{"id":4795,"date":"2023-06-11T00:47:59","date_gmt":"2023-06-11T00:47:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/slategray-wallaby-310340.hostingersite.com\/index.php\/2023\/06\/11\/michael-rodrigues-makes-history-as-1st-wsop-badugi-only-bracelet-winner\/"},"modified":"2023-06-11T00:47:59","modified_gmt":"2023-06-11T00:47:59","slug":"michael-rodrigues-makes-history-as-1st-wsop-badugi-only-bracelet-winner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/casino-online-best.com\/index.php\/2023\/06\/11\/michael-rodrigues-makes-history-as-1st-wsop-badugi-only-bracelet-winner\/","title":{"rendered":"Michael Rodrigues Makes History as 1st WSOP Badugi-Only Bracelet Winner"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>A massive interest for the <em><strong>Event #20: $1,500 Badugi<\/strong><\/em> at the World Series of Poker <strong>(<a href=\"https:\/\/igaming.org\/poker\/world-series-of-poker-wsop\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">WSOP<\/a>)<\/strong> held at Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas saw 516 enthusiastic players join in, amassing a total prize pool of $688,860.<\/p>\n<p>Despite initial scheduled 3 days, an additional fourth day had do be added, marking it as a four-day event. 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Rodrigues, with the momentum on his side, won several pots which left Li on shaky ground. Soon, Rodrigues claimed victory after being dealt a seven badugi.<\/p>\n<p>Even though Li fell short at the final stage, his second-place finish bolstered his career earnings by $89,415, taking his total earnings to a solid $805,515.<\/p>\n<table width=\"468\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"4\" width=\"468\">2023 WSOP Event #20: $1,500 Badugi Final Table<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Result<\/td>\n<td>Player<\/td>\n<td>Country<\/td>\n<td>Prize<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>1<\/td>\n<td>Michael Rodrigues<\/td>\n<td>Portugal<\/td>\n<td>$144,678<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>2<\/td>\n<td>Yingui Li<\/td>\n<td>China<\/td>\n<td>$89,415<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>3<\/td>\n<td>Serhii Popovych<\/td>\n<td>United States<\/td>\n<td>$59,879<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>4<\/td>\n<td>Matt Vengrin<\/td>\n<td>United States<\/td>\n<td>$40,996<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>5<\/td>\n<td>Danny Tang<\/td>\n<td>Hong Kong<\/td>\n<td>$28,270<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>6<\/td>\n<td>Owais Ahmed<\/td>\n<td>United States<\/td>\n<td>$20,557<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>The post <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/igaming.org\/poker-news\/michael-rodrigues-makes-history-as-1st-wsop-badugi-only-bracelet-winner\/\">Michael Rodrigues Makes History as 1st WSOP Badugi-Only Bracelet Winner<\/a> appeared first on <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/igaming.org\/\">iGaming.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A massive interest for the Event #20: $1,500 Badugi at the World Series of Poker (WSOP) held at Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas saw 516 enthusiastic players join in, amassing a total prize pool of $688,860. 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