Event #72: $10,000 Super Turbo Bounty | 2025 World Series of Poker

06-27-2025 22:45 UTC-8

Venkat Chivukula Eliminated in 23rd Place ($34,896)

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Tim Baker

Level 28 : Blinds 60,000/120,000, 120,000 ante

Venkat Chivukula jammed for 755,000 from early position and Rainer Kempe called from the big blind.

Venkat Chivukula: Q♣10♣ All in
Rainer Kempe: K♦K♥

Chivukula looked poised to head to the rail, but the Q♥4♠J♣ flop gave him some hope in the form of top pair. The 5♦ turn and K♠ river didn't help Chivukula, and he was out in 23rd place.

Player	Chips	Progress
Rainer Kempe	2,100,000 400,000	400,000

Venkat Chivukula	Busted

Tags: Rainer Kempe Venkat Chivukula

06-27-2025 22:26 UTC-8

Clemen Deng Eliminated in 24th Place ($28,956)

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Tim Baker

Level 27 : Blinds 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante

Clemen Deng raised to 315,000 from the hijack with just 10,000 behind. Arden Cho jammed from the big blind, and Deng called for his last few chips.

Clemen Deng: A♦10♦ All in
Arden Cho: 10♣9♦

Cho was dominated by Deng, but if she could find a nine on the runout, she would claim Deng's bounty.

The flop of 6♠9♥7♥ put Cho in the lead with top pair. The rest of the board ran out K♦10♠ to give Cho two pair, and Deng was out in 24th.

Player	Chips	Progress
Arden Cho	1,850,000 550,000	550,000
Clemen Deng	Busted

Tags: Arden Cho Clemen Deng

06-27-2025 22:08 UTC-8

Kabrhel Gets His Wish, Scores Two Bounties

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Josh Noy

Level 27 : Blinds 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante

Min Zhang moved all in for 410,000 in middle position before Samuel Mullur shoved for 1,100,000 on the button. Martin Kabrhel then announced all in for 1,130,000 from the small blind, just covering Mullur.

Min Zhang: A♦9♦ All in
Samuel Mullur: A♣10♠ All in
Martin Kabrhel: 8♣8♦

Kabrhel asked the dealer for the eight of hearts on the flop, but Zhang and Mullur still had life after seeing 5♥4♠Q♣ hit the board. The dealer then delivered the 8♥ on the turn, giving Kabrhel a set.

The 5♦ river saw Kabrhel improve to a full house, scoring two bounties by sending Zhang and Mullur to the payout desk.

The rest of the players bagged up their chips for the three table redraw, taking place in the Horseshoe Event Center.

Player	Chips	Progress
Martin Kabrhel	3,050,000 1,950,000	1,950,000

Min Zhang	Busted
Samuel Mullur	Busted

Tags: Martin Kabrhel Min Zhang Samuel Mullur

06-27-2025 22:07 UTC-8

Arito Continues to Grow Monster Stack

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Jacob Wilson

Level 27 : Blinds 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante

Yuya Arito and Harvey Castro were off to the races after getting it all in preflop.

Harvey Castro: 9♣9♠ All in
Yuya Arito: A♥10♦

The A♠Q♣4♦2♦2♥ runout sent Castro packing.

Player	Chips	Progress
Yuya Arito	6,100,000 4,790,000	4,790,000
Harvey Castro	Busted

Tags: Harvey Castro Yuya Arito

06-27-2025 21:59 UTC-8

Hong Rivers a Flush

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Maxime Taldir

Level 27 : Blinds 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante

Michael Brinkenhoff raised all in for 460,000 from the button. Jeffrey Hong in the big blind went deep into the tank and eventually made the call.

