Event #23: $1,500 Badugi | 2025 World Series of Poker

06-07-2025 16:18 UTC-8

Dourado Gets a Fold from Newberry

Ryan Lashmar

Level 29 : Limits 120,000/240,000, 0 ante

Blinds: 60,000-120,000
Limits: 120,000-240,000

Aloisio Dourado opened from the small blind and James Newberry defended from the big blind, drawing two while Dourado stood pat.

Dourado bet after the first draw, and Newberry called, this time drawing one. Dourado stood pat again.

Action repeated itself after the second draw with Dourado betting, Newberry calling, Newberry drawing one, and Dourado standing pat.

With no draws remaining, Dourado bet and Newberry folded.

Player	Chips	Progress
Aloisio Dourado	7,550,000 750,000	750,000

Dominick Sarle	4,250,000 200,000	200,000

James Newberry	1,550,000 550,000	550,000

Tags: Aloisio Dourado James Newberry

06-07-2025 16:16 UTC-8

Sarle's Comeback Continues

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Ryan Lashmar

Level 29 : Limits 120,000/240,000, 0 ante

Blinds: 60,000-120,000
Limits: 120,000-240,000

Dominick Sarle opened from the small blind and Aloisio Dourado called from the big blind, drawing two while Sarle drew one.

Sarle bet after the first draw and Dourado called, this time drawing one while Sarle stood pat.

After the second draw Sarle bet and Dourado called, once again drawing one while Sarle stood pat.

With no draws remaining Sarle bet and Dourado called. Sarle showed a nine-badugi with 9♦7♠6♣4♥ and Dourado mucked.

Player	Chips	Progress
Aloisio Dourado	6,800,000 650,000	650,000

Dominick Sarle	4,450,000 1,050,000	1,050,000

James Newberry	2,100,000 400,000	400,000

Tags: Aloisio Dourado Dominick Sarle

06-07-2025 16:15 UTC-8

Sarle Takes Two From Dourado

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Frank Visser

Level 29 : Limits 120,000/240,000, 0 ante

Blinds: 60,000-120,000
Limits: 120,000-240,000

Dominick Sarle raised on the button, and called when Aloisio Dourado made it three bets from the small blind. Dourado remained pat on the first draw, bet, and remained pat on the second draw as well when Sarle had called.

Sarle had taken one card each time and check-raised after the second draw. After some thought, Dourado called. He broke his hand and drew one card, with Sarle staying pat behind.

Dourado then put Sarle all in after the final draw, and Sarle quickly called off his 210,000 chips, revealing 5♣4♥2♦A♠. Dourado's hand disappeared into the muck as Sarle doubled up.

Some hands later, Dourado raised his button, and Sarle called in the big blind. Sarle drew two cards, facing the pat of Dourado. Sarle check-called before drawing one card on the second draw.

He then check-raised Dourado's bet, Dourado called, and both players stood pat. Sarle tossed in a final bet after the drawing had been completed, and Dourado flicked in a call.

Sarle tabled 8♠5♣4♥A♦ for an eight-badugi, winning another pot when Dourado's cards hit the muck.

Player	Chips	Progress
Aloisio Dourado	7,450,000 2,075,000	2,075,000

Dominick Sarle	3,400,000 2,175,000	2,175,000

James Newberry	2,500,000 100,000	100,000

Tags: Aloisio Dourado Dominick Sarle

06-07-2025 16:03 UTC-8

Sarle Chips Up, and then Back Down, Again

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Ryan Lashmar

Level 29 : Limits 120,000/240,000, 0 ante

Blinds: 60,000-120,000
Limits: 120,000-240,000

Dominick Sarle opened from the button, and James Newberry defended from the big blind. Both players drew one, checked, and drew one again.

After the second draw, Newberry check-called a bet from Sarle. Both players then drew one.

With no draws remaining, Newberry checked, Sarle bet, and Newberry folded.

The next hand saw Sarle raise from the small blind and get called by Aloisio Dourado in the big blind. Sarle drew one while Dourado drew two. Both players then checked and drew the same number of cards each.

After the second draw, Sarle check-called a bet from Dourado, who showed Q♠4♥3♦A♠ for a three-card four. Sarle mucked, and Dourado won the hand.

Player	Chips	Progress
Aloisio Dourado	9,525,000 430,000	430,000

James Newberry	2,600,000 620,000	620,000
Dominick Sarle	1,225,000 190,000	190,000

Tags: Aloisio Dourado Dominick Sarle James Newberry

06-07-2025 15:55 UTC-8

Sarle Doubles Before Losing it Back

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Frank Visser

Level 29 : Limits 120,000/240,000, 0 ante

Blinds: 60,000-120,000
Limits: 120,000-240,000

James Newberry raised in the small blind, seeing Dominick Sarle call in the big blind. Newberry stood pat on all three draws, betting after each of them.

Sarle called each time except for the last one, where he raised all in for 270,000, just 30,000 more than the bet. Newberry did not take long before releasing his cards, virtually doubling up Sarle.

