Event #100: $1,000 Super Turbo | 2025 World Series of Poker

07-16-2025 16:45 UTC-8

Fateful Eights Give Sign to Aronowitz

Jacob Wilson

Level 19 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Matthew Aronowitz moved all in from middle position for his remaining 88,000 chips. Chun Li made the call from the cutoff, and the two went off to a runout.

Matthew Aronowitz: 8♠8♦ All in
Chun Li: A♠J♣

It was fate for Aronowitz, and the four eights that had sent him signs became five, with the 6♥Q♦10♥8♣7♣ runout spelling a huge double for him, at the cost of 88,000 fro Li.

Player	Chips	Progress
Matthew Aronowitz	201,000 82,000	82,000
Chun Li	52,000 23,000	23,000

Tags: Chun Li Matthew Aronowitz

07-16-2025 16:46 UTC-8

Tan Doubles With Rockets

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Joseph Berg

Level 19 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Jacob Parent raised to 24,000 from middle position, Sean Tan then went all in and was at risk from the big blind for roughly 90,000. After taking some time, Parent stuck in the call only to be shown the bad news.

Sean Tan: A♥A♣ All in
Jacob Parent: A♠8♥

The dealer ran out a board of K♣9♠Q♠10♣5♦, securing a timely double-up for Tan.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jacob Parent	205,000
Sean Tan	190,000

Tags: Jacob Parent Sean Tan

07-16-2025 16:51 UTC-8

Ikari With the Double-up

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Jerome Solomon

Level 19 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Ryosuke Ikari went all in under the gun with 78,000 chips. Tianhang Zhang, seated to his immediate left, was the only player to make the call.

Ryosuke Ikari: 6♣6♦ All in
Tianhang Zhang: A♥10♥

Ryosuke Ikari hit a set on the flop and it held through a full board of 4♦6♠J♣5♠8♥.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ryosuke Ikari	181,000 181,000	181,000
Tianhang Zhang	41,000 41,000	41,000

Tags: Ryosuke Ikari Tianhang Zhang

07-16-2025 16:53 UTC-8

Wolfson Busts Bustillo

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Erick Torres

Level 19 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

James Obst began the action with a raise on the button before Ryan Wolfson re-raised to 67,000 from the small blind. Leandro Bustillo responded with an all-in for 21,000 from the big blind.

Obst folded, but Wolfson chose to call to put Bustillo at risk.

Leandro Bustillo: A♣2♠ All in
Ryan Wolfson: J♠J♥

Bustillo found no help on the 7♥10♥9♥ flop, but rather lost outs as Wolfson held the only heart in the showdown.

The 6♥ turn sealed the deal as the meaningless J♦ rolled over on the river.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ryan Wolfson	269,000 269,000	269,000
James Obst	112,000 238,000	238,000

Leandro Bustillo	Busted

Tags: James Obst Leandro Bustillo Ryan Wolfson

07-16-2025 16:56 UTC-8

Evans Spikes an Ace for a Monster

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Myles Phago

Level 19 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Harold Evans raised from late position to 20,000 and action folded to Hiroyuki Tane on the button, who three-bet all-in for 277,000. John La, in the small blind, went deep into the tank before he folded his cards. Evans made the call and was at risk.

Harold Evans: A♣K♥ All in
Hiroyuki Tane: 6♣6♦

Just before the flop was dealt out, La announced that he folded ace-king. The dealer then proceeded to roll off 3♣8♥A♥ as the flop to send Evans into the lead. No help for Tane on the J♥ turn nor the 5♣ river, and Evans was pushed the massive pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Harold Evans	482,000
John La	290,000
Hiroyuki Tane	51,000 274,000	274,000

Tags: Harold Evans Hiroyuki Tane John La

Level: 20

Blinds: 8,000/16,000

Ante: 16,000

07-16-2025 17:05 UTC-8

Moorman and Wei Chop it Up

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Joseph Berg

Level 20 : Blinds 8,000/16,000, 16,000 ante

Action was picked up with Chris Moorman and Tzai Wei Phua all in preflop. with Moorman, who had roughly 200,000 and was on the button, at risk.

Chris Moorman: K♦J♦ All in
Tzai Wei Phua: K♠Q♠

The K♥10♠10♥ flop left some chop possibilities open, and the turn A♠ gave the players the same hand but also gave Phua a flush draw. Luckily for Moorman, the river was the 9♥ securing a chopped pot and keeping Moorman's hopes alive in Event #100.

Player	Chips	Progress
Tzai Wei Phua	275,000 275,000	275,000
Chris Moorman	190,000 127,000	127,000

Tags: Chris Moorman Tzai Wei Phua

07-16-2025 17:08 UTC-8

No Lucky Sevens for Normand

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Myles Phago

Level 20 : Blinds 8,000/16,000, 16,000 ante

Action was folded to Adam Saven on the button, who raised to 25,000, only for Derek Normand in the small blind to three-bet to 72,000. Action folded back around to Saven, who moved all-in for 269,000. Normand made the call.

Adam Saven: K♥8♥ All in
Derek Normand: 7♦7♥

The flop came 2♣6♠K♣ and Saven steamed ahead. No help for Normand on the Q♦ turn, and when the A♦ came on the river, the pot was sent to Saven for his double.

Player	Chips	Progress
Adam Saven	572,000 476,000	476,000
Derek Normand	231,000 37,000	37,000

Tags: Adam Saven Derek Normand

07-16-2025 17:09 UTC-8

Zhang Continues the Spin-up

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Jacob Wilson

Level 20 : Blinds 8,000/16,000, 16,000 ante

Tianhang Zhang was forced all in on the small blind for his final 3,000, having to beat Aliaksandr Shylko to stay alive. His A♦8♥ held against the A♥6♦ of Shylko to keep him alive.

Just two hands later, he stalled on a pay jump from the cutoff, before flatting the big blind with a few seconds left. Alec Weller put him all in, and he was given just five seconds this time, before making the call.

Tianhang Zhang: A♦J♠ All in
Alec Weller: A♠9♣

Zhang held for a second time with ace-high on the 2♠4♣K♠8♦8♥ runout to keep his turbo dreams alive.

Player	Chips	Progress
Alec Weller	200,000 66,500	66,500
Tianhang Zhang	50,000 9,000	9,000

Tags: Alec Weller Aliaksandr Shylko Tianhang Zhang

07-16-2025 17:10 UTC-8

Johnson Doubles Through Gross

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Erick Torres

Level 20 : Blinds 8,000/16,000, 16,000 ante

Phil Gross jammed from the hijack and had the remaining players covered. It folded to the big blind of Matthew Johnson, who shipped it for 168,000 to be at risk.

Matthew Johnson: A♥J♥ All in
Phil Gross: A♣8♥

Johnson had the best of it, and that was not compromised on the 7♠7♥4♦10♣6♥ run out to award Johnson the double.