Overview
- Richard Alsup defeated Salvatore Dicarlo to win Event #18: the $1,500 Monster Stack at the World Series of Poker and a $1,302,125 first prize.
- The final hand ended when Alsup’s ace-seven beat Dicarlo’s ace-king after Alsup hit a seven on the river to seal the title.
- The heads-up duel lasted nearly three hours and featured big chip swings, with Dicarlo holding as much as a four-to-one lead after Alsup began heads-up with about two-thirds of the chips.
- Coverage reported the Monster Stack as a roughly 11,933-entry event with a prize pool cited at $12,178,625, figures that underline the scale and variance of multi‑flight re-entry tournaments.
- The score is the biggest cash of Alsup’s career and moved him up to second on Minnesota’s all-time money list, a result he said will help his family and that reflects strong regional support for local players.