2026 WSOPC Calgary Jan – Event #10: $400 Monster Stack NLH

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  • Allen Shen Wins Monster Stack for Almost $80k

    Allen Shen had to come from behind against Mehmet Siginc, who was looking for his second ring this series. Siginc started heads up with a big lead, but a huge cooler flipped things around.

    After a raise from Shen and a call from Siginc preflop, Siginc check-raised the ace-high, two-club flop. Shen called to the turn, which paired the ace and brought a third club to the board.

    Siginc shoved, and Shen called him off pretty quickly. Siginc turned the nut club flush with king-eight, with Shen on trip aces with a four.

    Shen needed an ace or a four or for the board to pair, and he got his wish when the river paired the five, giving Shen the full house and the win. He had a large rail of Ontario crushers railing him tonight, including past Main Event winner Nicholas Teeuwen, and streamer Patrick “Egption” Tardif, among many others.

  • Mehmet Siginc Out in 2nd Place for $52,010

    Level:36 (400000/800000/800000)
    Entries:2/1656
    Prizes:$536,036
    Local Time:11:20 PM
    Mehmet Siginic – Mehmet Siginc Out in 2nd Place for ,010
    Mehmet Siginic

    Alen Shen raised to 2.2 million and Mehmet Siginc called. The flop came 10♣5♣A♠, and Siginc check-raised from 1.4 million to 7 million. Shen called for the A♣ on the turn.

    Siginc shoved the big stack and Shen called fairly quickly. Siginc turned the nut club flush with king-eight, while Shen was on ace-four for trip aces. The river saved Shen as it paired 5♦, and Shen grabbed a huge lead.

    Just a couple of hands later, Siginc shoved his short stack with pocket deuces, and Shen called with queen-four, and turned a four for the win.

  • Philip Dobrikin Out in 3rd Place for $35,285

    Level:35 (300000/600000/600000)
    Entries:2/1656
    Prizes:$536.036
    Local Time:11:00 PM
    Philip Dobrikin
    Philip Dobrikin

    They are heads up now in the Monster Stack after Mehmet Siginc sent Philip Dobrikin to the rail in third place. I caught the action as Dobrikin was facing an all-in on the river from Siginc, who has the big stack.

    Dobrikin eventually sighed, “I got to 3rd at least,” and slid in his stack for the call. He flopped an ace with ace-three, but Siginc was on two-pair with ten-seven, and took it down.

    Siginc is how heads up against Alen Shen, and Siginc has the chip lead going for his second ring this series.

  • Jackson Oniske Out in 4th Place for $24,454

    Level:35 (300000/600000/600000)
    Entries:3/1656
    Prizes:$536,036
    Local Time:10:50 PM
    Jackson Oniske
    Jackson Oniske

    The two short stacks have been trading chips without much progress for either. Jackson Oniske was down to just over 4 million, and he shoved under the gun. Philip Dobrikin, who was the second shortest, snap called from the big blind.

    He was racing with nines against queen-ten, and while Oniske flopped a gutty and turned open-ended, the 4♠8♣J♠K♣7♠ board left the nines in front, and sent Onikse out in 4th place.

  • Oniske Doubles

    Level:35 (300000/600000/600000)
    Entries:4/1656
    Prizes:$536,036
    Local Time:12:25 PM

    Jackson Oniske just scored a double. Philip Dobrikin raised under the gun, then called when Oniske shoved the button. Oniske was best with ace-jack into ace-five, but Dobrikin flopped a straight draw. He bricked the turn & river on a board of 7♥4♥6♣10♠K♠ to send the double to Oniske.

    Dobrikin and Oniske traded the short stacks in the hand, with Oniske up to about 8.5 million versus 4 million for Dobrikin. Mehmet Siginc is the leader with about 30 million right now, while Alen Shen is playing about 24 million for second.

  • James Ward Out in 5th Place for $17,321

    Level:34 (250000/500000/500000)
    Entries:4/1656
    Prizes:$536,036
    Local Time:10:00 PM
    James Ward
    James Ward

    James Ward was the short stack at the table even after his recent double, and he wasn’t able to spin it up. He just hit the rail for 5th place shortly after the recent hand against Philip Dobrikin.

  • Ward Grabs a Double

    Level:34 (250000/500000/500000)
    Entries:5/1,656
    Prizes:$536,036
    Local Time:9:50 PM

    Philip Dobrikin raised to 2 million from the cutoff, and James Ward shoved his big blind for just 50k more. Dobrikin called with the best of it, ace-king of hearts over queen-ten of diamonds, but Ward found a ten on the flop of 10♠J♦5♠8♣7♥ and Dobrikin couldn’t the cards he needed.

    Mehmet Siginc looks to be on his way to ring #2 in this series. He won the NLH/PLO mix on opening day, and he’s sitting with the big stack in the final five of the Monster now.

  • Jiajie Sheng Eliminated in 6th Place ($12,546)

    Level:33 (200,000/400,000/400,000)
    Entries:5/1,656
    Prizes:$536,036
    Local Time:9:28 PM
    Jiajie Sheng
    Jiajie Sheng

    Jiajie Sheng moved all in for 1,300,000, and Mehmet Siginic moved all in. The remaining players folded, and both players revealed their holdings.

    Jiajie Sheng: 8♣4♣
    Mehmet Signic: J♠J♣

    The board ran out A♥6♥2♠7♥A♠ for Aignic to take the pot.

    Allen Shen: 25,800,000
    Philip Dobirikin: 14,800,000
    Mehmet Siginc: 11,500,000
    Jackson Oniske: 8,500,000
    James Ward: 4,300,000

  • Devon Rissing Eliminated in 7th Place ($9,297)

    Level:33 (200,000/400,000/400,000)
    Entries:5/1,656
    Prizes:$536,036
    Local Time:9:20 PM
    Devon Rissling – Devon Rissing Eliminated in 7th Place (,297)
    Devon Rissling

    Devon Rissing moved all in for 1,500,000, and Allen Shen made the call. Both players revealed their holdings.

    Devon Rissing: K♣J♠
    Allen Shen: 10♣10♠

    The board ran out Q♠Q♣A♦4♥10♦ for Shen to take the pot.

    Allen Shen: 25,800,000

  • Joshua Lindberg Eliminated in 8th Place ($7,053)

    Level:33 (200,000/400,000/400,000)
    Entries:7/1,656
    Prizes:$536,036
    Local Time:9:06 PM
    Joshua Lindberg
    Joshua Lindberg

    Joshua Lindberg moved all in for 1,300,000, and Philip Dobrikin made the call. Both players revealed their holdings.

    Joshua Lindberg: K♠7♣
    Philip Dobrikin: A♥Q♠

    The board ran out 9♠10♥4♠6♣6♠ for Dobrikin to find the elimination.

    Philip Dobrikin: 15,800,000

  • Adam Worr Eliminated in 9th Place ($5,479)

    Level:33 (200,000/400,000/400,000)
    Entries:8/1,656
    Prizes:$536,036
    Local Time:8:51 PM
    Adam Worr
    Adam Worr

    Adam Worr moved all in for 200,000, and Allen Shen was the big blind. Both players revealed their holdings.

    Adam Worr: A♣K♥
    Allen Shen: 9♥9♣

    The board ran out 7♥J♣J♠9♦5♠ for Shen to take the pot.

    Allen Shen: 15,500,000

  • Lindberg Finds the Double

    Level:32 (150,000/300,000/300,000)
    Entries:9/1,656
    Prizes:$536,036
    Local Time:8:31 PM

    Joshua Lindberg moved all on the button for 1,100,000, and Allen Shen made the call. Both players revealed their holdings.

    Joshua Lindberg: 6♦6♠
    Allen Shen: A♦6♠

    The board ran out 2♥4♣5♠8♣2♦ for Lindberg to find the double.

    Allen Shen: 12,000,000
    Joshua Lindberg: 2,950,000

  • Gregory Wood Eliminated in 10th Place ($4,362)

    Level:32 (150,000/300,000/300,000)
    Entries:9/1,656
    Prizes:$536,036
    Local Time:8:00 PM
    Gregory Wood
    Gregory Wood

    Gregory Wood moved all in for 2,150,000, and Adam Worr made the call. Both players revealed their holdings.

    Gregory Wood: J♦8♦
    Adam Worr: 3♥3♠

    The board ran out J♥J♠4♣6♣3♦ for Worr to take the pot.

    Adam Worr: 12,300,000

  • Jordan Matsui Eliminated in 11th Place ($4,362)

    Level:31 (150,000/250,000/250,000)
    Entries:10/1,656
    Prizes:$536,036
    Local Time:7:43 PM
    Jordan Matsui
    Jordan Matsui

    Jordan Matsui moved all in for 2,950,000, and Adam Worr made the call. Both players revealed their holdings.

    Jordan Matsui: A♣10♦
    Adam Worr: A♥J♦

    The board ran out 6♦Q♣A♦J♣9♠ for Worr to take the pot.

    Adam Worr: 10,800,000

  • Recent Eliminations

    PositionPlayerPrize
    12Jack Vaccarello$3,561
    13Dennis Didow$3,561
    14Frank Gallie$2,984
    15Jonathan Kwon$2,984
    16Sandra Sxelson$2,984
    17Waylon Gibson$2,984
  • Siginic Making Moves

    Level:31 (150,000/250,000/250,000)
    Entries:13/1,656
    Prizes:$536,036
    Local Time:7:12 PM

    At Blinds of 100,000/200,000/200,000, early position opened to 500,000. Mehmet Siginic three-bet to 1,200,000 from the button. Early position made the call.

    The flop came 8♥3♦2♦, and early position was quick to check. Siginic fired for 1,100,000, and early position made the call.

    After the turn peeled the [invalid notations], and made the fold. Signic revealed K♠10♣ for the stone bluff.

    Mehmet Siginic: 6,400,000

  • Updated Stacks at Dinner Break

    PlayerChip Count
    Allen Shen9,700,000
    Philip Dobrikin7,800,000
    Gregory Wood7,500,000
    Mehmet Siginic7,200,000
    Jackson Oniske6,600,000
    Devon Rissling6,200,000
    Dennis Didow5,400,000
    Jordan Matsui4,000,000
    Jiajie Sheng3,100,000
    Joshua Lindberg2,200,000
  • Recent Bustouts

    PositionPlayerPrize
    18Rahul Sharma$2,566
    19Andy Truong$2,566
    20Donald Cowie$2,566
    21Julius Roque$2,566
    22Joshia GReville$2,566
    23Elvis Kastrati$2,566
    24Richard Leblanc$2,566
    25David Zoerb$2,566
    26Jimmy Lee$2,566
  • Wood Eliminates Truong

    Level:29 (100,000/150,000/150,000)
    Entries:18/1,656
    Prizes:$536,036
    Local Time:5:25 PM

    Andy Truong moved all in for 2,100,000, and Gregory Wood made the call. Both players revealed their holdings.

    Andy Truong: A♠J♠
    Gregory Wood: A♣Q♣

    The board ran out J♥10♦Q♥Q♠6♦ for Wood to take the pot.

    Gregory Wood: 4,900,000

  • Kings for Rissling

    Level:29 (100,000/150,000/150,000)
    Entries:19/1,656
    Prizes:$536,036
    Local Time:5:08 PM

    Middle position opened to 300,000, and Andy Truong raised to 850,000.

    The button moved all in for 1,200,000, and Truong made the call. Both players revealed their holdings.

    Devon Rissling: K♥K♦
    Andy Truong: Q♥Q♣

    The board ran out 9♦2♣7♠7♦10♦ for Rissling to find the double.

    Andy Truong: 1,820,000
    Devon Rissling: 2,800,000

  • Shen Won’t Back Down

    Level:29 (100,000/150,000/150,000)
    Entries:20/1,656
    Prizes:$536,036
    Local Time:4:52 PM

    Allen Shen opened to 300,000 from early position, and Andy Truong three-bet to 850,000.

    Shen jammed having Truong covered, and Truong made the quick laydown.

    Allen Shen: 6,100,000
    Andy Truong: 3,300,000

  • Siginic On a Heater

    Level:28 (60,000/120,000/120,000)
    Entries:21/1,656
    Prizes:$536,036
    Local Time:4:29 PM

    Mehmet Siginic opened to 250,000, and the big blind defended.

    The flop came 4♦3♣7♠, and the big blind checked to Siginic. He fired for 250,000, and was rewarded with the pot.

  • Updated Stacks on Break

    PlayerChip Count
    Jiajie Sheng6,300,000
    Frank Galle5,800,000
    Philip Dobrikin5,200,000
    Allen Shen4,500,000
    Andy Truong3,900,000
    Gregory Wood3,800,000
    Mehmet Signic3,800,000
    James Ward3,700,000
    Donald Cowie3,700,000
    Joshua Lindberg3,300,000
  • Recent Eliminations

    PositionPlayerPrize
    27Minh Cuong Lieu$2,268
    28Petar Amic$2,268
    29Jason Chan$2,268
    30Scot Munro$2,268
    31Cole Michael Harmon$2,268
    32Ryan Johal$2,268
    33Scott Ernest Stuve$2,268
    34Christopher Alcindor$2,268
    35Malachy Hagan$2,268
    36Reza Yazdani Aminabadi$2,061
    37Brayden Brown$2,061
    38Donald Arsenault$2,061
    39Debi Stephenson-Loomer$2,061
    40Victor Ma$2,061
    41Ashkan Razavi$2,061
    42Darlene Lee$2,061
    43Jacob Anderson$2,061
    44Scott Donald Serwa$2,061

  • Gibson Finds the Double With Jiggities

    Level:27 (50,000/100,000/100,000)
    Entries:27/1,656
    Prizes:$536,036
    Local Time:2:54 PM

    Waylon Gibson moved all in for 1,620,000, and middle position made the call. Both players revealed their holdings.

    Waylon Gibson: J♠J♦
    Middle Position: A♠K♠

    The board ran out 3♣3♠2♦6♦9♠ for Gibson to find the double.

    Waylon Gibson: 3,440,000

  • Wood is On Fire

    Level:26 (40,000/80,000/80,000)
    Entries:36/1,656
    Prizes:$536,036
    Local Time:2:21 PM

    Christopher Alcindor opened to 180,000 from middle position, and Gregory Wood made the call.

    The flop came K♣4♣4♠, and Alcindor was quick to check. Wood fired for 250,000, and Alcindor made the call.

    After the turn caem the 2♦, Alcindor checked his option to Wood. He moved all in, and Alcindor called his remaining 1,500,000. Both players revealed their holdings.

    Christopher Alcindor: A♠K♠
    Gregory Wood: K♦Q♥

    The river flipped the odds as it came the 2♦Q♣ for Wood to take the pot.

    Gregory Wood: 3,850,000

  • Straight Flush for Vaccarello

    Level:26 (40,000/80,000/80,000)
    Entries:46/1,656
    Prizes:$536,036
    Local Time:2:03 PM

    Jack Vaccarello moved all in for 470,000, and late position made the call. Both players revealed their holdings.

    Jack Vaccarello: 9♣9♦
    Late Position: A♥Q♣

    The board ran out 10♣6♣7♣, and Vaccarello’s opponent called for the 8♣. It immediately came as the board completed with the 8♣2♦.

    Jack Vaccarello: 1,140,000

  • Ladder Ups

    PlayerPositionPrize
    45Alen Bakovic$1,928
    46Richard Broger$1,928
    47Jordon Johnstone$1,928
    48Youssef Hmama$1,928
    49Kamyar Amini$1,928
    50Ryan Smith$1,928
    51Richard Pepito$1,928
    52Perry Rouzes$1,928
    53Zhixiang Li$1,928
    54Benjamin Sinclair Cooper$1,858
    55CARLOS ALANIZ$1,858
    56Nitin Verma$1,858
    57Chad Blumes$1,858
    58Louis Collette$1,858
    59Joshua Cameron Wallace$1,858
    60Shannon Edward Mckee$1,858
    61Darcy Wright$1,858
    62Morgan Jantzen$1,858
    63Mathiraj Sabanathan$1,769
    64Edwin Kuntz$1,769
    65Daniel Lefebvre$1,769
    66Kyle Mark Cook$1,769
    67Geno Dick$1,769
    68Vincent Jamieson$1,769
    69Vincent Lam$1,769
    70Anand Dattani$1,769
    71Shenhong Yang$1,769
    72Eric Dunham$1,769
    73Jesse Piteau$1,769
    74Christian Mirkovic$1,769
    75Tien Tran$1,769
    76Lance Jones$1,769
    77Aaron Ryan$1,769
    78Michael Farrow$1,769
    79Steven Bridgeo$1,769
    80Ryan Biermann$1,769
    81Ran Yi$1,769
    82Richard Berenbaum$1,769
    83Christopher Brayant$1,769
    84Scott Gailfus$1,769
  • Jiajie Sheng Bags Huge for Biggest Monster Ever

    WSOPCJan2026SeriesHdr – 2026 WSOP-C Jan Opens with Big 30 Stack
    E10hdr – The Monster Approaches
    Date:Jan 15, Noon
    Blinds:45 Minutes (30 minutes until Level 25)
    Entries:84/1,656
    Prizes:$536,036 ($404,294 to be awarded on Day 2)

    It’s the biggest Monster Stack ever at WSOP-C Calgary, beating the previous best by more than 100 entries. Jan 2025 was the previous record holder for Monster fields, at 1,536, and this year’s edition came in 120 entries bigger.

    That puts it as the fourth biggest field ever here at WSOP-C, behind the recent Mini Main record holder from this series, the Jan 2024 4-Flight, and the Oct 2025 Mini Main, and that bodes extremely well for this to be a record series as a whole. There are still the big events to come, of course, but through the $ak Turbo, including the Monster stack, the current record holder series, Jan 2024, had amassed just over $2.5 million in prizes — at the same point this year, this series is already at more than $3 million in total prizes.

    The Monster was the game that really pumped the numbers into record territory. The rest of the series has had very solid turnouts as well, but the extra juice from a record Monster field has pushed the first half of the series into the record zone.

