Monster Stack: Jeff Blenkarn Leads on Break

$400 Monster Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$100,000 Guaranteed
 | Structure
Level 16: 1,200/2,400 with a 400 Ante
Flight B Players Remaining: 108 of 345

Jeff Blenkarn

Monster Stack Flight B players are heading on their next break with 12 tables still in action. The magic number tonight is 41; the number of players remaining when they stop for the evening.

We have two bigger stacks in the room and Jeff Blenkarn is leading the way with 255,000 while Ian O’Hara is making another big run with 215,000.

Blenkarn is a Michigan grinder in town for the WSOP Circuit Coco series and his Monster Stack is starting off well. He has over $800,000 in career earnings with a nice chunk of that coming from a near WSOP win. Blenkarn finished second out of 2,575 players in a $1,000 buy-in event for more than $250,000 to just miss out on the WSOP bracelet.

Monster Stack: Prize Pool and Payouts with $40K Up Top

$400 Monster Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$100,000 Guaranteed
 | Structure
Level 16: 1,200/2,400 with a 400 Ante
Flight B Entries: 345 (Total Entries: 586)

The numbers are in and the Monster Stack drew 586 entries over two flights to nearly double the $100,000 guaranteed prize pool. They have $193,380 up for grabs with the last 63 spots being paid early on Thursday.

A min-cash is worth $632, the five players will earn a five-digit payday, and the winner will walk away with $40,619 plus the WSOP Circuit ring.

September WSOP Circuit
Seminole Casino Coconut Creek
Coconut Creek, FL
Event 6
$400 Monster Stack NLH
$100,000 Guaranteed
Entries: 586
Prize Pool: $193,380
September 18-20, 2018

1st: $40,619 + WSOP Circuit ring
2nd: $25,118
3rd: $18,367
4th: $13,629
5th: $10,225
6th: $7,822
7th: $6,049
8th: $4,742
9th: $3,767
10th – 12th: $3,032
13th – 15th: $2,471
16th – 18th: $2,040
19th – 21st: $1,706
22nd – 24th: $1,445
25th – 27th: $1,238
28th – 30th: $1,073
31st – 33rd: $944
34th – 36th: $839
37th – 45th: $754
46th – 54th: $686
55th – 63rd: $632

Monster Stack: Registration Closed with 345 Entries

$400 Monster Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$100,000 Guaranteed
 | Structure
Level 14: 800/1,600 with a 200 Ante
Flight B Entries: 345 (Total Entries: 586)

Monster Stack Flight B players returned from break and the last session drew 345 entries. That pushed the combined count to 586 entries to cruise right past the $100,000 Guarantee and put $193,380 up for grabs.

The prize pool and official payout information will be published as soon as the numbers are crunched.

Monster Stack: Dinner Time

$400 Monster Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$100,000 Guaranteed
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Heading to Level 13: 600/1,200 with a 200 Ante
Flight B Entries: 305 (Total Entries: 546)

Level 12 has expired and Flight B of the Monster Stack is on a one-hour dinner break. Cards go back in the air at roughly 6:20pm. The clock shows 305 entries putting the combined field at 546. The actual figure will be slightly higher than that factoring in alternates and any additional players that register during the dinner break.

When play resumes, registration closes and we’ll provide the payouts shortly thereafter.

Monster Stack: Chop-Chop for David Bradshaw

$400 Monster Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$100,000 Guaranteed
 | Structure
Level 12: 600/1,200 with a 200 Ante
Flight B Entries: 305 (Total Entries: 546)

David Bradshaw

David Bradshaw placed third in last Year’s Player of the Race and enjoyed a season’s worth of some free entries and comp dollars. With his reign expired, Bradshaw is back on the Seminole grind looking for some more deep runs and the accolades that follow.

He recently was on the button in a limped pot and eventually got all the money in on the turn. The board was Ts8c6c7s and both Bradshaw and his opponent tabled a nine — 9c9d for the opponent, Tc9s for Bradshaw. Both with straights, they split the pot and carded only a small win from some of the other money in the middle.

PLO: Non-Hold’em Game a Go in the Pavilion

$600 Pot Limit Omaha (Re-Entry)
$15,000 Guaranteed |
Structure
Level 1: 25/50
Entries: 11

The only non-hold’em event of the World Series of Poker Circuit in South Florida is underway. Event 7 is a $600 buy-in Pot Limit Omaha tournament with $15,000 guaranteed. The tournament sees players begin with 20,000 chips and they’re going to log 30- and 45-minute levels. Registration and re-entry are available until the start of Level 13 with Day 1 play wrapping during the early morning hours of Thursday.

Here are the details:

4PM: Event 7 Day 1 – $600 Pot Limit Omaha (Re-Entry)

  • $15,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
  • Players begin with 20,000 in chips
  • Levels 1-22 last 30 minutes; Levels 23+ last 45 minutes
  • Late registration available until start of Level 13
  • Day 1 will end after Level 18 or Tournament Director discretion
  • Event 7 Structure Sheet

We will check in again with the PLO event a bit deeper into the structure.

Monster Stack: Mike Laake Gets Paid

$400 Monster Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$100,000 Guaranteed
 | Structure
Level 9: 300/600 with a 100 Ante
Flight B Entries: 264 (Total Entries: 505)

Mike Laake

Mike Laake was in position in a heads-up pot. The board was complete and laid KdTc8cTsQc. It checked to Laake and he bet 7,000. The opponent spent some time in the tank before finding a call. Laake flipped over Ac3c and the opponent reluctantly flashed KxQx.

Laake’s flush was best and he took a decent-sized pot growing his stack.

Monster Stack: Defending Coco Main Event Champion, Kammar Andries

$400 Monster Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$100,000 Guaranteed
 | Structure
Level 7: 200/400 with a 50 Ante
Flight B Entries: 225 (Total Entries: 466)

Kammar Andries

The defending champion of the Seminole Casino Coconut Creek World Series of Poker Circuit Main Event is in the house. Last February, Kammar Andries defeated 827 entries winning a Circuit ring and more than $241,000 in the process. He’s in action in the Monster Stack playing against a decidedly smaller field for less money, but a tournament is a tournament and he’s grinded his way to a good stack late in Level 7.

Monster Stack: First Break Update

$400 Monster Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$100,000 Guaranteed
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Level 5: 100/200 with a 25 Ante
Flight B Entries: 189 (Total Entries: 430)

Cards are back in the air following the first break and there are a number of notable faces making their way in to the event. Last year’s September series took place at the Seminole Hard Rock in Hollywood and both of its standouts — the Casino Champion and Main Event champion — are in the game this Wednesday in Coconut Creek.

Defending South Florida September Casino Champion, Nagui Yassa
Defending South Florida September Main Event Champion, Joe Gotlieb

Another notable face in the growing field is this year’s Event 1 champion, John DePersio.

Event 1 champion, John DePersio

Monster Stack: Guarantee (Long) Gone

$400 Monster Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$100,000 Guaranteed
 | Structure
Level 3: 75/150
Flight B Entries: 158 (Total Entries: 399)

Late in Level 3, Flight B of the Monster Stack is in this midst of a strong start. The clock shows 158 entries bringing the combined field to 399 easily on top of the of the $100,000 guarantee and putting it at better than $130,000. Registration and re-entry are available until about 6:20pm and the number will steadily climb until then.