2017 World Series of Poker

Event #26: $10,000 Razz Championship
Day: 3
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Event Info

2017 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
ax8x3x2x5x5xax
Prize
$265,138
Event Info
Buy-in
$10,000
Prize Pool
$911,800
Entries
97
Level Info
Level
28
Blinds
80,000 / 160,000
Ante
20,000
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James Obst Looks to Add a Bracelet to His Career Résumé in Event #26: $10,000 Razz Championship

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James Obst
James Obst

Nine return today to play down to a winner in the Event #26: $10,000 Razz Championship. After multiple deep runs already this summer and one second-place finish, it’s James Obst who leads the way. He is still looking to capture his illustrious first bracelet after multiple final table appearances.

The final table has no shortage of studs looking to block Obst from that first bracelet, though. The final table hosts a cast of bracelet winners and fan favorites alike including David “ODB” Baker (757,000), Brandon Shack-Harris (587,000), Nick Schulman (238,000) and Anthony Zinno (508,000). All of these players are looking to add another bracelet to their career résumés.

Last night Owais Ahmed busted in 10th on the last hand while the second table was bagging up chips, so a final table redraw will happen first thing in the afternoon. Up for grabs is the first-place prize of $265,138 and, of course, a World Series of Poker gold bracelet.

Players will play down to a winner today after action kicks off at 2 p.m. PDT. PokerNews will be here with all the action so be sure to stay tuned.

SeatPlayerCountryChip Count
1Jyri MerivirtaFinland281,000
2David "ODB" BakerUnites States757,000
3James ObstAustralia818,000
4Andrey ZhigalovRussia782,000
5Anthony ZinnoUnited States508,000
6Nick SchulmanUnited States238,000
7Jack DuongUnited States148,000
8Eric KurtzmanUnited States737,000
9Brandon Shack-HarrisUnited States587,000
Player Chips Progress
James Obst au
James Obst 		818,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Andrey Zhigalov ru
Andrey Zhigalov 		782,000
WSOP 1X Winner
David "ODB" Baker us
David "ODB" Baker 		757,000
WSOP 3X Winner
Eric Kurtzman us
Eric Kurtzman 		737,000
Brandon Shack-Harris us
Brandon Shack-Harris 		587,000
WSOP 2X Winner
Anthony Zinno us
Anthony Zinno 		508,000
WSOP 4X Winner
Jyri Merivirta fi
Jyri Merivirta 		281,000
Nick Schulman us
Nick Schulman 		238,000
WSOP 4X Winner
Jack Duong us
Jack Duong 		148,000
WSOP 1X Winner

Tags: Anthony ZinnoDavid "ODB" BakerJames ObstNick Schulman

Nick Schulman Eliminated in 9th Place ($21,946)

Mickey Doft
Mickey Doft
Level 21 : 15,000/30,000, 3,000 ante
Nick Schulman - 9th Place
Nick Schulman - 9th Place

Nick Schulman: {X-}{X-}/{8-}{J-}{3-}{Q-}/{X-}
Brandon Shack-Harris: {X-}{X-}/{4-}{9-}{3-}{Q-}]/{X-}
Jyri Merivirta: {X-}{X-}/{5-}{7-}{2-}{10-}/{X-}

Nick Schulman completed all in for his remaining 15,000, Brandon Shack-Harris raised to 30,000, and Jyri Merivirta called.

Merivirta held the on-board lead throughout and bet each street, with Shack-Harris calling down all the way.

Merivirta tabled {3-}{6-}{8-} for a seven-six, Shack-Harris showed {A-}{7-}{8-} for a defeated eight-seven, and Schulman flashed {A-}{J-}{X-} as he made his exit in ninth place.

Player Chips Progress
Brandon Shack-Harris us
Brandon Shack-Harris 		365,000
-205,000
 -205,000
WSOP 2X Winner
Jyri Merivirta fi
Jyri Merivirta 		315,000
120,000
 120,000
Nick Schulman us
Nick Schulman 		Busted
WSOP 4X Winner

Tags: Brandon Shack-HarrisJyri MerivirtaNick Schulman

Jack Duong Eliminated in 8th Place ($26,674)

MrCleverFox
MrCleverFox
Level 22 : 20,000/40,000, 5,000 ante
Jack Duong
Jack Duong

Duong: {x-}{x-} / {7-}{8-}{7-}
Obst: {x-}{x-} / {6-}{9-}{A-}
Baker: {x-}{x-} / {3-}{2-}{10-}

Jack Duong completed. David "ODB" Baker raised it up. James Obst made it three bets, and Duong and Baker both called.

On fourth street, Baker took the betting lead, and he led out. Both Obst and Duong called quickly. On fifth, Obst bet, and Duong raised. Baker folded. Obst raised again, enough to put Duong all in, and Duong called.

Duong showed {4-}{6-} under for a draw to an eight-low, but Obst already had a nine-low with {2-}{3-}. Unfortunately for Duong, his draw bricked out, finishing with another {7-} and {8-}, while Obst drew {10-}{6-} for the winning hand.

