Event #79: $10,000 Razz Championship
Day 2 Completed
Day 2 Completed
Live Highlights
Shack-Harris Leads the Final 13 Into Day 3 of Razz Championship; Hastings Hunts for Seven
After seven levels of play, a total of 13 players made it through to Day 3 of Event #79: $10,000 Razz Championship at Bally's and Paris Las Vegas. This event saw a total of 139 players register, creating a prize pool of $1,296,175 and a first place prize of $328,906.
In prime position to secure that top prize is Brandon Shack-Harris who ended up bagging the chip lead with 1,152,000. Shack-Harris is no stranger to the WSOP as he has two bracelets of his own and has already secured his best cash of this series, guaranteed at least $20,746. Shack-Harris now looks to make it an even bigger cash along with another bracelet that will see him add his name to a short list of players with three WSOP bracelets.
Hot on his heels is Brian Hastings, who sits with 1,149,000. Hastings has already won his sixth WSOP bracelet this year and a win in this event will put him in serious contention for Player of the Year. With less than an ante between he and Shack-Harris, both are in contention to add another bracelet to their resumes.
Event #79: $10,000 Razz Championship Top Ten Chip Counts
| Position | Player | Country | Chip Count |
| 1 | Brandon Shack-Harris | United States | 1,152,000 |
| 2 | Brian Hastings | United States | 1,149,000 |
| 3 | Julien Martini | France | 873,000 |
| 4 | Yueqi Zhu | China | 749,000 |
| 5 | Max Pescatori | Italy | 724,000 |
| 6 | Chance Kornuth | United States | 707,000 |
| 7 | Joao Vieira | Portugal | 677,000 |
| 8 | Ziya Rahim | United States | 611,000 |
| 9 | Koray Aldemir | Germany | 480,000 |
| 10 | Felipe Ramos | Brazil | 413,000 |
Their paths to glory will not be easy as many stars of the game still remain, including Julien Martini (873,000), Chance Kornuth (707,000), Joao Vieira (677,000), David Benyamine (362,000), and WSOP Main Event winner Koray Aldemir (480,000), who is coming off a 75th place finish in this year’s Main Event.
Players who were not able to finish on the right side of the money bubble include Phil Ivey, Dan Zack, defending champion Benny Glaser, Daniel Negreanu, and Phil Hellmuth.
The bubble burst when Ray Dehkharghani could not beat the eight-seven of Hastings. After the bubble, players continued to fall, including bracelet winners Andrew Yeh (20th - $16,597), Adam Friedman (17th - $18,153), and Jason Mercier (15th - $18,153), among others.
Players will return on July 14th at 2 p.m. local time. Level 18 will kick off the day with a 5,000 ante, a 5,000 bring in, and limits at 20,000-40,000. Levels will last 90 minutes each and players will have a 10-minute break after every level. Stay tuned to PokerNews for all updates regarding the WSOP.
Seat Draw For Day 3
| Casino | Table | Seat | Player | Country | Chips |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bally's | 676 | 1 | Brandon Shack-Harris | United States | 1,152,000 |
| Bally's | 676 | 2 | Hal Rotholz | United States | 319,000 |
| Bally's | 676 | 3 | Koray Aldemir | Austria | 480,000 |
| Bally's | 676 | 4 | Laith Salem | United States | 336,000 |
| Bally's | 676 | 5 | Max Pescatori | Italy | 724,000 |
| Bally's | 676 | 6 | Felipe Ramos | Brazil | 413,000 |
| Bally's | 676 | 8 | David Benyamine | France | 362,000 |
| Bally's | 677 | 2 | Julien Martini | France | 873,000 |
| Bally's | 677 | 3 | Yueqi Zhu | United States | 749,000 |
| Bally's | 677 | 5 | Ziya Rahim | United States | 611,000 |
| Bally's | 677 | 6 | Joao Vieira | Portugal | 472,000 |
| Bally's | 677 | 7 | Chance Kornuth | United States | 707,000 |
| Bally's | 677 | 8 | Brian Hastings | United States | 1,149,000 |
End-of-Day Chip Counts (full)
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1,152,000 | 192,000 | ||
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1,149,000 | -206,000 | ||
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873,000 | |||
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749,000 | 139,000 | ||
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724,000 | 64,000 | ||
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707,000 | |||
Winamax Team Pro
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677,000 | 54,000 | ||
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611,000 | 61,000 | ||
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480,000 | 100,000 | ||
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413,000 | -37,000 | ||
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362,000 | 32,000 | ||
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336,000 | -344,000 | ||
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319,000 | 85,000 |
Play Has Ended
The remaining 13 players have finished play for the evening and will return at 2 p.m. Full recap and chip counts are soon to follow.
Kornuth Takes a Chunk Off Martini on Last Hand
Chance Kornuth: 
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Julien Martini: /
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Chance Kornuth bet on fourth street and was called by Julien Martini.
On fifth, Kornuth bet, Martini raised, and Kornuth re-raised. Martini called, then bet out on sixth. Kornuth called and they checked down seventh.
Martini turned over 
for 10-7-6-4-2, but Kornuth had 
for 8-4-3-2-A to take the pot.
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873,000 | -207,000 | ||
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707,000 | 197,000 |
Shack-Harris Takes Down Three-Way Pot
Brandon Shack-Harris: /
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Max Pescatori: /
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David Benyamine: //
Brandon Shack-Harris, Max Pescatori, and David Benyamine went three-handed to fifth street where Shack-Harris bet and both opponents called.
Pescatori took the lead on sixth as Shack-Harris and Benyamine both stuck around to seventh. Shack-Harris put out another bet on seventh and Pescatori and Benyamine both mucked.
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960,000 | 80,000 | ||
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660,000 | 124,000 | ||
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330,000 | 150,000 |
Kornuth Surrenders Big Pot to Martini
Julien Martini: /
Chance Kornuth: / - folded
Chance Kornuth completed, Julien Martini raised, and Kornuth re-raised. Martini called before leading out on fourth street.
Kornuth called, then called another bet on fifth.
Martini bet again on sixth and this time Kornuth quickly grabbed his cards and threw them into the muck.
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1,080,000 | 165,000 | ||
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510,000 | -125,000 |
Daniel Weinman Eliminated In 14th Place ($18,153)
Daniel Weinman put in his remaining chips with an up and Chance Kornuth called to put him at risk with a up.
Daniel Weinman:
Chance Kornuth:
Kornuth made a seven-six on fifth street leaving Weinman drawing dead and he left the tournament in 14th place.
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635,000 | 137,000 | ||
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Busted |
Jason Mercier Eliminated in 15th Place ($18,153)
Jason Mercier: //
Laith Salem: //
Shortly after doubling up, Jason Mercier would play another all in with Laith Salem with the opposite result.
Salem bet on fifth street and Mercier called. "The ten did not pair me," Salem said heading to sixth.
He bet again and Mercier called. Salem put out another bet on seventh for the rest of Mercier's chips. Mercier peeked at his last card and shot back in his chair.
He eventually made a reluctant call as Salem showed for 10-9-8-6-4. Mercier flashed before heading for the payout desk.
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680,000 | 110,000 | ||
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Busted |