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The 2026 World Series of Poker (WSOP) at the Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas is gearing up for Event #86: $600 Ultra Stack No-Limit Hold’em. This three-day event with three starting flights gets underway at 10 a.m. local time in Las Vegas on July 5, and the champion will be determined on July 9.
Ultra Stack simply means the players will all start with a lot more chips than normal for a $600 buy-in tournament, which makes this event appealing to recreational players and pros alike.
📌 Event Snapshot
- Event: #86 – $600 Ultra Stack No-Limit Hold’em
- Date(s): July 5-9
- Time: 10 a.m. local time
- Buy-In: $600
- Format: No-Limit Hold’em
- Late Registration: Open for 12 levels (approx. 6:15 p.m.)
- Reentries: two per flight
- Starting Stack: 60,000 chips
- Levels: 30 minutes on Day 1a, 1b, 1c; 40 minutes on Days 2-3
- 2025 Winner: Justin Fawcett ($355,110)
- 2025 Field Size: 7,057 entries
- 2025 Prize Pool: $2,992,086
Structure and Schedule
Day 1a of the $600 Ultra Stack No-Limit Hold’em event starts at 10 a.m. local time on July 5, with entrants receiving a 60,000 starting stack. Late registration remains open for 12 levels and will close at the end of the dinner break, which should be right around 6:15 p.m. local time. There are three Day 1 starting flights, all playing the same structure, with Day 1b scheduled for July 6 and Day 1c on July 7.
All Day 1's will complete 22 levels of 30 minutes each with a break after every four levels. There is a 75-minute dinner break after Level 12, at approximately 5 p.m.
Day 2 begins at 1 p.m. on Wednesday, July 8. Levels jump to 40 minutes, and the day won't conclude until either 17 levels have been played or the field is down to five players. Breaks will occur every three levels, and a 60-minute dinner break will start at right around 7:30 p.m. PokerNews traditional live coverage will begin on Day 2.
Past Champions & History
At the 2025 WSOP, Justin Fawcett, an American poker player, outlasted a field of 7,057 entrants to win $355,110 out of the $2,992,086 prize pool, along with his first WSOP bracelet.
Carson Heidemann won this same event in 2024 for $343,010 and the bracelet, beating out 6,628 entrants.
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