Fourteen Remain in Contention as the Ultra Stack Reaches Its Final Day
There were a total of 7,057 entries into Event #85: $600 No-Limit Hold’em Ultra Stack at Horseshoe and Paris, Las Vegas,. Following two extremely long days of grueling competition, that number has shrunk to just 14. These competitors are fighting it out for their share of the $2,992,086 prize pool, with $355,110 reserved for the eventual champion.
Chip leading is Eric Rabelas with an incredible 82,000,000 chips. Right on his tail is Delano Jackson (54,500,000), with Blake Napierala (45,000,000) rounding out the top three, spurred on by a huge double at the very end of the night. The final lady remaining in the event, Zhengyu Guan, is also on the hunt, as she bagged up 31,000,000 chips at day’s end.
Day 2 Top Ten Chip Counts
| Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eric Rabelas | United States | 82,000,000 | 41 |
| 2 | Delano Jackson | United States | 54,500,000 | 27 |
| 3 | Blake Napierala | United States | 45,000,000 | 22 |
| 4 | Eric Dillon | United States | 39,000,000 | 19 |
| 5 | Thai Dinh | Vietnam | 35,500,000 | 17 |
| 6 | Zhengyu Guan | United States | 31,000,000 | 15 |
| 7 | Riku Mieda | Japan | 25,000,000 | 12 |
| 8 | Justin Fawcett | United States | 21,500,000 | 10 |
| 9 | Jesse Cardoza | United States | 19,000,000 | 9 |
| 10 | Keegan Ripp | United States | 19,000,000 | 9 |
Each of the players still with chips has locked up an impressive $17,760, already a career-high score for some. However, the promise of six figures and more looms in the not-so-distant future.
Remaining Payouts
| Place | Prize | Place | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $355,110 | 7 | $58,890 |
| 2 | $236,740 | 8 | $45,620 |
| 3 | $176,620 | 9 | $35,610 |
| 4 | $132,710 | 10-11 | $28,020 |
| 5 | $100,450 | 12-13 | $22,218 |
| 6 | $76,620 | 14 | $17,760 |
Of the entrants, only 595 returned for Day 2, with the bubble already burst in each of the Day 1 flights. With an average stack of just under 20 big blinds, eliminations came rapidly to start off the day, as over 170 players departed within the first level. Those included seven-time bracelet winner Men Nguyen, WSOP Main Event Champions Jamie Gold and Hossein Ensan, as well as David “ODB” Baker.
Bust-outs didn’t stop there, with Joe Cada, Maria Konnikova, and Ian Simpson heading home too. Of the Day 1 chip leaders, neither Steven Stanton nor Justin Bassett could navigate their way to Day 3.
Players will return in just under 11 hours, at 1 p.m. local time on July 9, to the Horseshoe Event Center. A victor will be crowned during Day 3 no matter what, and given that the last remaining WSOP champion in the field, Dieter Dechant, busted in 49th, it is a guarantee that a new face will be taking home a coveted gold bracelet.
Stay tuned to PokerNews as all of the action is delivered throughout Day 3, beginning with cards in the air, and ending with a winner.