Nicholas Gerrity Leads the Pack on Day 4 of Event #39: $1,500 Monster Stack

Herbie Teope

Level 39 : Blinds 1,000,000/1,500,000, 1,500,000 ante

Nicholas Gerrity seized Day 4 of Event #39: $1,500 Monster Stack and has the chip lead after bagging 112,300,000 chips. Gerrity leads the final seven remaining players who will return for an unscheduled added day on Wednesday at Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas.

Gerrity began building his stack when the players reached the final two tables, scoring knockouts of Marcos Exterkotter, who finished in 18th place, Steven Snyder, who finished in 17th place, and Xuming Qi, who began the day as the chip leader before finishing in 11th place.

While Gerrity has the current chip lead, danger lurks around the corner.

He must contend with WSOP bracelet winner Jesse Rockowitz, who is surging and bagged the second-most chips with 94,500,000. Joe Cada, the 2009 Main Event champion, is also still alive despite absorbing a blow to his chip stack on the last hand of the night.

Final Table Chip Counts

Seat	Player	Country	Chips	Big Blinds
2	Jesse Rockowitz	United States	94,500,000	47
3	Nicholas Gerrity	United States	112,300,000	56
4	Loic Dobrigna	France	47,100,000	24
5	Colin Robinson	United States	47,400,000	24
6	Joshua Adcock	United States	43,200,000	22
7	Braxton Dunaway	United States	54,900,000	27
8	Joe Cada	United States	16,600,000	8

The conclusion of Day 4 saw seven players advance to Day 5, outpacing 36 other players to start the day.

Some of the notable players suffering early exits include WSOP bracelet winner Arash Ghaneian and Ashley Frank, who made a deep run before being knocked out in 16th place.

Meanwhile, Gerrity and the remaining six players are scheduled to return at 5 p.m. local time on Wednesday for Day 5 action.

Players will have a 15-minute break every two levels and will play down to a winner, which includes the coveted WSOP bracelet and a $1,162,681 top prize.