Only 14 Players Remain in MONSTER STACK, Who Will Come Out on Top?
When play was halted on Day 2 of Event #5: €1,100 MONSTER STACK No-Limit Hold'em, there were only 14 players still in contention for the WSOP gold bracelet. They will all return to the felt at 2:00 PM today with one goal in mind...win!
One of the biggest storylines among the remaining players is the father-son combo of Luiz Ferreira and Luiz Antonio Duarte Ferreira Filho (Luiz Duarte). The father, Ferreira, has some work to do as one of the short stacks with 510,000 chips but his son, Duarte, has put himself in prime position as the chipleader heading into the final day. Duarte accumulated a massive stack of 4,350,000 and players have been acknowledging how well he plays a big stack.
It won't be easy for the Ferreira family though with 14 players still remaining and many of them accomplished in their own right. Timur Margolin currently sits in second place with 4,110,000 and already has one gold bracelet to his name. Margolin has already tasted victory at the World Series of Poker and that could prove to be a huge advantage when the tournament nears the end. Raul Henriquez (2,810,000), Andrei Konopelko (2,360,000), and Alexandre Viard (2,180,000) round out the top five stacks.
Day 3 Seating Assignments
| Table | Seat | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 80 | 1 | Mykhailo Gutyi | Ukraine | 1,275,000 | 32 |
| 80 | 2 | Luiz Antonio Duarte Ferreira Filho | Brazil | 4,350,000 | 109 |
| 80 | 3 | Empty | |||
| 80 | 4 | Tamas Szunyoghy | Hungary | 1,065,000 | 27 |
| 80 | 5 | Sebastian Ulrich | Germany | 1,240,000 | 31 |
| 80 | 6 | Timur Margolin | Israel | 4,110,000 | 103 |
| 80 | 7 | Raul Henriquez | Chile | 2,810,000 | 70 |
| 80 | 8 | Empty | |||
| 80 | 9 | Henrik Brockmann | Germany | 1,335,000 | 33 |
| 94 | 1 | Dhawal Lachhwani | India | 1,650,000 | 41 |
| 94 | 2 | Mario Llapi | Italy | 1,165,000 | 29 |
| 94 | 3 | Amar Begovic | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1,660,000 | 42 |
| 94 | 4 | Alexandre Viard | France | 2,180,000 | 55 |
| 94 | 5 | Andrei Konopelko | Belarus | 2,360,000 | 59 |
| 94 | 6 | Michal Mrakes | Czech Republic | 960,000 | 24 |
| 94 | 7 | Empty | |||
| 94 | 8 | Luiz Ferreira | Brazil | 510,000 | 13 |
| 94 | 9 | Empty |
The players will return to their seats at 2:00 PM, a little earlier than scheduled, in the hopes of reaching a final table by the time the live stream kicks off at 3:00 PM. A new redraw will occur when just 10 players are remaining and the hole cards will be shown for the final eight. The action will resume on level 25 with the blinds at 20,000/40,000 and a 40,000 big blind ante.
There is still plenty of money up for grabs with the biggest pay jumps still to come. Each of the final 14 players is guaranteed to walk away with at least €5,513 while the winner will take home €134,407. The PokerNews live reporting team will be on site to bring you all of the live updates until a winner is crowned.
as Llapi flopped a set, but Ferreira flopped a Broadway straight. The turn was the 
which gave Llapi a full house and the 
was dealt as a courtesy. 
against Mykhailo Gutyi his 
and Duarte wasn't able to hit to stay alive in the tournament. His father started the day as the tournament short stack and was sent to the rail first and Duarte was eliminated right after his father. 
against the 
and Llapi ended up with the flush. 
and Mrakes sent Konopelko to the rail in 11th place, good for €6,949.
and it was Sebastian Ulrich who tabled the best hand with 
and Llapi picked up a straight draw. The 
on the turn and river bricked off and Llapi headed to the payout desk.
under the gun and Henrik Brockmann just flat-called with 
in early position. Michal Mrakes also called with 
in the small blind and Mykhailo Gutyi came along from the big blind with 
.
completed the board. Mrakes tossed in a bet of 225,000 and Brockmann quickly called with his smaller full house. Begovic, however, finished the hand with eight-high and was eliminated in eighth place.
and Villarroel's ace-high was still in the lead. The turn was the 
and Gutyi open-shipped all in for 1,410,000 with his top pair. Ulrich asked for a count and made the call with his two-way straight draw.
on the river left Gutyi exiting the tournament in sixth place.