2017 World Series of Poker

Event #26: $10,000 Razz Championship
Day: 3
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Event Info

2017 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
ax8x3x2x5x5xax
Prize
$265,138
Event Info
Buy-in
$10,000
Prize Pool
$911,800
Entries
97
Level Info
Level
28
Blinds
80,000 / 160,000
Ante
20,000
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Obst Takes the Lead

Mickey Doft
Mickey Doft
Level 27 : 60,000/120,000, 15,000 ante
James Obst
James Obst

James Obst: {x-}{x-} / {A-}{2-}{7-}{2-} / {x-}
Eric Kurtzman: {x-}{x-} / {7-}{10-}{9-}{6-} / {x-}

Eric Kurtzman was the bring-in, James Obst completed, Kurtzman raised, and Obst called.

Obst bet on fourth and fifth streets, Kurtzman called both, then Kurtzman bet on sixth street. Obst raised, Kurtzman called, and Kurtzman check-called a bet from Obst on seventh street.

Obst fanned {3-}{4-}{4-} for a seven-four, and Kurtzmn sighed as he showed {A-}{3-}{4-} for a defeated seven-six.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of James Obst au
James Obst 		2,800,000
960,000
 960,000
WSOP 2X Winner
Run It Once
Profile photo of Eric Kurtzman us
Eric Kurtzman 		2,050,000
-960,000
 -960,000

Tags: Eric KurtzmanJames Obst

Obst Closing the Gap

MrCleverFox
MrCleverFox
Level 27 : 60,000/120,000, 15,000 ante

James Obst: {x-}{x-} / {9-}{6-}{3-}{4-} / {x-}
Eric Kurtzman: {x-}{x-} / {Q-}{A-}{7-}{A-} / {x-}

Eric Kurtzman was the bring-in, and James Obst called. Obst check-called bets from Kurtzman on fourth and fifth streets. Obst led out on sixth, and Kurtzman called. Both players checked seventh street.

Obst showed {9-}{2-}{J-}, and that was good to take the pot away from Kurtzman.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Eric Kurtzman us
Eric Kurtzman 		3,010,000
-490,000
 -490,000
Profile photo of James Obst au
James Obst 		1,840,000
490,000
 490,000
WSOP 2X Winner
Run It Once

Tags: Eric KurtzmanJames Obst

Obst Has the Better Jack

Mickey Doft
Mickey Doft
Level 27 : 60,000/120,000, 15,000 ante

James Obst: {x-}{x-} / {6-}{K-}{2-}{6-} / {x-}
Eric Kurtzman: {x-}{x-} / {K-}{4-}{10-}{J-} / {x-}

Eric Kurtzman was the bring-in, James Obst raised, Kurtzman reraised, Obst reraised, and Kurtzman called.

Kurtzman bet with the better board on fourth street, Obst called, and both players checked on fifth street. Kurtzman bet again on sixth street, Obst called, and both players checked on seventh street.

Obst showed {4-}{5-}{J-} for a jack-six, Kurtzman showed {2-}{5-}{5-} for a jack-ten, and Obst took down the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Eric Kurtzman us
Eric Kurtzman 		3,500,000
-330,000
 -330,000
Profile photo of James Obst au
James Obst 		1,350,000
330,000
 330,000
WSOP 2X Winner
Run It Once

Tags: Eric KurtzmanJames Obst

Kurtzman Wins One Without a Showdown

Mickey Doft
Mickey Doft
Level 27 : 60,000/120,000, 15,000 ante

James Obst: {x-}{x-} / {9-}{7-}{6-}{K-} / {x-}
Eric Kurtzman: {x-}{x-} / {3-}{9-}{A-}{8-} / {x-}

James Obst was the bring-in, Eric Kurtzman completed, and Obst called. Kurtzman check-called a bet from Obst on fourth street before he bet all remaining streets. Obst called him down until seventh but ultimately folded.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Eric Kurtzman us
Eric Kurtzman 		3,830,000
450,000
 450,000
Profile photo of James Obst au
James Obst 		1,020,000
-450,000
 -450,000
WSOP 2X Winner
Run It Once

Tags: Eric KurtzmanJames Obst

Obst Takes Some Back

MrCleverFox
MrCleverFox
Level 27 : 60,000/120,000, 15,000 ante

James Obst: {x-}{x-} / {6-}{9-}{A-}{5-} / {x-}
Eric Kurtzman: {x-}{x-} / {5-}{8-}{9-}{J-} / {x-}

Eric Kurtzman completed. James Obst raised, then Kurtzman made it three bets. Obst called.

