Event #70: $888 Crazy Eights Dia 2 | 2021 World Series of Poker

2021-11-16 00:24 UTC-7

Fehlig Slow Plays Kings

Nível 37 : 500,000/1,000,000, 1,000,000 ante

Joseph Liberta raised to 1,700,000 and Paul Fehlig flatted on the button.

The dealer spread a flop of and Liberta continued for 1,800,000 and Fehlig called.

The turn got checked through and the landed on the river. Liberta led for 2,800,000 and Fehlig snap-called. Fehlig tabled the and Liberta didn't show.

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
Paul Fehlig	29,200,000	7,200,000
Joseph Liberta	17,700,000	-700,000

Tags: Joseph Liberta Paul Fehlig

2021-11-16 00:21 UTC-7

Australian Sean Ragozzini Looks to Follow in Joe Hachem’s Footsteps in WSOP Main Event

Nível 37 : 500,000/1,000,000, 1,000,000 ante

In 2005, the World Series of Poker (WSOP) relocated to the Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino. That year, Australia’s Joe Hachem topped a 5,619-entry field to win the $10,000 Main Event for $7.5 million, which sparked a poker boom in his home country.

Now, 16 years later in what’s rumored to be the WSOP’s last year at the Rio, 35-year-old Sean Ragozzini is seeking to follow in his fellow countryman’s footstep.

"I just learned with friends. I think it was after Moneymaker, especially in Australia after Hachem won it,” Ragozzini told PokerNews. “A lot of guys my age, I guess I was 18 or 19 at the time, got involved and started playing home games. I kind of had a knack for the strategy part of it. I enjoyed it and it was fun taking money off my friends.”

Ragozzini, who has dual citizenship in the United Kingdom, qualified for the 2021 WSOP Main Event online at GGPoker via a $1,000 satellite. With just two tables remaining in the tournament, Ragozzini is guaranteed a nice six-figure score with a good shot at millions.

Heater Continues

“Not a real job, just play a lot of poker,” Ragozzini told PokerNews when asked what he does. “I play a bit of both live and online.”

According to The Hendon Mob, Ragozzini had $576,448 in lifetime earnings before the 2021 WSOP. Back in May, he won the WPTDeepStacks Gold Coast A$5,000 Challenge for $108,790, and just a few days later he won the A$3,000 Quartetly Poker Championship Gold Coast for $53,769, which he chopped with his good friend Vincent Huang. Those scores came two years after he took down the 2019 Star Sydney Champs A$20,000 High Roller for a previous career-best $153,826.

“I’ve probably taken it more serious the last few years, have had some good results, can’t complain,” Ragozzini said when asked about his recent success.

If Ragozzini continues to make a run for the bracelet, he’ll be cheered on by both family and friends.

“I’ve got a few friends, about five or six guys, who are playing a lot as well. We kind of came together, it’s been good,” said Ragozzini, who said he is single but has half a dozen nieces and nephews.

Only time will tell if cheers of “Aussie, Aussie, Aussie, Oi, Oi, Oi!” ring throughout the Main Event once again, and if Australian victories can bookend the Rio era of the World Series of Poker.

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Nível: 37

Blinds: 500,000/1,000,000

Ante: 1,000,000

2021-11-16 00:04 UTC-7

Chip Counts at Table 505

Nível 36 : 400,000/800,000, 800,000 ante

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
Tyler Phillips	26,500,000	4,000,000
Paul Fehlig	22,000,000	10,000,000
Joseph Liberta	18,400,000	-10,900,000
Georgios Sotiropoulos	12,900,000	-2,650,000
Timo Kamphues	11,600,000	600,000
Lucas Tae	6,700,000	700,000

2021-11-15 23:57 UTC-7

Serhii Holodiuk Eliminated in 13th Place ($23,975)

Nível 36 : 400,000/800,000, 800,000 ante

The action folded around to Serhii Holodiuk in the hijack off and he put his last 700,000 in the middle. Timo Kamphues was next to act and ripped all-in, forcing the players to fold behind him.

Serhii Holodiuk:
Timo Kamphues:

Holodiuk had him dominated and the flop came , for neither player to improve. The on the turn gave Kamphues a straight and a flush draw and the made the nut flush. Holodiuk was eliminated in 13th place for $23,975.

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
Timo Kamphues	11,000,000	-1,650,000
Serhii Holodiuk	Eliminado

Tags: Serhii Holodiuk Timo Kamphues

2021-11-15 23:51 UTC-7

Nathanael Kogel Eliminated in 14th Place ($19,280)

Nível 36 : 400,000/800,000, 800,000 ante

The action picked up with both players' hole cards face up on a board reading .

Nathanael Kogel:
Tyler Phillips:

Phillips eliminated Kogel with three-of-a-kind threes.

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
Tyler Phillips	22,500,000	300,000
Nathanael Kogel	Eliminado

Nível: 36

Blinds: 400,000/800,000

Ante: 800,000

2021-11-15 23:25 UTC-7

Clock Called Twice

Nível 35 : 300,000/600,000, 600,000 ante

Joseph Liberta raised to 1,400,000 and the action folded around to Serhii Holodiuk and after about three minutes of tanking the clock was called. The floor gave him 30 seconds to act and as the clock hit one he made the call.

The flop came and Holodiuk checked to Liberta before he put in a bet of 3,000,000. Holodiuk went into the tank again, and after 30 seconds of thinking, the clock was called again. The floor ruled because it was for his tournament life he would get additional time. After another two minutes, he was counted down from 30 seconds once again. The clock struck zero and the hand was dead.

The floor made an announcement to the tournament that players will have to start acting in a more appropriate time maner.

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
Joseph Liberta	29,300,000	7,450,000
Serhii Holodiuk	1,800,000	-3,700,000

Tags: Joseph Liberta Serhii Holodiuk

2021-11-15 23:18 UTC-7

Bui Spikes River to Stay Alive

Nível 35 : 300,000/600,000, 600,000 ante

Zachary Donovan raised to 1,400,000 and both Lich Bui and David Moses came along in the blinds.

On the flop, Bui and Moses checked to Donovan and he continued for 1,500,000. Bui check-raised all-in for 9,000,000, forcing Moses out of the hand quickly and after some thought Donovan made the call.

Lich Bui:
Zachary Donovan:

Donovan was ahead with his queen-kicker and the was the turn, with nothing changing but the on the river gave both players a flush and Bui doubled through Donovan with the ace-high flush.