Event #21: $1,500 Monster Stack No-Limit Hold'em
Day 4 Started
2022 World Series of Poker
Event #21: $1,500 Monster Stack No-Limit Hold'em
Day: 4
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 4
2022 World Series of Poker
Buy-in
$1,500
Prize Pool
$8,678,835
Entries
6,501
Level
42
Blinds
1,500,000 / 3,000,000
Ante
3,000,000
Entries
39
Players Left
1
| Casino | Table | Seat | Player | Country | Chips | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bally's | 676 | 1 | Camille Brown | United States | 3,300,000 | 11 |
| Bally's | 676 | 2 | Aditya Agarwal | India | 4,300,000 | 14 |
| Bally's | 676 | 3 | Andrej Senic | Austria | 15,375,000 | 51 |
| Bally's | 676 | 4 | Calvin Anderson | United States | 9,925,000 | 33 |
| Bally's | 676 | 5 | Thomas Mcardle | United States | 7,500,000 | 25 |
| Bally's | 676 | 7 | Mateusz Moolhuizen | Germany | 6,000,000 | 20 |
| Bally's | 676 | 8 | Ricardo Caridade | Portugal | 14,000,000 | 47 |
| Bally's | 677 | 1 | Kristen Deardorff | United States | 9,350,000 | 31 |
| Bally's | 677 | 2 | David Zarrin | United States | 4,100,000 | 14 |
| Bally's | 677 | 3 | Craig Chait | United States | 5,150,000 | 17 |
| Bally's | 677 | 5 | Justin Saliba | United States | 2,675,000 | 9 |
| Bally's | 677 | 6 | Romain Lotti | United States | 10,375,000 | 35 |
| Bally's | 677 | 7 | Sebastian Toro | Colombia | 8,025,000 | 27 |
| Bally's | 677 | 8 | Alexey Mishuk | Israel | 9,075,000 | 30 |
| Bally's | 677 | 9 | Flavio Palalon | United States | 4,850,000 | 16 |
| Bally's | 678 | 1 | Jeff Lennon | United States | 4,600,000 | 15 |
| Bally's | 678 | 2 | Robert Gussoni | United States | 4,125,000 | 14 |
| Bally's | 678 | 3 | John Simonian | United States | 8,900,000 | 30 |
| Bally's | 678 | 4 | Joao Simao | Brazil | 4,900,000 | 16 |
| Bally's | 678 | 5 | Adam Monaghan | United Kingdom | 4,650,000 | 16 |
| Bally's | 678 | 6 | Josh Weiss | United States | 2,900,000 | 10 |
| Bally's | 678 | 8 | Shiva Dudani | United States | 4,400,000 | 15 |
| Bally's | 678 | 9 | Alexios Zervos | Greece | 12,100,000 | 40 |
| Bally's | 679 | 1 | Jeremy Saderne | France | 14,400,000 | 48 |
| Bally's | 679 | 2 | Ricardo Eyzaguirre | United States | 12,100,000 | 40 |
| Bally's | 679 | 3 | Anthony Spinella | United States | 15,850,000 | 53 |
| Bally's | 679 | 5 | Max Steinberg | United States | 12,875,000 | 43 |
| Bally's | 679 | 6 | Mike Jukich | United States | 4,225,000 | 14 |
| Bally's | 679 | 7 | Ronald Sullivan | United States | 5,900,000 | 20 |
| Bally's | 679 | 8 | Lawrence Ma | United States | 2,100,000 | 7 |
| Bally's | 679 | 9 | Jack Corrigan | United States | 4,650,000 | 16 |
| Bally's | 680 | 1 | Adam Hendrix | United States | 1,550,000 | 5 |
| Bally's | 680 | 2 | Ankit Ahuja | United States | 9,125,000 | 30 |
| Bally's | 680 | 3 | Arash Houshmand-Parsi | United States | 7,475,000 | 25 |
| Bally's | 680 | 4 | Jessica Teusl | Austria | 12,025,000 | 40 |
| Bally's | 680 | 5 | Francis Anderson | United States | 15,300,000 | 51 |
| Bally's | 680 | 6 | Frank Lagodich | United States | 16,450,000 | 55 |
| Bally's | 680 | 7 | Travis Tachibana | United States | 11,125,000 | 37 |
| Bally's | 680 | 8 | Yoshiya Agata | Japan | 19,475,000 | 65 |
From an initial 6,501 runners, the field has been narrowed to just 39 players as they enter the fourth and final day of Event #21: $1,500 Monster Stack No-Limit Hold'em.
Today is the day that someone is guaranteed to take home the $966,577 top prize and, of course, the WSOP gold bracelet.
Returning players have already earned at least a very impressive $25,369 from their initial $1,500 investment. Most of the original $8,678,835 prize pool is still up for grabs, with Japan's Yoshiya Agata leading the way with a stack of 19,475,000.
