Event #50: $10,000 Razz Championship Day 2 | 2025 World Series of Poker

06-17-2025 21:41 UTC-8

James Obst Eliminated in 17th Place ($20,000)

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Calum Grant

Level 17

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

James Obst: 9x7x / 7x4x3x5x / Qx All in
Ren Lin: 5x7x / 2x4x3xAx / Jx All in
Ali Eslami: 10x9x / Jx6x2xAx / 4x

James Obst was forced all-in after paying his ante. Ren Lin completed and Ali Eslami called from the bring in.

Eslami called bets from fourth to sixth street, with Lin's bet on sixth being for his last 15,000.

Lin had sealed the checkmark, making a wheel on sixth street, sending out Obst while collecting both the main and side pots.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ren Lin	140,000 139,000	139,000

James Obst	Busted

Tags: Ali Eslami Ren Lin James Obst

06-17-2025 21:38 UTC-8

Yuri Dzivielevski Eliminated in 18th Place ($20,000)

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Calum Grant

Level 17

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

Yuri Dzivielevski: AxKx6x / 8x6x2x7x All in
David Funkhouser: XxXx / 8xAx5xKx / Xx
Andrew Yeh: Jx7x5x / 2x7x4x8x
David Lin: XxXx / 4x - folded on third street

David Funkhouser and David Lin called ahead of Andrew Yeh completing. Yuri Dzivielevski put in his last 1,000 before Funkhouser called. Lin folded.

Funkhouser called a bet on fourth street before fifth street checked through. He called another one of Yeh's bets on sixth street before seventh checked through to showdown.

Yeh took the side pot with his 8-7-5-4-2 as Funkhouser mucked.

Dzivielevski tabled his Kx6xAx downcards which gave him a no good 8-7-6-2-A.

Player	Chips	Progress
Yuri Dzivielevski	Busted

Tags: Andrew Yeh David Funkhouser David Lin Yuri Dzivielevski

06-17-2025 21:31 UTC-8

Daniel Negreanu Eliminated in 19th Place ($20,000)

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Calum Grant

Level 17

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

Daniel Negreanu: 7x6x / Ax9x2x9x / Qx All in
Maksim Pisarenko: 6x4x / 3x5xAx9x / 4x

Daniel Negreanu completed and Maksim Pisarenko called. Negreanu then called bets across fourth to sixth street, with his final being for his last 27,000.

Pisarenko immediately tabled a 6-5-4-3-A to leave Negreanu drawing dead ahead of seventh street.

Player	Chips	Progress
Maksim Pisarenko	900,000 29,000	29,000

Daniel Negreanu	Busted

Tags: Daniel Negreanu Maksim Pisarenko

06-17-2025 21:29 UTC-8

Max Hoffman Eliminated in 20th Place ($20,000)

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Calum Grant

Level 17

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

Max Hoffman: 4x2x / 8x2xAxKx / 9x All in
Christian Roberts: Ax6x / 3x2x10x9x / Jx

Max Hoffman was all-in on fifth street with Christian Roberts being the player looking to eliminate him.

Hoffman was drawing to an eight-four by fifth street but ultimately ended up with a nine-eight low. However, Roberts had made a nine-six on sixth street which remained the best hand.

Player	Chips	Progress
Christian Roberts	305,000 96,000	96,000

Max Hoffman	Busted

Tags: Christian Roberts Max Hoffman

06-17-2025 21:21 UTC-8

Matthew Schreiber Eliminated in 21st Place ($20,000)

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Dan O'Hair

Level 17

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

Matthew Schreiber: 10x2x/7x10xJx9x/Xx All in
David Steicke: Kx3x/2x7x8xAx/2x
Maxx Coleman: XxXx/9xJx - folded on fourth street
David Funkhouser: XxXx/QxKx - folded on fourth street

Matthew Schreiber was already all in and David Steicke completed. Maxx Coleman and David Funkhouser called for a four-way pot.

Steicke bet on fourth street and both Coleman and Funkhouser got out of the way.

Steicke drew to an eight, while Schreiber found himself drawing dead by sixth street and mucked his final card without showing to be eliminated in 21st place.

Player	Chips	Progress
David Funkhouser	490,000 110,000	110,000

David Steicke	310,000 12,000	12,000
Maxx Coleman	180,000 180,000	180,000

Matthew Schreiber	Busted

Tags: David Funkhouser David Steicke Matthew Schreiber Maxx Coleman

06-17-2025 21:09 UTC-8

Boyd Bubbles Razz Championship

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Calum Grant

Level 17

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

Boyd Burnett: XxXx / 3x4xAx4x / Xx All in
Maxx Coleman: Ax8x / Jx4x6xKx / 8x
David Funkhouser: XxXx / QxAx9x9x - folded on seventh street
David Steicke: XxXx / 6x3x5x6x - folded on seventh street

Boyd Burnett was forced all-in after paying his last ante. David Steicke and Maxx Coleman called, with David Funkhouser being in the mix as the bring in.

The action checked to seventh street where Coleman fired out a bet. Funkhouser and Steicke folded.

Coleman had an 8-6-4-3-A while Boyd had an incredibly strong board, but would need to come up trumps to survive once more.

