WSOP
Razz is often thought of as an old man’s game, but this year’s WSOP Event #33 saw a Razz event won by a 21 year old pro, who beat out the man who had held the chip lead for the opening two days for the title.
Bryan Campanello was holding $178,052 and a golden bracelet when the dust settled after the 45 minute heads up matchup against David Bach.
The day stared with 14 players, and the final table bubble boy was Randy Ohel when he and Frankie O’Dell were both eliminated by Sebastian Pauli.
O’Dell had completed with a eight showing, and Ohel took his time with a jack showing. Pauli had a six showing, but Randy finally decided to raise for most of his stack. Pauli applied some pressure with a re-raise, and both O’Dell and Ohel got all of their stacks in and Pauli made the call to put two players at risk.
Pauli was ahead showing 6x2x4x, with O’Dell behind with 6x7x8x and Ohel bringing up the rear with Jx2x3x.
The dealer sent a seven to Pauli to give him 4 cards to a seven low, while both O’Dell and Ohel saw a ten added to their cards. Sixth street saw Pauli complete his seven low, with Ohel being the only one with any outs, needing to see and Ace or a six to save him. The nine he saw on 7th street sent him to the rail, and Ohel left in 10th place for $13,469, and O’Dell was gone in 9th for the same amount.
8th place came when a 4 way pot got complicated. Rick Fuller completed with a five on the bring in, and got a callers in the form of Brent Keller with a deuce and Ismael Bojang with another five. Sebastian Pauli was sitting with an Ace, and raised the action, getting Fuller to fold, but keeping Keller and Bojang interested. Fourth street brought a three for Keller, who bet it, and Bojang shoved with his queen. Pauli, and his King, called twice, firstly Bojang’s shove, and secondly when Keller raised again. Keller bet his four on fifth street, and Pauli got out of the way to leave the two players heads up.
The cards ran out like this:
Bojang: (7x3x)5xQxJx9x(-)
Keller: (3x8x)2x3x4xJx(6x)
Keller had flipped over his last card to show the six, leaving Bojang drawing dead, and sending him to the rail in 8th place for $17,235.
A short stacked Rick Fuller got it all in with a 5 showing against Keller’s Ace. The cards ran out with Fuller getting (Kx4x)5x7x2x9x(Tx) while Keller saw (6x3x)Ax9x5xJx(3x) for a 9 low to take the pot. Fuller busted in seventh for $22,351.
Keller wasn’t able to make much out of the chips he won from Fuller, and he was the next to be eliminated. Keller had been crippled in a previous hand, and got it all in on fourth street with (Ax2x)3x5x for a nut wheel draw. Schertzer called with his (Ax4x)Tx3x for a ten low draw.
Keller’s next two up cards were Qx & Kx, while Schertzer was dealt 6x, Jx to bring it all down to the final card. Both players were dealt a single card face down, Keller saw a Jack, while Schertzer picked up a six to take the pot. Keller left the table in 6th place, with a $29,369 payday.
The next bustout followed the same pattern as the previous one, with Schertzer not able to make the most of the chips Keller had provided him with. He had opened the action showing a seven, and was called by Campanello’s deuce and Pauli’s nine. The next cards saw a seven for Schertzer, and kings for both Pauli and Campanello. Campanello bet out, and the only caller was Schertzer, with Pauli folding. Fifth street saw an eight for Campenello, which he bet, and Schertzer shoved his remaining chips in with his King. Campenello called and the two players showed their cards.
Campanello:(6x9x)2xKx8x
Schertzer: (Ax3x)7x7xKx
Schertzer was dealt a Ace to be drawing dead as Campanello had got a seven to complete his 9 low. Schertzer was eliminated in 5th for $39,128.
Sebastian Pauli was the next to go when he got it all in against Jim Wheatley showing a Jack against Wheatley’s Ten. The cards ran out in Wheatley’s favour:
Pauli: (6x8x)JxKx7xKx(6x)
Wheatley: (3x2x)Tx4x7x6x(9x)
Wheatley’s seven low beat out Pauli’s King low, and busted him out of the tournament in 4th place for $52,844.
It seems to be a recurring pattern during this final table that the last player to bust an opponent is the next to leave the action. that’s what happened with Jim Wheatley when he got it all in with a five bet pre flop against Campanello. The two boards ran out:
Campanello: (8x7x)5x9xTx9x(-)
Wheatley: (2x4x)7xJx2xQx(-)
Wheatleyremoval from the action sent him to the rail in 3rd place for $72,346 and left the event with just two players.
It wasn’t a long heads up battle, and the final hand started with a Bach completion with a three showing. Campanello bet showing $x, and Bach called. Both players were dealt a four, which brought a bet from Bach, which Campanello called. Bach drew a King on 5th street, and bet, only for Campanello to raise him all in while showing a six. Bach called and the cards were exposed:
Campanello:(Ax3x)4x4x6x
Bach: (9x5x)3x4xKx
Campanello got a Ten, leaving Bach drawing to a nine, which he didn’t get on 6th street, as he paired his three. The final cards were a five for Bach, and an inconsequential eight for Campanello to give him the win.
Bryan Campanello (c)Eddie Malluk/WSOP
The payouts were confirmed as:
- Bryan Campanello – $178,052
- David Bach – $110,098
- Jim Wheatkey – $72,346
- Sebastian Pauli – $52,844
- Ivan Schertzer – $39,128
- Brent Keller – $29,369
- Rick Fuller – $22,351
- Ismael Bojang – $17,235
- Frankie O’Dell – $13,469