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

06-05-2025 20:12 UTC-8

Thorpe Shows a Bluff

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Liam Gannon

Level 10 : Limits 1,500/3,000, 0 ante

Blinds: 1,000-1,500
Limits: 1,500-3,000

Owais Ahmed raised in the hijack and Mike "Crazy" Thorpe called on the button.

Ahmed drew two while Thorpe drew one. The action saw Ahmed check-call a bet from Thorpe.

On the second draw, both players repeated their prior draws. Ahmed checked over to Thorpe who bet and Ahmed raised, earning a quick call from Thorpe.

The third draw saw Ahmed draw one and Thorpe stood pat which saw Ahmed check-fold to a bet from Thorpe.

Thorpe turned over 10♥3♥ and tossed his other two cards into the muck as he raked in the pot while exchanging some barbs with Ahmed.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mike Thorpe	68,000
Owais Ahmed	21,500 3,500	3,500

Tags: Owais Ahmed Mike Thorpe

Level: 11

Blinds: 1,000-2,000
Limits: 2,000-4,000

06-05-2025 20:38 UTC-8

"Crazy Mike" and Lin Play A Weird One

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Liam Gannon

Level 11 : Limits 2,000/4,000, 0 ante

Blinds: 1,000-2,000
Limits: 2,000-4,000

Pierre Lewandowski raised in the hijack which saw Mike "Crazy Mike" Thorpe call in the cutoff with Ren Lin calling in the big blind.

Lin drew four, to the amusement of his whole table as Lewandowski and Thorpe both drew one.

"You look to me like a No-Limit player," Thorpe opined "you don't strike me as somebody who plays games starting in B."

"Crazy Mike, let's see how crazy you are," Lin said as he peeled his cards and excitedly hopped out of his chair. Action checked around to Thorpe who bet and everyone called.

On the second draw every player drew one and action checked around a second time to Thorpe who bet and Lin raised. Lewandowski pitched his hand while Thorpe stuck around.

"I pat," said Lin.

"Ok, I'm pat as well," replied Thorpe who watched Lin put out a bet. "I think I win."

Lin turned over 9♠8♦6♣3♠ for nine-eight as Thorpe put in the call, but it was second best as Thorpe turned over 7♦5♠4♥A♣ for seven-five.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mike Thorpe	77,000 9,000	9,000
Ren Lin	31,000

Tags: Mike Thorpe Pierre Lewandowski Ren Lin

06-05-2025 20:49 UTC-8

Biggest Ever Badugi Tournament Prize Pool Confirmed; $138,114 to Winner

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Liam Gannon

Level 11 : Limits 2,000/4,000, 0 ante

Blinds: 1,000-2,000
Limits: 2,000-4,000

A total of 534 entrants came out to make Event #23: $1,500 Badugi of the 2025 WSOP the biggest ever Badugi tournament ever run. $708,885 was collected to be divided up between the final 81 players.

The payouts are below.

Place	Prize
1	$138,114
2	$92,058
3	$61,061
4	$41,462
5	$28,838
6	$20,558
7	$15,030
8-9	$11,276
10-11	$8,688
12-17	$6,879
18-23	$5,602
24-29	$4,695
30-35	$4,054
36-41	$3,610
42-47	$3,317
48-53	$3,149
54-81	$3,000

06-05-2025 20:58 UTC-8

Half of The Field Has Departed

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Liam Gannon

Level 11 : Limits 2,000/4,000, 0 ante

Blinds: 1,000-2,000
Limits: 2,000-4,000

Player	Chips	Progress
Heather Alcorn	Busted
Nick Marchington	Busted
Frank Kassela	Busted

Jaswinder Lally	Busted

William Mattison	Busted
David Shmuel	Busted

Kane Kalas	Busted
Darrell Larabee	Busted
Todd Brunson	Busted

Daniel Strelitz	Busted

Phil Hellmuth	Busted

AJ Kelsall	Busted

Ari Engel	Busted

Huck Seed	Busted

Brad Owen	Busted

Chad Eveslage	Busted

Jason Daly	Busted

Daniel Coen	Busted
Mark Roland	Busted
Andrew Park	Busted
Bariscan Betil	Busted
David Williams	Busted

Michael Savakinas	Busted

Jake Schwartz	Busted
Scott Seiver	Busted

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Level: 12

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

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♠

Henson's king was no good against Savevski's nine-seven by the end of the hand and he took his leave from the tournament.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ilija Savevski	93,000
Ray Henson	Busted

Tags: Ray Henson Ilija Savevski

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 21:46 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 21:58 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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