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Event #85: $600 Ultra Stack
Day 2 Completed
2025 World Series of Poker
Event #85: $600 Ultra Stack
Day: 2
Event Info
2025 World Series of Poker
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 2
Buy-in
$600
Prize Pool
$2,992,086
Total Entries
7,057
Level
46
Blinds
4,000,000 / 8,000,000
Ante
8,000,000
Entries
595
Players Left
14
Players Left 1 / 7,057
Filter
Level 39
: Blinds 800,000/1,600,000, 1,600,000 ante
There were a total of 7,057 entries into Event #85: $600 No-Limit Hold’em Ultra Stack at Horseshoe and Paris, Las Vegas,. Following two extremely long days of grueling competition, that number has shrunk to just 14. These competitors are fighting it out for their share of the $2,992,086 prize pool, with $355,110 reserved for the eventual champion.
Chip leading is Eric Rabelas with an incredible 82,000,000 chips. Right on his tail is Delano Jackson (54,500,000), with Blake Napierala (45,000,000) rounding out the top three, spurred on by a huge double at the very end of the night. The final lady remaining in the event, Zhengyu Guan, is also on the hunt, as she bagged up 31,000,000 chips at day’s end.
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 |
Each of the players still with chips has locked up an impressive $17,760, already a career-high score for some. However, the promise of six figures and more looms in the not-so-distant future.
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 |
Of the entrants, only 595 returned for Day 2, with the bubble already burst in each of the Day 1 flights. With an average stack of just under 20 big blinds, eliminations came rapidly to start off the day, as over 170 players departed within the first level. Those included seven-time bracelet winner Men Nguyen, WSOP Main Event Champions Jamie Gold and Hossein Ensan, as well as David “ODB” Baker.
Bust-outs didn’t stop there, with Joe Cada, Maria Konnikova, and Ian Simpson heading home too. Of the Day 1 chip leaders, neither Steven Stanton nor Justin Bassett could navigate their way to Day 3.
Players will return in just under 11 hours, at 1 p.m. local time on July 9, to the Horseshoe Event Center. A victor will be crowned during Day 3 no matter what, and given that the last remaining WSOP champion in the field, Dieter Dechant, busted in 49th, it is a guarantee that a new face will be taking home a coveted gold bracelet.
Stay tuned to PokerNews as all of the action is delivered throughout Day 3, beginning with cards in the air, and ending with a winner.
Level 39
: Blinds 800,000/1,600,000, 1,600,000 ante
| Casino | Table | Seat | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Horseshoe | Feature 001 | 1 | Riku Mieda | Japan | 25,000,000 | 13 |
| Horseshoe | Feature 001 | 2 | Jesse Cardoza | United States | 19,000,000 | 10 |
| Horseshoe | Feature 001 | 4 | Eric Rabelas | United States | 82,000,000 | 41 |
| Horseshoe | Feature 001 | 5 | Eric Dillon | United States | 39,000,000 | 20 |
| Horseshoe | Feature 001 | 6 | Paul Grisi | United States | 10,000,000 | 5 |
| Horseshoe | Feature 001 | 7 | Kirk Staples | United States | 16,000,000 | 8 |
| Horseshoe | Feature 001 | 8 | Colin Downie | United Kingdom | 18,500,000 | 9 |
| Horseshoe | Feature 002 | 1 | Delano Jackson | United States | 54,500,000 | 27 |
| Horseshoe | Feature 002 | 2 | Justin Fawcett | United States | 21,500,000 | 11 |
| Horseshoe | Feature 002 | 3 | Thai Dinh | Vietnam | 35,500,000 | 18 |
| Horseshoe | Feature 002 | 4 | Keegan Ripp | United States | 19,000,000 | 10 |
| Horseshoe | Feature 002 | 5 | Zhengyu Guan | United States | 31,000,000 | 16 |
| Horseshoe | Feature 002 | 6 | Arnold Spee | United States | 17,000,000 | 9 |
| Horseshoe | Feature 002 | 9 | Blake Napierala | United States | 45,000,000 | 23 |
Level 39
: Blinds 800,000/1,600,000, 1,600,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
82,000,000
24,000,000
|
24,000,000 |
|
||
|
54,500,000 | |
|
45,000,000 | |
|
39,000,000
7,000,000
|
7,000,000 |
|
35,500,000
3,500,000
|
3,500,000 |
|
31,000,000
7,000,000
|
7,000,000 |
|
25,000,000
4,300,000
|
4,300,000 |
|
21,500,000
4,700,000
|
4,700,000 |
|
||
|
19,000,000
7,000,000
|
7,000,000 |
|
19,000,000
12,800,000
|
12,800,000 |
|
18,500,000
4,400,000
|
4,400,000 |
|
17,000,000
1,000,000
|
1,000,000 |
|
16,000,000
800,000
|
800,000 |
|
10,000,000
7,000,000
|
7,000,000 |
Level 39
: Blinds 800,000/1,600,000, 1,600,000 ante
Play has now concluded for the night, and the remaining 14 players are bagging their chips.
