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Event #50: $10,000 Razz Championship
Day 2 Completed
2025 World Series of Poker
Event #50: $10,000 Razz Championship
Day: 2
Event Info
2025 World Series of Poker
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 2
Buy-in
$10,000
Prize Pool
$1,246,200
Total Entries
134
Level
28
Limits
200,000 / 400,000
Ante
0
Entries
79
Players Left
12
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Level 18
Ante: 5,000
Bring In: 5,000
Completion: 20,000
Limits: 20,000-40,000
Bring In: 5,000
Completion: 20,000
Limits: 20,000-40,000
As the 2025 World Series of Poker buzzed with excitement on Tuesday, with champions crowned in the Big O Championship, $250K Super High Roller, SALUTE to Warriors, and Mixed OE, Day 2 of the $10,000 Razz Championship quietly ticked along in the Silver section of the Horseshoe Event Center.
After eight levels of wheel-y good poker, 2022 WSOP $1,500 Stud Hi-Lo champ Ali Eslami bagged the chip lead to pace the 12 players who advanced to Wednesday’s finale. He ended the day with 1,336,000, good for 27 big bets, and returns in pole position for the bracelet and the $306,644 top prize from the $1,246,200 prize pool.
Eslami ascended into the chip lead in Level 16, scooping a huge three-handed pot that was capped on fifth street. A bet on seventh street folded out his opponents, and he breached the million-chip mark without showdown. That wasn't the only wild pot Eslami was involved in. During the final level of the night, the most bizarre Razz hand you'll ever see took place, and it was Brian Yoon who came out on top in that one, vaulting him into second place with 1,240,000.
Bracelet winners Yoon and Andrew Yeh (1,231,000) are Eslami's closest rivals, each sitting two big bets behind. In the middle of the pack are Nikolay Ponomarev, Ryutaro Suzuki, Brian Rast, and Maksim Pisarenko, the only other players with more than ten big bets.
Joao Vieira, winner of the $100,000 High Roller, along with David Funkhouser and Christian Roberts, sit in the lower half of the counts. Ray Fishman and David Steicke round out the remaining players with just two and one big bets, respectively.
The final dozen have a combined 21 WSOP bracelets between them. Rast leads with six and is the only Poker Hall of Famer still in contention.
End of Day 2 Chip Counts
| Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Bets |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ali Eslami | United States | 1,336,000 | 27 |
| 2 | Brian Yoon | United States | 1,240,000 | 25 |
| 3 | Andrew Yeh | United States | 1,231,000 | 25 |
| 4 | Nikolay Ponomarev | United Kingdom | 939,000 | 19 |
| 5 | Ryutaro Suzuki | Japan | 741,000 | 15 |
| 6 | Brian Rast | United States | 694,000 | 14 |
| 7 | Maksim Pisarenko | Russian Federation | 692,000 | 14 |
| 8 | Joao Vieira | Portugal | 461,000 | 9 |
| 9 | David Funkhouser | United States | 361,000 | 7 |
| 10 | Christian Roberts | Venezuela | 230,000 | 5 |
| 11 | Ray Fishman | United States | 94,000 | 2 |
| 12 | David Steicke | Australia | 47,000 | 1 |
Day 2 Action
With 32 entries added during the late registration period, the field grew to 134 players, making this the second-largest WSOP Razz Championship in history, just behind the 139-entry edition in 2022, won by Julien Martini.
Among those to take their shot at the last moment were Patrick Leonard, Dan Zack, Gus Hansen, and Phil Ivey, though none managed to spin up a stack deep enough to challenge for a payday.
Others who late-registered fared far better, including David Lin and the aforementioned Vieira, Suzuki, Rast, and Steicke, all of whom navigated their way past the money bubble, as did Day 2 entrant Daniel Negreanu.
The money bubble burst with the departure of Boyd Burnett, who hung on several times to avoid elimination. However, after overplaying a ten-low against Yeh, he was reduced to his last ante. In his final hand, he made a "f****** boat," and was eliminated by Maxx Coleman.
