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Monster Stack: Chastity Fowler-Lee Doubles Up; Official Chip Counts

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Level 34:  125,000/250,000 with a 250,000 ante
Players Remaining:  6 of 1,371

Chastity Fowler-Lee
Robert Cheung (left) and Chipleader Chastity Fowler-Lee

Kevin Ho raised from the hijack to 500,000, Chastity Fowler-Lee moved all in from the small blind for 2,775,000, and Ho thought for a while before he called with Jc6c.

Fowler-Lee turned over As9c, and she needed her hand to hold to stay alive.

The board came 10s5d4d9s7d, and Fowler-Lee paired her nine on the turn to win the pot and double up in chips.

When the dealer reminded Ho of the size of Fowler-Lee’s all-in bet, Ho said, “I wish you had more.”

Chastity Fowler-Lee  –  5,950,000  (30 bb)
Kevin Ho  –  5,600,000  (28 bb)

Kevin Ho
Chipleader Kevin Ho

Kevin Ho went on to have a pretty good level after that, and he won a big pot heading into the break to reach 11 million.

Here are the official chip counts from the break with the blinds increasing to 125,000-250,000 (250,000 ante):

Seat 1.  Robert Cheung  –  6,050,000  (24 bb)
Seat 2.  Abdelouahed Bouanani  –  8,225,000  (33 bb)
Seat 3.  Chastity Fowler-Lee  –  4,375,000  (18 bb)
Seat 4.  Alon Eldar  –  8,800,000  (35 bb)
Seat 5.  Serge Dergham  –  2,600,000  (10 bb)
Seat 6.  Kevin Ho  –  11,100,000  (44 bb)

With six players remaining, the average chip stack is about 6,855,000 (27 big blinds), and the next player to bust will earn $18,367.

Monster Stack: Ryan Jones – 7th Place ($10,929)

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Level 32:  75,000/150,000 with a 150,000 ante
Players Remaining:  6 of 1,371

Ryan Jones
Ryan Jones

Abdelouahed Bouanani raised from the cutoff to 350,000, Ryan Jones moved all in from the small blind for 375,000, and Bouanani called with Jh9h.

Jones turned over 6s6c, and needed his hand to hold to stay alive.

The board came QsQd3c10h9d, and Bouanani turned an open-ended straight draw and paired his nine on the river to win the pot and eliminate Jones in seventh place.

Abdelouahed Bouanani  –  8,375,000  (56 bb)
Ryan Jones  –  Eliminated in 7th Place  ($10,929)

With six players remaining, the average chip stack is about 6,850,000 (46 big blinds), and the next player to bust will earn $14,086.

Monster Stack: Giedrius Bagdonas – 8th Place ($8,581)

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Level 32:  75,000/150,000 with a 150,000 ante
Players Remaining:  7 of 1,371

Giedrius Bagdonas
Giedrius Bagdonas

Abdelouahed Bouanani got it all in from the hijack for 3,525,000 with KdKc, and he needed his hand to hold to stay alive against the QsQh of Giedrius Bagdonas, who was UTG+1.

The board came Jd9s2d8dKh — Bagdonas turns a gutshot straight draw, but improves no further. Bouanani wins the pot with a set of kings to double up in chips.

Abdelouahed Bouanani  –  7,425,000  (50 bb)
Giedrius Bagdonas  –  750,000  (5 bb)

A short while later, Serge Dergham raised from middle position to 375,000, Giedrius Bagdonas moved all in hijack for 600,000, and Dergham called with KhJd. Bagdonas turned over Js10s, and he was dominated as he faced elimination.

The board came Jh2s2h6cKs, and Dergham won the pot with a higher two pair, kings and jacks, to eliminate Bagdonas in eighth place.

Serge Dergham  –  5,750,000  (38 bb)
Giedrius Bagdonas  –  Eliminated in 8th Place  ($8,581)

With seven players remaining, the average chip stack is about 5,875,000 (39 big blinds), and the next player to bust will earn $10,929.

Monster Stack: Joseph Hebert – 9th Place ($6,818)

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Level 32:  75,000/150,000 with a 150,000 ante
Players Remaining:  8 of 1,371

Joseph Hebert
Joseph Hebert

Joseph Hebert got it all in from the big blind with AxQx, and he needed to improve to stay alive against the 10x10x of Robert Cheung on the button.

The board blanked out for Hebert, and the pocket tens held up for Cheung to win the pot and eliminate Hebert in ninth place.

Robert Cheung  –  5,500,000  (37 bb)
Joseph Hebert  –  Eliminated in 9th Place  ($6,818)

With eight players remaining, the average chip stack is about 5,150,000 (34 big blinds), and the next player to bust will earn $8,581.

