Event #56: $10,000 Razz Championship
Dia 3 Começado
Event #56: $10,000 Razz Championship
Dia 3 Começado
Another Championship Event will aim to play down to a winner at the 2018 World Series of Poker as Event #56: $10,000 Razz Championship will see 13 players out of a 119-entry strong field return to the tables at the Rio All-Suite and Casino. At 2 p.m. local time players will resume their battle for the top prize of $309,220 and the coveted gold bracelet.
Eight former WSOP bracelet winners are among the 13 finalists with Calvin Anderson currently topping the leaderboard with 962,000. He's followed by Johnny "World" Hennigan (841,000) and Alex Balandin (833,000). Julien Martini won his first bracelet at the very start of the summer and will return with 712,000, while Mike Leah (594,000) also advanced with a top five stack.
Only two days ago, Dzmitry Urbanovich came narrowly close to winning his maiden WSOP bracelet in this very game type and finished second to Jay Kwon in Event #50: $1,500 Razz. Urbanovich jumped into the Championship Event after and advanced to Day 3 with 592,000. Former November Niner Jerry Wong recorded his 30th WSOP cash a few days ago and finished fourth in the Event #49: $10,000 Pot-Limit Omaha 8-Handed Championship. He will aim to finish a few spots higher this time around and returns with a healthy stack of 529,000.
Frank Kassela (252,000), Allen Kessler (238,000), Paul Volpe (222,000), Ismael Bojang (99,000), Ted Forrest (48,000) and Eric Rodawig (31,000) will also take their seats on the feature tables of the Brasilia room for the finish of this one. They'll start at Level 21 with limits of 12,000/24,000 and an ante of 3,000 .
Seat Assignments for Day 3
Seat | Table 1 | Chip Count | Big Bets | Table 2 | Chip Count | Big Bets |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Mike Leah | 594,000 | 25 | Ted Forrest | 48,000 | 2 |
2 | John Hennigan | 841,000 | 35 | Ismael Bojang | 99,000 | 4 |
3 | Calvin Anderson | 962,000 | 40 | Jerry Wong | 529,000 | 22 |
4 | Allen Kessler | 238,000 | 10 | Alex Balandin | 833,000 | 35 |
5 | Eric Rodawig | 31,000 | 1 | Dzmitry Urbanovich | 592,000 | 25 |
6 | ||||||
7 | Julien Martini | 712,000 | 30 | Frank Kassela | 252,000 | 11 |
8 | Paul Volpe | 222,000 | 9 |
The PokerCentral Twitch stream will commence once the field has been whittled down to the official final table and the action will be available to viewers on a security delay of 30 minutes. Meanwhile PokerNews will be your one-stop shop for all you need to know in Event #56 today as we find out together who will be the next WSOP bracelet winner.
Nível: 21
Limites: 12,000/24,000
Ante: 3,000
Players are in their seats and the first hands are being dealt.
Frank Kassela: /
Ted Forrest: /
Frank Kassela completed, Ted Forrest raised, Kassela reraised and Forrest called all in for 33,000.
Frank Kassela: /
Ted Forrest: /
Here were the rest of their runouts:
Frank Kassela: / /
Ted Forrest: / /
Kassela had the hand locked up on sixth street with a seven-five, ending Forrest's tournament in 13th place.
Jogador | Fichas | Progresso |
---|---|---|
Frank Kassela
|
370,000 | 118,000 |
Ted Forrest
|
Eliminado |
Julien Martini: /
Calvin Anderson: / fold
Julien Martini completed with a five and Calvin Anderson called, as did Mike Leah as the bring in. Martini bet fourth to force a fold from Leah, Anderson called. Martini's bet on fifth forced a fold from Anderson.
John Hennigan: / fold
Calvin Anderson: /
John Hennigan completed and Anderson called. Anderson bet fourth and fifth to pick up a call, then checked sixth. Hennigan bet, Anderson check-raised and won the pot.
John Hennigan: / fold
Calvin Anderson: /
Hennigan completed, Anderson raised and Hennigan called. Anderson bet fourth and fifth, picking up a call each. He then check-called a bet on sixth and the duo checked seventh. Anderson showed and won the pot.
Jogador | Fichas | Progresso |
---|---|---|
Calvin Anderson
|
1,100,000 | 138,000 |
Julien Martini
|
730,000 | 18,000 |
John Hennigan
|
640,000 | -201,000 |
John Hennigan: / /
Eric Rodawig: / /
Having folded all hands to now and being blinded down to one-third of a big bet, Eric Rodawig was the bring-in and John Hennigan completed, Rodawig called all in.
Since Hennigan ended up pairing his six and seven until sixth, then received a jack, Rodawig had almost the entire deck to avoid elimination. Instead, he paired his king with the last card as well and was eliminated in 12th place for $21,059.
Jogador | Fichas | Progresso |
---|---|---|
John Hennigan
|
660,000 | 20,000 |
Eric Rodawig
|
Eliminado |
Ismael Bojang: / /
Jerry Wong: / /
Alex Balandin: / /
Ismael Bojang completed, Jerry Wong raised, Alex Balandin reraised, Bojang called and Wong called.
Bojang bet on fourth street, both opponents called, Bojang bet on fifth street and both opponents called again. Bojang bet his remaining 3,000 on sixth street, Wong made it the full big bet of 24,000, Balandin called and both Wong and Balnadin checked on seventh street.
Wong showed for a ten-seven, Balandin mucked and Bojang showed for a nine-eight.
Wong won the side pot, while Bojang won the main pot to triple up.
Jogador | Fichas | Progresso |
---|---|---|
Alex Balandin | 690,000 | -143,000 |
Jerry Wong
|
410,000 | -119,000 |
Ismael Bojang
|
240,000 | 141,000 |
Mike Leah: / /
Paul Volpe: / /
Picking up the action on fourth, Mike Leah bet and Paul Volpe called. Volpe paired his eight on fifth and Leah bet. Volpe called. Leah proceeded to bet through sixth and seventh, and Volpe called, the final bet rather reluctantly.
Leah rolled over the and Volpe asked "that's an eight perfect?" from the other side of the table. This was confirmed, and Volpe mucked.
Jogador | Fichas | Progresso |
---|---|---|
Mike Leah
|
670,000 | 76,000 |
Paul Volpe
|
60,000 | -162,000 |
Julien Martini: /
Paul Volpe: /
Calvin Anderson: / fold
Julien Martini completed and Paul Volpe called, as did Calvin Anderson as the bring-in. Volpe bet, Anderson folded and Martini called. Volpe was then all in after fifth and Martini called, remarked "hope I am not drawing dead," to which Volpe replied "no, you are not."
This is what both ended up with upon showdown:
Julien Martini: / /
Paul Volpe: / /
Volpe had paired his trey and Martini did so with his seven on sixth, however, as Volpe picked up a queen on the same street he was already drawing dead and didn't even reveal his final card. Martini's saw him scoop the pot with an eight-seven. Volpe has been eliminated in 11th place and takes home $21,059.
Jogador | Fichas | Progresso |
---|---|---|
Julien Martini
|
790,000 | 60,000 |
Paul Volpe
|
Eliminado |