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

06-27-2025 23:40 UTC-8

Kassam Takes from Hong

Tim Baker

Level 30 : Blinds 100,000/200,000, 200,000 ante

Rehman Kassam made it 400,000 to go from under the gun and only Jeffrey Hong called from the big blind.

Hong knuckled the action over to Kassam on the J♥4♠5♦ flop. Kassam put out a continuation-bet of 400,000, which forced Hong to fold.

Player	Chips	Progress
Xiaoyao Ma	5,700,000 840,000	840,000
Jeffrey Hong	5,300,000 1,300,000	1,300,000
Colin Dentan	3,700,000 40,000	40,000
Robert Cowen	2,600,000 250,000	250,000

Rehman Kassam	2,500,000 435,000	435,000
David Shaw	1,600,000 380,000	380,000

Tags: Jeffrey Hong Rehman Kassam

Level: 31

Blinds: 120,000/240,000

Ante: 240,000

06-27-2025 23:48 UTC-8

Kempe Doubles Through Kanme

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Jacob Wilson

Level 31 : Blinds 120,000/240,000, 240,000 ante

Rainer Kempe raises to 1,335,000 from the small blind, leaving just 40,000 behind. Big blind Raoul Kanme then shoved, as Kempe tanked for a pay jump. The clock was called and he put in the rest.

Rainer Kempe: J♦4♦ All in
Raoul Kanme: A♥Q♣

Although he had the weaker hand, Kempe found the double on the 4♥6♦2♣3♥8♣ runout.

Player	Chips	Progress
Raoul Kanme	5,630,000 2,070,000	2,070,000
Rainer Kempe	2,990,000 1,290,000	1,290,000

Tags: Rainer Kempe Raoul Kanme

06-27-2025 23:51 UTC-8

Kempe Benefits from Arito's Mistake

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Tim Baker

Level 31 : Blinds 120,000/240,000, 240,000 ante

Rainer Kempe made it 480,000 to go from under the gun. When it folded to Yuya Arito on the button, he announced raise and placed a T-500,000 chip out in front of him as he hadn't noticed Kempe's open. After the floor was called, it was determined that Arito's raise would have to be a minimum three-bet to 720,000.

After the blinds folded, Kempe four-bet to 2,950,000 with just a few chips behind. Arito thought it over for a few moments before folding and forfeiting the pot to Kempe.

Player	Chips	Progress
Yuya Arito	9,000,000 300,000	300,000
Rainer Kempe	4,100,000 1,110,000	1,110,000

Tags: Rainer Kempe Yuya Arito

06-28-2025 00:02 UTC-8

Dentan Wins a Small Battle of the Blinds

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Tim Baker

Level 31 : Blinds 120,000/240,000, 240,000 ante

Colin Dentan completed from the small blind and David Shaw checked out of the big blind.

Both players checked the 10♠5♣5♠ flop to see the 4♥ hit the turn. Dentan led out for 300,000, which prompted a fold from Shaw.

Player	Chips	Progress
Xiaoyao Ma	5,550,000 150,000	150,000
Jeffrey Hong	5,500,000 200,000	200,000
Colin Dentan	4,500,000 800,000	800,000
Rehman Kassam	1,725,000 775,000	775,000
Robert Cowen	1,500,000 1,100,000	1,100,000

David Shaw	800,000 800,000	800,000

Tags: Colin Dentan David Shaw

06-28-2025 00:03 UTC-8

Kabrhel Says He Folds Two Pair

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Maxime Taldir

Level 31 : Blinds 120,000/240,000, 240,000 ante

Three-way on a flop of 5♣J♥10♦, Raoul Kanme and Chad Thyzel in the blinds and Martin Kabrhel in the hijack checked to find the 9♥ turn where Kamne bet 390,000. Thyzel folded, but after some time, Kabrhel called.

The 4♦ river landed on the felt and Thyzel bet 620,000. Kabrhel eventually folded, saying that "he had two pair, 5x4x suited", and that he "saw (Kamne) on a straight".

Player	Chips	Progress
Raoul Kanme	5,800,000 170,000	170,000
Martin Kabrhel	4,200,000 1,200,000	1,200,000

Chad Thyzel	1,500,000 1,410,000	1,410,000

Tags: Chad Thyzel Martin Kabrhel Raoul Kanme

Level: 32

Blinds: 150,000/300,000

Ante: 300,000

06-28-2025 00:08 UTC-8

Nakai Doubles Through Arito

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Maxime Taldir

Level 32 : Blinds 150,000/300,000, 300,000 ante

Ryuta Nakai under the gun moved all-in for 2,000,000. Yuya Arito called from the small blind a Martin Kabrhel in the big blind folded.

Ryuta Nakai: A♠5♠ All in
Yuya Arito: 8♥6♥

To Kabrhel's surprise, Arito called with eight-high. "Is it even legal?" he asked. The board of J♦Q♦7♦2♠7♠ changed nothing and Nakai doubled up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Yuya Arito	7,000,000 2,000,000	2,000,000
Ryuta Nakai	4,600,000 1,900,000	1,900,000

Tags: Martin Kabrhel Ryuta Nakai Yuya Arito

06-28-2025 00:16 UTC-8

Ma Takes a Big One

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Jacob Wilson

Level 32 : Blinds 150,000/300,000, 300,000 ante

Jeffrey Hong opened from the cutoff to 600,000. His only customer was big blind Xiaoyao Ma. The two went off to a flop of 4♣A♣6♦ which checked through. Ma checked again on the 8♣ turn, and Hong bet out for 580,000. Ma made the call.

The exact same action repeated on the J♠ river, and Ma's A♠9♣ was good against Hong's Q♦10♥

Player	Chips	Progress
Xiaoyao Ma	9,300,000 3,750,000	3,750,000
Jeffrey Hong	4,700,000 800,000	800,000

Tags: Jeffrey Hong Xiaoyao Ma

06-28-2025 00:17 UTC-8

Rehman Kassam Eliminated in 12th Place ($42,843)

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Tim Baker

Level 32 : Blinds 150,000/300,000, 300,000 ante

Jeffrey Hong made it 600,000 from the hijack and Rehman Kassam jammed for 1,135,000 from the cutoff. When it got back to Hong, he called.

Rehman Kassam: 6♣6♥ All in
Jeffrey Hong: A♦4♦

Kassam was ahead with pocket sixes and stayed ahead on the 7♥4♣K♥ flop. However, the A♣ on turn put Hong in the lead with two pair. The J♠ appeared on the river and Kassam was out in 12th.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jeffrey Hong	5,800,000 1,100,000	1,100,000
Rehman Kassam	Busted

Tags: Rehman Kassam