Event #87: $5,000 Super Turbo Bounty | 2025 World Series of Poker

07-08-2025 22:46 UTC-8

Roller Coaster Double Up for Watts

Gaelle Jaudon

Level 24 : 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

Steven Watts shoved under the gun for a total stack of 540,000. It folded to Audrius Stakelis who reshoved in the small blind:

Steven Watts: A♦A♣ All in
Audrius Stakelis: 9♠9♣

The flop came 7♠3♠4♠, giving Stakelis a flush draw. He completed it on the A♠ turn, while Watts made a set. However, the river brought the 4♥, giving Watts a full house and the winning hand.

Player	Chips	Progress
Steven Watts	1,100,000
Audrius Stakelis	285,000

Tags: Steven Watts Audrius Stakelis

07-08-2025 22:46 UTC-8

Song Scores an Elimination

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Maxime Taldir

Level 24 : 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

Masato Ohara in the small blind was all-in and at risk for 295,000 against Stephen Song on the button.

Masato Ohara: K♥J♠ All in
Stephen Song: A♣J♣

Ohara didn't improve on a board of 5♠3♥3♣2♠9♣ and was eliminated.

Player	Chips	Progress
Stephen Song	965,000 465,000	465,000

Masato Ohara	Busted

Tags: Masato Ohara Stephen Song

Level: 24

Blinds: 25,000/50,000

Ante: 50,000

07-08-2025 22:43 UTC-8

Pocket Aces Power Mirrasouli to Double

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Joseph Berg

Level 23 : Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

Amir Mirrasouli moved all in for 210,000 from the cutoff, and Daewoong Song quickly shoved over the top from the small blind for around 750,000. The big blind got out of the way, and the cards went on their backs.

Amir Mirrasouli: A♠A♦ All in
Daewoong Song: K♣Q♦

Mirrasouli had the rockets, and the 7♥J♦9♦8♠4♥ runout kept him safe, earning a much-needed double to stay in the hunt.

Player	Chips	Progress
Amir Mirrasouli	535,000 375,000	375,000
Daewoong Song	525,000 155,000	155,000

Tags: Amir Mirrasouli Daewoong Song

07-08-2025 22:40 UTC-8

Song Takes Xu's Bounty

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Gaelle Jaudon

Level 23 : Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

Qiang Xu shoved for his last 315,000 and it folded to Daewoong Song who tanked a minute in the big blind before calling with slightly more.

Xu tabled K♠8♦ and was facing Q♥J♦ in Song's hadn who found a pair of queens on the Q♣6♦3♦5♥8♥ board to eliminate Xu and claim his bounty.

Player	Chips	Progress
Daewoong Song	680,000 135,000	135,000
Qiang Xu	Busted

Tags: Daewoong Song Qiang Xu

07-08-2025 22:35 UTC-8

Massive Double Up for Vasylchenko

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Maxime Taldir

Level 23 : Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

Michael Rossitto opened from under the gun and was called by Elior Sion to his left. Oleg Vasylchenko on the button three-bet all-in for 965,000, and he was called by Rossitto. Sion called off his last 85,000.

Elior Sion: 7♥7♣ All in
Oleg Vasylchenko: 10♥10♣ All in
Michael Rossitto: A♣K♠

Vasylchenko's tens held on a board of 3♥3♣8♣J♣9♠ and he secured a big double up to reach 2,100,000.

Player	Chips	Progress
Oleg Vasylchenko	2,115,000 2,115,000	2,115,000
Michael Rossitto	850,000 120,000	120,000
Elior Sion	Busted

Tags: Michael Rossitto Elior Sion Oleg Vasylchenko

07-08-2025 22:33 UTC-8

Chen Adds Another Bounty

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Jerome Solomon

Level 23 : Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

Xi Chen raised to 80,000 under the gun. Roberto Romanello, seated to his left, pushed all in for 335,000.

The action folded around to Chen, who made the call.

Roberto Romanello: A♠Q♦ All in
Xi Chen: A♣K♦

Neither player connect with the runout of 8♠7♣5♠J♦2♥, which gave Chen the win with his ace-high hand.

Player	Chips	Progress
Xi Chen	2,600,000 1,685,000	1,685,000
Roberto Romanello	Busted

Tags: Xi Chen Roberto Romanello

07-08-2025 22:32 UTC-8

Baptiste Doubles Through Xu

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Erick Torres

Level 23 : Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

Cristofer Baptiste went all-in for his final 435,000 from early position and was called in the small blind by Hang Xu to put Baptiste at risk.

Cristofer Baptiste: A♠5♥ All in
Hang Xu: 9♠9♥

Baptiste was in trouble against the pocket nines of Xu, but the flop did increase his outs as it came 5♠J♥Q♦.

Baptiste would jump into the lead when the A♣ hit the turn.

The Q♣ peeled off on the river to complete the board and award Baptiste the double.

Player	Chips	Progress
Cristofer Baptiste	970,000 840,000	840,000
Hang Xu	440,000 315,000	315,000

Tags: Cristofer Baptiste Hang Xu

07-08-2025 22:26 UTC-8

Gnatenko Forces Folds Preflop

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Erick Torres

Level 23 : Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

Tamer Kamel opened to 80,000 from early position, and was called by Fabiano Kovalski in the hijack.

Oleksandr Gnatenko wanted to play for more and raised it to 320,000 from the big blind.

Kamel folded, and after some consideration, Kovalski also folded to end the hand between three stacks of over one million each.

Player	Chips	Progress
Tamer Kamel	1,525,000 905,000	905,000
Fabiano Kovalski	1,500,000
Oleksandr Gnatenko	1,200,000 620,000	620,000

Tags: Fabiano Kovalski Oleksandr Gnatenko Tamer Kamel

07-08-2025 22:25 UTC-8

Vitkauskas Chipping Down

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Gaelle Jaudon

Level 23 : Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

Rick Mechammil open-shoved for 285,000 and it folded to Martynas Vitkauskas who made the call in the big blind:

Rick Mechammil: A♠J♥ All in
Martynas Vitkauskas: A♣7♦

Mechammil didn't find any bad surprises on the A♦6♠10♣3♥K♣ board to double his stack.

Player	Chips	Progress
Rick Mechammil	640,000 640,000	640,000
Martynas Vitkauskas	80,000 275,000	275,000

Tags: Martynas Vitkauskas Rick Mechammil