PokerNews live coverage of this event will begin on Day 3 (June 8). Until then, we will be keeping readers informed with updates on chip counts and core event statistics, including entries and prize pool. Scroll down to see more.
Event #18: $1,500 Monster Stack No-Limit Hold'em
Day 2d Completed
Day 2d of Event #18: $1,500 Minster Stack has wrapped up. The day started with 2,153 players returning to their seats and ended with only 269 needing to bag up their chips. When the dust had settled at the Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas, it was She Wong (3,800,000) who had the largest stack in the room.
Wong has already cashed twice at the 2026 World Series of Poker (WSOP). He finished in the money in both the $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em 6-Handed and the $1,700 U.S. Circuit Championship events. Now he is nicely poised for another deep run.
At the 2021 WSOP, Wong finished sixth in the $800 Deepstack No-Limit Hold'em, which is the deepest he's progressed in a bracelet-awarding event. With Wong returning to the action on Day 3 with a top 10 stack, there's every chance he beats his previous best.
| Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | She Wong | United States | 3,800,000 | 152 |
| 2 | Harold Rodriguez | United States | 3,430,000 | 137 |
| 3 | Dallas Larson | Canada | 3,020,000 | 121 |
| 4 | John Gonzalez | United States | 2,900,000 | 116 |
| 5 | Lukas Pazma | Slovakia | 2,550,000 | 102 |
| 6 | Sang Sim | United States | 2,345,000 | 94 |
| 7 | Jason Wheeler | United States | 2,300,000 | 92 |
| 8 | Nirath Rean | United States | 2,200,000 | 88 |
| 9 | Stanislav Koleno | Slovakia | 2,200,000 | 88 |
| 10 | Eric Landen | United States | 2,075,000 | 83 |
Progressing alongside Wong from Day 2d were bracelet winners Lukas Pazma (2,550,000) and Jason Wheeler (2,300,000), who bagged up top 10 stacks.
Scott Ball (1,860,000) also navigated his way to Day 3, as did Faraz Jaka (1,540,000), Christian Roberts (1,415,000), Nicholas Seward (1,285,000), Malcolm Trayner (1,230,000), Terrance Reid (1,070,000), Brandon Sheils (1,005,000), Martin Zamani (880,000), Will Failla (870,000), and Cherish Andrews (650,000).
It is an 11:00 a.m. local time start for Day 3 of the Monster Stack. Some 660 players will sit down hoping to make it through another 10 levels, doing so under the watchful eyes of the PokerNews live reporting team. We hope to see you there.
Here are the chip counts at the close of play, according to the WSOP LIVE app.
In the 971st episode of the PokerNews Podcast, which is sponsored by FanDuel Poker, Chad Holloway, Mike Holtz, and Ben Ludlow come to you from the floor of the 2026 World Series of Poker (WSOP) where they discussed one of the most viral hands of the summer, one involving Bobby James and Ricky Landais that has been called one of the worst bad beats ever!
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Changes to television and livestream coverage have been made for the 2026 World Series of Poker (WSOP). Major changes.
But fear not, the biggest event of the year in poker will be easily accessible to fans around the world, for free (well, most of it).
ESPN returns to cover the Main Event this year, but the rest of the 2026 WSOP will be available for livestreaming on the WSOP's official social media channels.
As per the WSOP LIVE app.
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The self-proclaimed "King of LA," according to the HighRollPoker.com database, was down nearly $878,000 on poker livestreams in December 2023. He hasn't since just erased those losses. Airball, after a strong outing this weekend on Hustler Casino Live's High Stakes Live streams at the World Series of Poker (WSOP), is closing in on being the most profitable livestream ring game player ever.
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