| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
35,000
35,000
|
35,000 |
|
35,000
35,000
|
35,000 |
|
||
|
35,000 | |
Badugi
Barry Geenstein raised under the gun, Brian Breck called on the button, and the blinds also came along. The big blind drew two cards while every other player drew one card.
The action then checked to Breck, who made a bet. Every player in the pot called and drew the same number of cards as they did on the first draw.
It checked to Breck once more, who continued betting. The small blind folded, but the big blind and Greenstein still came along to the final draw, where each player took one card.
Breck tossed in one final bet, and this time only the big blind called before Greenstein mucked his cards.
Breck tabled 10♣8♠5♦A♥ for a ten-badugi and took down the pot with it.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
47,500
47,500
|
47,500 |
|
23,600
17,900
|
17,900 |
|
||
Badugi
A player in the small blind opened and Ruth Sun defended from the big blind, drawing two while her opponent drew one.
Sun called another bet from her opponent after the first draw and drew two again while her opponent drew one.
After the second draw the small blind bet and Sun called. This time both players drew one.
With no draws remaining the small blind checked and Sun bet. The small blind thought about his decision for about 30 seconds before opting to fold and Sun took the pot without showdown.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
44,000 |
Badugi
The player on the button raised and Christopher Vitch made it two bets to go in the small blind. The button called and Vitch stood pat on the first draw.
The button drew one card and Vitch bet out. The button then raised, Vitch called, and both stood pat on the second draw.
Both players checked, and Vitch decided to break his hand and draw one card on the final draw. The button stood pat and called Vitch's bet after the draw.
Vitch tabled 10♦4♣3♥2♠ for a ten-badugi, and the button quickly showed a picture card before adding his cards into the muck.
Naoya Kihara was also at this table and had chipped up a bit from the starting stack.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
41,300
6,300
|
6,300 |
|
|
||
|
34,500
34,500
|
34,500 |
|
|
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Brian Yoon opened from the cutoff and was called by an opponent on the button. Yoon drew one while his opponent drew two.
After the first draw Yoon bet and the button called. This time Yoon stood pat while his opponent drew another two.
Yoon fired another barrel after the second draw and was again called by his opponent. This time both players stood pat.
With no draws remaining Yoon bet once more and was called by his opponent.
Yoon tabled a seven-six with 7x6x5x4x2x and his opponent's hand hit the muck.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
38,500
3,500
|
3,500 |
|
||
Badugi
The action folded to Xiaofei Wen in the small blind, who raised. David "Bakes" Baker sat in the big blind and made the call. Wen drew two cards before Baker discarded three.
Both players then checked and each drew two cards. Wen checked to Baker after the second draw, with the latter tossing out a bet.
Wen made the call and drew two cards while "Bakes" just needed one.
After the final draw, Wen quickly tossed out a bet and Baker mucked his cards just as fast, giving up on the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
43,000
8,000
|
8,000 |
|
|
||
|
36,000 | |
Badugi
Chris Hundley opened from the hijack and was called by a player in the small blind. Both players drew two.
After the first draw the small blind check-called a bet from Hundley and drew two more while Hundley drew one.
Both players checked after the second draw, drew one and checked again.
The small blind announced he had a three-card seven but Hundley tabled 8♥6♥5♠2♦ for a three-card six to win the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
34,000
34,000
|
34,000 |
Level: 3
Blinds: 300/500
Limits: 500/1,000
