Event #23: $1,500 Badugi Day 2 | 2025 World Series of Poker

06-06-2025 13:33 UTC-8

The First Wave of Min Cashers

Liam Gannon

Level 17 : Limits 8,000/16,000, 0 ante

Blinds: 4,000-8,000
Limits: 8,000-16,000

Player	Chips	Progress
Murilo Souza	Busted
Jonathan Pastore	Busted

Ismael Bojang	Busted

Dustin Bryan	Busted

Nam Le	Busted
Jason Lopata	Busted
Scott Abrams	Busted

Nathaniel Parenti	Busted
Nicolas Milgrom	Busted

Kianoush Abolfathi	Busted

Christian Gonzalez	Busted
Mark Kastory	Busted
Brian Yoon	Busted

Richard Kaiser	Busted
Valentin Vornicu	Busted
Thor William Morstoel	Busted

06-06-2025 13:33 UTC-8

Clotar Departs Amid Burning Controversy

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Frank Visser

Level 17 : Limits 8,000/16,000, 0 ante

Blinds: 4,000-8,000
Limits: 8,000-16,000

The action was picked up on the first draw, where Stephen Speck under the gun and Paul Clotar in the hijack each took one card. Speck check-called a bet from Clotar, and each player exchanged one card again.

Speck decided to lead out, Clotar raised all in for 26,000 total, and Speck called after confirming the amount. Speck stood pat on the final draw, leading Clotar to toss his K♠ away in favor of a new card.

Speck tabled 9♦7♣6♠A♥ for a nine-badugi, while Clotar showed Q♦7♥4♣A♦, having bricked his final draw.

After the hand had been completed, the players noticed the dealer had not burned a card before the final draw, but there was nothing that could be done for Clotar, who was forced to take his exit.

Player	Chips	Progress
Stephen Speck	145,000 110,000	110,000
Paul Clotar	Busted

Tags: Paul Clotar Stephen Speck

06-06-2025 13:38 UTC-8

Monette Wins Without Showdown

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Liam Gannon

Level 17 : Limits 8,000/16,000, 0 ante

Blinds: 4,000-8,000
Limits: 8,000-16,000

Action was picked up on the second betting round with a sizable pot between David Lin in the hijack and "Angry John" Monnette on the button.

Lin checked over to Monnette, who bet, and Lin called.

The final draw saw Lin draw one and Monnette stood pat. Lin looked down at his last card and checked over to Monnette who wasted no time throwing in a bet.

It took no time for Lin to toss his hand into the muck and Monnette raked in the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
John Monnette	129,000 9,000	9,000

David Lin	68,000 50,000	50,000

Tags: David Lin John Monnette

06-06-2025 13:45 UTC-8

Turner Turned Away as Schoonbaert Playing Piles

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Frank Visser

Level 17 : Limits 8,000/16,000, 0 ante

Blinds: 4,000-8,000
Limits: 8,000-16,000

Catching the action before the final draw, several bets had been put in the pot by Ryan Schoonbaert in the small blind, Justin Turner in the big blind, and Arthur Morris in the hijack.

Schoonbaert checked to Turner, who put in his final 4,000. Morris was then allowed to make it 20,000 after a floor ruling, which Schoonbaert called.

Schoonbaert then drew one card, with Turner and Morris standing pat behind. Schoonbaert led out after the draw, and Morris quickly called.

Schoonbaert tabled 7♦4♣2♥A♠ for a seven-badugi, causing Turner and Morris to only briefly show their inferior badugis before they were added to the muck.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ryan Schoonbaert	460,000 378,000	378,000
Arthur Morris	344,000 31,000	31,000
Justin Turner	Busted

Tags: Arthur Morris Justin Turner Ryan Schoonbaert

06-06-2025 13:51 UTC-8

Ryan Hoenig Wins Event #18: $10,000 Dealers Choice 6-Handed Championship

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Milko van Winden

Level 17 : Limits 8,000/16,000, 0 ante

Blinds: 4,000-8,000
Limits: 8,000-16,000

Tags: Ryan Hoenig

06-06-2025 13:53 UTC-8

Matthews Left Without Outs

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Frank Visser

Level 17 : Limits 8,000/16,000, 0 ante

Blinds: 4,000-8,000
Limits: 8,000-16,000

Graham Mathews had gone all in from under the gun before the final draw, being called by Christopher Roman on the button. Matthews then drew one card, with Roman standing pat after.

Graham Mathews: 10♦2♣A♠ All in
Christopher Roman: 7♦6♠5♣2♥

Matthews was drawing dead against the seven-badugi of Roman, and he departed the tournament area after he had turned over a useless 6♦.

Player	Chips	Progress
Christopher Roman	410,000 231,000	231,000
Graham Mathews	Busted

Tags: Christopher Roman Graham Mathews

06-06-2025 13:56 UTC-8

Krela Falls To Tate

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Liam Gannon

Level 17 : Limits 8,000/16,000, 0 ante

Blinds: 4,000-8,000
Limits: 8,000-16,000

Jonathan Krela raised in first position and Brian Tate three-bet from the cutoff. Action folded back around to Krela who four-bet and Tate called.

Krela stood pat while Tate drew one and Krela lead out. Tate responded by raising and Krela clicked it back, earning a call from Tate.

Both stood pat on the second draw and Krela moved all in which Tate called.

Once more they stood pat and their hands were tabled.

Jonathan Krela: 10♠9♥4♣A♦ All in
Brian Tate: 7♥5♣4♦A♠

Tate's seven beat Krela's ten and he amassed the remainder of of Krela's chips.

Player	Chips	Progress
Brian Tate	609,000 256,000	256,000
Jonathan Krela	Busted

Tags: Brian Tate Jonathan Krela

06-06-2025 14:04 UTC-8

Francoeur Plays Heroine

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Frank Visser

Level 17 : Limits 8,000/16,000, 0 ante

Blinds: 4,000-8,000
Limits: 8,000-16,000

Louise Francoeur raised her small blind, and Valentin Lita called in the big blind. They both drew one card on the first draw, checked, and drew one card again.

Francoeur then check-called Lita's bet, after which she drew one more card on the final draw. Lita tossed in another bet, with Francoeur quickly calling.

"You win," stated Lita as he tabled 8♥6♣4♠ without showing his final card. Francoeur played the better three-card hand with her 6♠A♥3♦Xx and was awarded the pot.