    As 84 players return for Day 2 of the Monster stack, with $78k up top for the win, Jiajie Sheng is the player with the best shot of grabbing that big prize. He bagged a massive 3.21 million at the end of Day 1b, dwarfing the 1a leading sack of Josh Greville by almost 2 to 1. The rest of 1b couldn’t even keep up with Sheng, as James Ward’s second-place stack is just 1.73 million.

    Ward was one of 11 players from 1b to bag more than a million, and they joined 7 millionaires from 1a for the Day 2 action.

    Top Ten Day 2 Stacks

    PlayerChips
    Jiajie Sheng3,210,000
    Dennis Didow2,080,000
    Andy Truong1,900,000
    Josh Greville1,855,000
    Allen Shen1,750,000
    James Ward1,730,000
    Frank Gallie1,460,000
    Richard Leblanc1,370,000
    Geno Dick1,300,000
    Jackson Oniske1,253,000

    The Day 2 action gets going at noon in the Chrome room, with Level 23 & 24 to be played at the 30-minute Day 1 blind levels, before it jumps to the Day 2 blinds of 45 minutes for Level 25.

    The action will continue until someone has a ring on their finger, and with the returning field size, I’d expect to settle in for 12+ hours of poker before this is all decided. Alek Gillies will be on the floor for the early action, and I’ll be there to catch the final hands and the ring.

    The full Day 2 prizes are loaded under the Payouts tab, with the final table payouts below, as well as the Day 2 players sorted by seat and by name.

    Final Table Prizes for Record Monster

    PlacePrize
    1$78,020
    2$52,010
    3$35,285
    4$24,454
    5$17,321
    6$12,546
    7$9,297
    8$7,053
    9$5,479
    10$4,362

    Day 2 Chips, Sorted by Table-Seat (T-S)

    T-SPlayerChips
    28 – 1Steven Bridgeo310,000
    28 – 2Frank Gallie1,460,000
    28 – 3Darlene Lee395,000
    28 – 4Ben Cooper595,000
    28 – 5Sandra Axelson470,000
    28 – 6Christian Mirkovic255,000
    28 – 7Julius Roque1,235,000
    28 – 8Cuong Lieu725,000
    28 – 9Darcy Wright360,000
    29 – 1Debi Loomer660,000
    29 – 2Morgan Jantzen850,000
    29 – 3Edwin Kuntz390,000
    29 – 4Devon Rissling430,000
    29 – 5Jacob Anderson1,235,000
    29 – 6Eric Dunham300,000
    29 – 7Carlos Alaniz975,000
    29 – 8Kyle Mark Cook535,000
    29 – 9Kamyar Amini670,000
    34 – 1Rahul Sharma675,000
    34 – 2Josh Greville1,855,000
    34 – 3Nitin Verma345,000
    34 – 4Josh Wallace950,000
    34 – 5Jordan Matsui1,174,000
    34 – 6Elvis Kastrati415,000
    34 – 7Jimmy Lee865,000
    34 – 8Christopher Brayant495,000
    34 – 9Jiajie Sheng3,210,000
    35 – 1Ryan Smith990,000
    35 – 2James Ward1,730,000
    35 – 3Ashkan Razavi1,125,000
    35 – 5Perry Rouzes20,000
    35 – 6Richard Berenbaum570,000
    35 – 7Gregory Wood1,095,000
    35 – 8Waylon Gibson1,065,000
    35 – 9Jack Vaccarello530,000
    36 – 1Geno Dick1,300,000
    36 – 3Jackson Oniske1,253,000
    36 – 4Christopher Alcindor955,000
    36 – 5Anand Dattani180,000
    36 – 6Jonathan Kwon190,000
    36 – 7Mehmet Siginc940,000
    36 – 8Donald Cowie1,125,000
    36 – 9Joshua Lindberg1,090,000
    37 – 2Richard Pepito1,180,000
    37 – 3Adam Worr275,000
    37 – 4Dennis Didow2,080,000
    37 – 5Alen Bakovic825,000
    37 – 6Daniel Lefebvre660,000
    37 – 7Reza Aminabadi770,000
    37 – 8Scot Munro1,120,000
    37 – 9Louis Collette805,000
    40 – 1Peter Amic935,000
    40 – 2Vincent Lam195,000
    40 – 3Ran Yi330,000
    40 – 4Vincent Jamieson410,000
    40 – 5Richard Leblanc1,370,000
    40 – 6Philip Dobrikin830,000
    40 – 8Cole Harmon995,000
    40 – 9Ryan Biermann285,000
    41 – 1Shannon Mckee355,000
    41 – 2Jesse Piteau295,000
    41 – 3Youssef Hmama920,000
    41 – 4Brayden Brown325,000
    41 – 5Andy Truong1,900,000
    41 – 6Jason Chan830,000
    41 – 7Tien Tran205,000
    41 – 9David Zoerb785,000
    42 – 1Victor Ma365,000
    42 – 2Allen Shen1,750,000
    42 – 4Ryan Johal740,000
    42 – 5Jordon Johnstone1,100,000
    42 – 6Scott Stuve680,000
    42 – 7Michael Farrow315,000
    42 – 8Scott Gailfus335,000
    42 – 9Richard Broger670,000
    43 – 1Aaron Joseph Ryan130,000
    43 – 2Donald Arsenault900,000
    43 – 3Shenhong Yang390,000
    43 – 4Chad Blumes610,000
    43 – 5Zhixiang Li560,000
    43 – 6Scott Serwa885,000
    43 – 7Mal Hagan1,065,000
    43 – 8Lance Jones465,000
    43 – 9Mathiraj Sabanathan330,000

    Day 2 Seats, Sorted by Name

    T-SPlayerChips
    43 – 1Aaron Joseph Ryan130,000
    37 – 3Adam Worr275,000
    37 – 5Alen Bakovic825,000
    42 – 2Allen Shen1,750,000
    36 – 5Anand Dattani180,000
    41 – 5Andy Truong1,900,000
    35 – 3Ashkan Razavi1,125,000
    28 – 4Ben Cooper595,000
    41 – 4Brayden Brown325,000
    29 – 7Carlos Alaniz975,000
    43 – 4Chad Blumes610,000
    28 – 6Christian Mirkovic255,000
    36 – 4Christopher Alcindor955,000
    34 – 8Christopher Brayant495,000
    40 – 8Cole Harmon995,000
    28 – 8Cuong Lieu725,000
    37 – 6Daniel Lefebvre660,000
    28 – 9Darcy Wright360,000
    28 – 3Darlene Lee395,000
    41 – 9David Zoerb785,000
    29 – 1Debi Loomer660,000
    37 – 4Dennis Didow2,080,000
    29 – 4Devon Rissling430,000
    43 – 2Donald Arsenault900,000
    36 – 8Donald Cowie1,125,000
    29 – 3Edwin Kuntz390,000
    34 – 6Elvis Kastrati415,000
    29 – 6Eric Dunham300,000
    28 – 2Frank Gallie1,460,000
    36 – 1Geno Dick1,300,000
    35 – 7Gregory Wood1,095,000
    35 – 9Jack Vaccarello530,000
    36 – 3Jackson Oniske1,253,000
    29 – 5Jacob Anderson1,235,000
    35 – 2James Ward1,730,000
    41 – 6Jason Chan830,000
    41 – 2Jesse Piteau295,000
    34 – 9Jiajie Sheng3,210,000
    34 – 7Jimmy Lee865,000
    36 – 6Jonathan Kwon190,000
    34 – 5Jordan Matsui1,174,000
    42 – 5Jordon Johnstone1,100,000
    34 – 2Josh Greville1,855,000
    34 – 4Josh Wallace950,000
    36 – 9Joshua Lindberg1,090,000
    28 – 7Julius Roque1,235,000
    29 – 9Kamyar Amini670,000
    29 – 8Kyle Mark Cook535,000
    43 – 8Lance Jones465,000
    37 – 9Louis Collette805,000
    43 – 7Mal Hagan1,065,000
    43 – 9Mathiraj Sabanathan330,000
    36 – 7Mehmet Siginc940,000
    42 – 7Michael Farrow315,000
    29 – 2Morgan Jantzen850,000
    34 – 3Nitin Verma345,000
    35 – 5Perry Rouzes20,000
    40 – 1Peter Amic935,000
    40 – 6Philip Dobrikin830,000
    34 – 1Rahul Sharma675,000
    40 – 3Ran Yi330,000
    37 – 7Reza Aminabadi770,000
    35 – 6Richard Berenbaum570,000
    42 – 9Richard Broger670,000
    40 – 5Richard Leblanc1,370,000
    37 – 2Richard Pepito1,180,000
    40 – 9Ryan Biermann285,000
    42 – 4Ryan Johal740,000
    35 – 1Ryan Smith990,000
    28 – 5Sandra Axelson470,000
    37 – 8Scot Munro1,120,000
    42 – 8Scott Gailfus335,000
    43 – 6Scott Serwa885,000
    42 – 6Scott Stuve680,000
    41 – 1Shannon Mckee355,000
    43 – 3Shenhong Yang390,000
    28 – 1Steven Bridgeo310,000
    41 – 7Tien Tran205,000
    42 – 1Victor Ma365,000
    40 – 4Vincent Jamieson410,000
    40 – 2Vincent Lam195,000
    35 – 8Waylon Gibson1,065,000
    41 – 3Youssef Hmama920,000
    43 – 5Zhixiang Li560,000
    The Monster Approaches
    Sched – 0 NLH is the 3rd Game on Sunday
  • Day 1b Stacks

    Level:23 (20000/40000/40000)
    Entries:52/1,023 (84/1,656)
    Prizes:$337,590 ($536,036 total)
    Local Time:1:05 AM
    PlayerChips
    Jiajie Sheng3,210,000
    Phong Truong1,900,000
    James Ward1,730,000
    Frank Gallie1,460,000
    Richard Leblanc1,370,000
    Geno Dick1,300,000
    Jackson Oniske1,253,000
    Julius Roque1,235,000
    Richard Pepito1,180,000
    Ashkan Razavi1,125,000
    Scot Munro1,120,000
    Gregory Wood1,095,000
    Joshua Lindberg1,090,000
    Malachy Hagan1,065,000
    Cole Harmon995,000
    Ryan Smith990,000
    Carlos Alaniz975,000
    Christopher Alcindor955,000
    Joshua Wallace950,000
    Youssef Hmama920,000
    Jimmy Lee865,000
    Morgan Jantzen850,000
    Jason Chan830,000
    Philip Dobrikin830,000
    Alen Bakovic825,000
    Reza Yazdani Aminabadi770,000
    Chad Blumes610,000
    Benjamin Cooper595,000
    Zhixiang Li560,000
    Kyle Cook535,000
    Jack Vaccarello530,000
    Christopher Brayant495,000
    Lance Jones465,000
    Devon Rissling430,000
    Vincent Jamieson410,000
    Darlene Lee395,000
    Shenhong Yang390,000
    Edwin Kuntz390,000
    Victor Ma365,000
    Darcy Wright360,000
    Shannon Mckee355,000
    Nitin Verma345,000
    Scott Gailfus335,000
    Mathiraj Sabanathan330,000
    Steven Bridgeo310,000
    Eric Dunham300,000
    Jesse Piteau295,000
    Ryan Biermann285,000
    Tien Tran205,000
    Anand Dattani180,000
    Aaron Ryan130,000
    Perry Rouzes20,000
  • Day 1b Payouts

    Level:23 (20000/40000/40000)
    Entries:52/1,023 (84/1,656)
    Prizes:$337,590 ($536,036 total)
    Local Time:12:30 AM
    PlacePlayerPrize
    53Canada Mohsen Shafizadeh$1,171
    54Canada Alicia Dodds$1,051
    55Canada Tyler Thomas$1,051
    56Canada Wille Scott$1,051
    57Canada Ryan Mcclean$1,051
    58Canada Calvin Lake$1,051
    59Canada Jason Kelly$1,051
    60Canada David Ballantine$1,051
    61Canada Nizar Tajdin$1,051
    62Canada Zeyu Du$1,051
    63Canada David Kumar$963
    64Canada Ferida Balic$963
    65Canada Kris Steinbach$963
    66Canada Dave Mcleod$963
    67Canada Jeff Charlebois$963
    68Canada Murray Kristoff$963
    69Canada Wilfred Mcnelly$963
    70Canada Harri Heinonkari$963
    71Canada Donald Fujita$963
    72Estonia Rauno Tahvonen$901
    73Canada Jasmin Tate$901
    74Canada Tony Le$901
    75Canada Eldon Doupe$901
    76Canada Shane Brotherwood$901
    77Canada Matthew Osorio$901
    78Canada Alexander Bylicki$901
    79Canada David Crowchild$901
    80Canada Harminder Aujla$901
    81Canada Sean Sztyler$861
    82Canada Scott Fingland$861
    83Canada Jody Brett$861
    84Canada Alex Liu$861
    85Canada Richard Mullen$861
    86Canada Seamus Mcgearty$861
    87Canada Himanshu Thapar$861
    88Canada Mehdi Saeed$861
    89Canada Jason Yang$861
    90Bosnia and Herzegovina Denis Mujcin$841
    91Canada Angelo Jopek$841
    92Canada Manish Ralh$841
    93Canada Douglas Lee$841
    94United States of America Chen Chen$841
    95Canada Norapat Arunyakanon$841
    96Canada Nathan Coxford$841
    97Canada Qing Yang$841
    98Canada Kenneth Upton$841
    99Canada Aaron Froese$801
    100Canada Richard Rex$801
    101Canada Joon Park$801
    102Canada DJ Sharma$801
    103Canada Nicola Tassone$801
    104Canada Andrew Goosen$801
    105Canada Isabelo Bagsac$801
    106Canada Ramaz Haymour$801
    107Canada Michael Baldwin$801
    108Canada Tyler Delege$801
    109Canada Hugo Soares$801
    110Canada Kaan Becer$801
    111Canada Katherine Quinn$801
    112Canada Jan Rofuli$801
    113Canada Ryan Simmonds$801
    114Canada Christopher Lau$801
    115Canada Seyed Seyednabian$801
    116Canada Nicholas Teeuwen$801
    117Canada Jack Dick$801
    118Canada Rene Schmidt$801
    119Canada Edward Sorensen$801
    120Canada Michael Malm$801
    121Canada Robert Kliss$801
    122Canada Marc Lavergne$801
    123Canada Gurdeep Parhar$801
    124Canada Bayar Gombosuren$801
    125Canada Wolfgang Tietz$801
    126Canada Michael Wo$801
    127Canada Wayne Hoffert$801
    128Canada Regan Duong$801
    129Canada Joshua Hopkins$801
    130Canada Sean Pevlin$801
    131Canada Gaetano Buda$801
    132China Zhi Yang$801
    133Canada Wyatt Reader$801
    134Canada Andrew Tilston$801
    135Canada Hai Oan$801
    136Canada Wayne Scott$801
    137Canada Joel Bullock$801
    138Canada Tyler Panas$801
    139Canada Clark Mckay$801
    140Canada Steven Kraljevic$801
    141Canada Ryan Kenoras$801
    142Canada Trent Sapach$801
    143Canada Edward Hakim$801
    144Canada Joel Hogue$801
    145India Shariq Khan$801
    146Canada Darcy Mcdonald$801
    147Korea, Republic of Seong Choi$801
    148Canada Bryce Harrison$801
    149Canada Karamjeet Shergill$801
    150Canada Tim Yu$801
    151Canada Martin Messier$801
    152Canada Qingwei Meng$801
    153Canada Douglas Cornelson$801
    154Canada Ayman Mahfoud$801
  • Day 1b is Complete

    Level:23 (20000/40000/40000)
    Entries:52/1,023 (84/1,656)
    Prizes:$337,590 ($536,036 total)
    Local Time:12:00 Midnight

    Day 1b is now complete, with 52 players remaining. The remaining players are currently bagging their chips for Day 2. Stay tuned for the full payouts from Day 1b, as well as the 1b stacks coming shortly, with the full Day 2 stacks and seat assignments to follow after that.

  • Day 2 Bubble to Start Level 23

    Level:23 (20000/40000/40000)
    Entries:53/1,023 (85/1,656)
    Prizes:$337,590 ($536,036 total)
    Local Time:11:50 PM

    Level 23 has just started, and they are on the bubble to the end of the night. There are 53 players left, and 52 players should bag, so the night will be over after the next elimination.

  • 5 Off the Bags

    Level:22 (15000/30000/30000)
    Entries:57/1,023 (89/1,656)
    Prizes:$337,590 ($536,036 total)
    Local Time:11:40 PM

    Just 10 minutes remain in Level 22, with the field down to 57 players left. That leaves them 5 eliminations off the end of the night, so it seems likely that Level 23 will be the final level of Day 1b.

    Stay tuned after the day ends for a full look at Day 1b cashouts, as well as the stacks moving forward into Day 2. At the moment, it looks like James Ward is leading the way with 1.7 million, while Andy Truong, who was at the $1k FT yesterday and won the High Roller ring here in October, is second with just over 1.535 million.

    Top Ten Stacks

    PlayerChips
    James Ward1,700,000
    Andy Truong1,535,000
    Geno Dick1,450,000
    Scot Munro1,050,000
    Cole Harmon950,000
    Youssef Hmama895,000
    Joshua Wallace885,000
    Gregory Wood880,000
    Christopher Alcindor805,000
    Jackson Oniske755,000
  • 15 Off the Bags

    Level:22 (15000/30000/30000)
    Entries:67/1,023 (99/1,656)
    Prizes:$337,590 ($536,036 total)
    Local Time:11:20 PM

    The 1b field is nearing the end of the day, with only 15 more eliminations to go before the bags come out for Day 2 players. There are almost three full levels remaining on the scheduled day with the start of Level 22, but it seems very unlikely that they’ll play that long. It looks more likely that they’ll bag up sometime in Level 23.

