WSOP 2026: Successful Start in the Ultra Stack

Day 1A of the $1 Ultra Stack at the World Series of Poker 2026 at Horseshoe & Paris Las Vegas ended with 98 participants.The $1 No-Limit Hold’em Ultra Stack (Event #86) of the WSOP 2026 features three starting days with two optional re-entries per flight. Registration is available during the first twelve blind levels. Day 1A attracted 1,366 entries. The top 205 make the money.After 22 blind levels, the day concluded. 98 players survived the cut and will return for a shared Day 2. Tomer Balan (7.2 million) leads the field. Sammy Truong (1.2 million) made it into the top 25, and John Andert (495,000) is also advancing.

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World Series of Poker 2026

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WSOP Event #86: No-Limit Hold’em Ultra Stack

Buy-In: $1 Entries: tba (1,366/-/-) Prize Pool: tba Paid Places: tbaRemaining Players: tba (98/-/-) Blinds: 20,000/40,000

Top Chip Counts from Day 1A

Rank	Player	Country	Chip Count
1	Rajan Patel		2,690,000
2	Wade Gillett	Canada	2,460,000
3	Ming Chen	United States	2,390,000
4	Son Ho	United States	2,280,000
5	Zahor Maymon	Israel	2,000,025
6	James Hollmann	United States	1,810,000
7	Michael Danley	United States	1,780,000
8	Sanjeev Kapoor	United States	1,730,000
9	Adill Kassou		1,660,000
10	Andrew Dubuque	United States	1,635,000
11	Ubenze Diaz	United States	1,565,000
12	Jonathan Davis		1,410,000
13	Mesbah Khaffaji		1,380,000
14	Robert Gunter	United States	1,345,000
15	Ryan Bambrick	United States	1,315,000
16	Raymond Baughn	United States	1,280,000
17	Yuki Sako	Japan	1,275,000
18	Frank Covich	United States	1,205,000
19	Chad Mcmahon		1,175,000
20	Aaron Craig	United Kingdom	1,150,000
21	Sammy Truong	Germany	1,150,000
22	Danny Manriquez		1,135,000
23	Ian Cohen	United States	1,125,000
24	Marcus Weeks		1,100,000
25	Michael Leavitt		1,085,000

Remaining chip counts can be found in the WSOP LIVE App.