Event #54: $1,500 Razz
Day 2 Completed
2019 World Series of Poker
Event #54: $1,500 Razz
Day: 2
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2019 World Series of Poker
Buy-in
$1,500
Prize Pool
$490,050
Entries
363
Level
30
Limits
100,000 / 200,000
Ante
20,000
Level 20
: 10,000/20,000, 2,000 ante
After ten more levels in Event #54: $1,500 Razz, just 15 players remain in with a shot of winning $119,054 and a WSOP gold bracelet.
On the day the money bubble burst, guaranteeing the top 55 players $2,247 in prize money, it is Andres Korn who leads ahead of Day 3. The Argentinian from Buenos Aires bagged 546,000 in chips, ahead of Senegal's Jean Said (469,000), Noah Bronstein (358,000) and Jennifer Tilly (332,000)
Also through to Day 3 is 2019 bracelet winner Robert Campbell. The Australian has two Razz cashes on his WSOP resume, a final table in the $10,000 Championship in 2016 as well as a 25th place finish in the $1,500 event that very same year.
He's taking 200,000 in chips through to Day 2 hoping to join the ranks of Max Pescatori, Jason Mercier, David Bach, and Shaun Deeb as players to have won two bracelets in a single year.
Although just 15 players remain, the playing schedule tomorrow is subject to "management's discretion." Players were advised at the end of the day's play that they will be informed at the start of play as to what the schedule is.
Seating Draw
| Seat | Table 600 | Chip Count | Big Bets | Table 601 | Chip Count | Big Bets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Scott Clements | 330,000 | 14 | |||
| 2 | Christopher Kusha | 401,000 | 17 | Robert Campbell | 200,000 | 8 |
| 3 | Gary Benson | 11,000 | 0 | Grzegorz Wyraz | 306,000 | 13 |
| 4 | Jean Said | 469,000 | 20 | Jennifer Tilly | 332,000 | 14 |
| 5 | Sergio Braga | 331,000 | 14 | Mike Ross | 307,000 | 13 |
| 6 | Mikhail Petrov | 143,000 | 6 | Joseph Hoffman | 106,000 | 4 |
| 7 | Andres Korn | 546,000 | 23 | Kevin Gerhart | 273,000 | 11 |
| 8 | Harold Parker | 268,000 | 11 | Noah Bronstein | 358,000 | 15 |
Day 2 Recap
There was no standing on ceremony for the short stacks at the start of Day 2, with Chris Ferguson, Carol Fuchs, Loren Klein and Jim Collopy unceremoniously booted out of the tournament well within the first level.
Chip leader Eric Rodawig was overtaken by Stephen Burns, but Rodawig still featured among the top counts during the early part of the day. However, Adam Owen soon emerged as a prominent big stack with a stack closing in on 200,000.
Not far behind him was Scott Clements who was tracking the Brit on a neighbouring table.
The money bubble was reached shortly after players returned from their second break of the day. Maksim Pisarenko burst the soft bubble, bringing play to hand-for-hand. Matt Waxman doubled and scraped into the money by the skin of his teeth as Corey Bierria was eliminated.
The remaining 55 players were guaranteed $2,247 with Shirley Rosario (55th), the aforementioned Waxman (52nd) and Michael Gathy (50th) all taking home a min-cash. Bracelet-winners Naoya Kihara (45th), Andrey Zhigalov (44th), John Cernuto (43rd) and Daniel Idema (41st) were all beneficiaries of the next jump to $2,378.
Defending champion Jay Kwon made it to the money, but had a quiet day and was eliminated in 40th place for $2,589, with start-of-day chip leader Eric Rodawig laddering one more spot than Kwon to take home $2,895 for his 28th place finish.
By the three table redraw, Scott Clements had moved into the chip lead ahead of Andres Korn and Noah Bronstein and these were the leaders with two levels left in the evening.
However, it all changed in the final two levels. Christopher Kusha took a large pot off of Adam Owen and Jennifer Tilly before Jean Said bested a four-way pot to move into the chip lead with under 15 minutes remaining in the day.
And with the limits steadily increasing and resuming at 12,000/24,000 on Day 3, there will be many more changes in chip leader when play resumes at 2 p.m. on Tuesday 25th June.
Stay tuned to PokerNews for continued coverage of this event and all other bracelet events here at the 50th annual WSOP.
Level 20
: 10,000/20,000, 2,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
546,000
146,000
|
146,000 |
|
||
|
469,000
-1,000
|
-1,000 |
|
401,000
96,000
|
96,000 |
|
358,000
28,000
|
28,000 |
|
332,000
2,000
|
2,000 |
|
|
||
|
331,000
26,000
|
26,000 |
|
330,000
-90,000
|
-90,000 |
|
||
|
307,000
7,000
|
7,000 |
|
306,000
31,000
|
31,000 |
|
268,000
38,000
|
38,000 |
|
223,000
-2,000
|
-2,000 |
|
||
|
200,000
-45,000
|
-45,000 |
|
||
|
143,000
-147,000
|
-147,000 |
|
106,000
-49,000
|
-49,000 |
|
11,000
-19,000
|
-19,000 |
|
|
||
Level 20
: 10,000/20,000, 2,000 ante
The remaining 15 players are bagging up at the end of Day 2. Stay tuned for a full recap of the day's play.
