button in SafariFishman Finds Sweaty Survival; Rechnitzer Doubles Through Brannan
Stud Games: 2,000 Ante, 3,000 Bring-In, 10,000 Completion, 10,000-20,000 Limits
Razz
On the third hand of hand-for-hand, Ray Fishman was forced all-in for 1,000 from the ante. Larry Tull limped, Bryce Yockey limped, and Mike Wattel was the bring in.
Ray Fishman: XxXx / 4xJx8xAx / Xx 
Larry Tull: XxXx / 3xKx7xQx / Xx
Bryce Yockey: XxXx / 2xQxKx2x / Xx - folded on seventh street
Mike Wattel: XxXx / 8x8xKx4x / Xx
The side pot checked through until seventh, when Wattel bet and Tull called.
"That's really, really bad," Yockey informed Fishman.
Wattel showed 9x5x2x in the hole for a nine-eight, while Tull had 9x5x4x for a nine-seven to win the side.
Fishman had yet to look at his cards, and the first one was a four-across, which could not help him, and it was a 10x.
The second one was a two-sider, which was 50/50 to improve his hand, but the suit revealed that it had to be a 5x.
He needed a two, three, six, or seven to survive, and he peeled a three-across diamond, giving him another 50/50 chance at survival as the cameras and other players swarmed the table. He flipped over the 6♦, securing his survival as he got back up to 6,000 chips.
"I had them board-locked!" Fishman repeatedly announced as the other short stacks looked on with frustration.
Razz
At another table, George Rechnitzer was all in on fifth street, at risk against Frank Brannan.
George Rechnitzer: 8x5x / Ax3x4x6x / 5x
Frank Brannan: 6x2x / Qx7xAxKx / 6x
Brannan had a small chance of eliminating Rechnitzer when the money went in, but was drawing dead on sixth as Rechnitzer made a six.