$20,000 High Roller | 2019 The Star Sydney Champs

08-01-2019 17:11 UTC+10

Egan Assumes Control

Christian Zetzsche

Level 15 : 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Tom Rafferty defended his big blind against a raise to 16,000 by Michael Egan and they headed to the flop. Rafferty checked and Egan bet 12,000, which Rafferty called.

The followed on the turn and Rafferty checked once more, as did Egan. Rafferty then bet the river and his chips were barely pushed forward when Egan already sent his cards into the muck.

Sean Ragozzini raised to 16,000 and Egan called from the big blind. On a flop, Egan checked and called a continuation bet worth 13,000 to the turn. Egan check-called another bet of 32,000 and they checked the river to see Egan drag in the pot as his cards were only briefly shown.

Ragozzini won a few chips back the next hand and Rafferty then raised to 18,000 first to act. Egan kept his feet on the pedal and three-bet to 55,000 on the button, which Rafferty called.

The flop came and Rafferty checked, folded when facing a bet of 32,000 by Egan.

Player	Chips	Progress
Michael Egan	709,000 139,000	139,000
Ebon Bokody	624,000 56,000	56,000
Sean Ragozzini	280,000 -33,000	-33,000
Tom Rafferty	269,000 -121,000	-121,000

Tags: Michael Egan Sean Ragozzini Tom Rafferty

08-01-2019 17:26 UTC+10

Ragozzini Picks Two Up

Shirley Ang

Level 15 : 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Tom Rafferty raised to 25,000 from the small blind and Michael Egan called in the big blind. The flop came , Rafferty continued with a bet of 21,000 and Egan raised to 65,000. Rafferty called. The turn brought them the , Rafferty now checked and Egan shoved for Rafferty to fold.

Sean Ragozzini raised to 16,000 from the button and Rafferty defended his big blind. They both checked through the flop to see the on the turn. Rafferty check-folded to the 15,000 bet of Ragozzini.

Ragozzini raised to 16,000 from under the gun and Egan defended his big blind. The flop came , Egan check-raised the 14,000 bet of Ragozzini to 45,000. Ragozzini called for the to be brought on the turn. Egan bet 55,000 and Ragozzini called. The river completed the board with the , they both checked. Egan tabled missed straight and flush draw. Ragozzini held for two pair to scoop the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Michael Egan	687,000 -22,000	-22,000
Ebon Bokody	636,000 12,000	12,000
Sean Ragozzini	396,000 116,000	116,000
Tom Rafferty	159,000 -110,000	-110,000

Tags: Michael Egan Sean Ragozzini Tom Rafferty

08-01-2019 17:34 UTC+10

Bokody Wins Three-Way Pot

Christian Zetzsche

Level 15 : 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Sean Ragozzini raised to 16,000 first to act and was called by Michael Egan in the big blind. On the flop, Egan check-called a bet of 12,000 and they checked the turn and river. Egan tabled and that won the pot.

A three-way limped pot then led to the flop and Ragozzini checked the small blind, Ebon Bokody bet 20,000 out of the big blind and both Tom Rafferty from under the gun and Ragozzini called.

The followed on the turn and Ragozzini checked once more. Bokody then bet 70,000 and Rafferty let go. Ragozzini needed more consideration but came to the same conclusion.

Player	Chips	Progress
Michael Egan	720,000 33,000	33,000
Ebon Bokody	672,000 36,000	36,000
Sean Ragozzini	328,000 -68,000	-68,000
Tom Rafferty	151,000 -8,000	-8,000

Tags: Ebon Bokody Michael Egan Sean Ragozzini Tom Rafferty

08-01-2019 17:43 UTC+10

Ragozzini Closing In On the Two Big Stacks

Shirley Ang

Level 15 : 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Michael Egan raised to 25,000 from the small blind and Sean Ragozzini defended his big blind. The flop came , Egan continued with a bet of 21,000 which Ragozzini called. The turn brought them the , Egan and Ragozzini both checked. The river completed the board with the , Egan checked for the last time. Ragozinni checked too. Egan tabled for Ragozzini to scoop the pot with .

Tom Rafferty raised to 17,000 from under the gun and Egan called on the button. The flop came , Rafferty check-called the 15,000 bet of Egan. The turn brought them the , both players checked for the to complete the board. Both players checked again for Rafferty to pick up the pot with the .

Ragozzini raised to 16,000 from under the gun and Rafferty three-bet to 50,000 from the small blind. Egan folded his big blind and Ragozzini contemplated his options for a bit before shoving. Rafferty quickly folded.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ebon Bokody	636,000 -36,000	-36,000
Michael Egan	591,000 -129,000	-129,000
Sean Ragozzini	444,000 116,000	116,000
Tom Rafferty	187,000 36,000	36,000

Tags: Michael Egan Sean Ragozzini Tom Rafferty

08-01-2019 17:45 UTC+10

Break

Shirley Ang

Level 15 : 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

The four remaining players have just gone for another 10-minute break as per the schedule.

Level: 16

Blinds: 5,000/10,000

Ante: 10,000

08-01-2019 18:03 UTC+10

Ragozzini and Bokody Even in Chips

Christian Zetzsche

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 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 and Ragozzini checked, Bokody continued fo 15,000 and Ragozzini raised to 45,000. Bokody stuck around to see the 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	547,000 -89,000	-89,000
Sean Ragozzini	542,000 98,000	98,000
Tom Rafferty	187,000

Tags: Ebon Bokody Sean Ragozzini Tom Rafferty

08-01-2019 18:11 UTC+10

Rafferty Above Twenty Big Blinds

Shirley Ang

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

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 , Bokody and Rafferty checked, Ragozzini continued with a bet of 15,000 which only Bokody called. The turn brought them the , 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 , both players checked for the to fall on the turn. Ragozzini bet 17,000 and Rafferty made the call. The river completed the board with the , Ragozzini checked and so did Rafferty. Ragozzini tabled for the missed straight draw for Rafferty to pick up the pot with .

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

Tags: Ebon Bokody Michael Egan Sean Ragozzini Tom Rafferty

08-01-2019 18:18 UTC+10

Ragozzini Takes Over the Lead

Christian Zetzsche

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 and Ragozzini check-called a bet of 25,000 to the turn, on which he bet 58,000. Bokody gave it some thought and tossed the cards into the muck.

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

Tags: Ebon Bokody Michael Egan Sean Ragozzini Tom Rafferty

08-01-2019 18:27 UTC+10

Not Much Change

Shirley Ang

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 , 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.