Monster Stack: Carlos Guerrero – 10th Place ($5,483)

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Level 32:  75,000/150,000 with a 150,000 ante
Players Remaining:  9 of 1,371

Carlos Guerrero
Carlos Guerrero

Kevin Ho raised UTG+1 to 350,000, Robert Cheung moves all in from middle position for 1,325,000, and Carlos Guerrero moved all in over the top from the hijack for 2,325,000. Ho called, covering both players with about 7.5 million.

These were their cards in descending order of chip counts:

Kevin Ho:  KdKc
Carlos Guerrero:  AhQh
Robert Cheung:  AdKh

The board came Qd9d5c7d10d, and Cheung rivered an ace-high diamond flush to win the pot and triple up in chips. Ho won the side pot with his king-high flush to eliminate Guerrero in 10th place.

Robert Cheung  –  4,200,000  (28 bb)
Kevin Ho  –  7,200,000  (48 bb)
Carlos Guerrero  –  Eliminated in 10th Place  ($5,483)

With nine players remaining, the average chip stack is about 4,575,000 (31 big blinds), and the next player to bust will earn $6,818.

Monster Stack: Final Table Begins with Alon Eldar in the Lead

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Level 31:  50,000/125,000 with a 125,000 ante
Players Remaining:  10 of 1,371

After the elimination of Joe Mole in 11th place, the remaining 10 players redraw for random seats at the final table. They will be playing down to a winner tonight.

Here are their updated chip counts, with an average stack of 4,125,000 (33 big blinds):

Seat 1.  Robert Cheung  –  1,325,000  (11 bb)
Seat 2.  Abdelouahed Bouanani  –  3,500,000  (28 bb)
Seat 3.  Carlos Guerrero  –  1,875,000  (15 bb)
Seat 4.  Joseph Hebert  –  1,375,000  (11 bb)
Seat 5.  Chastity Fowler-Lee  –  4,975,000  (40 bb)
Seat 6.  Alon Eldar  –  8,000,000  (64 bb)
Seat 7.  Ryan Jones  –  1,800,000  (14 bb)
Seat 8.  Serge Dergham  –  5,500,000  (44 bb)
Seat 9.  Kevin Ho  –  7,825,000  (63 bb)
Seat 10.  Giedrius Bagdonas  –  5,150,000  (41 bb)

And these are the remaining payouts they’re playing for:

1st:  $70,567 + WSOP Circuit Ring
2nd:  $43,614
3rd:  $32,323
4th:  $24,227
5th:  $18,367
6th:  $14,086
7th:  $10,929
8th:  $8,581
9th:  $6,818
10th:  $5,483

They are playing down to a winner tonight.

Monster Stack: Mark Dube Eliminated in 12th Place; Joe Mole Eliminated in 11th Place

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Level 31:  50,000/125,000 with a 125,000 ante
Players Remaining:  11 of 1,371

Abdelouahed Bouanani and Robert Cheung
Abdelouahed Bouanani and Robert Cheung

Abdelouahed Bouanani moved all in from the small blind for 1,650,000, and Robert Cheung tanked for a while before he called from the big blind with Ah7d. Bouanani turned over 2h2c, and needed his hand to hold to stay alive.

The board came 10c9h8s5cKh — Cheung flopped an open-ended straight draw to go with his overcards, but missed all of his outs. The pocket deuces held up for Bouanani to win the pot and double up in chips.

Abdelouahed Bouanani  –  3,425,000  (27 bb)
Robert Cheung  –  1,675,000  (13 bb)

A few minutes later, Serge Dergham and Giedrius Bagdonas played a big pot on a board of Kd5c4cAhQd. On the river, Dergham bet 1,350,000, and Bagdonas called with KxQx for a rivered two pair, kings and queens.

But Dergham turned over 5s5d to win the pot with a flopped set of fives, increasing his chipleading stack to more than eight million.

Serge Dergham  –  8,250,000  (66 bb)
Giedrius Bagdonas  –  3,500,000  (28 bb)

Mark Dube
Mark Dube

A few minutes later, Serge Dergham raised from the button to 300,000, Mark Dube reraised from the small blind to 800,000, and Giedrius Bagdonas moved all in from the big blind for 2,650,000.

Dergham folded, and Dube called all in for 1,875,000 with JdJc. Bagdonas turned over AhQs, and Dube needed his jacks to hold to stay alive.

The board came Ad9d9c3d4s, and Bagdonas paired his ace on the flop to win the pot and eliminate Dube in 12th place.

Giedrius Bagdonas  –  4,950,000  (40 bb)
Mark Dube  –  Eliminated in 12th Place  ($5,483)

Joe Mole
Joe Mole

A few minutes later, Joe Mole was eliminated in 11th place, and the remaining players were ready to combine to a final table.

Joe Mole  –  Eliminated in 11th Place  ($5,483)

However, when Mole was eliminated, a hand was in progress at the other table. Kevin Ho got it all in from the big blind for 3,825,000 with AdQc, and he needed his hand to hold to stay alive against the AsJd of chipleader Serge Dergham.

