2019 The Star Sydney Champs

$20,000 High Roller
Day: 2
Event Info

2019 The Star Sydney Champs

Final Results
Winner
Sean Ragozzini
Winning Hand
105
Prize
223,361 AUD
Event Info
Buy-in
20,000 AUD
Prize Pool
703,000 AUD
Entries
37
Level Info
Level
18
Blinds
8,000 / 16,000
Ante
16,000

Bokody On a Nub

Level 17 : 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Tom Rafferty raised to 25,000 first to act and was called by Ebon Bokody in the big blind. They checked the {9-Clubs}{6-Diamonds}{6-Hearts} flop and Bokody led the {j-Clubs} turn for 17,000. Rafferty raised it up to 45,000 and Bokody made the call.

Both then checked the {a-Spades} on the river and Rafferty had the winning hand with {a-Clubs}{5-Hearts} for aces and sixes.

Player Chips Progress
Tom Rafferty au
Tom Rafferty
395,000 64,000
Ebon Bokody au
Ebon Bokody
105,000 -58,000

Tags: Ebon BokodyTom Rafferty

Ragozzini Catches Egan's Bluff

Level 17 : 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Tom Rafferty raised to 25,000 from the button and was called by Michael Egan and Sean Ragozzini in the blinds.

They all checked through the {a-Hearts}{6-Clubs}{2-Hearts} flop to the {k-Clubs} on the turn. Egan bet 37,000 which was only called by Ragozzini.

The river completed the board with the {8-Diamonds}, Egan now barreled a bet of 110,000 over the line. Ragozzini tanked and then decided to call. Ragozzini saw he made the right call as Egan tabled {q-Diamonds}{10-Diamonds} for the bluff while Ragozzini had {8-Clubs}{3-Clubs} for the rivered pair of eights.

Player Chips Progress
Sean Ragozzini au
Sean Ragozzini
999,000 98,000
Tom Rafferty au
Tom Rafferty
331,000 -70,000
Michael Egan au
Michael Egan
320,000 -105,000
Ebon Bokody au
Ebon Bokody
163,000 -24,000

Tags: Michael EganSean RagozziniTom Rafferty

Ragozzini Nearing a Million

Level 17 : 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Ebon Bokody raised first to act and picked up two callers, but only Sean Ragozzini in the big blind check-called a bet of 25,000 on the {q-Clubs}{4-Spades}{3-Diamonds} flop. The {6-Hearts} fell on the turn and Ragozzini now bet 60,000, which Bokody called.

On the {10-Clubs} river, Ragozzini bet 170,000 into a pot of 257,000 and Bokody was sent into the think tank. He eventually made the call and Ragozzini tabled {6-Spades}{3-Hearts} for turned two pair to drag in a big pot.

Player Chips Progress
Sean Ragozzini au
Sean Ragozzini
901,000 341,000
Ebon Bokody au
Ebon Bokody
187,000 -285,000

Tags: Ebon BokodySean Ragozzini

Level: 17

Blinds: 6,000/12,000

Ante: 12,000

Rafferty Doubles Through Ragozzini

Level 16 : 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
Tom Rafferty
Tom Rafferty

Tom Rafferty raised to 21,000 from the button and Michael Egan three-bet to 58,000 in the small blind. Sean Ragozzini was sitting in the big blind and took his time to contemplate his options. In the end, Ragozzini decided to fold and so did Rafferty.

Rafferty shoved from under the gun for 158,000 and picked up the blinds and ante.

Ragozzini limped on the button, Ebon Bokody completed his small blind and Rafferty shoved again in the big blind for the other two to quickly fold.

Bokody raised to 22,000 from under the gun and Ragozzini called in the big blind. The flop came {9-Clubs}{6-Hearts}{5-Spades}, Ragozzini check-raised the 18,000 continuation-bet of Bokody to 55,000. Bokodythree-bet to 130,000 which sent Ragozzini into the tank. In the end, Ragozzini folded.

