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Event #48: $10,000 Razz Championship
Day 2 Completed
2026 World Series of Poker
Event #48: $10,000 Razz Championship
Day: 2
Players Left 8 / 155
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Final Table
Level 20
Ante: 10,000
High Card: 10,000
Completion: 30,000
Limits: 30,000-60,000
High Card: 10,000
Completion: 30,000
Limits: 30,000-60,000
A surge of Day 2 registrants saw 37 players join the field, bringing the total number of entries in Event #48: $10,000 Razz Championship to 155 — solidly surprassing last year's 134. After ten additional hour-long levels of razzling and dazzling inside the Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas, just eight players were able to bag up for Day 3.
Leading the way is five-time bracelet winner Calvin Anderson with 1,885,000. Anderson, who also ended Day 1 with the chip lead, finds himself in familiar territory, having already won this event in 2018.
Nipping at his heels is one-time bracelet winner Eric Rodawig with 1,865,000, and rounding out the top three is former German Soccer pro and poker enthusiast Max Kruse (1,505,000), who also holds a bracelet from a WSOPE Hold'em event in 2022.
Final Table Chip Counts
| Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Bets |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Calvin Anderson | United States | 1,885,000 | 24 |
| 2 | Eric Rodawig | United States | 1,865,000 | 23 |
| 3 | Max Kruse | Germany | 1,505,000 | 19 |
| 4 | Philip Sternheimer | United Kingdom | 1,380,000 | 17 |
| 5 | Tobias Leknes | Norway | 1,125,000 | 14 |
| 6 | Yuval Bronshtein | Israel | 625,000 | 8 |
| 7 | Todd Dakake | United States | 590,000 | 7 |
| 8 | Shane Littlefield | United States | 325,000 | 4 |
Day 2 Action
Very few of the last-minute participants were able to run up a stack, with Dan Cates, David "ODB" Baker, Maxx Coleman, Esther Taylor, Phil Hellmuth, Phil Ivey, Greg Mueller, Nick Schulman, Ryutaro Suzuki, and Michael Mizrachi (to name a few), all busting before they could reach the money.
By dinner break, only 29 of the 91 players who took a seat for Day 2 were remaining. With the money bubble looming, several players dwindled down to just a handful of big bets or less.
Hand-for-hand play was announced two spots off of the money, which resulted in an extended bubble period and many double-ups. Matt Grapenthien was the first to score a double, while Frank Kassela soft-bubbled shortly thereafter.
Ben Yu and Chris Hunichen were ante'd down to less than a big bet each, but both players managed to avoid elimination, much to the chagrin of the other players.
Ryan Miller fell down to a short stack, but also managed to doubled up. Shortly after, Miller and Alexis Cruz were both all in and at risk against Anderson, who was able to score the double knockout to end the bubble period. Because both eliminated players were at the same table, Miller was awarded a min-cash for having a covering stack, leaving Cruz as the bubble boy.
It took less than 30 minutes for six players to be eliminated following the bubble, with Matthew Beinner, Chris Hunichen, Noah Bronstein, Ben Yu, Jon Turner, and Tomasz Gluszko all settling for a min-cash.
The final two tables saw Kruse jump out to a solid lead after taking down a large three-way pot with six perfect, while a pair of poker legends, Yuri Dzivielevski (16th) and Eli Elezra (15th), found themselves on the rail not long after.
Benny Glaser was poised to make his second final table appearance of the series, but a bad beat ended his run in 11th place after getting all in as a favorite only to have Eric Rodawig catch up on seventh.
The final table bubble contained a bit of drama, with some players arguing that hand-for-hand play should be implemented due to perceived stalling. Yueqi Zhu and Ray Fishman were by far the shortest stacks, but Zhu managed to double up a few times and outlast Fishman, who was eliminated after getting all in and failing to improve against Tobias Leknes.
Todd Dakake held less than a big bet at the unofficial table of nine, but he managed to quadruple up in one hand, followed by more than doubling up a bit later to spin his stack from 35,000 to 590,000 by the end of play. Instead, the final elimination of the night fell on Zhu after he was forced all in by the ante and then failed to make the best hand against Leknes and Kruse.
Everyone remaining has already secured a payout of at least $36,395 from the $1,441,500 prize pool, but players are sure to be gunning for the $357,026 and coveted gold bracelet awaiting the champion.
Remaining Payouts
| Place | Prize |
|---|---|
| 1 | $357,026 |
| 2 | $237,851 |
| 3 | $162,551 |
| 4 | $114,032 |
| 5 | $82,171 |
| 6 | $60,868 |
| 7 | $46,385 |
| 8 | $36,395 |
Players will return tomorrow at 1 p.m. local time and play down to a winner. Action will resume on level 21, which features 40,000/80,000 betting limits.
For all the latest updates, be sure to stay tuned to PokerNews right up until the next Razz champion has been crowned.
Level 20
Ante: 10,000
High Card: 10,000
Completion: 30,000
Limits: 30,000-60,000
High Card: 10,000
Completion: 30,000
Limits: 30,000-60,000
Level 20
Ante: 10,000
High Card: 10,000
Completion: 30,000
Limits: 30,000-60,000
High Card: 10,000
Completion: 30,000
Limits: 30,000-60,000
The final eight players have put their chips in the bag and will return tomorrow at 1:00 pm.
