Event #20: $1,500 Badugi Day 2 | 2023 World Series of Poker

06-09-2023 02:34 UTC-7

Serhii Popovych Leads Final Thirteen in Event #20: $1,500 Badugi

Cottrell van Wingerden

Level 25 : Blinds 15,000/25,000, 0 ante

Play has drawn to a close on Day 2 of Event #20: $1,500 Badugi at the 2023 WSOP at the Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas. Out of an original field of 516, a total of 183 returned for the second day to play ten 60-minute levels. Once the dust settled, just 13 players remained to battle it out on Day 3.

Of those 13 players, it is Serhii Popovych who leads the way after a late night surge saw him bag an impressive 1,885,000. Not too far behind him is two-time bracelet winner and renowned sports bettor David "ODB" Baker with 1,400,000. Lee Horton rounds out the top three with 1,220,000.

Day 3 Chip Counts

Rank	Player	Country	Chip Count
1	Serhii Popovych	United States	1,885,000
2	David "ODB" Baker	United States	1,400,000
3	Lee Horton	United Kingdom	1,220,000
4	Jack O'Neill	United Kingdom	1,200,000
5	Danny Tang	Hong Kong	1,180,000
6	Jon Turner	United States	1,100,000
7	Yingui Li	China	860,000
8	Michael Rodrigues Pires Santos	Portgual	860,000
9	Matt Vengrin	United States	830,000
10	Terrence Chan	Canada	655,000
11	Owais Ahmed	United States	620,000
12	John Bergendahl	United States	605,000
13	Matthew Leverty	United States	495,000

Several other notables made it through to the third and final day, including high stakes regular Danny Tang (1,180,000) and bracelet winner Owais Ahmed (620,000).

Other well-known names took their seats at the start of the day but were dusted off as play progressed. They include WSOP POY frontrunner Chad Eveslage, 2021 WSOP Main Event champion Koray Aldemir, and bubble boy Brian Hastings.

The remaining 13 players have all locked up $6,923 but all eyes will be on the first-place prize of $144,678 and a prestigious WSOP gold bracelet. Play resumes on June 9th at 1 p.m. in the Horseshoe Gold section and will continue until a winner is crowned. Stay tuned to PokerNews as its live reporting team provides updates through to the conclusion of this event.

Tags: Brian Hastings Chad Eveslage Danny Tang Jack O'Neill John Bergendahl Jon Turner Koray Aldemir Lee Horton Matt Vengrin Matthew Leverty Michael Rodrigues Pires Santos Paris Las Vegas Serhii Popovych Terrence Chan Yingui Li

06-09-2023 01:01 UTC-7

Daniel Strelitz Eliminated in 14th Place ($6,923)

Cottrell van Wingerden

Level 25 : Blinds 15,000/25,000, 0 ante

Serhii Popovych opened from under the gun and then called after Daniel Strelitz three-bet out of the big blind.

Both players took one card on the first draw with Strelitz betting and getting called.

The second draw saw Strelitz and Popovych both take one card again. Strelitz then bet and called off for his tournament life after Popovych raised.

Strelitz took one more card while Popovych stood pat, tabling 8♠7♦3♣2♥, ahead of Strelitz's 7♦3♣2♥. "It's a spade" remarked Strelitz as he peeled the fourth card. Though the right suit, the Q♠ was not sufficient to secure the pot, sending Strelitz to the payout desk in 14th place.

Player	Chips	Progress
Serhii Popovych	1,800,000 480,000	480,000

Daniel Strelitz	Busted

Tags: Daniel Strelitz Serhii Popovych

06-09-2023 00:51 UTC-7

David Bach Eliminated in 15th Place ($6,923)

Cottrell van Wingerden

Level 25 : Blinds 15,000/25,000, 0 ante

Serhii Popovych opened from under the gun and was called by David Bach in the big blind.

On the first draw, Bach took one card while Popovych drew two. Bach then checked and called when Popovych bet.

The second draw saw both players take one card with Bach moving his last few chips into the middle and getting called.

Before Bach and Popovych took one more card each, they turned over their three card hands. Bach held 5♦3♣A♠ while Popovych had 5♣4♠3♥, meaning that Bach was well in the lead. Unfortunately for the at risk player, Popovych made badugi after flipping over the 7♦ while the J♦ for Bach sealed his fate.

Player	Chips	Progress
Serhii Popovych	1,320,000 950,000	950,000

David Bach	Busted

Tags: David Bach Serhii Popovych

06-09-2023 00:24 UTC-7

Adam Owen Eliminated in 17th Place ($6,923)

Cottrell van Wingerden

Level 25 : Blinds 15,000/25,000, 0 ante

Picking up the action after the conclusion of the hand, Adam Owen, who had come into the day as one of the big stacks, was seen exiting the tournament area courtesy of Matthew Leverty. He receives $6,923 for his 17th place finish.

Player	Chips	Progress
Matthew Leverty	450,000 -10,000	-10,000
Adam Owen	Busted

Tags: Adam Owen Matthew Leverty

06-09-2023 00:10 UTC-7

George Wolff Eliminated in 18th Place ($5,620)

Dominic Clementson

Level 25 : Blinds 15,000/25,000, 0 ante

George Wolff was all in before any draws. He took one card on each pull while John Bergendahl stood pat.

