Event #85: $600 Ultra Stack | 2025 World Series of Poker

07-09-2025 16:12 UTC-8

Guan Takes From Fawcett

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Joseph Berg

Level 45 : Blinds 3,000,000/6,000,000, 6,000,000 ante

Zhengyu Guan went all in from the button for 18,000,000 and was called by Justin Fawcett in the big blind.

Zhengyu Guan: A♠3♦ All in
Justin Fawcett: K♥2♦

The board ran out A♥4♠J♣9♦7♦, adding a boost to Guan's stack.

Player	Chips	Progress
Justin Fawcett	285,000,000 25,000,000	25,000,000

Zhengyu Guan	40,000,000 16,000,000	16,000,000

Tags: Zhengyu Guan Justin Fawcett

07-09-2025 16:10 UTC-8

Guan Doubles With Kings

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Joseph Berg

Level 45 : Blinds 3,000,000/6,000,000, 6,000,000 ante

Justin Fawcett went all in from the small blind for 18,000,000 effective. Zhengyu Guan called from the big blind and was at risk.

Zhengyu Guan: K♣K♥ All in
Justin Fawcett: A♥J♥

The board ran out 5♦10♠5♠4♠3♣, keeping Guan's hopes alive in Event #85.

Player	Chips	Progress
Justin Fawcett	310,000,000 8,000,000	8,000,000

Zhengyu Guan	24,000,000 21,500,000	21,500,000

Tags: Justin Fawcett Zhengyu Guan

07-09-2025 16:05 UTC-8

Guan Wins Three-way

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Jerome Solomon

Level 45 : Blinds 3,000,000/6,000,000, 6,000,000 ante

Zhengyu Guan had little choice but to go all in on the button with just 2,500,000 chips. Both blinds, Justin Fawcett and Thai Dinh were in for the minimum.

The action was checked down to the river of the runout 10♦J♣4♣Q♣6♠.

Guan showed A♣9♣, Fawcett 5♥5♠, and Dinh A♠3♦. Guan took down the main pot with the club flush.

Player	Chips	Progress
Justin Fawcett	332,000,000 14,000,000	14,000,000

Thai Dinh	75,500,000 18,500,000	18,500,000
Zhengyu Guan	13,500,000 11,000,000	11,000,000

Tags: Zhengyu Guan Thai Dinh Justin Fawcett

07-09-2025 16:05 UTC-8

Dinh Doubles Up, Hurts Guan

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Jerome Solomon

Level 45 : Blinds 3,000,000/6,000,000, 6,000,000 ante

Zhengyu Guan went all in from the small blind. Thai Dinh called with 44,000,000 chips, slightly less than Guan.

Thai Dinh: A♣6♠ All in
Zhengyu Guan: 8♣7♣

The runout didn't save Guan, as Dinh led from the door card on in a board of Q♥K♠A♦4♣7♥ to get a huge double-up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Thai Dinh	94,000,000 39,000,000	39,000,000
Zhengyu Guan	2,500,000 52,500,000	52,500,000

Tags: Thai Dinh Zhengyu Guan

07-09-2025 16:05 UTC-8

Dinh Evens the Scores

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Jacob Wilson

Level 45 : Blinds 3,000,000/6,000,000, 6,000,000 ante

Thai Dinh shoved following a limp from Zhengyu Guan. She made the call for 23,500,000.

Thai Dinh: Q♦Q♠ All in
Zhengyu Guan: 10♠4♠

"Ladies!" announced Dinh, who held to double on the J♠5♥5♦J♦7♥ runout.

Player	Chips	Progress
Thai Dinh	55,000,000 29,000,000	29,000,000
Zhengyu Guan	55,000,000 25,000,000	25,000,000

Tags: Thai Dinh Zhengyu Guan

07-09-2025 16:01 UTC-8

Fawcett Triple Barrels

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Jacob Wilson

Level 45 : Blinds 3,000,000/6,000,000, 6,000,000 ante

Justin Fawcett opened to 18,000,000 from the small blind, and Zhengyu Guan defended from the big. The two saw a flop of 9♠8♣6♣ and Fawcett continued for 12,000,000. He was practically beaten into the pot by Guan.

Fawcett continued for 16,000,000 on the J♥ turn, and again, Guan called quickly. Fawcett didn't slow down on the 3♠ river, blasting off for 35,000,000. Guan went deep into the tank, not helped by the incessant talking of Thai Dinh, who wasn't even in the hand. "I have 26,000,000," he told her. "Thank you," she replied, while still thinking. Eventually, she said, "Thirty-five? Okay, I call."

Fawcett showed Q♥J♦ and Guan mucked.

Player	Chips	Progress
Justin Fawcett	318,000,000 88,000,000	88,000,000

Zhengyu Guan	80,000,000 14,000,000	14,000,000
Thai Dinh	26,000,000 129,000,000	129,000,000

Tags: Justin Fawcett Thai Dinh Zhengyu Guan

Level: 45

Blinds: 3,000,000/6,000,000

Ante: 6,000,000

07-09-2025 15:36 UTC-8

Fawcett Shows Nine-High

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Jacob Wilson

Level 44 : 2,500,000/5,000,000, 5,000,000 ante

Justin Fawcett limped in from the small blind, only for Zhengyu Guan to raise to 15,000,000 from the big. Fawcett put in the call, bringing in the 3♣7♥3♦ flop.

Here, Fawcett checked it over to Guan, who speedily put out a bet of 14,000,000. Fawcett looked down to his chips, counted out 14,000,000, then announced "all in". Guan let go of her cards instantly, and Fawcett windmilled 9♣8♠ for pure air.

Player	Chips	Progress
Justin Fawcett	230,000,000

Zhengyu Guan	94,000,000

Tags: Justin Fawcett Zhengyu Guan

07-09-2025 15:29 UTC-8

Fawcett Pushes Guan Off Hand

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Jerome Solomon

Level 44 : Blinds 2,500,000/5,000,000, 5,000,000 ante

Justin Fawcett raised to 10,000,000 on the button. Zhengyu Guan three-bet to 50,000,000.

Fawcett considered his options for a bit, the reraised all in for 142,000,000 chips.

Guan contemplated the call for a couple minutes, stacking the proper amount and surveying the remaining chips she would have if she called and lost.

Finally, she announced a fold. Then, she turned over J♠J♣.

"I had you beat," Fawcett said. "Good fold. Good Fold.

"Great fold. I had pocket kings ."

Player	Chips	Progress
Justin Fawcett	200,500,000 58,500,000	58,500,000

Zhengyu Guan	127,000,000 47,500,000	47,500,000

Tags: Justin Fawcett Zhengyu Guan

07-09-2025 15:24 UTC-8

Delano Jackson Eliminated in 4th Place ($132,710)

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Jerome Solomon

Level 44 : 2,500,000/5,000,000, 5,000,000 ante

Delano Jackson moved all in from the cutoff with his 20,500,000 chips. Both Justin Fawcett in the small blind and Zhengyu Guan in the big blind, called.

After the flop hit 10♣8♦7♥, Fawcett moved all in. Guan folded, leaving Jackson's tournament life heads-up against Fawcett.

Delano Jackson: A♦J♠ All in
Justin Fawcett: 7♦7♠

Fawcett had flopped a set of sevens. That hand held through the turn and river of 6♥5♦, knocking Jackson out of the tournament.

He left happy.

"Not bad for an internet player," Jackson said.