Event #74: $2,500 Big Bet Mix Day 2 | 2021 World Series of Poker

11-15-2021 23:46 UTC-7

Bai's Bigger Pair Eliminates Waxman

Mike Patrick

Level 17

Five Card Draw High

Richard Bai opened for 15,000 in early position and Matt Waxman moved all-in on the button for 125,000.

Bai called, and the duo was off to their draw.

Bai drew two, while Waxman took three.

Neither player improved on their initial holdings as Bai showed two kings, while Waxman showed a losing pair of queens to eliminate Waxman from the tournament.

At an adjacent table, Max Pescatori has also been eliminated.

Player	Chips	Progress
Richard Bai	640,000 143,000	143,000
Matt Waxman	Busted

Max Pescatori	Busted

Tags: Matt Waxman Max Pescatori

Level: 18

NLFCD & NL 2-7 SD:
Ante 12000 Small Blind 4000 Big Blind 8000
PLO, PLO8, Big O, PL 2-7 TD:
Ante 6000 Small Blind 3000 Big Blind 6000
No-Limit Hold'em:
Ante 9000 Small Blind 3000 Big Blind 6000

11-16-2021 00:09 UTC-7

Filippi's Wheel Eliminates Racener

Mike Patrick

Level 18

Pot-Limit 2-7 Triple Draw

Richard Bai opened the action with a raise to 15,000 from the button, which was met with a call by Amnon Filippi in the small blind, then a raise to 60,000 from John Racener in the big blind. Bai folded and Fiippi called.

On the first draw, Filippi took two cards, while Racener took one. Filippi then called a 140,000 chip bet from Racener, and they each drew one.

Following that draw, Filippi shoved all-in for Racener's final 97,000 chips, and Racener called.

Both players drew one and got the card they were looking for as each drew a .

The problem for Racener was that Filippi's slid into , giving him a wheel, while Racener could only make to eliminate him from the tournament.

Meanwhile, at other tables, Stuart Rutter and Dominik Baud were also eliminated, dropping the field to 22 players.

Player	Chips	Progress
Amnon Filippi	620,000 88,000	88,000

John Racener	Busted

Stuart Rutter	Busted
Dominik Baud	Busted

Tags: Amnon Filippi John Racener

11-16-2021 00:23 UTC-7

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

Chad Holloway

Level 18

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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11-16-2021 00:29 UTC-7

Becker Eliminated By Arnold

Mike Patrick

Level 18

Big O

Pearce Arnold raised to 20,000 in late position and got called in the big blind by Johannes Becker from a short stack.

On the flop, Becker bet the size of the pot, almost all-in. Arnold raised enough to put the rest in and Becker called.

Johannes Becker:
Pearce Arnold:

Arnold had Becker virtually dead to running sixes or a low, with neither coming with the turn and the river to send Becker to the rail in 22nd place.

Player	Chips	Progress
Pearce Arnold	350,000 -60,000	-60,000
Johannes Becker	Busted

Tags: Johannes Becker

11-16-2021 00:38 UTC-7

Quads for Vonk

Mike Patrick

Level 18

Five Card Draw High

Jordan Siegel limped in the small blind and got raised to 20,000 by Marcel Vonk. Siegel called and drew one, while Vonk took two cards.

After the draw, Siegel checked to Vonk, who bet 25,000. After some deliberation, Siegel called to see Vonk turn over for quad sevens to win the pot, and get over 200,000 chips after being very short-stacked on the bubble.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jordan Siegel	273,000 82,000	82,000
Marcel Vonk	207,000 167,000	167,000

Tags: Marcel Vonk

11-16-2021 01:08 UTC-7

Dzivielevski Eliminated in Biggest Pot of Tournament

Mike Patrick

Level 18

Pot-Limit 2-7 Triple Draw

With a huge pot already built by the second draw, Yuri Dzivielevski patted and Anthony Riberio drew one.

Dzivielevski checked, and Ribeiro bet 90,000. Dzivielevski check-raised all-in for 300,000 more. After a few minutes of thought, Ribeiro called, and an almost 900,000 chip pot was about to be decided.

Both players stood pat, and Dzivielevski showed , which was pipped by Ribeiro's to win the massive pot and take the chip lead into the break.

Player	Chips	Progress
Anthony Ribeiro	923,000 603,000	603,000
Yuri Dzivielevski	Busted

Tags: Yuri Dzivielevski

Level: 19

NLFCD & NL 2-7 SD:
Ante 15000 Small Blind 5000 Big Blind 10000
PLO, PLO8, Big O, PL 2-7 TD:
Ante 8000 Small Blind 4000 Big Blind 8000
No-Limit Hold'em:
Ante 12000 Small Blind 4000 Big Blind 8000

11-16-2021 01:12 UTC-7

Top 5 Chip Leaders Entering Level 19

Mike Patrick

Level 19

Player	Chips	Progress
Anthony Ribeiro	923,000
Amnon Filippi	820,000 200,000	200,000

Richard Bai	750,000 110,000	110,000
Scott Bohlman	635,000 -105,000	-105,000

Denis Strebkov	510,000 -29,000	-29,000