Event #11: $1,500 Badugi Day 1 | 2024 World Series of Poker

06-02-2024 20:04 UTC-8

"That Was Anticlimactic"

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Liam Gannon

Level 10 : Limits 1,000/2,000, 0 ante

Mike Thorpe raised the button and Allen Kessler called in the big blind.

Both players drew one with Kessler checking over to Thorpe who bet and Kessler called.

Kessler drew one, while Thorpe stood pat and the same betting action repeated on this street.

"This is round 2 Allen!" shouted Thorpe as Kessler drew one and Thorpe stood pat. Kessler checked over to Thorpe who bet and Kessler tossed his hand into the muck.

"That was anticlimactic," said Thorpe as he stacked up the pot into his massive stack.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mike Thorpe	109,000 26,000	26,000
Allen Kessler	27,000 4,000	4,000

Tags: Mike Thorpe Allen Kessler

06-02-2024 20:10 UTC-8

Eugene Portlen

38,900 6,000

Table 113Seat 1

Some interesting styles on my table. Our new table Captain has drawn 2 in a 4bet pot and then led into 2 pat hands, then drew 1. He won the hand with this strategy.

06-02-2024 20:24 UTC-8

Prizepool Confirmed; $129,676 For The Winner

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Liam Gannon

Level 10 : Limits 1,000/2,000, 0 ante

The 487-entrant field created a prize pool worth $650,145.

This guarantees the final 74 players a minimum of $3,000 while first place will receive $129,676 and the WSOP gold bracelet.

Level: 11

Blinds: 600-1,200
Limits: 1,200-2,400

06-02-2024 20:31 UTC-8

Jackson-Spivack Doubles through Yeh

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Brett Slezak

Level 11 : 1,200/2,400, 0 ante

Andrew Yeh raised the hijack and the player on the button called. In the big blind, Ted Jackson-Spivack three-bet and both players called.

All three players took one card. Jackson-Spivack led out with a bet and both players called.

On the second draw, all players drew one again. Jackson-Spivack bet and Yeh raised. Only Jackson-Spivack called.

On the last draw, Jackson-Spivack took one and Yeh stood pat. Jackson-Spivack check-raised all in and got called by Yeh.

Jackson-Spivack revealed 6♣4♦3♠A♥ which beat the six-five badugi of Yeh to find the full double.

Player	Chips	Progress
Andrew Yeh	38,000 38,000	38,000

Ted Jackson-Spivack	27,000 27,000	27,000

Tags: Andrew Yeh Ted Jackson-Spivack

06-02-2024 20:37 UTC-8

King Badugi Good Enough for Zack

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Brett Slezak

Level 11 : 1,200/2,400, 0 ante

A player in the cutoff raised and Dan Zack defended the big blind.

Zack took one while the cutoff took two and the action went check-check.

On the second draw, both players took one and Zack check-called a bet.

Both drew one card again and Zack check-called a final bet.

The cutoff revealed a three-card four while Zack showed K♦7♥3♣A♠ to win the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Dan Zack	78,000 37,000	37,000

06-02-2024 20:42 UTC-8

Chait Dealt A Wheel

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Liam Gannon

Level 11 : 1,200/2,400, 0 ante

Joao Vieira raised from under the gun and was called by two player in the hijack and the button. In the big blind, Craig Chait looked down at most of his cards and three-bet which saw Vieira and the other two players call.

Chait stood pat on the first draw which saw Vieira draw two, while the hijack and button drew one each. Chait bet, prompting a fold from Vieira, a call from the hijack and a raise from the button, which all players called.

Once more, Chait stood pat while the hijack drew one and the button stood pat. Action checked over to the Button who bet and Chait raised which saw both of his opponents stand pat.

Three players stood pat on the final draw and Chait lead out which both of his opponents called.

"I have a wheel," Chait said with a smile across his face as he tabled 4♦3♠2♥A♣, which was good for Chait to add to his growing stack.

Player	Chips	Progress
Craig Chait	76,000 21,000	21,000
Joao Vieira	9,900 9,100	9,100

Tags: Craig Chait Joao Vieira

Level: 12

Blinds: 800-1,500
Limits: 1,500-3,000

06-02-2024 21:12 UTC-8

Teach Rakes In a Pot

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Liam Gannon

Level 12 : 1,500/3,000, 0 ante

Ken "Teach" Aldridge raised in the cutoff and was called by two players on the button and in the big blind.

All players drew two on the first draw. The big blind checked over to Aldridge who bet and only the button called.

Aldridge stood pat and the button drew one, with Aldridge betting and the button calling.

The same action repeated on the final draw and betting round and the button folded when Aldridge bet.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ken Aldridge	27,000 34,000	34,000

Tags: Ken Aldridge

06-02-2024 21:13 UTC-8

Ivey Finds Thin Value Through Silver

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Brett Slezak

Level 12 : 1,500/3,000, 0 ante

Nate Silver opened the hijack and received calls from Phil Ivey on the button and the player in the big blind.

The big blind and Silver took one, while Ivey took two. Silver bet and both players called.

On the second draw, all three players drew one and the action checked to Ivey who bet. Both players called.

On the final draw, all three players drew one and Ivey bet again. The big blind folded and Nate Silver was apprehensive but eventually tossed in calling chips.

Ivey showed 9♦3♦2♥A♠ for a three-card three which was good as he dragged a substantial pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Phil Ivey	27,000 2,000	2,000

Nate Silver	24,000 7,500	7,500

Tags: Phil Ivey Nate Silver