Event #50: $10,000 Razz Championship Day 3 | 2025 World Series of Poker

06-18-2025 15:51 UTC-8

Rast Takes in a Raised Pot

Calum Grant

Level 21

Ante: 10,000
Bring In: 10,000
Completion: 40,000
Limits: 40,000-80,000

Ali Eslami: XxXx / 3x - folded on third street
Joao Vieira: XxXx / 4xKxQx - folded on fifth street
Maksim Pisarenko: XxXx / 2x9x6x - folded on third street
Brian Rast: XxXx / 2x4x3x

Ali Eslami completed before Joao Vieira raised on his direct left. Maksim Pisarenko and Brian Rast called, and then Eslami folded.

Rast became the low on fourth street and bet. Both opponents called. He fired out another bet on fifth street, which received two quick folds.

Player	Chips	Progress
Brian Rast	1,440,000 480,000	480,000

Joao Vieira	800,000 130,000	130,000

Ali Eslami	500,000 100,000	100,000

Maksim Pisarenko	240,000 160,000	160,000

Tags: Ali Eslami Brian Rast Joao Vieira Maksim Pisarenko

06-18-2025 15:58 UTC-8

Maksim Pisarenko Eliminated in 8th Place ($34,817)

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Dan O'Hair

Level 21

Ante: 10,000
Bring In: 10,000
Completion: 40,000
Limits: 40,000-80,000

Maksim Pisarenko: 3xAx/5xAx8xQx/6x All in
Brian Yoon: 5x4x/3x7x3xKx/6x

Brian Yoon completed and was raised by Maksim Pisarenko. Action folded back to Yoon, who called.

Both players checked on fourth street, and then Yoon called a bet from Pisarenko on fifth.

Pisarenko bet his remaining chips on sixth, and Yoon called to put him at risk.

Yoon drew a 6x on seventh to improve to a seven, and Pisarenko ended with an eight to be sent out in eighth place.

Player	Chips	Progress
Brian Yoon	1,600,000 170,000	170,000

Maksim Pisarenko	Busted

Tags: Brian Yoon Maksim Pisarenko

06-18-2025 16:11 UTC-8

Ali Eslami Eliminated in 7th Place ($43,706)

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Calum Grant

Level 21

Ante: 10,000
Bring In: 10,000
Completion: 40,000
Limits: 40,000-80,000

Ali Eslami: XxXx / 9x3x6xJx / Xx
Brian Rast: 9x3xAx / 5x2x4x7x

Brian Rast completed and Ali Eslami called. Eslami called a bet on fourth street before raising on fifth street. Rast made it three-bets and was called. Eslami then called bets on sixth and seventh street.

Rast tabled a wheel, which left Eslami with 65,000.

Ali Eslami: 9x6x / QxAxKxAx / 2x All in
Christian Roberts: 8x3x / 8xAxJx9x / Qx

Christian Roberts completed on the next hand and Eslami called as the bring-in. His last 10,000 went in on fourth street for the two players to go to the races.

Roberts had J-9-8-3-A on seventh street, besting Eslami's Q-9-6-2-A to bring the Razz Championship to its final six players.

Player	Chips	Progress
Brian Rast	2,000,000 560,000	560,000

Christian Roberts	605,000 5,000	5,000

Ali Eslami	Busted

Tags: Ali Eslami Brian Rast Christian Roberts

06-18-2025 16:21 UTC-8

Yoon Can't Call Roberts

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Dan O'Hair

Level 21

Ante: 10,000
Bring In: 10,000
Completion: 40,000
Limits: 40,000-80,000

Christian Roberts: XxXx/9x6x8xJx
Brian Yoon: XxXx/4x10xKxQx - folded on sixth street
Nikolay Ponomarev: XxXx/7xQx7x - folded on fifth street

Brian Yoon completed and was called by Nikolay Ponomarev and Christian Roberts for a three-way pot.

Yoon and Ponomarev called a bet from Roberts on fourth street and Roberts bet again on fifth. Yoon tanked a while before calling after catching a king and Ponomarev laid his hand down after pairing his seven.

On sixth street, Roberts bet again, which got a smirk from Yoon.

"I want to," Yoon said before folding.

"You can't always assume I have a pair," Roberts replied as he collected the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Brian Yoon	1,680,000 80,000	80,000

Christian Roberts	800,000 195,000	195,000

Nikolay Ponomarev	750,000 200,000	200,000

Tags: Brian Yoon Christian Roberts Nikolay Ponomarev

06-18-2025 16:30 UTC-8

Big Call: Rast Sniffs Out a Bluff on Seventh Street

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Calum Grant

Level 21

Ante: 10,000
Bring In: 10,000
Completion: 40,000
Limits: 40,000-80,000

Christian Roberts: 4x3x2x / 3xKx2xAx
Brian Rast: 8x7x5x / Ax9xAx6x

Brian Rast called, then called again when Christian Roberts completed. Rast had a bet called on fourth street before calling down on fifth and sixth. When faced with a final bet on seventh, he went deep into the tank.

"You know the deuce pairs you a lot," Rast muttered, talking through the hand to himself.

"I have a really good hand here," he added, trying to elicit a reaction from Roberts. "I've really talked myself into this one," Rast said as he slid in the calling chips.

"Threes and twos up," announced Roberts, who had been caught bluffing with a final board of K-4-3-2-A.

Rast tabled 8x7x5x for an 8-7-6-5-A, good for the pot.

