Event #20: $10,000 Razz Championship

Brian Hastings:     /      /  
Ray Dehkharghani:     /      /  
Jason Mercier:     /     (fold)

Brian Hastings brings it in with a  . Ray Dehkharghani completes with a  , Jason Mercier calls with an  , and Hastings defends.

Dehkharghani checks his lead on fourth street, and Mercier bets. Hastings calls, Dehkharghani check-raises, and Mercier and Hastings both call the extra bet. Hastings leads with a bet of his own on fifth street, Dehkharghani calls, and Mercier folds. On sixth, Hastings bets all in for 50,000, and Dehkharghani calls to put him at risk.

Hastings shows    /      for a made ninety-six.

Dehkharghani tables    /     , and his ninety-seven needs to improve to give Hastings a sweat. Dehkharghani's river is a useless  , though. "You win," he says to Hastings, who doubles up and then some.

Brian Hastings - 530,000 (9 BB)
Ray Dehkharghani - 1,700,000 (28 BB)

Brian Hastings:     /      /  
Yueqi Zhu:     /      /  

Jason Mercier brings it in with a  . Brian Hastings calls with a  , Yueqi Zhu completes with a  , Mercier folds, and Hastings calls.

Hastings bets his lead on fourth, fifth, and sixth streets, with Zhu calling each bet. Both players check seventh street.

Zhu doesn't seem pleased with what he shows down, but his     is good enough to win the pot with a ninety-six. He and Hastings continue to trade places at the bottom of the leaderboard, and it's Hastings who's once again nursing the shortest stack at the table.

Yueqi Zhu - 735,000 (12 BB)
Brian Hastings - 310,000 (5 BB)

Ray Dehkharghani:     /      /  
Brian Hastings:     /      /  

Yuequi Zhu has the bring-in. Ray Dehkharghani completes, Brian Hastings calls, and Zhu folds.

Dehkharghani bets his lead on fourth street, and Hastings calls. On fifth, Dehkharghani checks, Hastings bets, and Dehkharghani check-raises to 120,000 total. Hastings calls the remainder, then folds to one more bet on sixth street.

Ray Dehkharghani - 1,885,000 (38 BB)
Brian Hastings - 345,000 (7 BB)

Brian Hastings:     /      /  
Ray Dehkharghani:     /      /  

Brian Hastings completes on third street, Ray Dehkharghani raises, and Hastings calls.

Hastings has the on-board lead the rest of the way and bets on fourth, fifth, and sixth street. Dehkharghani calls each bet. On seventh street, Hastings check-calls a bet from Dehkharghani.

Dehkharghani shows     for an 8-5-3-2-A low, but Hastings tables     for a 7-6-4-2-A low to win the pot and just about double up.

Brian Hastings - 570,000 (11 BB)
Ray Dehkharghani - 1,640,000 (33 BB)

Ray Dehkharghani:     /      /  
Robert Campbell:     /      /  

Ray Dehkharghani completes with a  , and Robert Campbell calls with a  .

Both players check fourth street. Dehkharghani bets his lead on fifth street, and Campbell calls. That action repeats on sixth street, with Campbell calling another Dehkharghani bet. Both players check seventh street.

Dehkharghani shows    , winning the pot with a ninety-eight.

Ray Dehkharghani - 1,860,000 (37 BB)
Robert Campbell - 210,000 (4 BB)

Ray Dehkharghani:     /      /  
Jason Mercier:     /      /  

Ray Dehkharghani (pictured) completes with a  , Jason Mercier raises with a  , and Dehkharghani calls.

Mercier bets his lead on fourth and fifth streets, with Dehkharghani calling both. Mercier checks sixth street, Dehkharghani bets, and Mercier calls. That action repeats on seventh street with Mercier paying off one last Dehkharghani bet.

Dehkharghani shows    , winning the pot with an eighty-six. He's now nipping at the heels of chip leader Jason Mercier, who has been atop the leaderboard since late on Day 2.

Ray Dehkharghani - 1,780,000 (36 BB)
Jason Mercier - 2,075,000 (42 BB)

Jason Mercier:     /      /  
Brian Hastings:     /      /  

Yueqi Zhu has the bring-in. Jason Mercier calls with a  , Brian Hastings completes with a  , Zhu folds, and Mercier calls.

Hastings bets his lead on fourth street, and Mercier calls. Both players pair on fifth street, but Mercier is low with a pair of treys. He checks, Hastings bets, and Mercier calls. That action repeats on both sixth and seventh streets, with Mercier check-calling two more Hastings bets.

Hastings shows    , winning the pot with a ninety-seven. He's climbed out of the basement over the course of the last hour, and he's now comfortably in third place on the leaderboard.

Brian Hastings - 635,000 (13 BB)
Jason Mercier - 2,150,000 (58 BB)

Level 22 concludes, and the final five players are on a 15-minute break. The stacks are polarized as they prepare to return to 25,000/50,000 limits. Here's how they'll stack up when the new level begins:

Seat 1: --empty--
Seat 2: --empty--
Seat 3: Ray Dehkharghani - 1,454,000 (29 BB)
Seat 4: Robert Campbell - 401,000 (8 BB)
Seat 5: Jason Mercier - 2,306,000 (46 BB)
Seat 6: Brian Hastings - 422,000 (8 BB)
Seat 7: Yueqi Zhu - 418,000 (8 BB)
Seat 8: --empty--

Jason Mercier:     /    (fold)
Brian Hastings:     /      /  
John Racener:     /      /  

Racener checks seventh street, Hastings bets (with 4,000 behind), and Racener tanks for about 90 seconds.

"Can't believe it. So sick," says Racener. Eventually, he calls.

Hastings tables     for a 7-5-4-2-A low, Racener mucks, and Hastings wins the pot.

Brian Hastings - 370,000 (9 BB)
John Racener - 165,000 (4 BB)

Yueqi Zhu:     /      /  
John Racener:     /      /  

Yueqi Zhu completes on third street and John Racener (pictured) calls. Fourth, fifth, and sixth street action is all the same as Zhu bets each street and Racener calls. Both players check on seventh street.

Zhu shows downcards of     for a 10-7-5-3-A low. Racener shows     for a king low, sending the pot Zhu's way.

Yueqi Zhu - 470,000 (12 BB)
John Racener - 525,000 (13 BB)