Money Bubble Bursts in Event #9: $1,500 Razz; PokerNews' Mickey Doft Cashes
Event #9: $1,500 Razz began with 462 players, but after Day 2 came to a close, just 16 remained with Christopher George and his stack of 356,000 leading the way. Others still in contention include Matthew Smith (307,000), Eli Elezra (251,000), Bart Hanson (245,000), Cyndy Violette (201,000), Max Pescatori (197,000)
Day 2 saw 169 players return to action, and with just 48 of them slated to get paid, a bunch were destined to leave empty handed. Among those to bust early were Jeremy Ausmus, Todd Brunson, Maria Ho, Daniel Negreanu, Barry Greenstein, James Woods, Allen Kessler, and Richard Ferro, who exited in 49th place as the bubble boy.
Shortly after the bubble burst, one of PokerNews' own, Mickey Doft, exited with his first-ever WSOP cash. After playing the Razz event five times prior with nary a cash, "Mojito Mickey" finished in 45th place for $2,738. Needless to say, it was a proud moment for the PokerNews family.
Among those to follow Doft out the door were Eric Crain (39th - $3,218), Eddie Blumenthal (32nd - $3,785), former champ Bryan Campanello (31st - $3,785), and Randy Ohel (21st - $4,540).
The final 16 players will return at 2 p.m. local time on Wednesday to play down to a winner, who will take home a smooth $155,947.