$365 Monster Stack NLH (Single Re-Entry)
Level 21: 5,000/10,000 with a 1,000 ante | Payouts
Players Remaining:  22 of 430

The following players made it into the Monster Stack money but did not advance to Day 2.

23rd: Joseph Hargadon – $1,067
24th: Almog Biton – $1,067
25th: David Prociak – $922
26th: Sheddy Siddiqui – $922
27th: Steve Katlin – $922
28th: Adam Axman – $808
29th: Anthony Barbera – $808
30th: Daniel Pearlman – $808
31st: Tyler Rueger – $716
32nd: Steven Snyder – $716
33rd: Benjamin Yogel – $716
34th: Josias Santoas – $642
35th: Robert Campbell – $642
36th: Adam Koppel – $642
37th: G Robert Beck – $583
38th: Sean Shah – $583
39th: Ronald Campillo – $583
40th: Lenol Clark – $583
41st: Scott McInnis – $583
42nd: Steven Olek – $583
43rd: Mark Bernstein – $583
44th: Alexander Machado – $583
45th: Patrick Horrigan – $583

$365 Monster Stack NLH (Single Re-Entry)
Level 21: 5,000/10,000 with a 1,000 ante | Payouts
Players Remaining:  22 of 430

As the clock was ticking down to the end of the day, Carlos Loving went from a big stack to the top stack in one hand.

It began when Sheddy Siddiqui moved all in for ~120,000 and Loving moved all in next to act for 640,000. Not to be left out, fellow top stack David Prociak moved all in as well with a similar count to Loving for the huge, three-way pot.

Sheddy:
Loving:
Prociak:

Loving dominated both players and sat back, relaxed as the dealer ran out the board. The hand sent Siddiqui out in 26th place and they counted down the other two stacks. Loving had Prociak out-chipped by 20,000 to boost Loving into the lead while Prociak cashed in 25th place.

Two hands later, Monster Stack Day 1 was complete with 22 players remaining and they will return tomorrow at 1pm to play it out.

Loving bagged up 1,228,000 and will return with a nice lead followed by Jeffrey Dickman, Michael Ortiz, George Boyadjian, and Shawn Clark.

Full counts and seat assignments will be published when they are available.

Top five returning stacks:

1. Carlos Loving – 1,228,000 (102 bb)
2. Jeffrey Dickman – 1,083,000 (90 bb)
3. Michael Ortiz – 748,000 (62 bb)
4. Georges Boyadjian – 618,000 (52 bb)
5. Shawn Clark – 507,000 (42 bb)

$365 Monster Stack NLH (Single Re-Entry)
Level 19: 3,000/6,000 with a 1,000 ante | Payouts
Players Remaining:  45 of 430

The Monster Stack went into hand-for-hand mode with 46 players remaining and they settled in for the long haul. This was no quick bubble.

With the clock paused and two minutes coming off for each hand, it took 12 hands for them to settle the matter. There were two double ups during that time, including SHRP champ Bryce McVay, but it had to end sooner or later.

Jason Gooch open-shoved from the hijack for 112,000 and Josias Santos called from the small blind to put him in trouble.

Santos:
Gooch:

Gooch had two live cards but missed the entire board as it ran an all-low . Santos took the pot and Gooch hit the rail in 46th place.

The double tough blow, Gooch had to be the Monster Stack bubble boy on his birthday. Not a good start to his celebration.

$365 Monster Stack NLH (Single Re-Entry)
Level 19: 3,000/6,000 with a 1,000 ante | Payouts
Players Remaining:  46 of 430

With 47 players remaining and 46 getting paid, SHRP team member Jessica Dawley saw a player move all in from early position for 72,000 and she shipped in over the top for more from the button. The blinds released and the hands were tabled.

Dawley:
Opponent:

Dawley was dominating before the flop and all but locked up the hand on the flop. The turn had her opponent drawing dead to 47th place and it was time for bubble play.

Tournament staff paused the clock, made the necessary instructions, and began the process of bursting the money bubble play.

$365 Monster Stack NLH (Single Re-Entry)
Level 18: 2,500/5,000 with a 500 ante | Payouts
Players Remaining:  52 of 430

The Monster Stack field is taking its final break of the day as the 500 denom chips coming out of play and six tables remain. They will return and play three more levels, 45-minutes a pop, before the survivors bag up for a Day 2 return tomorrow.

