Changfeng Fan Leads The Field After Day 1b of the Monster Stack
Changfeng Fan has a commanding lead in Event #38: $1,500 Monster Stack No-Limit Hold'em after Day 1b saw them bag a chip stack of 1,403,500. Fan replaces Ryan Sullivan, the Day 1a chip leader at the top of the standings.
Day 1b of the $1,500 Monster Stack added another 2,876 players to the field, growing the total to 5,235 entries. The 947 Day 1b survivors will join the 737 from Day 1a for a Day 2 total of 1,684 players.
However, with Day 1c still to go, these numbers all have plenty of time to swell even further.
Monster Stack Top Ten Chip Counts
| Rank | Player | Country | Chips | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Changfeng Fan | United States | 1,403,500 | 468 |
| 2 | Ryan Sullivan | United States | 915,000 | 305 |
| 3 | Chih-Feng Li | Japan | 855,000 | 285 |
| 4 | Maxime Parys | France | 765,000 | 255 |
| 5 | Cristian Tuica | United States | 728,500 | 243 |
| 6 | Hung Nguyen | United States | 665,000 | 222 |
| 7 | John Oshea | Ireland | 609,500 | 203 |
| 8 | Joshua Heinzl | United States | 591,500 | 197 |
| 9 | Jackson Spencer | United States | 540,000 | 180 |
| 10 | Vinicius Lima | United States | 525,000 | 175 |
Several notable players bagged on Day 1b. These included Faraz Jaka (439,000), Ana Marquez (338,000), Brock Wilson (321,000), Kathy Liebert (315,500), Jake Schwartz (297,500), Pete Chen (284,000), Shannon Shorr (233,000), Nick Pupillo (188,000), Brent Hanks (126,500), Jack Sinclair (115,000), Ryan Laplante (84,000), Ryan Riess (69,000), Ebony Kenney (44,500), and Ali Imsirovic (18,500).
Day 1c kicks off at 10 a.m. local time on June 16 and will play for eleven 60-minute levels with a 20-minute break every two levels and a dinner break of 75-minutes after Level 8 (around 7 p.m.).
The field will then combine for Day 2 on June 17 at 11 a.m. when PokerNews' traditional coverage of this event will begin.