Tom Rafferty raised to 21,000 from under the gun and Ragozzini called in the small blind. The flop came {10-Clubs}{9-Clubs}{4-Hearts}, Ragozzini check-raised the 22,000 continuation-bet of Rafferty to 70,000. Rafferty counted out his stack and then shoved for 172,000 which Ragozzini snap-called.

Tom Rafferty: {k-Spades}{k-Clubs}
Sean Ragozzini: {k-Diamonds}{10-Spades}

Ragozzini had flopped top pair but Rafferty held the overpair.

The rest of the board was completed with the {q-Clubs} on the turn and the {9-Spades} on the river for Rafferty to sigh from relief and double up.

Player Chips Progress
Sean Ragozzini au
Sean Ragozzini
560,000 -305,000
Ebon Bokody au
Ebon Bokody
472,000 47,000
Michael Egan au
Michael Egan
425,000 36,000
Tom Rafferty au
Tom Rafferty
401,000 222,000

Tags: Ebon BokodyMichael EganSean RagozziniTom Rafferty

Ragozzini Battles With Egan

Level 16 : 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
Sean Ragozzini
Sean Ragozzini

Michael Egan limped the small blind and Sean Ragozzini checked his option on the big blind. The flop came {10-Clubs}{6-Hearts}{6-Diamonds} and Egan check-called a bet of 10,000 to check once more on the {5-Hearts} turn. Ragozzini bet again and that shut down all further action.

The next few hands barely went past the flop and a button shove of Tom Rafferty for 179,000 went through without resistance.

Egan raised to 20,000 on the button and Ragozzini three-bet to 70,000 out of the small blind to drag in the pot.

First to act, Egan raised to 20,000 and Ragozzini three-bet once more, making it 60,000 to go from the button. This time Egan called and they headed to the {a-Hearts}{8-Diamonds}{3-Clubs} flop. Egan checked his option and Ragozzini made it 35,000 to go, Egan called.

After the {5-Diamonds} turn, a pot of 210,000 had emerged and Egan checked over to Ragozzini, who fired a second barrel to end the hand right there.

Ragozzini opened to 20,000 and Egan called from the big blind. On a {k-Diamonds}{5-Spades}{3-Hearts} flop, Egan checked and Ragozzini continued for 17,000, the call of Egan followed and the {q-Clubs} turn was checked by both. On the {5-Diamonds} river,

Player Chips Progress
Sean Ragozzini au
Sean Ragozzini
865,000 197,000
Ebon Bokody au
Ebon Bokody
425,000 -20,000
Michael Egan au
Michael Egan
389,000 -167,000
Tom Rafferty au
Tom Rafferty
179,000 -10,000

Tags: Michael EganSean RagozziniTom Rafferty

Not Much Change

Level 16 : 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

Sean Ragozzini raised to 20,000 from under the gun and Michael Egan defended his big blind. The flop came {3-Hearts}{j-Clubs}{7-Diamonds}, Egan check-folded to the continuation-bet of Ragozzini.

Tom Rafferty shoved from the button for 169,000 and got no action.

Ragozzini completed his small blind and Ebon Bokody raised to 35,000 in the big blind for Ragozzini to fold.

Ragozzini raised to 20,000 from the button and Bokody three-bet to 72,000 in the small blind. Rafferty folded his big blind and Ragozzini checked how much Bokody had behind. He then decided to let his hand go.

Rafferty shoved from the small blind and that was enough to pick up the big blind and ante.

Player Chips Progress
Sean Ragozzini au
Sean Ragozzini
668,000
Michael Egan au
Michael Egan
556,000 -15,000
Ebon Bokody au
Ebon Bokody
445,000 15,000
Tom Rafferty au
Tom Rafferty
189,000

Tags: Ebon BokodyMichael EganSean RagozziniTom Rafferty

Ragozzini Takes Over the Lead

Level 16 : 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

Tom Rafferty opened to 21,000 first to act and Sean Ragozzini in the small blind three-bet to 70,000. Rafferty spent a short time in the think tank and made the call to see the [10h6hh2s] flop. Ragozzini continued for 50,000 and Rafferty quickly tossed his cards into the muck.

