2017 World Series of Poker

Event #69: $1,500 Razz
Day: 2
Event Info

2017 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
kx9x7xax6x4x7x
Prize
$132,957
Event Info
Buy-in
$1,500
Prize Pool
$565,650
Entries
419
Level Info
Level
30
Limits
100,000 / 200,000
Ante
20,000

Event #69: $1,500 Razz

Day 2 Started

Matt Grapenthien Rocking the Big Stack and All That Razz in Day 2 of Event #69

Matt Grapenthien
Matt Grapenthien

Matt Grapenthien leads the remaining 102 players into Day 2 of Event #69: $1,500 Razz. Grapenthien already has one WSOP gold bracelet from the 2014 $10,000 Seven Card Stud Championship. He is joined by a pretty strong field with the likes of 14-time WSOP bracelet winner Phil Hellmuth (45,900), Mike "The Mouth" Matusow (23,200), Jason Mercier (31,200), Tom Schneider (46,500), and Benny Glaser (61,000).

There are a ton of great players returning, we could list plenty more, but if players like Brandon Shack-Harris (23,100) are being left off the list, then you know this field is stacked.

James Obst (30,700) is still in the mix and has a chance for a Glaser-esque sweep, having already won the $10,000 Razz Championship. Glaser swept the $1,500 and $10,000 Omaha Eight or Better events last year.

It should be an interesting Day 2 and it all kicks off at 2 p.m. today. Stay up to date with all the action from Event #69 and all of the eight events happening today at the 2017 Wolrd Series of Poker, right here on PokerNews.com.

RoomTableSeatPlayerCountryChip Count
Amazon331Phillip HuiUnited States18,500
Amazon332James MackeyUnited States7,000
Amazon333Phil HellmuthUnited States45,900
Amazon334Refugio QuinteroUnited States56,300
Amazon335Kim PhamUnited States51,800
Amazon336John CernutoUnited States7,000
Amazon337Benny GlaserUnited Kingdom61,000
Amazon338Mike MatusowUnited States23,200
      
Amazon341Frankie O'DellUnited States25,000
Amazon342Jeremiah CallahanUnited States15,700
Amazon343Jeffrey DuvallUnited Kingdom15,200
Amazon344Scott AdaskaUnited States24,400
Amazon346Jaehwa SonCanada12,200
Amazon347Brian HorwitzUnited States25,300
Amazon348Denny AxelUnited States28,300
      
Amazon351Allen KesslerUnited States19,000
Amazon352Matt GrapenthienUnited States82,300
Amazon353Ted JivkovUnited States28,400
Amazon355Andrew YipCanada39,500
Amazon356Richard ShtraxUnited States24,000
Amazon357Jesse HamptonUnited States55,200
      
Amazon361Julio BelluscioArgentina30,000
Amazon362Dan O'BrienUnited States12,200
Amazon363Bonnie RossiUnited States13,800
Amazon364Jordan SiegelUnited States38,200
Amazon365Chun ChenUnited States19,300
Amazon366Ian ShawMexico2,000
Amazon367Naoya KiharaJapan27,100
Amazon368Sam GrizzleUnited States47,300
      
Amazon371Ronald McmillanUnited States23,800
Amazon372Brendan TaylorUnited States16,600
Amazon373Tom SchneiderUnited States46,500
Amazon374Raymond HensonUnited States35,000
Amazon375Kyle MiasoUnited States37,800
Amazon376Daniel TafurEstonia41,100
Amazon377Brian ZekusUnited States17,900
Amazon378Alan LeachUnited States15,900
      
Amazon382Michael NooriUnited States40,500
Amazon383David HarthUnited States46,000
Amazon384Cole JacksonUnited States35,600
Amazon387DID NOT REPORT 1United States1
Amazon388Jeremy HagemanUnited States27,500
      
Amazon391Michael RosenbergUnited States8,700
Amazon392Michael BlockUnited States19,800
Amazon393John ButlerUnited States22,200
Amazon394Scott EpsteinUnited States36,500
Amazon395Roland IsraelashviliUnited States31,700
Amazon397Michael RossUnited States48,600
Amazon398Grzegorz WyrazPoland79,800
      
Amazon411Fernando BritoAustralia8,100
Amazon412Jason GolaUnited States36,400
Amazon413Scott EvelynCanada4,000
Amazon414Dzmitry UrbanovichPoland24,500
Amazon415Jared TalaricoUnited States30,600
Amazon416Molichisa NgethUnited States49,800
Amazon417Michael FilipiakUnited States2,500
Amazon418Robert Williamson IIIUnited States9,200
      
Amazon421Andrew BarberUnited States19,300
Amazon422Artie CobbUnited States10,600
Amazon423Neal LiptakUnited States53,800
Amazon424Chip JettUnited States12,900
Amazon425Peter BrownsteinUnited States43,000
Amazon426Jeffrey ForemanUnited States11,700
Amazon427Brandon Shack-HarrisUnited States23,100
Amazon428Owais AhmedUnited States39,200
      
Amazon431Matthew SchreiberUnited States38,200
Amazon432Johnny LandrethUnited States48,700
Amazon433Rafael ConcepcionUnited States22,500
Amazon434Nickolai OrlovUnited States33,700
Amazon435Brad RubenUnited States33,500
Amazon436James SchaafUnited States67,900
Amazon437Melville LewisCanada74,500
Amazon438Garrett WelieverUnited States45,100
      
Amazon441James WoodsUnited States29,200
Amazon442Andrew KelsallUnited States36,000
Amazon443Wendy FreedmanUnited States65,200
Amazon444Jason MercierUnited States31,200
Amazon445Eric PrattUnited States30,500
Amazon446David "ODB" BakerUnited States20,700
Amazon447Joshua MammonCanada19,500
Amazon448Paul SextonUnited States36,600
      
