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

06-16-2025 18:44 UTC-8

Seiver and Liu on Short Stacks

Calum Grant

Level 8

Ante: 500
Bring In: 700
Completion: 2,500
Limits: 2,500-5,000

Scott Seiver: XxXx / 5x2x7x4x / Xx - folded seventh street
Xiaomin Liu: XxXx / XxXx - folded fourth street
Ivan Schertzer: XxXx / 9x2x4xAx / Xx

Scott Seiver completed and was called by Xiaomin Liu and Ivan Schertzer.

Seiver bet on fourth street, folding out Liu but picking up a call from Schertzer.

Schertzer called a bet on fifth street before raising Seiver's bet on sixth street. The latter called.

Seiver checked on seventh street, and seemed taken back by Schertzer's bet.

He toyed with his cards, and chips, with a few outward hand gestures.

"Very small chance we chop," muttered Seiver before releasing his hand.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ivan Schertzer	130,000 102,500	102,500
Scott Seiver	17,300 53,700	53,700

Xiaomin Liu	10,000 22,500	22,500

Tags: Ivan Schertzer Scott Seiver Xiaomin Liu

06-16-2025 18:37 UTC-8

Stamm Stymies Valeo

Share on Twitter Share on Facebook

Dan O'Hair

Level 8

Ante: 500
Bring In: 700
Completion: 2,500
Limits: 2,500-5,000

David Stamm: 8x6x2x/4x5xAxAx
Matthew Valeo: 5x4xXx/10x7x2x8x

David Stamm completed with his four and Matthew Valeo called.

Valeo proceeded to call bets from Stamm on every street and Stamm announced, "Eighty-six" as he tabled 8x6x2x.

"No, you have a six," Valeo said as he showed 5x4x and mucked.

"Oh, I don't know what I'm doing," Stamm replied as he collected the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
David Stamm	120,000 20,800	20,800
Matthew Valeo	23,000 50,500	50,500

Tags: David Stamm Matthew Valeo

06-16-2025 18:20 UTC-8

Ivens Turns the Tables on the Champ

Share on Twitter Share on Facebook

Calum Grant

Level 7

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

Todd Ivens: XxXx / 4xAx8x2x / Jx
George Alexander: Ax4x / 6x7x6x7x / Ax - folded on seventh street

Todd Ivens completed and was called by defending champion George Alexander.

Ivens check-called on fourth street before betting on fifth and sixth street.

"Christ...how things turn," said Alexander.

"Still drawing live...maybe," replied the champion's challenger.

"I am. I know I am," continued Alexander as he called.

Ivens bet out on seventh street, folding out Alexander who showed AxAx4x as his down cards.

Ivens flashed a Jx before telling his opponent he had a six.

Player	Chips	Progress
George Alexander	120,000 28,000	28,000

Todd Ivens	85,000 25,000	25,000

Tags: George Alexander Todd Ivens

06-16-2025 18:10 UTC-8

Hennigan Shows a Wheel

Share on Twitter Share on Facebook

Dan O'Hair

Level 7

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

John Hennigan: 4x3xXx/2x5xAx4x
Hal Rotholz: XxXx/8x10x3xQx - folded on sixth street
Ariel Mantel: XxXx/7xKx9x - folded on fifth street

Ariel Mantel and Hal Rotholz called the bring-in and then called after John Hennigan completed.

Both Mantel and Rotholz called a bet from Hennigan on fourth street, but only Rotholz called facing another bet from Hennigan on fifth.

Hennigan caught four cards to a wheel on sixth and continued betting, which got a quick fold from Rotholz.

Hennigan showed 4x3x before collecting the pot.

At other tables, William Kakon and Everett Carlton were eliminated.

Player	Chips	Progress
John Hennigan	155,000 70,000	70,000

Ariel Mantel	35,000 11,100	11,100
Hal Rotholz	12,500 37,100	37,100

William Kakon	Busted

Everett Carlton	Busted

Tags: Ariel Mantel Hal Rotholz John Hennigan

06-16-2025 17:46 UTC-8

Krela Catches Well on Hennigan To Avoid the Danger Zone

Share on Twitter Share on Facebook

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

06-16-2025 16:07 UTC-8

Massive Pot for Madsen

Share on Twitter Share on Facebook

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 14:23 UTC-8

A Luke-Warm Welcome from Kessler to Dzivielevski

Share on Twitter Share on Facebook

Calum Grant

Level 3

Ante: 200
Bring In: 200
Completion: 800
Limits: 800-1,600

https://twitter.com/AllenKessler/status/1934733693274530058

Allen Kessler was voicing his frustrations to the tournament director due to Yuri Dzivielevski taking the seat on his immediate left.

