button in SafariJamie Dwan Bags a Massive Stack on Day 1b of the Monster Stack
Day 1b of Event #18: $1,500 Monster Stack saw another 1,903 players flock to the Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas. After completing 10 levels, only 761 players had chips requiring bagging and tagging.
According to the WSOP LIVE app, the United Kingdom's Jamie Dwan (925,000) topped the chip counts at the close of play. Dwan captured a World Series of Poker (WSOP) Circuit ring in April and is now gunning for a bracelet to keep it company.
Canada's Robert Renaud (880,000), and Yuk Lee (732,000) rounded off the top three places.
Event #18: $1,500 Monster Stack Day 1b Top 10 Chip Counts
| Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jamie Dwan | United Kingdom | 925,000 | 370 |
| 2 | Robert Renaud | Canada | 880,000 | 352 |
| 3 | Yuk Lee | United States | 732,000 | 293 |
| 4 | Michele Migliore | Italy | 665,000 | 266 |
| 5 | Lin Zhou | China | 548,000 | 219 |
| 6 | Jonas Lauck | Germany | 516,000 | 206 |
| 7 | Nathan Chaibi | United States | 489,000 | 196 |
| 8 | Liran Betito | Israel | 467,500 | 187 |
| 9 | Jerry Yagao | United States | 462,500 | 185 |
| 10 | Robert Georato | United States | 458,500 | 183 |
Plenty of established grinders chose Day 1b to start their quest for Monster Stack glory, and many of them managed to make it through to the close of play.
Jonas Lauck (516,000) and Liran Betito (467,500) progressed with top 10 stacks, while three-time bracelet winner Jason Daly (370,000) finished in the top 25.
Elsewhere, you have the likes of David Jackson (341,500), Alessio Isaia (286,000), and British poker power couple Sinead Davenport (285,500) and husband Matthew Davenport (90,500).
Malcolm Trayner (230,000), Yucel Eminoglu (224,500), Nick Pupillo (224,500), Sean Jazayeri (198,000), Will Givens (169,000), Barry Shulman (154,000), Rania Nasreddine (145,000), Toby Lewis (111,500), and Brandon Sheils (91,000) also reached Day 2b.
Speaking of which, Day 2b sees the 761 surviving players return to their seats from 11:00 a.m. local time on June 5. They will be joined by a flurry of late registrants, with late registration open until the end of Level 11, at around 12:15 p.m. local time.
If you want to see the seat draw for Day 2b, download the WSOP LIVE app from the Google Play Store or Apple App store.