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Matthew Miller Amongst Final Eight Hopefuls Returning for Monster Stack Glory
Of the 11,933 entrants that took their shot at Event #14: $1,500 Monster Stack at the 2026 World Series of Poker, only eight still have chips at the start of Day 5.
Cards are set to get into the air at 3 p.m. local time inside Paris Gold, with action to be live-streamed on a delay of approximately two hours and 30 minutes.
The title of chip leader going into today belongs to Kevin Eyster, who managed to bag up an impressive 126,700,000 chips, equivalent to 52 big blinds, which he will be looking to put to good use in an attempt to double his bracelet tally.
Also holding a nine-figure stack is Salvatore Dicarlo (103,200,000), with Matthew Miller (98,500,000) coming in slightly behind to round off the podium, the latter aiming to get his first taste of WSOP glory.
| Table | Seat | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feature | 1 | Pierce McKellar | United States | 72,600,000 | 91 |
| Feature | 2 | Nikolaos Angelou | Greece | 31,600,000 | 40 |
| Feature | 4 | Salvatore Dicarlo | United States | 103,200,000 | 129 |
| Feature | 5 | Aaron Massey | United States | 38,300,000 | 48 |
| Feature | 6 | Matthew Miller | United States | 98,500,000 | 123 |
| Feature | 7 | Richard Alsup | United States | 52,300,000 | 65 |
| Feature | 8 | John Ripnick | United States | 54,600,000 | 68 |
| Feature | 9 | Kevin Eyster | United States | 126,700,000 | 158 |
The only other bracelet-winning players left in the field are Rich Alsup, who took down Event #82: $800 No-Limit Hold’em back in 2022 for a cool $272,065, and John Ripnick, the winner of an online bracelet event in 2021.
In this tournament, these two, as well as the remaining hopefuls, have already locked up $190,000 coming from the $15,841,047 prize pool, one of the biggest in WSOP small stakes history.
That being said, all eyes will be on the seven-figure score of $1,302,125 that is up for grabs for the eventual winner, as well as a piece of WSOP silverware.
Remaining Payouts
| Place | Payout |
|---|---|
| 1 | $1,302,125 |
| 2 | $900,000 |
| 3 | $700,000 |
| 4 | $520,000 |
| 5 | $400,000 |
| 6 | $305,000 |
| 7 | $240,000 |
| 8 | $190,000 |
Action will resume at Level 41, with blinds at 1,200,000/2,400,000 with a 2,400,000 big blind ante. Level duration remains at 40 minutes throughout, and a winner will be crowned by the end of play today.
Stay tuned as PokerNews brings you all the action from the day.