Kessler felt it was unfair that the Brazilian was essentially able to pick his seat in the event.

"It's going to be a great day," said Dzivielevski in the midst of Kessler repeating "It's not right," to the TD.

06-16-2025 14:07 UTC-8

Dzivielevski's Jack is Good

Share on Twitter Share on Facebook

Dan O'Hair

Level 2

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

Yuri Dzivielevski: XxXx/AxQx7xJx
Dennis Strebkov: XxXx/4x8x8x4x/Xx

Dennis Strebkov completed and called a raise from Yuri Dzivielevski.

Dzivielevski called a bet from Strebkov on fourth street and then bet himself after Strebkov caught a pair on fifth. Strebkov called.

Strebkov called another bet from Dzivielevski on sixth and action checked through on seventh.

"Jack," Dzivielevski announced.

"Jack is good," Strebkov replied — prompting Dzivielevski to table his hole cards and claim the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Yuri Dzivielevski	65,000 65,000	65,000

Denis Strebkov	63,000 3,000	3,000

Tags: Dennis Strebkov Yuri Dzivielevski

06-16-2025 13:36 UTC-8

Burnett Makes an Unwanted Boat

Share on Twitter Share on Facebook

Dan O'Hair

Level 1

Ante: 100
Bring In: 200
Completion: 500
Limits: 500-1,000

Yueqi Zhu: XxXx/7x5x6x6x
Boyd Burnett: 2x2x/3x5x5x5x - folded on sixth street

Heads-up on fourth street, Yueqi Zhu called a bet from Boyd Burnett and then led out for a bet on fifth street after Burnett paired his five. Burnett called.

Burnett received another 5x on sixth and Zhu bet.

"The problem is I have a full house," Burnett said as he turned over 2x2x. Burnett then mucked his hand and Zhu was awarded the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Yueqi Zhu	62,000 3,000	3,000

Boyd Burnett	54,000 6,000	6,000

Tags: Boyd Burnett Yueqi Zhu

06-16-2025 07:01 UTC-8

Get Razzed for Event #50: $10,000 Razz Championship Kicking Off Today

Share on Twitter Share on Facebook

Will Shillibier

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 sees the start of Event #50: $10,000 Razz Championship here at Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas.

This three-day event gets underway at 2 p.m. local time, with late registration closing after 11 levels (approx 2:15 p.m. on Day 2). There will be 15-minute breaks every two hours of play. There is no reentry in this event.

Levels 1-6 are 40 minutes in duration, Levels 7-15 increase to 60 minutes and from Level 16 onwards, levels escalate to 90 minutes.

The starting stack is 60,000 chips, with the plan for Day 1 to play ten levels. For the surviving players or late registrants, Day 2 resumes at 1 p.m. Tuesday and wraps up after eight more levels play out. Day 3 is when a winner will be crowned.

Last year's event saw George Alexander conquer a field of 118 players to win $282,443 and his first WSOP bracelet.

In the 2023 edition, poker veteran and 2016 WSOP Main Event finalist Jerry Wong reigned supreme to become the king of Razz. He bagged his first WSOP bracelet after topping the 123-player field and defeating Carlos Chadha in heads-up play. Along with the piece of WSOP hardware, Wong grabbed the lion's share of the $1,143,900 prize pool, cashing out for $298,682.

Year	Entries	Winner	Country	Payout
2024	118	George Alexander	United States	$282,443
2023	123	Jerry Wong	United States	$298,682
2022	139	Julien Martini	France	$328,906
2021	109	Benny Glaser	United Kingdom	$274,693
2020	-	Not held	-	-
2019	116	Scott Seiver	United States	$301,421
2018	119	Calvin Anderson	United States	$309,220

Planning on playing this event? PokerNews activates MyStack for every WSOP event, regardless of that tournament's buy-in, allowing you to directly adjust your chip counts in our live reporting.

MyStack is a free poker tool that puts you in control of your chip counts on our live reporting pages. Once you have created a free PokerNews account, you can use MyStack to update your chip counts in real time; hopefully, your stack will continue increasing throughout the event!

Become a Bigger Part of the Action With MyStack

Tags: Benny Glaser Calvin Anderson Carlos Chadha George Alexander Jerry Wong Paris Las Vegas Scott Seiver