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

06-05-2025 23:03 UTC-8

Taylor Proves Abrams Theory

Liam Gannon

Level 14 : Limits 4,000/8,000, 0 ante

Blinds: 2,000-4,000
Limits: 4,000-8,000

Aloisio Dourado opened in the hijack and Esther "E-Tay" Taylor three-bet in the cutoff. Michael Moncek four-bet on the button and both Dourado and Taylor called.

Dourado drew two while Taylor and Moncek both drew one. Action checked around to Moncek who bet and both of his opponents called.

Everyone drew one on the second draw and action checked around to Moncek who bet, earning a quick call from Dourado while Taylor raised. Both Moncek and Dourado called the raise.

Moncek and Dourado both drew one while Taylor stood pat. Dourado checked over to Taylor who bet and both of her opponents folded.

"I have a theory about Badugi," table mate Scott Abrams said. "It isn't the raiser or the four-bettor who wins. It's always the three-bettor."

Player	Chips	Progress
Aloisio Dourado	193,000 171,000	171,000

Esther Taylor	124,000 99,000	99,000

Michael Moncek	7,000 7,000	7,000

Tags: Michael Moncek

Level: 14

Blinds: 2,000-4,000
Limits: 4,000-8,000

06-05-2025 22:29 UTC-8

Three-Bet Pot For Baker

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Liam Gannon

Level 13 : Limits 3,000/6,000, 0 ante

Blinds: 2,000-3,000
Limits: 3,000-6,000

Hanh Tran opened under the gun and David ODB Baker three-bet on the button which saw Jonathan Crela in the small blind and Tran call.

Tran drew two on the first draw while Crela and Baker both drew one, with action checking around.

Crela stood pat on the second draw while Tran and Baker both drew one and they both called the bet from Crela.

On the final draw, Crela stood pat once more with Tran and Baker each drawing one. Action checked around to Baker who bet and both of his opponents folded.

Player	Chips	Progress
Hanh Tran	123,000 123,000	123,000

Jonathan Crela	112,000 112,000	112,000
David ODB Baker	86,000 86,000	86,000

Tags: David ODB Baker Hanh Tran Jonathan Crela

06-05-2025 22:09 UTC-8

These Players are Badugone

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Liam Gannon

Level 13 : Limits 3,000/6,000, 0 ante

Blinds: 2,000-3,000
Limits: 3,000-6,000

Player	Chips	Progress
Shane Howeth	Busted
Anthony Lazar	Busted
Jeffrey Cheezum	Busted
Dany Georges	Busted
Jacob Nepom	Busted
Jon Kyte	Busted
Jonathan Breneman	Busted
Robert Mizrachi	Busted

Nick Guagenti	Busted

Eric Baldwin	Busted

Max Pescatori	Busted

Duke Viveros	Busted
Haresh Thaker	Busted
Mark Liedtke	Busted
Renan Bruschi	Busted

David Bach	Busted

Aaron Rogers	Busted
Denis Strebkov	Busted

Terrence Chan	Busted

Level: 13

Blinds: 2,000-3,000
Limits: 3,000-6,000

06-05-2025 21:58 UTC-8

Biggest Stacks in The Room

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Liam Gannon

Level 12 : Limits 2,500/5,000, 0 ante

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

Player	Chips	Progress
George Wolff	290,000 182,000	182,000

Ali Eslami	253,000

David Funkhouser	220,000 140,000	140,000

Ray Fishman	216,000 187,000	187,000

Adam Owen	212,000 187,000	187,000
Yuri Dzivielevski	197,000 87,000	87,000

Paul Clotar	178,000 178,000	178,000
Jonathan Pastore	175,000 175,000	175,000

Jason Bullock	158,000 41,000	41,000
Jonathan Glendinning	152,000 152,000	152,000
Ruiko Mamiya	149,000 91,100	91,100
Brian Brunner	145,000 145,000	145,000
Nicolas Milgrom	144,500 43,500	43,500

Jason Yano	136,000 136,000	136,000
Stephen Speck	133,000 15,900	15,900
Jeffery Stepaniuk	132,500
Jaekyung Sim	128,000 128,000	128,000
Yuval Bronshtein	124,500 94,500	94,500

John Bunch	120,000 120,000	120,000
Valentin Lita	120,000 23,000	23,000
Felipe Ramos	118,500 118,500	118,500

David Lin	118,000 19,500	19,500
Patrick Stacey	117,000 92,000	92,000
Thor Morstoel	117,000 117,000	117,000
Anthony Arvidson	116,000 116,000	116,000

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06-05-2025 21:46 UTC-8

Break

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Liam Gannon

Level 12 : Limits 2,500/5,000, 0 ante

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

The players have gone on their final 15-minute break of the night.

06-05-2025 21:46 UTC-8

Myerson's Three Card is Good

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Liam Gannon

Level 12 : Limits 2,500/5,000, 0 ante

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

Alan Myerson raised in the cutoff and on the button James Morris three bet and Myerson called.

Both players drew one on the first draw and Myerson check-called a bet from Morris.

Myerson and Morris both drew one on the second draw and once more Myerson check-called a bet from Morris.

Both players drew one and checked the final betting round and Myerson tabled 5♦2♣A♥ 9♥ for a three-card five and it was good to take down the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
James Morris	73,000
Alan Myerson	65,000 40,000	40,000

Tags: Alan Myerson James Morris

06-05-2025 21:20 UTC-8

Savevski Draws Out on Henson

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Liam Gannon

Level 12 : Limits 2,500/5,000, 0 ante

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

Ray Henson raised from under the gun and Ilija Savevski three-bet on the button. Henson four-bet, prompting Savevski to cap it to put Henson all in and Henson called.

Savevski drew one on the first two draws then stood pat on the third while Henson stood pat on all three draws.

Ray Henson: K♦Q♥9♠2♣ All in
Ilija Savevski: 9♥7♦3♣2♠