The $500 Monster Stack officially crossed the $200,000 guaranteed prize pool Sunday afternoon at Orange City Poker as Flight 1G added another strong field to Event 13.
The flight drew 83 entries, with 11 players advancing to Day 2. Eric Sandhaus finished atop the field with 925,000 in chips.
Sandhaus has nearly $100,000 in documented live tournament earnings, highlighted by a victory in the 2024 Daytona Beach Summer Deep Stack for $54,569. His recent results also include a ninth-place finish in the 2026 Daytona Beach Poker Open Almighty Stack event and multiple deep runs throughout Orange City and Daytona Beach tournament series.
Through seven starting flights, Event 13 now sits at:
- 460 total entries
- 61 players advancing to Day 2
- $200,100 prize pool
- Jim Ralph overall chip leader
- Returning to Level 15 with 29:00 remaining on the clock
Action continues Monday, May 25th at Orange City Poker with the final events of the May Deep Stack Series:
- Event 15: $300 Memorial Day Deep Stack NLH — 12:10pm
- Event 16: $200 Last Chance Deep Stack NLH — 6:10pm