After the bubble burst, there were quick-fire eliminations. Stecike made an eight-seven to see off Matthew Schreiber in 21st. Max Hoffman (20th), Negreanu (19th), Yuri Dzivielevski (18th), James Obst (17th) and defending champion George Alexander (16th) rounded out the $20,000 min-cashers.
"Razz Master" Ren Lin was felled in 15th, Coleman went in 14th with David Lin being the final elimination of the night. Roberts looked like he would fall at the last moment, but he managed to spin a T-5,000 chip into 230,000.
Roberts, along with the 11 other competitors, will return to play down to a winner at 1 p.m. They'll return to Level 19, where the limits are 25,000/50,000 (5,000 ante).
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Level 18
Ante: 5,000
Bring In: 5,000
Completion: 20,000
Limits: 20,000-40,000
Bring In: 5,000
Completion: 20,000
Limits: 20,000-40,000
| Casino | Area | Table | Seat | Player | Country | ChipCount | Big Bets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event Center | Silver | 654 | 1 | Brian Yoon | United States | 1,240,000 | 25 |
| Event Center | Silver | 654 | 2 | Ali Eslami | United States | 1,336,000 | 27 |
| Event Center | Silver | 654 | 4 | Brian Rast | United States | 694,000 | 14 |
| Event Center | Silver | 654 | 5 | Nikolay Ponomarev | United Kingdom | 939,000 | 19 |
| Event Center | Silver | 654 | 6 | David Steicke | Australia | 47,000 | 1 |
| Event Center | Silver | 654 | 8 | Ray Fishman | United States | 94,000 | 2 |
| Event Center | Silver | 658 | 1 | Christian Alexander Roberts | Venezuela | 230,000 | 5 |
| Event Center | Silver | 658 | 3 | Ryutaro Suzuki | Japan | 741,000 | 15 |
| Event Center | Silver | 658 | 4 | Maksim Pisarenko | Russia | 692,000 | 14 |
| Event Center | Silver | 658 | 5 | Andrew Yeh | United States | 1,231,000 | 25 |
| Event Center | Silver | 658 | 6 | David Funkhouser | United States | 361,000 | 7 |
| Event Center | Silver | 658 | 7 | Joao Vieira | Portugal | 461,000 | 9 |
Level 18
Ante: 5,000
Bring In: 5,000
Completion: 20,000
Limits: 20,000-40,000
Bring In: 5,000
Completion: 20,000
Limits: 20,000-40,000
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,336,000
136,000
|
136,000 |
|
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1,240,000
240,000
|
240,000 |
|
||
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1,231,000
69,000
|
69,000 |
|
||
|
939,000
249,000
|
249,000 |
|
741,000
161,000
|
161,000 |
|
||
|
694,000
129,000
|
129,000 |
|
||
|
692,000
207,000
|
207,000 |
|
|
||
|
461,000
41,000
|
41,000 |
|
||
|
361,000
11,000
|
11,000 |
|
|
||
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230,000 | |
|
|
||
|
94,000
52,500
|
52,500 |
|
47,000
85,000
|
85,000 |
Level 18
Ante: 5,000
Bring In: 5,000
Completion: 20,000
Limits: 20,000-40,000
Bring In: 5,000
Completion: 20,000
Limits: 20,000-40,000
Day 2 of the $10,000 Razz Championship has come to a close with 12 players remaining.
The players are now bagging, and will return at 1 p.m. on Wednesday to Horseshoe Events Center to play down to a winner.
Level 18
Ante: 5,000
Bring In: 5,000
Completion: 20,000
Limits: 20,000-40,000
Bring In: 5,000
Completion: 20,000
Limits: 20,000-40,000
Christian Roberts: 4x3x/5x6x5xJx/9x
Joao Vieira: 7x3x/AxKx6xJx/Jx
David Funkhouser: XxXx/5x - folded on third street
David Funkhouser completed and was raised by Joao Vieira. Christian Roberts made it three bets to go, which got a fold from Funkhouser and a call from Vieira.
