Event #40: $1,500 Razz Day 2 | 2026 World Series of Poker

15 hours 36 minutes ago

Tamasauskas Back on the Short Stack

Dan O'Hair

Level 23

Ante: 7,000
High Card: 10,000
Completion: 30,000
Limits: 30,000-60,000

Stephen Hubbard: XxXx/7x2xAx5x
Rafael Flose: XxXx/Qx2x - folded on fourth street
Vladas Tamasauskas: XxXx/9x6xKx3x - folded on sixth street

Three ways on fourth street, Stephen Hubbard bet, Rafael Flose folded, and Vladas Tamasauskas called.

Hubbard bet again after catching an ace on fifth and Tamasauskas again called.

On sixth street, Hubbard bet and Tamasauskas let his hand go — dropping him back down to 250,000.

15 hours 43 minutes ago

Shane Littlefield Eliminated in 12th Place ($6,122)

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Liam Gannon

Level 23

Ante: 7,000
High Card: 10,000
Completion: 30,000
Limits: 30,000-60,000

After being knocked down to the shortest stack in the field, Action was picked up with cards on their backs on sixth street with Shane Littlefield all in and at risk for his last three bets against Donny Rubinstein.

Shane Littlefield: 9x3x8x7xQxQxXx All in
Donny Rubinstein: 4x3x2x6x7xXxXx

By the time the money had gotten in, Littlefield's nine draw was dead against Rubinstein's made seven and he took his leave from the tournament area.

"Nothing like short stack on short stack violence," Rubinstein said as he raked in the pot after the hand.

Tags: Donny Rubinstein Shane Littlefield

15 hours 50 minutes ago

Yong Wang Eliminated in 13th Place ($6,122)

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Liam Gannon

Level 23

Ante: 7,000
High Card: 10,000
Completion: 30,000
Limits: 30,000-60,000

Yong Wang completed, and both Stephen Hubbard and Vladas Tamasauskas called.

Yong Wang: 8x7x/3xKx5x3x/Xx All in
Stephen Hubbard: 8x4x/2x5x9x7x/Xx
Vladas Tamasauskas: XxXx/Ax10x9x9x - Folded on sixth street

Action checked to Wang on fourth street, who moved all in for 7,000, and both Wang and Hubbard called.

Hubbard bet fifth and sixth street with Tamasauskas calling on fifth and folding on sixth.

Both players turned their hands over before seventh, and Hubbard peeled a Qx to leave Wang with a chance to improve by making a better eight-seven. He instead peeled an 8x to pair up and was eliminated from the tournament.

Tags: Stephen Hubbard Vladas Tamasauskas Yong Wang

16 hours 2 minutes ago

Jeffery Taylor Eliminated in 14th Place ($6,122)

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Liam Gannon

Level 23

Ante: 7,000
High Card: 10,000
Completion: 30,000
Limits: 30,000-60,000

Jeffery Taylor completed and saw Sebastian Pauli, Shane Littlefield, and Tobias Leknes all call.

Jeffery Taylor: XxXx/Ax10x6xKx/Xx All in
Tobias Leknes: XxXx/10x9x7x5x/Xx
Sebastian Pauli: XxXx/9x3x8xJx/Xx
Shane Littlefield: XxXx/9xJx - Folded on fourth street

Pauli bet on fourth to see Leknes call, and Taylor called all in for 20,000 total.

On fifth street, Leknes called another bet from Pauli.

Leknes bet on sixth street to see Pauli call, while on seventh street Leknes bet once more to see Pauli toss his hand away.

Taylor turned over 4x2x2x for ten-six and it was no good against Leknes, who held 6x4x4x for nine-seven, leaving Leknes to rake in the pot while Taylor was eliminated.

Tags: Jeffery Taylor Sebastian Pauli Shane Littlefield Tobias Leknes

16 hours 27 minutes ago

Matt Vengrin Eliminated in 15th Place ($6,122)

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Dan O'Hair

Level 23

Ante: 7,000
High Card: 10,000
Completion: 30,000
Limits: 30,000-60,000

Matt Vengrin: 6xAx/8x10xJxKx/6x All in
Sebastian Pauli: 7x4x/5xAxAxQx/Jx

Sebastian Pauli completed and Matt Vengrin raised all in. Dennis Weiss called cold and Pauli called as well for a side pot.

