Event #78: $10,000 Razz Championship
Day 3 Started
2021 World Series of Poker
Event #78: $10,000 Razz Championship
Day: 3
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 3
2021 World Series of Poker
Buy-in
$10,000
Prize Pool
$1,016,425
Entries
109
Level
25
Limits
0 / 0
Ante
0
Entries
13
Players Left
2
Dzivielevski Leads Stacked Field Into Final Day of $10,000 Razz Championship
Yuri Dzivielevski takes the chip lead (1,126,000) up against an absolutely loaded field on the final day of Event #78: $10,000 Razz Championship.
The Brazilian star accounts for two of the 39 combined World Series of Poker bracelets earned by the remaining 13 players.
At the top of that list are 16-time winner Phil Hellmuth (133,000) and nine-time winner Erik Seidel (227,000). They’ll be entering the day, however, on two of the shortest stacks with just under four and six big bets respectively.
A little higher up the leaderboard are three-time winners Benny Glaser (552,000) and Brad Ruben (316,000). After a second and third-place finish at this year’s WSOP, Glaser will be eager to grab that top spot on the podium. Ruben did just that earlier this fall when he took down the $1,500 Razz title.
John Monnette is also right in the mix as he goes for his fifth bracelet. He’ll start the day with 861,000 chips.
Plenty of other mixed game stars are still in contention and will be in search of their first WSOP bracelet including Yehuda Buchalter (874,000), Erik Sagstrom (845,000), Roland Israelashvili (647,000), and Shirley Rosario (398,000).
Day 3 Seat Draw
| ROOM | TABLE | SEAT | PLAYER | Country | Chips |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amazon | 406 | 2 | Erik Sagstrom | Sweden | 845,000 |
| Amazon | 406 | 3 | Phil Hellmuth | United States | 133,000 |
| Amazon | 406 | 4 | Shirley Rosario | United States | 398,000 |
| Amazon | 406 | 5 | Roland Israelashvili | United States | 647,000 |
| Amazon | 406 | 6 | Erik Seidel | United States | 227,000 |
| Amazon | 406 | 7 | Carlos Chadha-Villamarin | United States | 299,000 |
| Amazon | 414 | 1 | Benny Glaser | United Kingdom | 552,000 |
| Amazon | 414 | 2 | Yuri Dzivielevski | Brazil | 1,126,000 |
| Amazon | 414 | 3 | Yehuda Buchalter | United States | 874,000 |
| Amazon | 414 | 4 | John Monnette | United States | 861,000 |
| Amazon | 414 | 5 | Brad Ruben | United States | 316,000 |
| Amazon | 414 | 6 | Matt Vengrin | United States | 54,000 |
| Amazon | 414 | 8 | Everett Carlton | United States | 231,000 |
Play resumes at 3:00 pm local time in the gold section of the Amazon room at level 18 with limits of 20,000 and 40,000. They’ll continue to play 90-minute levels until a winner is awarded the $274,693 top prize and a WSOP gold bracelet.
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Cards in The Air
The final 13 players have taken their seats and action is underway!
Level: 18
Ante: 5000
Bring-In: 5000
Completion: 20000
Limits: 20000-40000
Matt Vengrin Eliminated in 13th Place ($17,827)
Level 18
Matt Vengrin: 
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Yehuda Buchalter: 
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Yehuda Buchalter completed and Matt Vengrin thought a bit before raising for the rest of his chips. Action folded back to Buchalter, who called to put Vengrin at risk.
Vengrin's runout left him with a queen, which was no good against the eight of Buchalter and Vegrin was eliminated in 13th place.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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920,000 | 46,000 |
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Busted |
Hellmuth Chips Up, Then Doubles
Level 18
After taking three streets of value from Erik Seidel, in the hand before, Phil Hellmuth got his entire stack in versus Roland Israelashvili.
Phil Hellmuth: 
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Roland Israelashvili: /
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Hellmuth completed and was called by Israelashvili on third street. Israelashvili then bet fourth and was raised by Hellmuth.
On fifth street, Hellmuth bet out quickly as Israelashvili caught a king, but Israelashvili called.
Hellmuth continued betting on sixth and was called, then tossed his last 38,000 in dark on seventh.
Israelashvili made the call and Hellmuth showed for his third street hole cards, giving him a made seven-six on fifth.
Israelashvili showed a losing eight-seven as Hellmuth dragged the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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520,000 | -127,000 |
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460,000 | 327,000 |
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137,000 | -90,000 |
Ruben Doubles
Level 18
Yehuda Buchalter: 
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Brad Ruben: //
Brad Ruben completed and Yehuda Buchlater raised.
Ruben called a bet from Buchalter on fourth street and then raised a bet from Buchalter on fifth. Buchalter re-raised to put Ruben all in and Ruben called.
Ruben's board left him with an eight, which was good for the double-up against Buchalter's king.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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680,000 | -240,000 |
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300,000 | -16,000 |
Hellmuth Gets More From Israelashvili
Level 18
Phil Hellmuth: /
Roland Israelashvili: /
Phil Hellmuth completed on third street and was called by Roland Israelashvili. Hellmuth bet fourth and was called again.
On fifth street, Hellmuth caught an ugly king, but when Israelashvili checked to him, Hellmuth didn't hesitate to fire again. Israelashvili then took a brief moment and folded to give Hellmuth another pot.
The 16-time bracelet winner's quest for number 17 is off to an outstanding start as he's more than tripled his stack from the start of the day.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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570,000 | 110,000 |
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300,000 | -220,000 |
Carlos Villamarin Eliminated in 12th Place ($17,827)
Level 18
Carlos Villamarin: /
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Erik Sagstrom: //
Carlos Villamarin completed and Erik Sagstrom raised. Villamarin called.
Villamarin called a bet from Sagstrom on fourth street and then Villamarin bet for his remaining chips on fifth. Sagstrom called and cards were revealed.
Villamarin in the hole and Sagstrom had the .
Villamarin's runout left him with a nine, which wasn't enough against Sagstrom's eight and Villamarin was eliminated in 12th place.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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1,020,000 | 175,000 |
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Busted |
Shirley Rosario Eliminated in 11th Place ($20,374)
Level 18
Shirley Rosario: /
Erik Seidel: /
After Erik Seidel bet fifth street, Shirley Rosario opted to raise and commit her last 29,000 chips to the pot.
She needed to draw a four or a duece to run down Seidel's made seven-six.
But when Seidel was dealt a on sixth street while Rosario was given a , Rosario was drawing dead to Seidel's six-perfect, and eliminated in 11th place.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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660,000 | 523,000 |
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Busted |