Event #4: $365 No-Limit Hold'em MONSTER STACK Re-Entry

 
Yevgeny Ganz - Winner of Event #4 

Despite coming into the final table as the chip leader, Yevgeny Gans felt like an underdog the whole way.

“I just wanted to win because I’m probably never going to make a final table again,” Gans said about his victory. “I’m running good.”

On break during the four-handed portion of play, Gans gave himself about a 6-1 shot to win against the other players left in the field (Kindah Sakkal, Charles Welch, and Alexander Jun). And he overcame even more crushers before that as well, outlasting Justin Harvell and two-time ring winner Joshua “Plinko” Clanton.

“Don’t tilt,” is what Gans described his strategy as. “Let it come to you,” he said.

And it did come to him. Gans found himself winning every crucial moment. At one point, Ganz got it in against Clanton’s pocket queens with pocket jacks. To make matters worse, Clanton flopped a set, but Ganz went runner-runner flush and that propelled him back into the chip lead.

Gans described himself as mainly a five-card pot-limit Omaha cash game player, so making the shift to tournaments was a big adjustment for him. He said he might play a few more tournaments this series, but doesn’t plan on firing too much.

For his victory, Gans takes down $20,303 and his first World Series of Poker Circuit gold ring.

The final table of Event #4: $365 No-Limit Hold'em Monster Stack has been reached and it's a stacked final table including multiple World Series of Poker Circuit ring winners such as Joshua Clanton and CJ Welch. Also making the final table are Justin Harvell, Kindah Sakkal and Timothy Bishop who is appearing at his third final table of the series. 

Here's a list of how the final ten stack up:

Seat 1 - Justin Harvell - 944,000 (47 bb)
Seat 2 - Yevgeny Gans - 1,000,000 (50 bb)
Seat 3 - Timothy Bishop - 875,000 (44 bb)
Seat 4 - Kindah Sakkal - 700,000 (35 bb)
Seat 5 - Joshua "Plinko" Clanton - 415,000 (22 bb)
Seat 6 - Christopher Butler - 210,000 (11 bb)
Seat 7 - Christopher Caruso - 260,000 (13 bb)
Seat 8 - Charles Welch - 358,000 (18 bb)
Seat 9 - Alexander Jun - 610,000 (31 bb)
Seat 10 - David Lackey - 220,000 (11 bb)

Circuit Regular Justin Harvell Leads the Final 21 in Event #4 

Event #4: $365 No-Limit Hold'em MONSTER STACK Re-Entry kicked off on Monday, drawing out 282 players and creating a prizepool of $84,600. Players will all be gunning for the first place prize of $20,303. A total of 30 players cashed in this event with the money bubble being burst by the end of Day 1. Several players locked up a cash before the night was over. 

Among those to make it into the money and on to Day 2 include circuit regulars Justin Harvell, Kindah Sakkal, and Joshua Clanton. Timothy Bishop secured his 4th cash of the series going four for four in the tournaments so far while Event #1 winner Chris Harris locked up another cash as well. The chip leader at the end of the day was Justin Harvell who bagged up a total of 603,000 chips with 21 players remaining. The survivors will return on Tuesday, May 1 at 2 p.m. to continue and play down to a winner in Event #4.

For a look at the prizepool in the event, click here. A list of the current results for this event can be found here. A list of chip counts from the survivors can be found here.