button in SafariThree-Time Bracelet Winner Jason Daly Among the Day 2b Monster Stack Leaders
At 11:00 a.m. local time on June 5, the 761 survivors from Day 1b of Event #18: $1,500 Monster Stack will return to their seats and aim to navigate another 10 levels. Those who make it to the end will progress to Day 3 on June 8, where all the other Day 2 survivors will combine for the first time.
Three-time bracelet winner Jason Daly (370,000) is nicely positioned when play resumes, with a stack enough for 21st place. Daly will be joined by other bracelet winners, including Qiang Xu (345,000), David Jackson (341,500), Leo Soma (269,500), Lukas Zaskodny (255,000), Nick Pupillo (224,500), Joe Serock (165,000) and Barry Shulman (154,000).
Event #18: $1,500 Monster Stack Day 2b 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 |
Late registration remains open until the end of Level 11 (about 12:15 p.m.), which, if Day 2a is anything to go by, will be long enough for dozens of players to enter. Day 2a saw almost 300 new faces enter the mix!
PokerNews traditional coverage of the $1,500 Monster Stack begins on Day 3.
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