The list of notables in the field, which currently stands at 224 players according to the tournament clock, is long and accomplished. Here's a look at some of the players currently testing their Razz mettle:
Terrence Chan
Ken Aldridge
Bill Chen
Owais Ahmed
Allen Kessler
Dutch Boyd
David Bach
Matthew Kelly
Ryan Tepen
Perry Friedman
Tim Finne
David Levi
Chris Bjorin
Brett Richey
George Lind
Bryan Devonshire
Ylon Schwartz
"Miami" John Cernuto
Chris Tryba
Across the Amazon Room in the Blue Section you'll find the final two tables of Event 15: $5,000 Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo Split 8-or-Better, so it's no surprise that we might see some of that tournament's unlucky eliminations make their way to our event. In fact, one player has already done that in Christopher George, who was recently eliminated in Event #15 in 12th place, for which he earned $17,187.
Likewise, that event's 17th-place finisher, Allen Bari, is currently seated at Table 354 in Seat 3. Oh, and guess who is the man in Seat 8 . . . his good friend Jason Mercier.
The cards are in the air here in Event #18 $2,500 Seven Card Razz. The entire Tan Section and part of the Orange Section here in the Amazon are filled, and we've spotted a long list of notables wandering about. We'll scour the field right now and bring you a list of those seeking a Razz bracelet!
It’s that time of the year again as the World Series of Poker is set to kick off the annual $2,500 Seven Card Razz event. Event 18 is the only Razz event on the 2012 WSOP schedule, outside of mixed games and H.O.R.S.E. of course. The game has a reputations as being drab and torturous, but still hundreds of players turn up each and every year.
Last year, this event attracted 363 players and created an $825,825 prize pool. It took four solid days of play, but eventually Rep Porter emerged victorious to capture his second gold bracelet and the $210,615 first-place prize. He defeated a stacked final table that included Stephen Su (2nd-$130,075), Tommy Chen (3rd-$83,895), Robert Williamson III (4th-$60,788), Chris Bjorin (6th-$33,338) and Scott Epstein (8th-$19,365).
While Porter’s victory was certainly notable, Bjorin’s back-to-back final tables in Razz were no less impressive. We expect many of last year’s final tablists to be in action today and joined by a plethora of pros including former champs Barry Greenstein, Jeff Lisandro and Frank Kassela. However, standing in their way will be PokerNews’ very own Mickey Doft, who’s an experience Razz player in his own right.
Past $2,500 even Card Razz Champions
Year
Player
Entrants
Prize
2011
Rep Porter
363
$210,615
2010
Frank Kassela
365
$214,085
2009
Jeff Lisandro
315
$188,390
2008*
Barry Greenstein
453
$157,643
2007*
Katja Thater
341
$132,653
2006*
James Richberg
409
$139,576
2005*
O’Neil Longson
291
$125,690
*Featured $1,500 buy-in.
The tournament will begin at 5 PM PST, so join us then as we’ll bring you all the latest hands, eliminations and action from Event 18: $2,500 Seven Card Razz.