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Event #37: $1,500 MONSTER STACK
Day 2 Completed
2025 World Series of Poker
Event #37: $1,500 MONSTER STACK
Day: 2
Event Info
2025 World Series of Poker
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 2
Buy-in
$1,500
Prize Pool
$13,168,800
Total Entries
9,920
Level
46
Blinds
4,000,000 / 8,000,000
Ante
8,000,000
Entries
3,217
Players Left
464
Players Left 1 / 9,920
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Level 21
: Blinds 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante
Day 2 of Event #37: $1,500 Monster Stack No-Limit Hold'em at the 2025 World Series of Poker (WSOP) has ended here at Horseshoe and Paris, Las Vegas. A total of 3,217 survivors from starting flights took their seats at the start of the day.
The four Day 1 starting flights generated a total of 9,920 entrants, creating a prize pool of $13,168,800. The final 1,488 players will receive payouts, with a minimum cash prize of $3,018. The winner will take home a cool $1,204,457 and the coveted WSOP gold bracelet. All players who reach the final table are guaranteed a six-figure payday, with the ninth-place finisher earning $126,705.
Of the 464 players who bagged up at the end of Day 2, Jessie Bryant holds the chip lead, going into Day 3 with 3,815,000. Bryant has just over $1,200,000 in live poker earnings and is hunting for his first WSOP Bracelet.
Hot on the heels of Bryant are Myles Mullaly (3,625,000) and Jason Maeroff (3,450,000) who round out the top three. Mullaly has approximately $700,000 in live poker earnings and Maeroff with approximately $400,000. Both are looking for their first WSOP Bracelets.
Top Ten Chip Counts
| Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jessie Bryant | United States | 3,815,000 | 127 |
| 2 | Myles Mullaly | United States | 3,625,000 | 121 |
| 3 | Jason Maeroff | United States | 3,450,000 | 115 |
| 4 | Santiago Montes | United States | 3,125,000 | 104 |
| 5 | Ryan Law | United States | 3,100,050 | 103 |
| 6 | Zi Long Zhang | United States | 3,060,000 | 102 |
| 7 | Ryan Rivers | Canada | 3,025,000 | 101 |
| 8 | Jason Wheeler | United States | 2,950,000 | 98 |
| 9 | Vaughn Steeves | United States | 2,885,000 | 96 |
| 10 | Danny Grogan | Great Britain | 2,880,000 | 96 |
Other notable names that bagged up for Day 2 include Jason Wheeler, Gershon Distenfeld, Dylan Linde, and Andrew Moreno. Many other top name players took their chances in building a stack in the event, but unfortunately didn’t make it through to Day 3. Names such as Chris Moorman, Pedro Neves, Brad Owen and Ren Lin were all sent to the rail during Day 2.
Several 25K Fantasy players are still in the hunt for the bracelet and pick up good points for their teams. Esther Taylor is leading the way in the Fantasy Player chip counts for this event, followed by Brock Wilson & Chris Brewer.
All remaining 464 players are guaranteed a payout of $5,305 but they will all be eyeing up the top prize of $1,204,457 and the coveted WSOP Gold Bracelet.
Remaining Payouts
The tournament will resume for Day 3 at 11 a.m. local time on June 16 and the players are scheduled to play ten levels for the day. Play will begin at Level 22 and the blinds will be 15,000/30,000 with a 30,000 big blind ante. Players will get a 15-minute break after every two levels and a dinner break at the end of Level 27 at approximately 5:30 p.m.
As always, stay tuned to PokerNews to get all the latest updates as they happen here at the 2025 World Series of Poker.
