Event #43: $1,500 Razz Day 2 | 2025 World Series of Poker

06-14-2025 19:18 UTC-7

Valeo Over a Million; Savage Out

Dan O'Hair

Level 21

Ante: 5,000
Bring In: 5,000
Completion: 20,000
Limits: 20,000-40,000

Matt Savage: 8xAx/4x8x2xQx/4x All in
Matthew Valeo: 8x3x/7xQx2x9x/3x
Jim Collopy: XxXx/6x10x2x - folded on fifth street

Three ways on fifth street, Matt Savage bet and Matthew Valeo called. Jim Collopy got out of the way.

Savage bet his remaining chips on sixth and Valeo called to put him at risk.

Savage caught two pair on seventh to end with a queen and Valeo took the rest of his chips holding a nine.

Player	Chips	Progress
Matthew Valeo	1,100,000 397,000	397,000

Jim Collopy	280,000 9,000	9,000

Matt Savage	Busted

Tags: Matt Savage Jim Collopy Matthew Valeo

06-14-2025 19:15 UTC-7

Roth Cannot Outdraw Lipiner

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Liam Gannon

Level 21

Ante: 5,000
Bring In: 5,000
Completion: 20,000
Limits: 20,000-40,000

Michelle Roth completed and Matthew Valeo called with Jason Lipiner calling from the bring in.

Michelle Roth: 7x6x/Ax3xQxQx/Jx All in
Jason Lipiner: 5x4x/9x2x10xJx/Jx
Matthew Valeo: XxXx/7xKx (Folded on fourth street)

Roth bet and Valeo called while Lipiner raised. Roth raised all in and only Lipiner called.

Lipiner's ten-nine was good enough to hold against Roth's jack-seven and she was eliminated from the tournament.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jason Lipiner	381,000 231,000	231,000
Michelle Roth	Busted

Tags: Jason Lipiner Matthew Valeo Michelle Roth

06-14-2025 19:05 UTC-7

Lipiner Doubles Through Knorr

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Dan O'Hair

Level 21

Ante: 5,000
Bring In: 5,000
Completion: 20,000
Limits: 20,000-40,000

Jason Lipiner: 8xAx/4x7xAx2x/9x All in
Martin Knorr: 8xAx/2xQx6xJx/10x

Martin Knorr completed and was raised by Jason Lipiner. Action folded back to Knorr, who made it three bets to go. Lipiner called all in and boards were run.

Lipiner caught an eight by sixth street and Knorr was left with a ten to award Lipiner the double up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Martin Knorr	590,000 170,000	170,000
Jason Lipiner	150,000 39,000	39,000
Lonnie Heimowitz	Busted

Tags: Jason Lipiner Martin Knorr

06-14-2025 19:03 UTC-7

David Takes From Collopy

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Liam Gannon

Level 21

Ante: 5,000
Bring In: 5,000
Completion: 20,000
Limits: 20,000-40,000

Jim Collopy completed and Jeanne David called.

Jeanne David: XxXx/10x5x4xQx/Xx
Jim Collopy: XxXx/AxQx6x10x/Xx

David bet on fourth street and Collopy called.

Fifth street saw David bet a second time and Collopy called once more, with the subsequent streets checking down.

She turned over Kx3x2x for ten-five and Collopy frustratingly flashed 5x2x for a ten-six and she raked in the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jeanne David	292,000 165,000	165,000
Jim Collopy	271,000 54,000	54,000

Tags: Jeanne David Jim Collopy

06-14-2025 18:54 UTC-7

Becker's Big Stack

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Liam Gannon

Level 21

Ante: 5,000
Bring In: 5,000
Completion: 20,000
Limits: 20,000-40,000

Action was picked up on fourth street in a pot between John Evans, Johannes Becker, and Leonard August.

