Malboubi Leads in Event #81: $600 Ultra Stack; Spraggy in Contention
Event #81: $600 Ultra Stack No-Limit Hold'em generated a massive prize pool of $3,675,570 which will have the 555 players who made Day 2 vying for the gold bracelet and an as yet unreleased tremendous top prize. The full prize payouts have not yet been posted, so only time will tell what first place will pay.
Rassoul Malboubi bagged the overall chip lead with an impressive 3,615,000 to work with going into Day 2. Benjamin "Spraggy" Spragg will be one to watch, as he bagged 1,025,000 and the popular Twitch streamer is no stranger to winning tournaments.
| Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rassoul Malboubi | United States | 3,615,000 | 90 |
| 2 | Leonard Clementi | United States | 3,500,000 | 88 |
| 3 | David Rich | United States | 2,295,000 | 57 |
| 4 | Qiang Xu | China | 2,940,000 | 74 |
| 5 | Robert Sherwood | United Kingdom | 2,880,000 | 72 |
| 6 | Samuel Von Kennel | United States | 2,375,000 | 59 |
| 7 | Shane Rose | United States | 2,320,000 | 58 |
| 8 | Matthew Land | United States | 2,160,000 | 54 |
| 9 | Jiawei Mao | United States | 2,150,000 | 54 |
| 10 | Christina Gollins | Unites States | 2,000,000 | 50 |
Play is slated to resume at 10 a.m. PDT, Thursday, July 13th, picking up play at Level 23 with blinds at 20,000/40,000 with a 40,000 big blind ante. Levels will be forty minutes, with a 15-minute break scheduled every three levels and a dinner break at the conclusion of Level 31 (about 4:30 p.m.). The day will end when down to only five remaining players or after 17 levels have been completed, whichever comes first.
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