"I made a f****** boat," fumed Boyd as he turned over 9x4xAx. He stormed away from the table, and was the last player to leave empty handed.

Player	Chips	Progress
Maxx Coleman	360,000 30,000	30,000

Boyd Burnett	Busted

Tags: Boyd Burnett David Funkhouser David Steicke Maxx Coleman

06-17-2025 20:34 UTC-8

Boyd & Obst Get There to Double

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Calum Grant

Level 16

Ante: 3,000
Bring In: 3,000
Completion: 12,000
Limits: 12,000-24,000

Boyd Burnett: AxKx / 2x8xQx7x / Xx All in
Andrew Yeh : 4x4x / 6x10xAx8x / 10x

Andrew Yeh completed to put the action on short stack Boyd Burnett. He had a pained look on his face, nursing a stack of 18,000. His 2x upcard giving him a major decision. He opted on a call.

Boyd put in his last 6,000 on fourth street with Yeh calling. The action was then paused with an all-in and call between James Obst and Maksim Pisarenko on another table.

James Obst: 5x3x / 4xJxKx2x / Xx All in
Maksim Pisarenko: 5x2x / Qx9xJx7x / Ax

Obst put in his last 12,000 on sixth street, with Pisarenko calling. The cards then went on their back.

Pisarenko made a nine-seven on seventh street, meaning Obst needed a nine, eight, seven, six or ace to survive. He peeled the 7x to make a seven-five to double up to around 100,000.

Back on the other table, the floor instructed Boyd and Yeh to turn over thier cards. By seventh street Yeh had ten-eight. Boyd need to hit on seventh to survive.

Boyd had a queen-eight heading to seventh and improved to an eight-seven when he triumphantly turned over a 6x.

Player	Chips	Progress
Maksim Pisarenko	800,000 215,000	215,000

Andrew Yeh	700,000 216,000	216,000

James Obst	100,000 120,000	120,000

Boyd Burnett	57,000 8,000	8,000

Tags: Andrew Yeh Boyd Burnett James Obst Maksim Pisarenko

06-17-2025 20:24 UTC-8

Eslami Over a Million

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Dan O'Hair

Level 16

Ante: 3,000
Bring In: 3,000
Completion: 12,000
Limits: 12,000-24,000

Ali Eslami: XxXx/2x8xKx4x/Xx
George Alexander: XxXx/6x9x4x/Xx - folded on sixth street
Yuri Dzivielevski: XxXx/4x10xAxJx/Xx - folded on seventh street

Three ways on fifth street, Yuri Dzivielevski, George Alexander, and Ali Eslami traded raises back and forth until it was capped at five bets, much to Alexander's dismay.

"What the f*** is happening?" Alexander said. "I've never played a ridiculous hand like this in my life."

Eslami bet on sixth street and Alexander folded, but Dzivielevski called.

"F*** my life," Alexander added.

On seventh street, Eslami bet a final time and Dzivielevski shook his head before sending his hand into the muck. Eslami didn't show his hand and with that pot, Eslami now holds a big chip lead.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ali Eslami	1,150,000 400,000	400,000

George Alexander	230,000 170,000	170,000

Yuri Dzivielevski	195,000 110,000	110,000

Tags: Ali Eslami George Alexander Yuri Dzivielevski

06-17-2025 19:41 UTC-8

Monnette Eliminated on the Soft Bubble

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Dan O'Hair

Level 16

Ante: 3,000
Bring In: 3,000
Completion: 12,000
Limits: 12,000-24,000

John Monnette: 8x4x/2xJx10x5x/Ax All in
Maxx Coleman: 7x4x/2x3x7x6x/2x

John Monnette completed and called a raise from Maxx Coleman with just a few thousand behind.

Coleman bet to put Monette all in on fourth street and Monette called.

Coleman drew to a seven-low by sixth street and Monette could only manage an eight to be eliminated two spots shy of the money bubble.

Player	Chips	Progress
Maxx Coleman	390,000 40,000	40,000

John Monnette	Busted

Tags: John Monnette Maxx Coleman

06-17-2025 19:41 UTC-8

Miracle on Seventh Street for Funkhouser

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Calum Grant

Level 16

Ante: 3,000
Bring In: 3,000
Completion: 12,000
Limits: 12,000-24,000

Maxx Coleman: XxXx / 7x4x3xAx / Xx
David Funkhouser: Ax5x4x / 2x9x3xQx
Boyd Burnett: XxXx / 6x3x2x - folded on fifth street

Boyd Burnett completed and was called by Maxx Coleman. David Funkhouser raised and was called by both players.

On fourth street, Burnett checked, Colemann bet and both opponents called.

Burnett checked again on fifth, Colemann fired out another wager. Funkhouser called before Burnett folded.

Funkhouser called a bet on sixth street to bring in seventh, where Coleman check-called a bet.

A collection of wows came from the table after Funkhouser tabled a wheel to become one of the biggest stacks in the room.

Player	Chips	Progress
David Funkhouser	600,000 180,000	180,000

Maxx Coleman	350,000 50,000	50,000

Boyd Burnett	65,000 40,000	40,000

Tags: Boyd Burnett David Funkhouser Maxx Coleman