  • 29 Off the Bags on Final Break

    Level:21 (15000/25000/25000)
    Entries:81/1,023 (113/1,656)
    Prizes:$337,590 ($536,036 total)
    Local Time:10:40 PM

    The players are on their final break of Day 1b, with the field down to 81 players. That leaves them jst 29 off the bags, so it looks like 1b will end before they play 24 levels. That said, the action tends to slow a bit as the end of the night gets closer, with people tightening up to try and make it through to Day 2.

  • 119 Players Left

    Level:19 (10000/15000/15000)
    Entries:119/1,023 (151/1,656)
    Prizes:$337,590 ($536,036 total)
    Local Time:9:40 PM

    The numbers are dropping quickly now that players are in the money, and they are already down to 120 players left to start Level 19. There is still one more level to play after this one before the final break of Day 1b, and they are now 68 eliminations away from an early end to 1b.

  • Dropping Fast

    Level:18 (6000/12000/12000)
    Entries:137/1,023 (169/1,656)
    Prizes:$337,590 ($536,036 total)
    Local Time:9:20 PM

    The field is down to 137 remaining, with about 15 minutes to play in Level 18. The average stack is about 24 big blinds, so they are relatively short for this time of the night, and that may be driving the action.

    I’ll update all the Day 1b payouts and the Day 2 stacks at the end of the night tonight, after they bag up.

  • In the Money

    Level:17 (5000/10000/10000)
    Entries:154/1,023 (186/1,656)
    Prizes:$337,590 ($536,036 total)
    Local Time:9:05 PM

    There was no bubble play in the Monster Stack 1b today, as a player was eliminated on the hand as they were waiting to pause for hand-for-hand play. Level 17 is nearly complete, and there are 7 levels of poker, at most, until the end of today’s flight.

  • Five Off the Money

    Level:17 (5000/10000/10000)
    Entries:159/1,023 (191/1,656)
    Prizes:$337,590 ($536,036 total)
    Local Time:8:45 PM

    They are down to 159 players with about 15 minutes to play in Level 17, just 5 off the money spots now. The clock will be paused for hand-for-hand play after 4 more eliminations.

  • 13 Off the Money at Break

    Level:17 (5000/10000/10000)
    Entries:167/1,023 (199/1,656)
    Prizes:$337,590 ($536,036 total)
    Local Time:8:25 PM

    The players are out for the break following Level 16, with about 5 minutes until they are back in action for Level 17. The field is down to 167 players now, 13 off the money spots, so the clock will likely be paused for bubble play shortly after Level 17 begins.

  • 50 Off the Money

    Level:15 (3000/6000/6000)
    Entries:204/1,023 (236/1,656)
    Prizes:$337,590 ($536,036 total)
    Local Time:7:40 PM

    The field is closing in on the money with just 50 eliminations to go until they start getting paid out as they leave. There are 204 players left in the game as Level 15 ticks down to a close, so it looks like they’ll hit the money bubble sometime after the break following Level 16.

  • Prizes are In; 154 Paid, At Least 52 Advance

    Level:15 (3000/6000/6000)
    Entries:220/1,023 (252/1,656)
    Prizes:$337,590 ($536,036 total)
    Local Time:7:25 PM

    The prizes are now in, and there are 154 paid spots for today’s flight. They’ll keep playing once they hit the money, stopping play for the day after 24 levels of poker, or when they hit 52 players, which is 5% of the starting field.

    That means at least $250,010 from today’s $337,590 in prizes will push forward into the Day 2 pool, but it could be even more if they play 24 levels and bag up with more than 52 remaining. Level 15 now has about 15 minutes to play, and there are two more breaks scheduled for today, following Level 16 & Level 20.

  • Down to 281 Remaining

    Level:14 (3000/5000/5000)
    Entries:281/1,023 (313/1,656)
    Prizes:$337,590 ($536,036 total)
    Local Time:6:55 PM

    The final field size for Day 1b was adjusted down by one since the last post I made, leaving the flight still well into 4 digits, but with the final tally down to 1,023, for a combined field of 1,656.

    That should still mean 154 paid spots today, with at least 51 bags to end the night.

  • Four Digit Field for Final Monster Flight

    Level:13 (2000/4000/4000)
    Entries:377/1,024 (409/1,657)
    Prizes:$337,920 ($536,366 total)
    Local Time:6:15 PM

    For the first time ever in Calgary, the Monster Stack has a four-digit field for one of its flights. Entries are now closed on the final flight to the Monster, and Day 1b got an astonishing 1,024 entries, for a combined field of 1,657.

    That total puts this game as the fourth biggest field ever in Alberta, trailing this year’s massive Mini Main record-setter, as well as the Jan 2024 4-Flight (the previous record holder), and the Oct 2025 Mini Main.

    With the current numbers, it looks like there will be 154 pay spots on Day 1b, with at least 51 players moving on to join the 32 qualifiers from 1a on Thursday’s Day 2. The action today continues until the end of Level 24, or until they get to 83 players, whichever comes first. Flight 1a ended with just over 25 minutes to play in Level 23, so 20k/40k/40k are the biggest blinds they’ll start at on Day 2, but the level may roll back further if today’s flight plays down more quickly.

  • Cruickshank Finds the Double

    Level:12 (1,500/3,000/3,000)
    Entries:382/931
    Prizes:$307,230 ($505,676 total)
    Local Time:5:08 PM

    James Cruickshank moved all in for 33,000, and the big blind made the call. Both players revealed their hands.

    James Cruickshank: K♠7♠
    Big Blind: 5♥5♦

    The board ran out 6♦A♠A♣7♣8♥ for Cruickshank to find the double.

    James Cruickshank: 72,500

  • A Monster Size Monster Stack

    Day 1b of the Monster Stack is crushing the 2024 record for the Monster Stack. The 2024 record drew 530 entries for 1a and 850 entries for 1b. This year, 1a saw an increase to 633 entries and is currently at 918 entries for 1b. There is just over an hour left to register and the prize pool has combined to a massive $501,386 total. Stay tuned, as action plays to the end of the day with a winner crowned tomorrow.

  • Hopper Finds the Elimination

    Level:10 (1,000
    Entries:427/857
    Prizes:$282,810 ($481,256 total)
    Local Time:4:29 PM

    Action was caught after the turn of 7♦5♥9♠10♥, and Trent Hopper fired for 25,000. His opponent moved all in for slightly more, and Hopper made the call. Both players revealed their holdings.

    Late Position: 9♥6♣
    Trent Hopper: Q♥Q♠

    The river was the A♥ for Hopper to take the pot.

    Trent Hopper: 157,000

  • Li Finds Value

    Level:10 (1,000/2,000/2,000)
    Entries:453/833
    Prizes:$274,890 ($473,336 total)
    Local Time:4:12 PM

    Action was caught after the turn came the 5♥3♠3♥4♥, and all four players were quick to check.

    The 6♦ completed the board, and Zhixiang Li fired for 5,000 from the small blind. The big blind made the call, and Li revealed 5♠5♣ to take the pot.

    Zhixiang Li: 130,500

  • Hopkins Takes it Down

    Level:9 (1,000/1,500/1,500)
    Entries:461/798
    Prizes:$263,340 ($461,786 total)
    Local Time:3:54 PM

    Action was caught after the river of A♦K♦9♦A♥2♠, with the pot being 37,000.

    Middle position checked to Joshua Hopkins, who fired for 45,000.

    Middle position went into the tank but eventually found the fold.

    Joshua Hopkins: 202,000

  • Big Stacks at the Break

    PlayerChip Count
    Mike Malm259,000
    Karamjeet Shergill251,000
    Jody Brett201,000
    Brett Worton188,000
    Ali Razzaq186,000
    Donald Fujita185,000
    Yvan Gravel160,000
    Wayne Hoffert155,500
    Kevin Kondro155,000
    Wyatt Reader154,500
  • Runner-Runner for Gravel

    Level:8 (600/1,200/1,200)
    Entries:454/708
    Prizes:$233,640 ($432,086 total)
    Local Time:2:58 PM

    Three all in’s occurred with Yvan Gravel being all in for 52,900. The three players revealed their holdings.

    Middle Position: 9♦9♠
    Yvan Gravel: A♠K♥
    Early Position: K♠K♦

    The board ran out 9♥3♦5♦4♥2♦ for Gravel to find the nearly triple up.

    Yvan Gravel: 137,800

  • Tran Doubles Up

    Level:7 (500/1,000/1,000)
    Entries:442/635
    Prizes:$209,550 ($407,996 total)
    Local Time:2:28 PM

    Middle position opened to 2,100, and Tien Tran moved all in for 13,900 from late position. Middle position made the call, and both players revealed their holdings.

    Tien Tran: K♣10♦
    Middle Position: 9♥9♦

    The board ran out 8♠2♥6♣Q♣10♥ for Tran to find the double.

    Tien Tran: 30,300

  • Lucky Ladies for Weisman

    Level:6 (400/800/800)
    Entries:433/587
    Prizes:$193,710 ($392,156 total)
    Local Time:2:08 PM

    Action was caught after the flop of 10♠J♦5♣, and Keith Weideman moved all in for 21,800 from the big blind. The button made the call, and both players revealed their holdings.

    Keith Weideman: Q♦Q♣
    Button: A♥10♥

    The board ran out 7♠4♥ for Weideman to take the pot.

    Keith Weideman: 45,600

  • Big Stacks After First Break

    PlayerChip Count
    Karamjit Shergill170,000
    Jiaje Sheng168,000
    Christopher Brayson162,000
    Steven Desjarlais140,800
    Martin Messier140,000
    Donald Fujita133,000
    Carmela Ciantis108,500
    Randy Rook107,500
    Craig Caldwell105,400
    Steven Bridgeo104,000
  • Horpestad Has It

    Level:5 (300/600/600)
    Entries:410/507
    Prizes:$167,310 ($365,756 total)
    Local Time:1:32 PM

    Action was caught after the turn of 8♥5♥10♣J♣, and early position checked. Middle position fired for 3,000, and both players made the call.

    After the river came the 7♦, and the small blind blasted for 11,000. Traci Horpestad made the call, and revealed 9♠8♣ to take the pot.

    Traci Horpestad: 102,700

  • Wood Finds Value

    Level:4 (300/500/500)
    Entries:373/429
    Prizes:$141,570 ($340,016 total)
    Local Time:12:41 PM

    Action was caught after the river of 3♠10♥6♠Q♦8♠, and small blind was quick to check.

    Gregory Wood fired for 8,000, and his opponent made the call.

    Wood revealed 9♠6♠ to take down the pot.

  • Bitton Climbs

    Level:3 (200/400/400)
    Entries:365/399
    Prizes:$131,670 ($330,116 total)
    Local Time:12:26 PM

    Action was caught after the flop of 5♠4♣J♠, and middle position moved all in for 29,500. Nadav Bitton made the call, and both players revealed their holdings.

    Middle Position: J♥10♣
    Nadav Bitton: 8♠4♠

    The board completed with the 10♥6♠ to give Bitton the pot.

    Nadav Bitton: 115,800

  • Aggression Pays for Joyal

    Level:3 (200/400/400)
    Entries:321/346
    Prizes:$114,180 ($312,626 total)
    Local Time:12:03 PM

    Pierre Joyal raised to 800 from the button, and three players made the call.

    The flop came Q♠A♦9♥, and action checked through.

    After the turn came the 3♥, action checked to Joyal. He fired for 1,600, and all three players made the call.

    The river came the 2♦, and again action checked to Joyal. He blasted for 3,800, and was rewarded with the pot.

    Pierre Joyal: 37,900

  • Desjarlais Finds an Early KO

    Level:2 (200/300/300)
    Entries:289/297
    Prizes:$98,010 ($296,456 total)
    Local Time:11:40 AM

    Action was caught after the turn of 4♣10♦A♦K♥, and under the gun led out for 4,200. Steven Desjarlais raised to 10,000, and under the gun made the call.

    The river came the 7♦, and under the gun moved all in for 12,700. Desjarlais made the call, and revealed A♥K♦ to best his opponent’s A♣10♥.

    Steven Desjarlais: 59,400

  • New With Jiggities

    Level:1 (100/200/200)
    Entries:238/262
    Prizes:$86,460 ($284,906 total)
    Local Time:11:27 AM

    Action was caught after the turn of 2♠4♣6♠2♥, and early position was quick to check. Raymond New fired for 8,500 from the cutoff, and early position made the call.

    The river came the 8♠, and both players were quick to check. New revealed J♣J♦ to take the pot.

    Raymond New: 38,400

  • The Monster is Huge — 1b of the Monster Stack runs Wednesday

    WSOPCJan2026SeriesHdr – 2026 WSOP-C Jan Opens with Big 30 Stack
    E10hdr – The Monster Approaches
    Date:Jan 14, 11 AM
    Blinds:30 Minutes
    Starting Stack:40k
    Late Entry:12 Levels (~6:15 PM)
    Day 1 Ends:24 Levels or 5% of the Field
    Entries:32/633
    Prizes:$208,375

    The trend so far in this series has been big fields that beat both series from 2025. Jan 2025 was the second biggest series ever for WSOP-C Calgary, with $5,740,395 in total prizes. That was less than $100k under the Jan 2024 record of $5,808,951.

    After the Mini Main Event set a new regional record, crushing the record Jan 2024 4-Flight numbers, it started to look like this series was going to be the biggest ever, and the interest in the Monster Stack so far continues to bear that delicious fruit. Day 1a of this Monster game is the biggest Monster 1a so far here in Calgary, surpassing both the Jan 2024 & Jan 2025 1a numbers (Jan 2025 was the biggest Monster Stack ever in Calgary).

    The final flight to the Monster runs on Wednesday at 11 am, and players can buy in for 12 levels. The desk should close for this one around 6:15 PM. Players start with 40k, and play 30-minute levels on Day 1, with the hard stop after 24 levels, or at 5% of the field, whichever comes first.

    It remains to be seen what the turnout for 1b will be. 1b of the record 2025 game saw 947 entries, but with 1a significantly ahead of last year, and with the huge turnouts across the rest of the events, the final Monster flight could easily hit four digits, and will likely compete for the second-biggest field ever here at WSOP-C Calgary.

    The Monster Approaches
    Sched – 0 NLH is the 3rd Game on Sunday
  • Joshua Greville Tames the Monster; 32 Advance

    Level:23 (20000/40000/40000)
    Entries:32/633
    Prizes:$208,375 ($54,111 Awarded on Day 1a)
    Local Time:12 Midnight

    Joshua Greville was the big stack at the end of the opening flight to the Monster Stack Day 2. He bagged up 1.855 million at the end of the night, one of seven players to stack up more than a million.

    Day 1a Stacks from the Monster

    PlayerChipsBB
    Joshua Greville1,855,00046.4
    Allen Shen1,750,00043.8
    Jacob Anderson1,235,00030.9
    Jordan Matsui1,174,00029.4
    Donald Cowie1,125,00028.1
    Jordon Johnstone1,100,00027.5
    Waylon Gibson1,065,00026.6
    Mehmet Siginc940,00023.5
    Petar Amic935,00023.4
    Donald Arsenault900,00022.5
    Scott Serwa885,00022.1
    Louis Collette805,00020.1
    David Zoerb785,00019.6
    Ryan Johal740,00018.5
    Minh Lieu725,00018.1
    Scott Stuve680,00017.0
    Rahul Sharma675,00016.9
    Kamyar Amini670,00016.8
    Richard Broger670,00016.8
    Debi Loomer660,00016.5
    Daniel Lefebvre660,00016.5
    Richard Berenbaum570,00014.3
    Sandra Axelson470,00011.8
    Elvis Kastrati415,00010.4
    Ran Yi330,0008.3
    Brayden Brown325,0008.1
    Michael Farrow315,0007.9
    Adam Worr275,0006.9
    Christian Mirkovic255,0006.4
    Vincent Lam195,0004.9
    Jonathan Kwon190,0004.8
    Dennis Didow80,0002.0
  • Day 1a Monster Stack Payouts

    Level:23 (20000/40000/40000)
    Entries:32/633
    Prizes:$208,375 ($54,111 Awarded on Day 1a)
    Local Time:12 Midnight

    Day 1a of the Monster Stack played out on Tuesday, and the Monster was huge. 633 entries for this series beat both the October and Jan 2025 Monster numbers.

    They played just over 22 levels in Day 1a, with the action ending at 5% of the field with 25:02 remaining in Level 23, the penultimate level on the Day 1 schedule. Day 1b runs on Wednesday, and 1,000 entries for the final Monster flight isn’t out of the question.

    Day 1a Monster Stack Cashouts

    PlacePlayerPrize
    33Canada Jacob Paterson$1,108
    34Canada Dnr$1,108
    35Estonia Rauno Tahvonen$1,108
    36Canada Graham Lupton$988
    37Canada William Pacarynuk$988
    38Canada Caleb Trenh$988
    39Canada Thomas Jansen$988
    40Canada Gabriel Nahas$988
    41Canada Jeffery Piercy$988
    42Canada Robert Lothian$988
    43Canada Claude Gaudet$988
    44Canada Richard Pepito$988
    45Canada James Werry$848
    46Canada Aaron La$848
    47Canada Karen Dodd$848
    48Canada Martinus Kaspers$848
    49Canada Joshua Lindberg$848
    50Canada Graham Richards$848
    51Canada Ragnar Parn$848
    52Canada Jeffrey Reardon$848
    53Canada Jason Kelly$848
    54Canada Christopher Alcindor$848
    55Canada Steven Labelle$848
    56Canada Marc Lavergne$848
    57Canada Edward Sorensen$848
    58Canada Jerod Dobson$848
    59Canada Zizhu Zhao$848
    60Canada Viet Vo$848
    61Canada Tedde Ballanger$848
    62Canada Krys Alipio$848
    63Canada Robert Acorn$807
    64Canada Jean-Philipp Heroux$807
    65Canada David Krause$807
    66Canada Alicia Dodds$807
    67Canada Victor Ma$807
    68Canada Shane Brotherwood$807
    69Canada Richard Gilliard$807
    70Canada Ankhbayar Bayar$807
    71Canada Hien Vo$807
    72Canada Brent Grabher$807
    73Canada Chris Mata$807
    74Canada Richard Mullen$807
    75Canada Ashkan Razavi$807
    76Canada Jennifer Peters$807
    77Canada Dallis Kerbrat$807
    78Canada David Dickie$807
    79Canada Gordon Chester$807
    80China Chengdong Zhao$807
    81Canada Simon Quintal$807
    82Canada David Vandertorre$807
    83Canada Eric Dunham$807
    84Canada Ronald Berdusco$807
    85Canada Thi Nguyen$807
    86Cambodia Tien Tran$807
    87Canada David Macneil$807
    88Canada Philip Roque$807
    89Canada Regan Duong$807
    90Canada Hugo Soares$807
    91Canada Lap Chi Duong$807
    92Canada Chery Torrico$807
    93Canada Jeremy Janes$807
    94Canada Abite Shawile$807
    95Canada Patrick Tardif$807
  • Down to 45

    Level:22 (15000/30000/30000)
    Entries:45/633
    Prizes:$208,890
    Local Time:11:30 PM

    The Monster Stack Day 1a is now 13 off the end of the night, with 25 minutes to play in Level 22. It still looks like a decent bet for this one to finish before the end of Level 24, but the action has stalled recently, so it’s a bit up in the air.

