Strelitz Leads the Final Nine into Day 3 of Event #73: $1,500 Razz
After 10 levels of play on Day 2 of Event #73: $1,500 Razz, the field was cut from 123 players down to just nine. Each player is now guaranteed $8,291, with all eyes on the $115,723 for first place and the WSOP gold bracelet.
Leading the way is bracelet winner Daniel Strelitz, who comes into Sunday's final table with a stack of 2,215,000. Strelitz spent most of the day as a bigger stack and as the final table approached, his stack only grew, leaving him with the only count to surpass two million. The California resident won his first WSOP bracelet in 2019 in the $5,000 No-Limit Hold'em event and followed it up with second place in the same event in 2021. He has positioned himself well for another chance to add his name to the list of two-time bracelet winners.
Also making the final table are other bracelet winners, including three-time bracelet winner Frank Kassela (1,630,000), two-time winner Calvin Anderson (1,360,000), and Andres Korn (575,000), who is coming off his second final table of the series (seventh place in the Seniors event). Each of them held the chip lead at some point on Day 2 and are looking to play their way into the WSOP history books with another title. The other five players; Kijoon Park (1,740,000), Sergio Braga (1,150,000), Mark Gerencher (510,000), Timothy D'Alessandro (215,000), and Phuong Tran (180,000) are all looking to add a first bracelet to their resumes and will have a chance to do so Sunday.
Event #73: $1,500 Razz Unofficial Final Table Counts
| Position | Player | Country | Chip Count |
| 1 | Daniel Strelitz | United States | 2,215,000 |
| 2 | Kijoon Park | United States | 1,740,000 |
| 3 | Frank Kassela | United States | 1,630,000 |
| 4 | Calvin Anderson | United States | 1,360,000 |
| 5 | Sergio Braga | Brazil | 1,150,000 |
| 6 | Andres Korn | Argentina | 575,000 |
| 7 | Mark Gerencher | United States | 510,000 |
| 8 | Timothy D'Alessandro | United States | 215,000 |
| 9 | Phuong Tran | United States | 180,000 |
Day 2 Action
With just under seventy places to go to reach the money, many of the game's greats fell by the wayside including David “ODB” Baker, Joao Vieira, Todd Brunson and Eugene Katchalov. In the end, Chip Jett ended up getting in his final two chips in after paying the ante and the bring in. He was unable to best the nine-six of Kevin Johnson and busted on the bubble to guarantee the remaining 58 players a payout.
Some players that cashed but could not secure a seat at the final table include bracelet winners Ian Steinman (54th-$2,413), Yuri Dzivielevski (48th-$2,639), and John “Miami John” Cernuto (41st-$2,639). The eliminations did not appear as a quick flurry, but rather a gradual crescendo that grew into chaos as the field shrank with multiple sets of players exiting the tournament within the same hands including Scott Baumstein (29th-$3,367), Donovan Bates (28th-$3,367), Matt Savage (22nd-$3,850), Kristy Means (21st-$3,850), Rebecca Kerl (20th-$3,850), and George Shahrezay (19th-$3,850). Colton Blomberg was the final casualty of the night after his seven-six draw could not beat the made seven-five of Mark Gerencher and he exited the tournament in tenth place for $6,619.
Players will return Sunday for the finale of Event #73: $1,500 Razz at 2 p.m. Action will resume with Level 26, Limits 40,000/80,000 with a 10,000 ante, and a 10,000 bring in. Levels will last one hour each, with a 15-minute break after every two levels.
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