Jerry Maher in the small blind limped with K♥J♥, but Pedro Neves in the big blind raised to 5,500,000 with A♣Q♦.
Maher went into the tank, but eventually folded.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
189,200,000
2,000,000
|
2,000,000 |
|
||
|
21,800,000
-2,000,000
|
-2,000,000 |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
187,200,000
4,000,000
|
4,000,000 |
|
|
||
|
92,000,000
-9,000,000
|
-9,000,000 |
|
50,800,000 | |
|
33,900,000
8,000,000
|
8,000,000 |
|
27,000,000 | |
|
|
23,800,000
2,000,000
|
2,000,000 |
|
20,500,000
-5,000,000
|
-5,000,000 |
Tim Reilly limped from the button with Q♠10♦. Jerry Maher in the small blind called as well with 2♠2♥, so Pedro Neves in the big blind with 5♣2♣ only had to check his option to discover a flop of 3♣4♣7♣.
Maher checked but Neves with a flush led out for 2,500,000. Both Reilly and Maher folded.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
183,200,000
4,000,000
|
4,000,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
25,900,000
-3,000,000
|
-3,000,000 |
|
|
21,800,000
-2,000,000
|
-2,000,000 |
On the first hand of the final table, Pedro Neves raised to 4,000,000 from under the gun with A♠K♠ and Jerry Maher defended from the big blind with K♥J♦.
Neves continued for 2,500,000 on a flop of 3♦2♦10♦ and made Maher fold.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
179,200,000
7,000,000
|
7,000,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
23,800,000
-6,000,000
|
-6,000,000 |
Level: 40
Blinds: 1,000,000/2,000,000
Ante: 2,000,000
With 37 minutes remaining at 1,000,000/2,000,000 with a 2,000,000 big blind ante, cards are in the air on Day 5 of the $1,500 Monster Stack.
The PokerGO stream will start at 1 p.m., so PokerNews will provide updates with a delay.
In just a few hours, a new player will be crowned as the 2024 World Series of Poker Event #38: $1,500 Monster Stack No-Limit Hold'em champion, winning their first-ever gold bracelet and the $1,098,220 first-place prize. But who will this player be?
Out of a massive field of 8,703 entrants, only seven players successfully reached the final table and then qualified for Day 5. Among these players, the odds-on favorite is Portugal's Pedro Neves. After winning a 90,000,000 chip pot when there were 19 players left, his stack kept growing, and he secured a massive chip lead of 172,200,000. He is followed by Aaron Johnson with 101,000,000, while all the other players have, at most, half of Johnson's stack.
| Rank | Player | Country | Chips | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pedro Neves | Portugal | 172,200,000 | 86 |
| 2 | Aaron Johnson (MN) | United States | 101,000,000 | 51 |
| 3 | Brian Roff | United States | 50,800,000 | 25 |
| 4 | Jerry Maher | United States | 29,800,000 | 15 |
| 5 | Tim Reilly | United States | 28,900,000 | 14 |
| 6 | Jose Carlos Brito | Portugal | 27,000,000 | 14 |
| 7 | Guangming Li | United States | 25,500,000 | 13 |
Brian Roff will be back at the final table with 50,800,000. Meanwhile, Jerry Maher (29,800,000), Tim Reilly (28,900,000), Jose Carlos Brito (27,000,000), and Guangming Li (25,500,000) will all return with approximately 15 big blinds each.
Day 5 action will begin at 12 p.m. local time at Level 40, with blinds at 1,000,000/2,000,000 with a 2,000,000 big blind ante. The level will resume with 37 minutes and 25 seconds remaining. Levels will be 60 minutes in length, with 15-minute breaks every two levels, and a dinner break to be determined.
| Place | Player | Country | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | - | - | $1,098,220 |
| 2 | - | - | $732,329 |
| 3 | - | - | $550,920 |
| 4 | - | - | $417,213 |
| 5 | - | - | $318,077 |
| 6 | - | - | $244,137 |
| 7 | - | - | $188,660 |
| 8 | Bret Martin | United States | $146,789 |
| 9 | Robin Guillaumot | France | $114,998 |
Streaming will begin at 1 p.m. on PokerGO. To respect the stream, PokerNews will be providing updates on delay.
Be sure to follow PokerNews throughout the remainder of this event, as well as future coverage throughout the summer.
| Casino | Table | Seat | Player | Country | Chips | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Horseshoe | 1 | 1 | Aaron Johnson (MN) | United States | 101,000,000 | 51 |
| Horseshoe | 1 | 2 | Brian Roff | United States | 50,800,000 | 25 |
| Horseshoe | 1 | 3 | Tim Reilly | United States | 28,900,000 | 14 |
| Horseshoe | 1 | 4 | Jeremy Maher | United States | 29,800,000 | 15 |
| Horseshoe | 1 | 5 | Pedro Neves | Portugal | 172,200,000 | 86 |
| Horseshoe | 1 | 6 | Guangming Li | United States | 25,500,000 | 13 |
| Horseshoe | 1 | 7 | Jose Brito | Portugal | 27,000,000 | 14 |
Event #38: $1,500 Monster Stack No-Limit Hold'em
Day 5 Started
