000 | 73 |
| 3 | James Gauley | United States | 17,875,000 | 60 |
| 4 | Nicholas Funaro | United States | 17,500,000 | 58 |
| 5 | James Leonard | United States | 17,100,000 | 57 |
| 6 | Yaniv Livnat | United States | 16,075,000 | 54 |
| 7 | Sergio Da Silva Veloso | Portugal | 15,800,000 | 53 |
| 8 | Andrew Chang | United States | 15,800,000 | 53 |
| 9 | Klemens Roiter | Austria | 13,525,000 | 45 |
| 10 | Diego Aro | Argentina | 12,725,000 | 42 |
With seasoned players like Klemens Roiter (13,525,000) and Dylan Linde (12,575,000) all eyeing the end of the line, the race to the finish will be anything but straightforward.
Play will resume in the Horseshoe Silver section. Cards will be in the air starting with Level 32, blinds 150,000/300,000 and 300,000 ante. Players will be playing through 60-minute levels with 15-minute breaks every two levels until a new champion is found. The dinner break has yet to be announced.
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