Although past victories are not always a predictor of future success, being a former champion usually helps your cause rather than hurts it. And in the case of the $600 + $60 Monster Stack, we noticed a few players that finished in the top 10 among the crowd here today on Day 1 of this year’s event.

First up is last year’s winner, Dallis Kerbrat. Graced with one of the most unique names in the Monster Stack, the youthful Dallis took down last year’s event and won himself a cool $38,650 for his troubles. We wonder if his table knows just who they’re dealing with?

Other top ten finishers are also in the crowd, including Weituoxin Wu and Shailesh Patel. They finished in 4th and 6th places last year, taking down $23,738 and $10,000, respectively. Can they repeat their successful performances this year? There’s only one way to find out!

With 379 entrants so far into the Monster Stack, it really is anyone’s game, and it’s far too early to distinguish an clear front-runners from this rather large group, 316 of which are still in the hunt. And if you haven’t taken you seat yet, don’t worry, it’s not too late. Late registration remains open for another three hours and forty minutes, or until about 10:45pm.

Good luck to all our players!