David Prociak Bags World Series of Poker Badugi Bracelet

David Prociak gained a bracelet at his first World Series of Poker remaining desk again in 2016, taking down a $1,500 seven card stud eight-or-better occasion. From 2017-2023, he made six extra prime 4 finishes, together with two third-place showings and two runner-up finishes. The Orlando, Florida resident made one other remaining desk only a week into the 2024 WSOP and managed to shut out the win, taking down this yr’s $1,500 badugi occasion for his second bracelet and $129,676.

“It feels great; winning one could be a fluke. Winning two, you just can’t be a fluke. Coming in second twice last year sucked,” Prociak told WSOP reporters after coming out on top. “Now I feel like I can actually take in some compliments.”

This was solely the second time that the WSOP has hosted a stand-alone badugi bracelet occasion. The event debuted in 2023, with Portugal’s Michael Rodrigues coming away with the {hardware}. Prociak made the cash final yr, ending thirty ninth.

Prociak now has greater than $2.3 million in recorded event earnings to his identify, with greater than half of that coming from his 44 in-the-money finishes in bracelet occasions.

With 4 final-table finishes and this win beneath his belt in 2024, Prociak is now sitting inside attain of the highest 300 within the Card Player Player of the Year standings offered by Global Poker.

This occasion drew 487 entries, with 74 making the cash to earn a share of the $650,145 prize pool. The third and remaining day noticed ten gamers return to the Horseshoe Las Vegas, with Tobias Leknes within the lead and Prociak not far behind. Those two remained out entrance when the official remaining desk of seven was set. Yuya Murata (seventh – $14,190) was the primary to be eradicated after that together with his three-card 5 bested by a three-card 4 for Tomasz Gluszko.

Two-time bracelet winner Brandon Cantu’s jack badugi was bested by the 8-5-2-A badugi of Edward Yam and the 8-3-2-A Badugi of Prociak in a three-way confrontation. Cantu completed sixth for $19,330, whereas Prociak gained each the principle and facet pots.

Prociak additionally scored the subsequent knockout, ending with a three-card seven to prime the three-card eight of Gluszko (fifth – $26,988). He then gained the pot that left Leknes sitting with simply over a single massive guess.

Leknes was quickly all in and known as in two spots. He made a three-card three, which Prociak tied. Bracelet winner Matt Grapenthien confirmed a ten badugi, although, to scoop the pot and remove Leknes in fourth place ($38,597).

Similar palms confirmed up within the subsequent knockout state of affairs. Yam would up with 3-2-A, having paired his deuce on the final draw. Prociak patted on the top with a 10-8-7-3 and it was ok to finish Yam’s run in third place ($56,508).

Heads-up play started with Prociak holding greater than a 5:1 chip lead over Grapenthien. Early motion went Grapenthien’s means, however Prociak was in a position to draw back once more in time for the ultimate hand of the event. All of the chips acquired in after the primary draw, which had seen Grapenthien draw one towards Prociaks two. They drew the identical quantity on the second draw. Grapenthien pulled one for the ultimate draw, whereas Prociak stayed pat with QJ42. Grapenthien confirmed 773A for a three-card seven and was eradicated in second place ($84,650). The 2014 $10,000 stud championship winner now has $976,000 in recorded event earnings to his identify.

Here are the payouts and POY factors that had been awarded on the remaining desk:

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