On fourth street, Kurtzman bet, and Obst called. On fifth, Obst took the betting lead and bet. Kurtzman called. On sixth, Obst bet again. After Kurtzman called, Obst bet in the dak. Kurtzman thought for a minute, then called. Obst showed {7-}{4-}{J-}, and that was good enough to best Kurtzman's {2-}{3-}{8-}.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Eric Kurtzman us
Eric Kurtzman 		3,380,000
-570,000
 -570,000
Profile photo of James Obst au
James Obst 		1,470,000
570,000
 570,000
WSOP 2X Winner
Run It Once

Kurtzman Strikes

Mickey Doft
Mickey Doft
Level 27 : 60,000/120,000, 15,000 ante
Eric Kurtzman
Eric Kurtzman

Eric Kurtzman: {x-}{x-} / {9-}{3-}{8-}{3-} / {x-}
James Obst: {x-}{x-} / {4-}{4-}{A-}{K-} / {x-}

Eric Kurtzman was the bring-in, James Obst completed, and Kurtzman called. Kurtzman held the on-board lead the rest of the way and bet every street. Obst called him all the way down.

Kurtzman showed {5-}{7-}{J-} for a nine-eight, Obst mucked, and Kurtzman won the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Eric Kurtzman us
Eric Kurtzman 		3,950,000
360,000
 360,000
Profile photo of James Obst au
James Obst 		900,000
-360,000
 -360,000
WSOP 2X Winner
Run It Once

Tags: Eric KurtzmanJames Obst

Level: 27

Limits: 60,000/120,000

Ante: 15,000

Obst Fighting Back; One-Hour Dinner Break

Mickey Doft
Mickey Doft
Level 26 : 50,000/100,000, 10,000 ante
James Obst vs. Eric Kurtzman
James Obst vs. Eric Kurtzman

James Obst: {x-}{x-} / {7-}{8-}{6-}
Eric Kurtzman: {x-}{x-} / {9-}{K-}{Q-} - fold

Eric Kurtzman was the bring-in, James Obst completed, Kurtzman raised, Obst reraised, and Kurtzman called.

Obst bet with the better board on fourth street, and Kurtzman called. Obst bet again on fifth street, and Kurtzman folded.

The players are on a one-hour dinner break. Play resumes at about 9:43 pm.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Eric Kurtzman us
Eric Kurtzman 		3,590,000
-560,000
 -560,000
Profile photo of James Obst au
James Obst 		1,260,000
560,000
 560,000
WSOP 2X Winner
Run It Once

Tags: Eric KurtzmanJames Obst

Kurtzman Wins a Four-Bet Pot

MrCleverFox
MrCleverFox
Level 26 : 50,000/100,000, 10,000 ante

Eric Kurtzman: {x-}{x-} / {q-}{7-}{8-}{J-} / {x-}
James Obst: {x-}{x-} / {10-}{8-}{6-}{Q-} / {x-}

Eric Kurtzman had the bring-in and opted to complete. James Obst raised, making it two bets. Kurtzman put in a third bet. Obst made it four bets, and Kurtzman called.

Obst bet on fourth and fifth streets, with Kurtzman calling twice. On sixth, both players checked. Kurtzman then bet on seventh street, but Obst did not call, so Kurtzman took the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Eric Kurtzman us
Eric Kurtzman 		4,150,000
350,000
 350,000
Profile photo of James Obst au
James Obst 		700,000
-350,000
 -350,000
WSOP 2X Winner
Run It Once

Tags: Eric KurtzmanJames Obst