In a blind vs blind confrontation, the pot stood at approximately 5,600. On a board of 8♠2♣5♠ a player in the small blind checked the action over to Steve Fitzcharles in the big blind who bet out for 3,200. Fitzcharles' bet was met by the check-raise of the small blind who shoved all in for 12,600. Fitzcharles called.
Small Blind: Q♠8♦
Steve Fitzcharles: 8♣6♥
The turn came the 5♦ and the river the 6♣ sending the small blind to the rail.
Victoria Livschitz opened from the hijack to 2,000, the player in the cutoff called and the big blind decided to three-bet to 8,000. Livschitz responded with a four-bet jam for 24,300 to which the cutoff folded and the big blind called.
Victoria Livschitz: A♣A♠
Big Blind: Q♣Q♦
The board ran out 4♦8♦6♠7♣6♥. Livschitz was the beneficiary of this cold deck as she received a full double up.
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.
Action preflop consisted of a raise in late position of 1,700, with a button reraise to 5,000 and the player in the big blind Charlie Combes stuck in the third raise to 10,700. The late position player folded and the button called.
The flop arrived with 7♣K♦8♣ and the action continued with Combes who placed a bet of 5,600 and the button called.
Both the players checked the turn 3♦ and again the river 2♠ was checked.
Combes tabled 10x10x and the button mucked.
The very next hand:
Combes was in the small blind and faced a raise again by the button. Coombes took aggressive action again and reraised.
The flop was the A♥5♠10♦ and Combes fired 5,000 and was raised by the button to 13,000. Combes called.
The 9♠ on the turn was checked through.
Combes took the aggression up on the river when the 10♠ arrived and bet 27,000. The button quickly folded.
The small blind limped in against the big blind of Melanie Weisner who elected to raise the bet up to 4,000. The small blind called and the first three cards revealed K♣4♠4♣. The small blind checked to the aggressor and Weisner continued for 3,000.
After a call, the turn came the A♠. The small blind once again checked, this time folding to a bet of 10,200 from Weisner who claimed this pot.
