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

06-13-2025 22:19 UTC-7

Hellmuth Takes From Hasdal

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Liam Gannon

Level 12

Ante: 500
Bring In: 1,000
Completion: 2,500
Limits: 2,500-5,000

Action was picked up on fifth street in a pot between Andrew Hasdal and Phil Hellmuth.

Phil Hellmuth: XxXx/KxAx3x10x/Xx
Andrew Hasdal: XxXx/5x5xJx2x/Xx

Hellmuth bet on fifth street and Hasdal called.

"We have a non believer," said Hellmuth as he bet once more on sixth street, with Hasdal calling behind.

On seventh street Hellmuth bet once more and Hasdal tabled 8x4xAx after calling Hellmuth's bet.

"I had a ten going in," said Hellmuth as he squeezed his last card and he tabled 7x6x5x for a seven-six to beat Hasdal's eight-five.

"You get paid more when you start with a king," Hellmuth said as the 17-time WSOP bracelet winner and former Razz champion raked in the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Phil Hellmuth	69,500

Andrew Hasdal	62,000

Tags: Andrew Hasdal Phil Hellmuth

Level: 12

Ante: 500
Bring In: 1,000
Completion: 2,500
Limits: 2,500-5,000

06-13-2025 22:00 UTC-7

Mirzasafi Takes From Schindelheim

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Liam Gannon

Level 11

Ante: 500
Bring In: 1000
Completion: 2,000
Limits: 2,000-4,000

Action was picked up on fourth street in a pot between Ron Schindelheim, Bijan Mirzasafi, and John Holley.

Bijan Mirzasafi: XxXx/4x7x8x3x/Xx
Ron Schindelheim: XxXx/2x7xQx4x/Xx
John Holley: XxXx/3xQxJx (Folded on fifth street)

Schindelheim bet on fourth street which Mirzasafi called and Holley raised. Mirzasafi raised back and both Mirzasafi and Holley called.

Mirzasafi bet on fifth street which only Schindelheim called.

Sixth and seventh street saw Mirzasafi bet twice and Schindelheim called twice and mucked after seeing Mirzasafi's 5x5x2x for a seven-five.

Player	Chips	Progress
John Holley	75,000
Bijan Mirzasafi	73,000 27,500	27,500
Ron Schindelheim	11,000

Tags: Bijan Mirzasafi John Holley Ron Schindelheim

06-13-2025 21:57 UTC-7

Athey Collects as Bui's Eight-Low No Good

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Kai Cocklin

Level 11

Ante: 500
Bring In: 1000
Completion: 2,000
Limits: 2,000-4,000

Frank Athey: 4x2x2x / 7x7x5x3x
Shaurabh Sharma: 5x3xAx / Ax2x8xQx
Anne Bui: 5x4xAx / 8x3x8xQx All in

By the time sixth street arrived, Anne Bui was already all-in and Shaurabh Sharma had bet. Frank Athey raised, and after mulling it over, Sharma called.

Seventh was checked down and Athey showed his 7-5-4-3-2, which was good for the side pot against Sharma. Bui then showed an eight-low, which meant she was eliminated.

Player	Chips	Progress
Frank Athey	65,000 40,000	40,000
Shaurabh Sharma	10,000 10,000	10,000
Anne Bui	Busted

Tags: Anne Bui Frank Athey Shaurabh Sharma

06-13-2025 21:46 UTC-7

Rodriguez Sends Out Two

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Liam Gannon

Level 11

Ante: 500
Bring In: 1000
Completion: 2,000
Limits: 2,000-4,000

Action was picked up with Adam Friedman and Ashish Gupta all in on fourth street with Per Hildebrand and Daniel Rodriguez in with the covering stacks.

Adam Friedman: 7x6x/Ax7x3xAx/9x All in
Ashish Gupta: 6x2x/8x7x2xJx/Qx All in
Per Hildebrand: 2x5x/3x7x9x8x/7x
Daniel Rodriguez: Ax5x/4xQx3x10x/6x

Rodriguez was first to act on fifth and sixth street being the closer to Friedman and check-called a bet from Hildebrand on each street. Seventh street saw Hildebrand check and Rodriguez bet and Hildebrand called.

Holding a six-five low, Rodriguez' hand was good enough to take down a massive pot while both Friedman and Gupta exited the tournament.

Player	Chips	Progress
Daniel Rodriguez	67,500 67,500	67,500
Per Hildebrand	2,700 2,700	2,700
Ashish Gupta	Busted
Adam Friedman	Busted

Tags: Adam Friedman Ashish Gupta Daniel Rodriguez Per Hildebrand

06-13-2025 21:41 UTC-7

Prize Pool and Payouts

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Kai Cocklin

Level 11

Ante: 500
Bring In: 1000
Completion: 2,000
Limits: 2,000-4,000

A total of 472 players turned out for the $1,500 Razz event, which created a prize pool of $626,580.

The winner will take home $126,363, while a min-cash is worth $3,049. A spot on the final table guarantees a payout of at least $8,877.

Place	Prize	Place	Prize
1	$126,363	10–11	$7,040
2	$84,221	12–15	$5,718
3	$57,296	16–23	$4,760
4	$39,787	24–31	$4,063
5	$28,213	32–39	$3,559
6	$20,438	40–47	$3,201
7	$15,134	48–71	$3,049
8	$11,459
9	$8,877

06-13-2025 21:32 UTC-7

Smith Faces 'Worst River Bet of All Time"

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Kai Cocklin

Level 11

Ante: 500
Bring In: 1000
Completion: 2,000
Limits: 2,000-4,000

https://twitter.com/SamENoleWSOP/status/1933743073865183378

Player	Chips	Progress
Matthew Smith	20,000 16,500	16,500

Level: 11

Ante: 500
Bring In: 1000
Completion: 2,000
Limits: 2,000-4,000

06-13-2025 21:27 UTC-7

Hausen Gets Paid From Noda, Also Eliminates Xu

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Kai Cocklin

Level 10

Ante: 300
Bring In: 500
Completion: 1,500
Limits: 1,500-3,000

Zhiyuan Xu: Kx7x2x / 3x4x10x10x
Tobias Hausen: Kx8x3x / 4x2x9x6x
Hiroyuki Noda: XxXx / 6xQx9x3x / Xx

Zhiyuan Xu completed and both Tobias Hausen & Hiroyuki Noda called. On fourth street, Hausen bet, Noda called, Xu moved all in for around 2,500. Both Hausen and Noda called.

Hausen bet on fifth, sixth, and seventh, with Noda calling each street to showdown. Hausen then showed his 8-6-4-3-2, Noda mucked, and Xu flashed T-7-4-3-2 before he also mucked, meaning he was eliminated.

Earlier in the 2025 WSOP, Hausen pulled a $100,000 bounty in the Mystery Millions event.