2017 World Series of Poker

Event #69: $1,500 Razz
Day: 1
Event Info

2017 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
kx9x7xax6x4x7x
Prize
$132,957
Event Info
Buy-in
$1,500
Prize Pool
$565,650
Entries
419
Level Info
Level
30
Limits
100,000 / 200,000
Ante
20,000

Obst With a Miraculous Recovery

Level 10 : 1,000/2,000, 200 ante
James Obst
James Obst

Earlier in the last level, James Obst was down to just 4,500 chips. Obst has made a miraculous recovery and has bolstered his stack to close to 40,000. We caught up with him in a recent hand.

Obst: {x-}{x-} / {5-}{K-}{3-}{2-}
Landreth: {x-}{x-} / {2-}{J-}{10-}{9-} �� Folded
Opponent: {x-}{x-} / {3-}{K-}{A-}{A-} �� Folded

On fourth street, Johnny Landreth had the betting lead and he led out, both Obst and the other player called taking them to fifth street. On fifth, Landreth checked. The other player in the hand led out and Obst called, so did Landreth.

On sixth street, Landreth checked with the lead. The other player checked as well. When Obst bet, both men folded.

Obst has already shown that he is one of the best razz players around by topping a star-studded field in Event #26: $10,000 Razz Championship, and he can only solidify his standing by making another deep run here in Event #69: $1,500 Razz. Now that he's bolstered his chip stack a little, he may be able to do just that.

Player Chips Progress
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James Obst
38,000
10,000
10,000
WSOP 2X Winner
Run It Once

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