Brian Rast Defies the Odds to Claim 7th WSOP Bracelet in $10K Razz Championship

The Razz Rollercoaster: From One Big Bet to Bracelet Glory

The $10,000 Razz Championship returned for a rare Day 4 after Rast and Yeh were unable to finish their battle the night before. Yeh came in with a healthy chip lead—6,095,000 to Rast’s 1,940,000 — and he wasted no time pressing the advantage. In just a few hands, he dragged a big pot with a perfect 6-5-4-3-A to reduce Rast to a desperate 260,000 chips.

That’s when the real drama began.

Rast survived his first all-in by threading together a wheel (5-4-3-2-A) when he needed it most. The next hour saw him teeter on the edge again and again. At one point, he dipped below 500,000 before catching another perfect runout to make 8-6-4-3-A and stay alive.

Yeh didn’t let up. He kept applying pressure, including a spot where he bet all the way to seventh street and got called down by Rast — who mucked after Yeh revealed a solid J-low. It looked like Rast was finally done.

But poker isn’t played in narratives. It’s played hand by hand.

Once again, Rast rebuilt. He doubled with 7-5-4-2-A and climbed back over 3 million. Then came the turning point: Rast made an 8-6-5-4-3 while Yeh paid him off with a weaker holding, surrendering the chip lead for the first time all day. Yeh had been chipping away relentlessly for hours, but now he was the one on the ropes.

Rast took his time, stayed composed, and waited for the right spots. Yeh was down to just 600,000 when he shoved with a king up and was called by Rast with a deuce. The final boards played out in dramatic silence, but Yeh couldn’t find the improvement he needed. Rast ended with 10-9-3-2-A — good enough to take it down and complete one of the most resilient comebacks of the series.

Final Table Results – Event #50: $10,000 Razz Championship

Place	Player	Country	Prize
1	Brian Rast		$306,644
2	Andrew Yeh		$204,423
3	Brian Yoon		$142,579
4	Joao Vieira		$101,983
5	Nikolay Ponomarev		$74,857

Brian Rast: A Career That Keeps Evolving

Rast’s seventh bracelet places him among the WSOP elite — just the 14th player in history to hit that milestone. But this one felt different. While he’s known for his dominance in big-bet games and mixed formats, a straight limit game like Razz hadn’t yet made it into his trophy case. Now it has.

In recent years, Rast has shifted his poker focus almost exclusively to the WSOP, treating the summer grind as its own kind of season. He’s no longer the cash game regular who pops into a few tournaments between high-stakes sessions. Instead, he’s all in on the bracelet hunt each year.

Rast, now 43, continues to play at a level most players dream of. His consistency across formats—No-Limit Hold’em, Pot-Limit Omaha, 2-7 Lowball, and now Razz — underscores his claim to being one of the most complete players of his generation.

The Razz title also carries symbolic weight. It rounds out an already absurdly versatile collection of wins: three in mixed formats, two in hold’em, one in no-limit single draw, and now a pure limit event. In other words, Rast can — and does — play every game at the highest level.

As for what’s next, Rast hasn’t said much. But if there’s one thing this comeback made clear, it’s that he’s not going anywhere just yet. The fire’s still there. And when he’s focused and dialed in, there’s almost nobody tougher to beat.

Photo Credits: Rachel Kay Winter & Alicia Skillman