20 Minute Break
Players are now on a 20 minute break. We may see some new faces when action resumes as it'll be the last chance for players to register for the tournament.
2010 World Series of Poker
Event #40: $2,500 Seven Card Razz
Day: 1
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2010 World Series of Poker
Buy-in
$2,500
Prize Pool
$839,500
Entries
365
Level
29
Blinds
0 / 0
Ante
0
Level: 3
Blinds: /
Ante:
On the Buss
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Jerry Buss, owner of the LA Lakers, has taken the mic to announce the start of the third level; registration is now closed
"The Lakers have the best fans in the world," said Buss, "because they get to see the finals every year."
Touché.
Shuffle up and deal.
What a Field!
The board says 365 players are in today's tournament. Since the break, a few new tables have opened to accomodate late registrants.
Table 264
Steve Zolotow
Shawn Buchanan
Eli Elezra
Tom Schnieder
Erick Lindgren
Table 262
Toto Leonidas
Darus Suharto
Justin Smith
David Grey
Table 261
Dee Tiller
Chris Ferguson
John O'Shea
Max Pescatori
Howard Lederer
David Levi
Hasan Habib
Also scattered among the other tables are Daniel Negreanu, Dennis Phillips, Michael Binger, Scott Clements, Michael Mizrachi, Men Nguyen, Berry Johnston and John Spadavecchia. This certainly is a stacked field.
Buchanan vs Zolotow
Steve Zolotow: (XXX)/
Shawn Buchanan: 
/ 
Shawn Buchanan raised on third street and was called by Steve Zolotow. Buchanan bet on both fourth and fifth streets and Zolotow continued to call. Both players checked sixth and took their last card down.
Buchanan bet and Zolotow made the call but mucked when he saw Buchanan's 7-5-4-2-A low. Buchanan was up to 8,500 after the hand while Zolotow dropped to 6,500.
Steindl Recovers from Early Hit
We arrived to see Johannes Steindl betting out on fourth street with showing. One opponent holding 
folded, another holding called.
Steindl and his opponent both received a 
on fifth street and Steindl bet again. His opponent must not have liked his three, as he folded and Steindl took the pot.
The Austrian Team PokerStars Pro must have not had a particularly good early session - that pot bumped him up to 5,800, still well below his starting stack.
Massage Anyone?
Razz is often described as a long, arduous, and boring game; as such, the massage therapists certainly have plenty of business keeping the players relaxed. There are almost a dozen massage therapists practicing their trade in the room.
Among those who are currently utilizing their services are David Chiu, Daniel Negreanu, Ted Forrest, Christopher George and Perry Friedman.
Harman Moves Ahead
Jennifer Harman: (XX)) / 
Bernard Lee: (XX) /
Jeff Madsen made the bring in with a but promptly folded when Bernard Lee completed and Jennifer Harman raised.
Lee bet out on fourth street and Harman called. On fifth street Lee backed off a little and check-called. On sixth he gave up entirely, just check-folding this time to another bet from Harman.
Harman moved up to 10,000 after that; Lee meanwhile dropped to 5,000.
Prizepool
The tournament director announced that the official number of entrants is 365, an increase of 50 from last year. This generated a prizepool of $839,500 that'll be paid to the top 40 finishers:
1st: $214,085
2nd: $132,229
3rd: $85,284
4th: $61,795
5th: $45,433
6th: $33,890
7th: $25,646
8th: $19,686
9th & 10th: $15,329
11th & 12th: $12,105
13th & 14th: $9,687
15th & 16th: $7,857
17th-24th: $6,464
25th-32nd: $5,423
33rd-40th: $4,550
Doft Stack Gets Bigger
Mickey Doft: 
/ 
Doft's opponent: / 
Mickey Doft completed and one other player called; Doft bet out on fourth street and his opponent called that too.
Both players checked fifth street before Doft's opponent, now first to act, bet out on sixth street. Doft called, and then called a further bet on seventh street, not looking terribly confident.
Doft turned over his down cards first in a matter-of-fact sort of way, revealing an 8-6-5-2-A low - and his expression slowly turned into one of delight as his opponent turned over a just-behind 8-7-6-5-2 low.
Doft moved up to 11,000.