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

06-17-2025 16:18 UTC-8

Reigning Champ Folds Out Luo

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Calum Grant

Level 14

Ante: 2,000
Bring In: 2,000
Completion: 8,000
Limits: 8,000-16,000

Xixiang Luo: XxXx / 5x8xQxKx - folded on sixth street
George Alexander: XxXx / 6x9x7xAx

Xixiang Luo completed, with defending champion George Alexander raising two seats over. Luo called.

Luo's bet was called on fourth street, with him then calling Alexander's bet on sixth street. Alexander fired out a wager on sixth and Luo folded his hand.

Player	Chips	Progress
George Alexander	150,000 22,000	22,000

Xixiang Luo	42,000 103,000	103,000

Tags: George Alexander Xixiang Luo

06-17-2025 16:15 UTC-8

Schrieber Shows an Eight

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Calum Grant

Level 14

Ante: 2,000
Bring In: 2,000
Completion: 8,000
Limits: 8,000-16,000

Nick Schulman: XxXx / 3x7xQxQx / Xx
Matthew Schreiber: 4x2x / 6xAxQx8x / 8x

Matthew Schreiber completed and called when Nick Schulman raised. Fourth street checked through, with Schulman then calling bets from fifth through seventh street.

Schreiber announced an eight, tabling 8-6-4-2-A. Schulman nodded that Schreiber was good.

Player	Chips	Progress
Matthew Schreiber	275,000 106,000	106,000

Nick Schulman	79,000 16,000	16,000

Tags: Matthew Schreiber Nick Schulman

06-17-2025 16:12 UTC-8

Monette's Eight is Good

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Dan O'Hair

Level 14

Ante: 2,000
Bring In: 2,000
Completion: 8,000
Limits: 8,000-16,000

John Monnette: Kx6x4x/7x8xAxQx
Qiang Xu: XxXx/4x3xAxAx/Xx

Heads-up on fourth street, John Monnette called bets from Qiang Xu until seventh street and then both players checked.

Monette showed Kx6x4x for an eight and Xu sent his hand into the muck.

Player	Chips	Progress
John Monnette	200,000 114,000	114,000

Qiang Xu	190,000 77,000	77,000

Alex Livingston	Busted

Tags: John Monnette Qiang Xu

06-17-2025 15:59 UTC-8

Luo Can't Shake Off Ponomarev

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Calum Grant

Level 14

Ante: 2,000
Bring In: 2,000
Completion: 8,000
Limits: 8,000-16,000

Nikolay Ponomarev: 9x7x2x / 10x3xQx6x
Xixiang Luo: 6x5x4x / 5xAxJx6x
Brian Tate: XxXx / Kx6xJx9x - folded on sixth street

Nikolay Ponomarev called before Xixiang Luo completed. Brian Tate called as the bring in and Ponomarev also stuck around.

Luo bet from fourth to sixth street, with Ponomarev calling each time. Tate got out of the way on sixth street.

Luo frustratingly tabled his hand after seventh street checked through, turning over 6x5x4x, giving him only a jack low of J-6-5-4-A. Ponomarev's stickiness paid off as his 9-7-6-3-2 was good for the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Nikolay Ponomarev	182,000 67,000	67,000
Xixiang Luo	145,000 5,000	5,000

Brian Tate	20,000 105,000	105,000

Tags: Brian Tate Nikolay Ponomarev Xixiang Luo

06-17-2025 15:54 UTC-8

Froelich Dusted by Dzivielevski

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Dan O'Hair

Level 14

Ante: 2,000
Bring In: 2,000
Completion: 8,000
Limits: 8,000-16,000

Jason Froelich: 7x2x/KxQx8x5x/5x All in
Yuri Dzivielevski: 8x3x/9x8x4xAx/8x
Eric Rodawig: 4xAx/5x10x3xKx/Qx

Jason Froelich, Yuri Dzivielevski, and Eric Rodawig were in for 40,000 each headed into fourth street.

"Gamblin'!" Froelich shouted.

"Yeah I see that," Dzivielevski replied.

Dzivielevski bet on fourth street and Rodawig called. Froelich also called all in.

Dzivielevski called a bet from Rodawig on fifth street and then bet himself after Rodawig caught a king on sixth. Rodawig called.

Action checked through on seventh and Froelich showed a queen-low. Rodawig tabled his hole cards for a ten and Dzivielevski turned over a nine to claim the massive pot and eliminate Froelich.

