Event #56: $10,000 Razz Championship
Day 2 Completed
2018 World Series of Poker
Event #56: $10,000 Razz Championship
Day: 2
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2018 World Series of Poker
Buy-in
$10,000
Prize Pool
$1,118,600
Entries
119
Level
32
Limits
150,000 / 300,000
Ante
30,000
Calvin Anderson Leads Last 13 in Stacked Line-Up of Event #56: $10,000 Razz Championship
Level 20
: 10,000/20,000, 2,000 ante
Day 2 of the 2018 World Series of Poker Event #56: $10,000 Razz Championship is in the books and just 13 hopefuls are still in contention for the top prize of $309,220 and the coveted gold bracelet that comes along with it. The registration remained open until the cards got back in the air and seven further entries boosted the field to 119 in total, creating a prize pool of $1,118,600.za
Best-positioned to join the WSOP bracelet winner's circle once more is Calvin Anderson with 962,000 followed by John "World" Hennigan (841,000) and Alex Balandin (833,000). Anderson has one bracelet to his name already while Hennigan won his 5th bracelet earlier this summer. Julien Martini also bagged up a big stack with 712,000 and the Frenchman is making a name for himself at the 2018 WSOP with one victory in Event #4: $1,500 Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better and another four cashes to date.
The other survivors for Day 3 include Mike Leah (594,000), Dzmitry Urbanovich (592,000), Jerry Wong (529,000), Frank Kassela (252,000), Allen Kessler (238,000) and Paul Volpe (222,000). The three shortest stacks that will be under immediate pressure upon restart of level 21 with limits of 12,000/24,000 and an ante of 3,000 are Ismael Bojang (99,000), Ted Forrest (48,000) and Eric Rodawig (31,000).
All remaining 13 hopefuls have $17,706 locked up thus far and will return to the feature tables of the Brasilia room on Friday, June 29, 2018, as of 2 p.m. in order to try and play down to a champion. The PokerCentral Twitch stream will run on a security delay of 30 minutes and the PokerNews live reporting team will be there to provide all the action.
Seat Assignments for Day 3
| Seat | Table 1 | Chip Count | Big Bets | Table 2 | Chip Count | Big Bets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mike Leah | 594,000 | 25 | Ted Forrest | 48,000 | 2 |
| 2 | John Hennigan | 841,000 | 35 | Ismael Bojang | 99,000 | 4 |
| 3 | Calvin Anderson | 962,000 | 40 | Jerry Wong | 529,000 | 22 |
| 4 | Allen Kessler | 238,000 | 10 | Alex Balandin | 833,000 | 35 |
| 5 | Eric Rodawig | 31,000 | 1 | Dzmitry Urbanovich | 592,000 | 25 |
| 6 | ||||||
| 7 | Julien Martini | 712,000 | 30 | Frank Kassela | 252,000 | 11 |
| 8 | Paul Volpe | 222,000 | 9 |
Action of the Day
Among those to bust within the first two levels of the day were Ryan Riess, Event #50: $1,500 Razz champion Jay Kwon, Anthony Zinno and Shaun Deeb. They were followed by Dan Zack, James Woods, Phil Hellmuth, Robert Mizrachi, Chris Klodnicki and Andre Akkari, all who were felted before the money.
Woods lost most of his chips after being forced out of a pot by eventual chip leader Calvin Anderson and failed to get there against the seven-six of Dzmitry Urbanovich. Anderson sent Hellmuth to the rail when he got there with a nine-five on his last card, and Akkari also fell victim to the hot run of Anderson.
On the money bubble, it was 2017 WSOP Player of the Year Chris Ferguson that became the last player to leave empty-handed. Within two hands, Julien Martini took all of Ferguson's remaining chips and that ensured a payday of $15,256 to all remaining 18 players. Daniel Ospina and Scott Seiver became the first two casualties, and defending champion James Obst bowed out in 16th place after having previously escaped from elimination several times.
Cary Katz grinded his short stack for quite some time and ended up in 15th place, while Per Hildebrand bowed out in the final level of the night to make the pay jump and take home $17,706.
Whether or not a winner will be crowned within the 10 levels of one hour each on Day 3 or an extra day will be required remains to be seen, as the field size eclipsed the one from 2017 by 22 entries. Stay tuned and check back tomorrow to find out will end up a step closer to glory in Las Vegas.
