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

06-18-2025 20:32 UTC-8

Rast Gets Another Double

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Calum Grant

Level 23

Ante: 15,000
Bring In: 20,000
Completion: 60,000
Limits: 60,000-120,000

Brian Rast: 4x2x / 6x5x3x10x / 10x All in
Brian Yoon: 6x2x / 7xJxAx9x / 10x

Brian Rast completed and called when Andrew Yeh raised. Yeh then called bets on fourth and fifth. The duo then exchanged raises on sixth, where Rast was all-in for 265,000.

Rast immediately announced he had a 6-5-4-3-2 and had locked up the double ahead of seventh street.

Player	Chips	Progress
Andrew Yeh	3,000,000 1,300,000	1,300,000

Brian Yoon	2,000,000 740,000	740,000

Joao Vieira	1,840,000 60,000	60,000

Brian Rast	1,300,000 450,000	450,000

Tags: Andrew Yeh Brian Rast Brian Yoon

06-18-2025 19:27 UTC-8

Rast Doubles Twice

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Dan O'Hair

Level 23

Ante: 15,000
Bring In: 20,000
Completion: 60,000
Limits: 60,000-120,000

Brian Rast: 4x2x/Jx7x6x2x/Ax All in
Andrew Yeh: 3x2x/3xAxJxKx/5x

In the first hand, Brian Rast completed and Andrew Yeh raised. Action folded back to Rast, who called all in.

Rast's board left him with a seven against Yeh's jack for a double up.

Brian Rast: 8x2x/5xQxAx6x/9x All in
Brian Yoon: 10x5x/8x4x5x10x/3x

A few hands later, Brian Yoon completed and called a raise from Rast.

Rast called a bet from Yoon on fourth street and then called all in facing a bet from Yoon on fifth.

Rast improved to an eight, while Yoon ended with a ten to award Rast a second double up in quick succession.

Player	Chips	Progress
Andrew Yeh	4,200,000 100,000	100,000

Brian Yoon	1,400,000 400,000	400,000

Brian Rast	650,000 525,000	525,000

Tags: Andrew Yeh Brian Rast Brian Yoon

06-18-2025 18:58 UTC-8

Yeh Takes Two from Rast

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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: 6x4x2x / 5xAx9xQx
Brian Rast: XxXx / 6x8xAx3x / Xx

Andrew Yeh completed and Rast called as the bring-in. Yeh had a bet called on fourth, before he called bets on fifth and sixth. Rast check-called on seventh, and last then amused to see Yeh caught a six-five low on seventh.

Andrew Yeh: 10x6x5x / AxQxJx9x
Brian Rast: XxXx / Kx3x10x2x / Xx

Yeh completed the following hand and Rast once again came along from the bring in. Yeh had a bet called on fourth, before check-calling bets across fifth, sixth and seventh.

"You got it," bemoaned Rast.

Yeh tabled his 10x6x5x for a T-6-5-3-2 to claim the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Andrew Yeh	4,200,000 580,000	580,000

Joao Vieira	1,800,000

Brian Yoon	1,740,000 35,000	35,000

Brian Rast	300,000 750,000	750,000

Tags: Andrew Yeh Brian Rast

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 17:04 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 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 16:11 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 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 15:04 UTC-8

Roberts Triples up

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Dan O'Hair

Level 20

Ante: 7,000
Bring In: 10,000
Completion: 30,000
Limits: 30,000-60,000

Christian Roberts: 4xAx/5xQxQx8x/3x All in
Andrew Yeh: 8x5x4x/3xKx3x5x
Nikolay Ponomarev: 10x7xAx/4x9xJx8x

Andrew Yeh completed and was raised by Christian Roberts. Nikolay Ponomarev made it three bets to go, and Yeh called. Roberts then made it four bets, and both Ponomarev and Yeh called.

Ponomarev bet on fourth street, which received a call from Yeh and a call all-in from Roberts.

Yeh called two more bets from Ponomarev on fifth and sixth, and then action checked down on seventh.

Ponomarev held a nine and Roberts squeezed out a 3x on seventh, leaving him best with an eight for the triple up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Andrew Yeh	2,000,000 400,000	400,000

Nikolay Ponomarev	800,000 70,000	70,000
Christian Roberts	475,000 289,000	289,000

Tags: Andrew Yeh Christian Roberts Nikolay Ponomarev

06-18-2025 14:42 UTC-8

Yeh Extends His Lead

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Dan O'Hair

Level 20

Ante: 7,000
Bring In: 10,000
Completion: 30,000
Limits: 30,000-60,000

Andrew Yeh: Jx7x4x/2x9x3x10x
Brian Rast: 6x2xAx/3x3xAxQx
Christian Roberts: XxXx/8x9x5x - folded on fifth street
Ali Eslami: XxXx/8xJx - folded on fourth street

Brian Rast completed and was called by Andrew Yeh, Christian Roberts, and Ali Eslami for a four-way pot.

Yeh led out for a bet on fourth street and was called by Roberts and Rast.

On fifth street, Yeh bet again and this time only Rast called.

Rast called another bet on sixth and then Yeh check-called a bet from Rast on seventh, who showed 6x2xAx for a queen. Yeh tabled Jx7x4x for a nine was sent the large pot.