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After four days of action inside Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas, only seven players remain in the hunt for the $1,204,457 top prize in the $1,500 Monster Stack.
The tournament drew a staggering 9,920 entries, building a $13,168,800 prize pool and surpassing last year’s record of 8,703. It marks yet another milestone at the 2025 World Series of Poker.
David Uvaydov leads the pack heading into the final day, capping off one of the most remarkable comebacks of the summer. After misjudging an opponent’s stack size and shoving king-queen into aces, he was left with just a few big blinds. But Uvaydov mounted an inspiring recovery, chipping his way back to the top to bag the biggest stack of the final seven.
Dylan Linde (85,500,000) is the only remaining WSOP bracelet winner and a seasoned pro with countless deep runs to his name. Alongside [Removed:548] (89,900,000), both were picked in this year’s 25K Fantasy Draft and now sit comfortably in the top three as they chase another big score in one of the summer’s biggest events.
Final Table Seat Draw
| Seat | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ashish Gupta | Australia | 30,800,000 | 12 |
| 2 | Dylan Linde | United States | 88,500,000 | 35 |
| 3 | David Uvaydov | United States | 102,000,000 | 41 |
| 4 | James Leonard | United States | 40,700,000 | 16 |
| 5 | Ivan Ruban | Russia | 62,100,000 | 25 |
| 6 | [Removed:548] | Austria | 90,100,000 | 36 |
| 7 | Daniel Lei | United States | 81,600,000 | 33 |
Day 4 Action
Just 54 players returned for Day 4, all with dreams of turning their $1,500 investment into a life-changing payday. Jeremy Dan looked set to do just that when he picked up aces and benefited from Uvaydov’s misstep. Dan called an open-raise with aces and Uvaydov three-bet shoved with king-queen, unaware Dan had a similar stack. After the board ran out, Dan surged into the lead while Uvaydov was left short.
Zhen Chen busted in 23rd place when his ace-deuce fell in a three-way clash against Michael Ruane’s ace-jack and James Gauley’s pocket jacks. An unlikely ace on the flop sealed his fate, and gave Ruane a chunky stack.
Overnight chip leader Santiago Montes also hit the rail after the three-table redraw. He three-bet shoved pocket sixes, but ran into the aces of [Removed:549], who turned an ace to end Montes' deep run.
Ruane was eliminated in 15th place, followed by Bryan Allen (14th), Mykhailo Zherebchenko (13th), and Keith Temm (12th).
The final table was to be ten-handed, which meant one of the final eleven wouldn't make it to the big stage. That unfortunate honor went to David Yonnotti, when he called off his stack with ace-nine on a low flop against [Removed:549]. Unfortunately for Yonnotti, [Removed:549] had flopped a deuce with ace-deuce and managed to hold on, which brought around the unofficial final table of ten.
Daniel Lei and [Removed:549] led the way at that point, while Ivan Ruban, Linde, and Dan were all still in healthy shape. Ryan Plant, who entered as the shortest stack, was first to fall in tenth after his queens were cracked by Ruban’s nine-seven, who ended with a full house.
Linde then picked up pocket kings and held against Dan’s ace-queen to leap to a nine-figure stack. Dan was left with a single big blind and exited shortly after in ninth place when Ruban’s queen-three out-flopped his pocket sevens.
The final elimination of the night came when Mario Colavita three-bet shoved king-queen over an open from Uvaydov. He ran straight into pocket tens and didn’t improve, ending his run in eighth and bringing play to a close on Day 4.
Remaining Payouts
| Place | Prize |
|---|---|
| 1 | $1,204,457 |
| 2 | $802,346 |
| 3 | $604,277 |
| 4 | $458,090 |
| 5 | $349,562 |
| 6 | $268,520 |
| 7 | $207,647 |
All seven remaining players have locked up at least $207,647, but the pay jumps are getting steep with each elimination. A top-three finish guarantees over $600,000, while the eventual runner-up will bank $802,346. Of course, all eyes are on the massive $1,204,457 first-place prize and the WSOP gold bracelet that comes with it.
Play resumes at 1 p.m. local time on Wednesday, June 18, and will be streamed on PokerGO. Play will resume in Level 41 with 12:50 left on the clock, with blinds at 1,200,000/2,500,000 and a 2,500,000 big blind ante.
Stay with PokerNews for live updates from the felt all the way until a winner is crowned.
