2022 World Series of Poker

Event #21: $1,500 Monster Stack No-Limit Hold'em
Day: 1a
Event Info

2022 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
a8
Prize
$966,577
Event Info
Buy-in
$1,500
Prize Pool
$8,678,835
Entries
6,501
Level Info
Level
42
Blinds
1,500,000 / 3,000,000
Ante
3,000,000
Players Info - Day 1a
Entries
2,947
Players Left
898

Last Hands

Level 11 : 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante

Floor has just announced that everyone will be dealt their last five hands of the evening. Stay tuned for the end-of-night recap.

Moreno Finishing Day 1a on a High

Level 11 : 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante
Johnnie Moreno
Johnnie Moreno

On a {2-Hearts}{3-Diamonds}{10-Spades} flop with 20,000 in the pot, Johnnie Moreno, in early position, put out a bet of 15,000 and was called by the big blind.

The {2-Clubs} came on the turn and both players checked.

On the {7-Clubs} river, Moreno's opponent bet 25,500 and Moreno instantly called and showed {j-Hearts}{10-Hearts}, beating his opponent's {7-Hearts}{6-Clubs}.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Johnnie Moreno us
Johnnie Moreno
261,000
43,000
43,000

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Selected End-Of-Day Chip Counts

Level 11 : 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante
Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Frank Lagodich us
Frank Lagodich
635,000
635,000
635,000
Day 1A Chip Leader
Profile photo of Mustapha Kanit it
Mustapha Kanit
550,500
110,500
110,500
Winamax
Profile photo of Paul Siegel us
Paul Siegel
491,500
491,500
491,500
Profile photo of Andrew Dean us
Andrew Dean
485,000
485,000
485,000
Profile photo of Tim Reilly us
Tim Reilly
481,000
61,000
61,000
Profile photo of Vanessa Kade ca
Vanessa Kade
470,500
Profile photo of Mathieu Carpena fr
Mathieu Carpena
470,000
470,000
470,000
Profile photo of John-Paul Cao us
John-Paul Cao
456,000
11,000
11,000
Profile photo of Kelly Minkin us
Kelly Minkin
443,000
-127,000
-127,000
Profile photo of Kevin Brewer us
Kevin Brewer
417,500
9,100
9,100
Profile photo of Don Johnson us
Don Johnson
402,000
402,000
402,000
Profile photo of Olga Iermolcheva ua
Olga Iermolcheva
397,000
397,000
397,000
Profile photo of Jarred Simmer us
Jarred Simmer
372,500
372,500
372,500
Profile photo of William Mical us
William Mical
342,500
342,500
342,500
Profile photo of Edward Sommerville us
Edward Sommerville
328,000
328,000
328,000
Profile photo of Blaise Ingoglia us
Blaise Ingoglia
328,000
328,000
328,000
Profile photo of Joseph Carden us
Joseph Carden
325,500
325,500
325,500
Profile photo of Jerry Yang us
Jerry Yang
317,000
317,000
317,000
WSOP Main Event Champion
WSOP 1X Winner
Profile photo of Shawn Buchanan ca
Shawn Buchanan
313,000
313,000
313,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Profile photo of Mats Karlsson mt
Mats Karlsson
308,500
308,500
308,500
Profile photo of Alex Keating us
Alex Keating
301,000
301,000
301,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Profile photo of Florian Bordet fr
Florian Bordet
295,000
295,000
295,000
Profile photo of Jan Bednar cz
Jan Bednar
275,000
275,000
275,000
Profile photo of Calvin Anderson us
Calvin Anderson
224,000
224,000
224,000
WSOP 5X Winner
Profile photo of Jonathan Pastore fr
Jonathan Pastore
223,000
223,000
223,000
WSOP 1X Winner

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Official Day 1a Chip Counts (full)

