Level 23
Players have been sent on their final 15-minute break of the night.
2024 World Series of Poker
Event #40: $1,500 Razz
Day: 2
Event Info
2024 World Series of Poker
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 2
Buy-in
$1,500
Prize Pool
$730,245
Entries
547
Level
32
Blinds
0 / 0
Ante
0
Entries
136
Players Left
14
Players Left 1 / 547
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Level 23
John Zaleski: 9x6x/8x4x5xKx/Qx 
Akihiro Kawaguchi: Ax2x/10x5x4x9x/10x
Three-way action became heads up after fourth street, where a bet and call between Akihiro Kawaguchi and John Zaleski led to fifth street. Zaleski led out and called after Kawaguchi raised, with fireworks to follow on sixth.
Kawaguchi led out before Zaleski announced all in, with Kawaguchi making the quick call.
Kawaguchi revealed his final card first, showing his nine-five. Zaleski turned over a blank, finishing with a nine-eight to end his run in 22nd place.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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1,025,000
310,000
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310,000 |
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375,000
75,000
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75,000 |
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Busted | |
Level 23
Federico Ottenio: 8x6x/2xQx8xAx/Qx
Scott Seiver: 7x6x/3x9x3xJx/Qx
Federico Ottenio had his short stack in the middle and was at risk against Scott Seiver.
Seiver finished up with a jack-nine, while Ottenio could do no better than a queen to hit the rail in 23rd position.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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1,250,000
220,000
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220,000 |
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Busted | |
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Mike Gorodinsky: 5x6x / AxJx5xQx / 2x
Ben Yu: 3x5x / 4xJx2x4x / 8x
Action was inevitable when Ben Yu completed and Mike Gorodinsky moved all-in for his remaining short stack. Yu called and the remaining streets gave Yu an eight-five to be Gorodinsky's queen-jack for an elimination in 24th place.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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715,000
115,000
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115,000 |
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Busted | |
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| Table | Seat | Name | Country | Chip Count |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 634 | 1 | Justin Liberto | United States | 1,275,000 |
| 634 | 2 | Mark Abinak | United States | 465,000 |
| 634 | 3 | Federico Ottenio | United States | 40,000 |
| 634 | 4 | Soner Osman | United States | 705,000 |
| 634 | 5 | Travis Pearson | United States | 315,000 |
| 634 | 6 | Scott Seiver | United States | 1,030,000 |
| 634 | 7 | Michael Ma | Canada | 200,000 |
| 634 | 8 | Jason Gola | United States | 910,000 |
| 635 | 1 | Louis Abronson | United States | 450,000 |
| 635 | 2 | Maxx Coleman | United States | 530,000 |
| 635 | 3 | Jon Turner | United States | 205,000 |
| 635 | 4 | Ingo Klasen | Germany | 135,000 |
| 635 | 5 | Isaac Crow | United States | 470,000 |
| 635 | 6 | Wayne Palitz | United States | 215,000 |
| 635 | 7 | Brandon Shack-Harris | United States | 985,000 |
| 635 | 8 | Peter Brownstein | United States | 800,000 |
| 636 | 1 | Ben Yu | United States | 600,000 |
| 636 | 2 | Mike Gorodinsky | United States | 125,000 |
| 636 | 3 | Akihiro Kawaguchi | Japan | 300,000 |
| 636 | 4 | Steven Abitbol | France | 800,000 |
| 636 | 5 | Brad Lindsey | United States | 650,000 |
| 636 | 6 | Masafumi Iijima | Japan | 480,000 |
| 636 | 7 | John Racener | United States | 530,000 |
| 636 | 8 | John Zaleski | United States | 315,000 |
Level 23
Pawel Andrzejewski was all in and at risk against Soner Osman, as both players' hands were being dealt out.
Osman ended up with 8-7-4-2-A, good enough to take the pot and send Andrzejewski to the rail in 25th place.
The remaining players racked up their chips for the final three table redraw.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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750,000
240,000
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240,000 |
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Busted |
Level 23
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Level 23
Michael Berger: 6x5x / 9x2x7x9x / Jx
John Racener: Ax2x / 7x6x8x10x / 6x
Both players completed and Racener check-called a bet from Berger when fourth street arrived. Fifth street saw Racener check-call Berger's all-in for his remaining 35,000 in chips. Sixth and seventh street did not approve Berger's nine-seven and he lost to Racener's eight-seven for an elimination in 26th place.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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290,000
100,000
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100,000 |
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Busted | |
Level: 23
Ante: 5,000
High Card: 10,000
Completion: 25,000
Limits: 25,000-50,000
Level 22
Ingo Klasen: XxXx / 8xKx5x3x / Xx
Maxx Coleman: XxXx / Jx6x2x9x / Xx
Action was picked up on fourth street when Coleman bet and Klasen called. Coleman bet fifth and Klasen called. Both players checked sixth street. On seventh, Coleman check-called a bet from Klasen who showed Ax6x5x for an eight-six and Coleman mucked.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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820,000
20,000
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20,000 |
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400,000
150,000
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150,000 |