One hand later, Sarle raised from the small blind. Aloisio Dourado tossed in a call from the big blind, and they both took one card each.

Sarle bet after every draw, with the two players taking one card twice more. Dourado called down, and when Sarle announced a three-card hand at showdown, Dourado's K♦7♣4♥A♠ won him the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Aloisio Dourado	9,095,000 820,000	820,000

James Newberry	3,220,000 880,000	880,000
Dominick Sarle	1,035,000 60,000	60,000

Tags: Aloisio Dourado Dominick Sarle James Newberry

06-07-2025 15:51 UTC-8

Dourado Wins With King-Badugi

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Ryan Lashmar

Level 29 : Limits 120,000/240,000, 0 ante

Blinds: 60,000-120,000
Limits: 120,000-240,000

Dominick Sarle opened from the button, Aloisio Dourado three-bet from the small blind and Sarle called, drawing one while Dourado stood pat.

After the first draw Dourado bet and Sarle called, once again drawing one while Dourado stood pat.

Dourado continued with another bet after the second draw and Sarle called once more, drawing one. Dourado stood pat again.

With no draws remaining both players checked and Dourado showed a king-badugi with K♠Q♥J♣9♦ to win the hand.

Player	Chips	Progress
Aloisio Dourado	8,275,000 525,000	525,000

James Newberry	4,100,000
Dominick Sarle	975,000 525,000	525,000

Tags: Aloisio Dourado Dominick Sarle

06-07-2025 15:48 UTC-8

Sarle Forced to Fold by Dourado

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Ryan Lashmar

Level 29 : Limits 120,000/240,000, 0 ante

Blinds: 60,000-120,000
Limits: 120,000-240,000

Dominick Sarle opened from the small blind, and Aloisio Dourado defended from the big blind, drawing two while Sarle drew one.

Sarle bet after the first draw, and Dourado called, once again drawing two to Sarle's one.

After the second draw, Sarle bet and Dourado called. Dourado drew one while Sarle stood pat.

Sarle fired one more bet with no draws remaining. Dourado raised to two big bets and took down a nice pot without showdown after Sarle folded.

Player	Chips	Progress
Aloisio Dourado	7,750,000 580,000	580,000

James Newberry	4,100,000 50,000	50,000
Dominick Sarle	1,500,000 630,000	630,000

Tags: Aloisio Dourado Dominick Sarle

06-07-2025 15:42 UTC-8

Dourado Jumps Further Ahead

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Frank Visser

Level 29 : Limits 120,000/240,000, 0 ante

Blinds: 60,000-120,000
Limits: 120,000-240,000

James Newberry raised on the button, seeing Aloisio Dourado defend his big blind. Each player took one card on the first draw, after which Dourado check-called Newberry's bet.

Dourado still needed a fresh card, but Newberry remained pat. After Newberry had bet, Dourado check-raised, and a visibly frustrated Newberry quickly let go of his cards.

Player	Chips	Progress
Aloisio Dourado	7,170,000 720,000	720,000

James Newberry	4,050,000 750,000	750,000
Dominick Sarle	2,130,000 30,000	30,000

Tags: Aloisio Dourado James Newberry

06-07-2025 15:37 UTC-8

Newberry Breaks, Draws Three and Still Wins

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Ryan Lashmar

Level 29 : Limits 120,000/240,000, 0 ante

Blinds: 60,000-120,000
Limits: 120,000-240,000

James Newberry opened from the button, and Dominick Sarle called from the small blind, drawing one while Newberry stood pat.

After the first draw, Sarle check-called a bet from Newberry and stood pat. Newberry put his hands over his face, thought for about 30 seconds, and then broke his hand, drawing three.

Sarle bet after the second draw, and Newberry called, drawing one while Sarle stood pat.

With no draws remaining, Newberry bet and Sarle folded.

Player	Chips	Progress
Aloisio Dourado	6,450,000 280,000	280,000

James Newberry	4,800,000 440,000	440,000
Dominick Sarle	2,100,000 720,000	720,000

Tags: Dominick Sarle James Newberry

06-07-2025 15:34 UTC-8

Gus Hansen Involved in One of the Rarest Poker Hands You'll See at the 2025 WSOP

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Jon Sofen

Level 29 : Limits 120,000/240,000, 0 ante

Blinds: 60,000-120,000
Limits: 120,000-240,000

PokerNews' Brad Whitehouse captured a hand on Saturday that might end up being the rarest we'll see all summer at the 2025 World Series of Poker (WSOP). At the very least, the rarest chop pot.

Gus Hansen and Dzmitry Urbanovich battled for a hefty pot on Day 2 in Event #23: $10,000 Seven Card Stud Championship with 35 out of 127 players remaining. The pot ended in a chop, but it left future Poker Hall of Famer Nick Schulman in awe.

"I've never seen that before," Schulman, who has seen nearly everything at the poker table, was overheard saying as he glanced at the tabled cards. "Wow, that's an amazing one."

Catch the Hand Here

Tags: Gus Hansen