Event #50: $1,500 Razz Day 1 | 2018 World Series of Poker

06-25-2018 00:14 UTC-7

Vitch Still in with a Shot

Will Shillibier

Level 9 : 600/1,200, 200 ante

Mikhail Semin brought in and Chris Vitch called. Another player called and the three all checked fourth street. The third player in the hand bet fifth street and Vitch was the only caller. Vitch called down his opponent on sixth and seventh street.

Chris Vitch: / /
Mikhail Semin: / - folded on fifth
Opponent: / /

Vitch's opponent turned over for a six-five low and took down the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Chris Vitch	18,000 -3,000	-3,000
Mikhail Semin	17,000 -2,000	-2,000

Tags: Chris Vitch

06-25-2018 00:40 UTC-7

Updated Chip Counts

Will Shillibier

Level 9 : 600/1,200, 200 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Paul Edwards	46,000
John Beringer	40,000
Dzmitry Urbanovich	28,000 20,500	20,500

John Racener	11,000 -10,000	-10,000

Mike Ross	Busted
Eli Elezra	Busted

06-25-2018 00:42 UTC-7

Hellmuth Eyes Another Final Table

Will Shillibier

Level 9 : 600/1,200, 200 ante

Phil Hellmuth is still gunning for a deep finish, after making the final table last year and finishing as runner-up in 2014.

In this hand he called a bet on sixth street and both players checked seventh street.

Phil Hellmuth: / /
Opponent: / /

His opponent showed for an eight-five low and Hellmuth mucked his hand. He still sits on a comfortable stack of 20,000 midway through the penultimate level of the day.

Player	Chips	Progress
Phil Hellmuth	21,000 -2,000	-2,000

Tags: Phil Hellmuth

06-25-2018 00:44 UTC-7

Violette Chips Up

Will Shillibier

Level 9 : 600/1,200, 200 ante

Cyndy Violette's opponent check-called a bet on fifth street, and then bet on sixth and seventh street. Violette called him down.

Cyndy Violette: / /
Opponent: / /

Violette's opponent had the better board, but announced a pair with , meaning Violette could take the pot down with .

Player	Chips	Progress
Cyndy Violette	25,000 10,000	10,000

Tags: Cyndy Violette

Level: 10

Limits: 800/1,600

Ante: 200

06-25-2018 01:05 UTC-7

PPC Runner-Up Hennigan Still in Action

Will Shillibier

Level 10 : 800/1,600, 200 ante

John Hennigan completed and another player raised. Hennigan called and bet on fourth street. His opponent called. Hennigan check-called on fifth street and then bet on sixth street. His opponent called.

Hennigan checked dark on seventh street and his opponent checked behind.

John Hennigan: / /
Opponent: / /

Hennigan showed for a seven-six and won the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
John Hennigan	24,000 7,000	7,000

Tags: John Hennigan

06-25-2018 01:07 UTC-7

Updated Chip Counts

Will Shillibier

Level 10 : 800/1,600, 200 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Rex Clinkscales	38,000 -2,000	-2,000
Max Kruse	25,000 11,500	11,500

Georgii Belianin	22,000 12,000	12,000
Thomas Muehloecker	15,000 7,500	7,500
Ognjen Sekularac	9,000 9,000	9,000
Rainer Kempe	Busted
Ian O'Hara	Busted

06-25-2018 01:20 UTC-7

Payouts Confirmed; $125,431 for First

Will Shillibier

Level 10 : 800/1,600, 200 ante

A total of 389 players came together to generate a prize pool of $525,150. There are currently 144 players remaining, and 59 of them will be in the money.

A min-cash is worth $2,244 while first prize will earn the winner $125,431 and a coveted WSOP gold bracelet.

Position	Payout (USD)
1	$125,431
2	$77,526
3	$52,536
4	$36,324
5	$25,637
6	$18,477
7	$13,605
8	$10,240
9-10	$7,881
11-12	$6,206
13-14	$5,003
15-16	$4,131
17-24	$3,496
25-32	$3,034
33-40	$2,702
41-48	$2,471
49-46	$2,322
57-59	$2,244

06-25-2018 01:38 UTC-7

Urbanovich Forces Out His Opponent

Will Shillibier

Level 10 : 800/1,600, 200 ante

On fourth street Dzmitry Urbanovich raised an opponent's bet, and his opponent called. Urbanovich bet on fifth street and his opponent called. However, his bet on sixth street forced his opponent to fold.

Dzmitry Urbanovich: /
Opponent: / - folded on sixth

Player	Chips	Progress
Dzmitry Urbanovich	24,000 -4,000	-4,000

Tags: Dzmitry Urbanovich

06-25-2018 01:41 UTC-7

Cantu Wins; Hellmuth Pained

Will Shillibier

Level 10 : 800/1,600, 200 ante

Phil Hellmuth completed and got three calls including Brandon Cantu. Cantu bet on fourth street and got one caller. Hellmuth glanced at the player with ace-five showing before folding. The player in question then folded, leading Hellmuth to let out a cry of anguish.

Cantu bet on fifth street after his opponent paired. It was Cantu's opponent's turn to let out a cry as they made open trips on sixth street. Nevertheless, she still called a bet from Cantu saying "I still got you beat."

The pair both checked seventh street.

Brandon Cantu: / /
Opponent 1: / /
Phil Hellmuth: / - folded on fourth
Opponent 2: / - folded on fourth