End-of-Day Chip Counts
Level 20
: 10,000/20,000, 2,000 ante
The remaining 13 players have bagged up and will return at 2 p.m. local time on separate tables in the Brasilia room to try and play down to a winner.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
962,000 | -8,000 |
|
841,000 | 1,000 |
|
833,000 | -7,000 |
|
712,000 | |
|
594,000 | |
|
592,000 | 32,000 |
|
529,000 | -1,000 |
|
252,000 | -28,000 |
|
238,000 | -12,000 |
|
222,000 | 67,000 |
|
99,000 | -1,000 |
|
48,000 | 27,000 |
|
31,000 |
Leah Dents Rodawig on the Final Hand of the Night
Level 20
: 10,000/20,000, 2,000 ante
Mike Leah: 
/ 
/
Eric Rodawig: / 
/
Julien Martini: / 
- fold
Eric Rodawig completed on third street, Julien Martini raised, Mike Lead reraised Rodawig called and Martini called.
Rodawig bet on fourth street, Martini called, Leah raised, Rodawig reraised, Martini folded and Leah called before betting on fifth street. Rodawig called and both players checked sixth and seventh street.
Rodawig showed 
for a jack-six, while Leah tabled 
for a ten-nine to win the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
712,000 | -118,000 |
|
|
594,000 | 119,000 |
|
|
31,000 | -129,000 |
Balandin Chips Up at the Very End
Level 20
: 10,000/20,000, 2,000 ante
Jerry Wong: / 
/
Alex Balandin: / /
Ismael Bojang: / fold
Ismael Bojang completed and Jerry Wong raised, Alex Balandin called and so did Bojang. Wong bet and Balandin called, Bojang did, too. Wong bet again on fifth and Balandin called, Bojang folded. Wong check-called a bet on sixth and seventh ended up check, check.
Balandin showed for a nine-six and won the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
840,000 | 170,000 |
|
|
530,000 | -30,000 |
|
|
100,000 | -130,000 |
Anderson Over Rodawig
Level 20
: 10,000/20,000, 2,000 ante
Paul Volpe: / - fold
Calvin Anderson: / /
Eric Rodawig: / /
Paul Volpe completed on third street, Calvin Anderson called and Eric Rodawig called.
Anderson bet on fourth street with the best board, Rodawig called and Colpe called. Anderson bet the rest of the way and Rodawig called up until seventh street where he opted to fold.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
970,000 | 30,000 |
|
|
160,000 | -90,000 |
Anderson Still on Top
Level 20
: 10,000/20,000, 2,000 ante
Calvin Anderson: /
Mike Leah: /
Despite pairing his six on fourth, Calvin Anderson quickly called a bet by Mike Leah, who grinned. Leah checked fifth and Anderson bet before Leah's paired queen gave Anderson the lead. He bet and Leah folded.
In the closing minutes of Day 2, Anderson appears to be at the top of the counts and the remaining hopefuls will bag and tag their chips at the end of the current level.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
940,000 | 60,000 |
|
|
475,000 | -75,000 |
Wong Calls Kassela's Seventh Street Bet
Level 20
: 10,000/20,000, 2,000 ante
Ismael Bojang: / - fold
Jerry Wong: / /
Frank Kassela: / /
Ismael Bojang completed, Jerry Wong raised, Frank Kassela reraised, Bojang folded and Wong called.
Wong bet with the better board on fourth street, Kassela called, then Wong check-called a bet from Kassela on fifth street. Both checked on sixth street, Wong checked on seventh, Kassela bet and Wong called immediately.
"King-five," said Kassela, who showed .
Wong flipped over for a ten-nine to win the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
560,000 | 40,000 |
|
|
280,000 | -70,000 |
Balandin and Wong Chop
Level 20
: 10,000/20,000, 2,000 ante
Alex Balandin: / /
Jerry Wong: / /
Dzmitry Urbanovich: / fold
Jerry Wong, Alex Balandin and Dzmitry Urbanovich invested four bets each on third before heading to fourth, which Wong bet and picked up two callers.Wong bet again fifth, Balandin called and Urbanovich folded. Balandin check-called a bet on sixth and seventh and Wong showed the for an eight-five-trey-deuce-ace. Balandin turned over his for the exact same hand and both chopped up the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
670,000 | 50,000 |
|
|
560,000 | -80,000 |
|
|
520,000 | 125,000 |
Forrest in Trouble; Hennigan Chips Up
Level 20
: 10,000/20,000, 2,000 ante
Ted Forrest: / fold
Ismael Bojang: /
Ted Forrest called a completion by Ismael Bojang with very few chips behind and then faced a bet on fourth. Forrest elected to fold and Bojang showed him the .
John Hennigan: / /
Julien Martini: / /
John Hennigan completed and Julien Martini raised, Hennigan called. Hennigan bet fourth and Martini called, then Martini bet fifth to seventh. Hennigan called and Martini showed the , which Hennigan had beat with for a nine-seven.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
707,000 | -118,000 |
|
|
600,000 | 85,000 |
|
|
230,000 | 5,000 |
|
|
21,000 | -99,000 |