Jae Choi raised from early position to 600,000 and was called by Ian Simpson in middle position.
The flop came K♣5♠3♦ and both players checked to see the K♦ roll off on the turn.
Choi checked and Simpson bet out for 600,000. Choi thought for a while and released his cards, giving the pot to Simpson uncontested.
Level: 33
Blinds: 200,000/400,000
Ante: 400,000
Chino Rheem moved all in from the cutoff for 2,575,000, and Zhengyu Guan called from the small blind with the bigger stack.
Chino Rheem: J♠9♠ 
Zhengyu Guan: A♦K♠
The board came out with K♦10♥2♠3♥3♦ and two pair was good for Guan, sending Rheem out in 55th place.
Preflop action has become somewhat of a rarity here in Event: 85 $600 Ultra Stack, however it seemed as though players would maybe see three cards, as Matthew Bonham raised to 700,000 under the gun, and was called by both Kirk Staples in the hijack, and Bradley Moore in the cutoff.
Albert Ng then made a huge play by shoving for over 14,000,000, covering the other three. Bonham called all in, the other two did not.
Matthew Bonham: Q♦Q♠
Albert Ng: J♥J♣
The flop brought a huge sweat, as 9♥8♥K♥ brought the equities almost even. Bonham managed to fade hearts and jacks on the 5♦5♠ runout, as he scooped in a huge pot to become the overwhelming chip leader at the table, with over three average stacks.
Thomas Di Francesco moved all-in from early position, and action folded to Roei Simantov in late position, who made the call.
Thomas Di Francesco: 9♦7♦
Roei Simantov: A♠8♥
A lovely flop of 9♠7♥5♥ came for Di Francesco, and when the 9♥ dropped on the turn, he was guaranteed a double up. The Q♦ completed the runout, and the chips were pushed Di Francesco's way.
Takaaki Suzuki raised 1,500,000 for the small blind, and Christian Larsen called from the big blind. The flop came out with J♣4♦3♥, and Suzuki checked, while Larsen made it 750,000. Suzuki called.
Both players checked the turn A♦.
On the river 2♣, Suzuki put Larsen to the test and bet out 1,800,000. Larsen took quite a while to make his decision, but ultimately called because PokerNews was there to catch the action.
Suzuki stated, "Good hand," and flipped over K♦10♥, and Larsen turned over J♥6♥ for a pair of jacks and the win.
Larsen stated, "Get another Red Bull going."
One of the other players joked back, "You have had quite enough, sir."
Action was folded to Fernando Banda in the small blind, who went into the tank for 4-5 minutes before he raised to 1,075,000, leaving himself just 25,000 behind. Zhengyu Guan in the big blind pushed out enough chips for a minimum raise to put him all-in, and he called after the floor gave their ruling.
Fernando Banda: 7♣7♥
Zhengyu Guan: K♦7♠
The board ran out 2♣8♠9♣A♠10♣ and Banda was pushed the pot for a full double up and more.
David Trager opened the action with an all-in from middle position. He was about to get it through, until Adam Greenlee asked for a count in the big blind. After some thought, he made the call.
David Trager: A♣Q♠
Adam Greenlee: K♦9♣
Trager's lead became even more commanding on the 3♦7♦Q♥ flop. The 5♦ turn was a bit of a sweat, but the A♠ river gave him an unnecessary two pair, as he leapfrogged Greenlee in chips.
Level: 32
Blinds: 150,000/300,000
Ante: 300,000
Reigning World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event champion Jonathan Tamayo flipped his way into this year's championship event, meaning he won't even have to put up the $10,000 buy-in to defend his title.
Tamayo announced on Sunday that he won a WSOP Online $160 All-In Flipament, a flip-and-go-style event that puts players all-in blind and that needs 64 players to run, according to Kevin Mathers.
Tamayo demonstrated his luck a year ago when he navigated the largest WSOP Main Event field in history to win $10 million. The longtime poker pro from Texas proved luck is still on his side in 2025.
"I won the 3pm one it seems," Tamayo wrote on X.
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