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Monday, March 11, 2019 11:12 PM Local Time
Nikolaos Platis, Winner of Event #3
Nikolaos Platis has just earned his first WSOP Circuit ring, along with the second biggest WSOP score of his poker resume, and his first live tournament win. He outlasted 287 competitors to claim the top prize of $22,732.
The 26-year-old put up a good fight to claim the title. Indeed, when the heads-up portion of play began, his opponent, John Lytle had a massive chip lead. However, Platis didn’t give up, and slowly grinded his way back up, eventually taking the lead and winning the tournament.
‘’I think I had 1,8 million and he had 6 million or something like that. I just kept taking down a lot of small pots. I took my time.’’
Platis is mostly a cash game player and intends to take a shot at the Main Event next, this weekend.
Monday, March 11, 2019 5:21 PM Local Time
Only 10 players remain in Event #3. They have redrawn for seats at the unofficial final table and are all guaranteed at least $1,689.
Here is a look at the final 10 chip counts:
Seat 1: Leo Lanza - 1,150,000
Seat 2: Giovanni Lo Duca - 449,000
Seat 3: Michael Ross - 557,000
Seat 4: John Lytle - 1,900,000
Seat 5: Robert Cheung - 800,000
Seat 6: Naichang Chen - 483,000
Seat 7: Nikolaos Platis - 1,053,000
Seat 8: Justin Mills - 348,000
Seat 9: Michael Marder - 1,238,000
Seat 10: Stephen Ma - 826,000
Monday, March 11, 2019 1:22 PM Local Time
The payouts have been calculated and with both flights combined attracting 287 entries in the field, the top 30 spots will finish in the money. A min-cash is worth $642, but the eventual winner will earn $22,732, along with a WSOP Circuit ring.
A complete look at the payouts can be found in the Prizepool tab above.
Monday, March 11, 2019 10:00 AM Local Time
Welcome to the second and final day of the Monster Stack!
44 players will return to the tournament area at 1 p.m. and will play down to a winner. Leading the way is John Lytle, the chip leader of Day 1A, with a massive stack of 894,000. He is followed by Sean Heimerle (421,000). Nikolas Platis rounds up the top three with 362,000.
Here is a look at how the 44 remaining players stack up:
Rank |
First Name |
Last Name |
Chips |
T |
S |
1 |
John |
Lytle |
894,000 |
30 |
8 |
2 |
Sean |
Heimerle |
421,000 |
41 |
3 |
3 |
Nikolaos |
Platis |
362,000 |
39 |
9 |
4 |
Tuan |
Tran |
357,000 |
30 |
3 |
5 |
Frank |
Williams |
340,000 |
37 |
3 |
6 |
Justin |
Mills |
322,000 |
31 |
2 |
7 |
Stephen |
Ma |
313,000 |
30 |
5 |
8 |
Shiraz |
Hasan |
274,000 |
39 |
1 |
9 |
Choong |
Baek |
254,000 |
37 |
7 |
10 |
Yang |
Ying Hui |
252,000 |
41 |
2 |
11 |
Robert |
Cheung |
238,000 |
30 |
4 |
12 |
Michael |
Tuominen |
234,000 |
41 |
4 |
13 |
Michael |
Ross |
232,000 |
30 |
9 |
14 |
Chris |
Patterson |
232,000 |
30 |
7 |
15 |
Carlos |
Torres |
225,000 |
39 |
5 |
16 |
Paul |
Spitzberg |
223,000 |
31 |
5 |
17 |
Naichang |
Chen |
209,000 |
37 |
1 |
18 |
Kenneth |
Boran |
183,000 |
37 |
4 |
19 |
In |
Joo |
176,000 |
37 |
8 |
20 |
Leo |
Lanza |
172,000 |
31 |
6 |
21 |
Charles |
Matlzman |
172,000 |
31 |
1 |
22 |
Tony |
Sabbagh |
163,000 |
41 |
8 |
23 |
Steven |
Lemma |
154,000 |
39 |
7 |
24 |
Nathan |
Deland |
150,000 |
37 |
6 |
25 |
Ao |
Chen |
148,000 |
31 |
8 |
26 |
Marshall |
White |
139,000 |
39 |
8 |
27 |
Kenneth |
Deshong |
136,000 |
41 |
5 |
28 |
Jesse |
Mitchell |
125,000 |
39 |
6 |
29 |
Vikhtiuk |
Oleksandr |
123,000 |
30 |
2 |
30 |
Robert |
Frith |
113,000 |
39 |
3 |
31 |
Nicholas |
Tollefson |
111,000 |
31 |
9 |
32 |
Michael |
Leur |
100,000 |
41 |
7 |
33 |
Michael |
Savino |
91,000 |
30 |
6 |
34 |
William |
Anderson |
89,000 |
41 |
6 |
35 |
Frank |
Burch |
89,000 |
31 |
7 |
36 |
Miguel |
Reyes |
86,000 |
31 |
4 |
37 |
Rick |
Aasen |
79,000 |
39 |
4 |
38 |
Nicholas |
Restaioo |
72,000 |
30 |
1 |
39 |
Brad |
Harrington |
70,000 |
37 |
5 |
40 |
Michael |
Marder |
65,000 |
41 |
9 |
41 |
Erik |
Carvalho |
49,000 |
37 |
2 |
42 |
Raysten |
Klaber |
41,000 |
39 |
2 |
43 |
Frovanni |
Loduca |
DNR |
37 |
9 |
44 |
Sten |
Gill |
DNR |
31 |
3 |
Monday, March 11, 2019 4:15 AM Local Time
Day 1B of the Monster Stack is in the books. Leading the 114 entries of this flight is Sean Heimerle with 421,000 in the bag. He is followed by Nikolaos Platis (362,000).
Both flights combined drew a total of 287 competitors but only 44 were lucky enough to find a bag for Day 2.
The survivors of both flights will combine into one field at 1 p.m. The prize pool information will be released at the start of play.
For full chip counts going into Day 2, click here.
Monday, March 11, 2019 12:04 AM Local Time
With only 15% of the field remaining, play has halted for Flight A of the Monster Stack. This flight attracted 173 entrants, but only 26 players bagged up chips. At the top of the counts by the end of Flight A is John Lytle. He managed to finish the day with an impressive stack of 894,000. He is followed by Frank Williams (340,000).
The 26 remaining players will combine with the survivors of Flight B tomorrow at 1 p.m. local time and will continue to battle it out until a winner is crowned.
For end-of-day chip counts of Flight A, click here.
Sunday, March 10, 2019 10:00 AM Local Time
Event #3, the $400 No-Limit Hold'em Monster Stack, offers two starting flights. Day 1A starts today at noon local time and Day 1B will get underway at 5 p.m. the same day.
This is a two-day event and there is a $75,000 guarantee in the prize pool.
- Players start with 30,000 in tournament chips.
- Levels 1-22 are 30-minutes. Levels 23+ are 45 minutes for the rest of the tournament.
- There are 15-minute breaks after levels 4, 8, 15 and 18. There is a 60-minute dinner break after level 12.
- Late registration and unlimited re-entry is open until the start of level 13.
- Players that survive the day will return on Monday March 11th for Day 2 at 1:00 p.m. and will play down to a winner.
Sunday, March 10, 2019 7:01 AM Local Time