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

Jun 06, 2025

Baker's Three Card Is Good

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Liam Gannon

Level 21 : Limits 20,000/40,000, 0 ante

Blinds: 10,000-20,000
Limits: 20,000-40,000

David ODB Baker raised in the hijack and Dominick Sarle called in the cutoff.

Both players drew one and Sarle called Baker's bet.

Once more both players drew one and Sarle called again after Baker bet.

The final draw saw both players draw one and check.

Baker turned over 5♦4♥2♣ 2♠ for a three-card five and Sarle mucked his hand to the three-time WSOP bracelet winner.

Tags: Dominick Sarle David ODB Baker

Jun 06, 2025

Roman Busts After Breaking

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Frank Visser

Level 21 : Limits 20,000/40,000, 0 ante

Blinds: 10,000-20,000
Limits: 20,000-40,000

Christopher Roman raised in the hijack. Kevin Choi sat in the big blind and called when folded to. Choi drew two cards, prompting Roman to stay pat. Choi then check-called a bet before drawing one, with Roman remaining pat.

Roman tossed in another bet when checked to, and Choi check-called. He then stood pat himself, prompting Roman to break his hand and draw two cards.

The opponents checked to showdown, and Choi's J♦8♥4♠A♣ badugi won him the pot. Roman was left with just over one big bet, which he would lose only a few hands later.

Tags: Christopher Roman Kevin Choi

Jun 06, 2025

Down to Four Tables

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Frank Visser

Level 21 : Limits 20,000/40,000, 0 ante

Blinds: 10,000-20,000
Limits: 20,000-40,000

Jun 06, 2025

Few Chips Left for Ogita

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Frank Visser

Level 21 : Limits 20,000/40,000, 0 ante

Blinds: 10,000-20,000
Limits: 20,000-40,000

The action was caught after the second draw. Daisuke Ogita fired a bet from the small blind, which James Tilton raised on the button. Ogita responded with a three-bet, and Tilton called.

Both players stood pat on the final draw, and Tilton called one more bet from Ogita.

Ogita tabled 7♠6♥5♣3♦, but Tilton had lower with 7♣6♠3♥2♦, leaving Ogita with less than a big bet to his name.

Tags: Daisuke Ogita James Tilton

Jun 06, 2025

Roman Shows The Snow

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Liam Gannon

Level 21 : Limits 20,000/40,000, 0 ante

Blinds: 10,000-20,000
Limits: 20,000-40,000

Action was picked up after the predraw in a pot between Christopher Roman in the big blind and Aloisio Dourado in the cutoff.

Both players drew one and action checked through on the first draw.

On the second draw, both players drew one again and Roman bet while Dourado called.

Roman stood pat while Dourado drew and Roman placed his bet out quickly. Dourado peeled his card and then tossed his hand into the muck.

As he was pushed the pot, Roman showed 9♣5♠4♦ 10♠ for a three-card nine.

Tags: Aloisio Dourado Christopher Roman

Jun 06, 2025

Brown Gets Check-Raised Again

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Frank Visser

Level 21 : Limits 20,000/40,000, 0 ante

Blinds: 10,000-20,000
Limits: 20,000-40,000

Andrew Brown flicked in raising chips on the button. Patrick Stacey defended his big blind and drew two cards, while Brown opted to take one.

Stacey check-called Brown's bet, after which the same drawing action happened. Stacey check-called again, but on the final draw, each player took one card.

Stacey checked for a third time after the draw. Brown tossed in another bet, and Stacey raised. Brown quickly called, and Stacey tabled 7♣5♦2♥A♠ for a seven-badugi.

"Man, everybody loves check-raising me this tournament," Brown sighed as he claimed to muck a nine-badugi.

Tags: Andrew Brown Patrick Stacey

Jun 06, 2025

"What Have We Gotten Ourselves Into?"

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Liam Gannon

Level 21 : Limits 20,000/40,000, 0 ante

Blinds: 10,000-20,000
Limits: 20,000-40,000

Action was picked up in a capped pot between David Margolis in the big blind and Ray Fishman on the button.

Both players stood pat while Margolis checked over to Fishman who bet and Margolis called.

Once more they stood pat and Margolis check-called a bet from Fishman.

Margolis stood pat and Fishman squirmed around in his seat.

"What have we gotten ourselves into my friend?" asked Fishman while he pondered what to do on his draw "What have we gotten ourselves into?"

He proceeded to repeat that four times after and eventually Fishman decided to pitch one with action checking through.

"Nine," said Margolis as he tabled 9♦4♣3♠2♥.

"The things that I do in this game," Fishman lamented as he pitched his cards "If I told you what I broke you wouldn't believe me."

Tags: David Margolis Ray Fishman

Jun 06, 2025

Vonk Pips Wolff

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Frank Visser

Level 21 : Limits 20,000/40,000, 0 ante

Blinds: 10,000-20,000
Limits: 20,000-40,000

George Wolff put in a raise under the gun. Marcel Vonk called in the big blind and drew one card. Wolff did not want any new cards, betting when Vonk checked after the draw.

Vonk then raised, Wolff called, and both remained pat on the second draw. They kept staying pat while they checked to showdown, where Vonk's 10♠6♥4♦A♣ took the pot over Wolff's slightly inferior 10♦6♠4♥2♣.

Tags: George Wolff Marcel Vonk

Level: 21

Blinds: 10,000-20,000
Limits: 20,000-40,000

Jun 06, 2025

Suzuki Runs Out of Fuel

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Frank Visser

Level 20 : Limits 15,000/30,000, 0 ante

Blinds: 10,000-15,000
Limits: 15,000-30,000

Ryan Ko raised as first to act. Anthony Arvidson then three-bet from the cutoff, and Ryutaro Suzuki called all in. Ko also called, after which all three took one new card.

Arvidson created a side pot when he fired a bet after Ko's check, and Ko called before each player took another card. The side pot action slowed down as both players decided to check and take one card on the final draw.

Suzuki then remained pat, and Ko checked over to Arvidson before folding to his bet. Arvidson tabled 4♥3♦2♠A♣ for the nuts, while Suzuki's queen-badugi disappeared into the muck as he took his exit.

Tags: Anthony Arvidson Ryan Ko Ryutaro Suzuki