What's That Coming Over the Hill? Is It a Monster (Stack)?
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Today sees the first flight of Event #38: $1,500 Monster Stack No-Limit Hold'em get started at Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas.
This is the first of three Day 1 flights, each of which kicks off at 10 a.m. on its respective date. Each flight will play for 11 blind levels of 60 minutes. There will be a 20-minute break every two levels, with a 75-minute dinner break after Level 8 (around 7 p.m.).
Late registration is available on every Day 1 until the end of Level 10. Players start with 50,000 in chips and may enter each flight once (providing they have not already bagged a Day 1 finish).
Day 2 will then see all three flights combined at 11 a.m. on Monday, June 17. Play will continue for another 10 blind levels. This event is not expected to crown a winner until Day 5. PokerNews traditional coverage of this event starts on Day 2.
Last year's $1,500 Monster Stack No-Limit Hold'em was won by Braxton Dunaway, a Texan oil and gas worker. The event's field of 8,317 entries generated a massive $11,103,195 prize pool.
Dunaway beat Colin Robinson heads-up to win his first bracelet and earn himself a $1,162,681 payday. Poker runs in the family as Dunaway explained to PokerNews after his win. “[The family is] at the College World Series. My son is in a tournament during that, which is for teenage boys. He won his first two games today and he’s guaranteed like five more games.”
| Year | Entries | Winner | Country | Payout |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 8,317 | Braxton Dunaway | United States | $1,162,681 |
| 2022 | 6,501 | Mike Jukich | United States | $966,577 |
| 2021 | 3,520 | Michael Noori | United States | $610,347 |
| 2020 | - | Not Held | - | - |
| 2019 | 6,035 | Kainalu McCue-Unciano | United States | $1,008,850 |
| 2018 | 6,260 | Tommy Nguyen | Canada | $1,037,451 |
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