As Casino Guardian already reported, the $365 Buy-in No-Limit Hold’em Monster Stack event of Potawatomi World Series of Poker (WSOP) Circuit events, managed to gather a record number of entrants, with a total players base of 532. As for the total prize pool, the participants accounted for a guaranteed prize pool estimated to $159,600, which was divided only between the top 54 players.
The Monster Stack event is known as one of the most preferred tournaments by WSOP lovers. This is the first Gold Ring event at the WSOP Circuit at Potawatomi, followed by the High Roller event – another 2-day event within the Circuit’s schedule. What makes the Monster Stack event so attractive, is the fact that it gives players the chance to start with twice as many chips and of course, brings the winner not only a cash portion of the guaranteed prize pool, but also a special Gold Ring.
The first day of the event ended with only 30 players remaining to start Day 2 of the Monster Stack, with Valentin Vornicu finishing as the chip leader holding 1,313,000. However, over the second day of the event, the temporary ranking has been reshuffled and at the end it was Eric Guth who emerged victorious from the event, winning a special Circuit Gold Ring plus a cash portion of the guaranteed prize pool estimated to $34,310.
Guth, who is a basketball referee, managed to outlast all his opponents and win the first World Series of Poker (WSOP) Circuit gold ring in his career. As for the player who remained second – Rudi Patitucci – the runner-up position was actually a great achievement for him, too, as he managed to cash in a WSOP tournament for the first time.
With Eric Guth on the first position, taking home a cash prize of $34,310 and a Circuit Gold Ring, Rudi Patitucci remained at the runner-up position, getting a prize estimated to $21,216. The third place was occupied by Mariano Cefalu, who got a total of $15,499.
The fourth position in the ranking was taken by Michael Lewis for $11,490. Charles Levy remained fifth, followed by Valentin Vornicu, who started Day 2 of the event as a chip leader. John Harth remained on the seventh position, and Tony Provenzano and Jason Reno occupied the eigth and ninth positions, respectively.
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Harry Evans
