2017 World Series of Poker

Event #69: $1,500 Razz
Day: 1
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Event Info
2017 World Series of Poker
Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
kx9x7xax6x4x7x
Prize
$132,957
Event Info
Buy-in
$1,500
Prize Pool
$565,650
Total Entries
419
Level Info
Level
30
Limits
100,000 / 200,000
Ante
20,000
Players Left 1 / 419
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Event #69: $1,500 Razz

Day 1 Completed

Matt Grapenthein Leads the Field of Event #69: $1,500 Razz; Obst and Hellmuth Still Alive and Hunting

Sam Cosby
Sam Cosby
Level 10 : 1,000/2,000, 200 ante
Matt Grapenthien
Matt Grapenthien

Day 1 of Event #69: $1,500 Razz has reached its conclusion and after 10 levels of play, it is Matt Grapenthein who leads the way. Grapenthein (82,300) already has a bracelet in stud of the high variety, and now he'll look to follow that up with a stud game of the low variety as well. There were 419 players who registered today and each and everyone one of them was looking to reach the promised land of the final table. Players created a prize pool of $565,650 and a first place prize of $132,957. Of course, everyone aim is to not only take home that significant chunk of money, but also the World Series of Poker gold bracelet that comes along with it. Only 63 of the remaining 102 players will make the money though, but each of those 63 players is guaranteed a payout of at least $2,261.

A heap of notable players failed to make it through the day, perhaps the most notable being Daniel Negreanu who took a short break after his finish in Event #62: $50,000 Poker Players Championship, hopped in, and was eliminated within two levels. Also not making it through the day wereJameson Painter, Jon Turner, Frank Kassela, Victor Ramdin, Randy Ohel, Max Pescatori, David Bach, Jeff Lisandro, Greg Raymer, and Calvin Anderson. Also, noticeably missing at the end of the day was the current player of the year lead John Racener. He will have to wait for another event to make a cash and bolster his current lead.

Some of those who did make it through the day, however, are Mike Ross (48,600), Mike Matusow (23,200), Benny Glaser (61,000), Jason Mercier (31,200), Dzmitry Urbanovich (29,500), and Jens Lakemeier (15,500). Also in the field still is 14-time bracelet winner Phil Hellmuth (45,900) who is still looking to add to his massive bracelet collection. James Obst is also still alive with 30,700 chips. Earlier in the year he won Event #26: $10,000 Razz Championship, and looks to follow that up with another deep run here in this event. Obst is also looking to add some valuable Player of the Year points to his current total, as he can easily catch John Racener with a deep finish in this event.

Players are scheduled to return at 2 p.m. PDT on Friday where the plan is to play through another ten levels. PokerNews will be here with all the action so make sure you still around to catch the exciting conclusion of Event #69: $1,500 Razz.

RoomTableSeatPlayerCountryChip Count
Amazon331Phillip HuiUnited States18,500
Amazon332James MackeyUnited States7,000
Amazon333Phil HellmuthUnited States45,900
Amazon334Refugio QuinteroUnited States56,300
Amazon335Kim PhamUnited States51,800
Amazon336John CernutoUnited States7,000
Amazon337Benny GlaserUnited Kingdom61,000
Amazon338Mike MatusowUnited States23,200
      
Amazon341Frankie O'DellUnited States25,000
Amazon342Jeremiah CallahanUnited States15,700
Amazon343Jeffrey DuvallUnited Kingdom15,200
Amazon344Scott AdaskaUnited States24,400
Amazon346Jaehwa SonCanada12,200
Amazon347Brian HorwitzUnited States25,300
Amazon348Denny AxelUnited States28,300
      
Amazon351Allen KesslerUnited States19,000
Amazon352Matt GrapenthienUnited States82,300
Amazon353Ted JivkovUnited States28,400
Amazon355Andrew YipCanada39,500
Amazon356Richard ShtraxUnited States24,000
Amazon357Jesse HamptonUnited States55,200
      
