Level 41
: Blinds 1,000,000/2,500,000, 2,500,000 ante
Arnold Spee
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♥
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.
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♠
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.
The action got off to a slow start on one feature table, with only three flops seen in the first 18 hands.
It was raise, fold all around for the most part.
The lone all-in call came when Arnold Spee moved all in under the gun and Zhengyu Guan made the call from the big blind.
Arnold Spee: J♠J♦
Zhengyu Guan: 9♣3♦
Guan's curious call wasn't rewarded, as the runout came K♣8♠7♠10♥3♥, giving Spee, who started the day with the second-shortest stack, a double-up.
Arnold Spee
Level 40
: Blinds 1,000,000/2,000,000, 2,000,000 ante
Paul Grisi
Eric Dillon raised to 4,000,000 from early position, Paul Grisi then went all in and was at risk from middle position for 10,000,000. The action folded back around to Dillon, who quickly made the call and was ahead.
Paul Grisi: A♥7♥
Eric Dillon: J♥J♠
The board ran out 10♠K♣3♠Q♥5♥, ending Grisi's impressive run in Event #85.
Level 40
: Blinds 1,000,000/2,000,000, 2,000,000 ante
Eric Rabelas raised to 4,000,000 from middle position, Kirk Staples then went all in and was at risk from the small blind for 11,000,000. Rabelas took a while before making a reluctant call.
Kirk Staples: 10♠10♥
Eric Rabelas: 9♦8♥
The dealer ran out a board of 2♦K♣A♣4♣2♥, securing a much-needed double up for Staples to start day 3
Level 40
: Blinds 1,000,000/2,000,000, 2,000,000 ante
Riku Mieda opened the action on the button with a raise to 21,500,000, leaving just 3,500,000 behind. Eric Rabelas made the call from the big blind. On a 8♦2♦2♥ flop, Rabelas put Mieda all in. On a pay jump, he waited some time before eventually making the call.
Riku Mieda: K♠9♣
Eric Rabelas: A♥K♦
Mieda needed to find one of just three outs, which didn't come on the 5♥ turn, however the miracle 9♦ river kept him alive, as he shouted "Yes!" and went to celebrate with his rail, to the displeasure of his tablemates hoping to make the next payjump.
Welcome to Day 3 of Event #85: $600 No-Limit Hold’em Ultra Stack at the 2025 World Series of Poker, hosted at Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas.
After 17 levels of play on Day 2, just 14 players are now set to continue in Day 3 and battle it out for their share of the $2,992,086 prize pool.
All players will be chasing Eric Rabelas, who enters Day 3 with 82,000,000 chips and the overall lead. Delano Jackson is second with 54,500,000 chips, and Blake Napierala rounds out the podium starting Day 3 in third place with 45,000,000 chips.
Day 2 Top Ten Chip Counts
Rank
Player
Country
Chip Count
Big Blinds
1
Eric Rabelas
United States
82,000,000
41
2
Delano Jackson
United States
54,500,000
27
3
Blake Napierala
United States
45,000,000
22
4
Eric Dillon
United States
39,000,000
19
5
Thai Dinh
Vietnam
35,500,000
17
6
Zhengyu Guan
United States
31,000,000
15
7
Riku Mieda
Japan
25,000,000
12
8
Justin Fawcett
United States
21,500,000
10
9
Jesse Cardoza
United States
19,000,000
9
10
Keegan Ripp
United States
19,000,000
9
Of the chasing pack of players, the most notable is Arnold Spee, who, along with a WPT title, has over $1,200,000 in lifetime earnings. Blake Napierala is not far behind Spee with a little over $700,000 in earnings, and David Chocheles is the next in line with just over $400,000. All remaining players are chasing down their first WSOP bracelet.
Blake Napierala
All remaining 14 players are guaranteed a payout of $17,760, but they will be eyeing up the first-place prize of $355,110 and the coveted WSOP gold bracelet. The final table of nine players will all be guaranteed $35,610, and the last five remaining players will all earn themselves a six-figure payday.
Remaining Payouts
Place
Prize
Place
Prize
1
$355,110
7
$58,890
2
$236,740
8
$45,620
3
$176,620
9
$35,610
4
$132,710
10-11
$28,020
5
$100,450
12-13
$22,218
6
$76,620
14
$17,760
Day 3 is scheduled to begin at 1:00 p.m. local time, with action resuming at Level 40. The blinds will begin at 1,000,000/2,000,000 with a 2,000,000 big blind ante. The players will play down to a winner with a 15-minute break after every three 40-minute levels. A dinner break for the players will be determined by floor staff.
Make sure to stay tuned to PokerNews for live and exclusive coverage of the rest of this event, as well as the rest of the 2025 World Series of Poker!
