2012 World Series of Poker

Event 18: $2,500 Seven Card Razz
Day: 1
Event Info

2012 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
ax4xax2xjx4x10x
Prize
$182,793
Event Info
Buy-in
$2,500
Prize Pool
$702,975
Entries
309
Level Info
Level
28
Limits
50,000 / 100,000
Ante
10,000

Jacks Up for Negreanu

Daniel Negreanu
Daniel Negreanu

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) / {5-}{J-}{A-}{5-} / (x)
Filippi: {A-}{2-}{2-} / {3-}{K-}{7-}{9-}

"Jacks up," Negreanu said, prompting Fillippi to turn over the winning hand.

Player Chips Progress
Daniel Negreanu ca
Daniel Negreanu
5,000
-2,000
-2,000

Tags: Daniel Negreanu

Shakalicious

Level 4 : 200/400, 50 ante

Dan Shak came in with a raise showing the {8-} 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.

Shak: {4-}{6-}{7-} / {8-}{Q-}{9-}{K-}
Opponent: (x-x) / {6-}{8-}{Q-}{6-} / (x)

Shak is sitting with 7,000.

Tags: Dan Shak

Old School Versus New

Level 4 : 200/400, 50 ante

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) / {2-}{A-}{J-}{Q-} / (x)
Racener: {4-}{8-} / {A-}{2-}{5-}{7-} / {4-}

Despite losing that hand, Racener is still sitting with an above-average stack of 8,000; meanwhile, Johnston is up to 11,000.

Tags: Berry JohnstonJohn Racener

Harman Wins Without a Showdown

Level 4 : 200/400, 50 ante

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.

Harman: (x-x) / {3-}{2-}{7-}{J-} / (x)
Opponent #1: (x-x) / {5-}{8-}{K-}{8-} / (x)
Opponent #2: (x-x) / {A-}{10-}{3-}{10-} / (x)

Harman is currently sitting with 8,000.

Tags: Jennifer Harman

Where Are All the Champs?

Level 4 : 200/400, 50 ante

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.

Past $2,500 even Card Razz Champions

YearPlayerEntrantsPrize
2011Rep Porter363$210,615
2010Frank Kassela365$214,085
2009Jeff Lisandro315$188,390
2008*Barry Greenstein453$157,643
2007*Katja Thater341$132,653
2006*James Richberg409$139,576
2005*O’Neil Longson291$125,690

*Featured $1,500 buy-in.

Bloch Battles the Nacho Man

Level 4 : 200/400, 50 ante

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.

Bloch: (x-x) / {4-}{8-}{7-}{10-} / (x)
Barbero: (x-x) / {8-}{4-}{K-}{4-} / (x)
Unknown Player: (x-x) / {A-}{4-}{A-}

Bloch is up to 11,000.

Tags: Andy BlochNacho Barbero

Level: 5

Limits: 250/500

Ante: 50