Duong hit the rail in eighth and collected $26,674 for his finish.

Player Chips Progress
James Obst au
James Obst 		1,230,000
190,000
 190,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Jack Duong us
Jack Duong 		Busted
WSOP 1X Winner

Tags: David "ODB" BakerJack DuongJames Obst

Jyri Merivirta Eliminated in 7th Place ($33,485)

Mickey Doft
Mickey Doft
Level 22 : 20,000/40,000, 5,000 ante
Jyri Merivirta - 7th place
Jyri Merivirta - 7th place

Andrey Zhigalov: {X-}{X-}/{5-}{7-}{6-}{Q-}/{X-}
Eric Kurtzman: {X-}{X-}/{2-}{3-}{10-}{3-} - fold
Brandon Shack-Harris: {X-}{X-}/{5-}{3-}{8-}{K-}/{X-}
Jyri Merivirta: {X-}{X-}/{9-}{5-}{A-}{Q-}/{X-}

(The immediate hand following Brandon Shack-Harris' double)

Andrey Zhigalov completed on third street, Eric Kurtzman raised, Brandon Shack-Harris called, Jyri Merivirta called all in for 3,000, and Zhigalov called.

Kurtzman bet on fourth street, Shack-Harris called, and Zhigalov called.

Zhigalov took the on-board lead on fifth street and bet. Both Kurtzman and Shack-Harris called.

Zhigalov bet on sixth street, Kurtzman folded, and Shack-Harris called.

Zhigalov bet on seventh street, Shack-Harris raised, Zhigalov reraised, and Shack-Harris called after a few moments.

Zhigalov tabled {A-}{4-}{3-} for a 6-5-4-3-A, while Shack-Harris showed a defeated 6-5-4-3-2. Merivirta showed {7-}{6-}{6-} and was eliminated in seventh place, while Zhigalov collected the hefty pot.

Player Chips Progress
Andrey Zhigalov ru
Andrey Zhigalov 		1,100,000
500,000
 500,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Brandon Shack-Harris us
Brandon Shack-Harris 		15,000
-265,000
 -265,000
WSOP 2X Winner
Jyri Merivirta fi
Jyri Merivirta 		Busted

Tags: Andrey ZhigalovBrandon Shack-HarrisEric KurtzmanJyri Merivirta

Brandon Shack-Harris Eliminated in 6th Place ($43,370)

MrCleverFox
MrCleverFox
Level 22 : 20,000/40,000, 5,000 ante
Brandon Shack-Harris - 6th place
Brandon Shack-Harris - 6th place

Brandon Shack-Harris: {x-}{x-} / {4-}{2-}{4-}{3-} / {x-}
James Obst: {x-}{x-} / {8-}{J-}{A-}{10-} / {x-}
David "ODB" Baker: {x-}{x-} / {3-}{J-}{6-}{5-} / {x-}

Brandon Shack-Harris moved all in for less than the completion. David "ODB" Baker completed to the full amount. James Obst called, creating heads-up action on the side.

Both players checked on fourth street, but on fifth street, Obst bet, and Baker called. Obst bet again on sixth, and Baker called. Both players checked on seventh street.

Baker revealed {9-}{8-}{k-} for a ninety-eight low, and that got a muck from Obst. Shack-Harris showed {A-}{3-} and paint, and that was no good either. He was eliminated from the tournament in sixth place.

Player Chips Progress
David "ODB" Baker us
David "ODB" Baker 		1,350,000
70,000
 70,000
WSOP 3X Winner
James Obst au
James Obst 		1,200,000
-220,000
 -220,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Brandon Shack-Harris us
Brandon Shack-Harris 		Busted
WSOP 2X Winner

Tags: Brandon Shack-HarrisDavid "ODB" BakerJames Obst

Anthony Zinno Eliminated in 5th Place ($57,903)

Mickey Doft
Mickey Doft
Level 24 : 30,000/60,000, 7,000 ante
Anthony Zinno - 5th place
Anthony Zinno - 5th place

Andrey Zhigalov: {x-}{x-} / {9-}{8-}{9-}- fold
Anthony Zinno: {x-}{x-} / {2-}{8-}{7-}
Eric Kurtzman: {x-}{x-} / {9-}{7-}{A-}

Andrey Zhigalov completed on third street, Anthony Zinno raised all in for his remaining 35,000, Eric Kurtzman called, and Zhigalov called.

Kurtzman bet on fourth street, Zhigalov called, Kurtzman bet on fifth street, and Zhigalov folded.

Zinno showed {8-}{6-} for an eight-seven draw, while Kurtzman tabled {6-}{5-} for a nine-seven with a better draw than Zinno.

Kurtzman's runout completed with a {6-} and a {J-} to keep him with a nine-seven, but Zinno found no help from a {J-} and {Q-} runout, ending his tournanemt in fifth place.

