After losing a small pot a few hands prior, Yuri Dzivielevski raised all in for his last 70,000 from the cutoff and was called by Walter Chambers in the big blind to be put at risk.
Chambers stood pat the entire way, while Dzivielevski took one off on each draw.
Yuri Dzivielevski: 7♠5♥3♦
Walter Chambers: J♦4♣3♠2♥
Dzivielevski was looking for a low club, but received the J♠ to be eliminated in 10th place.
Brant Hale raised from the small blind, Gary Benson three-bet from the big blind, and Hale called all-in for 115,000 total.
Hale drew one and Benson two. The same occurred on the second draw.
On the final draw, Hale stood pat and Benson still needed two.
Brant Hale: K♥8♣7♦4♠
Gary Benson: 2♥A♣
Hale was in good shape with a made king but Benson first peeled the Q♦ for a sweat. However, his last card was the 8♥, securing the full double for Hale on the first hand of the day.
Just 10 players remain out of the initial 554 entrants in Event #8: $1,500 Badugi, with the third and final day set to get underway at 1 p.m. local time inside the Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas.
Entering Day 3 with a commanding chip lead is Michael Casella, who bagged 4,065,000 last night — nearly double the stack of his nearest challenger, 2024 WSOP Player of the Year and seven-time bracelet winner Scott Seiver (2,120,000). Australia's Gary Benson sits third in chips with 2,045,000 as the final day gets underway.
Start of Day 3 Chip Counts
Rank
Player
Country
Chip Count
Big Blinds
1
Michael Casella
United States
4,065,000
81
2
Scott Seiver
United States
2,120,000
42
3
Gary Benson
Australia
2,045,000
41
4
Nick Schulman
United States
1,985,000
40
5
Stephan Nussrallah
United States
1,385,000
28
6
Kyle Arora
United States
905,000
18
7
Walter Chambers
United States
685,000
14
8
Jon Turner
United States
300,000
6
9
Yuri Dzivielevski
Brazil
295,000
6
10
Brant Hale
United States
115,000
2
Further down the leaderboard is a who's who of poker talent, including 2025 Poker Hall of Fame inductee and seven-time bracelet winner Nick Schulman (1,985,000), five-time bracelet winner and mixed-game specialist Yuri Dzivielevski (295,000), and Jon Turner (300,000), who has amassed more than $2.4 million in WSOP cashes alone and is widely regarded as one of the best players who has yet to win a bracelet.
Each of the remaining 10 players has already locked up a guaranteed payday of $8,979 stemming from the $735,435 prize pool, but all eyes will be on the top prize of $141,963 that comes along with the coveted WSOP gold bracelet.
Remaining Payouts
Place
Prize
1
$141,963
2
$94,607
3
$62,920
4
$42,815
5
$29,824
6
$21,279
7
$15,560
8-9
$11,668
10
$8,979
Action is set to get underway on Level 26, which features blinds of 25,000/50,000 and limits of 50,000/100,000. Levels will remain 60 minutes each, and the plan is to continue until a winner is crowned. Play will begin in the Paris Gold section at Tables 74 and 75.
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With a star-studded field and a bracelet within reach, the battle for the title is sure to be fierce. Be sure to stick with PokerNews for all the latest updates as the action unfolds right up until a new Badugi champion is crowned.
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