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

06-06-2025 16:00 UTC-8

Brown's King Is Good

Liam Gannon

Level 19 : Limits 12,000/24,000, 0 ante

Blinds: 6,000-12,000
Limits: 12,000-24,000

Jaekyung Sim raised in the hijack and Andrew Brown three-bet on the button which saw action fold back around to Sim who called.

Sim pitched one card while Brown stood pat and Sim check-called a bet from Brown.

On the second draw, Sim drew one again while Brown stood pat and Sim check-called a second time.

The third draw saw Sim draw one, Brown stand pat, and action checked through.

Brown tabled K♣J♥10♠6♦ for a king and it was good as Sim tossed his hand into the muck.

Player	Chips	Progress
Andrew Brown	391,000 27,000	27,000

Jaekyung Sim	385,000 92,000	92,000

Tags: Andrew Brown Jaekyung Sim

06-06-2025 16:06 UTC-8

Fishman Crosses Seven Figures

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Frank Visser

Level 19 : Limits 12,000/24,000, 0 ante

Blinds: 6,000-12,000
Limits: 12,000-24,000

Ray Fishman raised from the small blind. David Funkhouser was in the big blind and put in a three-bet, which Fishman called. Fishman drew two cards on the first draw, with Funkhouser only needing one.

Fishman check-called Funkhouser's bet before both players drew one card on the second draw, checking it to the third draw after. They each took one card again, after which Fishman made a bet.

Funkhouser called off, and Fishman's Q♥5♠3♣2♦ badugi awarded him the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ray Fishman	1,075,000 240,000	240,000

David Margolis	465,000 263,000	263,000
Ryutaro Suzuki	265,000 51,000	51,000

Michael Krescanko Jr	150,000 187,000	187,000
David Funkhouser	120,000 100,000	100,000

Tags: David Funkhouser Ray Fishman

06-06-2025 16:19 UTC-8

Choi Doubles Through Sim

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Liam Gannon

Level 19 : Limits 12,000/24,000, 0 ante

Blinds: 6,000-12,000
Limits: 12,000-24,000

Action was picked up on the second betting round in a pot between three players.

In the big blind, Jaekyung Sim checked to Daisuke Ogita in first position, who bet, and Kevin Choi in the cutoff raised. Sim raised again, and Ogita folded while Choi raised all in, and Sim quickly called.

Both players stood pat.

Kevin Choi: 7♥5♦3♠A♣ All in
Jaekyung Sim: 10♣7♦3♥2♠

The seven was good against Sim's ten, and Choi doubled up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Kevin Choi	371,000 236,000	236,000
Jaekyung Sim	241,000 144,000	144,000
Daisuke Ogita	130,000 50,000	50,000

Tags: Daisuke Ogita Jaekyung Sim Kevin Choi

06-06-2025 16:22 UTC-8

Monnette Takes From Stacey

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Liam Gannon

Level 19 : Limits 12,000/24,000, 0 ante

Blinds: 6,000-12,000
Limits: 12,000-24,000

John Monnette raised in the cutoff and on the button, Patrick Stacey three-bet which Monnette called.

Monnette drew two while Stacey drew one and Monnette check-called a bet from Stacey.

Both players drew one on the turn and Monnette bet which saw Stacey call.

Once more both players drew one and Monnette bet, with Stacey throwing in a single green chip to call.

"Seven," said Monnette as he tabled 7♥3♠2♣A♦ for a seven Badugi, and Stacey briefly showed 5♥3♦A♠ for a three-card five, leaving the WSOP bracelet winner to rake in the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
John Monnette	390,000 95,000	95,000

Patrick Stacey	370,000 140,000	140,000

Tags: John Monnette Patrick Stacey

06-06-2025 16:22 UTC-8

Weng Sent Home After Patting Argument

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Frank Visser

Level 19 : Limits 12,000/24,000, 0 ante

Blinds: 6,000-12,000
Limits: 12,000-24,000

Jun Weng and Marcel Vonk had capped the betting before the first draw, after which they both stood pat.

