$400 Monster Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$100,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 19: 4,000/8,000 with a 8,000 ante
Flight B Players Remaining: 62 of 408

There is a steady parade of players to the payout desk after the bubble burst and we are close to hitting the 50 player mark. There’s still a little work to get done before Flight B comes to an end and it should happen after the next break.

Some of those cashing but failing to advance include Ryan Van Sanford, Mark Amaral, Tom Gity, and Athanasios Polychronopoulos.
52nd: Thomas Gity – $569
53rd: Thomas Macey – $569
54th: Jonathan Marcu – $569
55th: Jason Shinbaum – $553
56th: Gregory Frye – $553
57th: Athanasios Polychronopoulus – $553
58th: Mark Amaral – $553
59th: Eric Kolodny – $553
60th: Andrew Gerrard – $553
61st: Ryan Van Sanford – $553
62nd: Jeffery Hewitt – $553

$400 Monster Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$100,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 17: 2,500/5,000 with a 5,000 ante
Flight B Players Remaining: 62 of 408

Unlike Flight A, the bubble process would be pretty snappy in Flight B. It took ten hands to burst the bubble yesterday but only one today.

Andrew Kaplan opened in early position and Corey Bierria three-bet to 43,000 from middle position. The rest of the table folded, Kaplan put in a fourth bet to 120,000 and Bierria called. The flop came , Kaplan announced all in for 144,000 and Bierria quickly called.

“(Expletive redacted)” from Kaplan.

Bierria:
Kaplan:

Bierria flopped a full house, queens full of jacks, and Kaplan needed running aces to miss the bubble. The turn left him drawing dead to the river and the field was in the money.

$400 Monster Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$100,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 17: 2,500/5,000 with a 5,000 ante
Flight B Players Remaining: 63 of 408

Tournament staff broke another table after the break to leave 63 players in Flight B and 62 getting paid. They are about to begin the hand-for-hand process with the clock paused and two minutes coming off for each hand.

$400 Monster Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$100,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 16: 2,000/4,000 with a 4,000 ante
Flight B Players Remaining: 81 of 408

Flight B of the Monster Stack broke down to the last nine tables of the tournament during Level 16 to leave only 81 players in the game. With 62 getting paid, the money bubble will hit after their fourth break coming up.

Jake Dollinger seems to be continuing his big runs this week. The former WSOP Circuit winner held the overnight chip lead in the $1,125 NLH tournament but finished short of his second ring. Now Dollinger is running up another stack and sits with 410,000 in the late stages of the day.

$400 Monster Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$100,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 14: 1,000/2,500 with a 2,500 ante
Flight B Players Remaining: 144 of 408

The math is complete and we have the payout information for later in Flight B. With 15% of the field getting paid, the last 62 players will earn at least a $553 payouts. The last 33 players remaining will bag up their chips and return tomorrow at 1 pm for Day 2.

34th-36th: $637
37th-45th: $596
46th-54th: $569
55th-62nd: $553

$400 Monster Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$100,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 14: 1,000/2,500 with a 2,500 ante
Flight B Players Remaining: 153 of 408

There are a lot of tough players in today’s field and Table 9 seems to be a little tougher than the rest. There are eight players there, at this moment, and four of them have past success in our games.

Seats 5 through 7 we have Matthew Bretzfield, Zachary Mullennix, and Loni Harwood. Seven rings between them (Harwood with five and Mullennix with two) and Bretzfield owns a Hollywood LHPO trophy. On the other side of the table in Seat 2? Nine-time WSOP Circuit ring winner and back-to-back Coco Casino Champion Martin Ryan.

$400 Monster Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$100,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 13: 1,000/2,000 with a 2,000 ante
Flight B Entries: 408 (Total Entries: 711)

The dinner break is complete and Flight B is back in action with 408 entries. Registration is officially closed for the Monster Stack and the tournament drew a combined 711 entries for a fantastic turnout.

The $100,000 guaranteed prize pool climbed up to $234,630 for the biggest Monster Stack we’ve thrown.

The last 15% of today’s field will make the money which means will we start paying players out when the field reaches 62. Flight B will come to an end when 33 remain and they will advance to Day 2 tomorrow at 1 pm.

$400 Monster Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$100,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 12: 800/1,600 with a 1,600 ante
Flight B Entries: 400 (Total Entries: 703)

Level 12 is complete and tournament staff sent the Flight B players on their 45-minute dinner break. Registration will close when they return and we have 703 combined entries at this point. We expect to add a few more while they’re gone and it should cruise higher than the 400 entries we have so far before we close the doors.

$400 Monster Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$100,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 12: 800/1,600 with a 1,600 ante
Flight B Entries: 383 (Total Entries: 686)

The Flight B entry count is closing in on 400 entries for another great turnout this series. The prize pool is now over $225,000 with a little over one hour left to register. They will play out Level 12 and take a 45-minute dinner break before we close the books on the Monster Stack.

Wanlop Phonphornwithoon is back with us after being unsure how much he was going to play. He was the last champ crowned before the Monster Stack when he won the $400 Double Stack Turbo two days ago. When asked about his series plans, Phonphornwithoon wasn’t sure what other events he was going to play but he’s here trying to increase his lead atop the Casino Championship Leaderboard.

$400 Monster Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$100,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 11: 600/1,200 with a 1,200 ante
Flight B Entries: 351 (Total Entries: 654)

The entry count for Flight B of the Monster Stack hit the $100,000 guaranteed prize pool before cards went in the air and today’s field has more than doubled it so far. With 351 in Flight B (and 654 combined), the prize pool is now better than $215,000 with more than 90-minutes to push it higher.

Ian O’Hara is among those in the field today and one of our more successful players. He has $2.7 million in career earnings with his two biggest scores coming at SHRP properties. O’Hara banked $527,000 for a runner-up finish in the 2015 SHRPO High Roller and another $212,000 as the 2016 Coco Poker Open Champion.