WSOP 2019: Scott Seiver Takes Down $10K Razz Championship to Win 3rd Bracelet

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  • Namita Ghosh June 30, 2019
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The $10K Razz Championship was first introduced at the WSOP in 2014, and despite the reasonably high buy-in, the event has picked up in popularity immensely these last few years. This year the event attracted 116 entries, three places shy of last year’s attendance count of 119 players. Outlasting them all to win the $301,421 first-place prize was none other than Scott Seiver (cover image) who added a third gold bracelet to his name with the win.

Seiver was among the late entrants on Day 2, and he did well to end the day placed fifth in chips among 12 survivors. He survived through a roller coaster phase during five-handed play but had one foot out the door once it got down to three players. Just when Seiver was practically written off, he scored a lucky triple up that brought him out of the dead and into the chip lead. He went on to assert his chip lead by eliminating Chris Ferguson in third place. The heads-up battle was another tumultuous affair that forced the organizers to pause and clock and add an unscheduled day to decide a winner. In the end, Seiver proved his mettle and was suitably rewarded.

For Seiver who is considered as one of the best all-rounded players in the game today, this victory brought him only the 17th largest live score of his career. But for him, walking away with a WSOP bracelet in such a star-studded field mattered more.

“These limit games at the World Series are really the only time all year you get to play these tournaments for a real buy-in against good players, and it’s just really fun to get to do,” Seiver said.

Day 1 attracted 96 entries, and only 42 carried through. With late registrations open on Day 2, 20 more hopefuls joined the action, boosting the field to 116 entries.

The top 18 places took home a piece of the $1,090,400 prize pool with a min-cash worth $14,872.

The money bubble was breached towards the business end on Day 2, and some of the notables who featured in the payouts list were James Chen (15th for $14,872), Max Pescatori (17th for $14,872), and James Obst (18th for $14,872).

Others like Marco Johnson (9th for $25,008), Calvin Anderson (10th for $25,008), Mike Gorodinsky (11th for $20,528) and Cary Katz (12th for $20,528) had made it to Day 3 but fell short of the eight-handed final table.

Final Table Recap

George Alexander and three-time WSOP bracelet winner David Bach were the first two to exit; Alexander was booted out by Daniel Negreanu in eighth place, and Bach was eliminated by Andre Akkari.

Scott Seiver eliminated Andre Akkari in sixth place.

In what turned out to be a battle between multiple bracelet winners, we saw six-time bracelet winner Daniel Negreanu falling short in fifth place. It was a three-way that featured another six-time bracelet winner Chris Ferguson and the two-time bracelet winner Seiver. It was Seiver who won the pot while Ferguson collected the side pot. As Negreanu got up to leave, he joked, “Make sure you mark it down. I had the best hand and these idiots had shit.”

The next elimination took some time coming, and it was the $2.5K Limit Mixed Triple Draw winner Dan Zack who hit the rail after moving all in on third street. Andrey Zhigalov called and tabled the best hand to eliminate Zack in fourth place.

It was Seiver who ended Chris Ferguson’s quest for the seventh gold bracelet by eliminating the latter in third place.

Heads-up it was Seiver against Andrey Zhigalov, the latter benefitting from a late surge to climb back into contention. Both former bracelet winners were eyeing a multiple bracelet, Seiver owning two bracelets as against Zhigalov’s solo bracelet. A long and grueling duel then ensued and eventually, the duo decided to break up for the day and continue the next day. With 3,950,000 in chips, Seiver was slightly ahead of Zhigalov’s 3,010,000.

 

Final Day Chip Counts

  1. Scott Seiver – 3,950,000
  2. Andrey Zhigalov – 3,010,000

 

Final Day Recap

The heads-up resumed with blinds at 100,000/200,000 and already in the lead, Seiver quickly widened the gap. Zhigalov made sure that the bracelet was no walkover for Seiver by staging a comeback, but Seiver went on to win pot after pot to leave Zhigalov with crumbs. Zhigalov was eventually eliminated in runner-up place with Seiver adding a third bracelet to his tally!

Scott Seiver
Scott Seiver wins $10K Razz Championship

Final Table Results (USD)

  1. Scott Seiver – $301,421
  2. Andrey Zhigalov – $186,293
  3. Chris Ferguson – $131,194
  4. Dan Zack – $94,305
  5. Daniel Negreanu – $69,223
  6. Andre Akkari – $51,911
  7. David Bach – $39,788
  8. George Alexander – $31,185

 

Content & Images Courtesy: World Series of Poker

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