Pedro Neves Leads Event #38: $1,500 Monster Stack No-Limit Hold'em Final Seven
In just a few hours, a new player will be crowned as the 2024 World Series of Poker Event #38: $1,500 Monster Stack No-Limit Hold'em champion, winning their first-ever gold bracelet and the $1,098,220 first-place prize. But who will this player be?
Out of a massive field of 8,703 entrants, only seven players successfully reached the final table and then qualified for Day 5. Among these players, the odds-on favorite is Portugal's Pedro Neves. After winning a 90,000,000 chip pot when there were 19 players left, his stack kept growing, and he secured a massive chip lead of 172,200,000. He is followed by Aaron Johnson with 101,000,000, while all the other players have, at most, half of Johnson's stack.
Final Seven Chip Counts
| Rank | Player | Country | Chips | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pedro Neves | Portugal | 172,200,000 | 86 |
| 2 | Aaron Johnson (MN) | United States | 101,000,000 | 51 |
| 3 | Brian Roff | United States | 50,800,000 | 25 |
| 4 | Jerry Maher | United States | 29,800,000 | 15 |
| 5 | Tim Reilly | United States | 28,900,000 | 14 |
| 6 | Jose Carlos Brito | Portugal | 27,000,000 | 14 |
| 7 | Guangming Li | United States | 25,500,000 | 13 |
Brian Roff will be back at the final table with 50,800,000. Meanwhile, Jerry Maher (29,800,000), Tim Reilly (28,900,000), Jose Carlos Brito (27,000,000), and Guangming Li (25,500,000) will all return with approximately 15 big blinds each.
Day 5 action will begin at 12 p.m. local time at Level 40, with blinds at 1,000,000/2,000,000 with a 2,000,000 big blind ante. The level will resume with 37 minutes and 25 seconds remaining. Levels will be 60 minutes in length, with 15-minute breaks every two levels, and a dinner break to be determined.
Final Table Results and Remaining Payouts
| Place | Player | Country | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | - | - | $1,098,220 |
| 2 | - | - | $732,329 |
| 3 | - | - | $550,920 |
| 4 | - | - | $417,213 |
| 5 | - | - | $318,077 |
| 6 | - | - | $244,137 |
| 7 | - | - | $188,660 |
| 8 | Bret Martin | United States | $146,789 |
| 9 | Robin Guillaumot | France | $114,998 |
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