Event #76: $10,000 Super Turbo Bounty Day 1 | 2021 World Series of Poker

11-16-2021 01:17 UTC-7

Martin Jacobson Eliminated in 18th Place ($15,674)

Anthony Thompson

Level 24 : 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

A series of preflop raises saw Martin Jacobson get his 840,000 stack in from middle position and Stephen Chidwick called from the cutoff holding a little more.

Martin Jacobson:
Stephen Chidwick:

Jacobson was racing for his tournament life but couldn't pull ahead as the runout ended his tournament in 18th place for $15,674.

Player	Chips	Progress
Martin Jacobson	Busted

Tags: Martin Jacobson Stephen Chidwick

11-16-2021 01:13 UTC-7

2 Table Redraw & Chip Counts (full)

Anthony Thompson

Level 24 : 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

*Table	Seat	Player	Chip Count*
430	1	Kenny Hallaert	1,500,000
430	2	Aditya Prasetyo	1,200,000
430	3	Yevgeniy Timoshenko	500,000
430	4	Abhinav Iyer	700,000
430	6	Aditya Agarwal	900,000
430	7	Daniel Buzgon	600,000
430	8	Romain Lewis	400,000
430	9	Rainer Kempe	125,000

439	1	Anton Wigg	700,000
439	2	Haribhai Gopaul	800,000
439	3	Barth Melius	2,400,000
439	4	Stephen Chidwick	2,000,000
439	5	Khamar Xaytavone	600,000
439	6	Dario Sammartino	900,000
439	7	John Hemme	1,500,000
439	8	Uri Reichenstein	1,900,000
439	9	Dan Fleyshman	385,000

Player	Chips	Progress
Barth Melius	2,400,000	450,000
Stephen Chidwick	2,000,000	1,455,000
Uri Reichenstein	1,900,000	-100,000
Kenny Hallaert	1,500,000	100,000
John Hemme	1,500,000
Aditya Prasetyo	1,200,000	700,000
Dario Sammartino	900,000	220,000
Aditya Agarwal	900,000	-100,000
Haribhai Gopaul	800,000	800,000
Anton Wigg	700,000	580,000
Abhinav Iyer	700,000	490,000
Daniel Buzgon	600,000	-160,000
Khamar Xaytavone	600,000
Yevgeniy Timoshenko	500,000	-600,000
Romain Lewis	400,000	-800,000
Dan Fleyshman	385,000	-425,000
Rainer Kempe	125,000	125,000

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11-16-2021 01:09 UTC-7

Eliminations (27th-19th)

David Salituro

Level 24 : 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

The following players were eliminated from 27th to 19th place, earning $13,566.

Player	Chips	Progress
Matt Vengrin	Busted
Bernard Larabi	Busted
Cameron Drucker	Busted
Martin Pineiro	Busted
Jon Gisler	Busted
Ali Imsirovic	Busted
Jonathan Proudfoot	Busted
Brayden Gazlay	Busted
Frank Lagodich	Busted

11-16-2021 01:00 UTC-7

Frank Lagodich Eliminated in 19th Place ($13,566)

David Salituro

Level 24 : 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

Kenny Hallert raised to 90,000 before Frank Lagodich moved all in for 855,000. John Hemme re-shoved for 780,000 and action folded back to Hallaert.

Hallaert tanked for about two minutes before folding as Lagodich turned over and Hemme had . The board ran out and Hemme doubled up.

Left with 70,000, Lagodich moved all in the next hand and was called by Hemme, Hallaert, and Uri Reichenstein. Hallaert led out for 95,000 on the flop and only Reichenstein called.

The turn came and Hallaert bet again. Reichenstein quickly folded and Hallaert turned over for two pair. Lagodich had and failed to improve on the river.

The remaining 18 players are redrawing for the final two tables.

Player	Chips	Progress
Uri Reichenstein	2,000,000	200,000
John Hemme	1,500,000	960,000
Kenny Hallaert	1,400,000	1,060,000
Frank Lagodich	Busted

Tags: Frank Lagodich John Hemme Kenny Hallaert Uri Reichenstein

Level: 24

Blinds: 25,000/50,000

Ante: 50,000

11-16-2021 00:43 UTC-7

Jonathan Proudfoot Eliminated in 21st Place ($13,566)

David Salituro

Level 23 : 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

Jonathan Proudfoot and Barth Melius got their chips in the middle preflop.

Jonathan Proudfoot:
Barth Melius:

The flop gave Proudfoot the nut flush and Melius a set, while the on the turn improved Melius to a full house and left Proudfoot drawing dead. The river came the and Melius knocked out Proudfoot to climb close to 2,000,000.

Player	Chips	Progress
Barth Melius	1,950,000	350,000
Jonathan Proudfoot	Busted

Tags: Barth Melius Jonathan Proudfoot

11-16-2021 00:41 UTC-7

Bernard Larabi Eliminated in 27th Place ($13,566); Cameron Drucker Eliminated in 26th Place ($13,566)

David Salituro

Level 23 : 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

Cameron Drucker moved all in for around 200,000. Action folded to Uri Reichenstein who re-shoved, having the rest of the table covered. Everyone folded, leaving Reichenstein and Drucker heads-up.

Cameron Drucker:
Uri Reichenstein:

The flop gave Reichenstein a straight draw, which he completed on the run out.

A hand earlier, Reichenstein had eliminated Bernard Larabi in 27th place.

Player	Chips	Progress
Uri Reichenstein	1,800,000	700,000
Cameron Drucker	Busted
Bernard Larabi	Busted

Tags: Cameron Drucker Uri Reichenstein Bernard Larabi

11-16-2021 00:30 UTC-7

Two Eliminations Bring Field Down to 27

David Salituro

Level 23 : 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

A player jammed for around 300,000 and Yevgeniy Timoshenko called.

All-in Player:
Yevgeniy Timoshenko:

Both players hit an ace on the runout, but Timoshenko's queen-kicker was enough to bust his opponent.

At the same time on another table, Barth Melius called an all in with and was up against . Melius hit a set on the turn and earned the bounty after the ran out on the board.

After the hand, the remaining 27 players redrew for the final three tables.

Player	Chips	Progress
Barth Melius	1,600,000	350,000
Yevgeniy Timoshenko	1,100,000	250,000

Tags: Barth Melius Yevgeniy Timoshenko

11-16-2021 00:24 UTC-7

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

Chad Holloway

Level 23 : 20,000/40,000, 40,000 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.

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“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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Level: 23

Blinds: 20,000/40,000

Ante: 40,000