Stay tuned for full chip counts and a recap of the day.
Level 39
: Blinds 800,000/1,600,000, 1,600,000 ante
Delano Jackson raised from under the gun to 3,500,000, Zhengyu Guan flat called from the button, and Blake Napierala three-bet squeezed all in from the big blind for 19,600,000. Jackson folded, and Guan called.
Blake Napierala: A♥A♦ 
Zhengyu Guan: 8♠8♦
The board was 6♠5♥6♥5♦5♣, and the bigger full house for Napierala was the winner.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
54,500,000
1,400,000
|
1,400,000 |
|
|
45,000,000
33,000,000
|
33,000,000 |
|
|
24,000,000
29,000,000
|
29,000,000 |
Level 39
: Blinds 800,000/1,600,000, 1,600,000 ante
David Chocheles open-shoved the cutoff for just 5,700,000. Thai Dinh looked at his cards in the big blind and made the call.
David Chocheles: K♦4♦
Thai Dinh: K♥9♥
Chocheles was in need of a lot of help that wouldn't arrive on the J♦5♣7♥10♣10♥ runout, as Dinh added to his stack.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
32,000,000
14,000,000
|
14,000,000 |
|
Busted |
Level 39
: Blinds 800,000/1,600,000, 1,600,000 ante
Eric Rabelas opened the action with a raise to 3,200,000 from under the gun. Eric Dillon made the call next to act, as did Kirk Staples, who had exactly 3,200,000 in his stack. Colin Downie then shoved from the button for 26,100,000, getting both other players out of the way successfully.
Kirk Staples: A♣K♦
Colin Downie: A♠K♠
Eric Rabelas complained about having folded pocket eights, but certainly wasn't upset when both players made trips on the 5♣K♥K♣ flop. Despite having the slight disadvantage preflop, Staples was now the only one who could actually win the pot with running clubs. Somehow, his trips wouldn't play by the river, as the 10♣2♣ runout gave him a backdoor flush. Downie could only watch on in disbelief as his opponent somehow took the pot, improving to more than five times the stack he had just seconds ago.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
58,000,000
18,000,000
|
18,000,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
32,000,000
11,500,000
|
11,500,000 |
|
|
22,900,000
5,600,000
|
5,600,000 |
|
|
16,800,000
800,000
|
800,000 |
Level 39
: Blinds 800,000/1,600,000, 1,600,000 ante
Jae Choi raised from early position to 2,800,000, and action folded around to Eric Rabelas in the cutoff who flat-called.
The flop came 6♦J♥Q♥ and Choi led out for 4,000,000. Rabelas flat-called. The turn brought the 10♦, and now Choi moved all-in. Rabelas snap-called.
Jae Choi: K♠K♥
Eric Rabelas: A♥A♦
No miracle straight or set on the 5♠ river for Choi, and he was sent to the rail in 16th place.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
76,000,000
25,300,000
|
25,300,000 |
|
|
||
|
Busted | |
Level 39
: Blinds 800,000/1,600,000, 1,600,000 ante
Yuan Ding was eliminated based on the following two hands:
Zhengyu Guan moved all in for 25,600,000 from the button, and Ding moved all in from the big blind for 26,500,000; everyone else folded.
Zhengyu Guan: 5♦5♣
Yuan Ding: A♥K♣
The board came out with 10♣6♠4♠10♥J♣ and fives and tens for Guan was good, leaving Ding with only 900,000 left.
In the next hand:
Ding was all in from the big blind for 900,000. Delano Jackson raised to 3,000,000 from late position, and Justin Fawcett three-bet to 10,000,000 from middle position. Jackson moved all in for 25,800,000, and Fawcett called.
Yuan Ding: 7♥3♥
Delano Jackson: A♣K♣
Justin Fawcett: Q♥Q♦
The board came out with 8♠A♠3♣A♥6♥, and Jackson won with trip aces, and Ding was eliminated.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
53,100,000
25,100,000
|
25,100,000 |
|
|
53,000,000
17,000,000
|
17,000,000 |
|
|
16,800,000
35,700,000
|
35,700,000 |
|
|
||
|
Busted | |
