2026 World Series of Poker

Event #44: $10,000 Super Turbo Bounty No-Limit Hold'em
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Day: 1
Event Info
2026 World Series of Poker
Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
k♣6♠
Prize
$594,246
Event Info
Buy-in
$10,000
Prize Pool
$4,333,800
Total Entries
466
Level Info
Level
34
Blinds
250,000 / 500,000
Ante
500,000
Players Info - Day 1
Entries
466
Players Left
1
Players Left 1 / 466

Can Rainer Kempe Defend His Title In The $10,000 Super Turbo Bounty No-Limit Hold’em?

Jon Pill
Jon Pill
Rainer Kempe
Rainer Kempe

Event #44: $10,000 Super Turbo Bounty No-Limit Hold’em is one of the more action-packed events on the schedule. The field will be stacked with household names, and with $3,000 for each elimination and a fast structure, chips will be flying in this high-octane format of poker.

📌 Event Snapshot

  • Event: #44 – $10,000 Super Turbo Bounty No-Limit Hold’em
  • Date(s): June 14
  • Time: 12 p.m. local time
  • Buy-In: $10,000
  • Format: Turbo Bounty No-Limit Hold’em
  • Late Registration: Until start of Level 13 (~4:30 p.m.)
  • Reentry: One per player
  • Starting Stack: 60,000 chips
  • Levels: 20 minutes
  • 2025 Winner: Rainer Kempe – $922,701 (including Bounties)
  • 2025 Field Size: 809 entries
  • 2025 Prize Pool: $7,523,700

Structure and Schedule

Play begins at 12 p.m. with 20-minute levels throughout. This is a one-day event with play concluding when a winner is crowned. Late registration is available until the end of break after Level 12 (approx. 4:30 p.m.). PokerNews traditional coverage will begin after registration closes.

Not only will the field be playing for the prize pool, but $3,000 from each entry is in play from the very start, as a bounty on each player's head. Players can start to collect those bounties from the very first hand of the day and will earn one for each player they eliminate.

Past Champions & Notable Winners

In 2025, Rainer Kempe navigated the field of 809 players to collect his maiden WSOP bracelet.

Not only did he take the lion's share of the prizepool, a cool $892,701, but he also secured a total of ten bounties in the process, netting him an additional $30,000.

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