Level 11 : 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante
Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Frank Lagodich us
Frank Lagodich
635,000
Day 1A Chip Leader
Profile photo of Jordan Reid us
Jordan Reid
587,000
587,000
587,000
Profile photo of Mustapha Kanit it
Mustapha Kanit
550,500
Winamax
Profile photo of Vincent Phan us
Vincent Phan
536,000
536,000
536,000
Profile photo of Paul Siegel us
Paul Siegel
491,500
Profile photo of Scott Roderick us
Scott Roderick
489,000
-55,000
-55,000
Profile photo of Ezequiel Waigel ar
Ezequiel Waigel
485,000
485,000
485,000
Profile photo of Andrew Dean us
Andrew Dean
485,000
Profile photo of Manuel Ruivo pt
Manuel Ruivo
482,500
482,500
482,500
Profile photo of Tim Reilly us
Tim Reilly
481,000
Profile photo of Vanessa Kade ca
Vanessa Kade
470,500
Profile photo of Mathieu Carpena fr
Mathieu Carpena
469,000
-1,000
-1,000
Profile photo of Dominique Dunn us
Dominique Dunn
468,000
-2,000
-2,000
Profile photo of Ricardo Caridade pt
Ricardo Caridade
465,000
465,000
465,000
Profile photo of Johnpaul Cao us
Johnpaul Cao
454,000
454,000
454,000
Profile photo of Ryan Pedigo us
Ryan Pedigo
450,500
450,500
450,500
Profile photo of Roongsak Griffeth us
Roongsak Griffeth
450,500
450,500
450,500
Profile photo of Tyler Phillips us
Tyler Phillips
444,000
444,000
444,000
Profile photo of Kelly Minkin us
Kelly Minkin
443,000
Profile photo of Patrick White us
Patrick White
440,000
396,000
396,000
Profile photo of Barret Noble us
Barret Noble
435,000
435,000
435,000
Profile photo of Stephen Friedrich us
Stephen Friedrich
434,000
434,000
434,000
Profile photo of Michael Gathy be
Michael Gathy
430,000
50,000
50,000
WSOP 3X Winner
Profile photo of Kevin Brewer us
Kevin Brewer
417,500
Profile photo of Viet Vo us
Viet Vo
415,500
415,500
415,500

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Frank Lagodich Leads the Way on Day 1a of Event #21: $1,500 Monster Stack

Level 11 : 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante
Monster Stack No-Limit Hold'em
Monster Stack No-Limit Hold'em

A total of 2,947 poker players turned out on Day 1a in the first of two flights of the Event #21: $1500 Monster Stack No-Limit Hold 'em at the 2022 World Series of Poker in its new home at Bally's and Paris Las Vegas.

The massive field contributed nearly $4,000,000 to the prize pool and is expected to be even bigger for the second flight on Saturday.

After 11 one-hour levels of play, 898 players were able to bag for Sunday's Day 2. Frank Lagodich is the documented chip leader with a last-reported stack of 635,000 chips. Other players in the running are Italian pro Mustapha Kanit with 550,500, Paul Siegel (491,500) Andrew Dean (485,000), and Tim Reilly (481,000).

Notably, Vanessa Kade also had a massive chip stack for what seemed like the entire 11 hours of play and was well over a half-million chips in the middle levels and will take plenty of momentum into Day 2 with 470,500 chips in her bag.

Event #21: $1,500 Monster Stack Top 10 Chip Counts After Day 1a

PlacePlayerCountryChip Count
1Frank LagodichUnited States635,000
2Mustapha KanitItaly550,500
3Paul SiegelUnited States491,500
4Scott RoderickUnited States489,000
5Andrew DeanUnited States485,000
6Tim ReillyUnited States481,000
7Vanessa KadeCanada470,500
8Mathieu CarpenaFrance469,000
9Dominique DunnUnited States468,000
10Kelly MinkinUnited States443,000

Four-time WSOP bracelet winner Michael Gathy also tore it up all day and was last documented with 380,000. We will provide what he bagged as soon as we have that information.

Johnnie Moreno aka Johnnie Vibes registered super late, waiting until Level 9 and starting with just 33 big blinds, but that did not stop him from bagging an incredible 367,500 chips.

2007 WSOP Main Event Champion Jerry Yang is also hanging around, last recorded with an impressive 317,000 chips.

2019 WSOP online bracelet winner Shawn Buchanan also had himself a day, last known to be on 313,000.

However, not everyone had a fun time. Five-time WSOP bracelet winner Michael Mizrachi, two-time bracelet winner Kevin MacPhee, Women's Hall of Famer JJ Liu, popular vlogger Cedrric Trevino aka Poker Traveler, and bracelet winner Jason Wheeler all failed to make Day 2.

Day 1b kicks off at 10:00 a.m. local time on Saturday, where they will once again play 11 60-minute levels with breaks every two hours. The surviving players will come back for Day 2 on Sunday, also at 10:00 a.m. and a winner is set to be decided on Day 4 on Tuesday.

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Tags: Andrew DeanCedrric TrevinoFrank LagodichJason WheelerJerry YangJJ LiuJohnnie MorenoKevin MacPheeMichael GathyMichael MizrachiMustapha KanitPaul SiegelShawn BuchananTim ReillyVanessa Kade

Event #21: $1,500 Monster Stack No-Limit Hold'em

Day 1a Completed