Event #43: $1,500 Razz Day 1 | 2025 World Series of Poker

06-13-2025 16:24 UTC-8

Heavy Hitters at Table #265

Brett Slezak

Level 5

Ante: 100
Bring In: 200
Completion: 600
Limits: 600-1,200

A cast of familiar faces can be seen at table #265, including the red-hot Ryan Hoenig coming off his first bracelet in the $10,000 Dealers Choice, the fan-favorite Allen Kessler, mixed-games crusher Nicolas Milgrom, and William Lahti.

Allen Kessler: Ax5x / 4x2x4x7x / 10x
Mark Provenzano: Ax6xXx / Ax4x3x4x
Ryan Hoenig: XxXx / 8x7x - folded on fourth street

Allen Kessler completed, Mark Provenzano called, and Hoenig called with the 8♥.

"This is my lucky card," Hoenig added.

Kessler bet on fourth, Provenzano called, and Hoenig disappointingly folded.

Provenzano took the betting led on fifth after Kessler paired, and he called.

Provenzano check-called on sixth and seventh street checked through.

Provenzano revealed that he bricked on seventh after drawing to a six, and Kessler scooped the pot with his seven.

"I had the best hand the entire time," Kessler pointed out. "I started with these four cards," highlighting the five-four-deuce-ace start.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ryan Hoenig	39,000 2,300	2,300

William Lahti	36,000 11,000	11,000
Nicolas Milgrom	22,000

Allen Kessler	19,000 3,000	3,000
Mark Provenzano	16,000 11,000	11,000

Tags: Allen Kessler Mark Provenzano Nicolas Milgrom Ryan Hoenig William Lahti

06-13-2025 14:50 UTC-8

Kessler Gives it Up to Ranciato

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Kai Cocklin

Level 3

Ante: 100
Bring In: 100
Completion: 400
Limits: 400-800

Mark Provenzano: XxXx / 9x10x - folded on fourth street
Shane Littlefield: XxXx / 9xAx4x - folded on fifth street
Joseph Ranciato: XxXx / 2x5xJx7x
Allen Kessler: XxXx / 6x5x8xJx - folded on sixth street

All four players in the pot had put in 400 on third and when Joseph Ranciato fired on fourth street, Allen Kessler called, Mark Provenzano folded, and Shane Littlefield called.

Kessler was the one to bet on fifth, which got Littlefield to fold, but Ranciato stuck around and then fired on sixth. Kessler didn't like what he saw and put his hand onto his head to while he mulled it over. After thinking it over for a short time, he let his hand go.

Player	Chips	Progress
Joseph Ranciato	30,000 5,000	5,000
Mark Provenzano	27,000 27,000	27,000
Shane Littlefield	25,000 25,000	25,000
Allen Kessler	22,000 3,000	3,000

Tags: Allen Kessler Joseph Ranciato Mark Provenzano Shane Littlefield

06-13-2025 14:12 UTC-8

Seiver Returns to Defend His Crown

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Kai Cocklin

Level 2

Ante: 100
Bring In: 100
Completion: 300
Limits: 300-600

Twelve months ago, Scott Seiver put on a masterclass in the $1,500 Razz, leading wire to wire on the final day to win his sixth WSOP bracelet and $141,374. The victory was his second of the summer, part of a hot streak that reignited talk of his place among the all-time greats. He navigated a stacked final table that included Brandon Shack-Harris, Maxx Coleman, and Ben Yu, and did so with the precision that only a few players in the world can match.

Now Seiver is back, looking to defend his title and prove once again why he's one of the most consistent players in mixed games. Whether it's Razz, 2-7, or any other format, Seiver continues to show up, sit down, and make deep runs look routine.

Player	Chips	Progress
Scott Seiver	25,000

Tags: Ben Yu Brandon Shack-Harris Maxx Coleman Scott Seiver

06-13-2025 11:02 UTC-8

Nearly Wheels Up Time for $1,500 Razz

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Kai Cocklin

Welcome back to PokerNews, the official media partner of the 2025 World Series of Poker and home of live updates from all bracelet events.

Today, the first of this year's two razz events, Event #43: $1,500 Razz, is getting underway here at Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas. This three-day event kicks off at 2 p.m. Starting stacks are 25,000, and anyone lucky enough to bag some chips at the end of the day will return at 1 p.m. on June 14 for Day 2, where another ten levels play out. A winner will be crowned on Day 3.

Day 1 will last until the end of Level 15, with 40-minute levels on Day 1, transitioning to 60-minute levels on Days 2 and 3. Today's levels will be broken up by a 15-minute break after every third level, with late registration open for nine levels (approx. 8:45 p.m.).

Last year's $1,500 Razz bracelet went to seven-time bracelet winner Scott Seiver. Seiver won the WSOP POY accolade after he scooped up three bracelets 12 months ago. His $1,500 Razz triumph was his second of the 2024 WSOP after he defeated Brandon Shack-Harris in heads-up play.

The top prize in last year's event was $141,374 from a total prize pool of $730,245.

Year	Entries	Winner	Country	Payout
2024	547	Scott Seiver	United States	$141,374
2023	556	David "ODB" Baker	United States	$152,991
2022	383	Daniel Strelitz	United States	$115,723
2021	311	Brad Ruben	United States	$99,188
2019	363	Kevin Gerhart	United States	$119,054

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Tags: Scott Seiver