George Danzer won the ,000 Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo event on Monday (WSOP photo)

George Danzer beat a stacked final table on Monday night at the 2016 World Series of Poker to win the fourth WSOP bracelet of his career and first since 2014. Danzer now has more bracelets than any other German players after breaking the tie with Dominik Nitsche.

“Everybody always tries to race for bracelets. But (Germans) do not have a rivalry among our players. We all try to help each other out and are cheering for each other, but we also try to be the best we can,” said Danzer. “.I hope Dominik wins his fourth soon, so I can then go out and win my fifth.”

While Danzer was busy cementing his own legacy, the Monster Stack field featured a number of players who have already done great things in poker including David Pham and TJ Cloutier.

Event #41: David Pham Leads Monster Stack, TJ Cloutier in Top 10

After three complete days of play, the Monster Stack has a dragon on top. David ‘the Dragon’ Pham leads the final 26 players with 8,895,000 – almost 600,000 more than his closest competitor.

Pham, who last won a WSOP bracelet in 2006, isn’t the only old-school player still chasing down the $1,120,196 first place prize money. Six-time WSOP bracelet winner TJ Cloutier bagged up 4,600,000 for the eighth biggest stack.

Right behind Pham is Cody Pack with 8,330,000. Irish poker legend Donnacha O’Dea is also still in the mix. O’Dea finished Day 3 with 2,900,000.

The final 26 players return at 11 AM PT and will play another 10 levels – or down to a winner.

Top 10 Chip Counts

  1. David Pham – 8,895,000
  2. Cody Pack – 8,330,000
  3. Gina Stagnitto – 6,955,000
  4. Dorian Rios – 6,600,000
  5. Marshall White – 6,505,000
  6. Mitchell Towner – 6,155,000
  7. Rafael Da Silva Moraes – 5,770,000
  8. TJ Cloutier – 4,600,000
  9. Michael Lang – 4,555,000
  10. Andrew Moreno – 3,860,000

Event #43: George Danzer Wins $10,000 Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo

Two years ago German poker pro George Danzer had no WSOP bracelets to his credit and just a few close calls at final tables. On Monday night he won his fourth bracelet, beating out a final table that included David Grey, Scott Clements, Todd Brunson and Justin Bonomo to win the $10,000 Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo event.

“It’s not like you win three (bracelets) every year. That’s tough to do,” Danzer said. “Last year was a brick year for me, so this is becoming a much better year, so far.”

Danzer won three bracelets, and WSOP Player of the Year, but cashed just four times last year, making only one final table. Three weeks ago Danzer finished third in the $10,000 Seven Card Stud championship.

Randy Ohel finished second for his fifth cash of the 2016 WSOP.

Brunson, who began Day 3 with the chip lead, was unable to continue his momentum from Day 2 and ended up finsihed fifth.

Mike Leah, who sold pieces for this event on YouStake, finished 11th for $23,665.

Final Table Payouts

  1. George Danzer – $338,646
  2. Randy Ohel – $209,302
  3. Justin Bonomo – $148,601
  4. Esther Taylor-Brady – $107,551
  5. Todd Brunson – $79,381
  6. Eli Elezra – $59,773
  7. Scott Clements – $45,935
  8. David Grey – $36,044

Event #44: Just 19 Remain in $1,000 No-Limit Hold’em; Young Sik Eum Leads

Young Sik Eum is one of just two players to finish Day 2 of the $1,000 No Limit Hold’em event with over 1,000,000 chips in their bag. Eum finished with 1,400,000 and the overnight chip lead. Right behind him is Michael Shanahan with 1,079,000.

Just 19 players remain in the hunt for the bracelet and $298,849 first place prize money. No matter who wins this tourney they will be a first-time bracelet winner as none of the remaining 19 have ever tasted a WSOP victory before.

The most accomplished tournament player remaining is Justin Zaki. With over $1.6 million in lifetime earnings, including $218,771 from a fourth place finish at the 2013 WSOP, Zaki’s accomplishments dwarf the rest of the final 19 combined.

Action resumes at Noon PT and will play down to a winner.

