PokerNews live coverage of this event will begin on Day 2 (July 8). Until then, we will keep readers informed with updates on chip counts and core event statistics, including entries and the prize pool. Scroll down to see more.
Event #86: $600 Ultra Stack No-Limit Hold'em
Day 1b Completed
On the second of three starting flights in Event #86: $600 Ultra Stack at the 2026 World Series of Poker, the field swelled with a total of 2,424 entrants in the flight.
By the end, it was Neng Lee who bagged the chip lead as the only player with over three million in chips. He's now the man to beat at the start of Day 2, unless someone on Tuesday's final starting flight can come close.
| Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Neng Lee | United States | 3,040,000 | 76 |
| 2 | John Berreman | United States | 2,460,000 | 62 |
| 3 | Alvin Qin | United States | 2,254,000 | 56 |
| 4 | Ajeet Temburni | United States | 2,125,000 | 53 |
| 5 | Hunter Jakus | United States | 2,110,000 | 53 |
| 6 | Takuto Okawa | Japan | 2,025,000 | 51 |
| 7 | Tal Rofe | Israel | 2,005,000 | 50 |
| 8 | William Steinmetz | United States | 1,925,000 | 48 |
| 9 | Vincenzo Abate | Canada | 1,800,000 | 45 |
| 10 | Derek Wang | United States | 1,800,000 | 45 |
Breno Drumond took down the Tag Team earlier this summer, and is the best-placed of the bracelet winners, sitting 11th in chips.
Also advancing are Safiya Umerova (780,000), Sean Jazayeri (760,000), Geffrey Klein (645,000) and Brayden Lou (125,000).
Day 1c is scheduled to start at 10:00 a.m. local time on July 6. Like this flight, Day 1c concludes once the 22nd level is done and dusted. The surviving players from all three flights combine on Day 2 at 1:00 p.m. local time on July 8, when PokerNews' traditional live reporting of this event begins from the Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas.
Day 1b of Event #86: $600 Ultra Stack No-Limit Hold'em has concluded. Of the 2,424 entrants to the flight, 184 players have bagged and tagged to return for Day 2.
ESPN is ramping up its WSOP Main Event coverage this year, the first year the Bristol, CT-based sports network has aired poker's premier tournament since COVID.
The $10,000 buy-in World Championship event is underway at Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas, and runs through Aug. 5, with a three-week break when the final table is reached. Poker fans who watched the WSOP on ESPN before it moved to CBS Sports Network from 2021-2025 will notice some similarities to the broadcasts of old, and a new, enhanced Main Event television and livestream schedule.
According to the WSOP LIVE app.
The most exciting time in live poker is upon us, with the 2026 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event No-Limit Hold'em World Championship now underway.
The WSOP Main Event is considered the most prestigious live poker tournament, drawing thousands of entrants from far and wide, each hoping to become poker's world champion.
The field sizes of the Main Event are massive, despite the five-figure buy-in. With so many of poker's top players in action at the Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas, you're spoiled for choice regarding who to add to your MyPlayers Feed.
The 2026 World Series of Poker (WSOP) kicked off back on May 26, and now it is in the home stretch as June has come to an end and the $10,000 Main Event is underway. More than 70 tournaments have awarded bracelets thus far, and the PokerNews Live Reporting team has been on-site all summer long, capturing the action.
During that time, they've reported on some entertaining hands, bad beats, and more, which we're happy to feature in the latest edition of "Hands of the Week" presented by GTOWizard.
As per the WSOP LIVE app.
It took almost no time, but as per usual, a player has been eliminated early in Level 1 at the 2026 World Series of Poker Main Event.
Anthony Marini picked up A♦K♦ just after the World Championship event began and decided to gamble for his entire stack, while Ryan Sands didn't want his opponent to earn an early double-up.
As per the WSOP LIVE app.
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