2018 World Series of Poker

Event #50: $1,500 Razz
Day: 2
Event Info

2018 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
9x7x6x4x3x
Prize
$125,431
Event Info
Buy-in
$1,500
Prize Pool
$525,150
Entries
389
Level Info
Level
28
Limits
50,000 / 100,000
Ante
10,000

Owen, Urbanovich Headline $1,500 Razz Final Table; Iacofano Leads Final 9

Level 20 : 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante
Adam Owen
Adam Owen

While there was 45 bracelets worth of talent to begin the day in Event #46: $1,500 Razz, not a single one remains as nine players are left, each of whom is seeking their first taste of World Series of Poker gold. Among those headlining the final table are Adam Owen, who bagged up 340,000 chips, and Dzmitry Urbanovich, who bagged up 248,000 chips. Leading the way is another WSOP star, Kevin Iacofano who boasts over $800,000 in World Series of Poker earnings. He'll bring 514,000 chips into Day 3, leading the final table.

Some of those bracelet winners to fall early in the day and before the money included the likes of Phil Hellmuth, Barry Greenstein, John Hennigan, Benjamin Scholl, Matt Grapenthien and Max Pescatori to name a few. Brandon Cantu was another bracelet winner who didn't make it to the end of the day, but he did sneak into the money. On the final hand of the bubble, Cantu tanked it out until Rebecca Kerl had been eliminated. After her bust, Cantu called off the rest of his chips on seventh street holding a nine-eight low, but his opponent, Thomas Taylor, held a wheel and sent Cantu to the rail as the second player to bust in the money.

Other bracelet winners to slip into the payout were Chris Bjorin (50th - $2,322), Benny Glaser (44th - $2,471), Cyndy Violette (39th - $2,471), John Cernuto (34th - $2,702), John Racener (33rd - $2,702) and Ylon Schwartz (26th - $3,034). Julien Martini and David Singer both made it close the final table, but fell in 16th ($4,131) and 12th ($6,206) respectively, with Singer being the last bracelet winner standing. In his final hand, Singer drew and eight-six low, but Jay Kwon made an eight-five low to send the bracelet winner out the door.

SeatPlayerCountryChip Count
1Jay KwonUnited States295,000
2Jeff MitseffUnited States191,000
3Thomas TaylorCanada410,000
4Michael MckennaUnited States477,000
5Adam OwenUnited Kingdom340,000
6Kevin IacofanoUnited States514,000
7Dzmitry UrbanovichPoland248,000
8Kyle MontgomeryUnited States261,000
9Jeanne DavidUnited States194,000

Only nine players remain and each is looking to add a World Series of Poker bracelet to their resume. Adam Owen has nearly $500,000 in WSOP earning and four final tables. Kevin Iacofano is making his sixth final table appearance and is looking to get his first win as well. Dzmitry Urbanovich has had much success outside of the World Series of Poker, but is making his first final table in this event. Besides the bracelet, there is also a first-place cash of $125,431 up for grabs.

Action will resume at 2 p.m. on Tuesday, June 26, in level 21 with limits of 10,000 and 20,000 and antes of 2,000. The plan is to play down to a winner and PokerNews will return with coverage from top to bottom. Action will kick back off in the Amazon room of the Rio at one of the outer feature tables. Make sure to tune back in to see the exciting conclusion and to find out who will be the newest owner of a World Series of Poker gold bracelet.

Kevin Iacofano
Kevin Iacofano starts the $1,500 Razz final table as the chipleader

Tags: Adam OwenBarry GreensteinBenjamin SchollBenny GlaserBrandon CantuChris BjorinCyndy VioletteDavidDavid SingerDzmitry UrbanovichJay KwonJeanne DavidJeff MitseffJohn CernutoJohn HenniganJohn RacenerJulien MartiniKevin IacofanoKyle MontgomeryMatt GrapenthienMax PescatoriMichael McKennaPhil HellmuthRebecca KerlThomas TaylorWSOP

Benoit Jean Eliminated in 10th Place ($7,881)

Level 20 : 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante
Benoit Jean
Benoit Jean

Kevin Iacofano completed and Benoit Jean raised. Iacofano raised and Jean got his remaining 35,000 chips in.

Iacofano showed {3-}{a-} / {4-} and Jean showed {j-}{4-} / {7-}

"I thought you were stealing," said Jean. Iacofano drew a {5-} and Jean a {k-}. Iacofano drew a {2-} completing a wheel and leaving Jean drawing dead.

The full run-out was as follows.

Kevin Iacofano: {3-}{a-} / {4-}{5-}{2-}{8-} / {5-}
Benoit Jean: {4-}{j-} / {7-}{k-}{8-}{10-} / {3-}

Jean takes home $7,881 for his 10th place finish. The final nine players are redrawing around a single table with 1:31 left in the final level of the day.

