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

06-18-2025 20:49 UTC-8

Doug Polk Kills Tony Stand-Up Comedy; Michael Kaplan’s Final Stu Ungar Story | PokerNews Podcast #898

Chad Holloway

Level 23

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

In the 898th episode of the PokerNews Podcast, Chad Holloway, Kyna England and Mike Holtz are back at Level 9 Studio to offer their thoughts on Doug Polk's recent appearance on Kill Tony, the popular Austin-based stand-up comedy program. How did Doug do in front of Tony Hinchcliffe and company? Let's just say you might be surprised.

Mike, who made a recent appearance in Daniel Negreanu's vlog, then sounds off on the cancelled WSOP Online bracelet event, the crew discusses the recently-announced changes to the WSOP Circuit, Chad goes to the world's largest casino collectibles show, and Matt Savage offers his thoughts as a special guest speaker.

Other topics include bracelet wins by Nick Schulman, Jason Koon, and John Racener, highlights from recent Charity Series of Poker (CSOP) events, and an exclusive interview with famed poker author Michael Kaplan, who recently released a new book, Advantage Players. The veteran scribe shares several poker stories, including Phil Ivey and Kelly Sun's baccarat edge sorting, the legendary Billy Baxter, and what it was like working with Stu Ungar in what was one of the final, if not THE final, interviews before he passed in 1998.

Learn about all those stories and more in the latest episode of the PokerNews Podcast!

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06-18-2025 20:40 UTC-8

Time for Another Break

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Dan O'Hair

Level 23

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

Players have been sent on another 10-minute breather.

Player	Chips	Progress
Andrew Yeh	2,450,000

Joao Vieira	2,200,000

Brian Yoon	1,780,000

Brian Rast	1,700,000

06-18-2025 20:36 UTC-8

Rast & Vieira Take the Last Hands Before Break; All Square

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Calum Grant

Level 24

Ante: 20,000
Bring In: 20,000
Completion: 80,000
Limits: 80,000-160,000

Andrew Yeh: XxXx / Ax6x6xKx
Brian Yoon: XxXx / 8xXx - folded on fourth street
Brian Rast: XxXx / 2x8x9x10x

Brian Rast completed and was called by Andrew Yeh and Brian Yoon. Yeh bet on fourth and only Rast called. Fifth street checked through, with Rast taking the pot on sixth after Yeh folded to a bet.

Andrew Yeh: XxXx / 10x4x9xKx / Xx
Joao Vieira: Qx9x6x / 3x7xJx2x

Joao Vieira completed and Andrew Yeh called. Yeh called a bet on fourth, and check-called on fifth. Yeh called bets on sixth and seventh and then mucked his board after Vieira tabled 9-7-6-3-2.

Player	Chips	Progress
Andrew Yeh	2,450,000 550,000	550,000

Joao Vieira	2,200,000 360,000	360,000

Brian Yoon	1,780,000 220,000	220,000

Brian Rast	1,700,000 400,000	400,000

Tags: Andrew Yeh Brian Rast Brian Yoon Joao Vieira

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 20:20 UTC-8

Rast Doubles Through Yeh

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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: Jx10x3x/AxAx6x6x All in
Andrew Yeh: XxXx/7x7xJx2x/Xx

Brian Rast completed and called a raise from Andrew Yeh. Both players checked on fourth street and then Yeh called a bet from Rast on fifth.

It went check, check on sixth street before Yeh put out a bet on seventh.

Rast called all in and Yeh said, "You're good" — prompting Rast to table Jx10x3x for a jack. Yeh sent his hand into the muck and Rast doubled his short stack.

Player	Chips	Progress
Andrew Yeh	4,300,000 140,000	140,000

Brian Rast	850,000 430,000	430,000

06-18-2025 20:10 UTC-8

Yeh Wins with a Nine

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Calum Grant

Level 23

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

Andrew Yeh: 9x4x3x / Ax8x10x3x
Brian Yoon: XxXx / 7x7xAxAx / Xx

Andrew Yeh completed and Brian Yoon called. Yoon, who double paired, called bets from fourth to sixth street. Seventh street then checked through.

Yeh tabled 9x4x3x for a 9-8-4-3-A. Yoon mucked.

Player	Chips	Progress
Andrew Yeh	4,440,000 400,000	400,000

Joao Vieira	1,900,000 100,000	100,000

Brian Yoon	1,260,000 390,000	390,000

Brian Rast	420,000

Tags: Andrew Yeh Brian Yoon

06-18-2025 20:06 UTC-8

Rast Back on the Short Stack

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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 Yoon: XxXx/2xAxQxAx/Xx
Brian Rast: XxXx/9x6x9xKx/Xx - folded on seventh street

Brian Yoon completed and called a raise from Brian Rast.

Yoon called a bet from Rast on fourth street and then both players checked on fifth and sixth.

Yoon took over the betting lead on seventh and Rast tanked a while before letting his hand go.

Player	Chips	Progress
Brian Yoon	1,650,000 280,000	280,000

Brian Rast	420,000 210,000	210,000

Tags: Brian Rast Brian Yoon

06-18-2025 20:01 UTC-8

Floor Needed

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Calum Grant

Level 23

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

Andrew Yeh: XxXx / 3xKx
Joao Vieira: XxXx / JxKx - folded on fourth street

Joao Vieira was the bring-in, putting the action on Brian Yoon, who quickly folded. Brian Rast followed suit.

Andrew Yeh called, and Vieira mistakenly thinking Yeh had raised, mucked his hand.

Several players at the table pointed out that there had been no raise, prompting Vieira to ask the dealer if he could retrieve his cards. They hadn’t been fully mixed into the muck and were easily identifiable.

The floor was called for a ruling. After assessing the situation, they ruled that Vieira could have his hand back since his Jx had not been flipped and the cards were still clearly retrievable. Had he turned over his upcard, the decision would’ve gone the other way.

With that, Vieira folded to a bet on fourth street.