2018 World Series of Poker

Event #56: $10,000 Razz Championship
Day: 3
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Event Info
2018 World Series of Poker
Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
7x5x4x3x2x
Prize
$309,220
Event Info
Buy-in
$10,000
Prize Pool
$1,118,600
Entries
119
Level Info
Level
32
Limits
150,000 / 300,000
Ante
30,000
Players Left 1 / 119
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Hennigan Takes From Martini

Level 22 : 15,000/30,000, 3,000 ante

Julien Martini: {X-}{X-} / {4-}{Q-}{2-}{K-} / {X-}
John Hennigan: {X-}{X-} / {6-}{9-}{10-}{8-} / {X-}

Julien Martini completed and John Hennigan raised, Martini made it three bets and Hennigan called. Hennigan bet fourth and Martini called. Hennigan then check-called a bet on fifth, bet sixth and Martini called. Hennigan check-called a bet on seventh to see Martini roll over {Q-}{7-}{5-} for a queen-seven, which Hennigan had beat with {A-}{6-}{3-} for a nine-eight.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Julien Martini fr
Julien Martini
800,000
150,000
150,000
WSOP 4X Winner
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John Hennigan
720,000
130,000
130,000
$25K Fantasy
WSOP 7X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer

Tags: John HenniganJulien Martini

Urbanovich Takes From Anderson

Level 22 : 15,000/30,000, 3,000 ante

Dzmitry Urbanovich: {X-}{X-} / {4-}{8-}{K-}{5-}
Calvin Anderson: {X-}{X-} / {8-}{9-}{Q-}{9-} fold

Dzmitry Urbanovich completed and Calvin Anderson called. Urbanovich bet fourth and Anderson called, who then took the lead on fifth and check-called a bet by Urbanovich. Anderson paired his nine on sixth and folded to a bet from Urbanovich.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Calvin Anderson us
Calvin Anderson
1,050,000
100,000
100,000
WSOP 5X Winner
Profile photo of Dzmitry Urbanovich pl
Dzmitry Urbanovich
540,000
70,000
70,000

Tags: Calvin AndersonDzmitry Urbanovich

Leah Wins One

Level 22 : 15,000/30,000, 3,000 ante

After Julien Martini won a pot against Calvin Anderson, he lost those chips to Mike Leah.

Julien Martini: {X-}{X-} / {3-}{2-}{6-}{8-} / {X-}
Mike Leah: {X-}{X-} / {8-}{3-}{2-}{2-} / {X-}

Martini completed on third street and Leah called. Martini bet all the way up until seventh street, Leah called him down and both checked on seventh.

Leah tabled {5-}{4-}{3-} for an eight-five, Martini mucked and Leah won the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Calvin Anderson us
Calvin Anderson
1,150,000
90,000
90,000
WSOP 5X Winner
Profile photo of Julien Martini fr
Julien Martini
950,000
WSOP 4X Winner
Profile photo of Mike Leah ca
Mike Leah
710,000
75,000
75,000
$25K Fantasy
WSOP 1X Winner

Tags: Calvin AndersonJulien MartiniMike Leah

Level: 22

Limits: 15,000/30,000

Ante: 3,000

Redraw of the Unofficial Final Table

Level 21 : 12,000/24,000, 3,000 ante

There are five minutes left in the current level and the redraw of the last nine players can be found below:

SeatPlayerCountryChip CountBig Bets
1Jerry WongUnited States285,00012
2Alex BalandinUnited States820,00034
3Mike LeahCanada635,00026
4Dzmitry UrbanovichPoland610,00025
5Allen KesslerUnited States226,0009
6Calvin AndersonUnited States1,240,00052
7Julien MartiniFrance950,00040
8Frank KasselaUnited States650,00027
9John HenniganUnited States590,00025
Unofficial Final Table Event #56: $10,000 Razz Championship
Unofficial Final Table Event #56: $10,000 Razz Championship
Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Calvin Anderson us
Calvin Anderson
1,240,000
190,000
190,000
WSOP 5X Winner
Profile photo of Julien Martini fr
Julien Martini
950,000
140,000
140,000
WSOP 4X Winner
Profile photo of Alex Balandin us
Alex Balandin
820,000
60,000
60,000
Profile photo of Frank Kassela us
Frank Kassela
650,000
WSOP 3X Winner
Profile photo of Mike Leah ca
Mike Leah
635,000
105,000
105,000
$25K Fantasy
WSOP 1X Winner
Profile photo of Dzmitry Urbanovich pl
Dzmitry Urbanovich
610,000
Profile photo of John Hennigan us
John Hennigan
590,000
10,000
10,000
$25K Fantasy
WSOP 7X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer
Profile photo of Jerry Wong us
Jerry Wong
285,000
30,000
30,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Profile photo of Allen Kessler us
Allen Kessler
226,000

Ismael Bojang Eliminated in 10th Place ($25,664)

Level 21 : 12,000/24,000, 3,000 ante
Ismael Bojang
Ismael Bojang

Ismael Bojang was all in for his last 15,000 on third steet.

