2025 World Series of Poker

Event #43: $1,500 Razz
Day: 1
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Event Info
2025 World Series of Poker
Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
7x6x4x2xax
Prize
$126,363
Event Info
Buy-in
$1,500
Prize Pool
$626,580
Total Entries
472
Level Info
Level
31
Limits
0 / 0
Ante
0
Players Info - Day 1
Entries
472
Players Left
97
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Event #43: $1,500 Razz

Day 1 Completed

McCormick and Savage Lead The Way In $1,500 Razz

Liam Gannon
Liam Gannon
Level 15
Matt Savage
Matt Savage

A dazzling entourage of players came out to play Event #43: $1,500 Razz today at Horseshoe and Paris, Las Vegas for the 2025 WSOP. This edition of the event drew out 472 hopefuls to generate a prize pool of $626,580 to be divided up between the final 71 players. The 97 survivors will return Saturday with their eyes on cashing as well as the $126,363 that will eventually be awarded to first place.

Leading the way is WSOP regular Tom McCormick, who sits with 343,000. With his first cash being 33 years ago as a third-place finish in the $2,500 Limit Hold’em, McCormick has made himself one of the most steady players at the WSOP for many decades. McCormick has shown his playing chops on games of all types, with 120 cashes as well as 16 bracelet event final tables across games like Limit Hold’em, Stud, Stud Hi-Lo, Omaha Hi-Lo, and No-Limit Hold’em. Today saw McCormick soar up the counts at tough tables with bracelet winners like Scott Abrams (209,000). With his sizable chip stack here today, he looks to make a run at claiming his first WSOP bracelet after many close calls.

Day 1 Top Ten Chip Counts

PlacePlayerCountryChip Count
1Tom McCormickUnited States343,000
2Matt SavageUnited States324,000
3Clint WolcynUnited States317,000
4Steven AbitbolFrance292,500
5Bijan MirzasafiUnited States260,000
6Phillip HuiUnited States235,000
7Matthew VengrinUnited States232,500
8Gui VanUnited States228,500
9Allan LeUnited States220,000
10Calvin AndersonUnited States212,500

Sitting just behind McCormick is tournament director and golf enthusiast Matt Savage (323,000). Having worked for the WSOP as a tournament director many years ago, Savage has had multiple WSOP cashes dating back to 2009, including a deep run in the 2022 iteration of this event that landed him in 22nd place. The multi-time Poker Hall of Fame nominee bagged up a sizable stack here today and looks to make another deep run in his hunt for the elusive WSOP bracelet.

Many other stars of the game found their way to bags at the conclusion of the day. Stars like Phillip Hui (235,000), Allan Le (220,000), Calvin Anderson (212,500), David Shmuel (181,000), Lawrence Brandt (178,000), and WSOP Main Event champions Huck Seed (87,000), and Phil Hellmuth (63,000) all saw their stacks grow and survive throughout the day. Seed and Hellmuth were engaged in a discussion during the latter part of the day about who the greatest Razz player of all time was, with Hellmuth and Seed both holding two Razz bracelets of their own.

Phil Hellmuth
Phil Hellmuth

Defending champion Scott Seiver was unable to defend his crown. Many of the game's brightest stars fell with him by the wayside like Brian Rast, Tom McEvoy, Linda Johnson, Brad Ruben, Marco Johnson, and Kevin Gerhart. They will have to look to one of the other stud-variant bracelet events later this summer to claim one of their own.

Players will return to play in the Horseshoe tomorrow at 1 p.m. to Level 16 with a 1,500 ante and limits at 6,000/12,000. The length of each level will be increased to one hour each, as players will play a scheduled 10 levels. A 15-minute break will occur at the conclusion of every two levels, with a 60-minute dinner break at the conclusion of Level 21.

Be sure to check back in with PokerNews for all of the exciting updates on the ground of the 2025 WSOP.

