2018 World Series of Poker

Event #56: $10,000 Razz Championship
Day: 2
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Event Info

2018 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
7x5x4x3x2x
Prize
$309,220
Event Info
Buy-in
$10,000
Prize Pool
$1,118,600
Entries
119
Level Info
Level
32
Limits
150,000 / 300,000
Ante
30,000
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Defending Champion James Obst in the Mix on Day 2 of the $10,000 Razz Championship, Hennigan Leads

Mickey Doft
Mickey Doft
Defending Champion James Obst
Defending Champion James Obst

Welcome to PokerNews' Day 2 coverage of Event #56: $10,000 Razz Championship.

There were 112 players who took part in the action on Day 1 and only 52 of them will be back in the mix today. Registration, however, is still open until the cards are in the air at 2 p.m.

On top of the chip counts to begin the day is John Hennigan, leading the way with a stack of 302,000. Currently sitting second in the WSOP Player of the Year standings, Hennigan's outstanding summer doesn't appear to be ending anytime soon.

A plethora of other big names remain in the field, and among them is defending champion James Obst. After hovering around the starting stack for much of Day 1, Obst found his stride late in the day and currently sits 11th in chips entering Day 2.

Here is the Day 2 table and seat draw:

RoomTableSeatPlayerCountryChip CountBig Bets
Amazon4241Shirley RosarioUnited States132,00017
Amazon4242Dzmitry UrbanovichPoland179,00022
Amazon4243Frank KasselaUnited States134,00017
Amazon4245Per HildebrandSweden221,00028
Amazon4246Brian HastingsUnited States147,00018
Amazon4247Mike LeahCanada126,50016
Amazon4248Allen KesslerUnited States183,00023
       
Amazon4251Jyri MerivirtaFinland18,0002
Amazon4252Craig ChaitUnited States52,5007
Amazon4253Erik SeidelUnited States32,5004
Amazon4254Julien MartiniFrance193,00024
Amazon4255Eric RablSwitzerland74,0009
Amazon4257Richard BaiUnited States49,5006
Amazon4258Daniel HarmetzUnited States56,0007
       
Amazon4261Robert MizrachiUnited States183,50023
Amazon4264James ObstAustralia166,50021
Amazon4265Ryan MillerUnited States18,0002
Amazon4266Jason GrayUnited Kingdom149,00019
Amazon4267John HenniganUnited States302,00038
       
Amazon4271Ismael BojangGermany122,50015
Amazon4272Alex BalandinUnited States146,00018
Amazon4273Robert CampbellAustralia175,50022
Amazon4274Joseph RanciatoUnited States106,80013
Amazon4275John RacenerUnited States86,50011
Amazon4276Xavier KyablueUnited States135,50017
Amazon4277Jay KwonUnited States28,5004
       
Amazon4321Chris KlodnickiUnited States140,00018
Amazon4322Eric RodawigUnited States75,5009
Amazon4324Jim CollopyUnited States40,5005
Amazon4325David BenyamineUnited States28,5004
Amazon4326Georgii BelianinRussia139,00017
Amazon4327Joao VieiraPortugal89,50011
Amazon4328Larry WrightUnited States169,00021
       
Amazon4331Katherine FleckUnited States111,50014
Amazon4332Ted ForrestUnited States221,50028
Amazon4333Illya TrincherUnited States107,50013
Amazon4334Eric WassersonUnited States56,0007
Amazon4336Andre AkkariBrazil54,5007
Amazon4337Calvin AndersonUnited States79,50010
Amazon4338Jerry WongUnited States36,5005
       
Amazon4341James WoodsUnited States107,00013
Amazon4342Ryan RiessUnited States57,5007
Amazon4343Daniel OspinaColombia57,5007
Amazon4344Yueqi ZhuChina37,5005
Amazon4345Owais AhmedUnited States34,0004
Amazon4346Tommy HangUnited States34,0004
Amazon4348Sebastian PauliGermany150,00019
       
Amazon4351Dan ZackUnited States103,00013
Amazon4352Shaun DeebUnited States82,50010
Amazon4353Bart HansonUnited States187,00023
Amazon4354Paul VolpeUnited States110,50014
Amazon4356Mark GregorichUnited States45,0006

The plan for the day is to play five two-hour levels, which should thin the field to the final two tables. Keep it here at PokerNews for live updates on all of the action.