Player Chips Progress
Eric Kurtzman us
Eric Kurtzman 		2,450,000
200,000
 200,000
Andrey Zhigalov ru
Andrey Zhigalov 		260,000
-220,000
 -220,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Anthony Zinno us
Anthony Zinno 		Busted
WSOP 4X Winner

Tags: Andrey ZhigalovAnthony ZinnoEric Kurtzman

Andrey Zhigalov Eliminated in 4th Place ($79,616)

MrCleverFox
MrCleverFox
Level 25 : 40,000/80,000, 10,000 ante
Andrey Zhigalov
Andrey Zhigalov

Andrey Zhigalov: {x-}{x-} / {A-}{8-}{K-}{J-} / {x-}
Eric Kurtzman: {x-}{x-} / {2-}{5-}{5-}{9-} / {x-}
David "ODB" Baker: {x-}{x-} / {2-}{3-}{7-}{10-} / {x-}

Andrey Zhigalov completed. Next to act was Eric Kurtzman, and he raised. David "ODB" Baker called, and Zhigalov called all in for his last 20,000.

On fourth and fifth streets, Baker bet, and Kurtzman called. On sixth, both players checked. On seventh, Baker bet once more, and Kurtzman called again.

Baker showed {A-}{7-}{6-} for a seven-low. Kurtzman was forced to show his {A-}{6-}{6-} for a nine-low. Zhigalov turned up {K-}{6-}{2-} for a jack-low, and with the worst hand of the bunch, he was eliminated from the tournament. Zhigalov collected $79,616 for his fourth-place finish.

Player Chips Progress
Andrey Zhigalov ru
Andrey Zhigalov 		Busted
WSOP 1X Winner

Tags: Andrey ZhigalovDavid "ODB" BakerEric Kurtzman

Kurtzman Pulls Away, Baker Left With Little

MrCleverFox
MrCleverFox
Level 26 : 50,000/100,000, 10,000 ante
Eric Kurtzman
Eric Kurtzman

James Obst: {x-}{x-} / {3-}{A-}{8-}{A-} / {x-}
Eric Kurztman: {x-}{x-} / {6-}{8-}{7-}{8-} / {x-}
David "ODB" Baker: {x-}{x-} / {5-}{10-}{Q-} — Folded

David Baker completed. James Obst and Eric Kurtzman both called. Obst bet fourth street, and both Baker and Kurtzman called. On fifth, Obst bet again, but this time, Baker folded. Kurtzman called, though. Both players checked on sixth street. On seventh, Kurtzman bet, and Obst went deep into the tank.

"What did you think of that seven?" Obst asked.

"Oh yeah," Kurtzman said. "That seven is good. It beats your eight. I don't think you paired your eight either, because I have two of them."

"Well, I'm just confused at this point," Obst said. After giving the hand some more thought, he scooped up his cards and folded. Kurtzman extended well into the lead after the hand, while Baker slipped further.

Player Chips Progress
Eric Kurtzman us
Eric Kurtzman 		3,950,000
550,000
 550,000
James Obst au
James Obst 		750,000
-450,000
 -450,000
WSOP 1X Winner
David "ODB" Baker us
David "ODB" Baker 		125,000
-175,000
 -175,000
WSOP 3X Winner

Tags: David "ODB" BakerEric KurtzmanJames Obst

David Baker Eliminated in 3rd Place ($112,645)

MrCleverFox
MrCleverFox
Level 26 : 50,000/100,000, 10,000 ante
David "ODB" Baker
David "ODB" Baker

Eric Kurtzman : {x-}{x-} / {7-}
David "ODB" Baker: {x-}{x-} / {6-}

Eric Kurtzman completed. Baker made it two bets. Kurtzman made it three bets. Baker made it four bets, and Kurtzman capped the betting action. Baker called all in for the remainder of his stack, and the hands were turned up.

Baker was holding {7-}{4-}, while Kurtzman held {5-}{3-}.

"Well, I guess I'm a little bit ahead," Kurtzman said.

Baker's board completed with {9-}{3-}{7-}{J-}, giving him a nine-seven low, but Kurtzman's board ran out better, completing with {10-}{8-}{4-}{2-}, making him a seven-low and eliminating Baker from the tournament in third place. Baker too home $112,645 for his finish in this event.

Player Chips Progress
David "ODB" Baker us
David "ODB" Baker 		Busted
WSOP 3X Winner

Tags: David "ODB" BakerEric Kurtzman

Dead Heat

MrCleverFox
MrCleverFox
Level 27 : 60,000/120,000, 15,000 ante
Heads up
Heads up

Eric Kurtzman: {x-}{x-} / {8-}{K-}{A-}{2-} / {x-}
James Obst: {x-}{x-} / {8-}{4-}{Q-}{J-} — Folded

Eric Kurtzman was the bring-in. Obst completed. Kurtzman raised, and Obst called.

On fourth street, Obst bet, and Kurtzman called. On fifth, Obst checked. Kurtzman bet, and Obst called. On sixth, Obst checked again. Kurtzman bet, and Obst folded.

The two players are currently within one big bet of each other.

Player Chips Progress
James Obst au
James Obst 		2,450,000
-350,000
 -350,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Eric Kurtzman us
Eric Kurtzman 		2,400,000
350,000
 350,000

Tags: Eric KurtzmanJames Obst

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