Event #8: $1,500 Badugi | 2026 World Series of Poker

2 days 21 hours ago

Walter Chambers Eliminated in 7th Place ($15,560)

Brett Slezak

Level 27 : Limits 30,000/60,000, 0 ante

Blinds: 30,000-60,000
Limits: 60,000-120,000

Stephan Nussrallah raised second-to-act, Walter Chambers three-bet from the cutoff, Nussrallah made it four bets, and Chambers called all-in for 230,000 total.

Nussrallah stood pat the whole time, while Chambers took one each draw.

Walter Chambers: 3♥2♠A♦ All in
Stephan Nussrallah: J♥5♦4♠3♣

Chambers had a wheel draw against the made jack of Nussrallah. However, he could not find one of his eight outs as he peeled the 8♦ to be eliminated as the first casualty of the final table.

Tags: Stephan Nussrallah Walter Chambers

Level: 27

Blinds: 30,000-60,000
Limits: 60,000-120,000

2 days 21 hours ago

Hale Doubles Through Schulman

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Dan O'Hair

Level 26 : Limits 25,000/50,000, 0 ante

Blinds: 25,000-50,000
Limits: 50,000-100,000

Brant Hale raised from early position and just behind him, Nick Schulman made it three bets to go. Action folded back around to Hale, who called.

Hale drew one on the first draw while Schulman stood pat. Hale then check-called a bet from Schulman.

The same drawing action took place on the second round and Hale again checked. Schulman bet and Hale raised all in for his remaining stack. Schulman called.

Hale stood pat on the final draw and Schulman tanked a while before deciding to break his hand and draw one.

Brant Hale: 9♣5♠2♦A♥ All in
Nick Schulman: 10♠5♣4♦

"Nice hand," Schulman said upon seeing he was already drawing dead against Hale's nine.

Schulman revelaed an irrelevant 9♥ and Hale was awarded the double up.

Tags: Brant Hale Nick Schulman

2 days 21 hours ago

Seiver Shows Hale a Nine

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Brett Slezak

Level 26 : Limits 25,000/50,000, 0 ante

Blinds: 25,000-50,000
Limits: 50,000-100,000

Brant Hale raised second-to-act, Stephan Nussrallah called in the cutoff, and Scott Seiver defended his big blind.

Seiver drew two, Hale stood pat, and Nussrallah drew onw. Hale bet and both opponents called.

The drawing sequence occurred on the second draw. Hale bet again, Nussrallah folded, Seiver raised, and Hale called.

Both stood pat and Hale called a final bet from Seiver, who announced a nine as he tabled 9♠7♦5♥A♣, and Hale mucked.

Tags: Brant Hale Scott Seiver Stephan Nussrallah

2 days 22 hours ago

Schulman's Seven is Good

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Dan O'Hair

Level 26 : Limits 25,000/50,000, 0 ante

Blinds: 25,000-50,000
Limits: 50,000-100,000

Nick Schulman opened from early position and called a three-bet from Michael Casella, who was in the cutoff.

Schulman drew one on the first draw while Casella stood pat. Schulman then check-raised a bet from Casella, who called.

Both players remained pat on the second and third draw and Casella called bets from Schulman on each.

Schulman tabled 7♠6♦4♣A♥ for a seven and Casella tossed his cards into the muck.

Tags: Michael Casella Nick Schulman

2 days 22 hours ago

Seiver and Nussrallah go to War

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Dan O'Hair

Level 26 : Limits 25,000/50,000, 0 ante

Blinds: 25,000-50,000
Limits: 50,000-100,000

Stephan Nussrallah raised from the cutoff and was called by Scott Seiver in the big blind.

Seiver took two off and Nussrallah drew one. Seiver then checked to Nussrallah, who bet. Seiver quickly announced a raise and, undeterred, Nussrallah made it three bets to go.

Seiver fired back with a four bet and Nussrallah paused before putting in a fifth bet.

Seiver studied Nussrallah a bit before scooping up his cards and sending them into the muck.

Tags: Scott Seiver Stephan Nussrallah

2 days 22 hours ago

Hale More than Doubles his Stack

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Brett Slezak

Level 26 : Limits 25,000/50,000, 0 ante

Blinds: 25,000-50,000
Limits: 50,000-100,000

Brant Hale raised from the hijack and was called by Michael Casella in the small blind and Walter Chambers in the big blind.

Casella drew one, Chambers two, and Hale one. The action checked through.

Everyone took one on the second draw. Casella led, Chambers called, and Hale raised. Casella let it go but Chambers stuck around.

Chambers drew one on the end and check-folded after Hale stood pat and tossed out his final 30,000. Hale more than doubled his short stack without showdown, leaving Chambers as the shortest for now.

Tags: Brant Hale Michael Casella Walter Chambers

2 days 22 hours ago

Seat	Player	Country	Chip Count	Big Bets
1	Stephan Nussrallah	United States	1,400,000	14
2	Michael Casella	United States	4,200,000	42
3	Walter Chambers	United States	855,000	9
4	Scott Seiver	United States	3,150,000	32
5	Gary Benson	Australia	2,150,000	22
6	Brant Hale	United States	325,000	3
7	Nick Schulman	United States	1,575,000	16

Kyle Arora Eliminated in 8th Place ($11,668)

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Brett Slezak

Level 26 : Limits 25,000/50,000, 0 ante

Blinds: 25,000-50,000
Limits: 50,000-100,000

Scott Seiver raised from the hijack, Kyle Arora three-bet from the button, and Seiver called.

Seiver drew one and check-called after Arora stood pat.

On the second draw, Seiver took one again and check-raised after Arora bet. Arora called leaving himself 30,000 behind.

Both stood pat on the end and Seiver asked for the rest, and Arora called all-in.

Kyle Arora: 10♦5♥4♣3♠ All in
Scott Seiver: 9♦7♥5♠3♣

Seiver's nine Badugi was best against Arora's ten and he hit the rail on the final table bubble.

Tags: Kyle Arora Scott Seiver

2 days 22 hours ago

Jon Turner Eliminated in 9th Place ($11,668)

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Brett Slezak

Level 26 : Limits 25,000/50,000, 0 ante

Blinds: 25,000-50,000
Limits: 50,000-100,000

After doubling up Brant Hale the previous hand, Jon Turner was all-in for his final 20,000 from the small blind against Hale in the big blind.

On the final draw, Turner was drawing one while Hale was pat.

Jon Turner: 6♦3♥2♣ All in
Brant Hale: 9♦7♣6♥2♠

Turner was live with his six draw against the made nine of Hale. He peeled a no-side black card, and with the deuce of spades already in Hale's hand, Turner just needed to find a spade. Unfortunately for him, his card was the A♣, and he was eliminated in 9th place.

Tags: Brant Hale Jon Turner