button in SafariRyan Bambrick Bags a Big Stack on Day 1a of the $600 Ultra Stack
Day 1a of Event #86: $600 Ultra Stack No-Limit Hold'em saw 1,366 players turn out in force. However, only 98 of those starters managed to navigate through 22 levels to take their seat on Day 2 in a couple of days' time.
According to the WSOP LIVE app, Rajan Patel (2,690,000) bagged the largest stack. He was one of five players to eclipse two million chips. Wade Gillett (2,460,000), Ming Chen (2,390,000), Son Ho (2,280,000), and Zahor Maymon (2,000,000) were the others.
Two-time bracelet winner Ryan Bambrick (1,315,000) bagged enough chips for a top 15 place on the overnight chip count list. Bambrick won his first bracelet in 2018 when he took down the $1,500 Pot-Limit Omaha event for a then-career-best $217,123. He struck gold again at the 2025 WSOP, triumphing in the $10,000 Limit Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better Championship for a new high of $470,437.
Event #86: $600 Ultra Stack No-Limit Hold'em Day 1a Top 10 Chip Counts
| Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rajan Patel | United States | 2,690,000 | 67 |
| 2 | Wade Gillett | Canada | 2,460,000 | 62 |
| 3 | Ming Chen | United States | 2,390,000 | 60 |
| 4 | Son Ho | United States | 2,280,000 | 57 |
| 5 | Zahor Maymon | Israel | 2,000,000 | 50 |
| 6 | James Hollman | United States | 1,810,000 | 45 |
| 7 | Michael Danley | United States | 1,780,000 | 45 |
| 8 | Sanjeev Kapoor | United States | 1,730,000 | 43 |
| 9 | Adill Kassou | United States | 1,660,000 | 42 |
| 10 | Andrew Dubuque | United States | 1,635,000 | 41 |
The only other bracelet winner to progress from this flight was Japanese star Naoya Kihara (590,000). Kihara has been in red-hot form, cashing in 14 events, reaching five final tables, and capturing a brace of bracelets.
Day 1b is scheduled to start at 10:00 a.m. local time on July 6. Like this flight, Day 1b concludes once the 22nd level is done and dusted. Day 1c runs from 10:00 a.m. local time on July 7, with the surviving players from all three flights combining on Day 2 at 1:00 p.m. local time on July 8, when PokerNews' traditional live reporting of this event begins.