Martini Check-Raises on Seventh

Mickey Doft
Mickey Doft
Level 12 : 4,000/8,000, 1,000 ante
Julien Martini
Julien Martini

Phil Hellmuth : {X-}{X-} / {3-}{8-}{K-}{Q-} / {X-} - fold
Julien Martini: {X-}{X-} / {3-}{4-}{A-}{J-} / {X-}
Eric Rabl: {X-}{X-} / {3-}{2-}{J-}{7-} / {X-} - fold

Phil Hellmuth completed on third street, Julien Martini raised, Eric Rabl called, Hellmuth reraised and both Martini and Rabl called.

Rabl bet with the best board on fourth street, both Hellmuth and Martini called, Martini bet with the best board on fifth and both Rabl and Hellmuth called.

Martini bet on sixth street, Rabl and Hellmuth called, and on seventh street Martini checked to Rabl who bet. Hellmuth folded, Martini check-raised and Rabl folded.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Julien Martini fr
Julien Martini 		350,000
90,000
 90,000
WSOP 4X Winner
Profile photo of Phil Hellmuth us
Phil Hellmuth 		108,000
-57,000
 -57,000
WSOP Main Event Champion
WSOP 17X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer
StakeKings
Profile photo of Eric Rabl hu
Eric Rabl 		70,000
-25,000
 -25,000

Tags: Eric RablJulien MartiniPhil Hellmuth

Anderson Frustrates Woods

Mickey Doft
Mickey Doft
Level 13 : 5,000/10,000, 1,000 ante
Calvin Anderson
Calvin Anderson

Larry Wright: {X-}{X-} / {6-}{J-}{9-} - fold
Eric Rodawig: {X-}{X-} / {A-}{6-} - fold
Calvin Anderson: {X-}{X-} / {6-}{8-}{K-}{5-} / {X-}
James Woods: {X-}{X-} / {A-}{3-}{4-}{10-} / {X-}

Larry Wright called the bring in, Eric Rodawig called and Calvin Anderson completed. James Woods called, Wright called and Rodawig called.

Woods, Wright and Rodawig checked to Anderson on fourth street who bet.

"Of course you were going to do that," said Wright.

"Have to get you out, you're too good," said Anderson. "Or at least have to charge you."

Woods called, Wright called and Rodawig folded.

"Where did that card come from?" asked Rodawig.

Woods bet with the best looking board on fifth street, Wright folded and Anderson called. Anderson then called bets from Woods on sixth and seventh street.

"I think you've got it," said Woods.

Anderson tabled {3-}{4-}{5-} for an eight-six, Woods flinged his hand to the muck and steamed away from the table, and Anderson collected the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Calvin Anderson us
Calvin Anderson 		354,000
54,000
 54,000
WSOP 5X Winner
Profile photo of Larry Wright us
Larry Wright 		215,000
-36,000
 -36,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Profile photo of James Woods us
James Woods 		70,000
-110,000
 -110,000
Profile photo of Eric Rodawig us
Eric Rodawig 		62,000
-33,000
 -33,000
WSOP 1X Winner

Tags: Calvin AndersonEric RodawigJames WoodsLarry Wright

Woods Left With Crumbs; Busts

Christian Zetzsche
Christian Zetzsche
Level 14 : 5,000/10,000, 1,000 ante
James Woods
James Woods

Calvin Anderson: {X-}{X-} / {6-}{7-}{8-}{8-} / {X-}
James Woods: {X-}{X-} / {3-}{A-}{9-}{9-} / {X-}

Eric Rodawig raised and Calvin Anderson made it three bets, which James Woods called, Rodawig also called. Woods bet fourth and Rodawig folded, Anderson called. On fifth, Anderson bet and Woods called before Anderson bet again sixth. Woods needed some time to think about it and apologized to the table.

"It's fine, has only been a minute and a half," Anderson replied. Woods only had just over one big bet behind and eventually called, Anderson bet in the dark.

"I guess that answers my question," Woods replied and folded.

Larry Wright: {X-}{X-} / {4-}{8-}{A-}{K-} / {X-} fold
James Woods: {X-}{X-} / {2-}{8-}{Q-}{10-} / {X-}
Dzmitry Urbanovich: {X-}{X-} / {2-}{7-}{3-}{3-} / {X-}

Larry Wright completed and Anderson folded a deuce. "Let me think about it," Woods joked and called all in for 1,500 with a deuce, Dzmitry Urbanovich called. Urbanovich bet fourth and fifth with Wright making the call. Urbanovich paired his trey on sixth and Wright checked, Urbanovich bet and Wright called.