    I’m pretty busy in the Chrome room with two other tournaments in the money, so I haven’t been able to keep up with the bustouts in this one. I’ll update all the Day 1a cashes and the chip counts for surviving players after this game bags up for the night.

  • 18 Off the End of Day 1a

    Level:21 (15000/25000/25000)
    Entries:50/633
    Prizes:$208,890
    Local Time:10:40 PM

    Day 1a of the Monster is down to 50 left on the final break of the day. They’ll be back at the felt in about 10 minutes for the final four levels of the scheduled night, but they might end earlier if they hit 32 players before the end of Level 24.

  • 58 Remain in Day 1a

    Level:20 (10000/20000/20000)
    Entries:56/633
    Prizes:$208,375
    Local Time:10:25 PM

    The 1a field is down to 58 players left now, but I’m a bit behind on the bustouts at the moment. I’ll get the rest of the Day 1a pay updated as soon as I can, but the Two-Day $1k is 6-Handed at the final table, so I’m a bit busy in Chrome.

  • Some Early Cashouts from the Monster

    Level:19 (10000/15000/15000)
    Entries:79/633
    Prizes:$208,890
    Local Time:9:45 PM
    PlacePlayerPrize
    80China Chengdong Zhao$807
    81Canada Simon Quintal$807
    82Canada David Vandertorre$807
    83Canada Eric Dunham$807
    84Canada Stugots403$807
    85Canada Babyshark!$807
    86Cambodia Tien Tran$807
    87Canada David Macneil$807
    88Canada Philip Roque$807
    89Canada Regan Duong$807
    90Canada Hugo Soares$807
    91Canada Lap Chi Dupng$807
    92Canada Cherry Torrico$807
    93Canada Jeremy Janes$807
    94Canada Abite Shawile$807
    95Canada Patrick Tardif$807
  • In the 1a Money with 95 Remaining

    Level:17 (5000/10000/10000)
    Entries:95/633
    Prizes:$208,890
    Local Time:9:10 PM

    Bubble play was short in Day 1a of the Monster Stack tonight, and the remaining 95 players are now in the money. Day 1 pay events don’t have a prize pool under the payouts tab until Day 2 action, so I’ll post bustouts in the posts as they go. Once the event is complete, a full list of cashers will be posted, including Day 1 pay.

    Note that I only have access to the public app for Day 1 cashes, and that doesn’t always show real names, so some of the reported cashes tonight will be aliases instead of full names. The full names of cashers will be reported after the event with a combined list of all Day 1 payouts, as well as the Day 2 money.

  • 2 Off the 1a Money Spots

    Level:17 (5000/10000/10000)
    Entries:97/633
    Prizes:$208,375
    Local Time:8:55 PM

    They are down to 97 remaining in Day 1a of the Monster Stack. There are about 10 minutes remaining in Level 17, so they should be in bubble play very shortly. Once they get into the money, they’ll keep playing until there are 34 players remaining, or until the end of Level 24, whichever comes first.

  • Nearing the Day 1a Money Spots

    Level:17 (5000/10000/10000)
    Entries:102/633
    Prizes:$208,375
    Local Time:8:25 PM

    The Day 1a field in the Monster Stack is closing in on the money with 102 players remaining and 95 paid spots. They’ll play down to 32 players, or until the end of Level 24, whichever comes first, with the remaining players bagging up for Day 2.

    Day 1a Prizes

    PlacePrize
    1$39,098
    2$26,029
    3$17,841
    4$12,469
    5$8,869
    6$6,467
    7$4,802
    8$3,642
    9$2,822
    10$2,236
    11$2,236
    12$1,811
    13$1,811
    14$1,502
    15$1,502
    16$1,502
    17$1,502
    18$1,275
    19$1,275
    20$1,275
    21$1,275
    22$1,275
    23$1,275
    24$1,275
    25$1,275
    26$1,275
    27$1,108
    28$1,108
    29$1,108
    30$1,108
    31$1,108
    32$1,108
    33$1,108
    34$1,108
    35$1,108
    36$988
    37$988
    38$988
    39$988
    40$988
    41$988
    42$988
    43$988
    44$988
    45$848
    46$848
    47$848
    48$848
    49$848
    50$848
    51$848
    52$848
    53$848
    54$848
    55$848
    56$848
    57$848
    58$848
    59$848
    60$848
    61$848
    62$848
    63$807
    64$807
    65$807
    66$807
    67$807
    68$807
    69$807
    70$807
    71$807
    72$807
    73$807
    74$807
    75$807
    76$807
    77$807
    78$807
    79$807
    80$807
    81$807
    82$807
    83$807
    84$807
    85$807
    86$807
    87$807
    88$807
    89$807
    90$807
    91$807
    92$807
    93$807
    94$807
    95$807
  • Updated Stacks

    PlayerChip Count
    Chris Mata441,000
    Waylon Gibson440,000
    Louis Coulette421,000
    Christopher Alcindor407,000
    James Werry400,000
    Victor Ma399,000
    Edward Sorensen331,000
    Daniel Lefebvre330,000
    Jacob Anderson327,000
    Kamyar Amini326,000

  • 95 Day 1a Pay Spots

    Level:14 (3000/5000/5000)
    Entries:169/633
    Prizes:$208,890
    Local Time:7:00 PM

    They are down to 169 players left in 1a of the Monster Stack, with about 15 minutes to play in Level 14. 95 players will get paid from today’s action, but at least 32 of those will bag up to get their payout on Thursday’s Day 2. The action ong Day 1 continues until the end of Level 24, or they hit 5% of the field, whichever comes first.

  • Monster Stack Opens with 633 Entries

    Level:13 (2000/4000/4000)
    Entries:227/633
    Prizes:$208,890
    Local Time:6:25 PM

    Entries are now closed for the opening flight of the Monster Stack, and the field is significantly ahead of October’s numbers. This game saw more than 150 extra entries over the same flight in October, and with Day 1b expected to be bigger, it bodes well for a field of 1,500+ by the time entries close on 1b Wednesday.

  • Big Stacks at the Dinner Break

    PlayerChip Count
    Viktor Ma399,000
    Kamyar Amini326,000
    Eric Dunham291,500
    Brayden Brown286,000
    Christopher Alcindor280,000
    Christopher Iriye268,000
    Waylon Gibson267,000
    Frederic Robert259,000
    Evan Thomas246,000
    Todd Stokowski236,000
  • More than 600 Entries for Opening Flight of the Monster

    Level:12 (1500/3000/3000)
    Entries:238/605
    Prizes:$199,650
    Local Time:5:20 PM

    There is about an hour left to enter the opening flight of the Monster stack, and the opening-day numbers are very encouraging. The field is already over 600 entries, significantly ahead of the 487 total entries seen in this flight in October 2025.

    The final tally for October’s Monster Stack was 1,203, and with the current pace, and a bigger 1b expected tomorrow, it looks like this game could crack 1,500 entries.

  • Monster Stack Surpasses Expectations

    With just over an hour and a half remaining for entry, Day 1a of the $400 Monster Stack has already seen a surge of entries. Only 266 of the 582 total entries remain. This has combined for just over a $200,000 prize pool with the final flight still to come tomorrow. Be sure to jump into the action as this is one you won’t want to miss.

  • Updated Big Stacks

    PlayerChip Count
    Mike Malm214,800
    Lap Duong210,000
    Eric Dunham198,000
    Rahul Sharma194,000
    Mitchell Fox180,000
    Waylon Gibson172,500
    Christopher Alcindor172,000
    Brayden Brown167,500
    David Dickie161,500
    Kip Howard160,000
  • Monster Stack is On the Rise

    Day 1a of the Monster Stack is seeing early success, with 465 unique entries. Of the field, 324 remain drawing in a total prize pool of $159,992. Late Registration is open for another three and a half hours with the final flight starting tomorrow. This tournament is another that will join the record books as the series crescendo’s to the Main Event on the weekend. Stay tuned for a chip update to shortly follow.

  • Dueces Never Lose for Perry

    Level:5 (300/600/600)
    Entries:315/386
    Prizes:$131,917
    Local Time:1:35 PM

    Action was caught after the flop of 6♠2♥6♥, and Perry Burrell led out for 5,000. Late position made the call, and Gideon Perry moved all in for 15,800. Burrell shoved over the top for 55,000, and late position made the call. The three players revealed their holdings.

    Gideon Perry: 2♠2♣
    Late Position: K♥Q♦
    Perry Burell: J♣J♥

    The board ran out 8♠8♣ to for Perry and Burrell to each take a portion of the pot.

    Perry Burrell: 75,000
    Gideon Perry: 69,0000

  • Early Big Stacks

    PlayerChip Count
    Richard Broger153,000
    Norman Shapiro140,600
    Denis Mujcin120,000
    Kenneth Upton103,000
    Louis Collette103,000
    Jason Chan102,500
    Tomislav Pavkovic101,000
    Kunal Pun100,000
    Cherry Torrico100,000
    Adam Cygman100,000
  • 777 For Pepito

    Level:4 (300/500/500)
    Entries:282/216
    Prizes:$108,240
    Local Time:12:35 PM

    Action was caught after the turn of 7♣7♦10♠4♦, and the small blind was quick to check. Early position fired for 2,500, and Richard Pepito called from middle position. So did the big blind.

    The river came the 9♠, and action checked to Pepito. He fired for 7,100, and early position made the call. Pepito revealed 7♥6♥ to take the pot.

  • Bullets for Dobson

    Level:3 (200/400/400)
    Entries:277/301
    Prizes:$103,166
    Local Time:12:22 PM

    Jerod Dobson opened to 800 from the button, and the big blind moved all in for 7,200. Dobson made the call, and both players revealed their holdings.

    Big Blind: 10♣9♦
    Jerod Dobson: A♠A♦

    The board ran out 8♥Q♦6♣7♥8♦ for Dobson to take the pot.

    Jerod Dobson: 86,500

  • Torrico Makes a Bicycle

    Level:3 (200/400/400)
    Entries:262/281
    Prizes:$96,739
    Local Time:12:11 PM

    Action was caught after the turn of 8♦5♣2♥6♦A♣, and the big blind was quick to check. Cherry Torrico fired for 3,000, and big blind made the call.

    Cherry Torrico revealed 4♣3♣ for the bicycle.

    Cherry Torrico: 62,600

  • Cosco Makes the Call

    Level:2 (200/300/300)
    Entries:225/229
    Prizes:$78,812
    Local Time:11:35 AM

    Action was caught after the turn came the 4♥8♥2♥9♣, and Joseph Cosco was quick to check from the small blind. The button fired for 1,000, and was called.

    The river came the 2♠, and both players checked. Cosco revealed 8♦7♠ to take the pot.

  • Lothian Soars to the Chip Lead

    Level:1 (100/200/200)
    Entries:304/305
    Prizes:$71,032
    Local Time:11:21 AM

    Action was caught after the board ran out 8♠9♥9♣A♣5♥, and the small blind fired for 14,900.

    Rob Lothian moved all in for 38,100, and the small blind made the call. Lothian revealed 9♠9♦ to best his opponent’s 8♥8♦.

    Rob Lothian: 80,200

  • The Monster Approaches

    WSOPCJan2026SeriesHdr – 2026 WSOP-C Jan Opens with Big 30 Stack
    E10hdr – The Monster Approaches
    Date:Day 1a: Jun 13, 11 AM
    Blinds:30 Minutes
    Starting Stack:40k
    Late Entry:12 Levels (~6:15 PM)
    Day 1 Ends:24 Levels or 5% of the field

    It’s time for the Monster Stack. Traditionally, this tends to be one of the biggest fields of the series, and given the numbers so far, it seems like this series will be no different. The Day 1a action kicks off at 11 AM in the Sundance room.

    All players start with 40k in chips, and blinds are 30 minutes long for Day 1 play. Entries are open for 12 levels, with the final shot at entry at about 6:15 PM. After that, they play down to 5% of the field or the end of Level 24, whichever comes first.

    Corey Arsenault, winner of the Monster Stack – 2025 WSOPC Calgary Oct – Event #10: 0 Monster Stack NLH
    Corey Arsenault, winner of the Monster Stack

    In October, Corey Arsenault picked up his first of two rings in the Monster Stack. He made it through a field of 1,203 to get heads-up against Anthony Casten. Arsenault was down to less than a big blind at one point in the endgame before mounting a huge comeback for the win. Casten was in the game with a max-late reg for 10 bigs, and spun that up to heads up.

    The Monster Approaches
    Sched – 0 NLH is the 3rd Game on Sunday
  • Joshua Greville Tames the Monster; 32 Advance

    Level:23 (20000/40000/40000)
    Entries:32/633
    Prizes:$208,375 ($54,111 Awarded on Day 1a)
    Local Time:12 Midnight

    Joshua Greville was the big stack at the end of the opening flight to the Monster Stack Day 2. He bagged up 1.855 million at the end of the night, one of seven players to stack up more than a million.

    Day 1a Stacks from the Monster

    PlayerChipsBB
    Joshua Greville1,855,00046.4
    Allen Shen1,750,00043.8
    Jacob Anderson1,235,00030.9
    Jordan Matsui1,174,00029.4
    Donald Cowie1,125,00028.1
    Jordon Johnstone1,100,00027.5
    Waylon Gibson1,065,00026.6
    Mehmet Siginc940,00023.5
    Petar Amic935,00023.4
    Donald Arsenault900,00022.5
    Scott Serwa885,00022.1
    Louis Collette805,00020.1
    David Zoerb785,00019.6
    Ryan Johal740,00018.5
    Minh Lieu725,00018.1
    Scott Stuve680,00017.0
    Rahul Sharma675,00016.9
    Kamyar Amini670,00016.8
    Richard Broger670,00016.8
    Debi Loomer660,00016.5
    Daniel Lefebvre660,00016.5
    Richard Berenbaum570,00014.3
    Sandra Axelson470,00011.8
    Elvis Kastrati415,00010.4
    Ran Yi330,0008.3
    Brayden Brown325,0008.1
    Michael Farrow315,0007.9
    Adam Worr275,0006.9
    Christian Mirkovic255,0006.4
    Vincent Lam195,0004.9
    Jonathan Kwon190,0004.8
    Dennis Didow80,0002.0
  • Day 1a Monster Stack Payouts

    Level:23 (20000/40000/40000)
    Entries:32/633
    Prizes:$208,375 ($54,111 Awarded on Day 1a)
    Local Time:12 Midnight

    Day 1a of the Monster Stack played out on Tuesday, and the Monster was huge. 633 entries for this series beat both the October and Jan 2025 Monster numbers.

    They played just over 22 levels in Day 1a, with the action ending at 5% of the field with 25:02 remaining in Level 23, the penultimate level on the Day 1 schedule. Day 1b runs on Wednesday, and 1,000 entries for the final Monster flight isn’t out of the question.

    Day 1a Monster Stack Cashouts

    PlacePlayerPrize
    33Canada Jacob Paterson$1,108
    34Canada Dnr$1,108
    35Estonia Rauno Tahvonen$1,108
    36Canada Graham Lupton$988
    37Canada William Pacarynuk$988
    38Canada Caleb Trenh$988
    39Canada Thomas Jansen$988
    40Canada Gabriel Nahas$988
    41Canada Jeffery Piercy$988
    42Canada Robert Lothian$988
    43Canada Claude Gaudet$988
    44Canada Richard Pepito$988
    45Canada James Werry$848
    46Canada Aaron La$848
    47Canada Karen Dodd$848
    48Canada Martinus Kaspers$848
    49Canada Joshua Lindberg$848
    50Canada Graham Richards$848
    51Canada Ragnar Parn$848
    52Canada Jeffrey Reardon$848
    53Canada Jason Kelly$848
    54Canada Christopher Alcindor$848
    55Canada Steven Labelle$848
    56Canada Marc Lavergne$848
    57Canada Edward Sorensen$848
    58Canada Jerod Dobson$848
    59Canada Zizhu Zhao$848
    60Canada Viet Vo$848
    61Canada Tedde Ballanger$848
    62Canada Krys Alipio$848
    63Canada Robert Acorn$807
    64Canada Jean-Philipp Heroux$807
    65Canada David Krause$807
    66Canada Alicia Dodds$807
    67Canada Victor Ma$807
    68Canada Shane Brotherwood$807
    69Canada Richard Gilliard$807
    70Canada Ankhbayar Bayar$807
    71Canada Hien Vo$807
    72Canada Brent Grabher$807
    73Canada Chris Mata$807
    74Canada Richard Mullen$807
    75Canada Ashkan Razavi$807
    76Canada Jennifer Peters$807
    77Canada Dallis Kerbrat$807
    78Canada David Dickie$807
    79Canada Gordon Chester$807
    80China Chengdong Zhao$807
    81Canada Simon Quintal$807
    82Canada David Vandertorre$807
    83Canada Eric Dunham$807
    84Canada Ronald Berdusco$807
    85Canada Thi Nguyen$807
    86Cambodia Tien Tran$807
    87Canada David Macneil$807
    88Canada Philip Roque$807
    89Canada Regan Duong$807
    90Canada Hugo Soares$807
    91Canada Lap Chi Duong$807
    92Canada Chery Torrico$807
    93Canada Jeremy Janes$807
    94Canada Abite Shawile$807
    95Canada Patrick Tardif$807
  • Down to 45

    Level:22 (15000/30000/30000)
    Entries:45/633
    Prizes:$208,890
    Local Time:11:30 PM

    The Monster Stack Day 1a is now 13 off the end of the night, with 25 minutes to play in Level 22. It still looks like a decent bet for this one to finish before the end of Level 24, but the action has stalled recently, so it’s a bit up in the air.

