John Zaleski: XxXx / 4xAxJx9x / Xx
Andres Korn: XxXx / 5xAx2xQx / Xx
John Zaleski completed, Andres Korn raised, and Zaleski called. Fourth street saw Zaleski bet and Korn call. Fifth street came and Korn assumed the betting lead which Zaleski called. On sixth street, it was Zaleski betting again and Korn called somewhat cautiously. Zaleski fired another wager on seventh street, and though he only had 4,000 remaining chips, Korn folded his cards through gritted teeth.
The very next hand saw Korn commit 3,000 of those chips for the ante and stick in the final 1,000 with an 8x in the window. Though Zaleski was his only opponent, Zaleski scored the knockout to remind the table that hooded figures can serve as omens for the end of a tournament run.
Action was picked up on fifth street in a three-way pot between Brandon Shack-Harris, Pawel Andrzejewski, and James Obst.
Brandon Shack-Harris: XxXx / 6x8x2x3x
Pawel Andrzejewski XxXx / Kx2x4x8x - folded on sixth street
James Obst: XxXx / 8x2x5x9x - folded on sixth street
On fifth street, Andrzejewski led with a bet, Obst raised, Shack-Harris called, and Andrzejewski called.
On sixth, Andrzejewski led again, Obst raised, and Shack-Harris made it three bets. Andrzejewski quickly folded before Obst went deep into the tank before he finally decided to lay it down.
Brad Lindsey: XxXx / 4x2x8x5x / Xx
Steven Abitbol: XxXx / Ax9x2xAx / Xx
William Short: XxXx / 6xQx7x10x / Xx
Action was picked up on fourth street when Brad Lindsey bet. Both Steven Abitbol and William Short called. Fifth and sixth street also saw Lindsey bet and both opponents call. Seventh street checked through.
Steven Abitbol rolled over 8x5x3x for 8-5-3-2-A, a healthy pot, and two vocally disappointed opponents.
Action was picked up on fourth street in a four-way hand with several bets in the middle between Michael Cribb, Jon Turner, Bjorn Peterson, and Joshua Turner.
Michael Cribb: 5xAx / 2xAxKxAx / 2x
Bjorn Peterson 5x3x / 6x9x6x8x / 5x
Jon Turner: 4x2x / 8x3xAx7x / 6x
Joshua Turner: XxXx / 6x10xQxXx / Xx - folded on fifth street
Cribb led on fifth street, Jon Turner raised, Peterson called all-in, Joshua Turner called, and Cribb called all-in.
Jon Turner led on sixth and Joshua Turner folded, and the cards hit their backs.
Jon Turner had his opponents drawing dead on sixth as he ended up making 6-4-3-2-A to score the double elimination
Today, 136 players return to the World Series of Poker, Event #40: $1,500 Razz to clash for their shot at a WSOP bracelet at the Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas. Play resumes today at 1 p.m. in the Horseshoe Event Center and is sure to dazzle.
Leading the pack is Andrew Kerstine from Orange, California with 288,500 in chips. Next, with 274,000 is Scott Seiver, who became a five-time WSOP bracelet winner earlier this summer in Event #10: $10,000 Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better Championship.
Top Ten Chip Counts
Rank
Player
Country
Chips
1
Andrew Kerstine
United States
288,500
2
Scott Seiver
United States
274,000
3
Iman Alsaden
United States
248,500
4
Shannon Stangis
United States
233,000
5
Victor Ramdin
United States
230,500
6
Jon Turner
United States
226,500
7
Eugene Park
United States
224,500
8
Scott Silverman
United States
212,500
9
Did Not Report
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205,000
10
Fabio De Francesco
United States
197,000
Among the notable action from the day was a hand that saw frequent mixed game competitor Jason Pedigotriple up. Defending event champion David “ODB” Baker also dragged several pots. He’s nestled comfortably in the heart of the pack’s chip counts.
David 'ODB' Baker
The event restarts today at Level 16, with betting limits at 5,000/10,000, with just 83 of the remaining players guaranteed at least $3,000 of the $730,245 prize pool. However, their vision remains focused on the top prize of $141,374 and the gold bracelet for the first-place finisher.
Top Ten Payouts
Place
Payout
1
$141,374
2
$94,247
3
$64,588
4
$45,117
5
$32,136
6
$23,349
7
$17,313
8
$13,105
9
$10,132
10
$8,004
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