Johannes Becker: XxXx/6x4x2x3x/Xx
John Evans: XxXx/Ax2x4xQx/Xx
Leonard August: XxXx/2x10x2x (Folded on fifth street)

Evans bet on fourth and both of his opponents called.

Becker bet after Evans checked on fifth street and only Evans called. With action repeating on sixth street.

Seventh street saw action check through and Becker tabled 10x7x3x for a seven.

Player	Chips	Progress
Johannes Becker	942,000 352,000	352,000

Leonard August	371,000 29,000	29,000
John Evans	219,000 206,000	206,000

Tags: Johannes Becker John Evans Leonard August

06-14-2025 18:54 UTC-7

Collopy Leaves Brunson Short

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Dan O'Hair

Level 21

Ante: 5,000
Bring In: 5,000
Completion: 20,000
Limits: 20,000-40,000

Jim Collopy: XxXx/Ax2x9x4x/Xx
Todd Brunson: XxXx/5x8x7x8x/Xx - folded on seventh street

Todd Brunson completed and was called by Jim Collopy. Both players checked on fourth street and then Collopy called a bet from Brunson on fifth.

Collopy led out for a bet after Brunson caught a pair on sixth and Brunson called.

On seventh street, Collopy bet a final time and Brunson let his hand go.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jim Collopy	325,000 15,000	15,000

Todd Brunson	135,000 198,000	198,000

Rami Hammoud	Busted

Tags: James Collopy Todd Brunson

06-14-2025 18:46 UTC-7

Savage is Slipping

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Dan O'Hair

Level 21

Ante: 5,000
Bring In: 5,000
Completion: 20,000
Limits: 20,000-40,000

Gui Van: XxXx/9x7x5x
Matt Savage: XxXx/5x3x10x - folded on fifth street

Matt Savage completed and was called by Gui Van.

Van called a bet from Savage on fourth street and then led out for a bet on fifth. Savage wanted nothing to do with it and laid his hand down.

Savage has had a bit of a rough past level and is down nearly half from his peak.

Player	Chips	Progress
Matt Savage	320,000 309,000	309,000
Gui Van	200,000 337,000	337,000

Tags: Gui Van Matt Savage

Level: 21

Ante: 5,000
Bring In: 5,000
Completion: 20,000
Limits: 20,000-40,000

06-14-2025 18:34 UTC-7

Sarle Falls to Moriarty

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Dan O'Hair

Level 20

Ante: 3,000
Bring In: 5,000
Completion: 15,000
Limits: 15,000-30,000

Dominick Sarle: 2xAx/10x5xJx9x/2x All in
John Moriarty: 10x7x/3x8xAx6x/2x

Sarle was faced with a bet from Moriarty on sixth street for his last 2,000 and Sarle tanked a while before putting himself at risk.

Moriarty showed him the bad news as Sarle was already drawing dead against Moriarty's eight.

Seventh needlessly improved Moriarty to a seven and he was sent the rest of Sarle's chips.

At another table, Hal Rotholz was eliminated.

Player	Chips	Progress
John Moriarty	400,000 35,000	35,000
Dominick Sarle	Busted

Hal Rotholz	Busted

Tags: Dominick Sarle Hal Rotholz John Moriarty

06-14-2025 18:29 UTC-7

Coleman Sends Out Merivirta

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Liam Gannon

Level 20

Ante: 3,000
Bring In: 5,000
Completion: 15,000
Limits: 15,000-30,000

Action was picked up on fourth street with Jyri Merivirta all in for his last bet against Maxx Coleman and Leonard August.

Coleman bet on fourth street and Augst quickly folded his two paint cards.

Jyri Merivirta: Jx8x/2x4x4xAx/2x All in
Maxx Coleman: Ax9x/5x3x8x4x/Qx

The board ran out as no help to Mervivirta and Coleman's eight-five took down the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Maxx Coleman	671,000 193,000	193,000

Jyri Merivirta	Busted

Tags: Jyri Merivirta Leonard August Maxx Coleman