Michael Zulker opened to 900,000 in the cutoff with A♠10♣7♠6♣ and Michael Wang defended from the big blind with Q♦9♣2♥2♦.
The flop came Q♥8♣2♣ and Wang checked to Zulker who continued with a bet of 650,000. Wang check-raised to 2,300,000 with his set of deuces and Zulker decided to send his flush draw into the muck.
Melad Marji opened to 1,050,000 from under the gun, Quan Zhou raised to 3,000,000 from the cutoff, Marji shoved with his total stack of 3,150,000 and Zhou called to put him at risk.
Melad Marji: Q♥10♠10♥9♥ 
Quan Zhou: A♠K♦J♦5♥
The board ran out A♦Q♣7♦J♥3♦. Zhou was good at showdown with the nut-flush to end Marjji's run in fifth place.
Michael Wang made it 900,000 in the small blind and Michael Zulker three-bet to 2,700,000 in the big blind. Wang announced all in and Zulker called off his additional 425,000 chips.
Michael Zulker: A♣K♦Q♠9♥
Michael Wang: A♠J♣7♠5♠
The flop came A♥10♥9♣ and Zulker maintained his lead with two pair. The 10♦ paired the board on the turn and the K♠ on the river was no help to Wang who passed over a double up.
Melad Marji limped in from the small blind with A♥7♥4♣3♠ and Quan Zhou raised to 900,000 from the big blind with K♥10♣6♦2♥.
The flop came 10♦8♠4♥. Marji checked, Zhou bet 2,100,000 and Marji folded.
Quan Zhou opened to 900,000 from under the gun with Q♣10♦8♥6♦ and Sean Rafael called from the small blind with A♥K♣10♣9♠. The two big stacks went heads-up to a flop of K♠J♦2♠ and Rafael led out with a bet of 600,000 which Zhou called.
The turn brought the A♣ and Rafael slowed down with a check. Zhou went for a full pot-sized bet of 3,600,000 after making the nut straight and Rafael took a couple of minutes before slipping his cards to the muck.
The final five players have returned to their seats and the cards are back in the air with 30 minutes remaining in level 32.
Ben Mintz, aka "Mintzy," on Tuesday, took one of the dirtiest bad beats we've seen all summer at the 2025 World Series of Poker (WSOP).
The Barstool Sports personality, thanks to a one-outer on the river, is out of Event #75: $1,000 Mini Main Event on Day 2. He earned a small cash but was devastated by the manner in which he exited the tournament.
Daniel Negreanu has had a stellar 2025 World Series of Poker (WSOP) and "Kid Poker" isn't slowing down. Negreanu just reached his fifth final table of the summer in Event #76: $2,500 Mixed Big Bet.
Negreanu entered the third and final day of the Mixed Big Bet event with 83 big blinds, good to be tied second in chips with Marco Johnson and within reach of chip leader Aaron Kupin. He held onto those chips throughout the first hour of play and now finds himself at the final table again second in chips.
Robert Mclaughlin's seventh-place elimination confirmed Negreanu's spot at the official final table as he chases an eighth bracelet.
The tournament drew 458 runners for a prize pool of $1,019,050. The eventual winner will receive $206,982, while each of the seven remaining players are guaranteed a payout of $22,311.
The remaining five players are taking a 15-minute break to prepare for the PokerGO live stream. The livestream will commence at 5 p.m. PDT, and the PokerNews updates will resume at that time to remain in sync with the livestream.
Javier Francort was so excited to receive a pay jump that he enthusiastically slammed his stack into the middle from under the gun on the very next hand. Sean Rafael reraised the pot from the small blind and Melad Marji folded his big blind. Francort called off his stack of 1,200,000 and the cards were tabled.
Javier Francort: K♠Q♣9♣5♣
Sean Rafael: A♣J♠J♦4♥
The flop came A♠J♣3♥ and Rafael picked up a set of jacks to take a big lead. The 2♣ on the turn made things sweaty as Francort held straight and flush draws but the K♥ bricked out on the river, sending the Dutchman home in sixth place.
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