Level 21
: Blinds 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
3,815,000
3,438,500
|
3,438,500 |
|
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|
3,625,000
3,474,500
|
3,474,500 |
|
3,450,000
1,150,000
|
1,150,000 |
|
3,125,000
2,951,000
|
2,951,000 |
|
||
|
3,100,050
2,946,050
|
2,946,050 |
|
3,060,000
3,060,000
|
3,060,000 |
|
3,025,000
595,000
|
595,000 |
|
2,950,000
600,000
|
600,000 |
|
||
|
2,885,000
1,035,000
|
1,035,000 |
|
2,880,000
544,000
|
544,000 |
|
2,830,000
2,706,000
|
2,706,000 |
|
2,750,000
2,533,500
|
2,533,500 |
|
||
|
2,695,000
1,495,000
|
1,495,000 |
|
2,695,000
105,000
|
105,000 |
|
2,680,000
2,130,000
|
2,130,000 |
|
2,670,000
2,536,500
|
2,536,500 |
|
2,650,000
2,400,000
|
2,400,000 |
|
2,645,000
2,296,500
|
2,296,500 |
|
2,640,000
440,000
|
440,000 |
|
2,535,000
2,313,000
|
2,313,000 |
|
2,480,000
2,197,500
|
2,197,500 |
|
2,450,000
890,000
|
890,000 |
|
||
|
2,420,000
1,730,000
|
1,730,000 |
|
2,415,000
2,207,000
|
2,207,000 |
|
2,415,000
2,000,000
|
2,000,000 |
|
|
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Level 21
: Blinds 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante
Play has ended and the remaining 464 players bag for Day 3.
The full end of day recap will be posted shortly.
Level 21
: Blinds 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante
The action was picked up on the river between Daniel Lei in the big blind, and Matthew Blagg in middle position.
With roughly 150,000 in the middle, the board read A♥J♠3♦7♥6♦, and Lei bet 330,000. Blagg then came over the top by announcing all in for Lei's tournament life and 1,200,000 chips.
Lei elected to call. Blagg tabled 6♣6♠ and Lei tabled 7♣7♦. With only five hands remaining in the night, Lei managed to scoop a pot slightly under 3,000,000 chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
2,800,000
1,000,000
|
1,000,000 |
|
350,000
292,500
|
292,500 |
Level 21
: Blinds 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante
Two players were all in on a completed board with their hands and chips in the middle of the felt.
Aaron Overton: Q♣Q♠ 
Xiaohu Liu: A♥8♥
Overton's queens stayed nice and steady on the board of J♥5♦10♥10♣8♠. Overton scored a double up as the last four hands were announced.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,100,000
782,000
|
782,000 |
|
390,000
168,500
|
168,500 |
Level 21
: Blinds 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante
The tournament director has told the players they will be playing four more hands before bagging up for the night.
Level 21
: Blinds 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante
Steven Sarmiento raised to 50,000 from middle position, Andrew Lavender then went all in and was at risk from late position, the rest of the table folded, and Steven Sarmiento made the call and was behind.
Andrew Lavender: J♠J♣
Steven Sarmiento: 10♥8♥
The board ran out K♠3♥6♣4♠7♠ securing a much-needed double up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
650,000
461,000
|
461,000 |
|
|
550,000
290,000
|
290,000 |
Level 21
: Blinds 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante
Alexey Laptev opened to 50,000 in middle position and got called by the man to his left, Roberto Pagano. But after action was folded to the big blind, Debbie Lee shoved all in for 425,000. Laptev called but Pagano got out of the way leaving the two to go to showdown.
Debbie Lee: J♣J♥
Alexey Laptev: 10♥10♠
Lee was ahead and stayed ahead on the board of 7♥K♣4♦9♠A♥ securing herself a double up at the last level of the day.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,150,000
954,500
|
954,500 |
|
885,000
624,000
|
624,000 |
|
|
700,000
320,000
|
320,000 |
Level 21
: Blinds 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante
Dylan Linde three-bet Anthony Koutsos to 300,000 after the latter opened for 100,000. Koutsos called.
The flop came J♣8♠10♣ and both players checked all through the runout of 3♥6♥. Koutsos turned over 9♥9♦ which was enough to take the pot down.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,530,000
1,428,000
|
1,428,000 |
|
|
||
|
930,000
673,500
|
673,500 |
|
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