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

07-09-2025 13:47 UTC-7

Jesse Cardoza Eliminated in 13th Place ($22,218)

Jacob Wilson

Level 41 : 1,000,000/2,500,000, 2,500,000 ante

Riku Mieda opened up the action from middle position with a raise to 4,000,000. Jesse Cardoza then shoved his remaining 9,000,000 next to act. Eric Dillon asked for a count before raising to 14,000,000 from the small blind, and Mieda folded.

Jesse Cardoza: A♠9♠ All in
Eric Dillon: A♣K♥

Cardoze was flopped pretty dead as the dealer put out 3♣6♦K♣. The J♠2♣ runout confirmed Cardoza's fate.

Player	Chips	Progress
Eric Dillon	77,000,000 19,000,000	19,000,000

Riku Mieda	44,000,000 9,000,000	9,000,000
Jesse Cardoza	Busted

Tags: Eric Dillon Jesse Cardoza Riku Mieda

07-09-2025 13:59 UTC-7

Arnold Spee Eliminated in 12th Place ($22,218)

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Jerome Solomon

Level 41 : Blinds 1,000,000/2,500,000, 2,500,000 ante

Arnold Spee won an all-in when he was down to just a single 500,000 chip, which gave him 5,500,000.

He held those for nearly a full orbit before hit with the big blind and ante that put him down to holding that lone chip again. Zhengyu Guan moved all in from the small blind and Spee threw it in.

Arnold Spee: A♥3♥ All in
Zhengyu Guan: J♣6♣

The runout immediately brought a flush draw for Guan and delivered it on the turn as the 4♣A♣6♥5♣A♠ ended Spee's tournament run.

Player	Chips	Progress
Zhengyu Guan	28,000,000 6,000,000	6,000,000
Arnold Spee	Busted

Tags: Arnold Spee Zhengyu Guan

07-09-2025 14:02 UTC-7

Colin Downie Eliminated in 11th Place ($28,020)

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Jacob Wilson

Level 41 : Blinds 1,000,000/2,500,000, 2,500,000 ante

Colin Downie open-shoved the cutoff for his remaining 15,000,000. Riku Mieda raised it up to 30,000,000 from the button, and everyone else got out of the way.

Colin Downie: A♥8♣ All in
Riku Mieda: Q♥Q♣

Mieda's rail was calling for a queen the whole way. It wouldn't come, but the 2♦9♥9♠6♠6♥ runout was good enough to secure the elimination.

Player	Chips	Progress
Riku Mieda	65,000,000 21,000,000	21,000,000
Colin Downie	Busted

Tags: Colin Downie Riku Mieda

07-09-2025 14:10 UTC-7

Final Table Redraw

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Jacob Wilson

Level 41 : Blinds 1,000,000/2,500,000, 2,500,000 ante

Table	Seat	Player	Chip Count	Big Blinds
Feature #001	1	Keegan Ripp	3,000,000	1
Feature #002	2	Thai Dinh	18,000,000	7
Feature #003	3	Blake Napierala	70,000,000	28
Feature #004	4	Justin Fawcett	54,500,000	21
Feature #005	5	Kirk Staples	15,000,000	6
Feature #006	6	Riku Mieda	65,000,000	26
Feature #007	7	Eric Rabelas	41,000,000	16
Feature #008	8	Zhengyu Guan	30,000,000	12
Feature #009	9	Eric Dillon	71,000,000	28
Feature #010	10	Delano Jackson	49,000,000	19

Player	Chips	Progress
Eric Dillon	71,000,000 6,000,000	6,000,000

Blake Napierala	70,000,000 25,000,000	25,000,000
Riku Mieda	65,000,000
Justin Fawcett	54,500,000 33,000,000	33,000,000

Delano Jackson	49,000,000 5,500,000	5,500,000
Eric Rabelas	41,000,000 10,000,000	10,000,000

Zhengyu Guan	30,000,000 2,000,000	2,000,000
Thai Dinh	18,000,000 17,500,000	17,500,000
Kirk Staples	15,000,000 12,000,000	12,000,000
Keegan Ripp	3,000,000 16,000,000	16,000,000

Tags: Blake Napierala Delano Jackson Eric Dillon Eric Rabelas Justin Fawcett Keegan Ripp Kirk Staples Riku Mieda Thai Dinh Zhengyu Guan

Level: 42

Blinds: 1,500,000/3,000,000

Ante: 3,000,000

07-09-2025 14:18 UTC-7

Keegan Ripp Eliminated in 10th Place ($28,020)

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Joseph Berg

Level 42 : 1,500,000/3,000,000, 3,000,000 ante

On the first hand off the deck at the unofficial final table, Keegan Ripp went all in from under the gun for his last 3,000,000, which was barely more than the big blind. He was called by Eric Dillon in the small blind and Delano Jackson in the big blind.

