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

06-02-2024 21:24 UTC-8

Player	Chips	Progress
Jim Collopy	43,000 43,000	43,000

Kassela Wins A Three-Bet Pot

Liam Gannon

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

David Prociak raised from the hijack and Dan Shak called in the cutoff and Frank Kassela three-bet on the button which both Prociak and Shak called.

Prociak drew two on the first draw while Shak and Kassela both drew one. Action checked over to Kassela who bet and both players called.

On the second draw, Prociak and Shak drew one while Kassela stood pat. When the action got to Kassela, he bet and only Shak called.

Shak drew one and Kassella stood pat with both players checking on the final betting round. Kassela showed 8♠7♦4♣A♦ for an eight-seven which was good for the pot and he added to his growing stack.

Player	Chips	Progress
Frank Kassela	119,000 51,000	51,000

David Prociak	63,000 31,000	31,000

Dan Shak	7,000 7,000	7,000

Tags: Dan Shak David Prociak Frank Kassela

06-02-2024 21:46 UTC-8

Wolcyn Continues to Run Hot

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Brett Slezak

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

Fresh off his final table in the Dealer's Choice, Clint Wolcyn raised from the hijack and then called a three-bet from Michael Moncek in the big blind.

Both players drew one card. Moncek bet and then called once Wolcyn raised.

On the second draw, Moncek took one while Wolcyn stayed pat. Moncek check-called a bet.

Moncek drew one again and the action went check-check. Wolcyn revealed Q♣8♦6♥4♠ for a queen badugi which was good enough to drag the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Clint Wolcyn	78,000 53,000	53,000
Michael Moncek	66,000 43,000	43,000

Tags: Clint Wolcyn Michael Moncek

06-02-2024 21:46 UTC-8

Break

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Liam Gannon

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

The players have gone on a 15-minute break.

Level: 13

Blinds: 1,000-2,000
Limits: 2,000-4,000

06-02-2024 22:13 UTC-8

Alsaden Takes Out Ivey and Silver

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Liam Gannon

Level 13 : Limits 2,000/4,000, 0 ante

Phil Ivey raised from the hijack and in the small blind, Iman Alsaden three bet. Nate Silver caled in the big blind to put himself all in while Ivey called as well for slightly more to be all in as well.

On the first draw, Alsaden stood pat, Silver drew three, and Ivey drew one.

The second draw saw Alsaden stand pat again while Silver and Ivey both drew one. Action repeated identically on the third draw.

Nate Silver: 10♥8♥6♣4♠ All in
Phil Ivey: XxXxXxXx All in
Iman Alsaden: K♣10♠7♥2♦

Alsaden had a king-ten from the get go and her king was good enough to eliminate both Silver and Ivey from the tournament.

Player	Chips	Progress
Iman Alsaden	32,500 20,500	20,500
Nate Silver	Busted
Phil Ivey	Busted

Tags: Iman Alsaden Nate Silver Phil Ivey

06-02-2024 22:31 UTC-8

Chuzeville Calls Down Correctly

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Brett Slezak

Level 13 : Limits 2,000/4,000, 0 ante

Bin Weng opened the hijack and received a call from Antoine Chuzeville on the button.

Both players drew one card, Bin Weng bet and Chuzeville called.

On the second draw, both players took one card again and Chuzeville called another bet from Weng.

On the final draw, Weng stood pat and Chuzeville drew one. Weng bet and Chuzeville called fairly quick.

"You win," announced Weng as he rolled over a three-card six-five. Surprisingly, Chuzeville revealed 6♣3♠3♦A♦ for a better three-card six-three as his hero call earned him a large pot as the field size ticked down below 200.

Player	Chips	Progress
Antoine Chuzeville	92,000 92,000	92,000
Bin Weng	33,000 20,000	20,000

Tags: Antoine Chuzeville Bin Weng

06-02-2024 22:33 UTC-8

Three-Card Good For Kassela

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Liam Gannon

Level 13 : Limits 2,000/4,000, 0 ante

A player opened on the button and was called by Frank Kassela in the small blind and Timothy Frazin in the big blind.

On the first draw, all players drew two. Action checked around to the button who bet and both Kassela and Frazin called.

Kassela and the button drew one while Frazin drew two. Action checked around once more to the button who bet and only Kassela called.

The final draw saw both players draw one and check with Kassela tabling 7♦5♣2♠A♣ for a three-card seven which was good for the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Frank Kassela	112,000 7,000	7,000

Timothy Frazin	87,000 35,000	35,000

Tags: Frank Kassela Timothy Frazin

Level: 14

Blinds: 1,500-2,500
Limits: 2,500-5,000

06-02-2024 22:49 UTC-8

Casualties Throughout The Day

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Liam Gannon

Level 14 : Limits 2,500/5,000, 0 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
James Woods	Busted
Donny Rubinstein	Busted
James Chen (US)	Busted

Vasu Amarapu	Busted
Frankie O'Dell	Busted

Daniel Strelitz	Busted

Mike Matusow	Busted

Eli Elezra	Busted

Hal Rotholz	Busted

Roland Israelashvili	Busted

Phil Hui	Busted

Allen Kessler	Busted
Brad Ruben	Busted

Eric Trexler	Busted
Dustin Dirksen	Busted
Kane Kalas	Busted