Level 20
: 10,000/20,000, 2,000 ante
Gary Benson: 
/ 
- folded on sixth street
Jean Said: / 
Sergio Braga: / 
- folded on fifth street
Harold Parker: / 
- folded on sixth street
Harold Parker bet on fifth street with everyone but Sergio Braga calling. On sixth street Gary Benson checked to Jean Said who bet. Parker folded and Benson also folded, showing that he'd paired his
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
470,000
200,000
|
200,000 |
|
|
305,000
-55,000
|
-55,000 |
|
|
230,000
-20,000
|
-20,000 |
|
|
30,000
-95,000
|
-95,000 |
|
|
||
Level 20
: 10,000/20,000, 2,000 ante
Gary Benson: / /
Sergio Braga: / - folded on fifth street
Harold Parker; / 
/
Gary Benson bet on fourth street and got two calls. He bet again on fifth street and Sergio Braga folded, with Harold Parker calling once more.
On sixth street Benson bet and was all in. Parker called. Benson showed 
for a made seven-six and Parker was drawing dead with . Benson drew a 
and Parker made a seven-six of his own with but it was inferior to that of Benson and he doubled up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
360,000
-25,000
|
-25,000 |
|
|
250,000
-55,000
|
-55,000 |
|
|
125,000
75,000
|
75,000 |
|
|
||
Level 20
: 10,000/20,000, 2,000 ante
Timothy Woodward: / /
Mike Ross: / /
Kevin Gerhart: / /
Timothy Woodward was all in on third street. We caught up to the action on sixth and seventh street which were both checked between Mike Ross and Kevin Gerhart.
Ross showed and won the pot with a ten-seven, beating the of Gerhart who double-paired for a ten-eight.
"Brickety-brick," said Woodward showing for a queen-seven and he was eliminated.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
300,000
10,000
|
10,000 |
|
|
225,000
-15,000
|
-15,000 |
|
|
||
|
Busted | |
Level 20
: 10,000/20,000, 2,000 ante
| Seat | Table 600 | Chip Count | Big Bets | Table 601 | Chip Count | Big Bets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Scott Clements | 420,000 | 21 | Timothy Woodward | 10,000 | 1 |
| 2 | Christopher Kusha | 305,000 | 15 | Robert Campbell | 245,000 | 12 |
| 3 | Gary Benson | 50,000 | 3 | Grzegorz Wyraz | 275,000 | 14 |
| 4 | Jean Said | 270,000 | 14 | Jennifer Tilly | 330,000 | 17 |
| 5 | Sergio Braga | 385,000 | 19 | Mike Ross | 290,000 | 15 |
| 6 | Mikhail Petrov | 290,000 | 15 | Joseph Hoffman | 155,000 | 8 |
| 7 | Andres Korn | 400,000 | 20 | Kevin Gerhart | 240,000 | 12 |
| 8 | Harold Parker | 305,000 | 15 | Noah Bronstein | 330,000 | 17 |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
420,000
70,000
|
70,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
400,000
-20,000
|
-20,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
385,000
35,000
|
35,000 |
|
|
330,000
60,000
|
60,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
330,000
-55,000
|
-55,000 |
|
|
305,000
-85,000
|
-85,000 |
|
|
305,000
125,000
|
125,000 |
|
|
290,000
-30,000
|
-30,000 |
|
|
290,000
140,000
|
140,000 |
|
|
275,000
-55,000
|
-55,000 |
|
|
270,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
|
|
245,000 | |
|
|
||
|
|
240,000
-65,000
|
-65,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
155,000
110,000
|
110,000 |
|
|
50,000
-10,000
|
-10,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
10,000
-15,000
|
-15,000 |
Level 20
: 10,000/20,000, 2,000 ante
Charles Lorentz was down to two big bets and he got it in against Jennifer TIlly. Lorentz made an eight-seven but it wasn't enough against Tilly's seven-five and he was eliminated.
The remaining 16 players are redrawing around two tables with just over half an hour left in the day.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
270,000
25,000
|
25,000 |
|
|
||
|
Busted | |
Level 20
: 10,000/20,000, 2,000 ante
Jean Said: / /
Gary Benson: / /
Gary Benson check-called on both sixth and seventh street and Jean Said showed for a seven-six. Benson studied his cards and eventually mucked.
Meanwhile, Grzegorz Wyraz has taken a bunch of chips off of Harold Parker at the other end of the table.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
420,000 | |
|
|
||
|
|
330,000
230,000
|
230,000 |
|
|
240,000
160,000
|
160,000 |
|
|
180,000
-120,000
|
-120,000 |
|
|
60,000
-110,000
|
-110,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
25,000
-35,000
|
-35,000 |