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

06-28-2025 00:57 UTC-8

Player	Chips	Progress
Xiaoyao Ma	12,975,000 375,000	375,000
Yuya Arito	8,900,000 1,100,000	1,100,000
Ryuta Nakai	7,500,000 200,000	200,000
Rainer Kempe	6,000,000 600,000	600,000

Raoul Kanme	5,325,000 675,000	675,000
Colin Dentan	4,525,000 125,000	125,000
Martin Kabrhel	3,200,000 50,000	50,000

15-Minute Break

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Maxime Taldir

Level 33 : Blinds 200,000/400,000, 400,000 ante

The seven finalists are on a 15-minute break.

06-28-2025 00:47 UTC-8

Nakai Doubles Through Ma

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Maxime Taldir

Level 33 : Blinds 200,000/400,000, 400,000 ante

Ryuta Nakai in early position jammed for 3,350,000. The current chip leader Xiaoyao Ma three-bet all-in from the hijack, and Martin Kabrhel in the small blind went into the tank.

He stood up to have a better look at the payouts, asked questions to the floorman in charge of the final table and ultimately folded.

Ryuta Nakai: 7♠7♥ All in
Xiaoyao Ma: A♦K♠

Nakai's sevens held on 6♥8♠10♥4♠8♥ and he doubled up. Yuya Arito clapped for his friend and seemed more happy about this double up than Nakai himself.

Player	Chips	Progress
Xiaoyao Ma	12,600,000 4,200,000	4,200,000
Ryuta Nakai	7,300,000 3,900,000	3,900,000
Martin Kabrhel	3,250,000 50,000	50,000

Tags: Martin Kabrhel Ryuta Nakai Xiaoyao Ma Yuya Arito

06-28-2025 00:45 UTC-8

Chad Thyzel Eliminated in 8th Place ($88,352)

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Josh Noy

Level 33 : Blinds 200,000/400,000, 400,000 ante

Xiaoyao Ma opened to 1,100,000 from the cutoff before Yuya Arito moved all in for 6,710,000 on the button. Chad Thyzel called for his last 480,000 in the big blind, with Ma getting out of the way.

Chad Thyzel: A♦Q♥ All in
Yuya Arito: A♣K♥

Arito's advantage grew on the 8♥K♠5♦ flop, connecting for top pair. The 7♦ turn and A♠ river completed the board, sending Thyzel out in eighth place.

Player	Chips	Progress
Xiaoyao Ma	16,800,000 600,000	600,000
Yuya Arito	7,800,000 1,100,000	1,100,000
Chad Thyzel	Busted

Tags: Chad Thyzel Xiaoyao Ma Yuya Arito

06-28-2025 00:40 UTC-8

Seat	Player	Country	Chip Count	Big Blinds
1	Rainer Kempe	Germany	5,400,000	14
2	Xiaoyao Ma	United States	17,400,000	44
3	Yuya Arito	Japan	7,700,000	19
4	Martin Kabrhel	Czechia	3,300,000	8
5	Chad Thyzel	United States	885,000	2
6	Colin Dentan	United States	4,400,000	11
7	Raoul Kanme	Netherlands	6,000,000	15
8	Ryuta Nakai	Japan	3,400,000	9

Player	Chips	Progress
Xiaoyao Ma	17,400,000
Yuya Arito	7,700,000 700,000	700,000
Raoul Kanme	6,000,000 200,000	200,000
Rainer Kempe	5,400,000 1,300,000	1,300,000

Colin Dentan	4,400,000 100,000	100,000
Ryuta Nakai	3,400,000 1,200,000	1,200,000
Martin Kabrhel	3,300,000 900,000	900,000

Chad Thyzel	885,000 615,000	615,000

Jeffrey Hong Eliminated in 9th Place ($68,194); Robert Cowen Eliminated in 10th Place ($53,570)

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Tim Baker

Level 33 : Blinds 200,000/400,000, 400,000 ante

Jeffrey Hong made it 5,000,000 from the cutoff with just 100,000 behind. Robert Cowen called for his last 2,575,000 from the small blind before Xiaoyao Ma shoved from the big blind with the covering stack. Hong called and the cards were flipped over.

Robert Cowen: 9♠9♣ All in
Jeffrey Hong: A♣K♣ All in
Xiaoyao Ma: J♦J♣

Ma had the chance to send the tournament down to eight players if his pocket jacks could hold up.

The flop came 6♥6♣6♠ to give Hong an extra out, but Ma was still ahead with a boat. The rest of the board came 7♠5♠ and Cowen and Hong were out, while Ma moved into the final table with an overwhelming chip lead.

Player	Chips	Progress
Xiaoyao Ma	17,400,000 8,100,000	8,100,000
Robert Cowen	Busted

Jeffrey Hong	Busted

Tags: Jeffrey Hong Robert Cowen Xiaoyao Ma

Level: 33

Blinds: 200,000/400,000

Ante: 400,000

06-28-2025 00:20 UTC-8

David Shaw Eliminated in 11th Place ($53,570)

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Maxime Taldir

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

Robert Cowen shoved for 480,000 from the cutoff and was called by David Shaw in the big blind.

Robert Cowen: A♦7♣ All in
David Shaw: A♥10♦

Cowen was on the edge of elimination on 6♣8♦3♠Q♥, but the 7♠ river saved him and he doubled up.

On the next hand, Cowen jammed again from the hijack. David Shaw in the small blind moved all-in for 365,000 and the big blind folded.

David Shaw: Q♦4♦ All in
Robert Cowen: A♣3♣

Cowen flopped two pair on 3♥A♥10♦4♥8♣, leaving no chance for Shaw who was eliminated in 11th place.

Player	Chips	Progress
Robert Cowen	3,065,000 1,565,000	1,565,000

David Shaw	Busted

Tags: David Shaw Robert Cowen

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

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♥