Stay tuned to PokerNews for a full recap and chip counts later to come.
Level 20
Ante: 10,000
High Card: 10,000
Completion: 30,000
Limits: 30,000-60,000
High Card: 10,000
Completion: 30,000
Limits: 30,000-60,000
Max Kruse completed and Tobias Leknes called, while Yueqi Zhu was already forced all in with the ante.
Yueqi Zhu: XxXx/4xAxQxKx/Xx
Max Kruse: XxXx/6x4x9x10x/Xx
Tobias Leknes: XxXx/2x6x7x9x/Xx
Kruse bet, as he was after Zhu, and Leknes called on fourth.
Action checked through on fifth street to see Leknes bet on sixth street, and Kruse called.
Action checked through on seventh and everyone tabled their cards. Leknes tabled Qx8x7x for a nine-eight, but Kruse had that beat when he tabled 9x5xAx for a nine-six. Both of them could beat Zhu as he turned over 8x5x5x for a queen-eight low. The WSOP bracelet winner took his leave from the tournament as the night neared its end.
Level 20
Ante: 10,000
High Card: 10,000
Completion: 30,000
Limits: 30,000-60,000
High Card: 10,000
Completion: 30,000
Limits: 30,000-60,000
Tobias Leknes called and Todd Dakake completed to see Calvin Anderson call. Leknes raised, which Dakake and Anderson both called.
Todd Dakake: 6x4x/6xAxKx8x/9x 
Tobias Leknes: 7xAx/2xQxQx9x/7x
Leknes and Dakake got in their bets on fourth to see Dakake all in and Leknes covering.
Dakake ended up making a nine-eight to beat Leknes’ queen-seven.
Level 20
Ante: 10,000
High Card: 10,000
Completion: 30,000
Limits: 30,000-60,000
High Card: 10,000
Completion: 30,000
Limits: 30,000-60,000
Todd Dakake: 3x2x/6x9x5x7x
Eric Rodawig: 6x3x/2x4x6x8x
Tobias Leknes: XxXx/Ax5x8xKx - folded on sixth street
Todd Dakake moved all in for his short stack and was called by Eric Rodawig. Tobias Leknes raised and Rodawig called.
Rodawig called a bet from Leknes on fourth street and then bet himself on fifth. Leknes called.
Leknes folded facing another bet from Rodawig on sixth after catching a king to set up a showdown between Rodawig and Dakake.
Dakake ended with a seven, which was enough against Rodawig's eight to send him the main pot.
Level 20
Ante: 10,000
High Card: 10,000
Completion: 30,000
Limits: 30,000-60,000
High Card: 10,000
Completion: 30,000
Limits: 30,000-60,000
| Seat | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Bets |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Max Kruse | Germany | 1,280,000 | 21 |
| 2 | Shane Littlefield | United States | 850,000 | 14 |
| 3 | Calvin Anderson | United States | 2,300,000 | 38 |
| 4 | Eric Rodawig | United States | 1,550,000 | 26 |
| 5 | Yuval Bronshtein | Israel | 825,000 | 14 |
| 6 | Tobias Leknes | Norway | 1,000,000 | 17 |
| 7 | Yueqi Zhu | China | 125,000 | 2 |
| 8 | Philip Sternheimer | Germany | 1,380,000 | 23 |
| 9 | Todd Dakake | United States | 35,000 | 1 |
Level 20
Ante: 10,000
High Card: 10,000
Completion: 30,000
Limits: 30,000-60,000
High Card: 10,000
Completion: 30,000
Limits: 30,000-60,000
Tobias Leknes called and Ray Fishman completed to see Leknes call.
Ray Fishman: 5x3x/4x8xKx6x/Xx
Tobias Leknes: 7x5x/9x3xJx6x/Xx
Fishman bet on fourth street to see Leknes raise him all in, and Fishman called.
On seventh street, Leknes peeled an Ax to make seven-six. Fishman needed to draw an ace or two to beat it, but instead he peeled a 3x to pair and he was left with eight-six.
The final nine players have redrawn to a final table.
Level 20
Ante: 10,000
High Card: 10,000
Completion: 30,000
Limits: 30,000-60,000
High Card: 10,000
Completion: 30,000
Limits: 30,000-60,000
Calvin Anderson called, Eric Rodawig called, and Todd Dakake raised. Anderson called, while Rodawig clicked it up once more to see both Anderson and Dakake call.
Calvin Anderson: XxXx/8x7x2x6x/Xx
Todd Dakake: XxXx/4x5x4xJx/Xx
Eric Rodawig: XxXx/2x10x3xQx - Folded on sixth
Dakake bet on fourth and was met with a raise from Anderson. Rodawig called, while Dakake raised to see both of his opponents call.
Anderson bet on fifth street to earn two calls.
On sixth street, Anderson bet once more and only Dakake called.
Seventh street saw Anderson bet again and Dakake called.
"Six," said Anderson as he tabled 5x4xAx for six-five, which was good for the pot as Dakake briefly showed 8x7xAx for eight-seven.