Michael Egan min-raised to 20,000 from under the gun and scooped the blinds and big blind ante.

Ebon Bokody raised to 23,000 first to act and Ragozzini came along out of the big blind. The flop brought {9-Diamonds}{4-Clubs}{2-Clubs} and Ragozzini check-called a bet of 25,000 to the {2-Hearts} turn, on which he bet 58,000. Bokody gave it some thought and tossed the cards into the muck.

Player Chips Progress
Sean Ragozzini au
Sean Ragozzini
668,000 138,000
Michael Egan au
Michael Egan
571,000 20,000
Ebon Bokody au
Ebon Bokody
430,000 -68,000
Tom Rafferty au
Tom Rafferty
189,000 -90,000

Tags: Ebon BokodyMichael EganSean RagozziniTom Rafferty

Rafferty Above Twenty Big Blinds

Level 16 : 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
Tom Rafferty
Tom Rafferty

Sean Ragozzini limped in from the button and Ebon Bokody completed his small blind while Tom Rafferty opted to check in the big blind. The flop came {2-Clubs}{j-Clubs}{4-Hearts}, Bokody and Rafferty checked, Ragozzini continued with a bet of 15,000 which only Bokody called. The turn brought them the {10-Spades}, Bokody checked again. Ragozzini stared at the board and bet for Bokody to quickly fold.

Ragozzini raised to 20,000 from under the gun and Bokody called on the button. Rafferty shoved from the small blind for 187,000 for Michael Egan to folded his big blind and for the rest of the table to also fold.

Rafferty limped in on the button and Ragozzini opted to check his big blind. The flop came {4-Spades}{q-Diamonds}{q-Spades}, both players checked for the {6-Diamonds} to fall on the turn. Ragozzini bet 17,000 and Rafferty made the call. The river completed the board with the {10-Hearts}, Ragozzini checked and so did Rafferty. Ragozzini tabled {7-Clubs}{5-Spades} for the missed straight draw for Rafferty to pick up the pot with {a-Hearts}{k-Hearts}.

Player Chips Progress
Michael Egan au
Michael Egan
551,000 -40,000
Sean Ragozzini au
Sean Ragozzini
530,000 -12,000
Ebon Bokody au
Ebon Bokody
498,000 -49,000
Tom Rafferty au
Tom Rafferty
279,000 92,000

Tags: Ebon BokodyMichael EganSean RagozziniTom Rafferty

Ragozzini and Bokody Even in Chips

Level 16 : 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

Sean Ragozzini limp-shoved out of the small blind and into a raise to 36,000 by Ebon Bokody, who glanced at the stack of his opponent and folded.

Ragozzini then limped the button and Bokody, as well as Tom Rafferty, came along out of the blinds. The {9-Clubs}{7-Clubs}{6-Diamonds} flop was checked by Bokody and Rafferty bet 20,000 to win the pot.

Bokody then raised first to act and was called by Ragozzini in the big blind. The flop brought {k-Hearts}{8-Clubs}{7-Spades} and Ragozzini checked, Bokody continued fo 15,000 and Ragozzini raised to 45,000. Bokody stuck around to see the {10-Hearts} on the turn. Ragozzini's bet resulted in a quick fold from Bokody and that nearly evened out their stacks.

Player Chips Progress
Ebon Bokody au
Ebon Bokody
547,000 -89,000
Sean Ragozzini au
Sean Ragozzini
542,000 98,000
Tom Rafferty au
Tom Rafferty
187,000

Tags: Ebon BokodySean RagozziniTom Rafferty