The dealer fanned a Q♦6♥K♠ flop, Dillon checked, Jackson bet 3,000,000, and Dillon called.

The turn card was the 6♦. Dillon checked again, this time Jackson bet 7,000,000. Dillon folded, and Ripp exclaimed, " I need a Jack".

Keegan Ripp: 10♣9♣ All in
Delano Jackson: K♦9♠

The river card was not a Jack but rather the 5♦, sending Ripp to the payout desk.

Player	Chips	Progress
Eric Dillon	65,000,000 6,000,000	6,000,000

Delano Jackson	63,000,000 14,000,000	14,000,000
Keegan Ripp	Busted

Tags: Delano Jackson Eric Dillon Keegan Ripp

Level: 43

Blinds: 2,000,000/4,000,000

Ante: 4,000,000

07-09-2025 14:32 UTC-7

Fawcett Takes Biggest Pot of Tournament

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Jerome Solomon

Level 43 : 2,000,000/4,000,000, 4,000,000 ante

Justin Fawcett raised to 5,000,000 in middle position. Eric Dillon three-bet the pot to 14,000,000 from the small blind. Fawcett made the call.

After the flop hit A♣3♦Q♥, Dillon led out with a bet of 9,000,000. Fawcett called.

The board paired on the turn with the A♥, prompting a check from Dillon. Fawcett bet 17,000,000 chips and Dillon called.

When the river came 4♣ Dillon moved first, pushing all in with a covering stack of 26,500,000.

Fawcett thought about it for a bit, then made the call.

He showed a full house with Q♠Q♦. Dillon tabled A♠J♠ for trip aces.

Fawcett said his hesitation in making the final call was due to his being knocked out of an earlier WSOP event boat-over-boat.

Player	Chips	Progress
Justin Fawcett	114,500,000 60,000,000	60,000,000

Eric Dillon	6,500,000 58,500,000	58,500,000

Tags: Eric Dillon Justin Fawcett

07-09-2025 14:45 UTC-7

Eric Dillon Eliminated in 9th Place ($35,610)

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Jacob Wilson

Level 43 : 2,000,000/4,000,000, 4,000,000 ante

Having been left short following a cooler in the previous hand, Eric Dillon shoved the 6,500,000 he had left from the cutoff. Thai Dinh reshoved from the small blind for 14,500,000, putting Blake Napierala in a huge spot. He asked for a count, played with his chips and counted them out for a while, before eventually putting in the call.

Eric Dillon: 4♠4♣ All in
Thai Dinh: 8♥8♦ All in
Blake Napierala: 7♠7♣

It was pocket pair over pocket pair over pocket pair, and that was just the beginning. An eight in the window improved Dinh, but the full 10♦7♦8♠ flop revealed that Dinh had in fact set over set his opponent. It didn't stop there though, as Dillon, too, was offered hope to a one-outer when the 4♥ turn fell, prompting sickened noises from around the table. Dinh managed to avoid running into quads on the 6♣ river, to win a huge pot, and send the Jaka student away in a huge cooler, as well as diminishing Napierala's stack.

Player	Chips	Progress
Blake Napierala	52,500,000 17,500,000	17,500,000
Thai Dinh	38,500,000 20,500,000	20,500,000
Eric Dillon	Busted

Tags: Blake Napierala Eric Dillon Thai Dinh

07-09-2025 14:54 UTC-7

Kirk Staples Eliminated in 8th Place ($45,620)

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Joseph Berg

Level 43 : 2,000,000/4,000,000, 4,000,000 ante

Kirk Staples was all in and at risk for his last 3,500,000 from under the gun. Zhengyu Guan then went all in herself for roughly 40,000,000 from late position. The rest of the table folded, and the hands were tabled.

Kirk Staples: A♥2♣ All in
Zhengyu Guan: 7♠7♣

The board ran out Q♦Q♥K♥4♥9♠, sending Staples to the payout desk