Event #50: $10,000 Razz Championship Day 1 | 2025 World Series of Poker

06-16-2025 16:07 UTC-8

Massive Pot for Madsen

Dan O'Hair

Level 5

Ante: 300
Bring In: 300
Completion: 1,200
Limits: 1,200-2,400

Jeff Madsen: XxXx/8x2xAx9x/Xx
Yuval Bronshtein: XxXx/2x7x10x5x/Xx - folded on seventh street
John Monnette: XxXx/6x10x8xJx - folded on sixth street

Three ways in a raised in pot, Yuval Bronshtein bet on fourth street and John Monnette called. Jeff Madsen raised and Bronshtein made it three bets to go. Monnette called cold and Madsen called as well.

Madsen led out for a bet after catching best on fifth street and both Bronshtein and Monnette called.

On sixth street, Madsen continued betting, but this time only Bronshtein called.

Bronshtein let his hand go facing a final bet from Madsen on seventh and Madsen collected the sizable pot without a showdown.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jeff Madsen	70,000 10,000	10,000

John Monnette	51,000 9,000	9,000

Yuval Bronshtein	23,000 12,700	12,700

Tags: Jeff Madsen John Monnette Yuval Bronshtein

06-16-2025 16:15 UTC-8

Bromfman Shows a Better Eight

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Calum Grant

Level 5

Ante: 300
Bring In: 300
Completion: 1,200
Limits: 1,200-2,400

Denis Strebkov: Qx7x4x / AxKx8x6x
Yueqi Zhu: XxXxXx / 5xAxQx10x - folded on seventh street
Pedro Bromfman: 7x3x2x / Jx8x4xKx

Denis Strebkov completed and was called by Yueqi Zhu. Pedro Bromfan called after being the bring-in.

Zhu bet on fourth street and both opponents called.

Bromfman picked up the betting lead on fifth street, and fired out a wager. He was called in both spots.

The action checked to Strebkov on sixth street, and it was his turn to bet. Like the streets before, no folds were found.

The action once again checked to Strebkov on seventh street, and he bet. Zhu folded before Bromfman called.

Both players tabled an eight-seven, but Bromfman's 8-7-4-3-2 bested Strebkov's 8-7-6-4-A.

Player	Chips	Progress
Pedro Bromfman	73,000 13,000	13,000

Denis Strebkov	44,000 19,000	19,000

Yueqi Zhu	34,500 17,500	17,500

Tags: Denis Strebkov Pedro Bromfan Yueqi Zhu

06-16-2025 16:28 UTC-8

Six-Five for Dzivielevski

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Calum Grant

Level 5

Ante: 300
Bring In: 300
Completion: 1,200
Limits: 1,200-2,400

Yuri Dzivielevski: 5x3x2x / 6x2x4xKx
John Monnette: XxXxXx / Ax5x5xJx

Action was picked up on sixth street, with Yuri Dzivielevski placing out a bet. John Monnette called for the seventh street to be dished out.

Dzivielevski fired out chips once more, and Monnette matched the bet, placing the calling in front of the Brazilian.

Monnette was right to put the chips where he had as Dvivielevski showed 6-5-4-3-2 which received a tap on the table from Monnette.

Player	Chips	Progress
Yuri Dzivielevski	65,000 700	700

Allen Kessler	56,000 1,000	1,000
Anthony Zinno	50,000 13,000	13,000

John Monnette	39,000 12,000	12,000

Tags: John Monnette Yuri Dzivielevski

06-16-2025 16:34 UTC-8

Barthe Bets Out Luo; Sternheimer Hops In

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Calum Grant

Level 5

Ante: 300
Bring In: 300
Completion: 1,200
Limits: 1,200-2,400

Nicolas Barthe: XxXx / 2x6x4x
Xixiang Luo: XxXx / 2x8x9x - folded on fifth street

Nicolas Barthe called before the action folded to Xixiang Luo. He completed, with the action folding back to Barthe. The Frenchman raised and Luo called.

