2013 World Series of Poker

Event #33: $2,500 Seven-Card Razz
Day: 2
Event Info

2013 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
ax3x4x4x6x10x8x
Prize
$178,052
Event Info
Buy-in
$2,500
Entries
301
Level Info
Level
27
Blinds
40,000 / 80,000
Ante
10,000

Troy Takes from the Start-of-the-Day Chip Leader

Level 12 : 1,200/2,400, 300 ante

Maxwell Troy: {x-}{x-} / {3-}{8-}{a-}{3-} / {x-}
David Bach: {x-}{x-} / {6-}{2-}{8-}{q-} / {x-}

In one of the last hands before the level went up, Maxwell Troy, who finished second in this event back in 2010, limped and David Bach completed. The rest of the players folded, Troy made the call and then Bach tossed out a bet on fourth. Again Troy called, but when he took the lead on fifth he was the one betting. Bach made the call and then check-called bets on both sixth and seventh.

Troy rolled over {6-}{7-}{9-} for a 8-7-6-3-A low and it was good as Bach, who began the day as the chip leader, sent his cards to the muck.

Player Chips Progress
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David Bach
50,000
-5,700
-5,700
WSOP 3X Winner
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Maxwell Troy
40,000
24,100
24,100

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Various Chip Counts from Around the Room

Level 12 : 1,200/2,400, 300 ante
Player Chips Progress
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Billy Baxter
70,000
-13,000
-13,000
WSOP 7X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer
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Stuart Rutter
67,000
45,500
45,500
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Ismael Bojang
47,000
39,900
39,900
WSOP 1X Winner
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George Danzer
40,000
27,700
27,700
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Frank Kassela
40,000
20,500
20,500
WSOP 3X Winner
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Todd Brunson
38,000
19,700
19,700
WSOP 1X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer
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Mike Wattel
32,000
-6,300
-6,300
WSOP 2X Winner
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Maxwell Troy
29,000
-11,000
-11,000
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Calvin Anderson
25,000
-800
-800
WSOP 5X Winner
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Stephen Chidwick
25,000
12,500
12,500
WSOP 1X Winner
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Andy Bloch
23,000
-16,000
-16,000
WSOP 1X Winner
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Scott Clements
22,000
-1,700
-1,700
WSOP 3X Winner
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Randy Ohel
22,000
5,800
5,800
WSOP 1X Winner
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Huck Seed
21,000
8,500
8,500
WSOP Main Event Champion
WSOP 4X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer
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Galen Hall
20,000
3,100
3,100
WSOP 1X Winner
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Steve Diano
16,500
1,700
1,700
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Justin Bonomo
15,000
-16,400
-16,400
WSOP 3X Winner
Run It Once
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Alex Dovzhenko
15,000
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Bryan Campanello
8,000
-1,600
-1,600
WSOP 1X Winner
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John Monnette
7,500
-11,800
-11,800
WSOP 5X Winner
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Brett Barbero
Busted
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Scott Abrams
Busted
WSOP 1X Winner
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Sunil Aggarwal
Busted

Pescatori Takes it with a Ten

Level 12 : 1,200/2,400, 300 ante

We found Max Pescatori in a heads-up pot, calling bets on fifth and sixth.

Pescatori: {6-Clubs}{k-Spades}{9-Spades}{10-Diamonds}
Opponent: {6-Diamonds}{3-Hearts}{10-Clubs}{6-Hearts}

Pescatori checked dark on the end, and his opponent checked behind him.

"Ten-nine," Pescatori said with a shrug. His opponent indicated it was good, and Pescatori turned over {10-}{a-}{2-} for {10-}{9-}{6-}{2-}{a-}.

Player Chips Progress
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Max Pescatori
38,000
29,800
29,800
WSOP 4X Winner

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Plenty of Extras Being Given Away At This Year's WSOP

Level 12 : 1,200/2,400, 300 ante

The buzz inside the walls of the Rio extends beyond just the tournaments on the 2013 World Series of Poker schedule. Online poker in Nevada is a very, very hot topic right now, and WSOP.com is making a lot of noise.

While the site has yet to launch, you can head to the Lambada Room of the Rio or look for one of the beautiful and friendly WSOP.com ladies walking the hallways to sign up for a free, personal WSOP.com online poker account. This is a great way to get a jump on the site's registration, and plenty of people have already taken this opportunity.

