Brazil's Fernando Konishi Leads Final Table of the Monster Stack; Corkins Still Alive
Day 4 of Event #28: Monster Stack $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em, a tournament that attracted 7,192 players and created a prize pool of $9,702,000, saw 29 players return to action, but in short order 20 hit the rail to establish the final table of nine.
Leading the way is Brazil;'s Fernando Konishi, who bagged up 20.8 million and has his eyes firmly fixed on the $1,286,942 first-place prize. Among those standing in his way are two-time WSOP bracelet winner Hoyt Corkins and 2014 WSOP bracelet winner Asi Moshe.
Among those to take their leave on Day 4 were Ted Leahy (29th - $36,700), Jake Bazeley (22nd - $45,633), Maurice Hawkins ($45,633), James Rann (18th - $57,187), Cary Moomjian (14th - $72,139), and Jeff Kaplan (10th - $91,557), who bubbled the final table when his 
failed to improve against Konishi's 
after the board ran out 
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The Monster Stack Final Table
| Seat | Player | Hometown | Count |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Perry Shiao | Pembroke Pines, FL | 10,600,000 |
| 2 | Fernando Konishi | Brazil | 16,000,000 |
| 3 | Asi Moshe | Tel Aviv, Israel | 16,000,000 |
| 4 | Hoyt Corkins | Glenwood, AL | 13,100,000 |
| 5 | Caio Toledoq | Campinas, Brazil | 6,200,000 |
| 6 | Christian Rodriguez | Boynton Beach, FL | 11,400,000 |
| 7 | Eric Place | Willington, NS, Canada | 11,700,000 |
| 8 | Kevin Kung | Newport Beach, CA | 11,700,000 |
| 9 | Joshua Wallace | Massachusetts | 7,100,000 |
The final nine players will return at 11 a.m. local time on Wednesday to play down to a winner.