Badugi
Shaun Deeb opened from the button and Julien Martini defended from the big blind. Both players drew two, checked and drew two again.
After the second draw Martini bet and was called by Deeb. Both players drew one.
With no draws remaining Martini checked, Deeb bet and Martini called.
Deeb tabled 4♠3♥2♥A♣ for a three-card four was was good enough to take the pot and secure close to a full double up.
Badugi
Walter Chambers raised from the cutoff and was called by Ismael Bojang on the button and Patrick Moulder in the big blind. Chambers drew two cards, Moulder one, and Bojang two.
Chambers then continued with another bet and received two calls. Moulder decided to stay pat, while the other two players drew one.
Moulders then bet, Chambers called, and Bojang raised. Moulders folded his pat hand but Chambers called the extra bet and exchanged one.
Bojang stood pat and won the pot when Chambers check-folded to his final bet.
Meanwhile, on another table, Nick Guagenti was eliminated from the tournament, leaving the field on the stone bubble.
The tournament director has announced the start of hand for hand play with 58 players remaining and 56 spots paid.
Badugi
Action was picked up between two players after the first draw. Ryan Hoenig checked from the hijack and called a bet from Matthew Schreiber who was on the button. Schreiber stood pat while Hoenig took one.
After the second draw Hoenig check-called another bet from Schreiber and drew one while Schreiber stood pat again.
With no draws remaining Schreiber bet, putting himself all in in the process, and Hoenig called. Schreiber tabled an eight-badugi with 8♥7♦4♠3♣ and doubled up.
A-5 Triple Draw
Action was picked up between two players just after the first draw. Bariscan Betil checked from under the gun and called a bet from Haoyu Wang who was on the button and had just put himself all in with the bet. Wang stood pat twice while Betil drew one twice.
Betil had made a seven with 7x6x4x3xAx but Wang had seven-perfect with 7x4x3x2xAx to score a full double up through Betil just two spots away from the money bubble.
A-5 Triple Draw
Julien Martini raised his button and Anderson Ireland defended his big blind. Ireland drew two cards on the first draw and Martini drew one.
Ireland then check-called Martini's bet before drawing one, and Martini stood pat. The same sequence happened once more, after which Ireland check-folded to Martini's bet after his draws had been used up.
Nível: 17
Blinds: 5,000-10,000
Limits: 10,000-20,000
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