Event #50: $1,500 Razz
Day 2 Completed
2018 World Series of Poker
Event #50: $1,500 Razz
Day: 2
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2018 World Series of Poker
Buy-in
$1,500
Prize Pool
$525,150
Entries
389
Level
28
Limits
50,000 / 100,000
Ante
10,000
Level 20
: 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante
While there was 45 bracelets worth of talent to begin the day in Event #46: $1,500 Razz, not a single one remains as nine players are left, each of whom is seeking their first taste of World Series of Poker gold. Among those headlining the final table are Adam Owen, who bagged up 340,000 chips, and Dzmitry Urbanovich, who bagged up 248,000 chips. Leading the way is another WSOP star, Kevin Iacofano who boasts over $800,000 in World Series of Poker earnings. He'll bring 514,000 chips into Day 3, leading the final table.
Some of those bracelet winners to fall early in the day and before the money included the likes of Phil Hellmuth, Barry Greenstein, John Hennigan, Benjamin Scholl, Matt Grapenthien and Max Pescatori to name a few. Brandon Cantu was another bracelet winner who didn't make it to the end of the day, but he did sneak into the money. On the final hand of the bubble, Cantu tanked it out until Rebecca Kerl had been eliminated. After her bust, Cantu called off the rest of his chips on seventh street holding a nine-eight low, but his opponent, Thomas Taylor, held a wheel and sent Cantu to the rail as the second player to bust in the money.
Other bracelet winners to slip into the payout were Chris Bjorin (50th - $2,322), Benny Glaser (44th - $2,471), Cyndy Violette (39th - $2,471), John Cernuto (34th - $2,702), John Racener (33rd - $2,702) and Ylon Schwartz (26th - $3,034). Julien Martini and David Singer both made it close the final table, but fell in 16th ($4,131) and 12th ($6,206) respectively, with Singer being the last bracelet winner standing. In his final hand, Singer drew and eight-six low, but Jay Kwon made an eight-five low to send the bracelet winner out the door.
| Seat | Player | Country | Chip Count |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jay Kwon | United States | 295,000 |
| 2 | Jeff Mitseff | United States | 191,000 |
| 3 | Thomas Taylor | Canada | 410,000 |
| 4 | Michael Mckenna | United States | 477,000 |
| 5 | Adam Owen | United Kingdom | 340,000 |
| 6 | Kevin Iacofano | United States | 514,000 |
| 7 | Dzmitry Urbanovich | Poland | 248,000 |
| 8 | Kyle Montgomery | United States | 261,000 |
| 9 | Jeanne David | United States | 194,000 |
Only nine players remain and each is looking to add a World Series of Poker bracelet to their resume. Adam Owen has nearly $500,000 in WSOP earning and four final tables. Kevin Iacofano is making his sixth final table appearance and is looking to get his first win as well. Dzmitry Urbanovich has had much success outside of the World Series of Poker, but is making his first final table in this event. Besides the bracelet, there is also a first-place cash of $125,431 up for grabs.
Action will resume at 2 p.m. on Tuesday, June 26, in level 21 with limits of 10,000 and 20,000 and antes of 2,000. The plan is to play down to a winner and PokerNews will return with coverage from top to bottom. Action will kick back off in the Amazon room of the Rio at one of the outer feature tables. Make sure to tune back in to see the exciting conclusion and to find out who will be the newest owner of a World Series of Poker gold bracelet.
Level 20
: 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante
| Seat | Player | Country | Chip Count |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jay Kwon | United States | 295,000 |
| 2 | Jeff Mitseff | United States | 191,000 |
| 3 | Thomas Taylor | Canada | 410,000 |
| 4 | Michael Mckenna | United States | 477,000 |
| 5 | Adam Owen | United Kingdom | 340,000 |
| 6 | Kevin Iacofano | United States | 514,000 |
| 7 | Dzmitry Urbanovich | Poland | 248,000 |
| 8 | Kyle Montgomery | United States | 261,000 |
| 9 | Jeanne David | United States | 194,000 |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
514,000
29,000
|
29,000 |
|
477,000
342,000
|
342,000 |
|
410,000
75,000
|
75,000 |
|
340,000
135,000
|
135,000 |
|
295,000
15,000
|
15,000 |
|
||
|
261,000
21,000
|
21,000 |
|
248,000
33,000
|
33,000 |
|
194,000
4,000
|
4,000 |
|
||
|
191,000
11,000
|
11,000 |
Level 20
: 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante
Players drew seats for the final table and with one minute on the clock, players played one hand before the end of the night. Action folded to Dzmitry Urbanovich who completed with a 
and everyone folded. Players are now bagging and will return at 2 p.m. on Tuesday.