Michael Brinkenhoff: 4♠4♦ All in
Jeffrey Hong: 10♥6♥

Brinkenhoff flopped a set on Q♥K♥4♣, but this board also opened a flush draw for Hong. The J♣ turn changed nothing, but the 8♥ river completed Hong's flush and sent Brinkenhoff to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jeffrey Hong	2,400,000 750,000	750,000
Michael Brinkenhoff	Busted

Tags: Jeffrey Hong Michael Brinkenhoff

06-27-2025 21:53 UTC-8

Castro Loses a Flip to Nakai

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Tim Baker

Level 27 : Blinds 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante

Ryuta Nakai jammed from early position for roughly 900,000. The action folded around to Harvey Castro in the big blind, who had roughly 800,000 behind. Castro took one look at his cards and made the call to put himself at risk.

Harvey Castro: 8♣8♦ All in
Ryuta Nakai: K♠J♠

It was a crucial flip for both players. The board came K♥6♥5♣2♣J♥ to give Nakai the best hand with top two pair. Castro tossed his bounty chip over to Nakai and headed to the exit.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ryuta Nakai	1,700,000 960,000	960,000
Harvey Castro	Busted

Tags: Harvey Castro Ryuta Nakai

06-27-2025 21:45 UTC-8

Shevlyakov Doubles Then Leaves

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Maxime Taldir

Level 26 : Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante

Raoul Kanme opened to 160,000 from the button. Aleksandr Shevlyakov three-bet to 300,000 from the small blind, Kanme raised all-in and Shevlyakov called with the 10,000 he had left.

Aleksandr Shevlyakov: A♠9♠ All in
Raoul Kanme: Q♠8♣

Shevlyakov was taking his time for the next pay jump but he managed to double up on K♥7♥5♣7♦2♥. On the very next hand however, he was all-in and at risk once again from the button against Dragana Mackelprang in the big blind.

Aleksandr Shevlyakov: K♠Q♠ All in
Dragana Mackelprang: A♠K♥

Despite his double up, Shevlyakov lost all of his chips on 9♥J♥7♠A♣3♠ and was eliminated.

Player	Chips	Progress
Raoul Kanme	4,600,000 300,000	300,000
Dragana Mackelprang	2,900,000 880,000	880,000
Aleksandr Shevlyakov	Busted

Tags: Aleksandr Shevlyakov Dragana Mackelprang Raoul Kanme

06-27-2025 21:37 UTC-8

Ma Snaps Dentan Off

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Tim Baker

Level 26 : Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante

Xiaoyao Ma raised from early position, and only Colin Dentan called from the big blind.

Dentan checked the 2♦A♥10♣ flop, and Ma bet 110,000. Dentan quickly called.

Two checks followed the 3♠ turn for the 7♦ to appear on the river. Dentan bet 275,000, which Ma snap-called.

Dentan showed a busted straight draw with K♣J♣. Ma revealed AxXx for top pair to take down the pot.

At another table, Qiang Xu was seen leaving the tournament area and had been eliminated.

Player	Chips	Progress
Sohaib Choudhry	2,400,000 1,870,000	1,870,000
Xiaoyao Ma	1,350,000 735,000	735,000
Rehman Kassam	1,200,000 80,000	80,000
Steven Zhou	850,000 655,000	655,000
Colin Dentan	800,000 200,000	200,000
Aaron Mermelstein	205,000 1,015,000	1,015,000
Qiang Xu	Busted

Tags: Colin Dentan Xiaoyao Ma

06-27-2025 21:32 UTC-8

Zizka KO's Kanme

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Josh Noy

Level 26 : Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante

Shortly after Jennifer Harman was eliminated at table 62, Raoul Kanme shoved from the small blind while covering the big blind.

After the clock was called, Zdenek Zizka slid his stack into the middle and the cards were turned up.

Zdenek Zizka: 4♠4♦ All in
Raoul Kanme: Q♥5♠

Zizka's pocket pair faced immediate danger on the J♦A♦A♥ flop, as Kanme picked up extra outs. The 7♦ changed nothing, but Kanme's queen played after the J♣ river, sending Zizka to the rail.