Event #40: $1,500 Razz | 2024 World Series of Poker

06-16-2024 14:44 UTC-8

Steven Abitbol Eliminated in 9th Place ($10,132)

Chance Castro

Level 28

Steven Abitbol: Ax3x / 9x8x2x10x / 10x All in
Scott Seiver: 10x3x / 2x8x4x3x / 7x

Scott Seiver completed before Steven Abitbol raised. Seiver three-bet and Abitbol called. Fourth street saw Seiver bet, Abitbot raise, and Seiver call. On fifth street, Seiver check-called a bet. Sixth street saw Abitbol bet all in for his remaining short stack before Seiver called.

Seiver's eight-seven was enough to defeat Abitbol's nine-eight and eliminate him in ninth place.

Player	Chips	Progress
Scott Seiver	2,200,000 445,000	445,000

Steven Abitbol	Busted

Tags: Scott Seiver Steven Abitbol

Level: 28

Ante: 20,000
High Card: 20,000
Completion: 80,000
Limits: 80,000-160,000

06-16-2024 14:10 UTC-8

First Break of the Day

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Chance Castro

Level 27

The remaining nine players have gone on their first 15-minute break of the day.

06-16-2024 14:05 UTC-8

Coleman Takes a Chunk Out of Klasen

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Chance Castro

Level 27

Ingo Klasen: XxXx / 2x2xJx2x / Xx
Maxx Coleman: XxXx / 5xQx9xKx / Xx

Ingo Klasen and Maxx Coleman both entered the pot. Fourth street saw both players check. On fifth street, Coleman bet and Klasen called. Coleman bet sixth street when his opponent received a third deuce. Klasen smirked, but called. Klasen called another bet from Coleman on seventh, and Coleman rolled over Ax7x3x for a nine-seven. Klasen mucked his hand.

Player	Chips	Progress
Maxx Coleman	1,175,000 210,000	210,000

Ingo Klasen	450,000 -250,000	-250,000

Tags: Ingo Klasen Maxx Coleman

06-16-2024 13:45 UTC-8

Final Table Seat Draw

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Brett Slezak

Level 27

Seat	Player	Country	Chips	Big Bets
1	Ingo Klasen	Germany	700,000	6
2	Akihiro Kawaguchi	Japan	2,440,000	20
3	Brandon Shack-Harris	United States	1,700,000	14
4	Steven Abitbol	France	1,000,000	8
5	Brad Lindsey	United States	2,485,000	21
6	Maxx Coleman	United States	965,000	8
7	Scott Seiver	United States	1,755,000	15
8	Soner Osman	United Kingdom	1,080,000	9
9	Ben Yu	United States	1,225,000	10

Player	Chips	Progress
Brad Lindsey	2,485,000 285,000	285,000
Akihiro Kawaguchi	2,440,000 455,000	455,000
Scott Seiver	1,755,000 15,000	15,000

Brandon Shack-Harris	1,700,000 300,000	300,000

Ben Yu	1,225,000 150,000	150,000

Soner Osman	1,080,000 -105,000	-105,000
Steven Abitbol	1,000,000 290,000	290,000
Maxx Coleman	965,000 -235,000	-235,000

Ingo Klasen	700,000 -425,000	-425,000

06-16-2024 13:40 UTC-8

Justin Liberto Eliminated in 10th Place ($8,004)

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Frank Visser

Level 27

Soner Osman: 7x6x/2x3x4x8x/Xx
Justin Liberto: 10x2x/8x3x7xQx/10x All in

Soner Osman completed and Justin Liberto called. Liberto then called a bet on fourth street before Osman put him all in on fifth.

Liberto thought it over for a few moments before committing his final chips.

"Yup, dead," Liberto stated when the cards were revealed, as he needed runner-runner cards to beat Osman's made seven.

He was left drawing dead on sixth street, and Osman's seventh card was never even turned up as Liberto's elimination as the bubble of the unofficial final table of nine was set in stone.

Player	Chips	Progress
Soner Osman	1,185,000 760,000	760,000
Justin Liberto	Busted

Tags: Justin Liberto Soner Osman

06-16-2024 13:34 UTC-8

Lindsey Takes From Abitbol

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Brett Slezak

Level 27

Scott Siever limped with a 9x, Brad Lindsey limped with an 8x, Steven Abitbol completed with an Ax, and only Lindsey called.

Brad Lindsey: 5x3x / 8xAx5xKx / 6x
Steven Abitbol: 8x5x / Ax7xJx6x / Ax

Abitbol check-called on fourth. Lindsey led on fifth, and the action checked through on sixth.

Abitbol led with a bet on seventh and Lindsey thought for a while before he tossed in the call.

Abitbol showed 8-7-6-5-A whereas Lindsey had 8-6-5-3-A to drag the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Brad Lindsey	2,200,000 200,000	200,000
Steven Abitbol	710,000 -890,000	-890,000

Tags: Brad Lindsey Scott Siever Steven Abitbol

06-16-2024 13:32 UTC-8

Peter Brownstein Eliminated in 11th ($8,004)

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Chance Castro

Level 27

Peter Brownstein: 4x5x / 6xJxKxAx / Jx All in
Maxx Coleman: 3x4x / 2x5x3xQx / Ax

At the start of today's action, you'd have thought Peter Brownstein had built a time machine. Brownstein, who placed second in the 1997 WSOP $1,500 Razz event, was just unlucky today to face several bring ins and find himself in this spot.

Brownstein raised before Maxx Coleman three-bet, and Brownstein four-bet, committing the rest of his short stack before Coleman called. The remaining streets were dealt and Coleman made a wheel on seventh street to defeat Brownstein's jack-six for an 11th place finish.

Player	Chips	Progress
Maxx Coleman	1,200,000 700,000	700,000

Peter Brownstein	Busted

Tags: Maxx Coleman Peter Brownstein

06-16-2024 13:18 UTC-8

Mark Abinakle Eliminated in 12th Place ($6,465)

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Chance Castro

Level 27

Mark Abinakle: 6x6x / AxKxAx8x / 9x All in
Peter Brownstein: 5x7x / 2xKx6xQx / Qx

Mark Abinakle completed before Peter Brownstein raised. Abinakle called instantly for the remainder of his stack. The remaining streets were dealt, but Abinakle could not improve to a winning hand. His king-nine fell to Brownstein's queen-seven for an elimination in 12th place.

Player	Chips	Progress
Peter Brownstein	330,000 120,000	120,000
Mark Abinakle	Busted

Tags: Mark Abinakle Peter Brownstein

06-16-2024 13:09 UTC-8

Life Outside Poker: Norman Chad – From Newsrooms to WSOP Fame

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Connor Richards

Level 27

Life Outside Poker is a new podcast for PokerNews hosted by Connor Richards that seeks to pull back the curtain on poker players and allow viewers and listeners to get to know them on a personal level.

In the seventh episode, Connor speaks with World Series of Poker (WSOP) commentator Norman Chad, one of the most recognizable voices in poker who has provided color commentary on poker's biggest stage for over 20 years.

Chad talks about getting his start as a sports writer in college, his decades-long syndicated sports humor column for the Washington Post and being asked to commentate on the 2003 WSOP Main Event that sparked the Poker Boom.

Chad also discusses the state of poker broadcasting today, the need for more color commentary in the booth, and the need for more interesting characters on the felt.

The Life Outside Poker podcast is available on major streaming platforms including Apple Podcasts, Spotify and iHeartRadio. You can also watch the interview with Norman Chad by heading to the PokerNews YouTube channel.

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Tags: Connor Richards Norman Chad