Event #7: $365 No-Limit Hold'em Monster Stack

Event #7
No-Limit Hold'em Monster Stack
Buy-In: $300 (+$65)
Total Entries: 346
Prize Pool: $103,800

Daniel Evans (pictured) takes down the monster stack event to earn his first gold ring.

Stateline, Nev. (November 5, 2015) --  The monster stack at Harveys Lake Tahoe was a hit. It drew 346 entries, which was by far the largest tournament of the series, excluding the re-entry event, which was the only event of the series thus far to have multiple starting flights. The big field created a $103,800 prizepool and in turn one of the biggest first place prizes of the series. Daniel Evans put claim to that first place prize, which totaled $23,874.

It was not an easy road to victory for Evans. Once the tournament got down to three-handed play, Evans found himself up against two proven WSOP champions. To his direct left was two-time gold ring winner Mark Bonsack (2nd), and his other opponent was two-time gold ring winner, Cary Marshall (3rd).  All three players fought hard for the gold ring, but it was Evans who would come away with the victory.

This marked Evans third career WSOP related cash. He final table bubbled the Main Event here at Harveys Lake Tahoe in 2013. His 10th place finish earned him $9,851. His other WSOP cash came this summer in the inaugural Colossus event. He finished 1,443rd for just over $2,000.

According to Evans, he plays a lot of tournaments and plays a lot locally, but he usually doesn't stray too far away from his home of Chico, California. Northern California, Vegas, Tahoe, and L.A. are his main targets for playing.

When Evans isn't playing in tournaments he likes to play PLO cash games. Day 1 of Event #9 - $365 PLO was running simultaneously with this event's final table. During the dinner break, Evans and Bonsack both went and tried their luck in the PLO tournament.

"[Bonsack and I] played in the PLO event on dinner break. We both got it in with aces good and we both got sucked out on," said Evans.

No dice in the PLO event for Evans, but he more than made up for by earning his first gold ring in the monster stack.

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Event #7 was the seventh of 12 gold ring events on the WSOP Circuit schedule at Harveys Lake Tahoe. The $365 No-Limit Hold’em Monster Stack tournament attracted 346 players generating a $103,800 prize pool. The top 36 players were paid.

Day 1 began Wednesday at 11 a.m. and lasted 21 levels. Day 2 began Thursday at 2 p.m. with 23 players remaining. The tournament concluded at about 11:30 p.m. midway through Level 30.

Final table results:

1st: Daniel Evans - $23,874 + Circuit gold ring
2nd: Mark Bonsack - $14,759
3rd: Cary Marshall - $10,767
4th: Bryan Haycraft - $7,986
5th: Jeff Lester - $6,016
6th: Michael Riddle - $4,601
7th: Casey McDaniel - $3,571
8th: Matthew Betti - $2,811
9th: Thomas Clark - $2,244

Complete results are available under the “Results” tab above.