With the Main Event kicking off, Phil Hellmuth has a few other plans first. Today he enters Day 3 of the $1,500 Razz with 10 players left. He enters as the short stack, but it's anyone's tournament to win and Hellmuth already had two WSOP bracelets in razz, so he seems like as good a bet as any.
Leading the table is David "ODB" Baker, who is seeking his second WSOP gold bracelet. Three-time bracelet winner Benny Glaser is also in the final 10, and Day 3 of Event #69 is shaping up to be an exciting one.
The action resumes at 2 p.m. and, by the end of the day, either Hellmuth will have won his 15th bracelet or another player will add a WSOP gold bracelet to their resume.
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Hellmuth: / / - Folded on seventh street
Ruben: / /
Wyraz: / /
Grzegorz Wyraz was all in and both Phil Hellmuth and Brad Ruben called. The pair checked down fourth, fifth, and sixth street.
Ruben bet on seventh street and Hellmuth mucked.
Ruben showed for a seven low and Wyraz turned over and was drawing to a four, six, or seven. Sadly for him, it was a and he was eliminated in 10th place for $8,477.
Jim Schaaf bricked on fourth street, but called a bet from Jason Gola. David "ODB" Baker called as well. On fifth, Gola bet again and Baker folded. Schaaf looked pained but put in his remaining chips.
"I gotta get lucky," Schaaf said.
Gola turned over his hand and Schaaf was still live especially when Gola pulled another eight on sixth. Schaaf drew a king and then was drawing dead on seventh with Gola making a ten. Schaaf revealed his seventh street card was a third ace.
Baker: / /
Rechnitzer: / / — All in on fifth street
Gerard Rechnitzer completed and David "ODB" Baker called. On fourth street, Rechnitzer bet and Baker called. On fifth street, Rechnitzer bet, leaving himself 2,000 behind. Baker raised and Rechnitzer was all in.
Rechnitzer held a pretty commanding lead with an already-made six low, meaning Baker would have to go perfect-perfect to eliminate his opponent.
Rechnitzer drew a and Baker a , meaning Baker would have to draw a to complete a better six low.
Baker turned over the , making a better six than his opponent, with Rechnitzer's irrelevant.
Rechnitzer takes home $14,645 for his seventh-place finish.
David "ODB" Baker completed, and Phil Hellmuth raised. Both players were showing a four.
"You owe me a double-up," Hellmuth said to Baker. "Come along with your nine."
Baker called and then bet on fourth street. Hellmuth raised, leaving less than a full bet behind. Baker called. On fifth street, Baker bet, and Hellmuth called for less, going all in.
Baker revealed , and hit a two on sixth to make an eight-perfect. He didn't improve on seventh but had Hellmuth drawing thin.
Hellmuth showed and, needing a non-pair below a seven, hit two jacks in a row to bust the tournament in sixth place.
Glaser bet on fourth street, and Freedman called. Freedman bet on fifth street, and Glaser called. Freedman check-called on sixth street and then bet on seventh street. Glaser called.
Freedman showed for an eight-seven low, and Glaser looked shell-shocked, revealing for an eight-seven low, albeit a worse one.
With just 2,000 chips left, Glaser got it in against Freedman in the next hand with the boards running out as follows:
Freedman: / /
Glaser: / /
Glaser made a jack-low, but Freedman had made a nine-low and eliminated Glaser in fifth place for $27,503.
Baker brought-in, and Gola completed. Baker called. Gola bet on fourth street, and Baker called. Gola bet on fifth street, Baker raised all in, and Gola called.
On seventh street, Gola drew an , making a ten-low. Baker drew a and doubled up.
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for a seven low and Wyraz turned over 
and he was eliminated in 10th place for $8,477.
