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

06-27-2025 18:35 UTC-8

Sanchez Doubles on the Bubble

Tim Baker

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

Xiaoyao Ma raised to 40,000 under the gun before John Riordan three-bet to 125,000 from middle position. Diego Sanchez four-bet jammed for 128,000, which forced Ma to fold. Riodan called for the extra few thousand and the Sanchez was at risk.

Diego Sanchez: K♠K♦ All in
John Riordan: J♣9♥

Sanchez needed his kings to hold, to keep the tournament on the bubble. Sanchez got a clean runout of A♦7♣4♠A♥7♠ to have Riordan drawing dead by the turn, and he doubled up.

Player	Chips	Progress
John Riordan	1,300,000 520,000	520,000

Xiaoyao Ma	560,000 355,000	355,000
Diego Sanchez	310,000 185,000	185,000

Tags: Diego Sanchez John Riordan Xiaoyao Ma

06-27-2025 18:31 UTC-8

Hand for Hand Play Begins

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Maxime Taldir

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

There are now 123 remaining players for 122 places in the money. The clock has been stopped, and hand-for-hand play is about to start.

06-27-2025 18:31 UTC-8

Cho Doubles Through Mamouni

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Maxime Taldir

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

Arden Cho moved all-in for 269,000 from the hijack. Mohamed Mamouni in the cutoff called, then the small blind seemed tempted to call or raise but folded.

Arden Cho: A♦K♥ All in
Mohamed Mamouni: A♣Q♦

The dealer fanned a board of 9♣7♦7♠3♠4♥ and Cho doubled up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Arden Cho	588,000
Mohamed Mamouni	211,000

Tags: Arden Cho Mohamed Mamouni

06-27-2025 18:31 UTC-8

Munoz Calls Kabrhel's Bluff

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Sava Krink

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

Martin Kabrhel opened the action with a raise from middle position, and Ramon Munoz responded with a three-bet to 85,000 from the cutoff. Action folded back to Kabrhel, who eventually called with a grin and a comment: “I call, imagining I bubble now.”

The flop came 10♦Q♠6♥, and Kabrhel checked. Munoz continued for 60,000, prompting a long tank from Kabrhel before he made the call.

The K♣ turn was checked by both players, but not before Kabrhel asked, “Do you like the king?”, repeating the question more than once.

When the 10♥ river landed, Kabrhel didn’t look at the board. Instead, he locked eyes with Munoz and asked, “Is it a blank? If it’s a blank, I win.”

Munoz smiled slightly and nodded. After finally glancing at the card, Kabrhel quipped, “Big blank, heh?” and began counting his stack.

He then placed a few stacks of chips in the middle and announced after a bet of 170,000, with confidence. However, after a quick recount, he corrected himself, “Sorry, just 168,000.” Munoz took a moment, then tossed in the call.

Kabrhel revealed 9♠7♠ for a nine-high bluff. Munoz tabled A♥K♠ for a pair of kings, enough to drag the pot and leave Kabrhel with just a handful of chips. That hand took so long to play out that the entire table missed an entire blind level.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ramon Munoz	935,000 310,000	310,000
Martin Kabrhel	110,000 130,000	130,000

Tags: Martin Kabrhel Ramon Munoz

06-27-2025 18:28 UTC-8

Soft Bubble for Nikiforov

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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 18:16 UTC-8

Xu Makes Big Call Near Bubble

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Jacob Wilson

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

Action folded round to Alejandro Ganivet in the hijack, who shoved for 402,000. He covered all other players at the table. Only Qiang Xu in the big blind made the call, putting himself at risk.

Qiang Xu: A♣9♦ All in
Alejandro Ganivet: K♣8♥

The board ran out nice and safe for Xu, who secured a nice stack before the bubble on 3♣7♦3♠6♦2♥.

Player	Chips	Progress
Qiang Xu	454,000

Alejandro Ganivet	187,000 8,000	8,000

Tags: Alejandro Ganivet Qiang Xu

06-27-2025 18:15 UTC-8

Zhou Hunts for Two Bounties

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Tim Baker

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

Paulino Dias jammed from middle position for roughly 120,000 and Christian Harder committed all of his 95,000 from the cutoff. Steven Zhou called from the big blind with the covering stack in the hope of claiming two bounties.

Christian Harder: A♠K♥ All in
Paulino Dias: A♦K♣ All in
Steven Zhou: Q♣3♦

Zhou had two live cards against the Big Slicks of Harder and Dias. The board ran out 3♥9♣K♠10♦4♥ and Zhou lost the pot to Harder and Dias' pair of kings.

Player	Chips	Progress
Steven Zhou	800,000 272,000	272,000
Paulino Dias	180,000
Christian Harder	140,000 85,000	85,000

Tags: Christian Harder Paulino Dias Steven Zhou

Level: 20

Blinds: 10,000/20,000

Ante: 20,000

06-27-2025 18:14 UTC-8

Thiemer With the Bluff; Malinov With the Call

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Stewart Morrison

Level 19 : Blinds 8,000/16,000, 16,000 ante

Atanas Malinov raised in middle position to 40,000, and only Frederik Thiemer called, defending his big blind.

Thiemer executed a check-raise on the 10♦6♣10♠ flop, raising to 72,000 following Malinov's original wager of 23,000. Malinov called, and they moved onto a turn card.

Thiemer continued with a bet of 60,000 on the A♦, and again Malinov called.

The river double-paired the board, coming 6♦, but this didn't slow Thiemer down as he moved all in, covering his opponent's stack of 235,000.

Malinov took a little time considering his options but elected to call. Thiemer had been caught as he rolled over 4♠3♠, and duly paid Malinov his double up when he tabled A♥6♥.

Player	Chips	Progress
Atanas Malinov	836,000 836,000	836,000
Frederik Thiemer	86,000 361,000	361,000

Tags: Atanas Malinov Frederik Thiemer

06-27-2025 18:12 UTC-8

Kings for Castro

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Erick Torres

Level 19 : Blinds 8,000/16,000, 16,000 ante

Harvey Castro chose to go all in from middle position before being called in the cutoff by Brian Battistone. Jonathan Azoulay chose to raise to 405,000 from his big blind, which pushed out Battistone to make the hand go heads-up to showdown.

Harvey Castro: K♣K♠ All in
Jonathan Azoulay: A♥8♥

The flop of Q♥9♦9♣ was safe for the pocket kings of Castro. The 3♣ turn and the 4♥ river offered no sweat for Castro as he secured a triple up to get back into the tournament.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jonathan Azoulay	640,000 72,000	72,000
Harvey Castro	239,000 51,000	51,000
Brian Battistone	145,000 15,000	15,000

Tags: Brian Battistone Harvey Castro Jonathan Azoulay