2025 WSOPC Calgary #2 Event #10: Monster Stack ($330 + $70)
| Date: | Day 1a: Oct 7, 11 AM Day 1b: Oct 8, 11AM Day 2: Oct 9, Noon |
| Blinds: | 30/45 Minutes |
| Starting Stack: | 40k |
| Late Entry: | 12 Levels (~6:15) |
| Day 1 Ends: | 24 Levels or 5% of the field |
The second day of the Monster attack is looming, with Day 1b set to kick off at 11 AM on Wednesday. Day 1a got 487 entries for $152,675 in prizes, about 100 entries lower than the number for 1a of January’s Monster. 1b got just shy of 950 entries in January, but for this time around it looks more like a 1b field of 650-750, for something like 1,100 total.
1b is a redo of 1a, with a 40k start stack, 30-minute blinds, & 12 levels of late entry. As with Day 1a, they’ll play to the end of Level 24, or 5% of the field.
In January, Curtis Singleton won this one for $62,505, and I’m sure he’ll be around to try to repeat. He didn’t figure in the end-of-day results from 1a, but I expect to see him stacking chips on Wednesday.
2024 Alberta Poker Index Player of the Year Mike Malm bagged the 1a chip lead, leading 9 players with a milly or more. There are 25 players waiting for Thursday’s Day 2 action from the first flight of the game.
Day 1a Stacks
| Player | Chips |
|---|---|
| Michael Malm | 1,685,000 |
| Michael Cartwright | 1,400,000 |
| James Taksas | 1,380,000 |
| Ernest Durack | 1,170,000 |
| Chengdong Zhao | 1,135,000 |
| Nicholas Nowak | 1,100,000 |
| Brian Rockvam | 1,070,000 |
| Romualdo Cusano | 1,070,000 |
| Brayden Brown | 1,020,000 |
| Luteng Li | 995,000 |
| Nicola Tassone | 935,000 |
| Rauno Tahvonen | 700,000 |
| Kyle Dery | 665,000 |
| Daniel Mayo | 600,000 |
| Brian Bond | 585,000 |
| Eun Park | 565,000 |
| Robert Limpert | 550,000 |
| Michael Mogan | 525,000 |
| Joshua Cameron Wallace | 460,000 |
| Jacqueline Ray | 420,000 |
| Corey Williams | 380,000 |
| Anthony Casten | 375,000 |
| Ran Yi | 345,000 |
| Tyler Panas | 240,000 |
| Chris Gibson | 210,000 |
I’ll be late for this one, but I should be on the floor by 3 at the latest, given that the $1k Turbo finished relatively early Tuesday night.