Weng's remaining 23,000 chips were put in the pot after the first draw, and Weng and Vonk declared their pats two more times.

When the dealer asked for a showdown, Weng refused, arguing there was one draw remaining.

The floor was called over, and after several more minutes of arguments and cross-checking with several people, it was determined that all draws had indeed taken place. Weng pleaded to check the cameras to no avail.

Weng then reluctantly tabled 10♦8♠7♥6♣ for a ten-badugi, which lost to the 7♦5♥2♠A♣ of Vonk. He exited the tournament area while the table continued discussing the remarkable situation.

Player	Chips	Progress
Matthew Schreiber	790,000 350,000	350,000

Marcel Vonk	385,000 195,000	195,000

Hye Park	235,000 30,000	30,000
Louise Francoeur	226,000 41,000	41,000
Scott Lake	180,000 300,000	300,000
Jun Weng	Busted

Tags: Jun Weng Marcel Vonk

06-06-2025 16:22 UTC-8

Pre-Break Bust-Outs

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Frank Visser

Level 19 : Limits 12,000/24,000, 0 ante

Blinds: 6,000-12,000
Limits: 12,000-24,000

Player	Chips	Progress
Jacob Irvin	Busted
Hasan Kural	Busted
Benjamin Yu	Busted

Felipe Ramos	Busted

Matthew Kelley	Busted
John Bunch	Busted
Valentin Lita	Busted

06-06-2025 16:24 UTC-8

Break

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Liam Gannon

Level 19 : Limits 12,000/24,000, 0 ante

Blinds: 6,000-12,000
Limits: 12,000-24,000

The players have gone on their second 15-minute break of the day.

06-06-2025 16:38 UTC-8

Chip Counts (full)

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Liam Gannon

Level 19 : Limits 12,000/24,000, 0 ante

Blinds: 6,000-12,000
Limits: 12,000-24,000

Player	Chips	Progress
Ray Fishman	975,000 100,000	100,000

Matthew Schreiber	965,000 175,000	175,000

Dominick Sarle	850,000 516,000	516,000

Ryan Schoonbaert	815,000 199,000	199,000
Aloisio Dourado	750,000 255,000	255,000

Daniel Zack	700,000 229,000	229,000

Andrew Brown	540,000 149,000	149,000

David Margolis	530,000 65,000	65,000
Ryutaro Suzuki	515,000 250,000	250,000

Kevin Choi	460,000 89,000	89,000
Jonathan Glendinning	425,000 97,000	97,000
Ryan Ko	405,000 216,000	216,000
John Monnette	395,000 5,000	5,000

Carl Vaillancourt	390,000 80,000	80,000
James Tilton	390,000 1,000	1,000
David ODB Baker	390,000 25,000	25,000

Marcel Vonk	385,000

Patrick Stacey	380,000 10,000	10,000
James Newberry	360,000 89,000	89,000
Anthony Ribeiro	350,000 165,000	165,000
George Wolff	345,000 154,000	154,000

Christopher Roman	310,000 101,000	101,000
Matthew Wantman	310,000 78,000	78,000

Jonathan Wirjo	265,000 14,000	14,000
Brian Tate	235,000 168,000	168,000

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Level: 20

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

06-06-2025 16:52 UTC-8

Dourado Holds Three-Way

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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

Aloisio Dourado in the small blind, Carl Vaillancourt in the big blind, and Matthew Wantman under the gun had each put in three bets before the first draw.

Dourado then stood pat and bet out when Carl Vaillancourt and Matthew Wantman had each taken one card.

The same pattern occurred again on the second draw. On the third draw, the players took the same number of cards, but it was checked to showdown instead.

Dourado tabled K♠J♦8♣A♥ for a king-badugi and won the pot when the other players mucked their hands.