REALJenHarman Jennifer HarmanAlways start a tourney badly. Finally raised with rolled up 8s and won the pot. #inrazz. I guess I'm going to make the FT this time.June 08 2012
hoss_tbf Matt HawrilenkoThe razz event is the most unbiased indicator we have of the poker gods' intentions for one's wsop fortunes.June 08 2012
racener John RacenerRunning so cold in razz I don't even have to look at my hole cards #tidewillturnJune 08 2012
Jan_Fisher Jan FisherRazz event.... 11k after break. 284 players and growing. We lost player 76 minutes in... Guess we r 7 handed a long time!June 08 2012
We caught the action on the turn when Daniel Negreanu bet and was called by Amnon Filippi. The same action happened on fifth before Filippi took the lead and bet sixth. Negreanu called and both players checked seventh.
Negreanu: (x-x) / / (x)
Filippi: /
"Jacks up," Negreanu said, prompting Fillippi to turn over the winning hand.
Dan Shak came in with a raise showing the and then called a two-bet from an unknown player. Shak proceeded to call bets on both the turn and fifth street before check-calling a bet on sixth. Both players then checked seventh and Shak revealed the winner.
We didn't catch the action in the hand but we did see the 1986 World Series of Poker Main Event champ, Berry Johnston, and 2010 Main Event runner-up John Racener both check seventh street in a healthy pot.
Johnston: (x-x) / / (x)
Racener: / /
Despite losing that hand, Racener is still sitting with an above-average stack of 8,000; meanwhile, Johnston is up to 11,000.
Three players saw a turn including Jennifer Harman, who happened to have the lead. She promptly bet and continued to do so on every street as both he opponents called to seventh. It was at that point that both players folded and allowed her to take down the pot without so much as a showdown.
With only 45 minutes left to register for this tournament, we can help but wonder where some of the former champs are. Barry Greenstein has been here from the start, and we understand Frank Kassela is registered and will make an entrance at the start of Level 5 (he's still in Event 17: $10,000 Pot-Limit Hold'em), but there are still plenty of former winners missing in action including the defending champ.
xxl23 Xuan LiuPeople are ridiculously bad at razz. Naturally I have very little chips.June 08 2012
FirstLadyPoker Linda JohnsonMaximum frustration in razz event. Wish I had registered late. Down to $3k.June 08 2012
allenbari Allen BariReally fun losing every stud 8 pot to a bunch of ass clowns in the early afternoon and then coming back to lose every razz pot to idiotsJune 08 2012
An unknown player bet out on the turn and received a called from both Andy Bloch and Nacho Barbero. Bloch then took the lead on fifth street and fired out a bet, which only Barbero called, and the same action took place on sixth street; however, when Bloch bet seventh, Barbero simply folded.
Two more levels are in the books which means it's time for the players to take a 30-minute break. Registration is open through the break, but will close once Level 5 begins.