Player Chips Progress
Kevin Iacofano us
Kevin Iacofano
485,000 35,000
Benoit Jean ca
Benoit Jean
Busted

Tags: Benoit JeanKevin Iacofano

Georgii Belianin Eliminated in 11th Place ($6,206)

Level 20 : 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante
Georgii Belianin
Georgii Belianin

Georgii Belianin lost two pots to Michael Mckenna and Kyle Montgomery, before getting his remaining chips in after Mckenna opened. Montgomery also called and the two live players checked down the board.

Michael McKenna: {x-}{x-} / {a-}{k-}{6-}{10-} / {x-}
Georgii Belianin: {x-}{x-} / {9-}{8-}{8-}{4-} / {x-}
Kyle Montgomery: {x-}{x-} / {10-}{q-}{8-}{2-} / {x-}

Montgomery showed {2-}{6-}{k-} for a queen-ten. Belianin showed {4-}{5-}{10-} for a ten-nine low, but Mckenna had them both beat with {5-}{7-}{k-} for a ten-seven low, sending Belianin to the rail in 11th place.

Player Chips Progress
Kyle Montgomery us
Kyle Montgomery
240,000 60,000
Michael Mckenna us
Michael Mckenna
135,000 -170,000
Georgii Belianin ru
Georgii Belianin
Busted

Tags: Georgii BelianinKyle MontgomeryMichael McKenna

David Singer Eliminated in 12th Place ($6,206)

Level 20 : 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante
David Singer
David Singer

Kevin Iacofano: {x-}{x-} / {2-}{3-}{3-}{q-} / {x-}
David Singer: {x-}{x-} / {5-}{a-}{6-}{5-} / {x-}

In a hand against Kevin Iacofano, David Singer bet on fifth street and got called. Iacofano checked sixth street and then raised his opponent. Singer called. Iacofano bet on seventh street and Singer folded to be left with around 5,000.

A few hands later Jay Kwon completed and Singer was all in.

Jay Kwon: {2-}{8-} / {5-}{j-}{a-}{8-} / {x-}
David Singer: {7-}{8-} / {2-}{a-}{6-}{k-} / {x-}

By sixth street Kwon had jack-low and Singer was ahead with an eight-six. Singer drew a {10-} on the end whereas Kwon drew a {3-} to make an eight-five and eliminate Singer.

Player Chips Progress
Kevin Iacofano us
Kevin Iacofano
320,000 44,000
Jay Kwon us
Jay Kwon
WSOP 1X Winner
280,000 -50,000
David Singer us
David Singer
Busted

Tags: David SingerJay KwonKevin Iacofano

Rodrigo Garrido Portaleoni Eliminated in 13th Place ($5,003)

Level 20 : 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante
Rodrigo Garrido Portaleoni
Rodrigo Garrido Portaleoni

Rodrigo Garrido Portaleoni: {x-}{x-} / {5-}{6-}{q-}{6-} / {x-}
Dzmitry Urbanovich: {x-}{x-} / {a-}{3-}{7-}{k-} / {x-}

Dzmitry Urbanovich bet on fourth, fifth and sixth street with Rodrigo Garrido Portaleoni calling each street. On seventh street Urbanovich bet again and Portaleoni folded, leaving himself with just two big bets behind.

A few hands later Jeanne David completed and Portaleoni raised. David called. Portaleoni bet on fourth and fifth street and was all in. David called.

Rodrigo Garrido Portaleoni: {2-}{6-} / {7-}{4-}{5-}
Jeanne David: {2-}{5-} / {3-}{9-}{4-}

Portaleoni had made a seven while David had a nine. Portaleoni caught a {10-} on sixth street but David made the nuts, drawing an {a-} to make a wheel.

Portaleoni caught a {9-} on seventh street, while David caught a {7-} and Portaleoni was eliminated.

Player Chips Progress
Dzmitry Urbanovich pl
Dzmitry Urbanovich
215,000 8,000
Jeanne David us
Jeanne David
190,000 40,000
Rodrigo Garrido Portaleoni br
Rodrigo Garrido Portaleoni
Busted

Tags: Dzmitry UrbanovichJeanne DavidRodrigo Garrido Portaleoni

Brian Zekus Eliminated in 15th Place ($4,131); Max Kruse Eliminated in 14th Place ($5,003)

Level 20 : 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante
Max Kruse
Max Kruse

Brian Zekus: {x-}{x-}/{10-}{J-}{2-}
Jeff Mitseff: {x-}{x-}/{7-}{8-}{6-}
Max Kruse: {x-}{x-}/{2-}{K-}{10-}

Brian Zekus was all in on third street, calling a completion from Jeff Mitseff, Max Kruse called as well.

