Day 2 of Event #38: $1,500 Monster Stack No-Limit Hold'em Draws Massive Field
Day 2 of Event #38: $1,500 Monster Stack No-Limit Hold'em is set to resume at 11 a.m. local time here at the Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas. The three Day 1 starting flights saw a total of 8,703 players, 2,831 of which will return for Day 2. The remaining players will be battling it out for a piece of the $11,619,840 prize pool, with official payouts to be announced later in the day.
Day 1a attracted 2,359 runners, with 737 advancing to Day 2. Ryan Sullivan finished the flight as the player on top with 915,000.
Day 1b saw even more action, with 2,876 challengers showing up, but only 947 making it through. Changfeng Fan bagged the overwhelming chip lead with 1,403,500.
Day 1c was the biggest flight of them all, with a whopping 3,468 entrants starting the day. Of the 1,147 who survived, it was Julian Milliard-Feral who finished the flight as the chip leader with 651,500.
The 2024 edition of the event has surpassed last years numbers, which drew a total of 8,317 entrants.
Start of Day 2 Top Ten Chip Counts
| Rank | Player | Country | Chips | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Changfeng Fan | United States | 1,403,500 | 468 |
| 2 | Ryan Sullivan | United States | 915,000 | 305 |
| 3 | Chih-Feng Li | Japan | 855,000 | 285 |
| 4 | Maxime Parys | France | 765,000 | 255 |
| 5 | Cristian Tuica | United States | 728,500 | 243 |
| 6 | Hung Nguyen | Germany | 665,000 | 222 |
| 7 | Julian Milliard-Feral | France | 651,500 | 217 |
| 8 | John Oshea | Ireland | 609,500 | 203 |
| 9 | Joshua Heinzl | United States | 591,500 | 197 |
| 10 | Michael Estes | United States | 585,500 | 195 |
Notables still in the mix heading into Day 2 with bigger stacks include Ryan Leng (502,500), Faraz Jaka (439,000), Brian Yoon (415,500), Athanasios Polychronopoulos (401,500), Jeremy Ausmus (382,000), and Michael Acevedo (374,500). These players all sit in the top 100, looking to make a run in the marathon event, and capture the coveted WSOP gold bracelet.
Action will begin on Day 2 at Level 12 with blinds at 1,500/3,000 with a 3,000 big blind ante. Ten 60-minute levels are on the agenda today, with 15-minute breaks every two levels. A one-hour dinner break will take place after Level 17 at approximately 5:30 p.m. local time. Those who make it through Day 2 will return for Day 3 on Tuesday, June 18.
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