    I’m pretty busy in the Chrome room with two other tournaments in the money, so I haven’t been able to keep up with the bustouts in this one. I’ll update all the Day 1a cashes and the chip counts for surviving players after this game bags up for the night.

  • 18 Off the End of Day 1a

    Level:21 (15000/25000/25000)
    Entries:50/633
    Prizes:$208,890
    Local Time:10:40 PM

    Day 1a of the Monster is down to 50 left on the final break of the day. They’ll be back at the felt in about 10 minutes for the final four levels of the scheduled night, but they might end earlier if they hit 32 players before the end of Level 24.

  • 58 Remain in Day 1a

    Level:20 (10000/20000/20000)
    Entries:56/633
    Prizes:$208,375
    Local Time:10:25 PM

    The 1a field is down to 58 players left now, but I’m a bit behind on the bustouts at the moment. I’ll get the rest of the Day 1a pay updated as soon as I can, but the Two-Day $1k is 6-Handed at the final table, so I’m a bit busy in Chrome.

  • Some Early Cashouts from the Monster

    Level:19 (10000/15000/15000)
    Entries:79/633
    Prizes:$208,890
    Local Time:9:45 PM
    PlacePlayerPrize
    80China Chengdong Zhao$807
    81Canada Simon Quintal$807
    82Canada David Vandertorre$807
    83Canada Eric Dunham$807
    84Canada Stugots403$807
    85Canada Babyshark!$807
    86Cambodia Tien Tran$807
    87Canada David Macneil$807
    88Canada Philip Roque$807
    89Canada Regan Duong$807
    90Canada Hugo Soares$807
    91Canada Lap Chi Dupng$807
    92Canada Cherry Torrico$807
    93Canada Jeremy Janes$807
    94Canada Abite Shawile$807
    95Canada Patrick Tardif$807
  • In the 1a Money with 95 Remaining

    Level:17 (5000/10000/10000)
    Entries:95/633
    Prizes:$208,890
    Local Time:9:10 PM

    Bubble play was short in Day 1a of the Monster Stack tonight, and the remaining 95 players are now in the money. Day 1 pay events don’t have a prize pool under the payouts tab until Day 2 action, so I’ll post bustouts in the posts as they go. Once the event is complete, a full list of cashers will be posted, including Day 1 pay.

    Note that I only have access to the public app for Day 1 cashes, and that doesn’t always show real names, so some of the reported cashes tonight will be aliases instead of full names. The full names of cashers will be reported after the event with a combined list of all Day 1 payouts, as well as the Day 2 money.

  • 2 Off the 1a Money Spots

    Level:17 (5000/10000/10000)
    Entries:97/633
    Prizes:$208,375
    Local Time:8:55 PM

    They are down to 97 remaining in Day 1a of the Monster Stack. There are about 10 minutes remaining in Level 17, so they should be in bubble play very shortly. Once they get into the money, they’ll keep playing until there are 34 players remaining, or until the end of Level 24, whichever comes first.

  • Nearing the Day 1a Money Spots

    Level:17 (5000/10000/10000)
    Entries:102/633
    Prizes:$208,375
    Local Time:8:25 PM

    The Day 1a field in the Monster Stack is closing in on the money with 102 players remaining and 95 paid spots. They’ll play down to 32 players, or until the end of Level 24, whichever comes first, with the remaining players bagging up for Day 2.

    Day 1a Prizes

    PlacePrize
    1$39,098
    2$26,029
    3$17,841
    4$12,469
    5$8,869
    6$6,467
    7$4,802
    8$3,642
    9$2,822
    10$2,236
    11$2,236
    12$1,811
    13$1,811
    14$1,502
    15$1,502
    16$1,502
    17$1,502
    18$1,275
    19$1,275
    20$1,275
    21$1,275
    22$1,275
    23$1,275
    24$1,275
    25$1,275
    26$1,275
    27$1,108
    28$1,108
    29$1,108
    30$1,108
    31$1,108
    32$1,108
    33$1,108
    34$1,108
    35$1,108
    36$988
    37$988
    38$988
    39$988
    40$988
    41$988
    42$988
    43$988
    44$988
    45$848
    46$848
    47$848
    48$848
    49$848
    50$848
    51$848
    52$848
    53$848
    54$848
    55$848
    56$848
    57$848
    58$848
    59$848
    60$848
    61$848
    62$848
    63$807
    64$807
    65$807
    66$807
    67$807
    68$807
    69$807
    70$807
    71$807
    72$807
    73$807
    74$807
    75$807
    76$807
    77$807
    78$807
    79$807
    80$807
    81$807
    82$807
    83$807
    84$807
    85$807
    86$807
    87$807
    88$807
    89$807
    90$807
    91$807
    92$807
    93$807
    94$807
    95$807
  • Updated Stacks

    PlayerChip Count
    Chris Mata441,000
    Waylon Gibson440,000
    Louis Coulette421,000
    Christopher Alcindor407,000
    James Werry400,000
    Victor Ma399,000
    Edward Sorensen331,000
    Daniel Lefebvre330,000
    Jacob Anderson327,000
    Kamyar Amini326,000

  • 95 Day 1a Pay Spots

    Level:14 (3000/5000/5000)
    Entries:169/633
    Prizes:$208,890
    Local Time:7:00 PM

    They are down to 169 players left in 1a of the Monster Stack, with about 15 minutes to play in Level 14. 95 players will get paid from today’s action, but at least 32 of those will bag up to get their payout on Thursday’s Day 2. The action ong Day 1 continues until the end of Level 24, or they hit 5% of the field, whichever comes first.

  • Monster Stack Opens with 633 Entries

    Level:13 (2000/4000/4000)
    Entries:227/633
    Prizes:$208,890
    Local Time:6:25 PM

    Entries are now closed for the opening flight of the Monster Stack, and the field is significantly ahead of October’s numbers. This game saw more than 150 extra entries over the same flight in October, and with Day 1b expected to be bigger, it bodes well for a field of 1,500+ by the time entries close on 1b Wednesday.

  • Big Stacks at the Dinner Break

    PlayerChip Count
    Viktor Ma399,000
    Kamyar Amini326,000
    Eric Dunham291,500
    Brayden Brown286,000
    Christopher Alcindor280,000
    Christopher Iriye268,000
    Waylon Gibson267,000
    Frederic Robert259,000
    Evan Thomas246,000
    Todd Stokowski236,000
  • More than 600 Entries for Opening Flight of the Monster

    Level:12 (1500/3000/3000)
    Entries:238/605
    Prizes:$199,650
    Local Time:5:20 PM

    There is about an hour left to enter the opening flight of the Monster stack, and the opening-day numbers are very encouraging. The field is already over 600 entries, significantly ahead of the 487 total entries seen in this flight in October 2025.

    The final tally for October’s Monster Stack was 1,203, and with the current pace, and a bigger 1b expected tomorrow, it looks like this game could crack 1,500 entries.

  • Monster Stack Surpasses Expectations

    With just over an hour and a half remaining for entry, Day 1a of the $400 Monster Stack has already seen a surge of entries. Only 266 of the 582 total entries remain. This has combined for just over a $200,000 prize pool with the final flight still to come tomorrow. Be sure to jump into the action as this is one you won’t want to miss.

  • Updated Big Stacks

    PlayerChip Count
    Mike Malm214,800
    Lap Duong210,000
    Eric Dunham198,000
    Rahul Sharma194,000
    Mitchell Fox180,000
    Waylon Gibson172,500
    Christopher Alcindor172,000
    Brayden Brown167,500
    David Dickie161,500
    Kip Howard160,000
  • Monster Stack is On the Rise

    Day 1a of the Monster Stack is seeing early success, with 465 unique entries. Of the field, 324 remain drawing in a total prize pool of $159,992. Late Registration is open for another three and a half hours with the final flight starting tomorrow. This tournament is another that will join the record books as the series crescendo’s to the Main Event on the weekend. Stay tuned for a chip update to shortly follow.

  • Dueces Never Lose for Perry

    Level:5 (300/600/600)
    Entries:315/386
    Prizes:$131,917
    Local Time:1:35 PM

    Action was caught after the flop of 6♠2♥6♥, and Perry Burrell led out for 5,000. Late position made the call, and Gideon Perry moved all in for 15,800. Burrell shoved over the top for 55,000, and late position made the call. The three players revealed their holdings.

    Gideon Perry: 2♠2♣
    Late Position: K♥Q♦
    Perry Burell: J♣J♥

    The board ran out 8♠8♣ to for Perry and Burrell to each take a portion of the pot.

    Perry Burrell: 75,000
    Gideon Perry: 69,0000

  • Early Big Stacks

    PlayerChip Count
    Richard Broger153,000
    Norman Shapiro140,600
    Denis Mujcin120,000
    Kenneth Upton103,000
    Louis Collette103,000
    Jason Chan102,500
    Tomislav Pavkovic101,000
    Kunal Pun100,000
    Cherry Torrico100,000
    Adam Cygman100,000
  • 777 For Pepito

    Level:4 (300/500/500)
    Entries:282/216
    Prizes:$108,240
    Local Time:12:35 PM

    Action was caught after the turn of 7♣7♦10♠4♦, and the small blind was quick to check. Early position fired for 2,500, and Richard Pepito called from middle position. So did the big blind.

    The river came the 9♠, and action checked to Pepito. He fired for 7,100, and early position made the call. Pepito revealed 7♥6♥ to take the pot.

  • Bullets for Dobson

    Level:3 (200/400/400)
    Entries:277/301
    Prizes:$103,166
    Local Time:12:22 PM

    Jerod Dobson opened to 800 from the button, and the big blind moved all in for 7,200. Dobson made the call, and both players revealed their holdings.

    Big Blind: 10♣9♦
    Jerod Dobson: A♠A♦

    The board ran out 8♥Q♦6♣7♥8♦ for Dobson to take the pot.

    Jerod Dobson: 86,500

  • Torrico Makes a Bicycle

    Level:3 (200/400/400)
    Entries:262/281
    Prizes:$96,739
    Local Time:12:11 PM

    Action was caught after the turn of 8♦5♣2♥6♦A♣, and the big blind was quick to check. Cherry Torrico fired for 3,000, and big blind made the call.

    Cherry Torrico revealed 4♣3♣ for the bicycle.

    Cherry Torrico: 62,600

  • Cosco Makes the Call

    Level:2 (200/300/300)
    Entries:225/229
    Prizes:$78,812
    Local Time:11:35 AM

    Action was caught after the turn came the 4♥8♥2♥9♣, and Joseph Cosco was quick to check from the small blind. The button fired for 1,000, and was called.

    The river came the 2♠, and both players checked. Cosco revealed 8♦7♠ to take the pot.

  • Lothian Soars to the Chip Lead

    Level:1 (100/200/200)
    Entries:304/305
    Prizes:$71,032
    Local Time:11:21 AM

    Action was caught after the board ran out 8♠9♥9♣A♣5♥, and the small blind fired for 14,900.

    Rob Lothian moved all in for 38,100, and the small blind made the call. Lothian revealed 9♠9♦ to best his opponent’s 8♥8♦.

    Rob Lothian: 80,200

  • The Monster Approaches

    WSOPCJan2026SeriesHdr – 2026 WSOP-C Jan Opens with Big 30 Stack
    E10hdr – The Monster Approaches
    Date:Day 1a: Jun 13, 11 AM
    Blinds:30 Minutes
    Starting Stack:40k
    Late Entry:12 Levels (~6:15 PM)
    Day 1 Ends:24 Levels or 5% of the field

    It’s time for the Monster Stack. Traditionally, this tends to be one of the biggest fields of the series, and given the numbers so far, it seems like this series will be no different. The Day 1a action kicks off at 11 AM in the Sundance room.

    All players start with 40k in chips, and blinds are 30 minutes long for Day 1 play. Entries are open for 12 levels, with the final shot at entry at about 6:15 PM. After that, they play down to 5% of the field or the end of Level 24, whichever comes first.

    Corey Arsenault, winner of the Monster Stack – 2025 WSOPC Calgary Oct – Event #10: 0 Monster Stack NLH
    Corey Arsenault, winner of the Monster Stack

    In October, Corey Arsenault picked up his first of two rings in the Monster Stack. He made it through a field of 1,203 to get heads-up against Anthony Casten. Arsenault was down to less than a big blind at one point in the endgame before mounting a huge comeback for the win. Casten was in the game with a max-late reg for 10 bigs, and spun that up to heads up.

    The Monster Approaches
    Sched – 0 NLH is the 3rd Game on Sunday
  • Day 1b Stacks

    Level:23 (20000/40000/40000)
    Entries:52/1,023 (84/1,656)
    Prizes:$337,590 ($536,036 total)
    Local Time:1:05 AM
    PlayerChips
    Jiajie Sheng3,210,000
    Phong Truong1,900,000
    James Ward1,730,000
    Frank Gallie1,460,000
    Richard Leblanc1,370,000
    Geno Dick1,300,000
    Jackson Oniske1,253,000
    Julius Roque1,235,000
    Richard Pepito1,180,000
    Ashkan Razavi1,125,000
    Scot Munro1,120,000
    Gregory Wood1,095,000
    Joshua Lindberg1,090,000
    Malachy Hagan1,065,000
    Cole Harmon995,000
    Ryan Smith990,000
    Carlos Alaniz975,000
    Christopher Alcindor955,000
    Joshua Wallace950,000
    Youssef Hmama920,000
    Jimmy Lee865,000
    Morgan Jantzen850,000
    Jason Chan830,000
    Philip Dobrikin830,000
    Alen Bakovic825,000
    Reza Yazdani Aminabadi770,000
    Chad Blumes610,000
    Benjamin Cooper595,000
    Zhixiang Li560,000
    Kyle Cook535,000
    Jack Vaccarello530,000
    Christopher Brayant495,000
    Lance Jones465,000
    Devon Rissling430,000
    Vincent Jamieson410,000
    Darlene Lee395,000
    Shenhong Yang390,000
    Edwin Kuntz390,000
    Victor Ma365,000
    Darcy Wright360,000
    Shannon Mckee355,000
    Nitin Verma345,000
    Scott Gailfus335,000
    Mathiraj Sabanathan330,000
    Steven Bridgeo310,000
    Eric Dunham300,000
    Jesse Piteau295,000
    Ryan Biermann285,000
    Tien Tran205,000
    Anand Dattani180,000
    Aaron Ryan130,000
    Perry Rouzes20,000
  • Day 1b Payouts

    Level:23 (20000/40000/40000)
    Entries:52/1,023 (84/1,656)
    Prizes:$337,590 ($536,036 total)
    Local Time:12:30 AM
    PlacePlayerPrize
    53Canada Mohsen Shafizadeh$1,171
    54Canada Alicia Dodds$1,051
    55Canada Tyler Thomas$1,051
    56Canada Wille Scott$1,051
    57Canada Ryan Mcclean$1,051
    58Canada Calvin Lake$1,051
    59Canada Jason Kelly$1,051
    60Canada David Ballantine$1,051
    61Canada Nizar Tajdin$1,051
    62Canada Zeyu Du$1,051
    63Canada David Kumar$963
    64Canada Ferida Balic$963
    65Canada Kris Steinbach$963
    66Canada Dave Mcleod$963
    67Canada Jeff Charlebois$963
    68Canada Murray Kristoff$963
    69Canada Wilfred Mcnelly$963
    70Canada Harri Heinonkari$963
    71Canada Donald Fujita$963
    72Estonia Rauno Tahvonen$901
    73Canada Jasmin Tate$901
    74Canada Tony Le$901
    75Canada Eldon Doupe$901
    76Canada Shane Brotherwood$901
    77Canada Matthew Osorio$901
    78Canada Alexander Bylicki$901
    79Canada David Crowchild$901
    80Canada Harminder Aujla$901
    81Canada Sean Sztyler$861
    82Canada Scott Fingland$861
    83Canada Jody Brett$861
    84Canada Alex Liu$861
    85Canada Richard Mullen$861
    86Canada Seamus Mcgearty$861
    87Canada Himanshu Thapar$861
    88Canada Mehdi Saeed$861
    89Canada Jason Yang$861
    90Bosnia and Herzegovina Denis Mujcin$841
    91Canada Angelo Jopek$841
    92Canada Manish Ralh$841
    93Canada Douglas Lee$841
    94United States of America Chen Chen$841
    95Canada Norapat Arunyakanon$841
    96Canada Nathan Coxford$841
    97Canada Qing Yang$841
    98Canada Kenneth Upton$841
    99Canada Aaron Froese$801
    100Canada Richard Rex$801
    101Canada Joon Park$801
    102Canada DJ Sharma$801
    103Canada Nicola Tassone$801
    104Canada Andrew Goosen$801
    105Canada Isabelo Bagsac$801
    106Canada Ramaz Haymour$801
    107Canada Michael Baldwin$801
    108Canada Tyler Delege$801
    109Canada Hugo Soares$801
    110Canada Kaan Becer$801
    111Canada Katherine Quinn$801
    112Canada Jan Rofuli$801
    113Canada Ryan Simmonds$801
    114Canada Christopher Lau$801
    115Canada Seyed Seyednabian$801
    116Canada Nicholas Teeuwen$801
    117Canada Jack Dick$801
    118Canada Rene Schmidt$801
    119Canada Edward Sorensen$801
    120Canada Michael Malm$801
    121Canada Robert Kliss$801
    122Canada Marc Lavergne$801
    123Canada Gurdeep Parhar$801
    124Canada Bayar Gombosuren$801
    125Canada Wolfgang Tietz$801
    126Canada Michael Wo$801
    127Canada Wayne Hoffert$801
    128Canada Regan Duong$801
    129Canada Joshua Hopkins$801
    130Canada Sean Pevlin$801
    131Canada Gaetano Buda$801
    132China Zhi Yang$801
    133Canada Wyatt Reader$801
    134Canada Andrew Tilston$801
    135Canada Hai Oan$801
    136Canada Wayne Scott$801
    137Canada Joel Bullock$801
    138Canada Tyler Panas$801
    139Canada Clark Mckay$801
    140Canada Steven Kraljevic$801
    141Canada Ryan Kenoras$801
    142Canada Trent Sapach$801
    143Canada Edward Hakim$801
    144Canada Joel Hogue$801
    145India Shariq Khan$801
    146Canada Darcy Mcdonald$801
    147Korea, Republic of Seong Choi$801
    148Canada Bryce Harrison$801
    149Canada Karamjeet Shergill$801
    150Canada Tim Yu$801
    151Canada Martin Messier$801
    152Canada Qingwei Meng$801
    153Canada Douglas Cornelson$801
    154Canada Ayman Mahfoud$801
  • Day 1b is Complete

    Level:23 (20000/40000/40000)
    Entries:52/1,023 (84/1,656)
    Prizes:$337,590 ($536,036 total)
    Local Time:12:00 Midnight

    Day 1b is now complete, with 52 players remaining. The remaining players are currently bagging their chips for Day 2. Stay tuned for the full payouts from Day 1b, as well as the 1b stacks coming shortly, with the full Day 2 stacks and seat assignments to follow after that.