Pauli bet after catching an ace on fourth street and Weiss let his hand go.

Pauli drew to a jack-seven by seventh street, leaving Vengrin drawing live to a double up with any improvement.

Vengrin squeezed what turned out to be a 6x — pairing his board to be eliminated in 15th place.

At the other table Vladas Tamasauskas managed to double up a couple times to get some breathing room.

Tags: Dennis Weiss Matt Vengrin Sebastian Pauli

Level: 23

Ante: 7,000
High Card: 10,000
Completion: 30,000
Limits: 30,000-60,000

16 hours 39 minutes ago

Turner Spars With Johansson

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Liam Gannon

Level 22

Ante: 7,000
High Card: 8,000
Completion: 25,000
Limits: 25,000-50,000

Jon Turner completed and Oscar Johansson called.

Jon Turner: XxXx/3x3x6x5x
Oscar Johansson: XxXx/7x10x2xKx

Johansson bet on fourth and fifth street, with Turner calling each time.

On sixth street, Turner bet to see Johansson fold after some thought.

Tags: Jon Turner Oscar Johansson

16 hours 41 minutes ago

Richardson Leaves Tamasauskas With Crumbs

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Dan O'Hair

Level 22

Ante: 7,000
High Card: 8,000
Completion: 25,000
Limits: 25,000-50,000

Paul Richardson: 10x5xAx/2xJx9x4x
Vladas Tamasauskas: XxXx/6x7xJx3x/Xx

Heads-up on fourth street, Paul Richardson called bets from Vladas Tamasauskas on fourth and fifth street and then both players checked down on sixth and seventh.

Richardson revealed his cards for a nine and Tamasauskas sent his cards into the muck to be knocked down to under a big bet.

Tags: Paul Richardson Vladas Tamasauskas

16 hours 55 minutes ago

Todd Dakake Eliminated in 16th Place ($5,102)

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Liam Gannon

Level 22

Ante: 7,000
High Card: 8,000
Completion: 25,000
Limits: 25,000-50,000

Sebastian Pauli called and Matt Vengrin called behind him. Adam Owen raised, Todd Dakake raised all in for 40,000, Pauli folded, Vengrin called and called again after Owen raised again.

Todd Dakake: 8x2x/7x8x4x7x/Xx All in
Adam Owen: 7x4x/5x3xAx3x/Xx
Matt Vengrin: XxXx/2xQx6x - Folded on fifth street

Owen bet on fourth street and fifth with Vengrin calling on one and folding the other, showing 6x4x in the hole.

Dakake was drawing dead by sixth street and he pulled a meaningless 8x out on seventh while Owen showed a Qx on the end.

Tags: Adam Owen Matt Vengrin Sebastian Pauli Todd Dakake

17 hours 4 minutes ago

Final Two Tables

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Dan O'Hair

Level 22

Ante: 7,000
High Card: 8,000
Completion: 25,000
Limits: 25,000-50,000

Table	Seat	Player	Country	Chip Count	Big Bets
122	1	Stephen Hubbard	United States	414,000	8
122	2	Jeffery Taylor	United States	716,000	14
122	3	Rafael Flose	Brazil	775,000	16
122	4	Paul Richardson	Canada	1,265,000	25
122	5	Vladas Tamasauskas	Russian Federation	222,000	4
122	6	Yong Wang	China	703,000	14
122	7	Jon Turner	United States	1,043,000	21
122	8	Oscar Johansson	Sweden	991,000	20

114	1	Shane Littlefield	United States	651,000	13
114	2	Matt Vengrin	United States	403,000	8
114	3	Adam Owen	United Kingdom	1,800,000	36
114	4	Tobias Leknes	Norway	1,210,000	24
114	5	Todd Dakake	United States	75,000	2
114	6	Donny Rubinstein	United States	719,000	14
114	7	Dennis Weiss	Germany	1,495,000	30
114	8	Sebastian Pauli	Germany	581,000	12