Bringing Out the Big Guns in the Biggest Buy-In Razz Event Ever

The $10,000 Seven-Card Razz Championship here at the 2014 World Series of Poker marks the biggest buy-in razz tournament ever held, and the field represents some real poker greats as a top, but select, field of competitors has come out. Going back to 2000 prior to this year's WSOP, only one razz event has been held per year.

This year there is both a $1,500 razz tournament and this $10,000 one on the schedule.

While razz is often classified as a "boring" game by many, this field is certainly far from that. With players like the living legends Doyle Brunson and Billy Baxter, juggernaut Phil Ivey, superstar Daniel Negreanu, and two-time bracelet winner Jason Mercier, this field is far from boring. In the past, some very prominent poker players have won razz bracelets, and that can very much be expected this year with such a packed field due to the high buy-in.

Here's a look at all the WSOP razz champions dating back to the turn of the millennium:

Year	Buy-in	Champion	Prize	Entrants
2014	$1,500	Ted Forrest	$121,196	352
2013	$2,500	Bryan Campanello	$178,052	301
2012	$2,500	Phil Hellmuth	$182,793	309
2011	$2,500	Rep Porter	$210,615	363
2010	$2,500	Frank Kassela	$214,085	365
2009	$2,500	Jeff Lisandro	$188,390	315
2008	$1,500	Barry Greenstein	$157,643	453
2007	$1,500	Katya Thater	$132,653	341
2006	$1,500	James Richburg	$139,576	409
2005	$1,500	O'Neil Longson	$125,690	291
2004	$1,500	TJ Cloutier	$90,500	195
2003	$5,000	Huck Seed	$71,500	30
2002	$1,500	Billy Baxter	$64,860	115
2001	$1,500	Berry Johnston	$83,810	144
2000	$1,500	Huck Seed	$77,400	129

Less than a week ago, Ted Forrest scooped up the $1,500 Seven-Card Razz title from this WSOP, defeating Phil Hellmuth in the process. By winning, Forrest joined the likes of Huck Seed, Gary “Bones” Berland, and Mike Hart as two-time razz bracelet winners. Hellmuth already has one razz bracelet and could join that club, but he'll have to wait for now as he still remains in the $3,000 Six-Handed No-Limit Hold'em across the room. Forrest is in the field already.