Event #39: $1,500 Monster Stack Giorno 3 | 2023 World Series of Poker

2023-06-19 22:37 UTC-7

Xuming Qi Surges to Chip Lead on Day 3 of Event #39: $1,500 Monster Stack

Livello 31 : Blinds 125,000/250,000, 250,000 ante

Day 3 of Event #39: $1,500 Monster Stack at the 2023 World Series of Poker is in the books, and it’s Xuming Qi leading the pack after bagging an impressive 24,300,000.

Qi, who started Day 3 as a short stack with 725,000, emerged as the day wore on, continued to amass chips, and became one of three players to total 20,000,000 or more. The other two are Marcos Exterkotter (23,575,000), and Steven Snyder (21,275,000).

Top Ten Chip Counts

Rank	Player	Country	Chip Count	Big Blinds
1	Xuming Qi	China	24,300,000	97
2	Marcos Exterkotter	Brazil	23,575,000	94
3	Steven Snyder	United States	21,275,000	85
4	Yuanjun Lu	China	19,525,000	78
5	Jonathan McCann	United Kingdom	18,600,000	74
6	Matthew Volosevich	United States	16,350,000	65
7	Joshua Adcock	United States	16,125,000	65
8	Nate Silver	United States	13,275,000	53
9	Ian Schechter	United States	13,175,000	53
10	David Vedral	Austria	12,000,000	48

The day began with 389 remaining players out of 8,317 entrants and just 43 will advance to Day 4.

The Day 3 field was full of star power, including a Poker Hall of Famer in Barry Greenstein and multiple WSOP bracelet winners, such as Jesse Rockowitz, Joe Cada, Jared Jaffee, Gershon Distenfeld, Arash Ghaneian, David Jackson and Niall Farrell, among others.

Of the group, only Cada (8,950,000), Ghanenian (6,575,000), and Rockowitz (2,250,000) remain to keep dreams alive for another coveted bracelet.

The path, however, won’t be easy because any player can take down the tournament, evidenced by Qi’s emergence from a short stack to start the day to chip leader heading into Day 4.

Qi and the remaining participants are scheduled to return at noon local time on Tuesday for Day 4 at Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas, with Level 32 blinds of 150,000/250,000 and a 250,000 ante.

Players will have a 15-minute break every two levels and will play down to a winner who will received the coveted WSOP bracelet and a $1,162,681 first-place prize.

Follow along as PokerNews continues to provide live updates throughout Day 4.

Tags: Arash Ghaneian Barry Greenstein David Jackson Gershon Distenfeld Jared Jaffee Jesse Rockowitz Joe Cada Marcos Exterkotter Niall Farrell Steven Snyder Xuming Qi

2023-06-19 18:52 UTC-7

Qi Felts Distenfeld

Livello 29 : Blinds 80,000/160,000, 160,000 ante

On a heads-up turn of J♥6♦10♠6♥, the swelled pot already had over 2,000,000 in the middle when both Gershon Distenfeld and Xuming Qi decided to check and see the 6♠ appear on the turn.

Diestenfeld then shoved all in, totaling 2,170,000, and the pressure was on Qi.

After a good 30 seconds of thought, Qi set out a stack of chips, making the call to put Distenfeld's tournament life at risk.

"You got it, nice call," Distenfeld sighed as he flipped over A♣9♦ for trip sixes with ace-high while Qi tabled Q♥10♥ for sixes full of tens to take the pot, rocketing his stack up to over 14,000,000.

Distenfeld was sent to the rail in 93rd place which was good for a payout of $10,499- all of which he will be donating to charity.

Giocatore	Chip	Avanzamento
Xuming Qi	14,100,000 7,650,000	7,650,000

Gershon Distenfeld	Eliminato

Tags: Gershon Distenfeld Xuming Qi

2023-06-19 15:24 UTC-7

Ghaneian, Bennett Show Friendly Side of Poker

Livello 26 : Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante

Poker is a competitive game, but it can also bring about friendly competition.

WSOP bracelet winner Arash Ghaneian and Steven Bennett provided proof of the latter scenario during a hand.

Ghaneian raised preflop in late position, and Bennett called in the small blind. The two men looked at each other and chuckled.

The dealer fanned 4♥A♣9♥ on the board. Bennett checked, and Ghaneian followed with his own check.

“No way!” Bennett said after Ghaneian acted.

The 8♥ showed up on the turn, and Bennett once again checked. This time, though, Ghaneian bet 175,000 and Bennett folded, showing 6♣4♣ face up.

Ghaneian then showed Bennett what he had before tabling A♠8♠ for the rest of the table.

“Sneaky!” Bennett exclaimed, which got a laugh out of Ghaneian.

Giocatore	Chip	Avanzamento
Arash Ghaneian	7,880,000 480,000	480,000

Steven Bennett	2,815,000 1,870,000	1,870,000

Tags: Arash Ghaneian Steven Bennett

2023-06-19 13:50 UTC-7

Rosique Triples - Distenfield Takes Huge Sidepot

Livello 25 : Blinds 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante

Bertrand Rosique moved all in from under the gun for 820,000. Gershon Distenfeld announced all-in from early position and had enough to cover everyone at the table. Max Neugebauer on Distenfeld's immediate left also moved all in for 2,650,000.

