Tag Team Champ Drumond Among 184 Survivors From Ultra Stack Day 1b
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.
Event #86: $600 Ultra Stack Day 1b Top 10 Chip Counts
| 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.