2015 World Series of Poker

Event #28: $1,500 "Monster Stack" No-Limit Hold'em
Day: 5
Event Info

2015 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
62
Prize
$1,286,942
Event Info
Buy-in
$1,500
Prize Pool
$9,702,000
Entries
7,192

Event #28: $1,500 "Monster Stack" No-Limit Hold'em

Day 5 Completed

Perry Shiao Goes from Poker Dealer to 2015 WSOP Monster Stack Millionaire

Perry Shiao
Perry Shiao

Event #28 of the 2015 World Series of Poker, the famed $1,500 buy-in Monster Stack – the seventh-largest poker tournament in history with 7,192 entrants – saw the final nine players return Wednesday night to battle it our for a share of the $9,709,200 prize pool, and when the dust settled 25-year-old Florida poker dealer name Perry Shiao emerged victorious to capture the $1,286,942 first-place prize. He also captured a gold bracelet it what was only his second WSOP event.

Shiao, who began the final table as the second-shortest stack, persevered and made it all the way to heads-up play, which he began at a 3-1 chip disadvantage, against 31-year-old Canadian investor Eric Place.

"I stayed sharp," said Shiao. "He obviously knocked out somebody and chipped up. I didn't look much into it that he had a bigger advantage than me. I believe I'm a great heads-up player and as you can see I put a lot of pressure on him."

Indeed he did. Shiao managed to erase the chip deficit and pulled out to a lead of his own. In what would be the final hand of the tournament, which happened in Level 44 (1,000,000/2,000,000/300,000) on Hand #139 of the final table, Place opened for 4 million and Shiao called to see a flop of {k-Hearts}{8-Hearts}{5-Clubs}. Shiao led out for 4.5 million and then wasted little time in calling when Place shoved all in.

Shiao: {6-Hearts}{2-Hearts}
Place: {k-Diamonds}{q-Spades}

Place had flopped top pair, but he needed to dodge the flush draw of Shiao. That proved easier said than done as the dealer promptly burned and turned the {3-Hearts} to seal the deal.

Final Table Results

PlacePlayerHometownPrize
1Perry ShiaoPembroke Pines, FL$1,286,942
2Eric PlaceWillington, NS, Canada$796,834
3Asi MosheTel Aviv, Israel$594,397
4Kevin KungNewport Beach, CA$445,166
5Christian RodriguezBoynton Beach, FL$335,938
6Josh WallaceSomerville, MA$255,351
7Fernando KonishiBrazil$195,543
8Caio ToledoCampinas, Brazil$150,783
9Hoyt CorkinsGlenwood, AL$117,092

For more on Shiao's Monster Stack win, click here.

*Lead photo courtesy of WSOP.com

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Event #28: $1,500 "Monster Stack" No-Limit Hold'em

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