Event #21: $1,500 Monster Stack No-Limit Hold'em
Day 3 Started
2022 World Series of Poker
Event #21: $1,500 Monster Stack No-Limit Hold'em
Day: 3
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 3
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
271
Players Left
39
After starting with 6,501 entrants in Event #21: $1,500 Monster Stack No-Limit Hold'em, we enter the pivotal Day 3 with just 271 remaining players.
On Monday, these final 271 runners can all take a huge step toward their dream of the $966,577 top prize and, of course, the gold bracelet.
Everyone still in has already locked up at least $5,054 of the $8,678,835 prize pool, with two-time WSOP bracelet winner Calvin Anderson leading the way with 4,040,000 chips.
Not too far behind is John Simonian, who is also over the four million mark with 4,020,000.
Rounding out the top five are Colombia's Sebastian Toro (3,520,000), George Abi-Zeid (3,495,000), and Brazilian WSOP bracelet winner Joao Simao.
Top 10 Chip Counts
| RANK | PLAYER | Country | CHIP COUNT | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Calvin Anderson | United States | 4,040,000 | 135 |
| 2 | John Simonian | United States | 4,020,000 | 134 |
| 3 | Sebastian Toro | Colombia | 3,520,000 | 117 |
| 4 | George Abi-Zeid | United States | 3,495,000 | 117 |
| 5 | Joao Simao | Brazil | 3,490,000 | 116 |
| 6 | Josh Weiss | United States | 3,465,000 | 116 |
| 7 | Joseph Bartholdi | United States | 3,340,000 | 111 |
| 8 | Aditya Agarwal | India | 3,240,000 | 108 |
| 9 | Nishant Sharma | United States | 3,135,000 | 105 |
| 10 | Rahul Deevara | United States | 3,065,000 | 102 |
Three-time WSOP winner Ryan Leng is very much in contention with 2,615,000, while fellow bracelet winners Arash Ghaneian (1,940,000), Anthony Spinella (1,670,000), Andres Korn (1,650,000), James Mackey (1,555,000), Justin Saliba (1,505,000), Boris Kolev (1,475,000), Jason Gooch (1,415,000), Max Steinberg (1,350,000), Eoghan O'Dea (1,205,000), Steven Wolansky (1,195,000), Gediminas Uselis (1,125,000), Nipun Java (1,025,000), Michael Noori (635,000), and Scott Bohlman (485,000) are all looking to add another piece of hardware to their collections.
Popular poker vlogger Johnnie "Vibes" Moreno is also in the mix, having bagged 1,670,000 chips going into Day 3. Matt Affleck is also still hanging around with 1,990,000.
Final Table Payouts
| Place | Payouts (USD) |
|---|---|
| 1 | $966,577 |
| 2 | $597,362 |
| 3 | $449,912 |
| 4 | $341,095 |
| 5 | $260,315 |
| 6 | $199,995 |
| 7 | $154,688 |
| 8 | $120,455 |
| 9 | $94,439 |
Just like Sunday's Day 2, the remaining field will play 10 one-hour levels, taking 15-minute breaks every two levels. The 60-minute dinner break will commence at the end of level 29 (roughly 7 p.m. local time).
PokerNews will be on-site all day long to capture all the action as the remaining runners look to make a deep run and go after the gold bracelet.
Level: 22
Blinds: 15,000/30,000
Ante: 30,000
Level 22
: 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante
Action started when Johnnie Moreno opened to 60,000 from early position. Only Arash Houshmand-Parsi called from the big blind.
The flop was 
. Houshmand-Parsi checked and Moreno bet 70,000 which was called.
When the 
hit the turn Houshmand-Parsi now bet out 95,000 and Moreno made the call.
The 
completed the board and again Houshmand-Parsi bet, this time to 325,000.
"I have the best hand to bluff catch", said Moreno before flicking in a call.
Houshmand-Parsi turned over 
for ace-high and Moreno turned over 
, good enough to scoop the early pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
2,300,000
-635,000
|
-635,000 |
|
2,250,000
580,000
|
580,000 |
Level 22
: 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante
Jeff Lennon opened from the hijack to 65,000 and William Watson called from the big blind.
The flop came 
and Lennon continued for 65,000. Lacer called.
On the 
turn, Lennon bet for 135,000 and Watson raised to 400,000. Lennon shoved his stack and Watson called off for around 400,000 more.
Jeff Lennon: 
William Watson: 
Though Lennon turned a set, Watson was still drawing to eight straight outs on the river. However, the 
arrived and Lennon earned a full double-up.
Watson has now been knocked down to around seven big blinds.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
2,200,000
1,120,000
|
1,120,000 |
|
200,000
-970,000
|
-970,000 |
Level 22
: 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante
On a board of 
in a pot of roughly 500,000, Anthony Spinella put the pressure on with a bet of 390,000. Yoshiya Agata tanked a while before eventually letting his hand go, awarding Spinella the sizable pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,600,000
-70,000
|
-70,000 |
|
||
|
1,400,000
-335,000
|
-335,000 |
|
||
Level 22
: 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante
With more than 1,300,000 in the middle on a 
board, Mike Jukich, from the big blind, forced Julien Loire to make a decision for his final 550,000 chips.
After agonizing over the decision for over a minute, Loire folded and Jukich took his stack to 2,300,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
2,300,000
875,000
|
875,000 |
|
|
||
|
550,000
-920,000
|
-920,000 |
Level 22
: 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante
The PokerNews team was called over to a table to report on a hand after the fact. According to the table, Kennon Buckmaster shoved from early position for 295,000 and was called by only Adam Lamphere in the big blind.
Kennon Buckmaster: 
Adam Lamphere: 
Buckmaster was in need of help and help he got when the board ran out 
giving him a straight and cracking the set of jacks.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
550,000
-420,000
|
-420,000 |
|
320,000 |
Level 22
: 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante
John Kelliher, in early position, opened for about 65,000 and Benjamin McCoy called from the big blind.
The flop came 
and Kelliher continued for 160,000. McCoy shoved for his remaining 785,000 and following a minute of thought, Kelliher made the call.
Benjamin McCoy: 
John Kelliher: 
McCoy was dominating after flatting jacks in the big blind. The board ran out 
and McCoy doubled up to 1,750,000 while Kelliher was down to fewer than four big blinds, just two hands from being the big blind himself.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,750,000
715,000
|
715,000 |
|
110,000
-1,205,000
|
-1,205,000 |
Level: 23
Blinds: 20,000/40,000
Ante: 40,000