2025 Summer Super Stack – Event #12: $560 Megastack NLH

Day 1b is complete, and it took almost exactly the same amount of time as Day 1a. After a bit more than 18 levels of play, 23 players found bags from 1b.

The biggest of the day, and the biggest overall, is Cody Richardson. He surged throughout the day, sitting behind a big stack nearly every time I looked, but he turned it up to 11 in the endgame, finishing with 918k. That’s about 250k more than Day 1a leader Eric Wasylenko, but Richardson isn’t the only one Wasy will have to look up to on Day 2, as Edmonton’s Zhi Jiang bagged more than 700k and is nearly 100k ahead of the 1a stacks.

Homan Mohammadi is also sitting with chips for Day 2. He has literally cashed every game he’s touched in the Summer Superstack since he arrived on Tuesday, and he’ll bring 508k into his third cash in three games. Colten Yamagishi and Ben Locker round out the top five from 1b with stacks in the 400s.

See below for the full stacks from 1b, and stay tuned for a Day 2 opening post that includes seat assignments.

Day 1b Stacks

The final 24 players are on a break and will return for play at 6k/12k/12k hand for hand with one player to go until the bags come out.

Kris Steinbach just busted Day 1b to bring the remaining field down to 25 left. They’ll go hand-for-hand after the next elimination, with the bags coming out after two more busts.

They are now three players off the bags, with 26 players left. Cody Richardson has taken over the lead with about 720k in front of him now, and if that holds it will be the big stack for Day 2. Zhi Jiang is playing a little more than 600k. Ramaz Haymour has dropped some recently and looks to be playing around 250k, while Regen Duong has chipped up to more than 400k.

They are down to 27 players left on the final three tables of the night, and that will be the last table break today. They are now 4 players off the bags, but with less than 10 minutes to play in Level 17, it looks like the bags will come out in Level 18, barring another long bubble tonight.

They are down to 31 now with Level 17 just underway. That puts them 8 players away from the end of the night. It’s possible they’ll find the bags near the end of this level, but it’s more likely they’ll play into Level 18 at least.

They are 12 off the money as Level 16 begins, and it looks like Ramaz Haymour is still the big stack in the room. He’s lost a bit since I last looked, but he’s still in the high 400s, with Cody Richardson (who was 5th in the PLO Megastack yesterday) and Zhi Jiang playing about 400k each. Regen Duong is on about 380k, while Homan Mohammadi and Rick Mask are both playing around 340k.

The average stack right now is 199k, or a bit more than 30 big blinds, but there are quite a few short stacks in the room. It’s likely they still have at least an hour to play tonight, but that will depend on the cards and the short-stack luck.

The field is down to 37, with about 10 minutes to play in Level 15. That means they are 14 eliminations off the money. Regan Duong looks to be stacking up with about 350k in front of him, while Homan Mohammadi is close to 300k. They are both at the same table as Ramaz Haymour, who has the big stack still with more than 500k.

I’ve just had a look around the stacks, and it looks like Ramaz Haymour still has the big stack with around 600k. Daniel Lefebvre is playing more than 300k, as is Zhi Jiang, and Bash Ramahi is very close to that number as well. It also looked like Michael St Pierre-Porter was playing close to 300k as well.

Level 15 is just underway and they’ll be playing down to 23 tonight, no matter how long it takes. There are 42 players left in the action now, so they still have a fair amount of poker to play before today ends.

The provisional prizes are in, and the winner is set to pocket more than $42k on Day 2. The prizes are still provisional as they will depend on how many bags there are later tonight.

The action will play down to 23 players at least, but Day 1a saw a double-knockout on the final hand of the evening, leaving one fewer player in the mix than expected. If that happens again tonight, the prizes will have to be rejigged for fewer payouts.

If tonight ends on 23, then 40 players will be sharing in $194,750, with the top spot getting $42,845. The full provisional prizes will be loaded under the Payouts tab shortly, but the top ten prizes are below.

