Event #47: $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em MONSTER STACK Day 1a | 2017 World Series of Poker

06-24-2017 21:28 UTC-7

Player	Chips	Progress
Loni Harwood	125,000 34,800	34,800

Dong Guo	110,000 29,000	29,000
Paul Volpe	74,000 63,800	63,800

Ari Engel	53,000 -12,200	-12,200

Mike Leah	48,400 8,400	8,400

Neil Hyatt	36,000 14,600	14,600
Wally Maddah	29,000
Kenny Hallaert	26,500
David Levi	15,600 -14,150	-14,150

Kane Kalas Doubles Up

[user276399]

Level 9 : 400/800, 100 ante

A player in late position moved all in, and Kane Kalas called from the big blind, putting himself at risk for 8,200 total.

Kalas:
Opponent:

The board ran out , and Kalas got a double.

Player	Chips	Progress
Kane Kalas	17,800 17,800	17,800

Tags: Kane Kalas

Level: 10

Blinds: 500/1,000

Ante: 100

06-24-2017 21:52 UTC-7

Official Numbers

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Level 10 : 500/1,000, 100 ante

The total number of entities for Day 1A of Event #47: $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em MONSTER STACK is 2,676.

The 2016 MONSTER STACK Day 1A got 2,420 entries, so this year's pace is 256 entries ahead of last year's numbers.

Players who did not play today have the option of playing Day 1B tomorrow at 10 a.m. Those who played and busted already will have to wait until next year's MONSTER STACK.

06-24-2017 21:59 UTC-7

Ari Engel Has Heaps

Sandra Barbour

Level 10 : 500/1,000, 100 ante

Heads-up on a flop, the big blind checked. Ari Engel bet 2,500 from one seat over. The player in the big bind stuck around with a call. The turn was the , and once again, it checked to Engel, who bet 5,000. His opponent called. The river completed the board, and the player in the big blind checked. Engel bet 7,200. His opponent raised to 25,600. Engel went deep into the tank for a few minutes before throwing in a chip, signifying a call.

His opponent showed , and Engel tabled to rake in the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ari Engel	102,000 49,000	49,000

Tags: Ari Engel

06-24-2017 22:00 UTC-7

Some Last Level Chip Counts

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Level 10 : 500/1,000, 100 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Cathy Dever	150,000 81,700	81,700
Anna Antimony	132,000 78,000	78,000
Safiya Umerova	125,000 92,000	92,000

Paul Volpe	70,000 -4,000	-4,000

Jonathan Duhamel	54,000 16,000	16,000

Chris Ferguson	49,000 49,000	49,000

Dan Heimiller	41,000 33,200	33,200

Jared Griener	40,000 16,800	16,800
Jonathan Little	21,000 21,000	21,000
Lily Kiletto	20,000 -15,000	-15,000
Tim Reilly	16,000 -10,700	-10,700
Phil Collins	14,500 -8,000	-8,000
Russell Crane	14,000 -44,000	-44,000

06-24-2017 22:12 UTC-7

Ladies Near the Top

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Level 10 : 500/1,000, 100 ante

There are four women on top of the chip counts late in Day 1A. Heidi May, Safiya Umerova, Loni Harwood, Anna Antimony, and Cathy Dever all have hefty six-figure stacks.

With just under 30 minutes of play remaining, they're each in contention to bag the overnight chip lead.

06-24-2017 22:18 UTC-7

End-of-Day Chip Counts (full)

Sandra Barbour

Level 10 : 500/1,000, 100 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Allan Rabinovich	239,100 239,100	239,100
Heidi May	230,100 230,100	230,100

Anna Antimony	182,500 50,500	50,500
Christophe Gross	172,900 172,900	172,900
Cathy Dever	172,500 172,500	172,500
Dong Guo	170,000 60,000	60,000
Dominic Ricciardi	166,800 10,300	10,300
John Gravagna	166,000 166,000	166,000
Muhammad Abdel Rahim	164,100 164,100	164,100
Loni Harwood	161,200 36,200	36,200

Dennis Zollo	160,500 160,500	160,500
Christopher Baud	160,500 160,500	160,500
[Removed:172]	157,000 157,000	157,000
Justin Conley	149,200 149,200	149,200
Jean-Pascal Savard	148,200 148,200	148,200
Yaniv Peretz	148,100 148,100	148,100
Nick Grippo	147,000 147,000	147,000
Alexander Sack	146,500 146,500	146,500
Jared Anderson	145,500 145,500	145,500
Sami Rustom	144,700 144,700	144,700
[Removed:13]	143,400 143,400	143,400
Michael Sanders	143,000 143,000	143,000
Jesse Vilchez	142,800 142,800	142,800
Cody Shedd	142,000 142,000	142,000
Scott Ball	141,600 141,600	141,600

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06-24-2017 23:14 UTC-7

Day 1A Event #47: $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em MONSTER STACK Completed

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Level 10 : 500/1,000, 100 ante

Day 1A is a wrap for Event #47: $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em MONSTER STACK. There were a total of 2,676 entries, beating out last years Day 1A total of 2,420. The 758 players who survived the day will enjoy a Sunday funday and come back for Day 2 on Monday, June 26th at 11:00 a.m.

The chip leader for the day is Allan Rabinovich, who ended the day with 239,100. Close behind are Heidi May (230,100), Anna Antimony (182,500), Christophe Gross (172,900), Cathy Dever (172,500), Dong Guo (170000), and Loni Harwood (161,200).

Other notables who survived include six-time bracelet winner T.J. Cloutier (41,700), three-time bracelet winner Jonathan Duhamel (16,000), Paul Volpe (110,700), Ari Engel (106,500), Safiya Umerova (140,600), Jared Griener (40,500), and Neil Hyatt (25,000), who is playing his first live tournament to cross an item off his bucket list.

Many other notables weren't so lucky to make it through, including Jessica Dawley, Eddy Sabat, Matt Salsberg, Joe Cada, JC Tran, Mike Sowers, Marsha Wolak, Annette Obrestad, Jamie Kerstetter, and Mohsin Charania.

Anyone who didn't attempt Day 1A can buy into Day 1B tomorrow at 10:00 a.m.

For a complete Day 2 seat draw, visit WSOP.com. Be sure to keep it on PokerNews for all of your live updates from the 2017 World Series of Poker.

Tags: Allan Rabinovich Anna Antimony Annette Obrestad Ari Engel Dong Guo Eddy Sabat JC Tran Joe Cada Jonathan Duhamel Loni Harwood Marsha Wolak Matt Salsberg Mike Sowers Mohsin Charania Paul Volpe Safiya Umerova T.J. Cloutier