On a 
flop with 20,000 in the pot, Johnnie Moreno, in early position, put out a bet of 15,000 and was called by the big blind.
The 
came on the turn and both players checked.
On the 
river, Moreno's opponent bet 25,500 and Moreno instantly called and showed 
, beating his opponent's 
.
| Jogador | Fichas | Oscilação |
|---|---|---|
|
261,000 | 43,000 |
Mustapha Kanit called from the big blind following a raise from a player early position, a call from middle position, and a call in the cutoff.
On the 
flop, the original raiser made a continuation bet to 12,000 and Kanit check-raised it 38,000, after the two other players folded. The early position player called.
The two players went heads up to an 
turn and Kanit bet 38,000. The opponent called again.
The river came the 
and the Italian announced that he was all-in for 90,000. He was snap-called by his opponent.
Mustapha Kanit: 
Opponent: 
Kanit flush-over-flushed his opponent, received the full double-up, and is now one of the biggest stacks in the tournament.
| Jogador | Fichas | Oscilação |
|---|---|---|
|
440,000 | 408,000 |
Vanessa Kade is still leading the players in the Paris Ballroom with a massive 514,000 chip stack.
WSOP bracelet winner Gediminas Uselis is also in the mix with 230,000 chips while five-time WSOP winner Allen Cunningham is back with an impressive 188,000.
| Jogador | Fichas | Oscilação |
|---|---|---|
|
514,000 | |
|
285,000 | |
|
|
280,000 | |
|
280,000 | |
|
|
250,000 | |
|
|
240,000 | |
|
230,000 | 47,000 |
|
201,000 | |
|
|
200,000 | |
|
194,500 | 144,500 |
|
|
191,000 | |
|
190,000 | 5,000 |
|
188,000 | |
|
188,000 | 72,000 |
|
185,000 | |
|
|
182,000 | |
|
180,000 | 35,000 |
|
|
170,000 | |
|
160,000 | |
|
160,000 | 7,000 |
|
153,000 | |
|
|
150,000 | |
|
75,500 |
Things got pretty wild when German pro Fabian Gumz and two other opponents were all-in on the 
flop with roughly 120,000 total up for grabs.
Big Blind: 
Button: 
Fabian Gumz: 
Gumz was behind and looking for a ten or an ace to score a double knockout.
The on the turn gave the button additional outs to score the victory but the 
on the river gave Gumz the huge pot and sent both of his opponents packing.
| Jogador | Fichas | Oscilação |
|---|---|---|
|
|
153,000 |
Angel Contreraz opened for 2,400 from the button and Vanessa Kade called.
Contreraz continued for 5,600 on the 
flop and Kade went for the 18,500 raise. Contrerasz called and they went to the turn.
Kade fired for 27,000 more when the 
graced the turn and Contreraz called once more.
On the 
river, Kade put out 37,000 and Contreraz claimed that was a "call-me bet" but made the call anyway.
Kade tabled for the flopped straight and took down a big pot to soar over 350,000 chips.
| Jogador | Fichas | Oscilação |
|---|---|---|
|
|
352,000 | 112,000 |
|
|
82,000 | -33,000 |
In the last hand before the second break of the day, Antoine Chuzeville opened to 1,200 from the cutoff. Maria Konnikova three-bet from the big blind to 4,800. Chuzeville decided to flat.
The flop came 
and Konnikova continued for 7,500 and Chuzeville moved all in. Konnikova called and was behind and at risk.
Maria Konnikova: 
Antoine Chuzeville: 
The 
took away a potential flush draw for Konnikova but a miracle 
on the river gave her the two-outer she was looking for.
Konnikova doubled up to 74,000 while Chuzeville was left with a little over 25% of his original starting stack.
| Jogador | Fichas | Oscilação |
|---|---|---|
|
74,000 | 74,000 |
|
14,200 | 14,200 |
Kenneth Inouye was in position versus two opponents, the small and big blinds. On a 
board, where the big blind opponent bet into him 4,100 chips with 5,500 already in the middle, Inouye made the call. The small blind got out of the way and cards were on their backs.
Opponent:
Kenneth Inouye: 
Top pair did it for Kenneth as he continues to build.
| Jogador | Fichas | Oscilação |
|---|---|---|
|
59,000 | 59,000 |
Event #21: $1,500 Monster Stack is about to kick-off at the 2022 World Series of Poker at Bally's and Paris Las Vegas. A fan favorite tournament that will take place over five days, starting off with Day 1a at 10:00 a.m. local time, followed by Day 1b the same time tomorrow. Play will move on to Day 2, then Day 3, followed by a final Day 4, next Tuesday, June 14th.
This event typically draws thousands of entrants and the expectation this year is that it will smash last year's field of 3,520 entrants, which amassed a prize pool of $4,699,200. There is no doubt this year's attendance records will continue to be broken.
Michael Noori pocketed $610,347 from his $1,500 investment last time. Many poker fans and hopefuls will be aiming to take home what will probably be a bigger first-place prize this year. Action will kick off at the Paris Ballroom at the World Series of Poker 2022; this is one you don't want to miss.
Players will start with 50,000 chips and play 60-minute levels throughout the day and tournament. Eleven levels are on deck for today with a 20-minute break after every two levels and a 75-minute dinner break after Level 8, which is estimated to take place around 7 p.m. local time.
Late registration is possible for the first ten levels of the day and the break that follows and should close at approximately 10:35 p.m. if the cards go in the air on time. If players bust today, they may reenter on Day 1b.
Follow all the action from every day of the event on PokerNews, where you can find all the up-to-date coverage of the series.