Tags: Allan LeBijan MirzasafiBrad RubenBrian RastCalvin AndersonClint WolcynDavid ShmuelGui VanHuck SeedKevin GerhartLawrence BrandtLinda JohnsonMarco JohnsonMatt SavageMatthew VengrinPhil HellmuthPhillip HuiScott AbramsScott SeiverSteven AbitbolTom McCormickTom McEvoy

Day 2 Seat Draw

Liam Gannon
Liam Gannon
Level 15
TableSeatPlayerCountryChip Count
6331Shaun DeebUnited States159,000
6332Eddy VataruUnited States63,000
6333John EvansCanada84,000
6334Mickey DoftUnited States114,500
6336Patrick StaceyUnited States80,000
6337Timothy FrazinUnited States70,000
6338Takuro MatsumotoJapan24,000
     
6411Nam LeUnited States16,500
6412Alan LeachUnited States100,000
6413Calvin AndersonUnited States212,500
6414Paul SleeperUnited States15,500
6415Shirley RosarioUnited States12,000
6416Frank AtheyUnited States55,500
6417Thomas RickettsUnited States127,000
6418James WoodsUnited States49,500
     
6461Scott AbramsUnited States209,000
6462Ryutaro SuzukiJapan25,000
6463Amir NematiniaUnited States108,500
6464Dominick SarleUnited States43,000
6465Michael FilipiakUnited States111,000
6466Benjamin GoldsteinUnited States129,500
6467Boyd BurnettUnited States62,500
6468Nikolay PonomarevUnited Kingdom58,500
     
6471Cole JacksonUnited States119,000
6472Gabriel RamosUnited States165,000
6473Todd DakakeUnited States127,500
6474Alejandro BurzacoUnited States23,000
6475Maxx ColemanUnited States68,000
6476Jason FroelichUnited States116,500
6477Thor William MorstoelNorway194,000
     
6481Yuval BronshteinUnited States99,000
6482Eugene KatchalovUkraine80,000
6483Andrew HasdalUnited States26,000
6484John MoriartyUnited States193,500
6485Jun ObaraJapan126,500
6486Gina HechtUnited States46,600
6487Huck SeedUnited States87,000
6488Dennis AxelUnited States130,000
     
6491Dongwoo KoChina122,000
6492Clinton WolcynUnited States317,000
6493William LahtiUnited States81,500
6494Gui VanUnited States228,500
6495Matthew AronowitzUnited States28,000
6496Leonard AugustUnited States118,500
6498Christopher HoldenUnited States102,000
     
6501Ryan HoenigUnited States87,500
6502Jim CollopyUnited States122,500
6503Divakaran MarellaUnited States100,500
6504Jeanne DavidUnited States77,000
6505Sean YuUnited States41,000
6506Bijan MirzasafiUnited States260,000
6507Sebastian PauliDenmark187,500
6508Rami HammoudChina140,000
     
6511Oscar JohanssonSweden140,000
6512Theodore ManiosUnited States109,000
6513Nicolas BartheFrance193,500
6514Matt SavageUnited States324,000
6516Anthony WillmUnited States85,000
6517Hal RotholzUnited States180,000
6518Tsz Yuet LiuUnited States198,000
     
6522Allan LeUnited States220,000
6523Lonnie HeimowitzUnited States76,000
6524Hiroyuki NodaJapan55,000
6525Matt VengrinUnited States232,500
6526Nicolas GanleyUnited States130,500
6527William CorenUnited States44,000
6528Alan NugentUnited States65,000
     
6531Johannes BeckerDenmark79,000
6532Michael LauUnited States102,000
6533Tom McCormickUnited States343,000
6534Jyri MerivirtaFinland70,000
6535Brian BreckUnited States190,000
6536Pierre LewandowskiFrance34,000
6538Martin KnorrDenmark73,500
     
6551Sean TrohaUnited States96,500
6552Thomas DaubertUnited States100,000
6553Jonathan KrelaChina183,000
6554Jeffrey LisandroAustralia118,000
6555Murilo Souza FigueredoBrazil108,000
6556Mark ArmstrongUnited States124,500
6557Todd BrunsonUnited States64,000
6558Mengqi ChenCanada144,500
     
6561Matthew ValeoUnited States166,500
6563Jason LipinerUnited States168,500
6564Sebastian SchulzDenmark83,000
6565Phillip HuiUnited States235,000
6566Michelle RothUnited States63,000
6567Joe BrindleUnited Kingdom168,000
6568David ShmuelUnited States181,000
     
6571Andrew LattoUnited States45,000
6572Daniel IdemaCanada96,000
6573Steven AbitbolFrance292,500
6574Jackson SpencerUnited States80,000
6575Phil HellmuthUnited States63,000
6576Lawrence BrandtUnited States178,000
6577Edgar WardUnited States116,000
6578Michael HorowitzUnited States146,000

End of Day Chip Counts (full)

