Event #34: $1,500 Super Turbo Bounty | 2025 World Series of Poker

06-10-2025 14:28 UTC-8

Zhong Takes Haynes Bounty

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Laura Fryer

Level 14 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

Players were already on a 6♣5♣10♥ flop and heads-up. Weizheng Zhong moved all in and action was on Steve Haynes.

Haynes made the call, putting himself at risk, and the players flipped their cards.

Steve Haynes: J♣10♠ All in
Weizheng Zhong:A♣A♠

Haynes stood from the table after seeing Zhong's Aces, beating his top pair he had hit on the flop.

The 9♣, 3♦ runout didn't help Haynes, and he passed his bounty chip to Zhong and was eliminated from the tournament.

Player	Chips	Progress
Weizheng Zhong	165,000
Steve Haynes	Busted

Tags: Steve Haynes Weizheng Zhong

06-10-2025 14:20 UTC-8

Ford Makes Trips

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Jacob Wilson

Level 14 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

Tom Hall limped in from the hijack, and Hugh Cullen went all in on the button by flicking in his remaining two 1,000 denomination chips. Juan Ford called from the small blind before Dustin Ethridge checked his option.

On a flop of A♠Q♠Q♥, Hall bet out for a single big blind, and Ford made the call. The turn 7♥ checked through, and Ford bet out for 6,000 when he was checked to on the 6♠ river. Hall folded, and Ford turned over Q♣5♣ for flopped trips. Cullen quickly showed his A♣J♠ before leaving the table.

Player	Chips	Progress
Juan Ford	75,000
Tom Hall	67,500
Dustin Ethridge	25,000
Hugh Cullen	Busted

Tags: Dustin Ethridge Hugh Cullen Juan Ford Tom Hall

06-10-2025 14:17 UTC-8

Baumgartner's Collecting Bounties

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Laura Fryer

Level 13 : Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

Players were in a three-way all in with Anthony Brooks at risk from under the gun with the smallest stack, Grant Strook all in from the cutoff and Jacob Baumgartner in the small blind.

Grant Strook: 8♦8♠ All in
Anthony Brooks: A♠10♣ All in
Jacob Baumgartner: K♥2♥

Strook was hoping to hold but Brooks picked up a better pair on the 7♣6♣10♠ flop.

Brooks improved further on the A♥ turn.

Strook ran out of luck as Baumgartner hit a king on the K♠ river, meaning he took the side pot and Stook's bounty, adding to his collection of four bounty chips.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jacob Baumgartner	181,000 181,000	181,000
Anthony Brooks	85,200 85,200	85,200
Grant Strook	Busted

Tags: Anthony Brooks Grant Strook Jacob Baumgartner

06-10-2025 14:13 UTC-8

Kitsos Fives Can't Stay Alive

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Joseph Berg

Level 13 : Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

Christian Kitsos was all in for 15,000 from the button, putting himself at risk against Miao Chenxiang, who was in middle position.

Christian Kitsos: 5♦5♠ All in
Miao Chenxiang: A♥Q♦

The dealer ran out a 2♠2♥7♠9♦A♠ board, eliminating Kitsos from the tournament.

Player	Chips	Progress
Miao Chenxiang	136,500 136,500	136,500
Christian Kitsos	Busted

Tags: Christian Kitsos Miao Chenxiang

06-10-2025 14:12 UTC-8

Ford Makes Trips

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Jacob Wilson

Level 13 : Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

Thomas Hall limped in from the hijack, and Hugh Cullen went all in on the button by flicking in his remaining two 1,000 denomination chips. Juan Ford called from the small blind before Dustin Ethridge checked his option.

On a flop of A♠Q♠Q♥ Hall bet out for a single big blind, and Ford made the call. The turn 7♥ checked through, and Ford bet out for 6,000 when he was checked to on the 6♠ river. Hall folded, and Ford turned over Q♣5♣ for flopped trips. Cullen quickly showed his A♣J♠ before leaving the table.

Player	Chips	Progress
Juan Ford	75,000
Tom Hall	67,500
Dustin Ethridge	25,000
Hugh Cullen	Busted

Tags: Dustin Ethridge Hugh Cullen Juan Ford Thomas Hall

06-10-2025 13:51 UTC-8

Wolf Building a Stack

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Myles Phago

Level 12 : Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante

Robin Guillaumot raised from the cutoff to 5,000 and got calls from William Wolf on the button and Bo Oh in the small blind.