What's more is that the WSOP will be hosting daily raffles for everyone that has taken the time to register for WSOP.com at the Rio. What can you win? Plenty of fantastic prizes including 36 WSOP seats!

Players 21 years of age and older who sign up for a WSOP.com account will automatically be entered into the “36-Seat Giveaway” where a randomly-selected winner will win a seat into the next day’s first WSOP gold bracelet event. One of the events eligible in this promotion is the $111,111 One Drop High Roller No-Limit Hold’em tournament that is expected to feature a $10,000,000 prize pool and allow you to play poker with the biggest names in the game. In total, $182,333 in WSOP seats, including a seat to the WSOP Main Event, are being given away during this one-of-a-kind WSOP.com promotion.

In addition to the 36-Seat Giveaway, a “Hot Seat” promotion will allow any player who signs up for a WSOP.com online account and wears their WSOP.com patch on their chest at the table while playing an event to be randomly selected to receive 500 bonus dollars deposited directly into their WSOP.com online account once the site has received all regulatory approvals and launches.

With 62 WSOP gold bracelet events and three winners promised for the Main Event, this promotion includes $32,000 worth of value to those participating.

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"Las Vegas Backgammon Club Players Battle it Out"

Level 12 : 1,200/2,400, 300 ante

Randy Ohel, showing {3-}{3-}{5-}, called down Steve Diano, who had {2-}{3-}{6-}. Diano check-called sixth when he caught {k-Clubs} and Ohel {9-Clubs}. Diano then checked dark on seventh. Ohel checked behind.

"Ten," Diano said. Ohel flipped over {a-}{6-}{q-} for a {9-}{6-}{5-}{3-}{a-} though, and he won the pot.

"Make the headline: Las Vegas Backgammon Club players battle it out at the Razz table," Diano said.

"I assume you're calling if I bet there?" he asked Ohel.

"I'd probably look at you, and you would look like you were bluffing, and then I would call," Ohel replied.

Player Chips Progress
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Randy Ohel
32,200
-1,300
-1,300
WSOP 1X Winner
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Steve Diano
16,200
-300
-300

Billy Baxter Wont Back Down

Level 12 : 1,200/2,400, 300 ante
Billy Baxter
Billy Baxter

Seven-time bracelet winner Billy Baxter, known for his specific aptitude in 2-7 Triple Draw, is pulling ahead in today's Razz tournament.

Baxter, a true poker legend and one of the remaining members of poker's "old-guard," is not known just for his jolly table presence and fierce competitiveness. He is one of the quintessential ambassadors of poker, having won the landmark case William E. Baxter Jr. vs. the United States, allowing players to declare their poker winnings as earned income, avoiding an upwards of 70% tax on "unearned" income. Baxter was also a friend and backer of poker legend Stu Ungar, having staked Ungar in several events, including his epic WSOP Main Event win in 1997.

Baxter is leading the field with 94,600 chips, nearly 15,000 more than than the rest of the field.

Player Chips Progress
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Billy Baxter
94,600
24,600
24,600
WSOP 7X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer

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A Few More Eliminations

Level 12 : 1,200/2,400, 300 ante

We didn't catch Galen Hall's elimination hand, but we do know that he was sent to the rail by Calvin Anderson.

Likewise, Andy Bloch has been bounced. We're not sure how it happened, but it was brought to our attention when seven-time WSOP bracelet winner Billy Baxter announced to the room, "Dead man, Table 360."

Player Chips Progress
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Andy Bloch
Busted
WSOP 1X Winner
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Galen Hall
Busted
WSOP 1X Winner
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Rainer Quel
Busted

Bonomo Done

Level 12 : 1,200/2,400, 300 ante
Justin Bonomo couldn't catch a decent card after four.
Justin Bonomo couldn't catch a decent card after four.

Justin Bonomo was all in for his last ante, and he caught a {3-Diamonds} in early position. A player in front of him folded.

"Raise." he said, eliciting chuckles from the table. Steve Diano completed from late position, and the bring-in came in for a discount.

Diano folded to a bet on fourth, and it was down to Bonomo, who hadn't looked, and the other player.

Bonomo, who had caught a four, flipped over his first card: {a-}. Then he turned over his second: {2-}. He had the nuts after four cards, and his opponent had a ten-low. Unfortunately for Bonomo, he caught two pair and a king on his last three, while his opponent made {8-}{6-}{5-}{3-}{a-}, and Bonomo was out.

Player Chips Progress
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Justin Bonomo
Busted
WSOP 3X Winner
Run It Once

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