Chris Brewer and Noel Rodriguez found their way to the same table during Day 2 of the Monster Stack.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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250,000
250,000
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250,000 |
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175,000
73,000
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73,000 |
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These are the latest chip leaders according to the latest WSOP+ app update.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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1,860,000
860,000
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860,000 |
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1,495,000
1,106,000
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1,106,000 |
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1,435,000
970,000
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970,000 |
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1,200,000
270,000
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270,000 |
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1,120,000
921,000
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921,000 |
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1,120,000
750,000
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750,000 |
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1,100,000
820,000
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820,000 |
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1,078,000
837,000
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837,000 |
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1,070,000
974,500
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974,500 |
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1,053,000
532,000
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532,000 |
These two heavy hitters are trying to build during the second half of Day 2.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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190,000
307,000
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307,000 |
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160,000
160,000
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160,000 |
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Fiodor Lavagetto raised from the hijack to 16,000 and was re-raised by Chris Brewer for his 87,000 chip stack.
Minh Phan called from the button, and Vinh Ho re-raised to 210,000 from the big blind. Both players folded, and they were off to see five.
Chris Brewer: Q♦Q♥ 
Vinh Ho: 10♣10♠
Brewer was able to fade a ten, and found slightly more than a triple up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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600,000
463,500
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463,500 |
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480,000
123,000
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123,000 |
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300,000
125,000
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125,000 |
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220,000
91,500
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91,500 |
With the pot at over 150,000 and the board reading A♦9♥8♥10♦ Jonathan Anav bet out for 100,000 after Esther Taylor checked from the big blind. Taylor called.
The river saw the 7♣ fall, and both players checked. Anav proudly turned over AxKx, thinking he would scoop the pot, but Taylor quickly tabled A♣10♣ for two pair, and the pot was pushed her way.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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810,000
552,000
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552,000 |
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730,000
483,500
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483,500 |
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Dustin Skarra jammed for 275,000 from early position. Oliwer Sankiewicz in the big blind went deep into the tank and eventually made the call.
Dustin Skarra: K♠Q♠
Oliwer Sankiewicz: 7♥7♠
Skarra flopped two pair on A♥A♦K♦8♦8♣ to secure a double up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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560,000
389,000
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389,000 |
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550,000
250,000
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250,000 |
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285,000
73,500
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73,500 |
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 |
|---|---|---|
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1,530,000
1,428,000
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1,428,000 |
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930,000
673,500
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673,500 |
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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.
| 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.
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.