Luo called a bet on fourth street before conceding the pot on fifth street.

As the hand played out, $10K Pot-Limit Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better Championship winner Philip Sternheimer joined the table. Sternheimer ended a 13 year bracelet chase with the victory and emotional scenes followiing straight after.

Sternheimer then had his bracelet ceremony earlier today which you can watch below.

https://twitter.com/TheMannheim/status/1934716838128038300

Player	Chips	Progress
Alex Livingston	68,000 7,500	7,500

Philip Sternheimer	60,000 60,000	60,000

Nicolas Barthe	53,000 2,500	2,500
Xixiang Luo	53,000 7,000	7,000

Scott Seiver	47,000 13,000	13,000

Tags: Nicolas Barthe Philip Sternheimer Xixiang Luo

06-16-2025 16:47 UTC-8

Brindle Gets the Best of Zhigalov; Bronshtein Out

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Dan O'Hair

Level 6

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

Joe Brindle: XxXx/3x7x3x6x
Andrey Zhigalov: XxXx/5xKx6xJx - folded on sixth street

Joe Brindle completed and called a raise from Andrey Zhigalov.

Zhigalov called a bet from Brindle on fourth street and then bet himself on fifth after Brindle paired his trey. Brindle called.

On sixth street, Zhigalov caught a jack and check-folded facing a bet from Brindle to award Brindle the pot.

At another table, Yuval Bronshtein was the first player to be eliminated.

Player	Chips	Progress
Andrey Zhigalov	88,000 28,000	28,000

Joe Brindle	65,000 5,000	5,000
Yuval Bronshtein	Busted

Tags: Andrey Zhigalov Joe Brindle

06-16-2025 17:00 UTC-8

Barthe Gets Some Breathing Room

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Dan O'Hair

Level 6

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

Nicolas Barthe: Qx4x3x/Ax5xAx8x
Ivan Schertzer: XxXx/2x5xQx9x/Xx
Philip Sternheimer: XxXx/AxKxQx - folded on fifth street
Xiaomin Liu: XxXx/J♣3x - folded on fourth street

Philip Sternheimer completed and was called by Nicolas Barthe, Ivan Schertzer, and Xiaomin Liu for a four-way pot.

Barthe bet on fourth, which got a call from Schertzer and Sternheimer and a fold from Liu.

Schertzer then led out for a bet on fifth after Barthe paired his ace and Barthe called.

Schertzer check-called bets from Barthe on sixth and seventh and Barthe tabled Qx4x3x for an eight. Schertzer mucked his hand upon seeing it and Barthe added to his short stack.

Player	Chips	Progress
Xiaomin Liu	55,000 5,000	5,000
Philip Sternheimer	53,000 7,000	7,000

Ivan Schertzer	40,000 40,000	40,000
Nicolas Barthe	37,000 16,000	16,000

Tags: Ivan Schertzer Nicolas Barthe Philip Sternheimer Xiaomin Liu

06-16-2025 17:05 UTC-8

Liu Has the Goods in Five-Way Pot

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Calum Grant

Level 6

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

Philip Sternheimer: XxXxXx / 4x3x4xJx - folded on seventh street
Xixiang Luo: XxXx / 7xQx - folded on fourth street
Scott Seiver: XxXxXx / 7xAxJx10x
Xiaomin Liu: 7x6x3x / 5xKx10x8x
Jordan Siegel: XxXx / KxXx - folded on fourth street

Jordan Siegel was the bring-in. Philip Sternheimer, Xixiang Luo, Scott Seiver and Xiaomin Liu all called.

Sternheimer bet on fourth street with Seiver and Liu being the only callers.

Fifth street then checked through to sixth street, where Seiver became the low. The 2024 WSOP Player of the Year bet and saw both opponents call.

"I guess I check," said Seiver before looking at his final down card. Liu bet, forcing out Sternheimer to put the action on Seiver. The latter contemplated before electing on a call.