On fourth street, Mitseff bet and Kruse called. Mitseff bet again on fifth, and this time Kruse moved all in. Mitseff called.

Mitseff was holding {4-}{5-} under and ended up making {8-}{7-}{6-}{5-}{4-} as his playing hand. Zekus ended up making a nine-eight low and Kruse looked to make a ten low for the worst of the three hands. With his eight seven, Mitseff sent two players to the rail and collected the pot to chip up to 180,000.

Player Chips Progress
Jeffrey Mitseff us
Jeffrey Mitseff
180,000 75,000
Brian Zekus us
Brian Zekus
Busted
Max Kruse de
Max Kruse
WSOP 1X Winner
Busted

Tags: Brian ZekusJeff MitseffMax Kruse

Julien Martini Eliminated in 16th Place ($4,131)

Level 19 : 6,000/12,000, 1,500 ante
Julien Martini
Julien Martini

Arriving at the table, we found Julien Martini, winner of Event #4: $1,500 Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better, all in for his tournament life against Kyle Montgomery.

The board order was unclear but the hands were as follows (ordered low to high):

Julien Martini: {q-}{k-}{2-}{2-}{4-}{4-}{4-}
Kyle Montgomery: {4-}{5-}{7-}{j-}{k-}{6-}{6-}

Montgomery's jack-low was good, with Martini unfortunately filling up on seventh street to be eliminated in 16th place.

Player Chips Progress
Kyle Montgomery us
Kyle Montgomery
275,000 -80,000
Julien Martini fr
Julien Martini
WSOP 4X Winner
Busted

Tags: Julien MartiniKyle Montgomery

Mark Gregorich Eliminated in 17th Place ($3,496)

Level 19 : 6,000/12,000, 1,500 ante
Mark Gregorich
Mark Gregorich

David Singer completed and Mark Gregorich raised all in for a total of 7,500. It folded back to Singer who called.

Mark Gregorich: {2-}{6-} / {a-}
David Singer: {3-}{5-} / {3-}

"Well you're not going to catch a three," said Singer as the cards were turned over. Here were the runouts until sixth street.

Mark Gregorich: {2-}{6-} / {a-}{k-}{j-}{3-}
David Singer: {3-}{5-} / {3-}{4-}{8-}{q-}

Singer drew a {10-} on the end to complete his ten low and Gregorich peeled his final card. Having drawn a three on sixth street he picked his final card up, smiled, and tabled a {3-} much to the bemusement of his tablemates.

Player Chips Progress
David Singer us
David Singer
110,000 -65,000
Mark Gregorich us
Mark Gregorich
Busted

Tags: David SingerMark Gregorich

Wesley Monico Eliminated in 18th Place ($3,496)

Level 19 : 6,000/12,000, 1,500 ante
Wesley Monico
Wesley Monico

When we arrived at the table the dealer was arranging Wesley Monico's cards, trying to make sense of who had what. Monico was all in for a bit over 30,000 against Adam Owen, here's what both players were holding on seventh street.

Wesley Monico: {5-}{7-}{2-}{6-}{4-}{K-}{6-}
Adam Owen: {7-}{4-}{A-}{Q-}{5-}{3-}{X-}

Monico ended up making a seven-six low against Owen, but Owen was holding a seven-five low and that would send Monico to the rail. For his run in this event, Monico will collect $3,496.

Player Chips Progress
Wesley Monico us
Wesley Monico
Busted

Tags: Adam OwenWesley Monico

Fleck Eliminated by David

Level 19 : 6,000/12,000, 1,500 ante
Katherine Fleck
Katherine Fleck

Rodrigo Garrido Portaleoni brought in and Katherine Fleck completed. She got calls from Jeanne David, Michael Mckenna and Portaleoni.

David bet on fourth street and Fleck was her only caller. David bet again on fifth and sixth street, with Fleck all in by sixth street.

Katherine Fleck: {5-}{7-} / {3-}{6-}{k-}{j-} / {x-}
Jeanne David: {a-}{8-} / {3-}{2-}{3-}{q-} / {x-}
Michael Mckenna: {x-}{x-} / {4-}{7-} - folded on fourth
Rodrigo Garrido Portaleoni: {x-}{x-} / {q-}{5-} - folded on fourth

Fleck had a made jack but was drawing to a seven, whereas David had a queen and was drawing to an eight. Fleck drew a {j-} on the end and failed to improve. David drew a {5-} to complete here eight and send Fleck to the rail.

Player Chips Progress
Jeanne David us
Jeanne David
150,000 15,000
Katherine Fleck us
Katherine Fleck
Busted

Tags: Jeanne DavidKatherine FleckMichael McKennaRodrigo Garrido Portaleoni