Event #47: $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em MONSTER STACK
Dia 1b Iniciado
2017 World Series of Poker
Event #47: $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em MONSTER STACK
Dias: 1b
Event Info
Resultado Final
Event Info
Informações sobre o nível
2017 World Series of Poker
Buy-in
$1,500
Prize Pool
$9,066,600
Entradas
6,716
Nível
39
Blinds
400,000 / 800,000
Ante
100,000
Welcome to Day 1B of Event #47: $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em Monster Stack
The Monster Stack is underway and Day 1b starts at 10 a.m. local time. This is the second and last flight. Players will start with 15,000 in chips and will play 10 60-minute levels before bagging for Day 2. There will be a 20-minute break every two levels and a 90-minute dinner break after Level 6. No reentry is allowed. Late registration is expected to close after eight levels, around 8.30 p.m. Day 1a drew 2,676 entries. Allan Rabinovich ended day 1a as the chip leader with 239,100,
Last year, Mitchell Towner from the United States won the Monster Stack. He took home his first WSOP gold bracelet in his first-ever WSOP tournament cash, earning $1,120,196 for besting a 6,927-player field.
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Nível: 1
Blinds: 25/50
Ante: 0
Shuffle Up and Deal
Nível 1
: 25/50, 0 ante
The tournament director has announced the famous words of ''shuffle up and deal'' and action is underway!
The Boys & Girls From Belize
Nível 1
: 25/50, 0 ante
If you have been around the Rio the last few days, you may have seen a group of players wearing a Belize T-shirt with “Princess Poker Room” on the back.
These are all players from Belize, on the eastern coast of Central America, who are mentored by Badih "Bob" Bounahra who runs a poker room there. Bob Bounhara was a November Niner back in 2011, finishing seventh for $1,314,097 and he is giving back to his country’s poker community by bringing over a groups of players each year including a freeroll into the Monster Stack.
There are 10 players in the field today and, yesterday, six of them bagged up chips in Day 1a. Can one of them go further that their mentor and grab a bracelet? That’s the dream.
Early Risers
Nível 1
: 25/50, 0 ante
Among the early entrants in today's field are some notables, including two-time bracelet winner Andy Frankenberger, three-time bracelet winner Dutch Boyd, and some other talented players: Joe Kuether, Adam Owen, Michael Wong, Kelly Winterhalter, and Matt Affleck, who will all be looking to get their first bracelet.
| Jogador | Fichas | Oscilação |
|---|---|---|
|
15,000 | 15,000 |
|
15,000 | 15,000 |
|
15,000 | 15,000 |
|
15,000 | 15,000 |
|
15,000 | -250 |
|
15,000 | 15,000 |
|
15,000 | 15,000 |
|
15,000 | 15,000 |
|
15,000 | -25 |
Flopping Sets & Collecting Bets
Nível 1
: 25/50, 0 ante
The board at the river read 
.
Jake Didonato led out for 4,200 and one player had a stare at the board but a second opponent paid to see the cards.
Didonato turned over 
for a flopped set and collected a nice early pot to get off and running.
| Jogador | Fichas | Oscilação |
|---|---|---|
|
20,000 | 20,000 |
Monster Numbers for Monster Stack
Nível 1
: 25/50, 0 ante
Yesterday attracted a whopping 2,676 players.
Today, there are already 2,987 entrants with the number still climbing and late registration open until the start of Level 9.
With a 300 big blind starting stack and a slow blind progression, this is a Monster in all senses of the word.
Also Spotted This Morning
Nível 1
: 25/50, 0 ante
Here are a few more familiar faces spotted in the huge field:
| Jogador | Fichas | Oscilação |
|---|---|---|
|
15,000 | 15,000 |
|
15,000 | 15,000 |
|
15,000 | 15,000 |
Nível: 2
Blinds: 50/100
Ante: 0