Event #40 of the 2010 World Series of Poker is a $2,500 buyin
Razz event. Razz is a Seven Card Stud poker game where instead of the highest hand winning, the lowest hand wins the pot. Unlike some other low games, you do not need a hand that remains below 8, just the lowest hand tabled. This event garnered 365 entries. Creating a $839,500 prizepool that will be distributed to the top 40 players. The 40th player looks forward to a $4,550 payday. the winner gets some bling as well as $214,085.
Day one of this event saw the field narrowed to 147 hopefuls. Considering this is a limit betting event, that is all the paring down that could be expected. Tom McEvoy and Jennifer Harman are a couple of the bigger names left to return for tomorrow's action at 3 pm pacific time.