Biggest Badugi Tournament Ever Has 98 Returning for Day 2
The draw poker fans of the 2025 World Series of Poker were out in full force yesterday as the prior size record of Badugi events at the WSOP was passed. Some 534 entrants came out to create a prize pool of $708,885 to be divided among the final 81 players. Just 98 come into today with their hopes not yet dashed, with their eyes all sitting on the $138,114 and the WSOP gold bracelet that will go to first place.
Leading the way is young gun Ray Fishman, who starts the day with 441,000. His journey to a first bracelet will not be easy as many players like Arthur Morris (308,000), Patrick Stacey (224,000), David Funkhouser (220,000), Andrew Yeh (220,000), George Wolff (217,000), Daniel Zack (198,000), Benjamin Yu (185,000), and Andrew Brown (84,000). These are just a few of the many stars who have made their way into the second day.
Day 1 Top Ten Chip Counts
| Rank | Player | Nationality | ChipCount |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ray Fishman | United States | 441,000 |
| 2 | Brian Tate | United States | 353,000 |
| 3 | Aloisio Dourado | Brazil | 348,000 |
| 4 | Valentin Lita | United States | 314,000 |
| 5 | Arthur Morris | United States | 308,000 |
| 6 | Michael Krescanko Jr | United States | 290,000 |
| 7 | Johnson Phanyaseng | Canada | 278,000 |
| 8 | Carl Vaillancourt | United States | 266,000 |
| 9 | Daisuke Ogita | Japan | 260,000 |
| 10 | Jonathan Glendinning | United States | 245,000 |
Today at 1 p.m. in the Horseshoe Bronze Section, play will begin in Level 16. Blinds will be 3,000/6,000 and limits will be 6,000/12,000. Each level will last 60 minutes and a 15-minute break will occur at the conclusion of every two levels, with a 60-minute dinner break after Level 21. After that players will continue to play through Level 25 and bag up for the final day.
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