 A lot of people think Razz is the most boring game of poker, but Barry Greenstein couldn't care less. The man with one of the least exciting faces of the pokerworld knows the meaning of patience, making Seven Card Razzzzz (it's like a lowball Seven Card Stud, the lowest hand wins) just the thing for him. Stamina was never a problem for Barry, he is said to have played 3 days straight in his younger days! Not many people were surprised to see him on the final table, but there was at least one surprising player there: Archie Karas, one of the greatest gamblers of all time, even more of a degen than ElkY, so the legend goes! He made $50 into 44 million, made $300.000 bets on dice (back then, it was a lot more than it is now), he had very, very poor bankrollmanagement (non-existent really, of course he went busto more than once), and was said to be one of the best heads-up pokerplayers in the world (he's beaten Chip Reese, Johnny Chan, Stu Ungar, Doyle Brunson, Johnny Moss, etc more than once!). He even played 10k/20k limit poker over a decade ago! His recklessness in the past has given him the nickname "The World's Biggest Gambler", and now he seems to be making his comeback.
Seat 1: Chris Viox (Glen Carbon, Illinois) -- 359,500
Seat 2: Joseph Michael (Austin , Texas) -- 155,000
Seat 3: Archie Karas (Las Vegas, Nevada) -- 113,000
Seat 4: Brandon Leeds (Phoenix, Arizona) -- 206,500
Seat 5: Chris Klodnicki (Voorhees, New Jersey) -- 105,000
Seat 6: Mike Wattel (Phoenix, Arizona) -- 74,000
Seat 7: Mark Tenner (Henderson , Nevada) -- 108,500
Seat 8: Barry Greenstein (Rancho Palo Verde, California) -- 243,000
Unfortunately for Karas, his moment of fame didn't take very long. When he was all-in against Brandon Leeds he made an 8-low, but Leeds made a 6-low, meaning Archie Karas was out in 7th place, giving him $19,478. Let's just hope he wont waste it on craps or baccarat again! Other players get busted by Chris Viox, Barry Greenstein and Chris Klodnicki, the three of them remain. It takes over 4 hours before we get to the heads-up stage, Greenstein still dominating the play, but it was Chris Klodnicki who had to knock out Chris Voix, when they got all-in. Voix was well ahead, when he made his 7-low (A-2-4-6-7) against Klodnicki's 9-low (9-5-4-3-2) with one card to come. The 7th card didn't improve Voix's hand, meaning Klodnicki could make a close escape with a A, 6 or 7 (remember, straights don't matter in Razz, they're still low), and he did just that: the  on the River (hmm, Barry should have been there  ) sent Chris Voix out in 3rd place.
This meant Barry Greenstein and Chris Klodnicki were heads-up, with about a 2.5:1 chiplead for Barry. 2 hours of heads-up later, both get all-in: Klodnicki couldn't show any better than a K-low, meaning Barry Greenstein wins his 3rd bracelet and $157,619 for the effort.
Now don't get overenthusiastic Barry!
1. Barry Greenstein $158,659
2. Chris Klodnicki $98,034
3. Chris Viox $59,132
4. Mark Tenner $43,571
5. Brandon Leeds $33,301
6. Joseph Michael $25,831
7. Archie Karas $19,607
8. Mike Wattel $16,495
By: Pindarots
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