Top 10 Chip Counts

  1. Young Sik Eum – 1,400,000
  2. Michael Shanahan – 1,079,000
  3. Dejan Boskovic – 898,000
  4. Julien Martini – 710,000
  5. Steven Wolansky – 708,000
  6. Brad Myers – 670,000
  7. Niel Mittelman – 670,000
  8. Danny Illingworth – 668,000
  9. Todd Hayes – 620,000
  10. Sven Reichardt – 600,000

Event #45: Loren Klein Leads $1,500 NLHE/PLO into Day 3

Finishing Day 1 with a chip lead rarely means much at the WSOP, but Loren Klein took his Day 1 chip lead and carried it over to Day 2 in the $1,500 Mixed No Limit Hold’em/Pot Limit Omaha event. Klein finished Day 2 with 1,079,00 and that puts him on top with just 15 players remaining.

Right behind Klein is Steven Gagliano with 957,000.

Former WPT500 winner Craig Varnell finished with the fourth biggest stack with 689,000. Varnell already has one final table appearance at the 2016 WSOP, finishing seventh in the $2,00 No Limit Hold’em event two weeks ago.

Among the players who busted on Monday but still managed to find a cash out of it were Ashton Griffin (16th – $8,367), Jason DeWitt (17th – $8,367), John Racener (19th – $6,820), Niall Farrell (21st – $6,820) and Taylor Paur (56th – $3,550).

Top 10 Chip Counts

  1. Loren Klein – 1,079,000
  2. Steven Gagliano – 957,000
  3. Dmitry Savelyev – 760,000
  4. Craig Varnell – 689,000
  5. Matthew Humphrey – 504,000
  6. Rick Alvarado – 394,000
  7. Sergio Fretes – 363,000
  8. Chris Back – 355,000
  9. Kyle Bowker – 324,000
  10. Eric Penner – 320,000

Event #46: Jonathan Dimmig Leads $1,500 Event

The $1,500 Bounty No Limit Hold’em event brought out 2,158 players on Monday with just 308 advancing to Day 2. Jonathan Dimmig finished Day 1 with the biggest stack after putting 270,800 in his bag at the end of the opening 10 levels.

Joao Vieira sitsthird with 187,000 and Kitty Kuo finished fifth with 168,200.

Other notables still in the field include Martin Jacobson (110,100), Matt Stout (98,500), Chris Moorman (86,600) and Ryan Riess (58,600).

The $1,500 event is the only Bounty event on the WSOP schedule this year but some players are already campaigning for bigger events for 2017.

Top 10 Chip Counts

  1. Jonathan Dimmig – 270,800
  2. Tom Kearney – 188,000
  3. Joao Vieira – 187,000
  4. Ricardo Marte – 177,800
  5. Kitson Kho – 168,200
  6. Anthony Depaolo – 163,800
  7. Aram Zobian – 163,200
  8. Kiryl Radzivonau – 158,500
  9. Fabian Deimann – 156,400

Event #47: Abe Mosseri Leads $10,000 Triple Draw after Day 1

For the first time since it was added to the WSOP schedule in 2014, somebody other than Tuan Le will win the $10,000 Triple Draw Championship. Le, who won the event in 2014 and 2015, was one of 87 players to not make it through Day 1 on Monday.

Abe Mosseri managed to end Day 1 with the chip lead after finishing with 334,000 – just 500 ahead of former #1-ranked PocketFiver Paul Volpe. Dan Shak bagged 311,500 for the third largest stack.

One-time online poker legend Erik ‘Erik123’ Sagstrom, who hasn’t cashed a WSOP event since 2011, was the only other player to finish with over 300,000 in chips.

WSOP rookie Dzmitry Urbanovich also managed to move on to Day 2, finishing with 167,500.

Jason Mercier, still in pursuit of his third bracelet of the summer, was unable to advance to Day 2.

Top 10 Chip Counts

  1. Abe Mosseri – 334,000
  2. Paul Volpe – 333,500
  3. Dan Shak – 311,500
  4. Erik Sagstrom – 302,000
  5. JC Tran – 286,500
  6. Brandon Delnano – 270,000
  7. Danny Wong – 232,000
  8. Scott Abrams – 228,500
  9. Brant Hale – 220,000
  10. Viacheslav Zhukov – 219,500