Ismael Bojang: {7-}{2-} / {3-}
Frank Kassela: {8-}{6-} / {3-}

Here were their runouts:

Ismael Bojang: {7-}{2-} / {3-}{2-}{K-}{9-} / {9-}
Frank Kassela: {8-}{6-} / {3-}{10-}{A-}{4-} / {8-}

Kassela made a winning eight-six on sixth street, eliminating Bojang in 10th place.

Player Chips Progress
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Frank Kassela
650,000
10,000
10,000
WSOP 3X Winner
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Ismael Bojang
Busted
$25K Fantasy
WSOP 1X Winner

Bojang Down to One Big Bet

Level 21 : 12,000/24,000, 3,000 ante

Alex Balandin: {X-}{X-} / {9-}{3-}{6-}{3-} / {X-}
Ismael Bojang: {X-}{X-} / {5-}{5-}{2-}{Q-} / {X-}

Alex Balandin defended his bring in against Ismael Bojang's completion. Balandin bet all the way through up until seventh street, Bojang called him down and both checked on seventh.

Balandin showed {8-}{8-}{5-} for a nine-eight and Bojang mucked.

The next hand....

Ismael Bojang: {X-}{X-} / {8-}{6-}{J-}{A-} / {X-}
Jerry Wong: {X-}{X-} / {A-}{10-}{3-}{4-} / {X-}

Bojang completed, Wong raised and Bojang called. Bojang bet with the better board on fourth street Wong called, then Wong bet with the better board on fifth street. Bojang called, both checked on sixth, and Wong checked on seventh street.

Bojang bet, Wong raised and Bojang prematurely exposed {3-}{4-}{X-} thinking Wong just called. After a little while in the tank, Bojang folded and Wong won the pot.

The next hand....

Ismael Bojang: {X-}{X-} / {4-}{5-}{J-}{9-} / {X-}
Frank Kassela: {X-}{X-} / {5-}{5-}{8-}{6-} / {X-}

Picking up the action on fifth street, Bojang bet with the better board and Kassela called. Kassela bet on sixth and seventh, Bojang called and Kassela showed {A-}{4-}{A-} for an eight-six and Bojang mucked

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Alex Balandin us
Alex Balandin
760,000
215,000
215,000
Profile photo of Frank Kassela us
Frank Kassela
660,000
60,000
60,000
WSOP 3X Winner
Profile photo of Dzmitry Urbanovich pl
Dzmitry Urbanovich
610,000
18,000
18,000
Profile photo of Jerry Wong us
Jerry Wong
315,000
50,000
50,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Profile photo of Ismael Bojang de
Ismael Bojang
30,000
210,000
210,000
$25K Fantasy
WSOP 1X Winner

Tags: Alex BalandinFrank KasselaIsmael BojangJerry Wong

One for Kessler

Level 21 : 12,000/24,000, 3,000 ante

John Hennigan: {X-}{X-} / {6-}{J-}{2-}{9-}
Allen Kessler: {X-}{X-} / {5-}{Q-}{8-}{9-} / {X-}

Picking up the action on fourth, John Hennigan checked and called a bet of Allen Kessler. Both checked fifth and Hennigan bet sixth and seventh. Kessler called sixth and did so on seventh with the words "I should raise, but my chips are too low."

Hennigan announced an eight-six and Kessler rolled over {4-}{3-}{2-}.

"Did you win a second hand?" Julien Martini asked and Kessler nodded.

Player Chips Progress
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John Hennigan
580,000
120,000
120,000
$25K Fantasy
WSOP 7X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer
Profile photo of Allen Kessler us
Allen Kessler
226,000
61,000
61,000

Tags: Allen KesslerJohn HenniganJulien Martini

How to Stay Sane Off the Felt

Level 21 : 12,000/24,000, 3,000 ante

Sasha Liu has been giving herself daily challenges and tweeting about them to keep herself accountable. She explains how this idea came to fruition and why she continues to do it. Maybe it is an attempt for Sasha to stay sane while grinding poker all summer, but has it worked?

Tags: Sasha Liu

Updated Counts Table 1

Level 21 : 12,000/24,000, 3,000 ante

Julien Martini: {X-}{X-} / {K-}{9-}{A-}{K-} fold
Calvin Anderson: {X-}{x-} / {4-}{K-}{7-}{3-}

Calvin Anderson completed with a four and Julien Martini called. Anderson bet fourth and Martini called. On fifth, Martini checked and Anderson bet, Martini called and received an "just in case you paired." Martini indeed paired his king right after on sixth and snap-folded to a bet.

Martini then won a pot off Anderson by forcing a fold on fourth before scooping a pot against Mike Leah with an eight-seven to boost his stack further.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Calvin Anderson us
Calvin Anderson
1,050,000
50,000
50,000
WSOP 5X Winner
Profile photo of Julien Martini fr
Julien Martini
810,000
20,000
20,000
WSOP 4X Winner
Profile photo of Mike Leah ca
Mike Leah
740,000
70,000
70,000
$25K Fantasy
WSOP 1X Winner
Profile photo of John Hennigan us
John Hennigan
700,000
40,000
40,000
$25K Fantasy
WSOP 7X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer
Profile photo of Allen Kessler us
Allen Kessler
165,000
73,000
73,000

Tags: Calvin AndersonJulien MartiniMike Leah