2009 WSOP Event 44 - Seven Card Razz

The 40th Annual World Series of Poker 2009 Event 44 Seven Card Razz will take place on the 22nd of June. This Event is the Seven Card Razz Event, and is a new entry into the World Series. This is not surprising considering the huge popularity of Razz. The buy-in for this game is a low $2,500, and this should definitely attract the crowds if the thrill of playing Razz does not. The low buy-in will also hopefully encourage many of the professionals to play. This tournament will definitely make for some exciting viewing, and will be available on air on several television networks and internet sites.

The 40th Annual WSOP 2009 Event 44 Seven Card Razz tournament will take place on the 22nd of June starting at 5 pm. The tournament has a low buy-in of $2,500 which should make it very popular. Each player will start of the tournament with $7,500 in Tournament Chips. The tournament will have 29 levels spread over 3 days. Each level will last for exactly one hour with a 20 minute break after every two levels. The Final Table will commence at 2 pm on the 24th of June. Of the total entry pool, 8% will be withheld for the tournament staff and entry fees.

Monday, June 22, 2009 - Wednesday, June 24, 2009

Event 44 - Seven Card Razz

$2,500 Buy In

$7,500 Starting Chips

Tournament Updates

Day 1 Recap
Jeff Lisandro leads the chip counts in event 44. He sits on 439,000 chips with Steve Diano creeping up on him with 302,000 chips. Don Zewin is even closer to Diano than Diano is to Lisandro, running with 300,000 chips. Razz is an interesting game and these players are beginning to whittle away at one another to nothing. Thirteen players are left and this event will come to a close today with one player walking with the gold.

World Series of Poker Event 44 Razz Tournament Recap
Well, Jeff Lisandro was in the lead on the day previous, and it paid off. He took his third bracelet of the Series. He once again has proven his stud poker prowess. Michael Craig, an essential amatuer, made it to his third finals table and put up a good fight, but walked with second place. His $116,000 dollar prize is nothing to sulk over, however. Ryan Fisler survived to his second cash out, getting eliminated in third place. Steve Diano, day two's second place, dropped to seventh on the final day. Eliminations came quick in the final moments, giving Lisandro a heavy lead over the rest. Before the final elimination, several hands were played against Lisandro's 2 million + chips to his oppositions > 500,000.