2024 World Series of Poker

Event #38: $1,500 Monster Stack No-Limit Hold'em
Day: 3
Event Info

2024 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
ak
Prize
$1,098,220
Event Info
Buy-in
$1,500
Prize Pool
$11,619,840
Entries
8,703
Level Info
Level
43
Blinds
2,000,000 / 4,000,000
Ante
4,000,000
Players Info - Day 3
Entries
416
Players Left
55

Simao Still in the Hunt as Day 3 of $1,500 Monster Stack No-Limit Hold��em Begins at 11 AM

Joao Simao
Joao Simao

Day 3 of Event #38: $1,500 Monster Stack No-Limit Hold��em gets underway at 11 a.m. at Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas. There will be 416 competitors returning to contend for the coveted World Series of Poker Gold Bracelet and of course the first-place prize of $1,098,220 for the eventual winner.

United States�� own Vinicius Lima will begin the day as the chip leader, with 3,700,000 chips. He sits slightly ahead of Catalin Pop with 3,510,000. A first place score for either would be the biggest career win of their tournament lives.

Start of Day 3 Top Ten Chip Counts

RankPlayerCountryChipsBig Blinds
1Vinicius LimaUnited States3,700,000123
2Catalin PopUnited States3,510,000117
3Bart CregoUnited States3,400,000113
4Alexandros DranovitsasGreece3,345,000112
5Long MaUnited States3,265,000109
6Michael MurphyUnited States2,900,00097
7Lukas GuenzelGermany2,825,00094
8Joshua PayneUnited States2,790,00093
9Tony HuangUnited States2,730,00091
10Gregory JensenUnited States2,670,00089

A tough field awaits those returning with crushers such as Joao Simao looking to continue their recent final table runs of the summer. Other notables still remaining include Alex Foxen, Kristen Foxen, Martin Kabrhel, and recent three-time bracelet winner Timur Margolin.

Alex Foxen
Alex Foxen

Play will resume in the Bronze, Silver, and Gold sections of the Horseshoe Event Center at 11 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 with the remaining players continuing to play in Day 4.

As always PokerNews will provide all of the latest coverage and highlights from the 2024 World Series of Poker at Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas.

Tags: Alex FoxenAlexandros DranovitsasBart CregoCatalin PopGregory JensenJoao SimaoJoshua PayneKristen FoxenLong MaLukas GuenzelMartin KabrhelMichael MurphyTimur MargolinTony HuangVinicius Lima