Liu showed 8-7-6-5-3, with the 7x6x3x being his down cards. Seiver mucked and fell to a stack of 45,000.

Player	Chips	Progress
Philip Sternheimer	58,000 5,000	5,000

Jordan Siegel	55,000 12,700	12,700
Xiaomin Liu	55,000
Xixiang Luo	52,500 500	500

Scott Seiver	45,000 2,000	2,000

Tags: Jordan Siegel Philip Sternheimer Scott Seiver Xiaomin Liu Xixiang Luo

06-16-2025 17:15 UTC-8

Valeo Gets Sticky Against Stamm

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Dan O'Hair

Level 6

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

David Stamm: Kx4xAx/3x3x9x7x
Matthew Valeo: XxXx/3x10xQxJx/Xx

David Stamm completed and called a raise from Matthew Valeo.

Stamm called a bet from Valeo on fourth street and then Valeo check-called a bet from Stamm on fifth.

Stamm bet again after being checked to and Valeo shrugged and shook his head before calling

On seventh street, Valeo checked and reluctantly called a bet from Stamm, who tabled Kx4xAx for a nine. Valeo mucked and Stamm collected the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
David Stamm	82,000 22,000	22,000
Matthew Valeo	48,000 7,000	7,000

Yueqi Zhu	Busted

Tags: David Stamm Matthew Valeo

06-16-2025 17:32 UTC-8

Updated Counts & New Entries

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Calum Grant

Level 7

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

Chip counts as per WSOP+

Player	Chips	Progress
Anthony Zinno	156,500 106,500	106,500

George Alexander	148,000 88,000	88,000

Clayton Mozdzen	126,000 66,000	66,000
Scott Milkey	121,700 8,200	8,200
Xixiang Luo	120,000 67,500	67,500

Alex Livingston	104,000 36,000	36,000

Sebastian Pauli	101,000 13,000	13,000
David Stamm	99,200 17,200	17,200
John Hennigan	97,900 47,900	47,900

Jordan Siegel	95,000 5,000	5,000
John Racener	90,100 30,100	30,100

Mark Epstein	82,700 3,700	3,700
Lucas Zwingmann-Gocht	81,200 81,200	81,200
Brian Tate	80,000 20,000	20,000
Brandon Shack-Harris	78,400 18,400	18,400

Philip Sternheimer	78,200 20,200	20,200

Ray Fishman	77,900 17,900	17,900
Thomas Keller	77,600 6,400	6,400

Matthew Valeo	73,500 25,500	25,500

Andrey Zhigalov	73,100 14,900	14,900

Scott Seiver	71,000 26,000	26,000

Yuri Dzivielevski	69,000 4,000	4,000

Jason Papastavrou	67,700 7,300	7,300
Pedro Bromfman	65,600 11,400	11,400

Brad Ruben	64,000 14,000	14,000

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06-16-2025 17:46 UTC-8

Krela Catches Well on Hennigan To Avoid the Danger Zone

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Calum Grant

Level 7

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

John Hennigan: XxXxXx / 2x10xJx6x
Nicolas Milgrom: XxXx / 4xQxKx - folded on fifth street
Jonathan Krela: 6x5x2x / 3x7x3x10x

John Hennigan completed and was called by Nicolas Milgrom and Jonathan Krela.

Krela became the new low on fourth street and bet. He was called in both spots. The action checked to him on fifth street and he bet. Hennigan was the only caller.

Hennigan led out on sixth street, with Krela sticking around for seventh. The call left him with around two big bets behind.

Hennigan check-called Krela's bet on seventh and saw his opponent turn over 6x5x2x giving him 7-6-5-3-2. Hennigan conceded the pot as Krela avoided being left on fumes.

Player	Chips	Progress
John Hennigan	85,000 12,900	12,900

Nicolas Milgrom	55,000 35,500	35,500

Jonathan Krela	39,000 20,700	20,700

Tags: John Hennigan Jonathan Krela Nicolas Milgrom