If this had been a streamed event, you'd expect Nick Schulman to be gushing over his good friend’s read in the commentary booth following that one.

Player	Chips	Progress
Brian Rast	2,300,000 300,000	300,000

Christian Roberts	480,000 320,000	320,000

Tags: Brian Rast Christian Roberts Nick Schulman

06-18-2025 16:42 UTC-8

Ponomarev Keeps His Foot on the Gas

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Dan O'Hair

Level 21

Ante: 10,000
Bring In: 10,000
Completion: 40,000
Limits: 40,000-80,000

Nikolay Ponomarev: XxXx/2x7x9xAx
Joao Vieira: XxXx/8x7xQxJx - folded on sixth street

Joao Vieira completed and called a raise from Nikolay Ponomarev. Vieira called bets from Ponomarev on fourth and fifth street, but let his hand go facing another bet on sixth to award Ponomarev the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Joao Vieira	1,050,000 250,000	250,000

Nikolay Ponomarev	900,000 150,000	150,000

Tags: Joao Vieira Nikolay Ponomarev

06-18-2025 16:58 UTC-8

Roberts Short; Pots for Viera & Rast

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Calum Grant

Level 21

Ante: 10,000
Bring In: 10,000
Completion: 40,000
Limits: 40,000-80,000

Christian Roberts: XxXx / Qx4x8xJx - folded on sixth street
Brian Yoon: XxXx / 7x9x3x6x

Action was caught on sixth street, with around 500,000 in the middle. Brian Yoon bet and folded out Christian Roberts to leave him with 120,000.

Joao Vieira: 5x5x4x / 2xQx8x8x
Nikolay Ponomarev: XxXx / 9x10xKxKx / Xx

Joao Vieira completed, and Nikolay Ponomarev called. Fourth street checked through. Ponomarev then called bets across fifth and sixth before seventh checked to showdown.

Vieira tabled a Q-8-5-4-2, which Ponomarev couldn't beat.

Brian Yoon: XxXx / 7x10xAx8x / Xx
Brian Rast: XxXx / 9xJxAx4x / Xx

Brian Yoon completed, and Brian Rast called. Both players checked on fourth street before Rast called a bet on fifth. Sixth street checked through to seventh, where Yoon check-folded to a bet after some time in the tank.

Player	Chips	Progress
Brian Rast	2,250,000 50,000	50,000

Andrew Yeh	1,950,000 215,000	215,000

Brian Yoon	1,750,000 70,000	70,000

Joao Vieira	1,225,000 175,000	175,000

Nikolay Ponomarev	700,000 200,000	200,000
Christian Roberts	120,000 360,000	360,000

Tags: Brian Rast Brian Yoon Christian Roberts Joao Vieira Nikolay Ponomarev

06-18-2025 17:04 UTC-8

Christian Roberts Eliminated in 6th Place ($56,424)

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Dan O'Hair

Level 21

Ante: 10,000
Bring In: 10,000
Completion: 40,000
Limits: 40,000-80,000

Christian Roberts: 7xAx/3x4xQx7x/Jx All in
Joao Vieira: 6x5x/8xAxKx2x/4x

Christian Roberts completed and was called by Joao Vieira.

Roberts bet on fourth street, and Vieira raised to put Roberts all in. Roberts called, and boards were run.

Vieira improved to a six-low on the end to leave Roberts drawing dead by seventh. Roberts turned over an irrelevant Jx to make his elimination official in sixth place.

Player	Chips	Progress
Joao Vieira	1,400,000 175,000	175,000

Christian Roberts	Busted

Tags: Christian Roberts Joao Vieira

06-18-2025 17:35 UTC-8

Nikolay Ponomarev Eliminated in 5th Place ($74,857)

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Dan O'Hair

Level 22

Ante: 10,000
Bring In: 20,000
Completion: 50,000
Limits: 50,000-100,000

Nikolay Ponomarev: 9x2x/Ax6xKx2x/Jx All in
Joao Vieira: 4x3x/10x5x7xKx/8x

Nikolay Ponomarev completed and was called by Joao Vieira.

Vieira called a bet from Ponomarev on fourth street and then led out for a bet after Ponomarev caught a king on fifth. Ponomarev raised, and Vieira deliberated a bit before announcing a re-raise to put Ponomarev all in. Ponomarev called, and boards were run.

Ponomarev paired his deuce and drew to a jack-low while Vieira ended with an eight, eliminating Ponomarev in fifth place.

Player	Chips	Progress
Joao Vieira	2,100,000 315,000	315,000

Nikolay Ponomarev	Busted

Tags: Joao Vieira Nikolay Ponomarev

06-18-2025 17:44 UTC-8

Yeh Takes One From Vieira

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Calum Grant

Level 22

Ante: 10,000
Bring In: 20,000
Completion: 50,000
Limits: 50,000-100,000

Andrew Yeh: XxXx / 7x6x2x9x
Joao Vieira: XxXx / 4xAx8x8x - folded on sixth street

Joao Vieira completed, and Andrew Yeh called. Yeh called a bet on fourth street before leading out on fifth and sixth. Vieira gave up his hand after he paired up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Andrew Yeh	2,325,000 485,000	485,000

Brian Rast	2,100,000 250,000	250,000

Joao Vieira	1,900,000 200,000	200,000

Brian Yoon	1,650,000 55,000	55,000

Tags: Andrew Yeh Joao Vieira