button in SafariMartin Kabrhel Bags a Top 10 Stack on Day 1a of the $500 Summer Saver
Six-time World Series of Poker (WSOP) bracelet winner Martin Kabrhel got off to a flying start on Day 1a of Event #95: $500 Summer Saver No-Limit Hold'em, ending the night with one of the largest stacks in the room.
Kabrhel was one of 1,414 players who entered the event's first of two flights, and one of the 192 who advanced to Day 2. According to the WSOP LIVE app, the Czech star will return on Day 2 armed with 1,075,000 chips, or around 54 big blinds, enough for fourth place at the time of writing.
Ryan Stiner (1,800,000), Garrett Dwire (1,450,000), and Nikolai Dizon Mollat (1,230,000) owned the top three stacks at Day 1a's conclusion.
Event #95: $500 Summer Saver No-Limit Hold'em Top 10 Chip Counts
| Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ryan Stiner | United States | 1,800,000 | 90 |
| 2 | Garrett Dwire | United States | 1,450,000 | 73 |
| 3 | Nikolai Dizon Mollat | United States | 1,230,000 | 62 |
| 4 | Martin Kabrhel | Czech Republic | 1,075,000 | 54 |
| 5 | Theodore Doukas | Canada | 1,005,000 | 50 |
| 6 | Terence Reid | United States | 1,000,020 | 50 |
| 7 | Nathaniel Zoller | United States | 940,000 | 47 |
| 8 | Jesus Martinez | United States | 935,000 | 47 |
| 9 | Nobuaki Sasaki | Japan | 915,000 | 46 |
| 10 | Georgios Sourlas | Greece | 895,000 | 45 |
Despite the affordable buy-in, a handful of bracelet winners and $25K Fantasy Draft picks progressed to Day 2 from this flight.
Andreas Frohli (300,000), Tamas Lendvai (285,000), Lara Eisenberg (255,000), Bryan Schultz (155,000), and Kevin Eyster (135,000) were among those well-known grinders.
The second and final flight is scheduled to shuffle up and deal at 10:00 a.m. local time on July 13, with entrants tasked with navigating 20 levels, each lasting 30 minutes. Stay tuned to PokerNews for updates from the 2026 World Series of Poker, running at the Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas.