Flight 1E added another strong turnout to the growing field, drawing 106 total entries with 14 players advancing to Day 2. Brandon Lowe topped the flight after bagging 1,800,000 chips at the end of play.
Through five starting flights, the Almighty Stack has now reached 375 total entries, with 50 players advancing to Day 2 so far. The current prize pool has climbed to $125,625, and the average stack among returning players sits at 750,000. Two players have already multi-bagged, putting themselves in position to earn the multi-bag bonus once the tournament reaches the money.
The overall tournament chip lead remains with Blake Ellinghaus, who bagged 2,690,000 chips in Flight 1C.
When play resumes, all advancing players will return in Level 14 with 1 minute and 6 seconds remaining as the $150,000 guaranteed Almighty Stack continues toward its remaining starting flights.
Daytona Beach Poker Open | ||||
Event Name: | Almighty Stack | Total Entries: | 375 | |
Date: | April 17, 2026 | Players Advancing: | 50 | |
Prize Pool: | $125,625 | Average Stack: | 750,000 | |
First Name | Last Name | Unit Count | Table # | Seat # |
Blake | Ellinghaus | 2,690,000 | 44 | 7 |
Cameron | Harris | 2,305,000 | 33 | 2 |
Tyler | Denson | 1,840,000 | 44 | 6 |
Brandon | Lowe | 1,800,000 | 45 | 8 |
Kelley | Slay | 1,740,000 | 45 | 6 |
Caleb | Powell | 1,645,000 | 42 | 1 |
Marcel | Jimenez | 1,381,000 | 45 | 4 |
James | Locascio | 1,370,000 | 47 | 4 |
Brian | Mcdaniel | 1,007,500 | 37 | 1 |
Lion | Gerlin | 981,000 | 44 | 1 |
Eric | Sandhaus | 975,000 | 41 | 4 |
Laura | Stone | 930,000 | 37 | 8 |
Randall | Zelik | 875,000 | 46 | 1 |
Gil | Levy | 810,000 | 42 | 4 |
Kirk | Chui | 775,000 | 44 | 3 |
Margo | Costa | 768,000 | 43 | 2 |
Clyde | Watson | 740,000 | 33 | 7 |
Seth | Bobet | 720,000 | 47 | 3 |
Jack | Isler | 720,000 | 47 | 6 |
Wasim | Assaf | 710,000 | 42 | 6 |
Roger | Thompson | 700,000 | 45 | 2 |
Vicki | Holmes | 680,000 | 37 | 4 |
Hyong | Lee | 680,000 | 43 | 6 |
David | Hughes | 660,000 | 41 | 7 |
Cara | Swayze | 655,000 | 45 | 3 |
Jeff | Fuller | 635,000 | 46 | 2 |
Frank | Ackley | 610,000 | 41 | 2 |
Keith | Romanovit | 580,000 | 42 | 7 |
Matthew | Zuk | 565,000 | 47 | 1 |
John | Dobson | 550,000 | 33 | 3 |
Bill | Farnan | 545,000 | 43 | 1 |
Douglas | Chan | 518,000 | 42 | 8 |
Kristopher | Thiene | 472,000 | 46 | 3 |
Selma | Sayin | 465,000 | 46 | 4 |
Vincent | White | 450,000 | 41 | 1 |
Nick | Costa | 442,000 | 37 | 2 |
Cameron | Rowe | 375,000 | 47 | 2 |
Charles | Thayer | 340,000 | 33 | 4 |
Jack | Laskowitz | 340,000 | 37 | 3 |
David | Fowler | 325,000 | 43 | 7 |
Matthew | Edmonds | 305,000 | 43 | 3 |
Kirk | Mackey | 290,000 | 41 | 8 |
Mark | Bogas | 285,000 | 44 | 2 |
Guy | Caudill | 245,000 | 46 | 8 |
Austin | Bosque | 210,000 | 46 | 6 |
Moheshwar | Manthani | 205,000 | 44 | 4 |
Roger | Thompson | 185,000 | 43 | 4 |
David | Edwards | 165,000 | 47 | 7 |
Oscar | Esteban | 116,000 | 33 | 1 |
Cara | Swayze | 115,000 | 45 | 1 |