It looks like Ramaz Haymour is continuing his big week. He’s playing the big stack right now with around 500k in front of him, and this is just another example of Haymour sitting with chips. He’s already cashed in four events this series, including 3rd in the 6-Max the other night.

Other big stacks include Kris Steinbach with around 300k. He came in today for the game after seeing the big numbers this week and when I chatted with him on the dinner break, he was pretty happy to be in with only one bullet. Shane Brotherwood and Bash Ramahi are also playing big stacks in the 200k range.

Entries for this game are now closed with 233 for 1b, and 410 across both starting days. That puts the total prizes for Day 2 at $199,175.

The combined field is now at 401 entries with 224 on the board from Day 1b. That puts the total prizes at almost $195k with $200k in sight. There are now about 90 minutes left to enter this final flight to the Megastack.

They are 27 entries away from 400 combined entries for this event. That looks like a reasonable number based on the current pace of entries, and that would mean combined prizes of $190k. The players will be on their dinner break in about 10 minutes, with three more levels of entry after dinner.

Players buying in on the dinner break will sit down to Level 10 with about 18 big blinds, with 15 bigs in Level 11, and 12 big blinds in Level 12. Players who wait until the final buzzer to buy in will sit down in Level 13 with 10 big blinds.

The second break of the day is now complete, with 167 entries for 1b and 344 across both starting days. There are still about 5 hours left to enter today’s final flight, so those numbers are still looking good for more than 200 entries in today’s flight.

There are more than 20 minutes remaining in Level 5, and the1b field is nearing 150 entries already. 150 was my estimate for the full Day 1a flight; that one ended up at 177, and given that we are already closing in on 150 today, it’s looking great for a field well over 200 today, with 250 entries still in sight.

The Day 1b field is looking good with 122 entries in the pool after the first break of the day. The big prizes this week are bringing out players, as I saw Dave Howat in the mix for the first time this, as well as Sunny Lubana checking into the hotel. Rob Lothian, Pav Braich, and Ali Razzaq are also down from Edmonton for their first games this series.

One other player to watch today will be Homan Mohammadi. He’s on fire this week after arriving on Tuesday. He’s played two games since he got here — he cashed for 5th place in the 6-Max the day he arrived after being up for nearly 24 hours. Yesterday, he jumped into the PLO Megastack and about 12 hours later, was getting his winner’s photo taken. Given his performance so far, I fully expect to see Mohammadi figuring in the endgame of this one.

2025 Summer Super Stack – Event #12: $560 Megastack NLH Day 1B

Day 1a of the Megastack was far bigger than anyone expected. My estimates for the field size were 150 at the top end, and Deerfoot’s conservative prediction was 125 entries.

Instead, 177 entries showed up to continue a series that is considerably larger than the Spring Super Stack. That means there is already $84k in the prize pool, and with an expected turnout on Day 1b 50% higher, that easily predicts a $200k+ prize pool when all the chips are in.

The final flight takes off at noon on Thursday, and entries are open for 9.5 hours. The start stack is 30k, and blinds are 40 minutes for this one. Day 1a played very late, with the bubble lasting a couple of hours, finally ending at about 2 AM in Level 19 with a double bustout that meant only 17 of the predicted 18 bags were present at the end.

The biggest among them belonged to Eric Wasylenko and, not at all coincidentally, he has Jerry Li hot on his heels. They both have more than 600k and, again not coincidentally, they were heads up late into the evening on Tuesday in the 6-Max, with Li prevailing in that one. Mal Hagan only recently arrived from the Left Coast, and he’s sitting pretty nicely in third with 555k, the only player in the 500s. James Chalcroft and Chase Bonertz rounded out the 1a top five with stacks in the low 400s. See the end of Day 1 post for the full 17 stacks.

This is the only game on Thursday, with the exception of the Last Chance Satellite for the Main, so I’ll be focused on this till they bag. Wednesday was another late night for me, however, so don’t expect any updates on 1b until after the first break at least.

