Chipleader du Razz, Strelitz vide un deuxième bracelet WSOP
After 10 levels of play, the starting field of Day 2 was brought from 123 to 9 at the end of it. 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 WSOP bracelet winner Daniel Strelitz, who comes into tomorrow's final table with a stack of 2,215,000. The only count to exceed 2 million, Strelitz spent most of the day as a bigger stack, and as the final table approached, his chips only grew. 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. Strelitz has another chance to add himself to the list of two-time bracelet holders with the positioning he has put himself in with this final table.
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 of his second final table of the series after coming in seventh place in the Seniors event. Each one of them possessed the chip lead at some point throughout the day and are each looking to etch 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 Dalessandro (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 tomorrow.
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 Dalessandro | United States | 215,000 |
| 9 | Phuong Tran | United States | 180,000 |
Action of the Day
With just under seventy places to go to reach the money, many of the games 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 antes on the bubble after paying the ante and the bring in. He was unable to best the nine-six of Kevin Johnson and became the player to guarantee all the remaining 58 players a payout.
Some players that cashed but could not secure the gold bracelet included 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), George Shahrezay (19th-$3,850). Colton Blomberg was the final casualty of the night after his seven-six draw could not best the made seven-five of Mark Gerencher and he exited the tournament in tenth place for $6,619.
Players will return tomorrow for Event #73: $1,500 Razz at Ballys at 2 p.m. The levels will return with the limits at 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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