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

07-08-2025 14:21 UTC-8

Oochi Leaves Mermelstein on Fumes

Erick Torres

Level 4 : Blinds 300/500, 500 ante

The action picked up on the board of 3♠9♦Q♣A♣ with approximately over 8,000 already in the middle.

Aaron Mermelstein checked from early position before James Rice bet 3,500 from the hijack. Masahiro Oochi chose to raise to 10,000 in response.

Mermelstein opted to jam for roughly 48,000 when it got back to him. Rice did not take long to fold, but Oochi took some time to make his decision. Oochi opted to call and put himself at risk for 46,700.

Masahiro Oochi: A♥Q♠ All in
Aaron Mermelstein: A♦9♥

Both players showed two pair, but it was Oochi with the better of it. The 7♥ river did not change either player's holding to award Oochi the double and leave Mermelstein hanging by a thread.

Player	Chips	Progress
Masahiro Oochi	93,400
James Rice	89,000
Aaron Mermelstein	1,300

Tags: Aaron Mermelstein James Rice Masahiro Oochi

07-08-2025 14:22 UTC-8

Lucky Sevens Hit the Right Note for Song

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Joseph Berg

Level 4 : Blinds 300/500, 500 ante

Stephen Song raised to 1,100 from early position and was called by Tamer Kamel in middle position, Vito Branciforte in the cutoff, and Paulino Dias on the button.

The dealer fanned a 2♦4♣7♣ flop. Action checked to Branciforte, who bet 3,000. Dias folded, and Song then raised to 8,500. Kamel folded, and Branciforte called.

Both players checked the 8♥ turn and 9♠ river. Song tabled 7♥7♠, good for a set of sevens and the winning hand.

Player	Chips	Progress
Tamer Kamel	57,000 57,000	57,000
Stephen Song	53,500 3,500	3,500

Paulino Dias	46,000 46,000	46,000
Vito Branciforte	35,000 35,000	35,000

Tags: Paulino Dias Stephen Song Tamer Kamel Vito Branciforte

Level: 5

Blinds: 300/600

Ante: 600

07-08-2025 14:23 UTC-8

Is Big-Stacked Rigby Headed for Another Deep WSOP Main Event Run?

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Jon Sofen

Level 5 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

It wouldn't be Day 3 of the World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event if Nicholas Rigby didn't have a big stack.

The Pittsburgh poker player had over 140 big blinds at the first break on Tuesday afternoon. He's no stranger to spinning up a stack in the $10,000 buy-in World Championship event, and he's doing it the same way he's done it in the past — playing any two cards aggressively.

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Tags: Nicholas Rigby

07-08-2025 14:25 UTC-8

Krnyaich Misses Draw

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Jerome Solomon

Level 5 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

Phillip Krnyaich went all in from middle position on a flop of 8♠Q♦5♠ against Zhijiang Bi.

Phillip Krnyaich:K♠9♠ All in
Zhijiang Bi: A♠K♣

The full runout 7♥J♥ didn't hit the flush Krnyaich was drawing to, and Bi took down the hand with her ace-king.

Player	Chips	Progress
Zhijiang Bi	78,000 78,000	78,000
Phillip Krnyaich	Busted

Tags: Phillip Krnyaich Zhijiang Bi

07-08-2025 14:32 UTC-8

McCoy Cracks Aces

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Josh Noy

Level 5 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

Jeffrey Hong opened to 1,500 from the hijack, and Manuel Ruivo made the call on his left. Benjamin McCoy then three-bet to 6,000 on the button before James Tsou four-bet to 17,500 in the small blind.

Hong and Ruivo got out of the way, and McCoy moved all in for 28,900. Tsou called instantly, and the cards were turned up.

Benjamin McCoy: J♠J♣ All in
James Tsou: A♠A♥

McCoy slid his bounty chip forward before spiking a set on the 5♥3♥J♥ flop. Tsou could not find an ace or a heart on the rest of the 7♠Q♣ runout, as McCoy survived and doubled up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Benjamin McCoy	67,000
Manuel Ruivo	46,000
Jeffrey Hong	43,000
James Tsou	6,000

Tags: Benjamin McCoy James Tsou Jeffrey Hong Manuel Ruivo

07-08-2025 14:34 UTC-8

Divita Wins Shahni's Bounty

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Maxime Taldir

Level 5 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

On a flop of 6♠10♣J♦ with 14,200 in the pot, Ali Shahni in the big blind was all-in and at risk for approximately 22,000 against Michael Divita in the hijack.

Ali Shahni: A♣K♥ All in
Michael Divita: Q♠J♥

Shahni had a straight draw while Divita already hit a pair. The 6♥8♦ runout changed nothing and Shahni was eliminated.

Player	Chips	Progress
Justin Saliba	98,000

Michael Divita	79,000
Ali Shahni	Busted

Tags: Michael Divita Ali Shahni

07-08-2025 14:35 UTC-8

Value for Roberts

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Erick Torres

Level 5 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

Daniel Maor opened from middle position to 1,300 and was raised by Christian Roberts to 4,000 from the hijack. Maor called to send the two to a flop.

Both players checked the J♦9♥10♠ flop.

The 4♠ turn saw Maor bet 3,500 before Roberts opted to call.

Maor slowed down on the 6♥ river before Roberts chose to bet 10,000. Maor gave it some thought before he called. Roberts showed A♦10♦. The middle pair was good as Maor threw his hand into the muck.

Player	Chips	Progress
Christian Roberts	61,000

Daniel Maor	32,500

Tags: Christian Roberts Daniel Maor

07-08-2025 14:37 UTC-8

Hasson Takes Bounty

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Jerome Solomon

Level 5 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

From the small blind, Alexander Zubov bet 24,000 chips to a full board of 3♣2♣A♥6♠5♥, keeping behind a small number of chips.

Dinesh Alt, from the hijack, raised enough to put Zubov all in were he to make the call. He chose to pass.

A few hands later, Zubov's chips were in play, all in with four other players, who were all in for Alt's 1,200 under-the-gun raise.

After a flop of 2♥3♠7♠, Alt bet 3,000 chips. Gary Hasson went all in from the button and only Alt called.

Alexander Zubov: Q♠10♦ All in
Gary Hasson: 10♥3♣ All in
Dinesh Alt: A♥8♣

The turn and river 2♣5♠ didn't bring any hand better than Hasson's pair of threes, giving him the pot and the bounty.

Player	Chips	Progress
Dinesh Alt	84,400 84,400	84,400
Michael Hindi	53,000 53,000	53,000
Ryan Plant	47,000 47,000	47,000
Gary Hasson	41,200 41,200	41,200
Alexander Zubov	Busted

Tags: Alexander Zubov Dinesh Alt Gary Hasson Michael Hindi Ryan Plant

07-08-2025 14:41 UTC-8

Lagan Gets a Fold from Jaka

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Gaelle Jaudon

Level 5 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

Paul Lagan raised to 1,200 and received a call from Faraz Jaka in the big blind.

The flop gave 5♥4♠Q♥ and Jaka check-called for 2,500. On the 5♣ turn, Jaka led out for 3,000 and Lagan shoved. Jaka snap-folded.

Player	Chips	Progress
Faraz Jaka	106,000 106,000	106,000

Paul Lagan	27,000 27,000	27,000

Tags: Faraz Jaka Paul Lagan