  • Day 2 Bubble to Start Level 23

    Level:23 (20000/40000/40000)
    Entries:53/1,023 (85/1,656)
    Prizes:$337,590 ($536,036 total)
    Local Time:11:50 PM

    Level 23 has just started, and they are on the bubble to the end of the night. There are 53 players left, and 52 players should bag, so the night will be over after the next elimination.

  • 5 Off the Bags

    Level:22 (15000/30000/30000)
    Entries:57/1,023 (89/1,656)
    Prizes:$337,590 ($536,036 total)
    Local Time:11:40 PM

    Just 10 minutes remain in Level 22, with the field down to 57 players left. That leaves them 5 eliminations off the end of the night, so it seems likely that Level 23 will be the final level of Day 1b.

    Stay tuned after the day ends for a full look at Day 1b cashouts, as well as the stacks moving forward into Day 2. At the moment, it looks like James Ward is leading the way with 1.7 million, while Andy Truong, who was at the $1k FT yesterday and won the High Roller ring here in October, is second with just over 1.535 million.

    Top Ten Stacks

    PlayerChips
    James Ward1,700,000
    Andy Truong1,535,000
    Geno Dick1,450,000
    Scot Munro1,050,000
    Cole Harmon950,000
    Youssef Hmama895,000
    Joshua Wallace885,000
    Gregory Wood880,000
    Christopher Alcindor805,000
    Jackson Oniske755,000
  • 15 Off the Bags

    Level:22 (15000/30000/30000)
    Entries:67/1,023 (99/1,656)
    Prizes:$337,590 ($536,036 total)
    Local Time:11:20 PM

    The 1b field is nearing the end of the day, with only 15 more eliminations to go before the bags come out for Day 2 players. There are almost three full levels remaining on the scheduled day with the start of Level 22, but it seems very unlikely that they’ll play that long. It looks more likely that they’ll bag up sometime in Level 23.

  • 29 Off the Bags on Final Break

    Level:21 (15000/25000/25000)
    Entries:81/1,023 (113/1,656)
    Prizes:$337,590 ($536,036 total)
    Local Time:10:40 PM

    The players are on their final break of Day 1b, with the field down to 81 players. That leaves them jst 29 off the bags, so it looks like 1b will end before they play 24 levels. That said, the action tends to slow a bit as the end of the night gets closer, with people tightening up to try and make it through to Day 2.

  • 119 Players Left

    Level:19 (10000/15000/15000)
    Entries:119/1,023 (151/1,656)
    Prizes:$337,590 ($536,036 total)
    Local Time:9:40 PM

    The numbers are dropping quickly now that players are in the money, and they are already down to 120 players left to start Level 19. There is still one more level to play after this one before the final break of Day 1b, and they are now 68 eliminations away from an early end to 1b.

  • Dropping Fast

    Level:18 (6000/12000/12000)
    Entries:137/1,023 (169/1,656)
    Prizes:$337,590 ($536,036 total)
    Local Time:9:20 PM

    The field is down to 137 remaining, with about 15 minutes to play in Level 18. The average stack is about 24 big blinds, so they are relatively short for this time of the night, and that may be driving the action.

    I’ll update all the Day 1b payouts and the Day 2 stacks at the end of the night tonight, after they bag up.

  • In the Money

    Level:17 (5000/10000/10000)
    Entries:154/1,023 (186/1,656)
    Prizes:$337,590 ($536,036 total)
    Local Time:9:05 PM

    There was no bubble play in the Monster Stack 1b today, as a player was eliminated on the hand as they were waiting to pause for hand-for-hand play. Level 17 is nearly complete, and there are 7 levels of poker, at most, until the end of today’s flight.

  • Five Off the Money

    Level:17 (5000/10000/10000)
    Entries:159/1,023 (191/1,656)
    Prizes:$337,590 ($536,036 total)
    Local Time:8:45 PM

    They are down to 159 players with about 15 minutes to play in Level 17, just 5 off the money spots now. The clock will be paused for hand-for-hand play after 4 more eliminations.

  • 13 Off the Money at Break

    Level:17 (5000/10000/10000)
    Entries:167/1,023 (199/1,656)
    Prizes:$337,590 ($536,036 total)
    Local Time:8:25 PM

    The players are out for the break following Level 16, with about 5 minutes until they are back in action for Level 17. The field is down to 167 players now, 13 off the money spots, so the clock will likely be paused for bubble play shortly after Level 17 begins.

  • 50 Off the Money

    Level:15 (3000/6000/6000)
    Entries:204/1,023 (236/1,656)
    Prizes:$337,590 ($536,036 total)
    Local Time:7:40 PM

    The field is closing in on the money with just 50 eliminations to go until they start getting paid out as they leave. There are 204 players left in the game as Level 15 ticks down to a close, so it looks like they’ll hit the money bubble sometime after the break following Level 16.

  • Prizes are In; 154 Paid, At Least 52 Advance

    Level:15 (3000/6000/6000)
    Entries:220/1,023 (252/1,656)
    Prizes:$337,590 ($536,036 total)
    Local Time:7:25 PM

    The prizes are now in, and there are 154 paid spots for today’s flight. They’ll keep playing once they hit the money, stopping play for the day after 24 levels of poker, or when they hit 52 players, which is 5% of the starting field.

    That means at least $250,010 from today’s $337,590 in prizes will push forward into the Day 2 pool, but it could be even more if they play 24 levels and bag up with more than 52 remaining. Level 15 now has about 15 minutes to play, and there are two more breaks scheduled for today, following Level 16 & Level 20.

  • Down to 281 Remaining

    Level:14 (3000/5000/5000)
    Entries:281/1,023 (313/1,656)
    Prizes:$337,590 ($536,036 total)
    Local Time:6:55 PM

    The final field size for Day 1b was adjusted down by one since the last post I made, leaving the flight still well into 4 digits, but with the final tally down to 1,023, for a combined field of 1,656.

    That should still mean 154 paid spots today, with at least 51 bags to end the night.

  • Four Digit Field for Final Monster Flight

    Level:13 (2000/4000/4000)
    Entries:377/1,024 (409/1,657)
    Prizes:$337,920 ($536,366 total)
    Local Time:6:15 PM

    For the first time ever in Calgary, the Monster Stack has a four-digit field for one of its flights. Entries are now closed on the final flight to the Monster, and Day 1b got an astonishing 1,024 entries, for a combined field of 1,657.

    That total puts this game as the fourth biggest field ever in Alberta, trailing this year’s massive Mini Main record-setter, as well as the Jan 2024 4-Flight (the previous record holder), and the Oct 2025 Mini Main.

    With the current numbers, it looks like there will be 154 pay spots on Day 1b, with at least 51 players moving on to join the 32 qualifiers from 1a on Thursday’s Day 2. The action today continues until the end of Level 24, or until they get to 83 players, whichever comes first. Flight 1a ended with just over 25 minutes to play in Level 23, so 20k/40k/40k are the biggest blinds they’ll start at on Day 2, but the level may roll back further if today’s flight plays down more quickly.

  • Cruickshank Finds the Double

    Level:12 (1,500/3,000/3,000)
    Entries:382/931
    Prizes:$307,230 ($505,676 total)
    Local Time:5:08 PM

    James Cruickshank moved all in for 33,000, and the big blind made the call. Both players revealed their hands.

    James Cruickshank: K♠7♠
    Big Blind: 5♥5♦

    The board ran out 6♦A♠A♣7♣8♥ for Cruickshank to find the double.

    James Cruickshank: 72,500

  • A Monster Size Monster Stack

    Day 1b of the Monster Stack is crushing the 2024 record for the Monster Stack. The 2024 record drew 530 entries for 1a and 850 entries for 1b. This year, 1a saw an increase to 633 entries and is currently at 918 entries for 1b. There is just over an hour left to register and the prize pool has combined to a massive $501,386 total. Stay tuned, as action plays to the end of the day with a winner crowned tomorrow.

  • Hopper Finds the Elimination

    Level:10 (1,000
    Entries:427/857
    Prizes:$282,810 ($481,256 total)
    Local Time:4:29 PM

    Action was caught after the turn of 7♦5♥9♠10♥, and Trent Hopper fired for 25,000. His opponent moved all in for slightly more, and Hopper made the call. Both players revealed their holdings.

    Late Position: 9♥6♣
    Trent Hopper: Q♥Q♠

    The river was the A♥ for Hopper to take the pot.

    Trent Hopper: 157,000

  • Li Finds Value

    Level:10 (1,000/2,000/2,000)
    Entries:453/833
    Prizes:$274,890 ($473,336 total)
    Local Time:4:12 PM

    Action was caught after the turn came the 5♥3♠3♥4♥, and all four players were quick to check.

    The 6♦ completed the board, and Zhixiang Li fired for 5,000 from the small blind. The big blind made the call, and Li revealed 5♠5♣ to take the pot.

    Zhixiang Li: 130,500

  • Hopkins Takes it Down

    Level:9 (1,000/1,500/1,500)
    Entries:461/798
    Prizes:$263,340 ($461,786 total)
    Local Time:3:54 PM

    Action was caught after the river of A♦K♦9♦A♥2♠, with the pot being 37,000.

    Middle position checked to Joshua Hopkins, who fired for 45,000.

    Middle position went into the tank but eventually found the fold.

    Joshua Hopkins: 202,000

  • Big Stacks at the Break

    PlayerChip Count
    Mike Malm259,000
    Karamjeet Shergill251,000
    Jody Brett201,000
    Brett Worton188,000
    Ali Razzaq186,000
    Donald Fujita185,000
    Yvan Gravel160,000
    Wayne Hoffert155,500
    Kevin Kondro155,000
    Wyatt Reader154,500
  • Runner-Runner for Gravel

    Level:8 (600/1,200/1,200)
    Entries:454/708
    Prizes:$233,640 ($432,086 total)
    Local Time:2:58 PM

    Three all in’s occurred with Yvan Gravel being all in for 52,900. The three players revealed their holdings.

    Middle Position: 9♦9♠
    Yvan Gravel: A♠K♥
    Early Position: K♠K♦

    The board ran out 9♥3♦5♦4♥2♦ for Gravel to find the nearly triple up.

    Yvan Gravel: 137,800

  • Tran Doubles Up

    Level:7 (500/1,000/1,000)
    Entries:442/635
    Prizes:$209,550 ($407,996 total)
    Local Time:2:28 PM

    Middle position opened to 2,100, and Tien Tran moved all in for 13,900 from late position. Middle position made the call, and both players revealed their holdings.

    Tien Tran: K♣10♦
    Middle Position: 9♥9♦

    The board ran out 8♠2♥6♣Q♣10♥ for Tran to find the double.

    Tien Tran: 30,300

  • Lucky Ladies for Weisman

    Level:6 (400/800/800)
    Entries:433/587
    Prizes:$193,710 ($392,156 total)
    Local Time:2:08 PM

    Action was caught after the flop of 10♠J♦5♣, and Keith Weideman moved all in for 21,800 from the big blind. The button made the call, and both players revealed their holdings.

    Keith Weideman: Q♦Q♣
    Button: A♥10♥

    The board ran out 7♠4♥ for Weideman to take the pot.

    Keith Weideman: 45,600

  • Big Stacks After First Break

    PlayerChip Count
    Karamjit Shergill170,000
    Jiaje Sheng168,000
    Christopher Brayson162,000
    Steven Desjarlais140,800
    Martin Messier140,000
    Donald Fujita133,000
    Carmela Ciantis108,500
    Randy Rook107,500
    Craig Caldwell105,400
    Steven Bridgeo104,000
  • Horpestad Has It

    Level:5 (300/600/600)
    Entries:410/507
    Prizes:$167,310 ($365,756 total)
    Local Time:1:32 PM

    Action was caught after the turn of 8♥5♥10♣J♣, and early position checked. Middle position fired for 3,000, and both players made the call.

    After the river came the 7♦, and the small blind blasted for 11,000. Traci Horpestad made the call, and revealed 9♠8♣ to take the pot.

    Traci Horpestad: 102,700

  • Wood Finds Value

    Level:4 (300/500/500)
    Entries:373/429
    Prizes:$141,570 ($340,016 total)
    Local Time:12:41 PM

    Action was caught after the river of 3♠10♥6♠Q♦8♠, and small blind was quick to check.

    Gregory Wood fired for 8,000, and his opponent made the call.

    Wood revealed 9♠6♠ to take down the pot.

  • Bitton Climbs

    Level:3 (200/400/400)
    Entries:365/399
    Prizes:$131,670 ($330,116 total)
    Local Time:12:26 PM

    Action was caught after the flop of 5♠4♣J♠, and middle position moved all in for 29,500. Nadav Bitton made the call, and both players revealed their holdings.

    Middle Position: J♥10♣
    Nadav Bitton: 8♠4♠

    The board completed with the 10♥6♠ to give Bitton the pot.

    Nadav Bitton: 115,800

  • Aggression Pays for Joyal

    Level:3 (200/400/400)
    Entries:321/346
    Prizes:$114,180 ($312,626 total)
    Local Time:12:03 PM

    Pierre Joyal raised to 800 from the button, and three players made the call.

    The flop came Q♠A♦9♥, and action checked through.

    After the turn came the 3♥, action checked to Joyal. He fired for 1,600, and all three players made the call.

    The river came the 2♦, and again action checked to Joyal. He blasted for 3,800, and was rewarded with the pot.

    Pierre Joyal: 37,900

  • Desjarlais Finds an Early KO

    Level:2 (200/300/300)
    Entries:289/297
    Prizes:$98,010 ($296,456 total)
    Local Time:11:40 AM

    Action was caught after the turn of 4♣10♦A♦K♥, and under the gun led out for 4,200. Steven Desjarlais raised to 10,000, and under the gun made the call.

    The river came the 7♦, and under the gun moved all in for 12,700. Desjarlais made the call, and revealed A♥K♦ to best his opponent’s A♣10♥.

    Steven Desjarlais: 59,400

  • New With Jiggities

    Level:1 (100/200/200)
    Entries:238/262
    Prizes:$86,460 ($284,906 total)
    Local Time:11:27 AM

    Action was caught after the turn of 2♠4♣6♠2♥, and early position was quick to check. Raymond New fired for 8,500 from the cutoff, and early position made the call.

    The river came the 8♠, and both players were quick to check. New revealed J♣J♦ to take the pot.

    Raymond New: 38,400

  • The Monster is Huge — 1b of the Monster Stack runs Wednesday

    WSOPCJan2026SeriesHdr – 2026 WSOP-C Jan Opens with Big 30 Stack
    E10hdr – The Monster Approaches
    Date:Jan 14, 11 AM
    Blinds:30 Minutes
    Starting Stack:40k
    Late Entry:12 Levels (~6:15 PM)
    Day 1 Ends:24 Levels or 5% of the Field
    Entries:32/633
    Prizes:$208,375

    The trend so far in this series has been big fields that beat both series from 2025. Jan 2025 was the second biggest series ever for WSOP-C Calgary, with $5,740,395 in total prizes. That was less than $100k under the Jan 2024 record of $5,808,951.

    After the Mini Main Event set a new regional record, crushing the record Jan 2024 4-Flight numbers, it started to look like this series was going to be the biggest ever, and the interest in the Monster Stack so far continues to bear that delicious fruit. Day 1a of this Monster game is the biggest Monster 1a so far here in Calgary, surpassing both the Jan 2024 & Jan 2025 1a numbers (Jan 2025 was the biggest Monster Stack ever in Calgary).

    The final flight to the Monster runs on Wednesday at 11 am, and players can buy in for 12 levels. The desk should close for this one around 6:15 PM. Players start with 40k, and play 30-minute levels on Day 1, with the hard stop after 24 levels, or at 5% of the field, whichever comes first.

    It remains to be seen what the turnout for 1b will be. 1b of the record 2025 game saw 947 entries, but with 1a significantly ahead of last year, and with the huge turnouts across the rest of the events, the final Monster flight could easily hit four digits, and will likely compete for the second-biggest field ever here at WSOP-C Calgary.

    The Monster Approaches
    Sched – 0 NLH is the 3rd Game on Sunday
  • Allen Shen Wins Monster Stack for Almost $80k

    Allen Shen had to come from behind against Mehmet Siginc, who was looking for his second ring this series. Siginc started heads up with a big lead, but a huge cooler flipped things around.

