A player in the cutoff bet on a board of 10♥5♦7♥J♥ before Jason Moore, in the hijack, raised.
The cutoff called to see the 7♣ river where Moore bet again. That was enough to win the pot as his opponent mucked.
"Trip sevens," Moore said as he picked up his cards to show them to his tablemate before sending them into the muck.
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20,000 |
The 2023 World Series of Poker (WSOP) is getting ready to debut a brand new event!
Tomorrow, Wednesday, June 7 at 2 p.m., Event 20: $1,500 Badugi will get underway at 2 p.m. on Wednesday, June 7, but if you don't know how to play, fear not as we've put together this primer to get you up to speed and ready to compete.
Badugi is a four-card triple draw lowball poker variant that isn’t as well-known as other games, but those who learn and play it often characterize it as a fun alternative poker game filled with action.
A lot of players enjoy Badugi because it has a fairly simple objective and, because the format and goal differ from many other variants, there are different strategies employed.
Although the exact origin of the game is unknown, many believe it originated in South Korea in the latter half of the 20th century, while others claim it was popularized in Canada in the 1980s where it was called “Off Suit Lowball”.
The name allegedly comes from the Korean word baduk or badug which refers to a black and white pattern, with badugi a common name for a black and white spotted dog. The board game Go was called baduk in Korean.
On a board reading 8♠4♠10♣6♥ with three active players, the player first to act checked to Andrew Brown who bet. Al Navidi raised from the button which saw the third player fold the action back to Brown who made it three bets with a raise of his own.
Navidi called and the two players saw a river of 8♣. Brown Checked to Navidi who tossed out a bet before getting a quick call from brown as the players turned the cards face up.
Navidi took the high side with the 10♠7♠5♥3♦ and Brown pulled in the low side with A♣A♥K♣2♣.
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34,400 | |
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32,000 | |
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Niveau: 3
Blinds: 200/400
Limits: 400/800
Ben Vidal raised from under the gun and was called by three opponents, including Garry Gates in the cutoff and small blind Allen Kessler.
The flop came 8♣8♠A♦ and Vidal bet again. Only an opponent in the hijack called as they went heads-up to a 9♠ turn.
Vidal put out another bet and the hijack called. The river came the Q♦, and this time Vidal took the pot with another bet as his lone remaining opponent folded.
Ari Engel is also at this table sitting directly to the left of Kessler as that side of the table has more than 200 WSOP cashes between them.
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3,000
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3,000 |
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20,000
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20,000 |
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18,100
6,900
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6,900 |
Action folded to Omar Mehmood on the button who opted to limp. The small blind folded and the big blind decided to come in for a raise. Mehmood called and the two players were off to a flop of 5♥A♦8♥.
The player in the big blind led out with a bet that was quickly met with a call from Mehmood and both players took a A♣ turn card which again led to a bet from the big blind and a call from Mehmood.
On the 3♥ river, the big blind slowed down and checked it over to Mehmood, who opted to bet for the first time in the hand.
The big blind player frustratingly peeled the A♠K♣ from his hand and tabled them face up before tossing the other two cards into the muck conceding the pot to Mehmood without a showdown.
Mehmood is in action and off to a good start fresh off a deep 14th place finish in Event #7: $1,500 Limit Hold 'Em.
Adam Kerbel was in early position and bet on a board of 10♥6♠8♣6♣. He received three callers as all four players saw the 10♦ fall on the river.
Kerbel bet again once action checked to him and the hijack and small blind quickly got out of the way. His last opponent, under the gun, took one last look at his hand and remarked how he didn't like the river before joining them in the muck.
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26,000 |
Defending champion Amnon Filippi has taken his seat in the tournament here on Level 2.
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25,000
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25,000
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25,000 |
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25,000
25,000
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25,000 |
After a limp from the under-the-gun and middle position players, Brian Bowman stuck a raise in from the small blind. Both players call and see a flop of 10♣A♣8♠.
Bowman put out a bet that was called by the under-the -gun player and the two saw a 8♥ turn card. Bowman continued with a bet and was again called by his opponent before seeing the 7♦ fall on the river.
Both players checked through to showdown with his opponent turning up the A♥Q♥Q♠7♠ which fell to the A♠K♠J♣3♥ of Bowman as the pot was pushed in his direction.
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26,000 |
Both Robert DiAntonio and an opponent in the big blind had a series of bets in front of them heading to the turn on a board of A♠3♣J♦Q♥.
The big blind bet again and DiAntonio called to see the 3♥ river. His opponent now put out another bet and DiAntonio sighed before flicking in a chip.
"Good call. Queen," his opponent said while DiAntonio showed A♣Q♣K♣5♥ for aces and queens to win the pot.
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30,000 |