Tyler Rueger appears to be the late leader and approaching 400,000 with Josias Santos not far behind with 350,000.

$365 Monster Stack NLH (Single Re-Entry)
Level 18: 2,500/5,000 with a 500 ante | Payouts
Players Remaining:  61 of 430

The Monster Stack field lost 20 players in one level but one of them was not SHRP team member Sheddy Siddiqui.

Despite the previously mentioned bad beat, Siddiqui bounced back from around 30,000 after getting his aces cracked and now sits with 160,000 as players drop all around him.

$365 Monster Stack NLH (Single Re-Entry)
Level 17: 2,000/4,000 with a 500 ante | Payouts
Players Remaining:  81 of 430

The Monster Stack returned from the dinner break and players went right to work. They are down to the last nine tables after one level and the bad beats aren’t hurting the pace.

We saw aces getting cracked at the same table within three hands of each other to put an exclamation point on it.

The first saw Luiz Guimaraes open and call a three-bet shove for 30,000 with . His opponent had before Guimaraes flopped top pair/open-ended straight draw on the board that got there on the turn. He had to dodge some boat outs but finished off the beat on the river to go up to 180,000.

Two hands later, SHRP team member Sheddy Siddiqui opened the action to 6,000 and picked up two callers. Another player moved all in for ~50,000 and Siddiqui shoved for ~86,000. The other two players released and it was Siddiqui with the rockets.

Siddiqui:
Opponent:

The flop was harmless and one of Siddiqui’s tablemates, not in the hand, asked for a sweat card. It came on the turn and the second cracking was complete on the trip ten river.

$365 Monster Stack NLH (Single Re-Entry)
Level 15: 1,200/2,400 with a 400 ante | Payouts
Players Remaining:  99 of 430

The Monster Stack reached the end of Level 15 and they sent 11 tables of players off on a 45-minute dinner break to recharge. They will return and play six more levels before bagging up.

There are still plenty of tough players around including 2016 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Player of the Year David Prociak along with SHRP team member Sheddy Siddiqui and Jessica Dawley.

$365 Monster Stack NLH (Single Re-Entry)
Level 13: 800/1,600 with a 200 ante | Payouts
Players Remaining:  144 of 430

The day’s third break is done and the clock shows 144 entries in the game. Leading the action is Dejan Petkovic. Petkovic has ran hot and turned his 20,000 starting chips into 183,400.

Here’s a look at some of the notable tournament counts:

• Dejan Petkovic – 183,400
• Jermaine Gerlin – 165,500
• Carlos Loving – 150,000
• Chris Perkins – 120,000
• Phil Hui – 107,800
• David Prociak – 105,000
• Almog Biton – 100,000
• Luiz De Farias Guimaraes – 100,000
• Spencer Champlin – 90,000
• Ari Engel – 88,000
• David DiBernardi – 84,300
• Phil Rigby – 81,000
• David Price – 76,100
• Nagui Yassa – 76,000
• Josias Santos – 74,900
• Jessica Dawley – 72,000
• Alexander Machado – 65,000
• Reinaldo Troconis – 65,000
• Sheddy Siddiqui – 64,000
• Jeffrey Higgins – 60,000
• Jeffrey Sager – 60,000
• Vincent Moscati – 50,000
• Robert Campbell – 47,000
• Daniel Pearlman – 45,400
• Kurt Jewell – 44,600
• Michael Ortiz – 43,000
• Jason Tulloss – 35,000
• Marcus Stein – 35,000
• Eric Brewster – 33,700
• Herbert Woodbery – 33,400
• Rob Beck – 26,500
• Jason Young – 26,000
• Carlos Vasquez – 18,400
• Debra Dorcy – 13,800

$365 Monster Stack NLH (Single Re-Entry)
Level 12: 600/1,200 with a 200 ante | Structure
Players Remaining: 171 of 430

The action has been moving steadily since cards went in the air for the Monster Stack just over six hours ago. From 430 starting, the field is down to the 171 an the meeting rooms that previously held some of the overflow are now empty.