The players are going on their final break of the night with three levels left to play.
Play resumes in Level 13 with blinds at 1,000/1,500 and limits at 3,000/6,000 with an average stack of 65,000. 228 of 597 players remain.
Badacey
Tim Frazin raised in the hijack, Dylan Smith reraised in the small blind, and Frazin called.
"Two kings, I'm going to break it," Frazin said as he drew two. Smith also drew two and bet as Frazin called.
"Two kings again. I'm going to break it, even though he called with two kings," Frazin said, pointing across at tablemate Kevin Gerhart.
"But look at his stack. When's the last time he won a bracelet?" Nitesh Rawtani added.
"It's been a while," Gerhart admitted.
Both players drew one and Smith bet again. Frazin called and drew one, while Smith stood pat and bet. Frazin called again.
Smith showed 6♥5♠4♣3♦2♥ for a 6-5 with a Badugi and Frazin mucked.
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Richard Mirin put in his last 7,500 from under the gun as Paul Holder called in the cutoff, as did Michael Spegal on the button and James Obst in the small blind. Frank Brannan then reraised in the big blind and Holder, Spegal, and Obst all called.
Obst, Mirin, and Holder drew two, while Spegal and Brannan took one. Brannan then bet and all three opponents called.
Brannan stood pat on the second draw, Obst, Mirin, and Holder took two, and Spegal took one. Brannan bet all in and Holder committed his last chips. Spegal called, but Obst raised and Spegal called.
Brannan and Spegal stood pat on the last draw, while the other three each took one. Spegal and Obst then checked.
Obst showed J♣7♣6♠3♥2♦ for a 7-6-3-2 Badugi, while Brannan had 8♥7♦6♣4♥2♠ for an 8-7-6. Spegal mucked A♠9♥6♦5♣4♣, while Mirin and Holder also mucked as they headed to the rail.
"I pulled this on the second card," Brannan said, pointing out his eight. "Is it bad to just pat? I figure all my outs are dead. I'm just learning these games," he added.
Level: 12
Limit Flop/Draw: 1,500-2,500, 2,500-5,000 Limits
Stud Games: 500 Ante, 1,000 Bring-In, 2,500 Completion 2,500-5,000 Limits
No-Limit & Pot-Limit: 1,500/2,000 Ante, 500-1,500 Blinds
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Around 20,000 was in the middle as Dario Sammartino and Timothy Wong went to the second draw. Wong then put in his last 10,000 from under the gun and Sammartino called in the hijack.
Both players stood pat and Sammartino turned over 7♦5♠4♥3♣2♣ for the nuts with a Badugi to scoop the pot and send Wong to the rail.
Jeremy Ausmus and David "Bakes" Baker were also among the recent eliminations.
Alan Keating had an opportunity to prove to the high-stakes tournament grinders — notably, Daniel Negreanu — that he can hang in their arena. But the Hustler Casino Live fan favorite bowed out in the second round of Event #7: $25,000 Heads-Up Championship on Friday at the 2025 World Series of Poker (WSOP).
Keating, known primarily for his high-stakes cash game appearances, has over $200,000 in career WSOP earnings but hasn’t recorded a WSOP cash since 2013. Recently, he’s been publicly challenged by several high-stakes pros—including Negreanu — to step outside the comfort of the private cash game scene and compete against the game's elites.
It seems Negreanu was on Keating’s mind when he registered for the event. When PokerNews caught up with him and asked about his motivation for playing, Keating said, “It’s a heads-up tournament, and I saw Negreanu was on the list,” adding that he thought to himself, “Alright, here’s my chance to find him in his streets.”
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