A full recap will be posted shortly.
Level 20
: 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante
Kevin Iacofano completed and Benoit Jean raised. Iacofano raised and Jean got his remaining 35,000 chips in.
Iacofano showed 
/ 
and Jean showed 
/
"I thought you were stealing," said Jean. Iacofano drew a 
and Jean a 
. Iacofano drew a 
completing a wheel and leaving Jean drawing dead.
The full run-out was as follows.
Kevin Iacofano: / 
/
Benoit Jean: / 
/
Jean takes home $7,881 for his 10th place finish. The final nine players are redrawing around a single table with 1:31 left in the final level of the day.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
485,000
35,000
|
35,000 |
|
Busted |
Level 20
: 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante
Kevin Iacofano completed with a and Benoit Jean called over his bring in with a 
Kevin Iacofano: 
/
Benoit Jean: /
Iacofano bet on fourth street and Jean called.
"Brick!" Jean called.
"There you go," McKenna said upon seeing Iacofano's queen, but Jean paired and let out a groan which prompted some laughter from the table.
Iacofano bet again and Jean called. On sixth, Iacofano bet again and Jean quickly mucked his hand, leaving himself with just 35,500 chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
450,000
130,000
|
130,000 |
|
|
35,000
-140,000
|
-140,000 |
Level 20
: 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante
Georgii Belianin lost two pots to Michael Mckenna and Kyle Montgomery, before getting his remaining chips in after Mckenna opened. Montgomery also called and the two live players checked down the board.
Michael McKenna: / 
/
Georgii Belianin: / /
Kyle Montgomery: / /
Montgomery showed for a queen-ten. Belianin showed for a ten-nine low, but Mckenna had them both beat with for a ten-seven low, sending Belianin to the rail in 11th place.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
240,000
60,000
|
60,000 |
|
|
135,000
-170,000
|
-170,000 |
|
Busted |
Level 20
: 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante
Kyle Montgomery completed and Michael McKenna called.
Kyle Montgomery: //
Michael McKenna: //
McKenna bet on fourth street and Montgomery called. On fifth, Montgomery bet and McKenna called. Montgomery bet again on sixth and McKenna called again.
On seventh, Montgomery checked. McKenna bet. Montgomery sighed, then called.
"Number two," McKenna said. He showed his and it was good as Montgomery mucked.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
305,000
222,000
|
222,000 |
|
|
180,000
-80,000
|
-80,000 |
Level 20
: 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante
Kevin Iacofano: / /
David Singer: / /
In a hand against Kevin Iacofano, David Singer bet on fifth street and got called. Iacofano checked sixth street and then raised his opponent. Singer called. Iacofano bet on seventh street and Singer folded to be left with around 5,000.
A few hands later Jay Kwon completed and Singer was all in.
Jay Kwon: / /
David Singer: / /
By sixth street Kwon had jack-low and Singer was ahead with an eight-six. Singer drew a on the end whereas Kwon drew a to make an eight-five and eliminate Singer.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
320,000
44,000
|
44,000 |
|
|
280,000
-50,000
|
-50,000 |
|
|
||
|
Busted | |
Level 20
: 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante
Hand #1:
Georgii Belianin completed with the and Kyle Montgomery made it two bets. Belianin called.
Georgii Belianin: //
Kyle Montgomery: //
Belianin bet on fourth street and Montgomery called. On fifth, Montgomery took over the lead and he bet. Belianin called. Montgomery bet again on sixth and Belianin called again.
On seventh both players checked. Montgomery showed his and that would earn him the pot.
Hand #2:
Georgii Belianin opened with the and Kyle Montgomery made it two bets with his . Jay Kwon then made it three bets with his and Belianin folded. Montgomery called though and the two would go heads up.
Kyle Montgomery: //
Jay Kwon: //
Montgomery checked then called on fourth. On fifth, Kwon bet and Montgomery called. On sixth, Kwon bet again and Montgomery called.
On seventh, Kwon bet again. Montgomery turned up his and folded.
"We started here," Montgomery said. "And now we're here," he continued fanning his hand across his board.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
330,000
60,000
|
60,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
260,000
-15,000
|
-15,000 |
|
|
112,000
7,000
|
7,000 |