David Bach Hoping to Finally Capture Razz Gold
Welcome to PokerNews' Day 3 coverage of Event #18: $10,000 Seven-Card Razz Championship,
A total of 112 players participated in the largest buy-in for a Razz tournament in poker history and after two days and 15 levels, only 12 remain. First place is set at $294,792 and leading the way into Day 3 is David Bach with 565,000.
After a fourth-place finish in the $1,500 buy-in Razz event last week and a runner-up showing in last year's $2,500 Razz affair, Bach is looking to finally capture that elusive Razz victory and his second World Series of Poker bracelet. Second in chips is Event 3 winner Brandon Shack-Harris with 369,000 and he is followed by none other than Daniel Negreanu with 340,000. Negreanu is looking for redemption after his runner-up showing in Event 13 just days ago. The remaining field is also flush with poker skill, making this anyone's game.
Here is the Day 3 seating:
| Table | Seat | Name | Chip Count |
|---|---|---|---|
| 450 | 1 | --empty-- | -- |
| 450 | 2 | Todd Barlow | 261,000 |
| 450 | 3 | Brian Hastings | 194,000 |
| 450 | 4 | Dan O'Brien | 337,000 |
| 450 | 5 | Thomas Butzhammer | 171,000 |
| 450 | 6 | Naoya Kihara | 179,000 |
| 450 | 7 | --empty-- | -- |
| 450 | 8 | David Bach | 565,000 |
| 446 | 1 | Todd Dakake | 317,000 |
| 446 | 2 | --empty-- | -- |
| 446 | 3 | Yuval Bronshtein | 221,000 |
| 446 | 4 | Daniel Negreanu | 340,000 |
| 446 | 5 | George Danzer | 286,000 |
| 446 | 6 | --empty-- | -- |
| 446 | 7 | Brandon Shack-Harris | 369,000 |
| 446 | 8 | Roland Israelashvili | 121,000 |
Play is scheduled to resume at 2 p.m. and will most likely play down to a winner, so be sure to keep it here to see who captures the gold bracelet!