WSOP Razz Events
The WSOP Razz event is always one of the biggest Razz tournaments of the year and attracts all the big names and best mixed game players in the world.
The 2009 World Series of Poker Razz event attracted 315 entries in total and had a prize pool of $792,500 on offer. The buy in was $2,500 and first place paid out a very nice $188,370. The winner of the 2009 WSOP Razz tournament was Jeffrey Lisandro, a well known Las Vegas poker pro who won two other WSOP events as well as the Razz event. In second place came Michael Craig who took home $116,405 and in third place was Ryan Fisler who won $76,260.
Qualify For 2010 WSOP Razz Event
Players looking to qualify for the 2010 WSOP Razz event will find that there are no direct satellites running online at present. However on Pokerstars there is a viable option for players who want to satellite into the 2010 WSOP Razz tournament. Here’s how to qualify for the 2010 WSOP Razz event online:
1) Go to Pokerstars.com and open a real money account (Deposit at least $39).
2) Hit the ‘Tourney’ tab, followed by the ‘Satellite’ tab, followed by ‘All’ and then use the tourney filter to filter out all non Razz games. In the list you will see multiple $39 Razz satellites in which players can win a seat in the $10k GRTD $215 buy in Razz tournament which takes place every Sunday.
3) Use the $39 satellites to qualify for the $10k GRTD
4) Win the $10k GRTD (easier said than done) which attracts about 80 – 100 runners and pays out close to $5,000 to the winner.
5) Use winnings to buy directly into the $2,500 WSOP 2010 Razz event leaving over $2,500 for travel and hotel costs.
It’s not quite a conventional way to qualify for a WSOP event but it works pretty much the same as any satellite to the main event.
WSOP Razz Winner 2009
The winner of the 2009 WSOP Razz event was Jeff Lisandro. He entered the final day of the tournament as chip leader and never really looked back walking away with a top prize of $188,730 after defeating Michael Craig in a heads up battle in which he started with close to a 10/1 chip lead. The third place finisher was Ryan Fisler who went into the final table with 412,000 chips a good distance behind Lisandro who had 814,000. Fisler won a modest $76,260 in total for his third place finish.
Jeff Lisandro’s win was even more special as he became only the fourth ever player to win what is known as the ‘Stud Triple Crown’ awarded to players who win the Stud High event, the Stud Eight or Better event and the Razz event.
World Series Of Poker Razz Winners 1971 – 2009
Here is a full list of previous World Series of Poker Razz winners dating from 1971 up until 2009. As you can see the buy in has changed over the years but the tournament has attracted some of the biggest poker legends around including Doyle Brusnon (1998 Razz Champ), Ted Forrest (1993 Razz Champ) and two time Razz bracelet winner Huck Seed (2000 & 2003 Razz Champ).
| WSOP Razz Events 1971 – 2009 |
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| Date | Event | Champion | ||
| 1971 | Limit Razz | Jimmy Casella | ||
| 1973 | $1,000 7 Card Razz | Sam Angel | ||
| 1974 | $1,000 7 Card Razz | Jimmy Casella | ||
| 1975 | $1,000 7 Card Razz | Sam Angel | ||
| 1977 | $500 7 Card Razz | Gary Berland | ||
| 1977 | $5,000 7 Card Razz | Richard Schwartz | ||
| 1978 | $1,000 7 Card Razz | Gary Berland | ||
| 1979 | $1,000 7 Card Razz | Sam Mastrogiannis | ||
| 1980 | $1,000 7 Card Razz | Lakewood Louie | ||
| 1981 | $1,000 7 Card Razz | Bruce Hershenson | ||
| 1982 | $1,000 7 Card Razz | Nick Helm | ||
| 1983 | $1,000 7 Card Razz | John Lukas | ||
| 1984 | $1,000 7 Card Razz | Mike Hart | ||
| 1985 | $1,000 7 Card Razz | Edwin Wyde | ||
| 1986 | $1,000 7 Card Razz | Tom McEvoy | ||
| 1987 | $5,000 7 Card Razz | Carl Rouss | ||
| 1988 | $1,000 7 Card Razz | Don Williams | ||
| 1989 | $1,500 7 Card Razz | John Laudon | ||
| 1990 | $1,500 7 Card Razz | Ray Rumler | ||
| 1991 | $1,500 7 Card Razz | Charles Wight | ||
| 1992 | $1,500 7 Card Razz | Lamar Hampton | ||
| 1993 | $1,500 7 Card Razz | Ted Forrest | ||
| 1994 | $1,500 7 Card Razz | Mike Hart | ||
| 1995 | $1,500 7 Card Razz | Mickey Sisskind | ||
| 1996 | $1,500 7 Card Razz | Randy Holland | ||
| 1997 | $1,500 7 Card Razz | Linda Johnson | ||
| 1998 | $1,500 7 Card Razz | Doyle Brunson | ||
| 1999 | $1,500 7 Card Razz | Paul Clark | ||
| 2000 | $1,500 7 Card Razz | Huck Seed | ||
| 2001 | $1,500 7 Card Razz | Berry Johnston | ||
| 2002 | $1,500 7 Card Razz | Billy Baxter | ||
| 2003 | $5,000 7 Card Razz | Huck Seed | ||
| 2004 | $1,500 7 Card Razz | T. J. Cloutier | ||
| 2005 | $1,500 7 Card Razz | O’Neil Longson | ||
| 2006 | $1,500 7 Card Razz | James Richburg | ||
| 2007 | $1,500 7 Card Razz | Katja Thater | ||
| 2008 | $1,500 7 Card Razz | Barry Greenstein | ||
| 2009 | $2,500 7 Card Razz | Jeff Lisandro | ||