Level: 28
Blinds: 50,000-100,000
Limits: 100,000-200,000
2025 World Series of Poker
Event #23: $1,500 Badugi
Day: 3
Event Info
2025 World Series of Poker
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 3
Buy-in
$1,500
Prize Pool
$708,885
Entries
534
Level
30
Limits
150,000 / 300,000
Ante
0
Entries
7
Players Left
1
Players Left 1 / 534
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Level 28
: Limits 100,000/200,000, 0 ante
Blinds: 50,000-100,000
Limits: 100,000-200,000
Limits: 100,000-200,000
Dominick Sarle opened from the button and David Margolis defended from the big blind. Both players drew one.
After the first draw Margolis check-called a bet from Sarle and drew one while Sarle stood pat.
Margolis check-called another bet from Sarle after the second draw and drew one more while Sarle stood pat again.
With no draws remaining Margolis checked, Sarle bet and Margolis folded.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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3,050,000
430,000
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430,000 |
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1,275,000
125,000
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125,000 |
Level 28
: Limits 100,000/200,000, 0 ante
Blinds: 50,000-100,000
Limits: 100,000-200,000
Limits: 100,000-200,000
Aloisio Dourado raised, and James Newberry called in the big blind. Newberry check-called Dourado's bets to showdown, drawing one card on each of the three draws while Dourado remained pat.
Dourado tabled 9♥7♦3♠A♣ for a nine-badugi and won the pot.
A few hands later, Newberry raised on the button, calling when Dominick Sarle threebet from the big blind. Sarle remained pat throughout the three draws, with Newberry drawing one each time.
Having called bets after the first and second draw, Newberry folded to Sarle's final barrel after the last draw.
Sometime later, Jonathan Glendinning on the button and Sarle in the small blind capped the betting before the first draw. Both players stood pat on the first draw. Salre bet and Glendinning called.
They remained pat again, but Glendinning gave up on the pot after the second draw as he folded to a second bet by Sarle.
One hand later, Newberry raised under the gun, calling when Glendinning tossed in a three-bet in the cutoff. Newberry drew one card, while Glendinning stood pat.
Newberry check-called Glendinning's bets after the first and second draw, on which he kept drawing one, and also drew one card on the final draw.
He then led out against the pat of Glendinning, and won the pot when Glendinning called before mucking his cards when Newberry tabled 9♦7♠2♣A♥
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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4,175,000
1,125,000
|
1,125,000 |
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3,725,000
425,000
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425,000 |
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3,125,000
220,000
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220,000 |
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1,170,000
1,580,000
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1,580,000 |
Level 28
: Limits 100,000/200,000, 0 ante
Blinds: 50,000-100,000
Limits: 100,000-200,000
Limits: 100,000-200,000
Dominick Sarle opened from the small blind, Aloisio Dourado three-bet from the big blind and Sarle called, drawing one while Dourado stood pat.
After both the first and second draw Sarle check-called bets from Dourado, who stood pat both times while Sarle drew one both times. The two players then checked with no draws remaining.
Dourado showed a king-badugi with K♣J♥10♠2♦ which was enough to win the hand.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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3,975,000
250,000
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250,000 |
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3,925,000
250,000
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250,000 |
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Level 28
: Limits 100,000/200,000, 0 ante
Blinds: 50,000-100,000
Limits: 100,000-200,000
Limits: 100,000-200,000
James Newberry opened from the button, Jonathan Glendinning three-bet from the small blind and Newberry called, drawing one while Glendinning stood pat.
After the first draw Glendinning bet and Newberry called. This time both players stood pat.
Glendinning check-called a bet from Newberry after the second draw and broke his hand, drawing one while Newberry stood pat.
With no draws remaining Glendinning check-folded to a bet from Newberry.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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3,700,000
575,000
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575,000 |
|
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740,000
430,000
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430,000 |
Level 28
: Limits 100,000/200,000, 0 ante
Blinds: 50,000-100,000
Limits: 100,000-200,000
Limits: 100,000-200,000
Dominick Sarle opened from the cutoff, and David Margolis called from the small blind, drawing one while Sarle stood pat.
After the first draw, Margolis check-called a bet from Sarle and drew one while Sarle stood pat again.
Margolis check-called another bet from Sarle after the second draw, once again drawing one while Sarle stood pat.
With no draws remaining, Margolis check-folded to a final bet from Sarle.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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4,550,000
625,000
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625,000 |
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375,000
900,000
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900,000 |
Level 28
: Limits 100,000/200,000, 0 ante
Blinds: 50,000-100,000
Limits: 100,000-200,000
Limits: 100,000-200,000
Dominick Sarle raised in the cutoff. David Margolis called in the small blind and drew one card. Sarle followed suit.
Margolis had just 110,000 behind, which was thrown in after the first draw. The players kept drawing one card on the second and third draw until the cards were shown.
David Margolis: 8♠3♣A♥ 
Dominick Sarle: 4♦2♣A♠
Margolis bricked his draw with the 7♣. As Sarle had the better three-card, his drawn 9♣ did not matter anymore as Margolis' elimination was set in stone.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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5,500,000
950,000
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950,000 |
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Busted | |
Level 28
: Limits 100,000/200,000, 0 ante
Blinds: 50,000-100,000
Limits: 100,000-200,000
Limits: 100,000-200,000
James Newberry raised on the button. Dominick Sarle three-bet in the big blind, which Newberry called. Sarle stood pat, prompting Newberry to take two cards.
Newberry called Sarle's bet before drawing one card on the second draw. After calling another bet, he did the same on the third draw.
Sarle had remained pat throughout, and his 9♣8♦5♠4♥ badugi won the hand when both players checked to showdown.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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5,800,000
300,000
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300,000 |
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2,300,000
1,400,000
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1,400,000 |
Level 28
: Limits 100,000/200,000, 0 ante
Blinds: 50,000-100,000
Limits: 100,000-200,000
Limits: 100,000-200,000
James Newberry opened from the button and Jonathan Glendinning called off for less, putting himself at risk. Newberry drew one each draw while Glendinning drew two, drew two again and then drew one.
Jonathan Glendinning: 4♠3♦A♣
James Newberry: 8♦5♠2♥
Glendinning was a big favorite and after Newberry caught the 4♦ his double up was guaranteed. Glendinning caught a 6♥, making a badugi before doubling up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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2,625,000
325,000
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325,000 |
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425,000
315,000
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315,000 |
Level 28
: Limits 100,000/200,000, 0 ante
Blinds: 50,000-100,000
Limits: 100,000-200,000
Limits: 100,000-200,000
Dominick Sarle opened from the cutoff and James Newberry called from the small blind. Newberry drew two while Sarle drew one.
Both players checked after the first draw. Newberry drew two again and Sarle drew one again. Both players then checked after the second draw, and drew the same number of cards.
With no draws remaining Newberry check-called a bet from Sarle. Newberry showed J♥7♥2♦A♣ for a three-card seven and Sarle mucked.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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5,525,000
275,000
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275,000 |
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2,700,000
75,000
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75,000 |
