Get to Know a Razz Master - Chris "Fox" Wallace
Chris "Fox" Wallace may not be a household name, but you've probably come across it a time or two. That's because Wallace, who hails from the Twin Cities in Minnesota, has been a poker player, columnist, commentator, coach, ambassador and noted author in the industry for years.
In addition to serving as a commentator on the MSPT and writing article for various poker media outlets, Wallace has authored or co-authored numerous poker books including No Limits: The Fundamentals of No-Limit Hold'em and The Tournament Rules.
What's more, Wallace is an accomplished Razz player; in fact, he used to make his living playing the game online. While thousands of players used to play online, how many can say they successfully grinded at the Razz tables? Last year Wallace, who has made Day 2 of this event for the fifth straight year, had his best performance yet when he finished in 17th place for $5,904.
With all of that experience it's no surprise that this tournament is Fox's favorite of the year. He even wrote about his Day 1 experience in his blog:
Today was day one of the Razz event at the WSoP, my favorite tournament of the year. I’ve cashed the last three years in a row, and last year’s 17th place finish was my deepest run yet. I’m hoping this is my breakthrough year. It was a long day, which leads to short blog posts, and lists are easy, so…
Stuff you might care about -
1. I bagged up 23,000, well above average, and will be restarting tomorrow with around 130 players left at 2 pm Vegas time. You can follow my progress on twitter @foxpokerfox or on pokernews at https://www.pokernews.com/live-reporting/2013-world-series-of-poker/event-33-2-500-seven-card-razz/chips.htm
2. Also still in contention at Tom Hammers with a short stack and Adeel Qureshi with an average stack. Both are strong players and I wouldn’t be surprised to see either of them deep in the money.
3. My table was fun today, with Brett ‘Gank’ Jungblutt, Tom McEvoy, Cindy Violette, Marco Traniello, and a number of other well known players.
Wallace is looking for yet another deep run but will have his work cut out as he sits with a below-average stack of 16,000.