Event #85: $600 Ultra Stack Day 2 | 2025 World Series of Poker

07-08-2025 20:18 UTC-8

Simpson Keeps Building

Myles Phago

Level 33 : Blinds 200,000/400,000, 400,000 ante

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.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ian Simpson	25,200,000 23,020,000	23,020,000

Jae Choi	20,600,000 20,030,000	20,030,000

Tags: Ian Simpson Jae Choi

Level: 33

Blinds: 200,000/400,000

Ante: 400,000

07-08-2025 20:08 UTC-8

Guan Eliminates Rheem

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Roxanne Johnson

Level 32 : Blinds 150,000/300,000, 300,000 ante

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♠ All in
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.

Player	Chips	Progress
Zhengyu Guan	14,375,000 2,875,000	2,875,000
Chino Rheem	Busted

Tags: Chino Rheem Zhengyu Guan

07-08-2025 20:06 UTC-8

Bonham Drags in Huge One

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Jacob Wilson

Level 32 : Blinds 150,000/300,000, 300,000 ante

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♠ All in
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.

Player	Chips	Progress
Matthew Bonham	23,000,000 17,700,000	17,700,000
Kirk Staples	9,400,000 8,790,000	8,790,000
Albert Ng	2,925,000 365,000	365,000
Bradley Moore	2,400,000 1,500,000	1,500,000

Tags: Albert Ng Bradley Moore Kirk Staples Matthew Bonham

07-08-2025 20:03 UTC-8

Di Francesco Doubles Through Simantov

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Myles Phago

Level 32 : Blinds 150,000/300,000, 300,000 ante

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♦ All in
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.

Player	Chips	Progress
Roei Simantov	10,200,000 6,300,000	6,300,000
Thomas Di Francesco	3,400,000 970,000	970,000

Tags: Roei Simantov Thomas Di Francesco

07-08-2025 19:58 UTC-8

Larsen Hero Calls Suzuki Due to Redbull Influence

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Roxanne Johnson

Level 32 : Blinds 150,000/300,000, 300,000 ante

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."

Player	Chips	Progress
Takaaki Suzuki	26,450,000 25,450,000	25,450,000
Christian Larsen	6,400,000 5,475,000	5,475,000

Tags: Christian Larsen Takaaki Suzuki

07-08-2025 19:52 UTC-8

Banda Doubles Through Guan

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Myles Phago

Level 32 : Blinds 150,000/300,000, 300,000 ante

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♥ All in
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.

Player	Chips	Progress
Zhengyu Guan	11,500,000 2,200,000	2,200,000
Fernando Banda	2,900,000 2,400,000	2,400,000

Tags: Fernando Banda Zhengyu Guan

07-08-2025 19:49 UTC-8

Overkill for Trager

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Jacob Wilson

Level 32 : Blinds 150,000/300,000, 300,000 ante

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♠ All in
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.

Player	Chips	Progress
Adam Greenlee	2,400,000 2,075,000	2,075,000
David Trager	325,000 1,775,000	1,775,000

Tags: Adam Greenlee David Trager

Level: 32

Blinds: 150,000/300,000

Ante: 300,000

07-08-2025 18:51 UTC-8

Defending Champ Jonathan Tamayo Wins Lucky Flip for WSOP Main Event Seat

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Lyle Bateman

Level 31 : Blinds 100,000/250,000, 250,000 ante

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.

Read About Tamayo's Satellite Win!