WSOP 2025: Netanel Stern Wins $5,000 Super Turbo Bounty for $618,377
The 2025 World Series of Poker Event #87: $5,000 Super Turbo Bounty concluded in just one day of action-packed poker. With 1,283 entries, the event created a total prize pool of $5,908,100. After 16 hours of intense play, Israel’s Netanel Stern emerged victorious, claiming his first-ever WSOP bracelet and a top prize of $618,377.
This fast-paced single-day event saw many seasoned pros fall short as Stern outlasted them all, including runner-up Rostyslav Sabishchenko of Ukraine. It was a heartbreaking second-place finish for Sabishchenko—his second time falling just short of a bracelet.
“It feels good. I’m an amateur player. So it’s by the help of God, that’s the only thing,” Stern told PokerNews after his win. “I’m here by mistake. I didn’t know about this tournament because today I’m flying. But my friend sent me a message: ‘There’s a tournament, $5,000 Super Turbo Bounty.’ I said, ‘Maybe I’ll go,’ otherwise I would have lost it at the roulette. So I came, and the rest is history.”
[Netanel Stern]
$5,000 Super Turbo Bounty Final Table Results
1. Netanel Stern – Israel – $618,377
2. Rostyslav Sabishchenko – Ukraine – $412,187
3. Zheyu Weng – China – $294,441
4. Fabian Bernhauser – Austria – $212,997
5. Tamer Kamel – United Kingdom – $156,060
6. Viktor Ustimov – Russian Federation – $115,830
7. Adrian Lopez – United States – $87,104
8. Fabiano Kovalski – Brazil – $66,376
9. Pedro Marques – Portugal – $51,266
Final Table Action Recap
The final table kicked off with Sabishchenko holding a commanding chip lead at 46 big blinds, while the rest of the field averaged just 10.
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Fabiano Kovalski was the first to fall. His K♣Q♦ couldn’t overcome Sabishchenko’s 10♥10♦ on a board of 5♣2♠8♠5♦10♣. Kovalski exited in 8th place for $66,376.
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Adrian Lopez flopped a straight, but it was no match for Sabishchenko’s flush on a board of 6♥8♥7♣10♥7♦. Lopez was eliminated in 7th place for $87,104.
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Viktor Ustimov ran A♥8♦ into Sabishchenko’s A♦7♣ and didn’t survive the board of 7♥5♣K♥2♥10♠. He exited in 6th place with $115,830.
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Tamer Kamel found himself dominated with A♣7♣ against Sabishchenko’s A♠8♥. The board ran 10♥J♣7♠4♠8♣, eliminating Kamel in 5th place for $156,060.
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Fabian Bernhauser was next, calling with A♠6♣ versus Sabishchenko’s A♦K♦. The board (7♥J♦2♣7♣3♥) didn’t help either player, but Bernhauser was outkicked and took home $212,997 for 4th.
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Zheyu Weng moved all-in with 5♠5♥ and was called by Sabishchenko with K♣Q♣. The flop brought three clubs (4♣2♣4♣), giving Sabishchenko a flush draw, which he completed on the turn. Weng busted in 3rd for $294,441.
[Tamer Kamel]
Heads-Up: Stern vs. Sabishchenko
Sabishchenko entered heads-up play with a sizable 2.5:1 chip advantage and all the momentum, having eliminated every other player at the final table. But Stern remained calm and steadily chipped away at the lead before a dramatic final hand.
Sabishchenko opened from the small blind with K♣10♥, only to be met with an all-in shove from Stern holding A♦A♣. Sabishchenko made the call for his tournament life. The board ran 9♠2♠5♥3♥4♠, sealing Stern’s victory with pocket aces. Sabishchenko had to settle for second place and $412,187.
Netanel Stern’s storybook win and humble reaction make this one of the most memorable moments of the 2025 WSOP so far.
[Rostyslav Sabishchenko]