The flop came Q♦4♠A♠, Oh and Guillaumot both checked, and Wolf put out a bet of 7,000. Guillaumot called, and Oh folded. The turn brought the 6♥, and Guillaumot checked again. Wolf bet 40,000, which was enough to put Guillaumot all in. Guillaumot called.

Robin Guillaumot: A♣9♦ All in
William Wolf: 4♣4♥

Guillaumot was drawing dead, so the J♦ was irrelevant on the river, and he was sent to the rail with the pot and bounty chip being shipped Wolf's way.

Player	Chips	Progress
William Wolf	122,000 122,000	122,000
Bo Oh	28,000 28,000	28,000
Robin Guillaumot	Busted

Tags: Bo Oh Robin Guillaumot William Wolf

06-10-2025 13:08 UTC-8

Nines Good For Bloch

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Jacob Wilson

Level 11 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

As is the theme here in the Super Turbo Bounty, there was some huge preflop action as Taylor Hart, Andrew Bloch, and Zhargal Tsydypov got all their chips in after seeing only their hole cards.

Andrew Bloch: 9♦9♣ All in
Taylor Hart: 7♣7♠ All in
Zhargal Tsydypov: A♥K♦

The Q♠9♠K♣ flop gave Bloch a big sweat, as the king came in the window; however his set of nines left both other players looking for runner-runner. The 2♣ turn sealed his win, and the J♦ sent Hart home, with Tsydypov taking his bounty, and Bloch tripling up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Zhargal Tsydypov	136,000
Andrew Bloch	86,000

Taylor Hart	Busted

Tags: Andrew Bloch Taylor Hart Zhargal Tsydypov

06-10-2025 13:01 UTC-8

Some Big Stacks Being Built

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Myles Phago

Level 11 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Ed Pineda raised from the cutoff to 4,000 only for Connor Belcher to three-bet all in from the small blind for 18,700. Thomas Desroches in the big blind, then four-bet all in, and Pineda folded.

Connor Belcher: A♠J♦ All in
Thomas Desroches: 8♣8♠

The flop came 10♣4♥Q♥ and when the 8♥ fell on the turn, Belcher needed a king to hit a gutshot and stay alive. No such luck when the 7♠ fell on the river and Belcher was sent packing.

Pineda, who was the initial raiser in the pot, had already built up a stack of over 200,000 and is possibly the early chip leader.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ed Pineda	210,000
Thomas Desroches	45,000
Connor Belcher	Busted

Tags: Connor Belcher Ed Pineda Thomas Desroches

06-10-2025 12:39 UTC-8

Dropping Like Flies

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Myles Phago

Level 10 : Blinds 800/1,600, 1,600 ante

Players are making some marginal plays with the $500 bounty on offer for eliminating a player.

All the money was in the middle between Jeffrey Sluzinski and Heidi Orloff.

Jeffrey Sluzinski: A♦3♦ All in
Heidi Orloff: K♣10♥

The flop came J♠Q♠10♦ to send Orloff into the lead, and with no ace coming on the turn or river Sluzinski was sent to the rail and Orloff picked up a $500 bounty.

Player	Chips	Progress
Heidi Orloff	42,000 42,000	42,000
Jeffrey Sluzinski	Busted

Tags: Heidi Orloff Jeffrey Sluzinski

06-10-2025 12:22 UTC-8

Toney Has a Live Hand and Two Bounties

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Joseph Berg

Level 9 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Action has been fast and furious in Event #34: $1,500 Super Turbo Bounty, and Table #123 is no exception.

Joshua McCully went all in from middle position, putting himself at risk for roughly 15,000. Luigi Shehadeh followed suit from the cutoff, shoving for roughly 18,000. Action then moved to Felicco Toney on the button, who also went all in, covering both players. As the hands were tabled, Toney exclaimed, 'I'm live, that's all I wanted!

Joshua Mccully: A♣J♣ All in
Luigi Shehadeh: A♦10♣
Felicco Toney: 4♥3♥

The board ran out 9♣2♣5♠7♠A♠, giving Toney a straight while collecting two bounties in the process.