Event #62: $10,000 Razz Championship Dia 1 | 2019 World Series of Poker

2019-06-27 02:52 UTC-7

Andre Akkari Way Out in Front After Day 1 of the $10,000 Razz Championship

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Nível 10 : 3,000/6,000, 700 ante

Day 1 of Event #62: $10,000 Razz Championship is in the books with 42 players of the 96 Day 1 entries advancing to Day 2. Top of the chip counts by a significant margin is Brazilian professional player Andre Akkari, who bagged nearly four times the average stack with 506,000, nearly 200,000 more than his nearest competitor.

Akkari solidly built up his stack after he joined the field in Level 2, but it was in the last two levels of the night where Akkari surged from having around 200,000's to more than half a million. In that heater, he eliminated Jason Mercier and never looked back.

David Bach is second in chips with 308,500, and a plethora of big names bagged solid stacks as well. Marco Johnson (254,000), defending champion Calvin Anderson (248,500), Max Pescatori (241,000), current WSOP Player of the Year points leader Dan Zack (240,500), Julien Martini (217,000), and Daniel Negreanu (208,000) all had very solid days and will be back on Day 2.

Among those who came up short today include the aforementioned Mercier, John Racener, Frank Kassela, Eric Wasserson, Jen Harman, Eli Elezra, Jennifer Tilly, Ryan Riess and Ray Dehkharghani.

Registration remains open until the start of Day 2, which takes place on Thursday July 27th at 2 p.m. PokerNews will be back to provide live updates on all of the action at that time.

Tags: Andre Akkari Calvin Anderson Dan Zack Daniel Negreanu David Bach Eli Elezra Eric Wasserson Frank Kassela Jason Mercier Jen Harman Jennifer Tilly John Racener Julien Martini Marco Johnson Max Pescatori Ray Dehkharghani Ryan Riess

2019-06-27 00:58 UTC-7

Mercier Eliminated by Akkari

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Nível 9 : 3,000/6,000, 700 ante

Jason Mercier was all in on third street against Andre Akkari.

Mercier: /
Akkari: /

Here were the rest of their runouts up until seventh street:

Mercier: /
Akkari: /

Akkari improved to a seven-six and turned over an on the end, while Mercier had outs and slowly squeezed a no-spotter, but it was a to end his tournament.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Andre Akkari	406,000	11,000
Jason Mercier	Eliminado

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2019-06-26 23:23 UTC-7

"What Game Are we Playing?"

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Nível 8 : 2,500/5,000, 500 ante

Daniel Negreanu: / - fold
Opponent: /
Jeremy Ausmus: / - fold

Daniel Negreanu called, the player on his left completed, Jeremy Ausmus called and Negreanu called.

Negreanu bet with the best board on fourth street, the player to his left raised, Ausmus folded, Negreanu reraised and his opponent reraised.

"What game are we playing?" laughed Negreanu, as he capped it. His opponent called.

Negreanu check-called a bet on fifth street before he check-folded to his opponent on sixth.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Daniel Negreanu	137,000	-18,000
Jeremy Ausmus	65,000	5,000

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2019-06-26 23:08 UTC-7

Anderson Takes from Bohlman

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Nível 8 : 2,500/5,000, 500 ante

Calvin Anderson: / /
Scott Bohlman: / /

Picking up the action on fifth street, Scott Bohlman check-called bets from Calvin Anderson on fifth and sixth street.

Bohlman checked in the dark on seventh, Anderson bet in the dark and Bohlman called after a few moments.

Anderson showed for a jack-seven, Bohlman mucked and Anderson won the pot.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Calvin Anderson	108,000	28,000
Scott Bohlman	73,000	-17,000

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2019-06-26 20:43 UTC-7

Seven-Perfect for Glaser

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Nível 6 : 1,500/3,000, 300 ante

Owais Ahmed: / /
Benny Glaser: / /
Valentin Vornicu: / / - fold

Picking up the action on fifth street, everybody checked.

Vornicu bet with the best board on sixth and both Ahmed and Glaser called.

Vornicu checked on seventh, Ahmed bet, Glaser called and Vornicu folded.

"Seven-six," said Ahmed, as he turned over .

Glaser, though, tabled for a seven-four to win the pot.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Valentin Vornicu	138,000	-8,000
Benny Glaser	68,000	8,000
Owais Ahmed	7,000	-38,000

Tags: Benny Glaser Owais Ahmed Valentin Vornicu

2019-06-26 19:13 UTC-7

Kessler the First to be Eliminated

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Nível 4 : 1,000/2,000, 200 ante

Andrey Zhigalov: / /
Allen Kessler: / /
Shirley Rosario: / /

Andrey Zhigalov called on third street, Allen Kessler completed, Shirley Rosario called and Zhigalov called.

Kessler bet with the best board on fourth street and both Rosario and Zhigalov called.

Zhigalov took the on-board lead on fifth and bet, Kessler called all in for 400 and Rosario called.

Kessler's board was best on sixth, so Rosario had first action in the side pot and she checked. Zhigalov bet and Rosario called.

Rosario checked again on seventh, and she folded to Zhigalov's bet.

Zhigalov tabled for an eight-five perfect, while Kesler showed for a defeated eight-seven, making Kessler the first player to bust.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Andrey Zhigalov	78,000	7,000
Shirley Rosario	33,500	-11,500
Allen Kessler	Eliminado

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2019-06-26 17:40 UTC-7

Ross Off to Good Start

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Nível 3 : 800/1,600, 200 ante

Brandon Shack-Harris: / - fold
Mike Ross: / /
Jennifer Tilly: / /

Brandon Shack-Harris, Mike Ross and Jennifer Tilly each put in two bets on third street.

Ross had the best board the rest of the way and bet up until seventh street. Shack-Harris ducked out on fourth, while Tilly stuck around until seventh where both she and Ross checked.

Ross tabled for an eight-seven, Tilly mucked and Ross won the pot.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Mike Ross	91,000	31,000
Jennifer Tilly	52,000	-8,000

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2019-06-26 13:07 UTC-7

The $10,000 Razz Championship Begins at 3 p.m.

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Welcome to PokerNews' Day 1 coverage of Event #62: $10,000 Razz Championship

Starting in 2014, the World Series of Poker introduced the $10,000 Razz Championship and the winners over the years have been some of poker's best. Last summer, Calvin Anderson bested a field of 119 players to win his second WSOP bracelet.

For this year's event, players begin with 60,000 in chips and the limits begin at 500-1,000 with a 100 ante and 200 bring-in. There will be 10 levels played on Day 1 and registration remains open until the beginning of Day 2, so prize pool information won't be available until then.

Here is a look at the $10,000 Razz numbers since its inception:

$10,000 Razz Over the Years

Year	Entries	Prize Pool	Winner	Country	Prize
2018	119	$1,118,600	Calvin Anderson	United States	$309,220
2017	97	$911,800	James Obst	Australia	$265,138
2016	100	$940,000	Ray Dehkharghani	United States	$273,338
2015	103	$968,200	Phil Hellmuth	United States	$271,105
2014	112	$1,052,800	George Danzer	Germany	$294,792

Cards will be in the air at 3 p.m., so keep it here at PokerNews for live updates on all of the action.

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