The board came 6h5s3s4d4h, and Ho won the pot with his queen kicker to double up in chips.

Kevin Ho  –  7,825,000  (63 bb)
Serge Dergham  –  5,500,000  (44 bb)

The final 10 players have redrawn for random seats at the final table. Updated seating and chip counts will be posted soon.

Monster Stack: Dinner Break Until 7:45 pm; Serge Dergham Leads with 6,125,000

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Level 31:  50,000/125,000 with a 125,000 ante
Players Remaining:  12 of 1,371

Serge Dergham
Chipleader Serge Dergham

The final 12 players are on a 45-minute dinner break, with action scheduled to resume at 7:45 pm EST. The average chip stack is about 3,425,000 (27 big blinds), and these players are all guaranteed to earn at least $5,483 each.

Here are the official chip counts and seating positions:

TABLE 1
Seat 1.  Giedrius Bagdonas  –  4,450,000  (36 bb)
Seat 2.  Abdelouahed Bouanani  –  2,100,000  (17 bb)
Seat 3.  Robert Cheung  –  3,750,000  (30 bb)
Seat 4.  Kevin Ho  –  3,775,000  (30 bb)
Seat 5.  Serge Dergham  –  6,125,000  (49 bb)
Seat 6.  Mark Dube  –  3,075,000  (25 bb)

TABLE 2
Seat 1.  Joe Mole  –  2,225,000  (18 bb)
Seat 2.  Ryan Jones  –  2,875,000  (23 bb)
Seat 3.  Joseph Hebert  –  1,925,000  (15 bb)
Seat 4.  Chastity Fowler-Lee  –  3,375,000  (27 bb)
Seat 5.  Carlos Guerrero  –  1,600,000  (13 bb)
Seat 6.  Alon Eldar  –  5,925,000  (47 bb)

Monster Stack: Mark Dube Doubles Up; Fernando Rodriguez Vazquez Out in 14th Place; Taylor Deane Out in 13th

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Level 30:  50,000/100,000 with a 100,000 ante
Players Remaining:  12 of 1,371

Mark Dube
Mark Dube

Mark Dube raised from the cutoff to 200,000, and Abdelouahed Bouanani calls from the big blind. Both players checked to the turn on a board of Kh10d8c7s, Bouanani checked, Dube bet 255,000, and Bouanani thought for a while before check-raising to 600,000. Dube thought for a while before he called.

The river card was the 6d, Bouanani moved all in, and Dube snap-called all in for 785,000 with Jc9c for a turned jack-high straight. Bouanani turned over 9s6h for a ten-high straight, and Dube won the pot to double up in chips.

Mark Dube  –  3,320,000  (33 bb)
Abdelouahed Bouanani  –  2,600,000  (26 bb)

A few minutes later, Fernando Rodriguez Vazquez got it all in with 10x10x, but it failed to hold up against Alon Eldar’s AxKx when an ace hit the flop.

Alon Eldar  –  5,950,000  (60 bb)
Fernando Rodriguez Vazquez  –  Eliminated in 14th Place  ($4,464)

Giedrius Bagdonas
Giedrius Bagdonas

A few minutes later, Taylor Deane moved all in from the cutoff for 2,090,000, and Giedrius Bagdonas moved all in over the top for a little more from the button with AsAd. Deane turned over 7s7d, and needed to improve to stay alive.

The board came Ah8h6c4d8s — Bagdonas flopped a set of aces, Deane turned a gutshot straight draw, and the river card paired the board to give Bagdonas a full house. Bagdonas won the pot to eliminate Deane in 13th place.

Giedrius Bagdonas  –  4,625,000  (46 bb)
Taylor Deane  –  Eliminated in 13th Place  ($4,464)

A short while later, Level 30 came to an end, and the final 12 players took a 45-minute dinner break, with action scheduled to resume at 7:45 pm.

Monster Stack: Nick Palma Eliminated in 16th Place by Chastity Fowler-Lee

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Level 29:  40,000/80,000 with a 80,000 ante
Players Remaining:  15 of 1,371

Chastity Fowler-Lee
Chastity Fowler-Lee

Nick Palma got it all in with Ah2h, but he ran into the AxQx of Chastity Fowler-Lee and failed to improve. Palma was knocked out in 16th place while Fowler-Lee continues to build up her stack.

Chastity Fowler-Lee  –  2,750,000  (34 bb)
Nick Palma  –  Eliminated in 16th Place  ($3,679)

With 15 players remaining from a field of 1,371, the average chip stack is about 2.74 million (34 big blinds), and the remaining players are all guaranteed to earn at least $4,464 each. Here are the most recent eliminations:

16th:  Nick Palma  –  $3,679
17th:  Alexander Duvall  –  $3,679
18th:  Michael Kneebusch  –  $3,679
19th:  Damian Sanchez  –  $3,071