Event #21: $1,500 Monster Stack No-Limit Hold'em
Day 1a Started
2022 World Series of Poker
Event #21: $1,500 Monster Stack No-Limit Hold'em
Day: 1a
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 1a
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
2,947
Players Left
898
Event #21: $1,500 Monster Stack is about to kick-off at the 2022 World Series of Poker at Bally's and Paris Las Vegas. A fan favorite tournament that will take place over five days, starting off with Day 1a at 10:00 a.m. local time, followed by Day 1b the same time tomorrow. Play will move on to Day 2, then Day 3, followed by a final Day 4, next Tuesday, June 14th.
This event typically draws thousands of entrants and the expectation this year is that it will smash last year's field of 3,520 entrants, which amassed a prize pool of $4,699,200. There is no doubt this year's attendance records will continue to be broken.
Michael Noori pocketed $610,347 from his $1,500 investment last time. Many poker fans and hopefuls will be aiming to take home what will probably be a bigger first-place prize this year. Action will kick off at the Paris Ballroom at the World Series of Poker 2022; this is one you don't want to miss.
Players will start with 50,000 chips and play 60-minute levels throughout the day and tournament. Eleven levels are on deck for today with a 20-minute break after every two levels and a 75-minute dinner break after Level 8, which is estimated to take place around 7 p.m. local time.
Late registration is possible for the first ten levels of the day and the break that follows and should close at approximately 10:35 p.m. if the cards go in the air on time. If players bust today, they may reenter on Day 1b.
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Level: 1
Blinds: 100/200
Ante: 200
Level 1
: 100/200, 200 ante
On the turn three-ways, Lee Alejandro bet 3,000 into a 11,000 chip pot when checked to on 
. Lee, on the button, got one caller from the middle position player.
On the river, his opponent lead into him on the 
to the tune of 3,500 to which Lee quickly called and tabled 
which was good enough to beat his opponent.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
62,000 |
Level 1
: 100/200, 200 ante
In a mammoth pot exceeding 50 big blinds on a 
board, Robert Dougherty, sitting in the hijack, checked to his opponent.
Unfortunately for Dougherty, the player on the button checked back. Dougherty flipped over 
and took down a large early pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
55,500 |
Level 1
: 100/200, 200 ante
Craig Edwards, continued for 2,000 on the flop from under the gun into the small blind on the 
board. His opponent quickly called.
The turn was a and Edwards bet again, this time 5,000. Once again his opponent made the call.
fell on the river and this time Edwards bet 7,000. After a few seconds of decision making, his opponent mucked and Edwards chipped up to over 60,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
60,000
60,000
|
60,000 |
Level 1
: 100/200, 200 ante
With 5,000 already in the pot on a 
board, Rick Stephen bet 3,000 and Peter Lockwood raised to a hair under 9,000. Stephen called.
With the on the river, Lockwood flung out a 25,000 chip, which represented nearly all of Stephen's remaining chips.
Stephen deliberated for just over a minute, shrugged his shoulders, and tossed his green chip into the middle.
Lockwood flipped over 
while Stephen claimed that his aces were cracked.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
90,000 | |
|
|
4,500 |
Level: 2
Blinds: 200/300
Ante: 300
Level 2
: 200/300, 300 ante
On a board of 
Steven Zaffos had moved all in for approximately 35,000 chips into a 25,000 chip pot. His opponent thought about it, claiming that he can't call a triple barrel.
The opponent ended up folding 
and Zaffos mucked his winning hand.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
65,000
65,000
|
65,000 |
Level 2
: 200/300, 300 ante
With about 5,000 in the pot on a 
board, Jeff Loiacono opted to make a slight overbet of 6,000 from the small blind.
His opponent in the big blind min-clicked to 12,000. After a couple minutes, Loiacono went all in for 25,500 more.
The big blind then went into the tank himself before eventually mucking his cards.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
43,000
43,000
|
43,000 |