Event #26: $10,000 Razz Championship
Day 2 Completed
2017 World Series of Poker
Event #26: $10,000 Razz Championship
Day: 2
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2017 World Series of Poker
Buy-in
$10,000
Prize Pool
$911,800
Entries
97
Level
28
Blinds
80,000 / 160,000
Ante
20,000
James Obst Leads the Final Nine in Event #26: $10,000 Razz Championship
Level 20
: 12,000/24,000, 3,000 ante
Another day is in the books for Event #26: $10,000 Razz Championship. It was Frank Kassela who started the day as the chip leader of the final 38 players. But Kassela and many others fell short of the money today. At the end of the night only nine were left standing and it was James Obst who led the way, bagging up 818,000 chips as players head into the final day of play.
Falling before the money were the likes of Chirs Geoge, Mike Leah, Scott Clements, Erik Seidel, and Brock Parker to name a few. Brian Rast also fell short of the money. He came into the day with one of the shortest stacks and didn’t even make it in time to see his final hand, and was anted away. It was Randy Ohel who was the stone bubble boy. On his final hand, Eric Kurtzman made a six-low and left Ohel drawing dead, bringing the final 15 players into the money with no hand-for-hand play.
Making the money but not going much further were Roland Israelashvili in 15th ($15,000), Ted Forrest in 14th ($16,437), Don Zewin in 13th ($15,437), Konstantin Maslak in 12th (18,668), Steven Chidwick in 11th ($18,668), and Owais Ahmed in 10th ($21,946). Ahmed almost made it through the day, but finally succumbed on the last hand of the night to Anthony Zinno.
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| Seat | Player | Country | Chip Count |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jyri Merivirta | Finland | 281,000 |
| 2 | David "ODB" Baker | Unites States | 757,000 |
| 3 | James Obst | Australia | 818,000 |
| 4 | Andrey Zhigalov | Russia | 782,000 |
| 5 | Anthony Zinno | United States | 508,000 |
| 6 | Nick Schulman | United States | 238,000 |
| 7 | Jack Duong | United States | 148,000 |
| 8 | Eric Kurtzman | United States | 737,000 |
| 9 | Brandon Shack-Harris | United States | 587,000 |
End-of-Day 2 Chip Counts
Level 20
: 12,000/24,000, 3,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
818,000 | -27,000 |
|
782,000 | -23,000 |
|
757,000 | -28,000 |
|
737,000 | 32,000 |
|
587,000 | |
|
508,000 | |
|
281,000 | 96,000 |
|
238,000 | 18,000 |
|
148,000 | -182,000 |
Owais Ahmed Eliminated in 10th Place ($21,946)
Level 20
: 12,000/24,000, 3,000 ante
Ahmed: 
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Shack-Harris: / 
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Zinno: / 
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It wasn't until the very last hand of the night that Owais Ahmed finally fell.
Anthony Zinno raised. Ahmed moved all in. Brandon Shack-Harris called, and Zinno called as well. On fourth Zinno bet and Shack-Harris called. On fifth, Zinno bet again and Shack-Harris called. On sixth, Zinno bet a third time and Shack-Harris called again. Both players checked down on seventh street.
Zinno showed 
. Shack-Harris mucked and Ahmed showed and inferior 
and was eliminated from the tournament. He took home $21,946 for his 10th place finish.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
587,000 | -58,000 |
|
|
508,000 | 183,000 |
|
Busted |
Short Stacked Ahmed Finds a Double
Level 20
: 12,000/24,000, 3,000 ante
Owais Ahmed had fallen on an extremely short stack, with just over 20,000 left. After a raise from David "ODB" Baker with an up, Ahmed moved all in with his . Baker called and the boards completed as such:
Ahmed: 
/ 
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Baker: / 
/
Ahmed made a six-low and was able to find a double through Baker.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
785,000 | 170,000 |
|
|
45,000 | -80,000 |
Zhigalov Clawing Back
Level 20
: 12,000/24,000, 3,000 ante
Jack Duong completed and Nick Schulman called. Andrey Zhigalov raised to 24,000 and both Duong and Schulman called.
Schulman bet fourth and Zhigalov and Duong called before Zhigalov took the betting lead on fifth street.
Duong folded, but Schulman called, and this betting sequence was repeated on sixth street.
Duong: /
Schulman: / 
/
Zhigalov: / /
On seventh, Zhigalov bet 24,000 and Schulman folded.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
805,000 | 265,000 |
|
|
220,000 | -95,000 |
Perfect Seven for Kurtzman
Level 20
: 12,000/24,000, 3,000 ante
Baker: / /
Kurtzman: /
David "ODB" Baker completed and was raised by Eric Kurtzman. Baker called. On fourth street Kurtzman bet and Baker called.
On fifth street Kurtzman bet again and Baker called. Both players checked on sixth street and again on seventh.
"Seven perfect," Kurtzman said showing . "I wanted to go for the check-raise."
"Oh don't worry," Baker said. "If you went for the check raise you would've been beat."
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
705,000 | -20,000 |
|
|
615,000 | -130,000 |
Chip Counts from Table 714
Level 20
: 12,000/24,000, 3,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
845,000 | -105,000 |
|
|
630,000 | -50,000 |
|
|
330,000 | -70,000 |
|
|
285,000 | 110,000 |
|
|
185,000 | 90,000 |
Ahmed Traps Shack-Harris to Double
Level 20
: 12,000/24,000, 3,000 ante
Ahmed: /
Shack-Harris: /
Owais Ahmed completed and Shack-Harris Raised, next to act. Ahmed called.
On fourth street, Ahmed bet and Shack-Harris called.
"How much you have left Owais?" Shack-Harris asked.
Ahmed peered down as his stack. "Uhh," he said. "A bet?"
On fifth street, Ahmed moved all in and after giving it some though, Shack-Harris called.
"I have a made seven," Ahmed said showing
"Ok, I'm drawing dead," Shack-Harris said, trying to muck his hand but eventually exposing
Ahmed's board completed with making him a six-low, while Shack-Harris finished with a and and Ahmed doubled through.
"We trapped him boys!" Ahmed said after the hand. "He called me drawing dead."
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
645,000 | -10,000 |
|
|
125,000 | 17,000 |
Merivirta Sliding Down
Level 20
: 12,000/24,000, 3,000 ante
Nick Schulman completed and Jyri Merivirta raised to 24,000. Schulman called and fired out bets on fourth and fifth streets with Merivirta calling once, and then folding on fifth.
Schulman: /
Merivirta: /
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
175,000 | 10,000 |
|
|
55,000 | -45,000 |