    After a raise from Shen and a call from Siginc preflop, Siginc check-raised the ace-high, two-club flop. Shen called to the turn, which paired the ace and brought a third club to the board.

    Siginc shoved, and Shen called him off pretty quickly. Siginc turned the nut club flush with king-eight, with Shen on trip aces with a four.

    Shen needed an ace or a four or for the board to pair, and he got his wish when the river paired the five, giving Shen the full house and the win. He had a large rail of Ontario crushers railing him tonight, including past Main Event winner Nicholas Teeuwen, and streamer Patrick “Egption” Tardif, among many others.

  • Mehmet Siginc Out in 2nd Place for $52,010

    Level:36 (400000/800000/800000)
    Entries:2/1656
    Prizes:$536,036
    Local Time:11:20 PM
    Mehmet Siginic – Mehmet Siginc Out in 2nd Place for ,010
    Mehmet Siginic

    Alen Shen raised to 2.2 million and Mehmet Siginc called. The flop came 10♣5♣A♠, and Siginc check-raised from 1.4 million to 7 million. Shen called for the A♣ on the turn.

    Siginc shoved the big stack and Shen called fairly quickly. Siginc turned the nut club flush with king-eight, while Shen was on ace-four for trip aces. The river saved Shen as it paired 5♦, and Shen grabbed a huge lead.

    Just a couple of hands later, Siginc shoved his short stack with pocket deuces, and Shen called with queen-four, and turned a four for the win.

  • Philip Dobrikin Out in 3rd Place for $35,285

    Level:35 (300000/600000/600000)
    Entries:2/1656
    Prizes:$536.036
    Local Time:11:00 PM
    Philip Dobrikin
    Philip Dobrikin

    They are heads up now in the Monster Stack after Mehmet Siginc sent Philip Dobrikin to the rail in third place. I caught the action as Dobrikin was facing an all-in on the river from Siginc, who has the big stack.

    Dobrikin eventually sighed, “I got to 3rd at least,” and slid in his stack for the call. He flopped an ace with ace-three, but Siginc was on two-pair with ten-seven, and took it down.

    Siginc is how heads up against Alen Shen, and Siginc has the chip lead going for his second ring this series.

  • Jackson Oniske Out in 4th Place for $24,454

    Level:35 (300000/600000/600000)
    Entries:3/1656
    Prizes:$536,036
    Local Time:10:50 PM
    Jackson Oniske
    Jackson Oniske

    The two short stacks have been trading chips without much progress for either. Jackson Oniske was down to just over 4 million, and he shoved under the gun. Philip Dobrikin, who was the second shortest, snap called from the big blind.

    He was racing with nines against queen-ten, and while Oniske flopped a gutty and turned open-ended, the 4♠8♣J♠K♣7♠ board left the nines in front, and sent Onikse out in 4th place.

  • Oniske Doubles

    Level:35 (300000/600000/600000)
    Entries:4/1656
    Prizes:$536,036
    Local Time:12:25 PM

    Jackson Oniske just scored a double. Philip Dobrikin raised under the gun, then called when Oniske shoved the button. Oniske was best with ace-jack into ace-five, but Dobrikin flopped a straight draw. He bricked the turn & river on a board of 7♥4♥6♣10♠K♠ to send the double to Oniske.

    Dobrikin and Oniske traded the short stacks in the hand, with Oniske up to about 8.5 million versus 4 million for Dobrikin. Mehmet Siginc is the leader with about 30 million right now, while Alen Shen is playing about 24 million for second.

  • James Ward Out in 5th Place for $17,321

    Level:34 (250000/500000/500000)
    Entries:4/1656
    Prizes:$536,036
    Local Time:10:00 PM
    James Ward
    James Ward

    James Ward was the short stack at the table even after his recent double, and he wasn’t able to spin it up. He just hit the rail for 5th place shortly after the recent hand against Philip Dobrikin.

  • Ward Grabs a Double

    Level:34 (250000/500000/500000)
    Entries:5/1,656
    Prizes:$536,036
    Local Time:9:50 PM

    Philip Dobrikin raised to 2 million from the cutoff, and James Ward shoved his big blind for just 50k more. Dobrikin called with the best of it, ace-king of hearts over queen-ten of diamonds, but Ward found a ten on the flop of 10♠J♦5♠8♣7♥ and Dobrikin couldn’t the cards he needed.

    Mehmet Siginc looks to be on his way to ring #2 in this series. He won the NLH/PLO mix on opening day, and he’s sitting with the big stack in the final five of the Monster now.

  • Jiajie Sheng Eliminated in 6th Place ($12,546)

    Level:33 (200,000/400,000/400,000)
    Entries:5/1,656
    Prizes:$536,036
    Local Time:9:28 PM
    Jiajie Sheng
    Jiajie Sheng

    Jiajie Sheng moved all in for 1,300,000, and Mehmet Siginic moved all in. The remaining players folded, and both players revealed their holdings.

    Jiajie Sheng: 8♣4♣
    Mehmet Signic: J♠J♣

    The board ran out A♥6♥2♠7♥A♠ for Aignic to take the pot.

    Allen Shen: 25,800,000
    Philip Dobirikin: 14,800,000
    Mehmet Siginc: 11,500,000
    Jackson Oniske: 8,500,000
    James Ward: 4,300,000

  • Devon Rissing Eliminated in 7th Place ($9,297)

    Level:33 (200,000/400,000/400,000)
    Entries:5/1,656
    Prizes:$536,036
    Local Time:9:20 PM
    Devon Rissling – Devon Rissing Eliminated in 7th Place (,297)
    Devon Rissling

    Devon Rissing moved all in for 1,500,000, and Allen Shen made the call. Both players revealed their holdings.

    Devon Rissing: K♣J♠
    Allen Shen: 10♣10♠

    The board ran out Q♠Q♣A♦4♥10♦ for Shen to take the pot.

    Allen Shen: 25,800,000

  • Joshua Lindberg Eliminated in 8th Place ($7,053)

    Level:33 (200,000/400,000/400,000)
    Entries:7/1,656
    Prizes:$536,036
    Local Time:9:06 PM
    Joshua Lindberg
    Joshua Lindberg

    Joshua Lindberg moved all in for 1,300,000, and Philip Dobrikin made the call. Both players revealed their holdings.

    Joshua Lindberg: K♠7♣
    Philip Dobrikin: A♥Q♠

    The board ran out 9♠10♥4♠6♣6♠ for Dobrikin to find the elimination.

    Philip Dobrikin: 15,800,000

  • Adam Worr Eliminated in 9th Place ($5,479)

    Level:33 (200,000/400,000/400,000)
    Entries:8/1,656
    Prizes:$536,036
    Local Time:8:51 PM
    Adam Worr
    Adam Worr

    Adam Worr moved all in for 200,000, and Allen Shen was the big blind. Both players revealed their holdings.

    Adam Worr: A♣K♥
    Allen Shen: 9♥9♣

    The board ran out 7♥J♣J♠9♦5♠ for Shen to take the pot.

    Allen Shen: 15,500,000

  • Lindberg Finds the Double

    Level:32 (150,000/300,000/300,000)
    Entries:9/1,656
    Prizes:$536,036
    Local Time:8:31 PM

    Joshua Lindberg moved all on the button for 1,100,000, and Allen Shen made the call. Both players revealed their holdings.

    Joshua Lindberg: 6♦6♠
    Allen Shen: A♦6♠

    The board ran out 2♥4♣5♠8♣2♦ for Lindberg to find the double.

    Allen Shen: 12,000,000
    Joshua Lindberg: 2,950,000

  • Gregory Wood Eliminated in 10th Place ($4,362)

    Level:32 (150,000/300,000/300,000)
    Entries:9/1,656
    Prizes:$536,036
    Local Time:8:00 PM
    Gregory Wood
    Gregory Wood

    Gregory Wood moved all in for 2,150,000, and Adam Worr made the call. Both players revealed their holdings.

    Gregory Wood: J♦8♦
    Adam Worr: 3♥3♠

    The board ran out J♥J♠4♣6♣3♦ for Worr to take the pot.

    Adam Worr: 12,300,000

  • Jordan Matsui Eliminated in 11th Place ($4,362)

    Level:31 (150,000/250,000/250,000)
    Entries:10/1,656
    Prizes:$536,036
    Local Time:7:43 PM
    Jordan Matsui
    Jordan Matsui

    Jordan Matsui moved all in for 2,950,000, and Adam Worr made the call. Both players revealed their holdings.

    Jordan Matsui: A♣10♦
    Adam Worr: A♥J♦

    The board ran out 6♦Q♣A♦J♣9♠ for Worr to take the pot.

    Adam Worr: 10,800,000

  • Recent Eliminations

    PositionPlayerPrize
    12Jack Vaccarello$3,561
    13Dennis Didow$3,561
    14Frank Gallie$2,984
    15Jonathan Kwon$2,984
    16Sandra Sxelson$2,984
    17Waylon Gibson$2,984
  • Siginic Making Moves

    Level:31 (150,000/250,000/250,000)
    Entries:13/1,656
    Prizes:$536,036
    Local Time:7:12 PM

    At Blinds of 100,000/200,000/200,000, early position opened to 500,000. Mehmet Siginic three-bet to 1,200,000 from the button. Early position made the call.

    The flop came 8♥3♦2♦, and early position was quick to check. Siginic fired for 1,100,000, and early position made the call.

    After the turn peeled the [invalid notations], and made the fold. Signic revealed K♠10♣ for the stone bluff.

    Mehmet Siginic: 6,400,000

  • Updated Stacks at Dinner Break

    PlayerChip Count
    Allen Shen9,700,000
    Philip Dobrikin7,800,000
    Gregory Wood7,500,000
    Mehmet Siginic7,200,000
    Jackson Oniske6,600,000
    Devon Rissling6,200,000
    Dennis Didow5,400,000
    Jordan Matsui4,000,000
    Jiajie Sheng3,100,000
    Joshua Lindberg2,200,000
  • Recent Bustouts

    PositionPlayerPrize
    18Rahul Sharma$2,566
    19Andy Truong$2,566
    20Donald Cowie$2,566
    21Julius Roque$2,566
    22Joshia GReville$2,566
    23Elvis Kastrati$2,566
    24Richard Leblanc$2,566
    25David Zoerb$2,566
    26Jimmy Lee$2,566
  • Wood Eliminates Truong

    Level:29 (100,000/150,000/150,000)
    Entries:18/1,656
    Prizes:$536,036
    Local Time:5:25 PM

    Andy Truong moved all in for 2,100,000, and Gregory Wood made the call. Both players revealed their holdings.

    Andy Truong: A♠J♠
    Gregory Wood: A♣Q♣

    The board ran out J♥10♦Q♥Q♠6♦ for Wood to take the pot.

    Gregory Wood: 4,900,000

  • Kings for Rissling

    Level:29 (100,000/150,000/150,000)
    Entries:19/1,656
    Prizes:$536,036
    Local Time:5:08 PM

    Middle position opened to 300,000, and Andy Truong raised to 850,000.

    The button moved all in for 1,200,000, and Truong made the call. Both players revealed their holdings.

    Devon Rissling: K♥K♦
    Andy Truong: Q♥Q♣

    The board ran out 9♦2♣7♠7♦10♦ for Rissling to find the double.

    Andy Truong: 1,820,000
    Devon Rissling: 2,800,000

  • Shen Won’t Back Down

    Level:29 (100,000/150,000/150,000)
    Entries:20/1,656
    Prizes:$536,036
    Local Time:4:52 PM

    Allen Shen opened to 300,000 from early position, and Andy Truong three-bet to 850,000.

    Shen jammed having Truong covered, and Truong made the quick laydown.

    Allen Shen: 6,100,000
    Andy Truong: 3,300,000

  • Siginic On a Heater

    Level:28 (60,000/120,000/120,000)
    Entries:21/1,656
    Prizes:$536,036
    Local Time:4:29 PM

    Mehmet Siginic opened to 250,000, and the big blind defended.

    The flop came 4♦3♣7♠, and the big blind checked to Siginic. He fired for 250,000, and was rewarded with the pot.

  • Updated Stacks on Break

    PlayerChip Count
    Jiajie Sheng6,300,000
    Frank Galle5,800,000
    Philip Dobrikin5,200,000
    Allen Shen4,500,000
    Andy Truong3,900,000
    Gregory Wood3,800,000
    Mehmet Signic3,800,000
    James Ward3,700,000
    Donald Cowie3,700,000
    Joshua Lindberg3,300,000
  • Recent Eliminations

    PositionPlayerPrize
    27Minh Cuong Lieu$2,268
    28Petar Amic$2,268
    29Jason Chan$2,268
    30Scot Munro$2,268
    31Cole Michael Harmon$2,268
    32Ryan Johal$2,268
    33Scott Ernest Stuve$2,268
    34Christopher Alcindor$2,268
    35Malachy Hagan$2,268
    36Reza Yazdani Aminabadi$2,061
    37Brayden Brown$2,061
    38Donald Arsenault$2,061
    39Debi Stephenson-Loomer$2,061
    40Victor Ma$2,061
    41Ashkan Razavi$2,061
    42Darlene Lee$2,061
    43Jacob Anderson$2,061
    44Scott Donald Serwa$2,061

  • Gibson Finds the Double With Jiggities

    Level:27 (50,000/100,000/100,000)
    Entries:27/1,656
    Prizes:$536,036
    Local Time:2:54 PM

    Waylon Gibson moved all in for 1,620,000, and middle position made the call. Both players revealed their holdings.

    Waylon Gibson: J♠J♦
    Middle Position: A♠K♠

    The board ran out 3♣3♠2♦6♦9♠ for Gibson to find the double.

    Waylon Gibson: 3,440,000

  • Wood is On Fire

    Level:26 (40,000/80,000/80,000)
    Entries:36/1,656
    Prizes:$536,036
    Local Time:2:21 PM

    Christopher Alcindor opened to 180,000 from middle position, and Gregory Wood made the call.

    The flop came K♣4♣4♠, and Alcindor was quick to check. Wood fired for 250,000, and Alcindor made the call.

    After the turn caem the 2♦, Alcindor checked his option to Wood. He moved all in, and Alcindor called his remaining 1,500,000. Both players revealed their holdings.

    Christopher Alcindor: A♠K♠
    Gregory Wood: K♦Q♥

    The river flipped the odds as it came the 2♦Q♣ for Wood to take the pot.

    Gregory Wood: 3,850,000

  • Straight Flush for Vaccarello

    Level:26 (40,000/80,000/80,000)
    Entries:46/1,656
    Prizes:$536,036
    Local Time:2:03 PM

    Jack Vaccarello moved all in for 470,000, and late position made the call. Both players revealed their holdings.

    Jack Vaccarello: 9♣9♦
    Late Position: A♥Q♣

    The board ran out 10♣6♣7♣, and Vaccarello’s opponent called for the 8♣. It immediately came as the board completed with the 8♣2♦.

    Jack Vaccarello: 1,140,000

  • Ladder Ups

    PlayerPositionPrize
    45Alen Bakovic$1,928
    46Richard Broger$1,928
    47Jordon Johnstone$1,928
    48Youssef Hmama$1,928
    49Kamyar Amini$1,928
    50Ryan Smith$1,928
    51Richard Pepito$1,928
    52Perry Rouzes$1,928
    53Zhixiang Li$1,928
    54Benjamin Sinclair Cooper$1,858
    55CARLOS ALANIZ$1,858
    56Nitin Verma$1,858
    57Chad Blumes$1,858
    58Louis Collette$1,858
    59Joshua Cameron Wallace$1,858
    60Shannon Edward Mckee$1,858
    61Darcy Wright$1,858
    62Morgan Jantzen$1,858
    63Mathiraj Sabanathan$1,769
    64Edwin Kuntz$1,769
    65Daniel Lefebvre$1,769
    66Kyle Mark Cook$1,769
    67Geno Dick$1,769
    68Vincent Jamieson$1,769
    69Vincent Lam$1,769
    70Anand Dattani$1,769
    71Shenhong Yang$1,769
    72Eric Dunham$1,769
    73Jesse Piteau$1,769
    74Christian Mirkovic$1,769
    75Tien Tran$1,769
    76Lance Jones$1,769
    77Aaron Ryan$1,769
    78Michael Farrow$1,769
    79Steven Bridgeo$1,769
    80Ryan Biermann$1,769
    81Ran Yi$1,769
    82Richard Berenbaum$1,769
    83Christopher Brayant$1,769
    84Scott Gailfus$1,769
  • Jiajie Sheng Bags Huge for Biggest Monster Ever

    WSOPCJan2026SeriesHdr – 2026 WSOP-C Jan Opens with Big 30 Stack
    E10hdr – The Monster Approaches
    Date:Jan 15, Noon
    Blinds:45 Minutes (30 minutes until Level 25)
    Entries:84/1,656
    Prizes:$536,036 ($404,294 to be awarded on Day 2)

    It’s the biggest Monster Stack ever at WSOP-C Calgary, beating the previous best by more than 100 entries. Jan 2025 was the previous record holder for Monster fields, at 1,536, and this year’s edition came in 120 entries bigger.

    That puts it as the fourth biggest field ever here at WSOP-C, behind the recent Mini Main record holder from this series, the Jan 2024 4-Flight, and the Oct 2025 Mini Main, and that bodes extremely well for this to be a record series as a whole. There are still the big events to come, of course, but through the $ak Turbo, including the Monster stack, the current record holder series, Jan 2024, had amassed just over $2.5 million in prizes — at the same point this year, this series is already at more than $3 million in total prizes.

    The Monster was the game that really pumped the numbers into record territory. The rest of the series has had very solid turnouts as well, but the extra juice from a record Monster field has pushed the first half of the series into the record zone.

    As 84 players return for Day 2 of the Monster stack, with $78k up top for the win, Jiajie Sheng is the player with the best shot of grabbing that big prize. He bagged a massive 3.21 million at the end of Day 1b, dwarfing the 1a leading sack of Josh Greville by almost 2 to 1. The rest of 1b couldn’t even keep up with Sheng, as James Ward’s second-place stack is just 1.73 million.