Day 1b is complete, and it took almost exactly the same amount of time as Day 1a. After a bit more than 18 levels of play, 23 players found bags from 1b.

The biggest of the day, and the biggest overall, is Cody Richardson. He surged throughout the day, sitting behind a big stack nearly every time I looked, but he turned it up to 11 in the endgame, finishing with 918k. That’s about 250k more than Day 1a leader Eric Wasylenko, but Richardson isn’t the only one Wasy will have to look up to on Day 2, as Edmonton’s Zhi Jiang bagged more than 700k and is nearly 100k ahead of the 1a stacks.

Homan Mohammadi is also sitting with chips for Day 2. He has literally cashed every game he’s touched in the Summer Superstack since he arrived on Tuesday, and he’ll bring 508k into his third cash in three games. Colten Yamagishi and Ben Locker round out the top five from 1b with stacks in the 400s.

See below for the full stacks from 1b, and stay tuned for a Day 2 opening post that includes seat assignments.

Day 1b Stacks

The final 24 players are on a break and will return for play at 6k/12k/12k hand for hand with one player to go until the bags come out.

Kris Steinbach just busted Day 1b to bring the remaining field down to 25 left. They’ll go hand-for-hand after the next elimination, with the bags coming out after two more busts.

They are now three players off the bags, with 26 players left. Cody Richardson has taken over the lead with about 720k in front of him now, and if that holds it will be the big stack for Day 2. Zhi Jiang is playing a little more than 600k. Ramaz Haymour has dropped some recently and looks to be playing around 250k, while Regen Duong has chipped up to more than 400k.

They are down to 27 players left on the final three tables of the night, and that will be the last table break today. They are now 4 players off the bags, but with less than 10 minutes to play in Level 17, it looks like the bags will come out in Level 18, barring another long bubble tonight.

They are down to 31 now with Level 17 just underway. That puts them 8 players away from the end of the night. It’s possible they’ll find the bags near the end of this level, but it’s more likely they’ll play into Level 18 at least.

They are 12 off the money as Level 16 begins, and it looks like Ramaz Haymour is still the big stack in the room. He’s lost a bit since I last looked, but he’s still in the high 400s, with Cody Richardson (who was 5th in the PLO Megastack yesterday) and Zhi Jiang playing about 400k each. Regen Duong is on about 380k, while Homan Mohammadi and Rick Mask are both playing around 340k.

The average stack right now is 199k, or a bit more than 30 big blinds, but there are quite a few short stacks in the room. It’s likely they still have at least an hour to play tonight, but that will depend on the cards and the short-stack luck.

The field is down to 37, with about 10 minutes to play in Level 15. That means they are 14 eliminations off the money. Regan Duong looks to be stacking up with about 350k in front of him, while Homan Mohammadi is close to 300k. They are both at the same table as Ramaz Haymour, who has the big stack still with more than 500k.

I’ve just had a look around the stacks, and it looks like Ramaz Haymour still has the big stack with around 600k. Daniel Lefebvre is playing more than 300k, as is Zhi Jiang, and Bash Ramahi is very close to that number as well. It also looked like Michael St Pierre-Porter was playing close to 300k as well.

Level 15 is just underway and they’ll be playing down to 23 tonight, no matter how long it takes. There are 42 players left in the action now, so they still have a fair amount of poker to play before today ends.

The provisional prizes are in, and the winner is set to pocket more than $42k on Day 2. The prizes are still provisional as they will depend on how many bags there are later tonight.

The action will play down to 23 players at least, but Day 1a saw a double-knockout on the final hand of the evening, leaving one fewer player in the mix than expected. If that happens again tonight, the prizes will have to be rejigged for fewer payouts.

If tonight ends on 23, then 40 players will be sharing in $194,750, with the top spot getting $42,845. The full provisional prizes will be loaded under the Payouts tab shortly, but the top ten prizes are below.