After the final draw, Bergendahl tabled Q♥5♦3♠A♣ which took the hand and bust Wolff form the tournament.

Player	Chips	Progress
John Bergendahl	680,000 680,000	680,000
George Wolff	Busted

Tags: George Wolff John Bergendahl

06-08-2023 23:24 UTC-7

David Baker's Double Bust Out

Dominic Clementson

Level 24 : Blinds 10,000/20,000, 0 ante

David "ODB" Baker had Christopher Kostoulas and Joel Tushnet all in on the same hand.

After patting throughout, Kostoulas sensed he was behind and drew three on the final pull. Amazingly, he found a badugi with 10♥6♣4♦A♠ but couldn't beat Tushnet's 9♦3♣2♠A♥.

Unfortunately for Tushnet, ODB flipped over the perfect 4♠3♦2♥A♣ to knock both players out.

Player	Chips	Progress
David "ODB" Baker	1,100,000 100,000	100,000

Christopher Kostoulas	Busted
Joel Tushnet	Busted

Tags: Christopher Kostoulas David "ODB" Baker Joel Tushnet

06-08-2023 16:30 UTC-7

Brian Hastings Bubbles Event #20: $1,500 Badugi

Cottrell van Wingerden

Level 18 : Blinds 3,000/5,000, 0 ante

William Toh opened from middle position and was called by Marcel Vonk on the button. Brian Hastings then tossed his last couple chips into the middle in the big blind to put himself at risk.

Hasting took two on the first draw while Toh drew one and Vonk stood pat. The two active players in the hand then checked to the second draw.

The second draw saw Hastings and Toh take one with Vonk again standing pat. Toh and Vonk then checked to send action to the final draw.

Hasting drew one final card on the last draw with Toh following suit. Unsurprisingly, Vonk declined to draw. Both Toh and Vonk checked to showdown with all three players keeping their hands facedown as the floor confirmed hands at all other tables were complete. Once the tournament director gave the go ahead, Hastings turned over 4♥4♠3♦A♥, which was good enough to beat Toh's 9♠8♥2♠A♣ but not the Q♥10♠7♣4♦ of Vonk, ensuring that Hastings will be the last player not to get paid in the tournament.

Player	Chips	Progress
William Toh	410,000 85,000	85,000

Marcel Vonk	140,000 70,000	70,000

Brian Hastings	Busted

Tags: Brian Hastings Marcel Vonk William Toh

06-08-2023 16:25 UTC-7

Why the WSOP App is Perfect for Beginners

Lyle Bateman

Level 18 : 3,000/5,000, 0 ante

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06-08-2023 13:58 UTC-7

Silver Takes a Big Hit From Gerhart

Dominic Clementson

Level 16 : Blinds 1,500/3,000, 0 ante

There was a flurry of betting action before the first draw, which ended with Nate Silver and Kevin Gerhart heads up and a big pot brewing.

Both players stood pat. Silver checked, Gerhart bet, Silver called again. This time Silver decided to draw one. Gerhart patted and bet. Silver called once more.

The same action repeated on the third draw but after Gerhart bet this time, Silver folded.

"Do you wanna see it?", Gerhart enquired. Silver replied in the affirmative and Gerhart tabled J♥5♦4♠2♣.

The hand left Silver on fumes and he busted shortly afterwards.

Player	Chips	Progress
Kevin Gerhart	48,000 -12,000	-12,000

Nate Silver	Busted

Tags: Kevin Gerhart Nate Silver

06-08-2023 12:02 UTC-7

Day 2 of Event #20: $1,500 Badugi Kicks Off

Josh Noy

Day 2 of Event #20: $1,500 Badugi will resume at 1 p.m. here at the 2023 World Series of Poker. Day 1 saw 516 hopefuls trying to write their name in history as the winner of the debut edition of this event.

183 playerrs will return to Horsehoe and Paris Las Vegas this afternoon and see if they can make it to tomorrow’s final day – and a shot at the $144,678 prize for first place.

Among those returning today are three-time $10,000 Dealer's Choice champion Adam Friedman (126,500), the six-time bracelet winner Brian Hastings (118,000), and last year’s POY winner, Daniel Zack (120,500.

Also among the favorites is British pro Adam Owen, who currently sits near the top of the field with 192,000 in chips.

Notable players who fell on Day 1 include Benny Glaser, Barry Greenstein and Allen Kessler.

Day 2 Top 10 Chip Counts

Rank	Player	Country	Chip Count	Big Blinds
1	William Toh	United States	239,000	80
2	Yingui Li	China	217,500	73
3	Adam Clegg	United States	212,500	71
4	Jon Turner	United States	198,500	66
5	Adam Owen	United Kingdom	192,000	64
6	Roberto Marin	United States	183,500	61
7	Patrick Moulder	United States	157,500	53
8	Antonio Payne	United States	152,500	51
9	Valentin Vornicu	United States	147,000	49
10	Paul Martino	United States	146,000	49