$1,700 WPO Main Event (Re-Entry)
$500,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 24: 25,000/50,000 with a 50,000 ante
Players Remaining: 16 of 772
Tommy Bates opened to 125,000 from the cutoff and Kevin Ragusa three-bet to 350,000 from the button. The blinds released, Bates called, and the flop came .
Bates checked, Ragusa continued for 375,000 and Bates called. The turn was and Bates moved all in for 1,070,000. Ragusa took several minutes to think it through and called with the bigger stack.
Ragusa:
Bates:
Bates was caught and needed an ace on the river to stay around. It was a blank and Bates was a shocking exit after dinner while Ragusa took a big lead.
Kevin Ragusa – 3,780,000 (76 bb)
Tommy Bates – Eliminated in 17th Place ($9,230)