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Thursday, January 24, 2019 9:17 PM Local Time
Carl Masters
Carl Masters did not last long in the circle of first-time winners. Indeed, only two days after outlasting 152 players to win Event #6: $400 Pot-Limit Omaha Re-Entry, he topped a field of 561 players in Event #8: $400 No-Limit Hold’em Monster Stack to claim his second Circuit ring as well as $38,885.
‘’It’s unbelievable. I’m just running hot, playing good, getting good cards, and getting lucky when you need to. I think I’m playing the best I can play.’’
When asked about his opponents, Masters stayed humble.
‘’My opponents were very good. I had to get really lucky against the guy who went out in fourth. I just got a miracle card on the river. I’ve just been blessed all week.’’
Masters defeated 80-year old Faith Bazemore to claim the winner title. Bazemore had an entire rail cheering for her including her grandson.
‘’It’s her first final table and her second Day 2 ever. She usually only plays cash games or slots,’’ commented her grandson.
Bazemore made the heads-up battle very enjoyable as she was very talkative. When she got down to heads up, she decided to gamble more and played multiple hands in the dark. That cost her multiple pots and she ended up being eliminated in 2nd place for $24,047.
‘’I think she got tired and started playing in the dark. I think it would have been a much closer match if she didn’t get tired,’’ commented Masters.
Thursday, January 24, 2019 2:49 PM Local Time
At the beginning of Level 28, the unofficial final table of ten has been reached in the Monster Stack.
Trent Bennett leads the final ten players with 3,415,000 in chips.
Here is a look at how the final table stacks up:
Seat 1: Sean Small - 680,000
Seat 2: Faith Bazemore - 1,670,000
Seat 3: Jessie Bryan - 510,000
Seat 4: Trent Bennett - 3,415,000
Seat 5: Carl Masters - 1,960,000
Seat 6: Caleb Parr - 2,100,000
Seat 7: Mike Costello - 2,300,000
Seat 8: John Gallaher - 2,250,000
Seat 9: David Barney - 505,000
Seat 10:Darrell Fortsow - 1,340,000
Thursday, January 24, 2019 10:30 AM Local Time
Welcome to the second and final day of the monster stack. The remaining 30 survivors will be returning at 1 p.m. local time to the tournament area to play down to a winner. They are all guaranteed a nice payday of $1,027 but will all have their eyes on the first place prize of $38,885 and the WSOP Circuit ring. Levels will be of 45 minutes .
Thursday, January 24, 2019 1:16 AM Local Time
Play Has Halted for the night in Event #8 with only 30 bagging for Day 2. Leading the way is Tab Bennett with 1,869,000 in chips. Next is Gina Ham with 1,310,000. These are the only two players who bagged over a million in chips. All the survivors will continue to battle it out on Thursday January 24th at 1 p.m. local time.
End-of-day chip counts and seating assignments can be found under the ''Reports'' tab above.
Wednesday, January 23, 2019 7:12 PM Local Time
The late-registration period for Event #8 is over, and with that, the payouts have been calculated. The Monster Stack attracted 561 entries, generating a total prizepool of $185,130. The top 63 finishers will cash, with each being guaranteed $605. The winner will take home $38,885 as well as a WSOP Circuit ring.
Complete payout information is available under the "Prizepool" tab above.
Wednesday, January 23, 2019 6:00 AM Local Time
There are only two events left on the schedule before the main event gets underway on Friday. The $400 No-Limit Hold'em Monster Stack is one of them and it gets underway at 11 a.m. Here are the details:
- Players start with 30,000 in tournament chips.
- Day 1 is scheduled for 24 levels.
- Levels 1-22 are 30-minutes. Levels 23+ are 45 minutes for the duration 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 Thursday January 24th for Day 2 at 1:00 p.m. and will play down to a winner.
Thursday, January 17, 2019 2:02 PM Local Time