It looks like Ramaz Haymour is continuing his big week. He’s playing the big stack right now with around 500k in front of him, and this is just another example of Haymour sitting with chips. He’s already cashed in four events this series, including 3rd in the 6-Max the other night.

Other big stacks include Kris Steinbach with around 300k. He came in today for the game after seeing the big numbers this week and when I chatted with him on the dinner break, he was pretty happy to be in with only one bullet. Shane Brotherwood and Bash Ramahi are also playing big stacks in the 200k range.

Entries for this game are now closed with 233 for 1b, and 410 across both starting days. That puts the total prizes for Day 2 at $199,175.

The combined field is now at 401 entries with 224 on the board from Day 1b. That puts the total prizes at almost $195k with $200k in sight. There are now about 90 minutes left to enter this final flight to the Megastack.

They are 27 entries away from 400 combined entries for this event. That looks like a reasonable number based on the current pace of entries, and that would mean combined prizes of $190k. The players will be on their dinner break in about 10 minutes, with three more levels of entry after dinner.

Players buying in on the dinner break will sit down to Level 10 with about 18 big blinds, with 15 bigs in Level 11, and 12 big blinds in Level 12. Players who wait until the final buzzer to buy in will sit down in Level 13 with 10 big blinds.

The second break of the day is now complete, with 167 entries for 1b and 344 across both starting days. There are still about 5 hours left to enter today’s final flight, so those numbers are still looking good for more than 200 entries in today’s flight.

There are more than 20 minutes remaining in Level 5, and the1b field is nearing 150 entries already. 150 was my estimate for the full Day 1a flight; that one ended up at 177, and given that we are already closing in on 150 today, it’s looking great for a field well over 200 today, with 250 entries still in sight.

The Day 1b field is looking good with 122 entries in the pool after the first break of the day. The big prizes this week are bringing out players, as I saw Dave Howat in the mix for the first time this, as well as Sunny Lubana checking into the hotel. Rob Lothian, Pav Braich, and Ali Razzaq are also down from Edmonton for their first games this series.

One other player to watch today will be Homan Mohammadi. He’s on fire this week after arriving on Tuesday. He’s played two games since he got here — he cashed for 5th place in the 6-Max the day he arrived after being up for nearly 24 hours. Yesterday, he jumped into the PLO Megastack and about 12 hours later, was getting his winner’s photo taken. Given his performance so far, I fully expect to see Mohammadi figuring in the endgame of this one.

2025 Summer Super Stack – Event #12: $560 Megastack NLH Day 1B

Day 1a of the Megastack was far bigger than anyone expected. My estimates for the field size were 150 at the top end, and Deerfoot’s conservative prediction was 125 entries.

Instead, 177 entries showed up to continue a series that is considerably larger than the Spring Super Stack. That means there is already $84k in the prize pool, and with an expected turnout on Day 1b 50% higher, that easily predicts a $200k+ prize pool when all the chips are in.

The final flight takes off at noon on Thursday, and entries are open for 9.5 hours. The start stack is 30k, and blinds are 40 minutes for this one. Day 1a played very late, with the bubble lasting a couple of hours, finally ending at about 2 AM in Level 19 with a double bustout that meant only 17 of the predicted 18 bags were present at the end.

The biggest among them belonged to Eric Wasylenko and, not at all coincidentally, he has Jerry Li hot on his heels. They both have more than 600k and, again not coincidentally, they were heads up late into the evening on Tuesday in the 6-Max, with Li prevailing in that one. Mal Hagan only recently arrived from the Left Coast, and he’s sitting pretty nicely in third with 555k, the only player in the 500s. James Chalcroft and Chase Bonertz rounded out the 1a top five with stacks in the low 400s. See the end of Day 1 post for the full 17 stacks.

This is the only game on Thursday, with the exception of the Last Chance Satellite for the Main, so I’ll be focused on this till they bag. Wednesday was another late night for me, however, so don’t expect any updates on 1b until after the first break at least.