Amazon361Julio BelluscioArgentina30,000
Amazon362Dan O'BrienUnited States12,200
Amazon363Bonnie RossiUnited States13,800
Amazon364Jordan SiegelUnited States38,200
Amazon365Chun ChenUnited States19,300
Amazon366Ian ShawMexico2,000
Amazon367Naoya KiharaJapan27,100
Amazon368Sam GrizzleUnited States47,300
      
Amazon371Ronald McmillanUnited States23,800
Amazon372Brendan TaylorUnited States16,600
Amazon373Tom SchneiderUnited States46,500
Amazon374Raymond HensonUnited States35,000
Amazon375Kyle MiasoUnited States37,800
Amazon376Daniel TafurEstonia41,100
Amazon377Brian ZekusUnited States17,900
Amazon378Alan LeachUnited States15,900
      
Amazon382Michael NooriUnited States40,500
Amazon383David HarthUnited States46,000
Amazon384Cole JacksonUnited States35,600
Amazon387DID NOT REPORT 1United States1
Amazon388Jeremy HagemanUnited States27,500
      
Amazon391Michael RosenbergUnited States8,700
Amazon392Michael BlockUnited States19,800
Amazon393John ButlerUnited States22,200
Amazon394Scott EpsteinUnited States36,500
Amazon395Roland IsraelashviliUnited States31,700
Amazon397Michael RossUnited States48,600
Amazon398Grzegorz WyrazPoland79,800
      
Amazon411Fernando BritoAustralia8,100
Amazon412Jason GolaUnited States36,400
Amazon413Scott EvelynCanada4,000
Amazon414Dzmitry UrbanovichPoland24,500
Amazon415Jared TalaricoUnited States30,600
Amazon416Molichisa NgethUnited States49,800
Amazon417Michael FilipiakUnited States2,500
Amazon418Robert Williamson IIIUnited States9,200
      
Amazon421Andrew BarberUnited States19,300
Amazon422Artie CobbUnited States10,600
Amazon423Neal LiptakUnited States53,800
Amazon424Chip JettUnited States12,900
Amazon425Peter BrownsteinUnited States43,000
Amazon426Jeffrey ForemanUnited States11,700
Amazon427Brandon Shack-HarrisUnited States23,100
Amazon428Owais AhmedUnited States39,200
      
Amazon431Matthew SchreiberUnited States38,200
Amazon432Johnny LandrethUnited States48,700
Amazon433Rafael ConcepcionUnited States22,500
Amazon434Nickolai OrlovUnited States33,700
Amazon435Brad RubenUnited States33,500
Amazon436James SchaafUnited States67,900
Amazon437Melville LewisCanada74,500
Amazon438Garrett WelieverUnited States45,100
      
Amazon441James WoodsUnited States29,200
Amazon442Andrew KelsallUnited States36,000
Amazon443Wendy FreedmanUnited States65,200
Amazon444Jason MercierUnited States31,200
Amazon445Eric PrattUnited States30,500
Amazon446David "ODB" BakerUnited States20,700
Amazon447Joshua MammonCanada19,500
Amazon448Paul SextonUnited States36,600
      
Amazon451Mo FathipourUnited States19,500
Amazon452Luke SpanoAustralia29,300
Amazon453Paul SokoloffCanada17,900
Amazon454John BrennenUnited States36,700
Amazon455Timothy BatowUnited States61,400
Amazon456Adam OwenUnited Kingdom37,900
Amazon457Jacob PowersUnited States19,800
Amazon458Jens LakemeierAustria15,500
      
Amazon461David GreenbergUnited States14,000
Amazon464Mark JenkinsUnited States1,800
Amazon465Yong WangUnited States53,700
Amazon466Paul TaylorUnited States22,400
Amazon467Yordan PetrovBulgaria70,500
Amazon468Jake SchwartzUnited States23,100
      
Amazon471Scott AbramsUnited States20,900
Amazon472Brett HelmUnited States7,100
Amazon473James ObstAustralia30,700
Amazon474Joseph HeinzmannUnited States22,400
Amazon475Gerard RechnitzerUnited States37,300
Amazon476Alm WilsonNorway26,100
Amazon478Steven CageCanada48,300

