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

07-09-2025 14:57 UTC-7

Mieda Leaks to Fawcett

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Jerome Solomon

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

Justin Fawcett completed the bet from the small blind. Riku Mieda in the big blind checked.

The flop hit 9♠A♥3♦, and Fawcett bet 3,000. Mieda raised to 6,500,000 chips. Fawcett quickly called.

The pair checked down through a river-turn of 10♠5♣.

Fawcett showed Q♣9♦ for a pair of nines to claim the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Riku Mieda	35,000,000 30,000,000	30,000,000
Justin Fawcett	113,000 114,387,000	114,387,000

Tags: Justin Fawcett Riku Mieda

07-09-2025 15:01 UTC-7

Riku Mieda Eliminated in 7th Place ($58,890)

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Jerome Solomon

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

Riku Mieda raised from the cutoff to 28,000,000 chips. Eric Rabelas, on the button to his left, shoved all in. Mieda made the call foe less with his remaining 7,000,000.

Riku Mieda: 2♥2♠ All in
Eric Rabelas: 10♦10♣

The runout didn't save Mieda, as 9♦8♥4♠9♠5♥ came to end his tournament with Rabelas' pocket tens taking the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Eric Rabelas	93,500,000 52,500,000	52,500,000

Riku Mieda	Busted

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07-09-2025 15:05 UTC-7

Break Time

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Joseph Berg

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

The remaining six players in Event #85 are on a 15-minute break. Play will resume at approximately 3:20 p.m. local time.

07-09-2025 15:14 UTC-7

Player	Chips	Progress
Justin Fawcett	106,000,000 105,887,000	105,887,000

Delano Jackson	100,500,000 37,500,000	37,500,000
Eric Rabelas	78,500,000 15,000,000	15,000,000

Zhengyu Guan	51,500,000 4,000,000	4,000,000
Thai Dinh	47,500,000 9,000,000	9,000,000
Blake Napierala	29,000,000 23,500,000	23,500,000

Pocket Jacks Power Guan Into Chip Lead

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Joseph Berg

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

Action folded to Zhengyu Guan in the small blind, who shoved all in and was at risk for 53,500,000. Delano Jackson took his time before tossing in a chip to call, and the players were off to the races in a massive pot.

Zhengyu Guan: J♥J♦ All in
Delano Jackson: K♠Q♦

The dealer ran out a board of 2♦9♥4♠8♠3♠, awarding Guan a crucial pot that has given her the chip lead as we head down the stretch of Event #85.

Player	Chips	Progress
Zhengyu Guan	117,000,000 65,500,000	65,500,000
Delano Jackson	43,000,000 57,500,000	57,500,000

07-09-2025 15:46 UTC-7

Blake Napierala Eliminated in 6th Place ($76,620)

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Jacob Wilson

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

Blake Napierala shoved his remaining 19,000,000 from the button. Justin Fawcett made the call from the small blind, and the big blind got out of the way.

Blake Napierala: A♥3♠ All in
Justin Fawcett: K♠J♣

Fawcett flopped well on K♥9♣4♦ and stayed in the lead to send Napierala home on the Q♠2♥ runout. The table celebrated as they all locked up a six-figure score.

Player	Chips	Progress
Justin Fawcett	151,000,000 45,000,000	45,000,000

Blake Napierala	Busted

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07-09-2025 15:56 UTC-7

Dinh Finally Dents Rabelas

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Jerome Solomon

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

Thai Dinh and Eric Rabelas went head-to-head in back-to-back pivotal hands that would leave one as the short stack at the five-handed table.

The first hand was a nasty one for Dinh, who called Rabelas' all-in with K♥K♠. He celebrated when he saw Rabelas had Q♦Q♣.

But the catch-up needed came in the most unusual way, as the runout 8♥A♠8♠8♣A♣ produced a full house on the board, and the players chopped the pot.

On the second hand, Dinh raised to 10,000,000 from the cutoff and Rabelas called in the big blind.

Both players checked when the flop hit 7♦3♣K♦. The turn brought the 9♣ and a 9,000,000-chip bet from Dinh, and call from Rabelas.

The river was the 6♣. Dinh bet 23,000,000. Rabelas took several minutes thinking of the call, which was more than half of his remaining stack of 44,000,000.

He eventually made the call.

Dinh showed K♣J♣ to take it down.

Player	Chips	Progress
Thai Dinh	134,000,000 86,500,000	86,500,000
Eric Rabelas	21,000,000 57,500,000	57,500,000

Tags: Eric Rabelas Thai Dinh

Level: 44

Blinds: 2,500,000/5,000,000

Ante: 5,000,000

07-09-2025 16:04 UTC-7

Premiums Only for Dinh

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Jacob Wilson

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

Thai Dinh opened the action from the button, with a min-raise to 8,000,000. Only Justin Fawcett called, who was in the small blind.

The A♣8♦9♥ flop checked through, bringing in the 8♣ on the turn. Here, Fawcett led out for 6,000,000, and Dinh placed in the call, bringing in the K♥ on the river. Fawcett checked it over, and Dinh cut out 16,000,000 in chips, and placed them into the middle. Fawcett then went deep into the tank.

He picked up his cards, held them as if he was going to fold, before putting them back down and under his card protector. He then counted out 16,000,000 of his own chips, picked them up as if he were going to call, then, again, put them back down. "You got a monster?" he asked, before repeating all of his previous actions once again. Eventually, he called.

Thai Dinh showed A♥K♠, announcing "Premiums only!" which seems to have become his catchphrase at this final table. Fawcett mucked his cards, handing the chip lead over

Player	Chips	Progress
Thai Dinh	155,000,000 21,000,000	21,000,000
Justin Fawcett	129,000,000 22,000,000	22,000,000

Tags: Justin Fawcett Thai Dinh

07-09-2025 16:09 UTC-7

Eric Rabelas Eliminated in 5th Place ($100,450)

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Joseph Berg

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

Action folded to Eric Rabelas in the small blind, who went all in and was at risk for 23,500,000. Zhengyu Guan called him in the big blind and was ahead.

Eric Rabelas: K♣7♠ All in
Zhengyu Guan: K♠8♦

The 9♥8♠6♦ flop provided some drama, but the 2♥ turn and A♠ river did not help Rabelas's cause, and he was sent to the payout desk after an impressive run in Event #85.