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

07-08-2025 22:23 UTC-8

Zavorotnijs Building a Big Stack

Josh Noy

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

Rob Hollink checked the Q♦7♦4♦ flop from the big blind, and Vitalijs Zavorotnijs fired a bet of 75,000 in middle position.

Hollink called, and the 6♣ turn was checked by both players. Hollink then led out for 220,000 on the 2♣ river.

Zavorotnijs slid in the call, and Hollink tabled A♦5♥ for ace-high. Zavorotnijs showed 9♠9♦, good enough to take down the pot and new chips to his stack.

Player	Chips	Progress
Vitalijs Zavorotnijs	2,420,000 2,228,000	2,228,000
Rob Hollink	970,000

Tags: Rob Hollink Vitalijs Zavorotnijs

07-08-2025 22:22 UTC-8

Smajd Forces a Fold from Zizka

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Gaelle Jaudon

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

Zdenek Zizka started the action in the cutoff by raising to 90,000 and got called by Anze Smajd next to him.

The flop fell A♥6♦9♠ and Zizka continued for 75,000. Smajd called and they both checked on the 5♥ turn.

The river was the 2♠ and Zizka checked. Smajd sent 270,000 into the pot and Zizka didn't take long to fold.

Player	Chips	Progress
Anze Smajd	1,450,000 1,320,000	1,320,000
Zdenek Zizka	1,020,000 550,000	550,000

Tags: Anze Smajd Zdenek Zizka

07-08-2025 22:22 UTC-8

Vitkauskas Does a Double Take Out

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Jerome Solomon

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

After losing a half a million chips when her kings were busted by jacks in the previous hand, Menglan Xu joined a threesome of shortstacks all in preflop.

Martynas Vitkauskas had the most chips in the hijack. Xu was in with around 80,000 from the cutoff and Edward Quinn was all in with 65,000 from the big blind.

Edward Quinn: A♥K♠ All in
Menglan Xu: K♥8♥ All in
Martynas Vitkauskas: A♣J♣

Xu had the lead through the turn, with a pair of eights on the 2♥8♣10♣10♥ board, plus she had a heart draw. But Vitkauskas hit a club flush on the river when the 3♣ fell, giving him a double knockout and two bounty chips.

Player	Chips	Progress
Martynas Vitkauskas	355,000 355,000	355,000
Menglan Xu	Busted
Edward Quinn	Busted

Tags: Edward Quinn Martynas Vitkauskas Menglan Xu

07-08-2025 22:20 UTC-8

Pocket Aces Deal Racener a Lifeline

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Joseph Berg

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

John Racener raised to 80,000 from middle position. Santiago Plante then went all in, having Raecener covered. Raecener made the call and was ahead.

John Racener: A♠A♣ All in
Santiago Plante: A♦Q♦

The dealer ran out a board of 9♥7♥3♣2♥2♣, securing a much-needed double up for Raecener.

Player	Chips	Progress
John Racener	1,000,000 390,000	390,000

Santiago Plante	395,000 5,000	5,000

Tags: John Racener Santiago Plante

07-08-2025 22:18 UTC-8

Ibarra Runs Into a Better Pair

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Maxime Taldir

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

Netanel Stern opened from under the gun. Jonathan Mccann in the cutoff raised all-in for 750,000, then Carlos Ibarra in the big blind shoved as well for roughly 200,000. Stern went deep into the tank but folded.

Carlos Ibarra: 10♣10♥ All in
Jonathan Mccann: J♣J♥

Ibarra asked for a ten, but he didn't find any on K♣2♥K♥9♠9♥ and was eliminated. "If I cover you, I call," Stern said after the hand. He added that he had KxQx.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jonathan Mccann	1,165,000 975,000	975,000
Netanel Stern	600,000 150,000	150,000

Carlos Ibarra	Busted

Tags: Carlos Ibarra Jonathan Mccann Netanel Stern

Level: 23

Blinds: 20,000/40,000

Ante: 40,000

07-08-2025 22:09 UTC-8

Weng Stacks Stavila

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Erick Torres

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

Dan Stavila jammed from the cutoff for 210,000 and was called in the small blind by Zheyu Weng to put Stavila at risk.

Dan Stavila: Q♥10♣ All in
Zheyu Weng: 5♦5♥

Stavila had a fighting chance against the pocket fives of Weng, but the flop brought no immediate relief as it came 3♠K♣6♠ to keep Weng in the lead.

The 4♣ turn offered no solace to Stavila, and the 4♠ river was a brick to award the pot to Weng.

Player	Chips	Progress
Zheyu Weng	1,390,000
Dan Stavila	Busted

Tags: Dan Stavila Zheyu Weng

07-08-2025 22:08 UTC-8

Lucky Double Up for Karlsson

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Gaelle Jaudon

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

Karl Karlsson was seen all in for his last 180,000, holding Q♠J♦, and against Kaiwen Wei who had the best hand with J♣J♥.

Karlsson was in bad shape to survive but he found a board Q♥8♠8♦3♣K♠ to double up with the queens.

Player	Chips	Progress
Kaiwen Wei	1,360,000 720,000	720,000
Karl Karlsson	420,000 170,000	170,000

Tags: Karl Karlsson Kaiwen Wei

07-08-2025 22:08 UTC-8

New to Hit the Rail

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Josh Noy

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

Player	Chips	Progress
Lukas Hafner	Busted
Brian Batt	Busted
Benny Glaser	Busted

Inigo Naveiro	Busted
Alessio La Francesca	Busted
Tomas Schlesinger	Busted
Michael Wang	Busted

Alex Keating	Busted

Christopher Kyriacou	Busted
Fernando Romano	Busted
Nicholas Petitti	Busted
Yannick Schumacher	Busted
Wesley Fei	Busted
Ueberton De Aquino	Busted
Orson Young	Busted

Stephane Serfati	Busted
Conor Bergin	Busted
Nader Arfai	Busted
Nicholas Verderamo	Busted
James Boyles	Busted
Edward Pak	Busted
Niklas Astedt	Busted
Sonny Franco	Busted

07-08-2025 22:07 UTC-8

Zapatero's Chips on the Rise

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Joseph Berg

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

Javier Gomez Zapatero raised to 60,000 from under the gun and was called by Henrique Camara Ferreira in the small blind and Viktor Ustimov in the big blind.

Action checked through on the 8♣4♣9♥ flop.

The turn card was the 5♣. Henrique Camara Ferreira checked, Viktor Ustimov bet 75,000, and both players called.

The river was the A♣, and all three players checked. Zapatero tabled A♠9♠ good for two pair and the winning hand.