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

06-27-2025 18:28 UTC-8

Soft Bubble for Nikiforov

Stewart Morrison

Level 20 : Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

With the tournament on the bubble, action folded to Ilya Nikiforov in the small blind, who moved all in for 190,000. In the big blind, Jeffrey Hong took some time to make a decision. After a little while in the tank, he apologised to the table, saying he really wasn't sure what to do. Ultimately, he decided to call, putting Nikiforov at risk.

Ilya Nikiforov: A♣4♣ All in
Jeffrey Hong: K♥4♦

It wasn't what Hong was hoping to see, as he didn't even have two live cards.

The deck took care of that for him, though, as the flop came down 3♦K♣7♠, moving him into the lead.

The 8♦ turn and 7♥ river couldn't provide a way back for Nikiforov, who vacated his seat and headed to the exit.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jeffrey Hong	975,000 975,000	975,000
Ilya Nikiforov	Busted

Tags: Ilya Nikiforov Jeffrey Hong

06-27-2025 18:41 UTC-8

Gumz Survives, Ditoto and Vaysman Eliminated on the Bubble

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Maxime Taldir

Level 20 : Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

Three players were at risk after the second hand of the bubble.

The first was Fabian Gumz, who opened the action with a raise to 45,000. His only caller was Alexander Lynskey, who defended his big blind. Lynskey then check-jammed the J♦7♠K♠ flop, and Gumz snapped him off. The two waited for the floor's signal before showdown.

Fabian Gumz: K♦K♥ All in
Alexander Lynskey: 6♠5♠

The A♠ peeled off on the turn, which was on track to brutally send Gumz away with less than a mincash, but the J♣ river denoted salvation, as his boat outdrew Lynskey's flush.

Isiah Ditoto was in danger from middle position, as he saw his 201,000-chip stack being called by Qiang Xu to his right.

Isiah Ditoto: Q♦Q♣ All in
Qiang Xu: K♥K♦

Ditoto ran into kings which improved into a set on J♣4♣K♣. Ditoto still had a flush draw but the 10♠7♦ didn't complete it and he was eliminated.

On another table, it was a blind versus blind situation when Justin Vaysman went all in and Dominykas Karmazinas made the call in the big blind.

Justin Vaysman: K♥K♦ All in
Dominykas Karmazinas: 10♣8♥

It looked like a safe double-up for Vaysman, but the flop gave Karmazinas a few outs with 7♣J♠4♠ for a gutshot. The 9♦ on the turn completed the straight, the J♣ river was just mandatory.

As both players busted in the same hand, they split the payout for the 122nd place.

Player	Chips	Progress
Qiang Xu	938,000 484,000	484,000

Dominykas Karmazinas	595,000 536,000	536,000
Fabian Gumz	540,000 466,000	466,000
Alex Lynskey	86,000 167,000	167,000
Isiah Ditoto	Busted
Justin Vaysman	Busted

Tags: Dominykas Karmazinas Isiah Ditoto Justin Vaysman Qiang Xu

06-27-2025 18:49 UTC-8

Ding Flops a Boat to Bust Obst

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Tim Baker

Level 20 : Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

On a board of Q♣Q♥K♥4♣ and with roughly 170,000 in the pot. James Obst checked from early position, and Biao Ding bet 70,000 from the hijack. Obst thought for a few moments before making the call.

Obst knuckled the action over to Ding on the 9♥ river, and Ding jammed for Obst's remaining 130,000. Obst thought it over for some time before making the call.

Ding showed a flopped boat with K♦Q♦ to claim Obst's bounty as Obst showed A♣K♣ for a pair of kings.

Player	Chips	Progress
Biao Ding	650,000 390,000	390,000
James Obst	Busted

Tags: Biao Ding James Obst

06-27-2025 18:50 UTC-8

Nakai Triples; Hoefer Eliminated

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Stewart Morrison

Level 20 : Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

Action folded to Paul Hoefer, who moved all in for 135,000. Next to act, Ryuta Nakai followed suit, moving all in for 184,000. Finally, Mark Darner committed his stack too, covering the stacks of the previous two all-ins.

Paul Hoefer: A♠J♠ All in
Ryuta Nakai: K♣Q♣ All in
Mark Darner: K♠Q♠

The board ran out 10♠8♣10♣Q♦6♣, improving Nakai to a flush, and sending Hoefer to the exit.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ryuta Nakai	602,000 420,000	420,000
Mark Darner	55,000 103,000	103,000

Paul Hoefer	Busted

Tags: Mark Darner Paul Hoefer Ryuta Nakai

06-27-2025 18:59 UTC-8

Zizka Knocks Out Binder

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Erick Torres

Level 21 : Blinds 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante

Zdenek Zizka shoved from the cutoff for 320,000, and the table folded to Bernhard Binder in the big blind, who gave it some thought before he called.

