Heads-Up Play Has Begun
Level 31
The bracelet is on the table, and Charles Sinn and Bradley Ruben are playing heads-up for the title of Event #42 $1,500 Razz champion.
2021 World Series of Poker
Event #42: $1,500 Razz
Day: 3
Matt Grapenthien Eliminated in 3rd Place ($41,758)
Level 31
On third street, Matt Grapenthien completed from his short stack and Charles Sinn raised to put him all-in. Grapenthien called.
Matt Grapenthien: 
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Charles Sinn: 
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Despite starting with one-two-three, Grapenthien continued to catch cards horribly and was drawing dead by sixth street.
Sinn and Bradley Ruben have taken an unscheduled 15-minute break before beginning heads-up play.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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5,515,000 | -210,000 |
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2,185,000 | 385,000 |
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Busted |
Ruben Running "Pure"
Level 31
Bradley Ruben tangled with Charles Sinn in back-to-back pots, getting the best of Sinn both times.
In the first hand, the two traded bets until seventh street when Ruben turned over his 7-6-5-4-2 as Sinn mucked.
The next hand also went to showdown, with Ruben again turning over the winner with 9-5-4-2-A. "I'm running so pure right now," Ruben said as he scooped another big pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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5,725,000 | 2,325,000 |
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1,800,000 | -1,300,000 |
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600,000 | -600,000 |
Sinn and Ruben put Grapenthien On the Short Stack
Level 31
After the three remaining players sat near even in chips, a pair of back-to-back hands have put Matt Grapenthien on the short stack.
First, versus Charles Sinn with boards reading:
Matt Grapenthien: 
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Charles Sinn: / 
Grapenthien called bets from Sinn on fourth and fifth streets. Bradley Ruben, who had also called a bet on fourth, folded on fifth.
On sixth street, Sinn continued to improve against Grapenthien, who was forced to fold to another bet.
On the following hand, Grapenthien faced off against just Ruben.
By sixth street, their boards read:
Matt Grapenthien: /
Bradley Ruben: /
Grapenthien bet on fourth street with his eight-seven and was called by Ruben, who took the betting lead on fifth and sixth streets after improving his board on both streets.
Grapenthien called on fifth, but folded on sixth after catching the queen, leaving himself with half of what he had in chips just two hands before.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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3,400,000 | 500,000 |
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3,100,000 | 625,000 |
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1,200,000 | -1,200,000 |
Level: 31
Ante: 30000
Bring-In: 30000
Completion: 120000
Limits: 120000-240000
Ruben Takes Chip Lead
Level 30
After winning a series of smaller pots, Bradley Ruben battled with Charles Sinn to seventh street.
Bradley Ruben: /
Charles Sinn: / 
Ruben called a pair of bets before leading out on sixth street, earning a call from Sinn. Both players checked seventh, and Ruben said "Ten" as he turned over 10-8-5-4-3 to scoop the pot and take over the chip lead.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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2,900,000 | 2,050,000 |
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2,475,000 | -950,000 |
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2,400,000 | -1,100,000 |
Grapenthien Catches Sinn
Level 30
Matt Grapenthien and Charles Sinn tangled in a battle of the big stacks.
Matt Grapenthien: /
Charles Sinn: /
After check-calling on sixth street, Sinn called again on seventh to see Grapenthien turn over 9-6-5-3-2 for the winning hand and a slight chip lead.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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3,500,000 | 500,000 |
|
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3,425,000 | 25,000 |
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850,000 | -140,000 |
Yuri Dzivielevski Eliminated in 4th Place ($29,089)
Level 30
Yuri Dzivielevski got the last of his stack in against Charles Sinn.
On fourth street it was a fair fight with their boards reading,
Yuri Dzivielevsi:
Charles Sinn:
Dzivielevski picked up a subsequent pair of kings and Sinn made for the winner, eliminating Dzivielevski in 4th place,
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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3,400,000 | 200,000 |
|
Busted |
Dzivielevski Doubles Through Sinn
Level 30
After mucking several hands as the bring-in, Yuri Dzivielevski called the rest of his chips against a raise from Charles Sinn.
Yuri Dzivielevski: / /
Charles Sinn: / /
Sinn paired on seventh street to keep Dzivielevski ahead, though he remains the short stack at the table.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
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3,200,000 | -45,000 |
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|
585,000 | -90,000 |
Grapenthien Crosses Three Million
Level 30
A large pot just developed between Matt Grapenthien and Yuri Dzivielevski that has Grapenthien contending for the chip lead and Dzivieleski on a short stack.
Matt Grapenthien: /
Yuri Dzivielevski: /
Action opened with Grapenthien completing with a , then calling a raise by Dzivielevski.
Dzivieleski took the lead on fourth street as both players showed on the board, with Grapenthien calling. Grapenthien then took over the betting lead on fifth and sixth with Dzivielevski calling on fifth, but then folding sixth to leave himself with just under three and a half big bets.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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3,000,000 | 910,000 |
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675,000 | -655,000 |