    Ward was one of 11 players from 1b to bag more than a million, and they joined 7 millionaires from 1a for the Day 2 action.

    Top Ten Day 2 Stacks

    PlayerChips
    Jiajie Sheng3,210,000
    Dennis Didow2,080,000
    Andy Truong1,900,000
    Josh Greville1,855,000
    Allen Shen1,750,000
    James Ward1,730,000
    Frank Gallie1,460,000
    Richard Leblanc1,370,000
    Geno Dick1,300,000
    Jackson Oniske1,253,000

    The Day 2 action gets going at noon in the Chrome room, with Level 23 & 24 to be played at the 30-minute Day 1 blind levels, before it jumps to the Day 2 blinds of 45 minutes for Level 25.

    The action will continue until someone has a ring on their finger, and with the returning field size, I’d expect to settle in for 12+ hours of poker before this is all decided. Alek Gillies will be on the floor for the early action, and I’ll be there to catch the final hands and the ring.

    The full Day 2 prizes are loaded under the Payouts tab, with the final table payouts below, as well as the Day 2 players sorted by seat and by name.

    Final Table Prizes for Record Monster

    PlacePrize
    1$78,020
    2$52,010
    3$35,285
    4$24,454
    5$17,321
    6$12,546
    7$9,297
    8$7,053
    9$5,479
    10$4,362

    Day 2 Chips, Sorted by Table-Seat (T-S)

    T-SPlayerChips
    28 – 1Steven Bridgeo310,000
    28 – 2Frank Gallie1,460,000
    28 – 3Darlene Lee395,000
    28 – 4Ben Cooper595,000
    28 – 5Sandra Axelson470,000
    28 – 6Christian Mirkovic255,000
    28 – 7Julius Roque1,235,000
    28 – 8Cuong Lieu725,000
    28 – 9Darcy Wright360,000
    29 – 1Debi Loomer660,000
    29 – 2Morgan Jantzen850,000
    29 – 3Edwin Kuntz390,000
    29 – 4Devon Rissling430,000
    29 – 5Jacob Anderson1,235,000
    29 – 6Eric Dunham300,000
    29 – 7Carlos Alaniz975,000
    29 – 8Kyle Mark Cook535,000
    29 – 9Kamyar Amini670,000
    34 – 1Rahul Sharma675,000
    34 – 2Josh Greville1,855,000
    34 – 3Nitin Verma345,000
    34 – 4Josh Wallace950,000
    34 – 5Jordan Matsui1,174,000
    34 – 6Elvis Kastrati415,000
    34 – 7Jimmy Lee865,000
    34 – 8Christopher Brayant495,000
    34 – 9Jiajie Sheng3,210,000
    35 – 1Ryan Smith990,000
    35 – 2James Ward1,730,000
    35 – 3Ashkan Razavi1,125,000
    35 – 5Perry Rouzes20,000
    35 – 6Richard Berenbaum570,000
    35 – 7Gregory Wood1,095,000
    35 – 8Waylon Gibson1,065,000
    35 – 9Jack Vaccarello530,000
    36 – 1Geno Dick1,300,000
    36 – 3Jackson Oniske1,253,000
    36 – 4Christopher Alcindor955,000
    36 – 5Anand Dattani180,000
    36 – 6Jonathan Kwon190,000
    36 – 7Mehmet Siginc940,000
    36 – 8Donald Cowie1,125,000
    36 – 9Joshua Lindberg1,090,000
    37 – 2Richard Pepito1,180,000
    37 – 3Adam Worr275,000
    37 – 4Dennis Didow2,080,000
    37 – 5Alen Bakovic825,000
    37 – 6Daniel Lefebvre660,000
    37 – 7Reza Aminabadi770,000
    37 – 8Scot Munro1,120,000
    37 – 9Louis Collette805,000
    40 – 1Peter Amic935,000
    40 – 2Vincent Lam195,000
    40 – 3Ran Yi330,000
    40 – 4Vincent Jamieson410,000
    40 – 5Richard Leblanc1,370,000
    40 – 6Philip Dobrikin830,000
    40 – 8Cole Harmon995,000
    40 – 9Ryan Biermann285,000
    41 – 1Shannon Mckee355,000
    41 – 2Jesse Piteau295,000
    41 – 3Youssef Hmama920,000
    41 – 4Brayden Brown325,000
    41 – 5Andy Truong1,900,000
    41 – 6Jason Chan830,000
    41 – 7Tien Tran205,000
    41 – 9David Zoerb785,000
    42 – 1Victor Ma365,000
    42 – 2Allen Shen1,750,000
    42 – 4Ryan Johal740,000
    42 – 5Jordon Johnstone1,100,000
    42 – 6Scott Stuve680,000
    42 – 7Michael Farrow315,000
    42 – 8Scott Gailfus335,000
    42 – 9Richard Broger670,000
    43 – 1Aaron Joseph Ryan130,000
    43 – 2Donald Arsenault900,000
    43 – 3Shenhong Yang390,000
    43 – 4Chad Blumes610,000
    43 – 5Zhixiang Li560,000
    43 – 6Scott Serwa885,000
    43 – 7Mal Hagan1,065,000
    43 – 8Lance Jones465,000
    43 – 9Mathiraj Sabanathan330,000

    Day 2 Seats, Sorted by Name

    T-SPlayerChips
    43 – 1Aaron Joseph Ryan130,000
    37 – 3Adam Worr275,000
    37 – 5Alen Bakovic825,000
    42 – 2Allen Shen1,750,000
    36 – 5Anand Dattani180,000
    41 – 5Andy Truong1,900,000
    35 – 3Ashkan Razavi1,125,000
    28 – 4Ben Cooper595,000
    41 – 4Brayden Brown325,000
    29 – 7Carlos Alaniz975,000
    43 – 4Chad Blumes610,000
    28 – 6Christian Mirkovic255,000
    36 – 4Christopher Alcindor955,000
    34 – 8Christopher Brayant495,000
    40 – 8Cole Harmon995,000
    28 – 8Cuong Lieu725,000
    37 – 6Daniel Lefebvre660,000
    28 – 9Darcy Wright360,000
    28 – 3Darlene Lee395,000
    41 – 9David Zoerb785,000
    29 – 1Debi Loomer660,000
    37 – 4Dennis Didow2,080,000
    29 – 4Devon Rissling430,000
    43 – 2Donald Arsenault900,000
    36 – 8Donald Cowie1,125,000
    29 – 3Edwin Kuntz390,000
    34 – 6Elvis Kastrati415,000
    29 – 6Eric Dunham300,000
    28 – 2Frank Gallie1,460,000
    36 – 1Geno Dick1,300,000
    35 – 7Gregory Wood1,095,000
    35 – 9Jack Vaccarello530,000
    36 – 3Jackson Oniske1,253,000
    29 – 5Jacob Anderson1,235,000
    35 – 2James Ward1,730,000
    41 – 6Jason Chan830,000
    41 – 2Jesse Piteau295,000
    34 – 9Jiajie Sheng3,210,000
    34 – 7Jimmy Lee865,000
    36 – 6Jonathan Kwon190,000
    34 – 5Jordan Matsui1,174,000
    42 – 5Jordon Johnstone1,100,000
    34 – 2Josh Greville1,855,000
    34 – 4Josh Wallace950,000
    36 – 9Joshua Lindberg1,090,000
    28 – 7Julius Roque1,235,000
    29 – 9Kamyar Amini670,000
    29 – 8Kyle Mark Cook535,000
    43 – 8Lance Jones465,000
    37 – 9Louis Collette805,000
    43 – 7Mal Hagan1,065,000
    43 – 9Mathiraj Sabanathan330,000
    36 – 7Mehmet Siginc940,000
    42 – 7Michael Farrow315,000
    29 – 2Morgan Jantzen850,000
    34 – 3Nitin Verma345,000
    35 – 5Perry Rouzes20,000
    40 – 1Peter Amic935,000
    40 – 6Philip Dobrikin830,000
    34 – 1Rahul Sharma675,000
    40 – 3Ran Yi330,000
    37 – 7Reza Aminabadi770,000
    35 – 6Richard Berenbaum570,000
    42 – 9Richard Broger670,000
    40 – 5Richard Leblanc1,370,000
    37 – 2Richard Pepito1,180,000
    40 – 9Ryan Biermann285,000
    42 – 4Ryan Johal740,000
    35 – 1Ryan Smith990,000
    28 – 5Sandra Axelson470,000
    37 – 8Scot Munro1,120,000
    42 – 8Scott Gailfus335,000
    43 – 6Scott Serwa885,000
    42 – 6Scott Stuve680,000
    41 – 1Shannon Mckee355,000
    43 – 3Shenhong Yang390,000
    28 – 1Steven Bridgeo310,000
    41 – 7Tien Tran205,000
    42 – 1Victor Ma365,000
    40 – 4Vincent Jamieson410,000
    40 – 2Vincent Lam195,000
    35 – 8Waylon Gibson1,065,000
    41 – 3Youssef Hmama920,000
    43 – 5Zhixiang Li560,000
    The Monster Approaches
    Sched – 0 NLH is the 3rd Game on Sunday
Circuit Rings & k Packages Up for Grabs to Start 2026
PlacePlayerPrize
1Canada Allen Shen$78,020
2Canada Mehmet Siginc$52,010
3Canada Philip Dobrikin$35,285
4Canada Jackson Oniske$24,454
5Canada James Ward$17,321
6China Jiajie Sheng$12,546
7Canada Devon Rissling$9,297
8Canada Joshua Lindberg$7,956
9Canada Jimmy Lee$5,479
10Canada Cuong Lieu$4,362
11Canada Petar Amic$4,362
12Canada Jason Chan$3,561
13Canada Scot Munro$3,561
14Canada Cole Harmon$2,984
15Canada Ryan Johal$2,984
16Canada Scott Stuve$2,984
17Canada Christopher Alcindor$2,984
18Canada Mal Hagan$2,566
19Canada Reza Aminabadi$2,566
20Canada Brayden Brown$2,566
21Philippines Donald Arsenault$2,566
22Canada Debi Loomer$2,566
23Canada Victor Ma$2,566
24Canada Ashkan Razavi$2,566
25Canada Darlene Lee$2,566
26Canada Jacob Anderson$2,566
27Canada Scott Serwa$2,268
28Canada Alen Bakovic$2,268
29Canada Richard Broger$2,268
30Canada Jordon Johnstone$2,268
31Canada Youssef Hmama$2,268
32Canada Kamyar Amini$2,268
33Canada Ryan Smith$2,268
34Canada Richard Pepito$3,116
35Canada Perry Rouzes$2,268
36Canada Zhixiang Li$2,061
37Canada Ben Cooper$2,061
38Canada Carlos Alaniz$2,061
39Canada Nitin Verma$2,061
40Canada Chad Blumes$2,868
41Canada Louis Collette$2,868
42Canada Josh Wallace$2,061
43Canada Shannon Mckee$2,061
44Canada Darcy Wright$2,061
45Bosnia and Herzegovina Morgan Jantzen$1,928
46Canada Mathiraj Sabanathan$1,928
47Canada Edwin Kuntz$1,928
48Canada Daniel Lefebvre$1,928
49Canada Kyle Cook$1,928
50Canada Ryan Smith$1,928
51Canada Richard Pepito$2,916
52Canada Perry Rouzes$1,928
53China Zhixiang Li$1,928
54Canada Ben Cooper$1,858
55Canada Carlos Alaniz$1,858
56India Nitin Verma$1,858
57Canada Chad Blumes$1,858
58Canada Louis Collette$1,858
59Canada Josh Wallace$1,858
60Ireland Shannon Mckee$1,858
61Canada Darcy Wright$1,858
62Canada Morgan Jantzen$1,858
63Canada Mathiraj Sabanathan$1,769
64Canada Edwin Kuntz$1,769
65Canada Daniel Lefebvre$1,769
66United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Kyle Cook$1,769
67Canada Geno Dick$1,769
68Canada Vincent Jamieson$1,769
69Canada Vincent Lam$1,769
70Canada Anand Dattani$1,769
71Canada Shenhong Yang$1,769
72Canada Eric Dunham$2,576
73Canada Jesse Piteau$1,769
74Canada Christian Mirkovic$1,769
75Cambodia Tien Tran$2,576
76Canada Lance Jones$1,769
77Canada Aaron Ryan$1,769
78Canada Michael Farrow$1,769
79Canada Steven Bridgeo$1,769
80Canada Ryan Biermann$1,769
81Canada Ran Yi$1,769
82Canada Richard Berenbaum$1,769
83Canada Christopher Brayant$1,769
84Canada Scott Gailfus$1,769
85Estonia Rauno Tahvonen$2,009
86Canada Jason Kelly$1,954
87Canada Alicia Dodds$1,858
88Canada Shane Brotherwood$1,708
89Canada Richard Mullen$1,668
90Canada Marc Lavergne$1,649
91Canada Edward Sorensen$1,649
92Canada Hugo Soares$1,608
93Canada Regan Duong$1,608
94Canada Mohsen Shafizadeh$1,171
95Canada Jacob Paterson$1,108
96Canada Todd Stokowski$1,108
97Canada David Ballantine$1,051
98Canada Zeyu Du$1,051
99Canada Calvin Lake$1,051
100Canada Ryan Mcclean$1,051
101Canada Wille Scott$1,051
102Canada Nizar Tajdin$1,051
103Canada Tyler Thomas$1,051
104Canada Claude Gaudet$988
105Canada Thomas Jansen$988
106Canada Robert Lothian$988
107Canada Graham Lupton$988
108Canada Gabriel Nahas$988
109Canada William Pacarynuk$988
110Canada Jeffery Piercy$988
111Canada Caleb Trenh$988
112Canada Fred Balic$963
113Canada Jeff Charlebois$963
114Canada Donald Fujita$963
115Canada Harri Heinonkari$963
116Canada Murray Kristoff$963
117Canada David Kumar$963
118Canada Dave Mcleod$963
119Canada Wilfred Mcnelly$963
120Canada Kris Steinbach$963
121Canada Karen Dodd$903
122Canada Martinus Kaspers$903
123Canada Aaron La$903
124Canada Ragnar Parn$903
125Canada Jeffrey Reardon$903
126Canada Graham Richards$903
127Canada James Werry$903
128Canada Harminder Aujla$901
129Canada Alexander Bylicki$901
130Canada David Crowchild$901
131Canada Eldon Doupe$901
132Canada Tony Le$901
133Canada Matthew Osorio$901
134Canada Jasmin Tate$901
135Canada Jody Brett$861
136Canada Scott Afingland$861
137Canada Alex Liu$861
138Canada Seamus Mcgearty$861
139Canada Mehdi Saeed$861
140Canada Sean Sztyler$861
141Canada Himanshu Thapar$861
142Canada Jason Yang$861
143Canada Krys Alipio$848
144Canada Tedde Ballanger$848
145Canada Jerod Dobson$848
146Canada Steven Labelle$848
147Canada Viet Vo$848
148Canada Zizhu Zhao$848
149Canada Norapat Arunyakanon$841
150United States of America Chen Chen$841
151Canada Nathan Coxford$841
152Canada Angelo Jopek$841
153Canada Douglas Lee$841
154Bosnia and Herzegovina Denis Mujcin$841
155Canada Manish Ralh$841
156Canada Kenneth Upton$841
157Canada Qing Yang$841
158Canada Ankhbayar Bayar$807
159Canada Ronald Berdusco$807
160Canada Gordon Chester$807
161Canada David Dickie$807
162Canada Lap Chi Duong$807
163Canada Robert Acorn$807
164Canada Richard Gilliard$807
165Canada Brent Grabher$807
166Canada Jean-Philipp Heroux$807
167Canada Jeremy Janes$807
168Canada Dallis Kerbrat$807
169Canada David Krause$807
170Canada David Macneil$807
171Canada Chris Mata$807
172Canada Thi Nguyen$807
173Canada Jennifer Peters$807
174Canada Simon Quintal$807
175Canada Philip Roque$807
176Canada Abite Shawile$807
177Canada Patrick Tardif$807
178Philippines Cherry Torrico$807
179Canada David Vandertorre$807
180Canada Hien Vo$807
181China Chengdong Zhao$807
182Canada Isabelo Bagsac$801
183Canada Michael Baldwin$801
184Canada Kaan Becer$801
185Canada Gaetano Buda$801
186Canada Joel Bullock$801
187Korea, Republic of Seong Choi$801
188Canada Douglas Cornelson$801
189Canada Tyler Delege$801
190Canada Jack Dick$801
191Canada Aaron Froese$801
192Canada Bayar Gombosuren$801
193Canada Andrew Goosen$801
194Canada Edward Hakim$801
195Canada Bryce Harrison$801
196Canada Ramaz Haymour$801
197Canada Wayne Hoffert$801
198Canada Joel Hogue$801
199Canada Joshua W Hopkins$801
200Canada Ryan Kenoras$801
201India Shariq Khan$801
202Canada Robert Kliss$801
203Canada Steven Kraljevic$801
204Canada Christopher Lau$801
205Canada Ayman Mahfoud$801
206Canada Michael Malm$801
207Canada Darcy Mcdonald$801
208Canada Clark Mckay$801
209Canada Qingwei Meng$801
210Canada Martin Messier$801
211Canada Hai Xuan Oan$801
212Canada Tyler Panas$801
213Canada Gurdeep Parhar$801
214Canada Joon Park$801
215Canada Sean Pevlin$801
216Canada Katherine Quinn$801
217Canada Wyatt Reader$801
218Canada Richard Rex$801
219Canada Jan Rofuli$801
220Canada Trent Sapach$801
221Canada Rene Peter Schmidt$801
222Canada Wayne Scott$801
223Canada Seyed Seyednabian$801
224Canada Dhiraj Sharma$801
225Canada Karamjeet Shergill$801
226Canada Ryan Simmonds$801
227Canada Nicola Tassone$801
228Canada Nicholas Teeuwen$801
229Canada Wolfgang Tietz$801
230Canada Andrew Tilston$801
231Canada Michael Wo$801
232China Zhi Yang$801
233Canada Tim Yu$801

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