Amazon451Mo FathipourUnited States19,500
Amazon452Luke SpanoAustralia29,300
Amazon453Paul SokoloffCanada17,900
Amazon454John BrennenUnited States36,700
Amazon455Timothy BatowUnited States61,400
Amazon456Adam OwenUnited Kingdom37,900
Amazon457Jacob PowersUnited States19,800
Amazon458Jens LakemeierAustria15,500
      
Amazon461David GreenbergUnited States14,000
Amazon464Mark JenkinsUnited States1,800
Amazon465Yong WangUnited States53,700
Amazon466Paul TaylorUnited States22,400
Amazon467Yordan PetrovBulgaria70,500
Amazon468Jake SchwartzUnited States23,100
      
Amazon471Scott AbramsUnited States20,900
Amazon472Brett HelmUnited States7,100
Amazon473James ObstAustralia30,700
Amazon474Joseph HeinzmannUnited States22,400
Amazon475Gerard RechnitzerUnited States37,300
Amazon476Alm WilsonNorway26,100
Amazon478Steven CageCanada48,300

Tags: Benny GlaserJames ObstJason MercierMatt GrapenthienMike MatusowPhil HellmuthTom Schneider

Level: 11

Limits: 1,200/2,400

Ante: 300

Scott Abrams Bests Two-Time Winner Phil Hellmuth

Level 11 : 1,200/2,400, 300 ante

All-in player: {x-}{x-} / {5-}{5-}{q-}{2-} / {x-}
Hellmuth: {x-}{x-} / {7-}{10-}{k-}{4-} / {x-}
Abrams: {x-}{x-} / {a-}{a-}{q-}{9-} / {x-}

With action on sixth street, and one player all in, Hellmuth bet and Abrams called. Hellmuth checked seventh street.

"You can't bet here," said Hellmuth and Abrams checked behind.

Abrams showed {4-}{5-}{6-} for a nine-low and in typical Hellmuthian fashion, the 'Poker Brat' got to his feet exposing {2-}{6-}{7-} for a ten-low and waited to see what the all-in player showed.

The all-in player showed a {6-} and a {3-} meaning he was drawing to a live low to stay alive. But he paired with a {6-} and was eliminated.

"I thought you guys did all the numbers?" asked a noticeably irritated Hellmuth, "Then again, I've won this event three times."

"No wait, only two times," Hellmuth corrected himself.

"I have never won this event," said Abrams, "I'm looking for the first time ever!"

Player Chips Progress
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Phil Hellmuth
36,000
-9,900
-9,900
WSOP Main Event Champion
WSOP 17X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer
StakeKings
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Scott Abrams
34,000
13,100
13,100
WSOP 1X Winner

Tags: Phil HellmuthScott Abrams

Everyone Gets There on Seventh

Level 11 : 1,200/2,400, 300 ante

Refugio Quintero: {x-}{x-} / {4-}{q-}{8-}{2-} / {x-}
Mike Ross: {x-}{x-} / {6-}{k-}{4-}{k-} / {x-}
Scott Epstein: {x-}{x-} / {3-}{j-}{a-}{7-} / {x-}

Each player was in for one bet on sixth street and then Mike Ross was the first to bet on seventh. Scott Epstein called and Refugio Quintero raised. Ross called, but Epstein folded and Quintero showed {a-}{5-}{6-} for a six low. Ross mucked after making a seven.

Player Chips Progress
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Refugio Quintero
60,000
3,700
3,700
Profile photo of Mike Ross us
Mike Ross
45,000
45,000
45,000
Profile photo of Scott Epstein us
Scott Epstein
33,000
-3,500
-3,500

Tags: Mike RossScott EspteinRefugio Quintero

Matusow: "I Envisioned Myself Making a Wheel"

Level 11 : 1,200/2,400, 300 ante
Mike Matusow
Mike Matusow

Matt Grapenthien: {x-}{x-} / {3-}{j-} - fold
Ted Jivkov: {x-}{x-} / {a-}{10-}{7-}{a-} - fold
Mike Matusow: {x-}{x-} / {2-}{4-}{k-}{a-}

Matt Grapenthien completed and both Ted Jivkov and Mike Matusow called. Matusow bet on fourth street, Grapenthien folded and Jivkov called.

On fifth street Jivkov check-called a bet, and on sixth street Jivkov straight-up mucked when an {a-} paired him.

"You didn't think that Ace helped me?" asked Matusow pointing to the {a-} on his board. He then showed {3-}{5-} underneath for a wheel.

"I envisioned myself making a wheel, but I didn't wanna say anything so you would know that I was drawing to a wheel!"

Player Chips Progress
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Matt Grapenthien
82,000
-300
-300
WSOP 1X Winner
Profile photo of Ted Jivkov us
Ted Jivkov
25,000
-3,400
-3,400
Profile photo of Mike Matusow us
Mike Matusow
25,000
1,800
1,800
WSOP 4X Winner

Tags: Matt GrapenthienMike MatusowNick Jivkov

Matthew Schreiber Eliminates Rafael Concepcion

Level 11 : 1,200/2,400, 300 ante

Matthew Schreiber: {x-}{x-} / {3-}{a-}{8-}{8-} / {x-}
Rafael Concepcion: {x-}{x-} / {3-}{10-}{a-}{a-} / {x-}

Matthew Schreiber bet the whole way and Rafael Concepcion called his last 400 chips on seventh street. Schreiber showed {2-}{6-} for a made eight and Concepcion headed to the rail.

Player Chips Progress
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Matthew Schreiber
60,000
21,800
21,800
WSOP 1X Winner
Profile photo of Rafael Concepcion us
Rafael Concepcion
Busted

Tags: Matthew SchreiberRafael Concepcion