Hands of the Week: Peters FINALLY Shuts Up Kabrhel on $250k Bubble

Copy link Share on Twitter Share on Facebook

Jun 17, 2025 4 min read

Yes, we know. Another Martin Kabrhel article. But we think you'll want to stick around for this one. Why? Read on and find out.

It's Day 2 of the biggest buy-in event at the 2025 World Series of Poker. Event #46: $250,000 Super High Roller attracted 63 of the world's best players and generated a prize pool of over $15 million. And poker fans all over the world couldn't take their eyes away from it.

With play on the direct bubble — eleven players left, only 10 paid — David Peters finally shut Kabrhel up in a tricky river spot.

The Hand

According to PokerNews live updates, Kabrhel opened with 10♥8♥ from the hijack to 400,000 and was called by Daniel Negreanu in the cutoff and David Peters in the big blind.

Kabrhel flopped trips on 8♠8♦J♠ and it checked to him, and he continued for 200,000.

"Bubble," he said to Negreanu. "Bubble!" Negreanu called with A♦J♦ before Peters check-raised to 750,000 with A♠J♣.

Kabrhel then three-bet to 1,425,000. Negreanu folded and Peters called. Action slowed on the 3♠ turn as the pair both checked, as the 9♣ completed the board.

Peters checked and, in typical Kabrhel fashion, the Czech player took his time before betting 2,000,000. Peters then check-raised all in, putting Kabrehl at risk.

The Table Talk Stops

The shove even took PokerGO commentators by surprise. Few thought Peters would be willing to pull the trigger on the stone bubble of the $250,000 Super High Roller. And this was where the table talk stopped. Players from the other table had come to sweat the action, but the same player who earlier in the same hand had put on a typically talkative performance was silent.

Kabrhel folded. "Nice hand, David," he said.

Many were quick to praise Peters' bluff with MattBlagg on X callign it "one of the sickest bluffs I've seen in a while."

Adam Levy was more effusive with his praise, saying "Never did I ever expect [Peters] would rip turning top pair into a bluff with the nut spade blocker on the stone bubble of the $250k against one of the only other players that can bust him."

Others were happy to see loquacious Kabrhel put in his place, but it didn't stop Kabrhel from not only making the money but advancing to the eight-handed final table, already guaranteed a payout of $581,411.

The final table resumes Tuesday, June 17 at 2 p.m. in the Horseshoe Event Center.

Honorable Mentions

There have been some other incredible hands captured by the PokerNews live reporting team including this hand in the $10,000 Limit Hold'em Championship, where Dragana Mackelprang rivers an ace-high flush only to run into the straight flush of Eduards Rakuss. How did no one go broke? Let us remind you, it's Limit Hold'em.

Meanwhile, in the mixed game streets, it was heads-up in the $1,500 H.O.R.S.E., where Andrey Zhigalov was up against Thomas Taylor. The game was Razz, with Zhigalov taking what proved to be the deciding final step towards his second bracelet after making a wheel 5x4x3x2xAx on seventh street, and being paid off by Taylor who had made number two 6x4x3x2xAx

And how about the 'Hand That Never Was'? Spare a thought for David Stamm in Event #40: $5,000 Seniors High Roller. After the two table redraw, his table had dealt a hand before the resumption of play. As two players had already folded, the ruling was that the hand was to be played out in its entirety. Aces for Stamm, but it didn't end well...

Finally, our team of live reporters work hard and try their best to bring the action at the WSOP tables to you. And nothing says action like a five-way Stud Hi-Lo pot, right?

Based in the United Kingdom, Will started working for PokerNews as a freelance live reporter in 2015 and joined the full-time staff in 2019. He now works as Managing Editor. He graduated from the University of Kent in 2017 with a B.A. in German. He also holds an NCTJ Diploma in Sports Journalism.

Follow on

• Tags Daniel Negreanu David Peters Martin Kabrhel PokerGO WSOP25
• Related Room GGPoker
• Related Players Daniel NegreanuDavid PetersMartin Kabrhel