Players are now on another 15-minute break. When they return they will play four more one-hour levels before bagging and tagging for the night. During this break the tournament staff will be racing off the green T25 chips.
We didn't pick up the action until the river when Tony Cousineau told Thomas Muhlocker two simple words: "Wheel good."
Cousineau: 
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Muhlocker: (x-x) / 
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Cousineau was talking about his own hand, and of course it was good as the wheel is the nuts in razz.
"I play one hand every six hours," Cousineau joked. Meanwhile, Muhlocker took stock of his remaining chips, which have dwindled since the last time we checked in with him.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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8,200
2,700
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2,700 |
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5,000
-3,500
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-3,500 |
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16,000
11,500
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11,500 |
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13,000
13,000
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13,000 |
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12,000
7,500
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7,500 |
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11,000
1,700
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1,700 |
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11,000
6,500
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6,500 |
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9,000
6,425
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6,425 |
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9,000
9,000
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9,000 |
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8,000
3,500
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3,500 |
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7,500
7,500
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7,500 |
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7,500
7,500
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7,500 |
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6,700
2,200
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2,200 |
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6,500
6,500
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6,500 |
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5,000
400
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400 |
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5,000
925
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925 |
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4,500
4,500
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4,500 |
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4,500
4,500
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4,500 |
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4,500
4,500
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4,500 |
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4,300
4,300
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4,300 |
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3,000
-1,500
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-1,500 |
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2,500
-2,000
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-2,000 |
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2,000
-2,500
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-2,500 |
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Five years ago Richard Sklar offered President Barack Obama a free buy-in into the WSOP Main Event. He also booked some big bets on the president playing even a single hand. It was a crazy situation, but Sklar was serious when he said that if Obama did play he would personally donate $1 million to charity. It was a story that captured poker headlines, but unfortunately the president was a bit too busy to play.
Here in Event #7: $1,500 Seven-Card Razz, Sklar just played a big pot against 1986 WSOP Main Event champ Berry Johnston. We missed the action, but we arrived in time to see Johnston sweat his last card, which he needed to hit to overcome Sklar's J-7-6-5-2 low. There was about 7,000 in the pot and Johnston was all in, meaning his tournament life depended on the next card. He had a Q-6-3-2-A low going in, and lady luck smiled upon him by delivering him a five to stay alive.
Sklar, who was crippled on the hand, fell a short time later, but we thought it'd still be worthwhile to share this throwback PokerNews video on the President Obama offer.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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7,000
2,500
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2,500 |
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Out of razz lost monster with (a2)7 9 T vs xx9J9 and xx 9TK. Fun day. Milly maker tomorrowFollow @EricCrain
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Level: 6
Limits: 300/600
Ante: 75
Last year, Marco Johnson won his first gold bracelet when he took down Event #48: $2,500 Limit Hold'em (Six Handed) for $206,796. Likewise, Matt Waxman won his first bracelet in Event #7: $1,000 No-Limit Hold'em, which came with a $305,952 first-place prize. Both of those men are at the same table here in the 2014 Event #7: $1,500 Seven-Card Razz, and they just played a big hand against one another.
It began when Frank Henderson brought it in with a 
and Waxman completed with a . Johnson then raised to 400 with a of his own, Henderson folded, and Waxman made the call.
Johnson then bet 200 on fourth street, Waxman called, and it was off to fifth street. Johnson paired his six, but that didn't stop him from calling when Waxman bet 400. Johnson then called a bet on sixth and seventh streets.
Johnson: / 
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Waxman: (x-x) / /
"I made a six," Johnson said.
"You're good," Waxman admitted. "Nice river."
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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12,000
8,500
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8,500 |
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We saw Robert Williamson III exiting the tournament area, which led us to believe he had been eliminated from the tournament. Sure enough, a seat card was sitting at his empty spot at the table.
A quick check with the remaining players revealed that Williamson had gotten his short stack all in on the first three cards, which for him were . His opponent, Joe Loguidice, held . As the remaining four streets ran out, Williamson ended up double pairing while Loguidice made an eight low.
That's all she wrote for RWIII.
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