Frank Kassela Leads After Day 1 of Event #26: $10,000 Razz Championship
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After 10 hour-long levels of play, only 38 remain from a total of 97 entries in the 2017 World Series of Poker $10,000 Razz Championship. Frank Kassela (364,500) bagged the chip lead and is looking for his second bracelet of the series and fourth overall after winning Event #13: $1,500 No-Limit 2-7 Lowball Draw.
Followed behind Kassela are the Zs Don Zewin (303,000), Anthony Zinno (254,000), and Andrey Zhigalov (241,000) who are all looking for their first bracelet.
Some notables who busted included Daniel Negreanu, Phil Hellmuth; 2017 Bracelet winners John Monnette, John Racener, David Bach, Jesse Martin, and Ben Zamani; and defending champion Ray Dehkhargani,.
A total of 15 players will be paid with the winner taking home $265,138. Day 2 begins at 2 p.m. so be sure to follow all of the action at PokerNews.
Day 2 Seat Draw
| Room | Table | Seat | Player | Country | Chip Count |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brasilia | 700 | 1 | Konstantin Maslak | Russia | 216,500 |
| Brasilia | 700 | 2 | Stephen Chidwick | United Kingdom | 90,500 |
| Brasilia | 700 | 3 | Nick Schulman | United States | 163,000 |
| Brasilia | 700 | 4 | Connor Drinan | United States | 35,500 |
| Brasilia | 700 | 5 | Robert Campbell | Australia | 96,500 |
| Brasilia | 700 | 6 | Bart Hanson | United States | 146,500 |
| Brasilia | 700 | 7 | Jared Talarico | United States | 185,000 |
| Brasilia | 700 | 8 | Viacheslav Zhukov | Russia | 187,500 |
| Brasilia | 704 | 1 | James Obst | Australia | 210,000 |
| Brasilia | 704 | 2 | Mike Leah | Canada | 128,000 |
| Brasilia | 704 | 3 | Erik Seidel | United States | 67,500 |
| Brasilia | 704 | 5 | Donnacha O'Dea | Ireland | 60,000 |
| Brasilia | 704 | 6 | Dmitry Chop | Ukraine | 70,000 |
| Brasilia | 704 | 7 | Andrey Zhigalov | Russia | 241,000 |
| Brasilia | 704 | 8 | Ted Forrest | United States | 66,000 |
| Brasilia | 708 | 1 | Owais Ahmed | United States | 157,000 |
| Brasilia | 708 | 2 | Anthony Zinno | United States | 254,000 |
| Brasilia | 708 | 3 | Roland Israelashvili | United States | 77,000 |
| Brasilia | 708 | 4 | Mike Watson | Canada | 190,000 |
| Brasilia | 708 | 5 | James Chen | Taiwan | 23,000 |
| Brasilia | 708 | 6 | Michael Gathy | Belgium | 123,000 |
| Brasilia | 708 | 7 | "David "ODB" Baker" | United States | 81,000 |
| Brasilia | 708 | 8 | Mike Gorodinsky | United States | 119,000 |
| Brasilia | 713 | 1 | Scott Clements | United States | 169,500 |
| Brasilia | 713 | 2 | Eric Kurtzman | United States | 31,000 |
| Brasilia | 713 | 3 | Phil Hui | United States | 90,000 |
| Brasilia | 713 | 4 | Eric Rodawig | United States | 76,000 |
| Brasilia | 713 | 5 | Brock Parker | United States | 124,500 |
| Brasilia | 713 | 6 | Randy Ohel | United States | 90,500 |
| Brasilia | 713 | 7 | Don Zewin | United States | 303,000 |
| Brasilia | 713 | 8 | Matthew Smith | United States | 31,000 |
| Brasilia | 714 | 1 | Jyri Merivirta | Finland | 108,500 |
| Brasilia | 714 | 2 | Jack Duong | United States | 60,000 |
| Brasilia | 714 | 3 | Frank Kassela | United States | 364,500 |
| Brasilia | 714 | 4 | Brandon Shack-Harris | United States | 119,500 |
| Brasilia | 714 | 5 | Brian Rast | United States | 28,000 |
| Brasilia | 714 | 6 | Russell Clayton | United States | 200,000 |
| Brasilia | 714 | 7 | Chris George | United States | 87,500 |