$400 Monster Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$100,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 16: 2,000/4,000 with a 4,000 ante
Flight A Players Remaining: 63 of 303

A quick walk among the tables found Mark Dube hosting an impressive castle as the field heads towards the break and the eventual money bubble. The two-time SHRPO champ is up to 423,000 and looks like the current leader.

With 63 players remaining, the money bubble will hit after the next break and the night should wrap up before they have another.

$400 Monster Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$100,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 15: 1,500/3,000 with a 3,000 ante
Flight A Players Remaining: 81 of 303

SHRP regular John Magnetta did his part to get Flight A down to nine tables. He opened the action and his opponent on the button shoved for 37,500. The blinds folded and Magnetta quickly called.

Magnetta:
Button:

Magnetta was looking good with the kings but his opponent his trip aces on the flop. It was merely a speed bump for Magnetta because he nailed the two-out turn on the river to make a boat. The river finished the board, he faded his opponent making a bigger boat, and his stack moved up to 172,000.

$400 Monster Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$100,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 14: 1,500/2,500 with a 2,500 ante
Flight A Players Remaining: 99 of 303

The official numbers are in and the entry count stands at 303 for Flight A of the Monster Stack. Tournament staff confirmed the prize pool is up to $99,990 and we will begin payout out the top 15% when 46 players remain.

A min-cash is worth $555 and Flight A will come to an end when 25 players remain.

26th-27th: $702
28th-30th: $641
31st-33rd: $597
34th-36th: $569
37th-46th: $555

$400 Monster Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$100,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 13: 1,000/2,000 with a 2,000 ante
Flight A Entries: 303

The dinner break is complete and action is back underway for Flight A of the Monster Stack. We had a few more entries during the dinner break including WSOP Colossus champ Cord Garcia and two-time WSOP Circuit winner Zachary Mullennix at the last moment.

They combined to push the Flight A entry count up to 303, good enough to put the prize pool up to $99,990. That means we only need one entry in Flight B to surpass the $100,000 guaranteed prize pool and we feel pretty confident it will get there.

The last 46 players in Flight A (15% rounding up) will make the money and action will stop for the evening when the field reaches 25 players remaining.

$400 Monster Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$100,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 12: 800/1,600 with a 1,600 ante
Flight A Entries: 299

Level 12 has come to an end and tournament staff sent the Monster Stack players on their 45-minute dinner break while they color the black chips out of play. We have 299 entries at the moment with a few more expected while they are away. All eyes are looking for entry number 304.

They will return at 6:05 pm and registration will officially close with Flight B going tomorrow at 11 am.

$400 Monster Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$100,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 12: 800/1,600 with a 1,600 ante
Flight A Entries: 278

The dinner break is on the horizon which means time is running out to get in the game. There’s still a good chance we hit the magic $100,000 Guarantee number before we close registration at 6:05 pm.

We found some more regulars in the game including Francis Margaglione and Jack Shea seated next to each other. Margaglione has a handful of SHRP wins and Shea has two WSOP Circuit Main Event final table results, one in Hollywood and one right here.

$400 Monster Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$100,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 10: 500/1,000 with a 1,000 ante
Flight A Entries: 278

There’s been very little slowdown in the number of players entering (or re-entering in some cases) and the entry count is up to 278 with 304 needed to make the $100,000 guaranteed prize pool. It now looks like it might get there in the first flight with nearly two hours left to register.

Irene Carey is one of the recent entries after she went big for her first visit. The California grinder earned her first WSOP Circuit ring in August when she won the 443-entry $400 No Limit Hold’em tournament during the Global Casino Championship series. Last night she made the final table of our $400 Double Stack Turbo but fell short of her second ring, going out in fourth place.

$400 Monster Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$100,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 9: 400/800 with a 800 ante
Flight A Entries: 255

We are back underway in Flight A of the Monster Stack with another dozen or so players joining during the break. They are making a push to hit the $100,000 Guarantee in the first flight, if they don’t get there it will happen early tomorrow.

There’s is a new big stack in the room and it is another one of our visitors. Mark Amaral is with us this week from the New England area and he is leading the Monster Stack field so far with 145,900 after eight levels. Amaral is coming off some WSOP Circuit success; he earned his first ring a few weeks ago in the Foxwoods $400 Turbo.

$400 Monster Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$100,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 8: 300/600 with a 600 ante
Flight A Entries: 242

Flight A has yet to reach the second level of the day and the field already topped the count from last September’s Monster Stack. That’s a great start to the tournament and the $100,000 guaranteed prize pool should be crossed very early tomorrow.

$400 Monster Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$100,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 7: 300/500 with a 500 ante
Flight A Entries: 213

The entry count continues to climb and it crossed over 200 entries before the end of Level 16. They are about halfway into the registration period and it nearly a sure-fire lock that it will top the 241 entries from Flight A of last year’s tournament.

There are plenty of top players here this afternoon with a lot of success. One table in the back of the room includes Evan Teitelbaum, November Niner Neil Blumenfield, Johann Tiemann, and David Dibernardi.

Tiemann went deep in the first multi-flight tournament of the series, finishing 36th out of 1,189 entries in Event 2. Dibernardi went really deep in that tournament last February, winning it all over 1,607 entries.