Bernhard Binder: A♦8♥ All in
Zdenek Zizka: 9♣9♠

Binder needed an ace for an immediate out, but the flop was not cooperative as it fanned out 5♥5♠3♦. The 10♠ turn was of no use for Binder, and the 5♦ river improved Zizka to a full house to eliminate Binder.

Player	Chips	Progress
Zdenek Zizka	505,000 79,500	79,500

Bernhard Binder	Busted

Tags: Bernhard Binder Zdenek Zizka

06-27-2025 19:02 UTC-8

Minko Rivers a Straight to Eliminate Morris

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Sava Krink

Level 21 : Blinds 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante

Vladimir Minko opened from the button, and Arthur Morris went all in in the small blind. With the action back to Minko, he made the call.

Arthur Morris: A♠9♣ All in
Vladimir Minko: 5♠5♥

Morris hit his ace on the turn when the board showed 2♥6♠4♣A♥, but Minko had a few outs left and one of them was the 3♥ on the river, completing his straight, earning him a bounty and adding to his stack, whilst Morris was sent to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Vladimir Minko	1,386,000 436,000	436,000
Arthur Morris	Busted

Tags: Arthur Morris Vladimir Minko

06-27-2025 19:04 UTC-8

Saliba Scores a Double Elimination

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Maxime Taldir

Level 21 : Blinds 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante

George Dolofan jammed for 34,000 from under the gun. Johanssy Joseph to his left raised to 85,000, then Mustapha Kanit seated on the next seat shoved for 265,000. Justin Saliba in the big big went deep into the tank and called, while Joseph called off his last 21,000.

George Dolofan : 10♥7♠ All in
Johanssy Joseph: J♦J♠ All in
Mustapha Kanit: A♦10♦ All in
Justin Saliba: K♦Q♦

Dolofan was lucky enough to hit two pair on 7♣Q♣4♦10♠2♠ to win the main pot and multiply his stack by more than five. Saliba with the best pair scooped the side pot while Joseph and Kanit were eliminated.

Player	Chips	Progress
Justin Saliba	680,000 569,000	569,000

George Dolofan	186,000 66,000	66,000
Johanssy Joseph	Busted
Mustapha Kanit	Busted

Tags: George Dolofan Johanssy Joseph Justin Saliba Mustapha Kanit

06-27-2025 19:07 UTC-8

Recent Eliminations

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Tim Baker

Level 21 : Blinds 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Boris Angelov	Busted
Thomas Muehloecker	Busted
Andriy Lyubovetskiy	Busted

Aliaksandr Shylko	Busted
Brian Battistone	Busted
Arthur Morris	Busted
John Reiter	Busted
Poseidon Ho	Busted
Santiago Plante	Busted
Brian Yoon	Busted

Chance Kornuth	Busted

Kinesh Pather	Busted
Diego Sanchez	Busted
Daniel Lee	Busted
Renji Mao	Busted

Hirokazu Kobayashi	Busted
Stanley Tang	Busted
Bernhard Binder	Busted

Kamel Mokhammad	Busted
Matas Cikinas	Busted
Mustapha Kanit	Busted

Johanssy Joseph	Busted
Noah Boeken	Busted
Bamdad Garzin	Busted
Yaroslav Ohulchanskyi	Busted

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06-27-2025 19:07 UTC-8

Mammoth Pot Goes Arito's Way

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Jacob Wilson

Level 21 : Blinds 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante

[Removed:548] opened the action to 50,000 from early position. Marc Rivera then shoved on the button for 172,000. Yuya Arito cold-called from the small blind, and [Removed:549] called too.

The A♥5♣5♥ checked through, before Arito bet 75,000 into an empty side pot on the K♦ turn. [Removed:549] made the call, which brought in the A♠ river. Arito continued for 150,000, and [Removed:549] shoved his covering stack. Arito couldn't have called any quicker, as he emphatically slammed his chips in and tabled A♦K♥ for top boat. [Removed:549]'s smaller full house with A♣4♣ was no good, and Rivera's 6♣6♦ sent him to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Yuya Arito	1,289,000 779,000	779,000
[Removed:548]	423,000 7,000	7,000
Marc Rivera	Busted

Tags: Marc Rivera Yuya Arito

06-27-2025 20:27 UTC-8

The Recently Departed

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Tim Baker

Level 22 : Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Nikolay Ponomarev	Busted
Paulino Dias	Busted
Najeem Ajez	Busted
Bob Shao	Busted
Chris Savage	Busted
Aaron Kupin	Busted
Matthew Zambanini	Busted
William Jia	Busted
Scott Baumstein	Busted

Richard Green	Busted
Namhyung Kim	Busted
Frederik Thiemer	Busted