Event #37: $1,500 MONSTER STACK Day 2 | 2025 World Series of Poker

06-15-2025 13:43 UTC-8

Jennifer Tilly on Nearly Voicing Marge Simpson, Dating Phil Laak & Bracelet Anniversary

Connor Richards

Level 15 : 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

Life Outside Poker is a podcast for PokerNews hosted by Connor Richards that seeks to pull back the curtain on poker players and allow viewers and listeners to get to know them on a personal level.

In the 29th episode, Connor talks with actress and high-stakes poker player Jennifer Tilly about the 20th anniversary of her World Series of Poker (WSOP) bracelet win, high-stakes cash games, the recent cancellation of Chucky, Real Housewives of Beverly Hills, voicing Bonnie Swanson on Family Guy, dating poker pro Phil Laak, and her goal of getting into the Poker Hall of Fame.

Tilly also revealed that she tried to stop her ex-husband, Sam Simon, from creating The Simpsons and told the story of how she was nearly the voice of Marge Simpson.

Check Out the Interview Here!

Tags: Connor Richards Jennifer Tilly Phil Laak Sam Simon

06-15-2025 13:48 UTC-8

Klassen Wins Classic Confrontation

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Joseph Berg

Level 15 : 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

Yi Klassen raised to 10,000 from early position, Yijhen Ke then three-bet to 35,000 next to act. Klassen then went all in for 100,000, and Ke quickly made the call, and the players were off to the races.

Yi Klassen: J♣J♦ All in
Yijhen Ke: A♣K♠

The board ran out 7♦5♥5♦Q♣2♣, securing a much-needed double up for Klassen.

Player	Chips	Progress
Yijhen Ke	230,000 25,000	25,000
Yi Klassen	215,000 98,500	98,500

Tags: Yi Klassen Yijhen Ke

06-15-2025 14:12 UTC-8

Brewer and Rodriguez in Monster Stack

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Robert Jones

Level 15 : 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

Chris Brewer and Noel Rodriguez found their way to the same table during Day 2 of the Monster Stack.

Player	Chips	Progress
Noel Rodriguez	250,000 250,000	250,000

Chris Brewer	175,000 73,000	73,000

06-15-2025 14:17 UTC-8

Pleasure Doing Business

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Myles Phago

Level 15 : 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

Action was folded around to Daniel Fisher who open jammed for his last 98,000 from late position and Yilong Wang snap called from the big blind.

Daniel Fisher: A♣Kx All in
Yilong Wang: K♥K♦

An interesting flop of A♦Q♣10♣ peeled off and sent Fisher into the lead, and when the A♣ came on the turn, he was looking good for a double up and also turned a royal flush draw.

The J♦ dropped on the river and gave both players a straight, and the pot was chopped. "An Absolute Pleasure Doing Business With You" remarked Fisher to Wang as they both stacked up half the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Yilong Wang	130,000 216,000	216,000

Daniel Fisher	105,000 52,500	52,500

Tags: Daniel Fisher Yilong Wang

06-15-2025 14:18 UTC-8

Kings as Hard as Wood

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Gabrielle Barredo

Level 15 : 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

Action was picked up with two players in an all-in showdown with their hands tabled and chips in the middle on a completed board.

Michael Woods: K♣K♦ All in
Denys Bazeliuk: Q♥Q♠

Wood's kings stood firm on the 2♥2♣3♦A♥2♦ board, securing him a much-needed double up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Denys Bazeliuk	800,000
Inho Lee	530,000 316,000	316,000
Mohamed Kerkeni	510,000 19,500	19,500
Anthony Spinella	250,000 133,500	133,500

Thomas Couture	225,000 41,500	41,500
Michael Woods	220,000 165,000	165,000
Brian Keane	175,000 51,500	51,500
Jeffery Hoop	130,000 36,000	36,000
Alexander Nguyen	90,000 101,500	101,500

Tags: Denys Bazeliuk Michael Woods

06-15-2025 14:21 UTC-8

Laina Chips Up

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Nataly Sopacuaperu

Level 15 : 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

Greg Collins completed the small blind. James Laina, in the big blind asked first how much Collins had behind before he checked.

The dealer showed the flop: 5♣7♦8♣. Both checked to the turn 3♠. Collins bet to 6,000, Laina called. The river showed a 4♣. The action continued to Collins, who bet 18,000, he got a reraise and instantly folded.

All the chips in the middle moved to Laina, who started to laugh and said, “We should be playing like it is a cash game”. Collins laughed and agreed.

Player	Chips	Progress
James Laina	930,000 230,000	230,000
Greg Collins	160,000 16,500	16,500

Tags: Greg Collins James Laina

06-15-2025 14:30 UTC-8

GGs Garza

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Robert Jones

Level 15 : 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

Matthew Summers raised to 15,000 in the hijack, was called by Brian Brunner from the cutoff, and then action folded to Ap Garza in the small blind. Garza decided to slide in his chip stack of 175,000 chips, and when action folded to Summers, he called.

Ap Garza: A♥9♦ All in
Matthew Summers: 10♦10♠

No help for Garza as Summers flopped a set, and sent him to the rail before the river was peeled.

Player	Chips	Progress
Matthew Summers	650,000 398,000	398,000
Brian Brunner	175,000 96,500	96,500
Ap Garza	Busted

06-15-2025 14:31 UTC-8

Kings Good for Choe

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Myles Phago

Level 15 : 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

Yong Choe raised from under the gun to 12,000 only for Matias Ruzzi to three-bet to 30,000 from early position. Choe then four-bet to 77,000 and Ruzzi called.

The flop came A♣4♣2♣, and both players checked and saw the 2♦ fall on the turn. They checked again to see the 10♠ drop on the river. Both players checked this down, and Choe tabled his K♣K♥ to scoop the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Matias Ruzzi	520,000 5,500	5,500
Yong Choe	420,000 188,500	188,500

Tags: Matias Ruzzi Yong Choe

06-15-2025 14:35 UTC-8

Sandretto Forces a Fold

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Gabrielle Barredo

Level 15 : 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

Casey Sandretto opened for 12,000 in late position and got called by big blind Varun Uppal. The flop came A♦10♦5♦.

After a check, Sandretto continued with an 11,000 bet which Uppal called. Both players checked the turn Q♠.

On the river, Uppal checked once again and Sandretto fired 15,000, which was enough to make Uppal fold.

Player	Chips	Progress
James Sowers	1,060,000 893,000	893,000
Casey Sandretto	690,000 236,000	236,000
Francis Anderson	600,000 330,000	330,000

Shamica Lamar	570,000 514,000	514,000

Mario Niciforo	530,000 124,500	124,500
Thomas Pipe	320,000 197,500	197,500
Martin Staszko	270,000 200,500	200,500
Varun Uppal	200,000 81,500	81,500
Eric Mansfield	90,000 75,000	75,000