Liam Gannon
Liam Gannon
Level 15
Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Tom McCormick us
Tom McCormick 		343,000
287,000
 287,000
Day 1 Chip Leader
Profile photo of Matt Savage us
Matt Savage 		324,000
212,000
 212,000
Profile photo of Clint Wolcyn us
Clint Wolcyn 		317,000
317,000
 317,000
Profile photo of Steven Abitbol fr
Steven Abitbol 		292,500
264,500
 264,500
Profile photo of Bijan Mirzasafi us
Bijan Mirzasafi 		260,000
132,000
 132,000
Profile photo of Phillip Hui us
Phillip Hui 		235,000
109,500
 109,500
WSOP 4X Winner
Profile photo of Matthew Vengrin us
Matthew Vengrin 		232,500
232,500
 232,500
$25K Fantasy
WSOP 1X Winner
Profile photo of Gui Van us
Gui Van 		228,500
164,400
 164,400
Profile photo of Allan Le us
Allan Le 		220,000
85,500
 85,500
Day 2 Chip Leader
$25K Fantasy
WSOP 2X Winner
Profile photo of Calvin Anderson us
Calvin Anderson 		212,500
212,500
 212,500
WSOP 5X Winner
Profile photo of Scott Abrams us
Scott Abrams 		209,000
164,000
 164,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Profile photo of Tsz Liu us
Tsz Liu 		198,000
12,000
 12,000
Profile photo of Thor Morstoel no
Thor Morstoel 		194,000
69,000
 69,000
Profile photo of John Moriarty us
John Moriarty 		193,500
193,500
 193,500
Profile photo of Nicolas Barthe fr
Nicolas Barthe 		193,500
29,500
 29,500
Profile photo of Brian Breck us
Brian Breck 		190,000
161,000
 161,000
Profile photo of Sebastian Pauli de
Sebastian Pauli 		187,500
187,500
 187,500
Profile photo of Jonathan Krela ca
Jonathan Krela 		183,000
183,000
 183,000
Profile photo of David Shmuel us
David Shmuel 		181,000
79,000
 79,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Profile photo of Hal Rotholz us
Hal Rotholz 		180,000
164,000
 164,000
Profile photo of Lawrence Brandt us
Lawrence Brandt 		178,000
178,000
 178,000
$25K Fantasy
WSOP 2X Winner
Profile photo of Jason Lipiner us
Jason Lipiner 		168,500
143,500
 143,500
Profile photo of Joe Brindle gb
Joe Brindle 		168,000
32,000
 32,000
Profile photo of Matthew Valeo us
Matthew Valeo 		166,500
166,500
 166,500
$25K Fantasy
Profile photo of Gabriel Ramos us
Gabriel Ramos 		165,000
165,000
 165,000

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Five More Hands

Liam Gannon
Liam Gannon
Level 15

The tournament floor has announced just five more hands for the night before bags.

Stay tuned to PokerNews for a full seat draw and chip counts.

Liu Takes From Hellmuth; Seed Has Advice

Liam Gannon
Liam Gannon
Level 15

1996 WSOP Main Event Champion Huck Seed had just taken a seat at Phil Hellmuth's table and the two of them engaged in a conversation as Hellmuth played a hand with Tsz Liu.

Liu completed while Hellmuth called.

Tsz Liu: XxXx/5x10x2x4x/Xx
Phil Hellmuth: XxXx/10x4xAx2x/Xx

Hellmuth bet on fourth and fifth street with Liu calling him each time.

Both players checked sixth and seventh street.

"Jack," said Hellmuth, but it was second best to Liu who tabled 9x6x2x for a nine-six.

"Well it doesn't matter now Huck, I'm losing every hand," Hellmuth responded to Seed as they discussed who the best Razz player was.

"Maybe stop calling raises with tens up," Seed responded, earning a laugh from the table.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Tsz Liu us
Tsz Liu 		186,000
149,000
 149,000
Profile photo of Huck Seed us
Huck Seed 		93,000
62,000
 62,000
WSOP Main Event Champion
WSOP 4X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer
Profile photo of Phil Hellmuth us
Phil Hellmuth 		73,000
3,500
 3,500
WSOP Main Event Champion
WSOP 17X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer
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Tags: Huck SeedPhil HellmuthTsz Liu

Level: 15

Ante: 1,000
Bring In: 2,000
Completion: 5,000
Limits: 5,000-10,000

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