UK's Tom Hall Bags Big on Day 1b of the $600 Ultra Stack
Day 1b of Event #85: $600 Ultra Stack saw 4,339 players pile into the Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas, each hoping to survive 22 levels. Only 382 of those starters managed to achieve that feat, including the United Kingdom's Tom Hall (1,985,000).
Hall became a bracelet winner in 2023, taking down the $500 No-Limit Hold'em Deepstack for $176,920. Hall won his bracelet a couple of weeks after finishing third in the $500 Pot-Limit Omaha 8-Max, another online event. The popular Brit bagged enough chips on Day 1b to occupy fourth place, and will enter Day 2 seventh in chips from a returning field of 595.
Event 85: $600 Ultra Stack Day 1b Top Ten Chip Counts
| Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Justin Bassett | United States | 2,785,000 | 70 |
| 2 | Roei Simantov | Israel | 2,340,000 | 59 |
| 3 | Daniel Vandyke | United States | 2,010,000 | 50 |
| 4 | Tom Hall | United Kingdom | 1,985,000 | 50 |
| 5 | Luis Vazquez | United States | 1,925,000 | 48 |
| 6 | William Zaiss | United States | 1,800,000 | 45 |
| 7 | Amir Atabaki | United States | 1,750,000 | 44 |
| 8 | Andrew Mousmoules | United States | 1,650,000 | 41 |
| 9 | Sean Bloom | South Africa | 1,590,000 | 40 |
| 10 | Sung Choi | United States | 1,570,000 | 39 |
Only Justin Bassett (2,785,000), Roei Simantov (2,340,000), and Daniel Vandyke (2,010,000) ended this flight with more chips than Hall.
Others who progressed included South Africa Sean Bloom (1,590,000), Johnnie Moreno (1,385,000), Bradley Gafford (1,160,000), Gregory Kolo (1,160,000), 888poker ambassador Ian Simpson (945,000), Owais Ahmed (850,000), Kevin Martin 9745,000), Barry Shulman (700,000), Maria Konnikova (665,000), Ian Steinman (610,000), Joe Cada (530,000), and Alex Livingston (385,000).
Day 2 shuffles up and deals at 1 p.m. local time on July 8 in the yellow section of the Paris Las Vegas tournament area. Some 595 players will return to their seats, with the plan to complete another 17 levels or play down to five players, whichever comes first. PokerNews' traditional coverage of this event starts on Day 2, so keep your browsers locked to our live reporting pages as we bring you updates from this and every other live bracelet-awarding event at the 2025 World Series of Poker.