Urbanovich had the lead on seventh and bet, Wright folded. Urbanovich showed the {8-}{6-}{4-} for a seven-six and Woods mucked {K-}{J-}{3-} before quickly exiting the tournament area.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Calvin Anderson us
Calvin Anderson 		370,000
65,000
 65,000
WSOP 5X Winner
Profile photo of Dzmitry Urbanovich pl
Dzmitry Urbanovich 		300,000
40,000
 40,000
Profile photo of Eric Rodawig us
Eric Rodawig 		157,000
-18,000
 -18,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Profile photo of Larry Wright us
Larry Wright 		130,000
-50,000
 -50,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Profile photo of James Woods us
James Woods 		Busted

Tags: Calvin AndersonDzmitry UrbanovichEric RodawigJames WoodsLarry Wright

Hellmuth Eliminated by Anderson

Mickey Doft
Mickey Doft
Level 15 : 6,000/12,000, 1,500 ante
Phil Hellmuth
Phil Hellmuth

Phil Hellmuth: {X-}{X-} / {5-}
Calvin Anderson: {X-}{X-} / {2-}

Phil Hellmuth completed, Calvin Anderson raised and Hellmuth called all in for 12,000.

Phil Hellmuth: {8-}{6-} / {5-}
Calvin Anderson: {5-}{3-} / {2-}

Here were the rest of their runouts before seventh street:

Phil Hellmuth: {8-}{6-} / {5-}{J-}{10-}{9-}
Calvin Anderson: {5-}{3-} / {2-}{9-}{K-}{Q-}

Hellmuth showed first and turned over a {4-} to make a nine-eight on seventh, but Anderson turned over an {A-} on seventh street to make a nine-five to win the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Calvin Anderson us
Calvin Anderson 		255,000
15,000
 15,000
WSOP 5X Winner
Profile photo of Phil Hellmuth us
Phil Hellmuth 		Busted
WSOP Main Event Champion
WSOP 17X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer
StakeKings

Tags: Calvin AndersonPhil Hellmuth

Klodnicki Eliminated by Martini

Mickey Doft
Mickey Doft
Level 16 : 6,000/12,000, 1,500 ante
Chris Klodnicki
Chris Klodnicki

Julien Martini: {X-}{X-} / {A-}{4-}
Chris Klodnicki: {X-}{X-} / {2-}{A-}
Scott Seiver: {X-}{X-} / {8-}{Q-}

Julien Martini completed, Chris Klodnicki called all in for 3,000 and Seiver called. Seiver check-folded on fourth street.

Julien Martini: {8-}{3-} / {A-}{4-}
Chris Klodnicki: {9-}{7-} / {2-}{A-}

Here were their runouts up until seventh street:

Julien Martini: {8-}{3-} / {A-}{4-}{7-}{8-Clubs}
Chris Klodnicki: {9-}{7-} / {2-}{A-}{10-}{J-}

Martini had the hand won with an eight-seven, rendering seventh street moot.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Julien Martini fr
Julien Martini 		370,000
5,000
 5,000
WSOP 4X Winner
Profile photo of Scott Seiver us
Scott Seiver 		130,000
-45,000
 -45,000
WSOP 7X Winner
Profile photo of Chris Klodnicki us
Chris Klodnicki 		Busted
WSOP 2X Winner

Tags: Chris KlodnickiJulien MartiniScott Seiver

Anderson Busts Akkari

Christian Zetzsche
Christian Zetzsche
Level 16 : 6,000/12,000, 1,500 ante
Andre Akkari
Andre Akkari

Calvin Anderson: {X-}{X-} / {3-}{A-}{10-}
Andre Akkari: {X-}{X-} / {3-}{9-}{9-}

After being reduced to 60,000 in the previous hand, Andre Akkari ended up all in and at risk for the remainder of his stack on fifth. His sole remaining opponent Calvin Anderson looked him up with a wheel draw. Here is what they ended up with:

Calvin Anderson: {5-}{4-} / {3-}{A-}{10-}
Andre Akkari: {A-}{2-} / {3-}{9-}{9-}

Since Akkari had paired his nine and picked up a king, he even made trips nines with the {K-}{9-} run out, while Anderson got the {5-}{K-} to win with a ten-five..

