2010 WSOP Event #40 info

[lkport]

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.

[KingBorgo]

Now that day 2 is complete, 15 players remain in this tournament that many say is also played in Hell. Michelle Lewis leads the pack, the only player over a half a million in chips, though Mikko Pispala is right on her heals. They have left the rest of the field in the dust. Jennifer Harman is also still playing, 10th in chips, and 2010 POY contender Vladimir Schemelev is also still playing for his 4th Final Table of this year's WSOP.

[lkport]

Frank Kassela from Tennessee is the first multiple bracelet winner of the 2010 World Series of Poker. Frank previously had won Event 15, the Seven Card Stud High/Low8 Championship and now he has taken down event #40 to the tune of $214,085