2025 World Series of Poker

Event #23: $1,500 Badugi
Day: 1
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Event Info
2025 World Series of Poker
Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
6542
Prize
$138,114
Event Info
Buy-in
$1,500
Prize Pool
$708,885
Total Entries
534
Level Info
Level
30
Limits
150,000 / 300,000
Ante
0
Players Info - Day 1
Entries
534
Players Left
98
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Gee Folds Out Tilly and Hale

Level 3 : Limits 400/800, 0 ante

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.

Tags: Brant HaleDavid GeeJennifer Tilly

Lenkeit Makes It

Level 3 : Limits 400/800, 0 ante

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 53A before turning over 8 "but I did make it."

Tags: Eric SmithHaresh ThakerPaul Lenkeit

Level: 3

Blinds: 200-400
Limits: 400-800

Massman Amassing; Pupillo Gone

Level 2 : Limits 300/600, 0 ante

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 7632 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.

Tags: Aloisio DouradoDany GeorgesMichael EstesNick PupilloRobert Massman

Valeo Goes For Value

Level 2 : Limits 300/600, 0 ante

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 654A for a six-five. Kastory tossed his hand into the muck while Valeo raked in the pot.

Tags: Darrell LarabeeLynda TranMark KastoryMatthew Valeo

More Familiar Faces In The Field

Level 2 : Limits 300/600, 0 ante

Level: 2

Blinds: 200-300
Limits: 300-600

Draw Three Pat

Level 1 : Limits 200/400, 0 ante

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 KJ65 for a king-dugi as he raked in the pot.

Tags: Kelt DavisSean YuSteven White

Thaker Goes Three Streets

Level 1 : Limits 200/400, 0 ante

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.

Tags: Haresh ThakerMichael DwyerWilliam Mattison

Early Faces In The Field

Level 1 : Limits 200/400, 0 ante