Player Chips Progress
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Calvin Anderson 		323,000
128,000
 128,000
WSOP 5X Winner
Profile photo of Andre Akkari br
Andre Akkari 		Busted
WSOP 1X Winner

Tags: Andre AkkariCalvin Anderson

Bojang Busts Gregorich

Christian Zetzsche
Christian Zetzsche
Level 17 : 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante
Mark Gregorich
Mark Gregorich

Ismael Bojang: {X-}{X-} / {2-}{3-}
Mark Gregorich: {X-}{X-} / {4-}{K-}

Ismael Bojang completed with a deuce and Mark Gregorich raised with very few chips behind, Bojang called. Bojang bet fourth and Gregorich moved all in for an ante more, Bojang called.

Ismael Bojang: {A-}{6-} / {2-}{3-}
Mark Gregorich: {7-}{6-} / {4-}{K-}

Bojang received the {8-} while Gregorich was shaking his head with the {J-} on fifth, however, he was thrown a lifeline on sixth when picking up the {5-}. Bojang's hand didn't improve, as he had the {10-}.

"Do you want me to go first?" Bojang asked and Gregorich nodded. Bojang turned over his {J-} and ended up with an eight-six. Gregorich had some outs still with a seven-six draw, but he paired the {4-} and busted not far away from the money.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Ismael Bojang de
Ismael Bojang 		270,000
-10,000
 -10,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Profile photo of Mark Gregorich us
Mark Gregorich 		Busted

Tags: Ismael BojangMark Gregorich

Racener Eliminated by Kassela

Mickey Doft
Mickey Doft
Level 18 : 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante
John Racener
John Racener

Eric Rodawig: {X-}{X-} / {5-}{7-}{J-}{A-} / {X-}
John Racener: {X-}{X-} / {4-}{6-}{Q-}{7-} / {X-}

Picking up the action on sixth street, John Racener called bets from Eric Rodawig on sixth and seventh. Rodawig showed {6-}{4-}{J-} for a seven-six and Racener mucked, dropping to just 8,000.

After being the bring in and folding, Racener committed his remaining 2,000 the next hand on third street. Here is the runout:

John Hennigan: {X-}{X-} / {K-}{3-}{2-}{10-} / {X-}
John Racener: {X-}{X-} / {Q-}{Q-}{4-}{K-} / {X-}
Frank Kassela: {X-}{X-} / {A-}{6-}{6-}{J-} / {X-}

John Hennigan was the bring in, Racener called all in for 2,000, Frank Kassela completed and Hennigan called. Kassela bet on fourth street, Hennigan called, then Hennigan bet on fifth and sixth street. Kassela called both and Racener exited the tournament area at this point.

Both Hennigan and Kassela checked on seventh street and Kassela won the pot showing {5-}{8-}{9-} for a nine-eight.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Eric Rodawig us
Eric Rodawig 		560,000
90,000
 90,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Profile photo of Frank Kassela us
Frank Kassela 		545,000
105,000
 105,000
WSOP 3X Winner
Profile photo of John Hennigan us
John Hennigan 		235,000
-45,000
 -45,000
WSOP 7X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer
Profile photo of John Racener us
John Racener 		Busted
WSOP 2X Winner

Tags: Eric RodawigFrank KasselaJohn HenniganJohn Racener

Chris Ferguson Bubbles the $10,000 Razz Championship

Mickey Doft
Mickey Doft
Level 18 : 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante
Chris Ferguson
Chris Ferguson

Julien Martini: {X-}{X-} / {6-}{K-}
Chris Ferguson: {X-}{X-} / {9-}{8-}

Julien Martini completed on third street and Chris Ferguson called. Ferguson bet with the on-board lead on fourth street, Martini raised and Ferguson called all in for about 10,000.

Julien Martini: {2-}{8-} / {6-}{K-}
Chris Ferguson: {2-}{3-} / {9-}{8-}

Here were the rest of their runouts by seventh street:

Julien Martini: {2-}{8-} / {6-}{K-}{5-}{Q-}
Chris Ferguson: {2-}{3-} / {9-}{8-}{2-}{10-}

Martini had an eight draw and pulled a {7-} to make a winning eight-seven on seventh street, rendering Ferguson's {7-} on seventh street moot and eliminating the 2017 WSOP Player of the Year on the money bubble.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Julien Martini fr
Julien Martini 		710,000
142,000
 142,000
WSOP 4X Winner
Profile photo of Chris Ferguson us
Chris Ferguson 		Busted
WSOP 6X Winner

Tags: Chris FergusonJulien Martini

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