Day 1A chip leader Frank Lagodich has battled his way back to second place in the tournament, with a current stack of 16,450,000. Rounding out the top five are WSOP bracelet winner Anthony Spinella (15,850,000), Australia's Andrej Senic (15,375,000), and Francis Anderson (15,300,000).
Event #21: $1,500 Monster Stack Day 3 Top Ten Chip Counts
| Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count | Day 4 Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yoshiya Agata | Japan | 19,475,000 | 65 |
| 2 | Frank Lagodich | United States | 16,450,000 | 55 |
| 3 | Anthony Spinella | United States | 15,850,000 | 53 |
| 4 | Andrej Senic | Austria | 15,375,000 | 51 |
| 5 | Francis Anderson | United States | 15,300,000 | 51 |
| 6 | Jeremy Saderne | France | 14,400,000 | 48 |
| 7 | Ricardo Caridade | Portugal | 14,000,000 | 47 |
| 8 | Max Steinberg | United States | 12,875,000 | 43 |
| 9 | Alexios Zervos | Greece | 12,100,000 | 40 |
| 10 | Ricardo Eyzaguirre | United States | 12,100,000 | 40 |
WSOP bracelet winners Jeremy Saderne (14,400,000), Max Steinberg (12,875,000), Calvin Anderson (9,925,000), Joao Simao (4,900,000), and Justin Saliba (2,675,000) are also still in contention, with Anderson seeking a special third bracelet.
The remaining field will play one-hour levels until a winner is decided, taking 15-minute breaks every two levels. The 60-minute dinner break will commence at the end of Level 39 (roughly 7 p.m. local time).
PokerNews will be on-site all day long to capture all the action as the remaining runners look to secure their place in WSOP history. Keep your browser here for live updates when cards hit the air at 10 a.m. local time.
| Place | Prize |
|---|
Level: 32
Blinds: 150,000/300,000
Ante: 300,000
Level 32
: 150,000/300,000, 300,000 ante
Jeremy Saderne opened from the cutoff and Mike Jukich went all-in from the button. Saderne called.
Mike Jukich: 
Jeremy Saderne: 
Though Jukich was dominated and at-risk, he would get his card on the 
flop. The 
and 
completed the board and Jukich earned an important early double-up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
10,475,000
-3,925,000
|
-3,925,000 |
|
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|
8,300,000
4,075,000
|
4,075,000 |
|
|
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Level 32
: 150,000/300,000, 300,000 ante
Action started when chip-leader Yoshiya Agata opened to 600,000 from early position. Only Jessica Teusl made the call from the button.
The flop was 
, Agata checked and Teusl bet 525,000 which was called.
On the 
turn Agata checked again and Teusl came with a sizing of 1,725,000. Agata gave up his hand awarding Teusl the early pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
18,000,000
-1,475,000
|
-1,475,000 |
|
||
|
13,000,000
975,000
|
975,000 |
|
|
||
Level 32
: 150,000/300,000, 300,000 ante
With around 1,500,000 in the pot on a 
board, Alexey Mishuk, from the big blind, put out a bet of 1,200,000. Romain Lotti called from the button.
On the 
river, Mishuk fired again, this time for 3,400,000. Lotti immediately threw a chip in and Mishuk knew he was beat.
Mishuk showed 
for a pair of fives and a missed club draw, while Lotti had 
for a straight on the turn.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
15,100,000
-50,000
|
-50,000 |
|
3,400,000
-5,675,000
|
-5,675,000 |
Level 32
: 150,000/300,000, 300,000 ante
Action was relayed by the table after the fact. Anthony Spinella opened from the small blind with 
and Max Steinberg elected on a shove from the big blind for roughly 10,000,000 with 
.
Spinella made the call and the sixes of Steinberg did not improve, eliminating him from the tournament.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
26,000,000
10,150,000
|
10,150,000 |
|
|
||
|
Busted | |
|
|
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Level 32
: 150,000/300,000, 300,000 ante
The action folded around to Craig Chait in the small blind and Chait forced Justin Saliba to make a decision for his tournament life by moving all in.
After a minute, Saliba realized that he had already secured a ladder up of just under $6,000, he called.
Justin Saliba: 
Craig Chait: 
The self-proclaimed mixed-games player did not improve on the 
runout and Saliba doubled up to 14 big blinds.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
8,000,000
2,850,000
|
2,850,000 |
|
4,150,000
1,475,000
|
1,475,000 |
|
||
Level 32
: 150,000/300,000, 300,000 ante
Action started when Mike Jukich opened to 650,000 from middle position. Jessica Teusl three-bet to 1,800,000 from the cutoff. Only Jukich made the call.
Both players checked on the flop of 
. The turn came the and Jukich checked. Teusl bet out for 3,500,000 which was called.
On the 
river Jukich quickly checked again and Teusl assembled a bet sliding out 5,850,000. Jukich slammed the table in disgust.
"I let you off the hook on this one", said Jukich before tossing his cards in the muck awarding Teusl the large pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
18,500,000
10,200,000
|
10,200,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
18,000,000
5,000,000
|
5,000,000 |
|
|
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