Bertrand Rosique: A♠3♠
Max Neugebauer: Q♣Q♦
Gershon Distenfeld: A♣A♥

Distenfeld was in good shape to knock two players out after the paired flop of J♥5♥5♠. However, Rosique went runner-runner after the 2♠K♠ completed the board to give them a flush. Rosique took the main pot of 2,600,000 while Distenfeld had to settle for the 3,600,000 side pot.

Giocatore	Chip	Avanzamento
Gershon Distenfeld	6,600,000 2,570,000	2,570,000

Bertrand Rosique	2,600,000 1,475,000	1,475,000
Max Neugebauer	Eliminato

Tags: Bertrand Rosique Gershon Distenfeld Max Neugebauer

2023-06-19 12:43 UTC-7

Weissman Gets There on the River

Livello 24 : Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

Justin Filtz raised to 120,000 in early position, then watched WSOP bracelet winner Joey Weissman call on the button.

The dealer fanned K♠A♣Q♦ on the flop, which both players checked. The 3♠ provided some action, as Filtz led out 150,000, which Weissman called.

The river saw J♦ and fireworks. Filtz checked, then watched Weissman go in the tank. Weissman took his time before counting out 500,000 off to the side of his chips. Then, he stacked the chips and cut out 475,000 before moving them forward as a bet.

Filtz snap called, then saw in dismay that Weissman tabled A♥J♦ for the nut straight.

“Nice river,” Filtz deadpanned as he watched the dealer push the pot to Weissman.

Giocatore	Chip	Avanzamento
Joey Weissman	1,100,000 350,000	350,000

Justin Filtz	925,000 105,000	105,000

Tags: Joey Weissman Justin Filtz

2023-06-19 11:54 UTC-7

Nastasta Runs Into Fast's Aces

Livello 23 : Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

Gabriel Nastasa moved all in from under the gun for 345,000. Action folded back to the big blind Dietrich Fast who threw in a calling chip the moment the small blind folded.

Gabriel Nastasa: K♠J♠
Dietrich Fast: A♠A♦

Nastasa couldn't believe Fast had pocket aces and despite hitting a king on the flop, the board of K♣Q♠8♥4♥3♥ was no help for the Israeli and headed to the exit.

Giocatore	Chip	Avanzamento
Dietrich Fast	3,200,000 1,915,000	1,915,000

Gabriel Nastasa	Eliminato

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2023-06-19 11:25 UTC-7

Jaffee Caught in the Blender

Livello 23 : Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

On a multi-way flop of 7♦9♦3♥, action checked to Jared Jaffee who led out for 155,000 and was only called by Koveh Waysei to his left.

The two then went heads-up to the turn 10♦ which saw another continuation from Jaffee for 365,000, but then Waysei moved all in for over 2,000,000, covering Jaffee.

Jaffee then went into the tank for a good while, checking and re-checking his cards, throwing his hands up, and counting his chips over and over.

Eventually, he decided to throw it away, and based on the table talk that followed, Jaffee admitted to having an over pair while Waysie held nine-ten for two pair.

Giocatore	Chip	Avanzamento
Koveh Waysei	3,150,000 150,000	150,000
Jared Jaffee	1,400,000 670,000	670,000

Tags: Jared Jaffee Koveh Waysei

2023-06-19 09:18 UTC-7

The Penultimate Day of the Monster Stack is About to Begin

Day 3 of Event #39 $1,500 Monster Stack No-Limit Hold’em is about to get underway at Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas. There will be 386 competitors returning to vie for the coveted World Series of Poker Gold Bracelet and of course a massive first-place prize of $1,162,681.

South Africa’s Ahmed Karrim will begin the day as the chip leader, with 3,890,000 chips. He is just ahead of France’s Rayane Bouibeb with 3,830,000. Bouibeb cracked aces in a 150 big blind flip to get the lion share of their stack.

Start of Day 3 Top 10 Chip Counts

Rank	Player	Country	Chip Count	Big Blinds
1	Ahmed Karrim	South Africa	3,890,000	130
2	Rayane Bouibeb	France	3,830,000	128
3	Raj Vohra	United States	3,780,000	126
4	Robert Bickley	United Kingdom	3,240,000	108
5	Frederic Normand	Canada	3,095,000	103
6	Jesse Yaginuma	United States	3,060,000	102
7	Koveh Waysei	United States	3,000,000	100
8	Adam Fellon	United States	2,795,000	93
9	Christopher Marcadet	United States	2,765,000	92
10	John Riordan	United States	2,760,000	92

Others to look out for are Antoinette Leblanc who has 1,300,000. The lady from Wakefield,Massachusetts has been crushing souls the last two days and isn’t afraid to clash with anyone. Other notables in the quest for the bracelet are Niall Farrell, Barry Greenstein and Gershon Distenfeld

Play will resume in the red section of Horseshoe at 10 a.m. local time with the blinds at 15,000/30,000 and a big blind ante of 30,000. Ten 60-minute levels will be played today and a 60-minute dinner break after Level 27.

As always PokerNews will provide all of the latest insights and highlights from the 2023 World Series of Poker at Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas.