Negreanu, Hastings, and Friedman All Chase Another Bracelet on Day 2 of $10,000 Razz Championship
A star-studded field will be spread out across the Paris Ballroom when Day 2 of Event $79: $10,000 Razz Championship begins at 2 p.m. local time.
William Kakon leads the remaining 59 players out of a starting field of 125. The 2015 bracelet winner takes 308,500 into the penultimate day of the tournament. Right behind him is Hal Rotholz with 299,000.
The rest of the top ten is filled out by some of the biggest names in poker. Six-time bracelet winners Brian Hastings (263,000) and Daniel Negreanu (240,000), as well as five-time bracelet winner Adam Friedman (214,000), will all start the day with big stacks. Further down the leaderboard are the likes of Chris Moneymaker (169,000), 2019 Player of the Year Robert Campbell (157,000), and Brazilian superstar Yuri Dzivielevski (149,000).
Event #79: $10,000 Razz Championship Top 10 Chip Counts
| Place | Player | Country | Chips |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | William Kakon | Morocco | 308,500 |
| 2 | Hal Rotholz | United States | 299,000 |
| 3 | Brian Hastings | United States | 263,000 |
| 4 | Kyle Dilschneider | United States | 247,000 |
| 5 | Daniel Negreanu | Canada | 240,000 |
| 6 | Amir Nematinia | United States | 228,500 |
| 7 | Perry Friedman | United States | 228,000 |
| 8 | Adam Friedman | United States | 214,000 |
| 9 | David Bach | United States | 210,500 |
| 10 | Yueqi Zhu | United States | 198,500 |
Defending champion Benny Glaser made it to Day 2 with only 21,000, while Phil Hellmuth brings up the rear of the field with 12,500.
Late registration is still open until the start of Day 2, so the field could potentially grow larger. The final prize pool and payouts will be announced shortly after.
The schedule calls for seven 90-minute levels to be played today, with a 60-minute dinner break after Level 14, which should come around 8:30 p.m. Play will pick up on Level 11 with limits of 4,000/8,000.
PokerNews will be on hand throughout the day as the field plays down to the money and then the final table.