2024 World Series of Poker

Event #50: $10,000 Razz Championship
Day: 1
Event Info

2024 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
axqx9x8x7x6x6x
Prize
$282,443
Event Info
Buy-in
$10,000
Prize Pool
$1,097,400
Entries
118
Level Info
Level
24
Blinds
0 / 0
Ante
0
Players Info - Day 1
Entries
98
Players Left
54

"Very Lucky" Ren Lin Among the Chip Leaders on Day 1 of the $10,000 Razz Championship

Level 9
Ren Lin
Ren Lin

Ren Lin built up a big stack on Day 1 of Event #50: $10,000 Razz Championship and he had a lot of fun doing it at the 2024 World Series of Poker at Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas.

The ever-loquacious Lin engaged in several battles with tablemate Daniel Negreanu over the course of the day on his way to finishing second in chips with 250,500. “Very lucky player,” Lin called himself after one such encounter as everything worked in the popular Chinese pro's favor on Day 1.

He’s looking up only at chip leader Eric Rodawig. Rodawig, who won his lone WSOP bracelet 13 years ago in the $10,000 Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo Championship, bagged up 276,500 as he leads 54 survivors into Day 2.

Day 1 Top Ten Chip Counts

RankPlayerCountryChip CountBig Bets
1Eric RodawigUnited States276,50046
2Ren LinChina250,50042
3Arthur MorrisUnited States225,00038
4Brian YoonUnited States218,50036
5Carlos ChadhaUnited States207,50035
6Sean AkhaviUnited States190,50032
7Andrey ZhigalovRussia189,50032
8Robert MassmanUnited States172,50029
9David FunkhouserUnited States164,00027
10Denis StrebkovRussia159,00027

Other top stacks include Arthur Morris (225,000), Brian Yoon (218,500), and last year’s runner-up Carlos Chadha (207,500). Nick Schulman (147,000), John Monnette (130,000), Negreanu (126,000), Phillip Hui (110,000), and Robert Campbell (108,500) also survived the day, while further down the leaderboard are Alex Livingston (99,000), Brandon Shack-Harris (96,500), Chad Eveslage (90,000), and $1,500 Razz champion and six-time bracelet winner Scott Seiver (83,000). Defending champion Jerry Wong managed to make it through the day with 69,000.

Carlos Chadha
Carlos Chadha

A total of 98 players entered the tournament over the course of nine levels on Day 1. Among those to depart early were Shaun Deeb, Brian Hastings, Patrick Leonard, Yuri Dzivielevski, David "ODB" Baker, Jesse Lonis, and $10,000 Seven Card Stud champion James Obst.

Late registration remains open for one hour into Day 2, so there is still an opportunity for the event to match last year’s total of 123 entries. Those who enter tomorrow will take their seat with a stack equal to 10 big bets. Action on Day 2 picks up on Level 10 with limits of 3,000-6,000. Levels will remain 60 minutes long until Level 14, when they will be extended to 90 minutes for the remainder of the tournament.

PokerNews will be back tomorrow providing live updates as this talent-packed field returns to the felt to play down past the money bubble and on toward the final table.

Tags: Alex LivingstonArthur MorrisBrandon Shack-HarrisBrian HastingsBrian YoonChad EveslageDaniel NegreanuNick SchulmanPatrick LeonardPhillip HuiRen LinRobert CampbellScott SeiverShaun DeebYuri Dzivielevski