Get Razzed for Event #50: $10,000 Razz Championship Kicking Off Today
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Today sees the start of Event #50: $10,000 Razz Championship here at Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas.
This three-day event gets underway at 2 p.m. local time, with late registration closing after 11 levels (approx 2:15 p.m. on Day 2). There will be 15-minute breaks every two hours of play. There is no reentry in this event.
Levels 1-6 are 40 minutes in duration, Levels 7-15 increase to 60 minutes and from Level 16 onwards, levels escalate to 90 minutes.
The starting stack is 60,000 chips, with the plan for Day 1 to play ten levels. For the surviving players or late registrants, Day 2 resumes at 1 p.m. Tuesday and wraps up after eight more levels play out. Day 3 is when a winner will be crowned.
Last year's event saw George Alexander conquer a field of 118 players to win $282,443 and his first WSOP bracelet.
In the 2023 edition, poker veteran and 2016 WSOP Main Event finalist Jerry Wong reigned supreme to become the king of Razz. He bagged his first WSOP bracelet after topping the 123-player field and defeating Carlos Chadha in heads-up play. Along with the piece of WSOP hardware, Wong grabbed the lion's share of the $1,143,900 prize pool, cashing out for $298,682.
| Year | Entries | Winner | Country | Payout |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 118 | George Alexander | United States | $282,443 |
| 2023 | 123 | Jerry Wong | United States | $298,682 |
| 2022 | 139 | Julien Martini | France | $328,906 |
| 2021 | 109 | Benny Glaser | United Kingdom | $274,693 |
| 2020 | - | Not held | - | - |
| 2019 | 116 | Scott Seiver | United States | $301,421 |
| 2018 | 119 | Calvin Anderson | United States | $309,220 |
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