Vieira called a bet from Roberts on fourth street and then called all in facing a bet from Vieira on fifth.
Roberts drew to a nine-low, which was best against Vieira's jack-low for the double up as Day 2 comes to an end.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
420,000
79,000
|
79,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
350,000
400,000
|
400,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
230,000
125,000
|
125,000 |
|
|
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Level 18
Ante: 5,000
Bring In: 5,000
Completion: 20,000
Limits: 20,000-40,000
Bring In: 5,000
Completion: 20,000
Limits: 20,000-40,000
Brian Yoon: 7x4x2x / Jx8x6x6x
Ali Eslami: XxXxXx / Jx9x5x5x
David Steicke: XxXxXx / Jx3xJx9x
David Steicke completed on his Jx, with Brian Yoon and Ali Eslami calling with their Jx upcards.
Steicke was the low on fourth street and bet. Yoon and Eslami called. Yoon picked up the betting lead on fifth street and bet. Eslami called and so did Steicke after mulling over his options with his open pair of jacks.
Yoon and Eslami then paired up on sixth street to the amusement of the table and railbirds. Eslami became the new low with a pair of fives. He checked and so did Steicke.
"We're playing Razz boys," said Yoon as he bet.
Eslami was not be outdone however. "Let's torch someone's tournament," he said as he declared a raise.
"That's big dick energy," commented Brian Rast while Ray Fishman's mind could not comprehend what was taking place.
"I'll make it 120,000" said Steicke, just to make the hand that bit more unconventional.
"I love that!," exclaimed Eslami, who was full of praise for Steicke.
Yoon called and so did Eslami to set up a massive pot heading to seventh street.
The action once again checked to Yoon, who made bet once more. Somehow, he was called in both spots.
"I've got it," said Yoon, tabling 7x4x2x to make an eight-seven. Eslami and Steicke both said they had nines, but of course the pot was pushed to Yoon.
What just happened?
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,200,000
400,000
|
400,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
1,000,000
420,000
|
420,000 |
|
|
||
|
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132,000
286,000
|
286,000 |
Level 18
Ante: 5,000
Bring In: 5,000
Completion: 20,000
Limits: 20,000-40,000
Bring In: 5,000
Completion: 20,000
Limits: 20,000-40,000
Ryutaro Suzuki: [5x4x2]/Ax2x4x9x
David Funkhouser: XxXx/7x10x6xJx/Xx
Christian Roberts: XxXx/9xKx - folded on fourth street
David Funkhouser and Christian Roberts called the bring-in and Ryutaro Suzuki completed. Both Funkhouser and Roberts called.
Suzuki continued for a bet on fourth street, which got a call from Funkhouser and a fold from Roberts.
Funkhouser proceeded to call bets from Suzuki all the way down and Suzuki showed 5x4x2x for a nine.
"That's good, nice hand," Funkhouser said before sending his cards into the muck.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
750,000
150,000
|
150,000 |
|
|
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|
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580,000
135,000
|
135,000 |
|
|
||
|
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105,000
25,000
|
25,000 |
|
|
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Level 18
Ante: 5,000
Bring In: 5,000
Completion: 20,000
Limits: 20,000-40,000
Bring In: 5,000
Completion: 20,000
Limits: 20,000-40,000
Day 2 will close after this level ends, with the tournament clock showing 30 minutes remaining.
Level 18
Ante: 5,000
Bring In: 5,000
Completion: 20,000
Limits: 20,000-40,000
Bring In: 5,000
Completion: 20,000
Limits: 20,000-40,000
David Lin: 3x3x / 7x8x4xJx / 9x
Nikolay Ponomarev: 8x5x / 4xAx3xAx / 7x
David Lin completed to leave 5,000 behind. Nikolay Ponomarev called. The final chips went in on fourth street.
Ponamarev had a made eight-five when the fifth street card came in and had Lin drawing dead on sixth street before finally ending with 7-5-4-3-A to score the bust out.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
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690,000
305,000
|
305,000 |
|
Busted |