Tags: Benny GlaserCalvin AndersonDaniel NegreanuDzmitry UrbanovichFrank KasselaJames ObstJeffrey LisandroJens LakemeierJohn RacenerJon TurnerMax PescatoriMike MatusowMike RossPhil HellmuthRandy OhelVictor Ramdin

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Level 10 : 1,000/2,000, 200 ante

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Obst With a Miraculous Recovery

Sam Cosby
Sam Cosby
Level 10 : 1,000/2,000, 200 ante
James Obst
James Obst

Earlier in the last level, James Obst was down to just 4,500 chips. Obst has made a miraculous recovery and has bolstered his stack to close to 40,000. We caught up with him in a recent hand.

Obst: {x-}{x-} / {5-}{K-}{3-}{2-}
Landreth: {x-}{x-} / {2-}{J-}{10-}{9-} — Folded
Opponent: {x-}{x-} / {3-}{K-}{A-}{A-} — Folded

On fourth street, Johnny Landreth had the betting lead and he led out, both Obst and the other player called taking them to fifth street. On fifth, Landreth checked. The other player in the hand led out and Obst called, so did Landreth.

On sixth street, Landreth checked with the lead. The other player checked as well. When Obst bet, both men folded.

Obst has already shown that he is one of the best razz players around by topping a star-studded field in Event #26: $10,000 Razz Championship, and he can only solidify his standing by making another deep run here in Event #69: $1,500 Razz. Now that he's bolstered his chip stack a little, he may be able to do just that.

Tags: James ObstJonny Landreth

Arthur Cobb Doubles Through James Woods

Level 10 : 1,000/2,000, 200 ante

A cheer came from the table of James Woods and Arthur Cobb. James Woods was asked to bluff with a king in his hand and just bluffed and then showed Kyle Miaso the king in his hand.

On the next hand, Woods had an ace on third street.

"I'm gonna complete," he said, "and this time I'm not f*&^ing around."

Arthur Cobb was next to act and raised all in with a three showing.

The Runouts:

Woods: {8-}{5-} / {a-}{10-}{2-}{2-} / {q-}
Cobb: {7-}{2-} / {3-}{9-}{10-}{9-} / {4-}

Cobb would double up, hitting a four on seventh street to win the hand and stay in the tournament.

Tags: James WoodsKyle MiasoArthur Cobb

Bonomo Drops Some to a Seven

Sam Cosby
Sam Cosby
Level 10 : 1,000/2,000, 200 ante

Bonomo: {x-}{x-} / {4-}{3-}{9-}{10-} / {x-}
Opponent: {x-}{x-} / {a-}{5-}{10-}{2-} / {x-}

Picking up the action on fourth street Justin Bonomo bet and was called by his oponnent. Bonomo bet again on fifth and was called again. On sixth, Bonomo's opponent took the lead. He led out this time and Bonomo called.

Both players checked it down on seventh street. Bonomo's opponent showed {3-}{6-}{7-} for a seven-six low and Bonomo mucked. With that pot, Bonomo dropped to just around 20,000 chips.

Tags: Justin Bonomo

Updated Counts

Level 10 : 1,000/2,000, 200 ante

Level: 10

Limits: 1,000/2,000

Ante: 200

Operation Hellmuth Check-Raise is a Failure

Sam Cosby
Sam Cosby
Level 9 : 800/1,600, 200 ante
Phil Hellmuth from another event
Phil Hellmuth from another event

Hellmuth: {x-}{x-} / {5-}{8-}{6-}{a-} / {x-}
Opponent: {x-}{x-} / {5-}{7-}{K-}{K-} / {x-}

We caught the action on fifth street. Phil Hellmuth put out a bet and his opponent raised him, making it two bets. Hellmuth started laughing to himself, then called.

On sixth street, Hellmuth continued betting and was called again.

"I think i'm going to have to try to check raise you here," Hellmuth said.

His opponent just folded after looking at his seventh street card, making Operation Hellmuth check-raise an utter failure. As he raked in the pot, Hellmuth showed {4-}{6-}{9-} for an eight-six low.

Tags: Phil Hellmuth

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