Player	Chips	Progress
Yuri Dzivielevski	400,000 177,000	177,000

Eric Rodawig	185,000 75,000	75,000

Jason Froelich	Busted

Tags: Eric Rodawig Jason Froelich Yuri Dzivielevski

06-17-2025 15:48 UTC-8

Two Pair No Problem for Pauli

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Calum Grant

Level 14

Ante: 2,000
Bring In: 2,000
Completion: 8,000
Limits: 8,000-16,000

Sebastian Pauli: 5x5x4x / Ax7x7x10x
Ryutaro Suzuki: XxXx / 9x3x9xKx / Xx

Sebastian Pauli completed and was called by Ryutaro Suzuki.

Pauli bet from fourth to sixth street, with Suzuki calling each time.

Seventh street then checked through.

Despite double pairing, Pauli's T-7-5-4-A was good for the pot as Suzuki mucked.

Player	Chips	Progress
Sebastian Pauli	330,000 90,000	90,000
Ryutaro Suzuki	70,000 58,000	58,000

Tags: Ryutaro Suzuki Sebastian Pauli

06-17-2025 15:40 UTC-8

Obst Has a Wheel-y Good Hand

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Calum Grant

Level 14

Ante: 2,000
Bring In: 2,000
Completion: 8,000
Limits: 8,000-16,000

James Obst: 4x3x / 2x5x5xAx / Jx
Nicolas Milgrom: XxXx / 3x10x6xJx / Xx

Nicolas Milgrom completed and then called when James Obst raised.

Obst's bet was called on fourth street. He then raised when bet into on fifth street. Milgrom called. Milgrom then check-called bets on sixth and seventh street.

Obst tabled a wheel with Milgrom shaking his head in disbelief.

Player	Chips	Progress
James Obst	250,000 96,000	96,000

Nicolas Milgrom	56,000 91,000	91,000

Todd Brunson	Busted

Tags: James Obst Nicolas Milgrom

06-17-2025 15:40 UTC-8

Luo Forces a Fold From Ponomarev

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Dan O'Hair

Level 14

Ante: 2,000
Bring In: 2,000
Completion: 8,000
Limits: 8,000-16,000

Xixiang Luo: XxXx/AxKx4x3x/Xx
Nikolay Ponomarev: XxXx/3x8x2x6x/Xx - folded on seventh street

Nikolay Ponomarev completed and called a raise from Xixiang Luo.

Both players checked on fourth street and then Ponomarev called bets from Luo on fifth and sixth.

Luo bet a final time on seventh and Ponomarev tanked a while before mucking his hole cards — awarding the pot to Luo.

Player	Chips	Progress
Xixiang Luo	150,000 55,000	55,000

Nikolay Ponomarev	115,000 54,000	54,000

Tags: Nikolay Ponomarev Xixiang Luo

Level: 14

Ante: 2,000
Bring In: 2,000
Completion: 8,000
Limits: 8,000-16,000

06-17-2025 15:19 UTC-8

Time for a Breather

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Dan O'Hair

Level 13

Ante: 1,500
Bring In: 2,000
Completion: 6,000
Limits: 6,000-12,000

The remaining 44 players have been sent on another 15-minute break.

Player	Chips	Progress
Maksim Pisarenko	506,000 300,000	300,000

Brian Yoon	385,000 85,000	85,000

Ali Eslami	382,000 132,000	132,000

Andrew Yeh	317,000 47,000	47,000

Maxx Coleman	295,000 41,500	41,500

David Lin	289,000 229,000	229,000
Brian Rast	282,000 222,000	222,000

Qiang Xu	267,000 8,000	8,000

Ray Fishman	265,000 70,000	70,000
Ren Lin	265,000 65,000	65,000

Eric Rodawig	260,000 48,500	48,500

Mark Epstein	251,000 70,000	70,000
Sebastian Pauli	240,000 121,500	121,500
Yuri Dzivielevski	223,000 38,000	38,000

Alex Livingston	222,200

David Funkhouser	218,000 140,500	140,500

David Stamm	200,000 9,000	9,000
Daniel Negreanu	199,000 1,000	1,000

David Steicke	196,000 136,000	136,000
Boyd Burnett	188,000 61,000	61,000
George Alexander	172,000 32,000	32,000

Nikolay Ponomarev	169,000 26,000	26,000
Matthew Schreiber	169,000 109,000	109,000

Gus Hansen	169,000 76,000	76,000

Max Hoffman	159,000 25,000	25,000

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