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

06-05-2025 14:58 UTC-8

Gee Folds Out Tilly and Hale

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Liam Gannon

Level 3 : Limits 400/800, 0 ante

Blinds: 200-400
Limits: 400-800

Brant Hale raised in the cutoff and David Gee on the button and Jennifer Tilly in the big blind called.

Tilly and Hale drew one on the first draw with action checking around.

On the second draw, everyone drew one with action checking around to Gee who bet and both of his opponents called.

Everyone drew one on the final draw and Gee bet once everyone checked to him, eliciting two quick folds.

Player	Chips	Progress
David Gee	31,000
Jennifer Tilly	24,500 500	500

Brant Hale	21,000

Tags: Brant Hale David Gee Jennifer Tilly

06-05-2025 14:46 UTC-8

Lenkeit Makes It

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Liam Gannon

Level 3 : Limits 400/800, 0 ante

Blinds: 200-400
Limits: 400-800

Haresh Thaker raised in the cutoff and Paul Lenkeit raised on the button to see Eric Smith in the small blind and Thaker both call.

Everyone drew one on the first draw and action checked around to Lenkeit who bet and both of his opponents called.

On the second draw, everyone drew once more and the betting action repeated identically.

The third draw saw everyone draw one a third time and action checked around to Lenkeit who bet and both of his opponents folded.

"I thought my three-card was good," Lenkeit said as he flashed 5♣3♥A♦ before turning over 8♠ "but I did make it."

Player	Chips	Progress
Paul Lenkeit	31,000 31,000	31,000
Haresh Thaker	24,000 3,400	3,400
Eric Smith	22,000 22,000	22,000

Tags: Eric Smith Haresh Thaker Paul Lenkeit

Level: 3

Blinds: 200-400
Limits: 400-800

06-05-2025 14:17 UTC-8

Massman Amassing; Pupillo Gone

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Liam Gannon

Level 2 : Limits 300/600, 0 ante

Blinds: 200-300
Limits: 300-600

Robert Massman raised in the hijack and Michael Estes on the button, Aloisio Dourado in the small blind, and Dany Georges in the big blind all called.

Dourado and Estes drew one while Georges and Massman drew two. Dourado bet and all three of his opponents called.

The second draw saw Dourado stand pat while Georges drew two. Massman and Estes drew one each behind them. The betting action repeated from the last street.

On the final draw, Dourado stood pat and each of his opponents drew one. Dourado bet once more and only Massman called.

"Eight," declared Dourado but Massman turned over 7♦6♥3♠2♣ for seven-six and the low ball cash game specialist raked in the pot.

At another table, WSOP bracelet winner Nick Pupillo was eliminated from the tournament.

Player	Chips	Progress
Dany Georges	24,000
Robert Massman	23,500
Aloisio Dourado	22,000

Michael Estes	21,000
Nick Pupillo	Busted

Tags: Aloisio Dourado Dany Georges Michael Estes Nick Pupillo Robert Massman

06-05-2025 14:01 UTC-8

Valeo Goes For Value

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Liam Gannon

Level 2 : Limits 300/600, 0 ante

Blinds: 200-300
Limits: 300-600

Lynda Tran raised in the cutoff and was called by Matthew Valeo on the button, Mark Kastory in the small blind, and Darrell Larabee in the big blind.

Kastory stood pat and Larabee drew one behind him, while both Tran and Valeo drew two. Kastory bet and received three quick callers.

On the second draw, the same drawing action repeated. This time when Kastory bet, Larabee and Valeo called while Tran folded.

The third draw saw Kastory stand pat with each of his opponents drawing one. Kastory bet a third time, folding out Larabee while Valeo raised.

Wasting little time, Kastory called and sighed as Valeo turned over 6♣5♥4♦A♠ for a six-five. Kastory tossed his hand into the muck while Valeo raked in the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Matthew Valeo	38,000

Darrell Larabee	34,000
Lynda Tran	23,000
Mark Kastory	15,000 10,000	10,000

Tags: Darrell Larabee Lynda Tran Mark Kastory Matthew Valeo

06-05-2025 13:46 UTC-8

More Familiar Faces In The Field

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Liam Gannon

Level 2 : Limits 300/600, 0 ante

Blinds: 200-300
Limits: 300-600

Player	Chips	Progress
Dennis Eichhorn	25,000 25,000	25,000
Mark Kastory	25,000 25,000	25,000
Jessie Bryant	25,000 25,000	25,000
David Stamm	25,000 25,000	25,000
David Bach	25,000 25,000	25,000

Alan Myerson	25,000 25,000	25,000
Leyla Rogers	25,000 25,000	25,000
David Prociak	25,000 25,000	25,000

David "ODB" Baker	25,000

Robert Mizrachi	25,000 25,000	25,000

Esther Taylor	25,000 25,000	25,000

Roland Israelashvili	25,000 25,000	25,000

Paul Fehlig	25,000 25,000	25,000
George Wolff	25,000 25,000	25,000

Owais Ahmed	25,000 25,000	25,000

Tom McCormick	25,000 25,000	25,000

Level: 2

Blinds: 200-300
Limits: 300-600

06-05-2025 13:30 UTC-8

Draw Three Pat

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Liam Gannon

Level 1 : Limits 200/400, 0 ante

Blinds: 100-200
Limits: 200-400

Kelt Davis called in the hijack which saw Steven White call on the button and Sean Yu checked his option in the big blind.

On the first draw, Yu drew three with both Davis and White drawing two behind him. Action checked around to White who bet and Yu immediately raised, which saw only White continue.

The second draw saw Yu stand pat and White drew two, prompting an auto bet from Yu. White looked down at his two cards and pitched his hand, ceding the pot to Yu.

Yu tabled K♠J♥6♦5♣ for a king-dugi as he raked in the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Sean Yu	28,100
Kelt Davis	24,700
Steven White	23,900

Tags: Kelt Davis Sean Yu Steven White

06-05-2025 13:16 UTC-8

Thaker Goes Three Streets

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Liam Gannon

Level 1 : Limits 200/400, 0 ante

Blinds: 100-200
Limits: 200-400

Action was picked up with multiple bets already in the pot prior to the draws, with Haresh Thaker in the big blind, William Mattison on the button, and Michael Dwyer in the hijack.

Thaker drew one from the big, while Dwyer drew two and Mattison drew one. Thaker bet, earning two quick calls.

On second draw, Thaker stood pat while Dwyer drew one and Mattison upped his draw to two. This time when Thaker bet, only Dwyer called.

Dwyer drew one again after Thaker stood pat and he quickly let his hand go as Thaker tossed in a bet.

Player	Chips	Progress
Haresh Thaker	27,400
William Mattison	23,000
Michael Dwyer	22,000

Tags: Haresh Thaker Michael Dwyer William Mattison

06-05-2025 13:05 UTC-8

Early Faces In The Field

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Liam Gannon

Level 1 : Limits 200/400, 0 ante

Blinds: 100-200
Limits: 200-400

Player	Chips	Progress
Adam Owen	25,000
Duke Viveros	25,000
Walter Chambers	25,000

Ian Gavlick	25,000
Jaswinder Lally	25,000

Nick Pupillo	25,000

Patrick Stacey	25,000
Louise Francoeur	25,000
David Margolis	25,000
Eric Cloutier	25,000
Scott Abrams	25,000

Thomas Taylor	25,000
Jennifer Tilly	25,000

Shirley Rosario	25,000