2025 World Series of Poker

Event #87: $5,000 Super Turbo Bounty
Day: 1
Event Info
2025 World Series of Poker
Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
aa
Prize
$618,377
Event Info
Buy-in
$5,000
Prize Pool
$3,977,300
Total Entries
1,283
Level Info
Level
39
Blinds
800,000 / 1,600,000
Ante
1,600,000
Players Info - Day 1
Entries
1,283
Players Left
1
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Funaro Leaves Wang Short Stack

Level 19 : 10,000/15,000, 15,000 ante

All the chips went in the middle preflop between Michael Wang, holding A5, and Frank Funaro who had KQ and was at risk.

The board brought 3810K10 to give the winning hand to Funaro with a pair of kings and the double-up.

Tags: Frank FunaroMichael Wang

Serock Blasts Off, Cracks Stepka’s Eights

Level 19 : 10,000/15,000, 15,000 ante
Joe Serock
Joe Serock

A player in middle position raised to 30,000, Ryan Stepka then went all in and was at risk from the button. Ryan Stepka then went all in from the big blind, the middle position player folded, and the hands were tabled.

Ryan Stepka: 88 All in
Joe Serock: AA

The board ran out J71035, sending Stepka to the payout desk.

Tags: Ryan StepkaJoe Serock

Berk Reaches the Money With Less Than Two Blinds

Level 19 : 10,000/15,000, 15,000 ante

Michael Berk shoved for his last 25,000 and John Racener called on the button before Netanel Stern made a three-bet to 130,000 in the small blind. Racener eventually folded.

Berk tabled A4 and was dominated as Stern held AK, and went to collect his payout after the board gave 10669Q.

Tags: John RacenerMichael BerkNetanel Stern

Mccan Hits a Flush to Eliminate Siegel

Level 19 : 10,000/15,000, 15,000 ante

Jordan Siegel shoved for 75,000 from the middle position. Jonathan Mccann in the hijack raised all-in with a bigger stack and made all the other players fold.

Jordan Siegel: A2 All in
Jonathan Mccann: KJ

"Did I win?" Siegel said when he hit an ace on the river on 97108A. The answer was no as Mccann already found a flush to send Siegel to the rail.

Tags: Jonathan MccannJordan Siegel

Gruneberg and Ju Chop the Bubble

Level 19 : 10,000/15,000, 15,000 ante

Zachary Gruneberg opened to 30,000 in middle position, and Arieori Miller announced all in on his left. Gruneberg took some time before sticking in the call, and the hands were turned up.

Zachary Gruneberg: AK All in
Arieori Miller: A8

Miller was trailing until the 893 flop, finding a pair to take the lead. Both players hit the A turn, while Gruneberg whiffed on the 5 river to end his tournament.

At the same time, Xi Chen opted to go all-in from the cutoff for 340,000. It folded to Samuel Ju in the big blind, who called to put himself at risk for 50,000 total.

Samuel Ju: AAAll in
Xi Chen: KJ

Ju was way ahead preflop, but the flop changed that in a hurry when it came 4J7 to give Chen top pair and a flush draw.

The K turn was not a welcome sight for Ju, who was now significantly behind in the hand. The 10 river upgraded Chen to a flush to knock out Ju.

With Gruneberg and Ju eliminated on the same hand, they chopped the first payout spot to earn $3,375 each.

Tags: Arieori MillerSamuel JuXi ChenZachary Gruneberg

Ciccarelli Calls Vasylchenko's Bluff to Double Up

Level 19 : 10,000/15,000, 15,000 ante

The board read K710K when John Ciccarelli checked from the big blind to Oleg Vasylchenko on the button who sent 100,000 in the middle. After some thinking, Ciccarelli called.

The Q landed on the river and Ciccarelli checked again. Vasylchenko decided to bet 400,000, putting Ciccarelli at risk for his remaining stack of 240,000 .

Ciccarelli tanked for some time and eventually called. Vasylchenko revealed J4 for a bluff, and Ciccarelli turned over the winning hand with 67 for two pair with the sevens.

Tags: John CiccarelliOleg Vasylchenko

Heinz Doubles Up with a Set

Level 19 : 10,000/15,000, 15,000 ante

Quirin Heinz opened to 30,000 from middle position. Zdenek Zizka on the button called, but Ryan Stepka in the big blind three-bet to 85,000. Heinz called, while Zizka folded.

The dealer fanned a flop of Q49 and Stepka continued for 80,000. Heinz called, so Stepka fired a second barrel of 100,000 on the K turn. Heinz called off his last 80,000.

Quirin Heinz: QQ All in
Ryan Stepka: AQ

The 3 river completed the board and Heinz secured a double up.

Tags: Quirin HeinzRyan StepkaZdenek Zizka

Hollink Doubles on the Bubble

Level 19 : Blinds 10,000/15,000, 15,000 ante

Ruslan Nazarenko went all in, having his tablemates covered from under the gun. Robertus Hollink made the call and was at risk from the cutoff; the rest of the table folded, and the players tabled their hands.

Robertus Hollink: AJ All in
Ruslan Nazarenko: K10

The board ran out 104A85 giving Hollink a double up on the money bubble.

Tags: Robertus HollinkRuslan Nazarenko

Hand for Hand Play Begins

Level 19 : 10,000/15,000, 15,000 ante

With the tournament field quickly whittled down to 194 players, the tournament director instructed the dealers to complete the hand they were on and to hold up for hand for hand play.

The money will be reached after one more elimination.

Look Ma, No More Hands

Level 19 : Blinds 10,000/15,000, 15,000 ante

Just four spots away from being in the money, and one hand from hand-for-hand play, Xiaoyao Ma went all in from the big blind. Anson Tsang made the call from the small blind.

Xiaoyao Ma: KQAll in
Anson Tsang: J6

The runout turned the hand quickly, as the flop came AJ9 to give Tsang a pair of jacks. The turn and river of 74 didn't change anything, and Ma was eliminated.

Tags: Xiaoyao MaAnson Tsang