Event #50: $10,000 Razz Championship Day 1 | 2024 World Series of Poker

06-19-2024 16:56 UTC-8

Player	Chips	Progress
Adam Owen	135,000 35,000	35,000
Ren Lin	90,000 38,000	38,000

Warwick Mirzikinian	90,000 28,000	28,000
Sebastian Pauli	80,000
Naoya Kihara	75,000

John Monnette	75,000

Yuval Bronshtein	65,000 35,000	35,000

Eric Wasserson	57,000 4,000	4,000

Alex Livingston	55,000 5,000	5,000

Daniel Negreanu	50,000 10,000	10,000

Jeff Madsen	50,000 14,500	14,500

Hal Rotholz	45,000 13,300	13,300

Yuri Dzivielevski	40,000 15,000	15,000

Jerry Wong	35,000 9,000	9,000

Michael McKenna	35,000 10,000	10,000
Nicolas Milgrom	30,000 30,000	30,000

Shaun Deeb	25,000 6,000	6,000

Bach Wins Without Showdown

Josh Noy

Level 5

David Bach: XxXx/3xJx9xJx/Xx
Christopher Claassen: XxXx/9x8x8xQx/Xx
Shaun Deeb: XxXx/5x10xQxJx/Xx

Christopher Claassen was the bring in and Shaun Deeb completed on his left. David Bach then raised, finding calls from both Claassen and Deeb.

Claassen fired on fourth street with two calls, while Bach took the betting lead on fifth. Claassen and Deeb both came along, with Bach betting again on sixth.

The calls were made to seventh street, where Bach fired one last time. Claassen mucked, as did Deeb and Bach took down the pot without a showdown.

Player	Chips	Progress
David Bach	78,000 23,000	23,000

Shaun Deeb	31,000 26,000	26,000

Christopher Claassen	28,000 28,000	28,000

Tags: Christopher Claassen David Bach Shaun Deeb

06-19-2024 16:50 UTC-8

Dirksen Bets His Trips

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David Salituro

Level 5

Dustin Dirksen: XxXx/7x7x9x7x
Joao Vieira: XxXx/3xKx3xAx - folded on sixth street

Joao Vieira completed, Dustin Dirksen raised, and Vieira called.

Dirksen made a pair on fourth street and bet as Vieira called that bet and another on fifth. Dirksen had trips showing by sixth as he bet again.

Vieira folded this time and Dirksen took the pot. "He hit the ace. Trips are good. Are quads even better?" Dirksen joked as he pretended to show one of his hole cards.

Player	Chips	Progress
Joao Vieira	45,000

Dustin Dirksen	40,000 28,000	28,000

Tags: Dustin Dirksen Joao Vieira

06-19-2024 16:36 UTC-8

Tushnet Immediately Runs Into Racener's Six

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David Salituro

Level 5

John Racener: XxXx/6xKx5x3x/Xx
Joel Tushnet: XxXx/7x2x6x10x/Xx

Joel Tushnet was among the latest entries and quickly got involved in a hand against John Racener.

Racener bet on sixth street and Tushnet called to seventh, where Racener bet again. Tushnet called, then mucked when Racener turned over Ax4x3x for a 6-5-4-3-A to win the pot.

Daniel Negreanu also recently joined the field, as did Rob Hollink.

Player	Chips	Progress
John Racener	65,000 10,000	10,000

Daniel Negreanu	60,000

Rob Hollink	60,000
Joel Tushnet	52,000

Tags: Joel Tushnet John Racener

06-19-2024 16:30 UTC-8

Zhigalov Raises Bleznick

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Josh Noy

Level 5

Andrey Zhigalov: 6x3x2x/9x5x8x5x
Jared Bleznick: XxXx/6x9x4xKx/Xx

Action was heads up to sixth street, where Andrey Zhigalov bet and was raised by Jared Bleznick. Zhigalov called to see seventh, where Bleznick fired a bet.

Zhigalov quickly raised and was called down by Bleznick. Zhigalov tabled an eight-six, taking down a nice pot as Bleznick mucked.

Player	Chips	Progress
Andrey Zhigalov	91,000

Jared Bleznick	51,000

Tags: Andrey Zhigalov Jared Bleznick

06-19-2024 16:19 UTC-8

Wasserson Makes a Six on Abrams

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David Salituro

Level 4

Eric Wasserson: XxXx/7x2x6xKx/Xx
Scott Abrams: XxXx/8x5x5xJx/Xx

Heads-up on fifth street, Eric Wasserson bet and Scott Abrams called.

Wasserson bet again on sixth and Abrams stuck around to seventh, where Wasserson tossed out another bet. Abrams quickly called.

Wasserson showed Ax4x3x for 6-4-3-2-A and Abrams mucked.

Player	Chips	Progress
Eric Wasserson	53,000 12,000	12,000

Scott Abrams	30,000 30,000	30,000

Tags: Eric Wasserson Scott Abrams

06-19-2024 16:18 UTC-8

Kerbel Catches Rotholz

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Josh Noy

Level 4

Jay Kerbel: 8x7x6x/4x5xKx9x
Hal Rotholz: Kx4x/6xJxQxAx/Xx
David Benyamine: [xxxx[/AxJxQx10x - folded on sixth street

David Benyamine called the bring in before Jay Kerbel completed. Hal Rotholz came along, as did Benyamine.

Rotholz bet on fifth street, with both opponents calling to sixth. Another bet from Rotholz was called by Kerbel, while Benyamine got out of the way.

Rotholz fired again on seventh, with Kerbel calling him down and showing an eight-seven to rake in the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
David Benyamine	89,000 32,000	32,000

Hal Rotholz	58,300 16,700	16,700

Jay Kerbel	51,000 9,000	9,000

Tags: David Benyamine Hal Rotholz Jay Kerbel

06-19-2024 16:04 UTC-8

Montgomery, Bronshtein Play a Big One

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David Salituro

Level 4

Kyle Montgomery: XxXx/5x9x7x6x/Xx
Yuval Bronshtein: XxXx/3x4x3x2x/Xx

Yuval Bronshtein completed, Kyle Montgomery raised, and Brohshtein reraised. Montgomery called.

Bronshtein bet on fourth street and Montgomery called before he bet on fifth. Bronshtein then raised and Montgomery called.

Both players checked down sixth and seventh, with Montgomery showing 6x4x3x for 7-6-5-4-3 to win the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Kyle Montgomery	45,000 15,000	15,000
Yuval Bronshtein	30,000 10,000	10,000

Tags: Kyle Montgomery Yuval Bronshtein

06-19-2024 15:58 UTC-8

Player	Chips	Progress
Marco Johnson	60,000

Nicolas Milgrom	60,000

Andrew Kelsall	60,000

Alex Livingston	60,000

Carlos Chadha	60,000

Morris Makes a Bet With Burke, Gives One Up to Strebkov

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David Salituro

Level 4

Arthur Morris: XxXx/3xAx3x9x
Denis Strebkov: XxXx/9x6xAx4x

As Arthur Morris tried to interest the table in a high-card prop bet, he got involved in a pot with Denis Strebkov.

Morris bet on fourth street and Strebkov called before Strebkov bet on fifth.

Morris called and Strebkov bet again on sixth. Morris folded this time and Strebkov took down the pot.

William Burke then accepted Morris' bet, placing a $100 wager on who received the highest card with one player set to move to a new table. Burke ended up winning the bet and Morris quickly tossed him the money.