WSOP Event #78: Razz Championship

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Posted on: September 24, 2021 03:56 PDT

Event #78 of the 2021 WSOP is the $10,000 Razz Championship. Lowball games are often considered one of the purest forms of poker. As such, the $10k Razz Championship is the most prestigious stud-only event on the calendar each year. The prevalence of drawing hands in razz makes for an exciting game of mathematical precision.

For some, a tournament like the $10k Razz Championship presents a shot at redemption. It's a chance to get free from all the buy-ins earlier in the series that fell short of producing a significant cash.

When all was said and done, Benny Glaser went home with his fourth bracelet and the first-place cash prize of $274,693.

Phil Hellmuth and Erik Seidel were two of the big-name pros who ran deep in this event. Hellmuth came away with yet another cash in a hugely-successful 2021 WSOP campaign. John Monnette had a great run in the series also, with six cashes before this event, including a bracelet in Event #16. When he hit the rail in third, he set up the heads-up battle between Benny Glaser and Everett Carlton.

On the final hand, Glaser’s nine-six got beneath Carlton’s ten-eight to give him the win and his fourth WSOP bracelet.

Razz fields have been shrinking over the years, creating a small field of serious pros. 2019’s champion was Scott Seiver. This tourney began on November 16 and ran for four days, including one day of overtime.

Read about the 2021 WSOP Event #78 winner here.

Brian Hastings Ev 78 Day 2 (Image: Haley Hintze)
Brian Hastings Ev 78 Day 2 (Image: Haley Hintze)
  • Game:Razz Championship
    Date:Tuesday, Nov 16, 3 PM
    Buy-in:$10,000
    Starting Stack:60000
    Level Duration:60 / 90 Min
    Reigning Champion:N/A
    2021 Total Entries:109
    2021 Prize Pool:$1,016,425
    2021 Winner:Benny Glaser
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    Pay Outs

    RankPlayerNationalityPrize
    1Benny GlaserGBR+274693
    2Everett CarltonUSA+169773
    3Yuri DzivielevskiBRA+123254
    4Erik SagstromSWE+90859
    5John MonnetteUSA+68025
    6Yehuda BuchalterUSA+51739
    7Erik SeidelUSA+39987
    8Phil HellmuthUSA+31411
    9Brad RubenUSA+25086
    10Roland IsraelashviliUSA+20374
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