Tag Archives: 2021 WPO

Main Event: Kevin Ragusa Doubles Through Robert Michener

$1,700 WPO Main Event (Re-Entry)
$500,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 29:  100,000/150,000 with a 150,000 ante
Players Remaining:  6 of 772

T.K. Miles opened to 375,000 from under the gun and Kevin Ragusa called in the cutoff. Robert Michener announced all in from the big blind to get a fold from Miles. Ragusa thought for a moment and called for 2,700,000.

Ragusa: JdJs
Michener: AhKd

Ragusa was ahead and improved to a set of jacks on the JhTh6h. Michener had all the hearts in the deck for a knockout, missed the 9d turn, and Ragusa made overkill quads on the Jc river to lock up the double.

Kevin Ragusa – 5,775,000 (39 bb)
Robert Michener – 4,600,000 (31 bb)

Main Event: T.K. Miles Doubles Through Robert Michener

$1,700 WPO Main Event (Re-Entry)
$500,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 29:  100,000/150,000 with a 150,000 ante
Players Remaining:  6 of 772

Robert Michener opened to 400,000 from the button and T.K. Miles shipped for 1,450,000 from the small blind. Cody Hernandez folded his big blind and Michener called.

Miles: Ah3h
Michener: JhJs

Miles needed a lot of help with his suited ace, missed the 6s5s4h flop, but picked up an open-ended straight draw. Michener made a set on the Jc turn and celebrated the 7s river. Then the table pointed out that Miles hit his straight draw to double up.

T.K. Miles – 3,200,000 (21 bb)
Robert Michener – 7,700,000 (51 bb)

Main Event: Alex Rusinovas – 7th Place ($34,675)

$1,700 WPO Main Event (Re-Entry)
$500,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 28:  75,000/125,000 with a 125,000 ante
Players Remaining:  6 of 772

Alex Rusinovas

In a battle of the blinds, Alex Rusinovas was all in from the big blind for about 2,900,000 and Robert Michener had him at risk from the small

Michener: AcKh
Rusinovas: JdTc

Rusinovas the at risk player and had live cards for a double. He blanked the Qs8d5s flop and found no love on the 2h turn or 4c river to exit in seventh place.

Robert Michener – 6,100,000 (49 bb)
Alex Rusinovas – Eliminated in 7th Place ($34,675)

Main Event: Howard Feingold – 8th Place ($27,025)

$1,700 WPO Main Event (Re-Entry)
$500,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 28:  75,000/125,000 with a 125,000 ante
Players Remaining:  7 of 772

Howard Feingold

Action folded to Howard Feingold and he moved all in for about 925,000. Henry Fischer reshoved from the button to get folds in the blinds.

Fischer: AcKc
Feingold: AhTs

Feingold was treading water most of the day and it looked like he would stay alive when he paired the QcTd2d flop. His lead was short-lived because Fischer paired his king on the Kd turn and Feingold was eliminated after the 9h river.

Henry Fischer – 3,100,000 (25 bb)
Howard Feingold – Eliminated in 8th Place ($27,025)

Main Event: Kevin Ragusa Versus T.K. Miles

$1,700 WPO Main Event (Re-Entry)
$500,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 28:  75,000/125,000 with a 125,000 ante
Players Remaining:  8 of 772

Kevin Ragusa opened to 250,000 from middle position and only T.K. Miles came along from the big blind to the QhJs6d flop. Both players checked, the turn was 8h and Miles checked. Ragusa bet 350,000 and Miles called to see the Jc river.

Miles bet 675,000 and Ragusa moved all in for 1,725,000. Miles thought for several moments before folding the big pot to Ragusa.

Kevin Ragusa – 3,125,000 (25 bb)
T.K. Miles – 2,325,000 (19 bb)

Main Event: Final Table Lineup

$1,700 WPO Main Event (Re-Entry)
$500,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 28:  75,000/125,000 with a 125,000 ante
Players Remaining:  8 of 772

Seat 1: T.K. Miles – 4,100,000 (33 bb)
Seat 2: Howard Feingold – 1,225,000 (10 bb)
Seat 3: Cody Hernandez – 3,100,000 (25 bb)
Seat 4: Kevin Ragusa – 2,100,000 (17 bb)
Seat 5: Henry Fischer – 1,600,000 (13 bb)
Seat 6: RJ Sullivan – 2,425,000 (19 bb)
Seat 7: Robert Michener – 3,725,000 (30 bb)
Seat 8: Alex Rusinovas – 3,900,000 (31 bb)

Remaining payouts:

1st: $213,035 + WPO guitar trophy
2nd: $142,030
3rd: $104,850
4th: $78,230
5th: $58,995
6th: $44,980
7th: $34,675
8th: $27,025

Main Event: Aaron Thivyanathan and Maurice Hawkins Eliminated

$1,700 WPO Main Event (Re-Entry)
$500,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 27:  50,000/100,000 with a 100,000 ante
Players Remaining:  9 of 772

Aaron Thivyanathan

Aaron Thivyanathan open-shipped for about 1,200,000 and it folded around to Robert Michener in the big blind.

“I think I have to call,” Michener said before he called.

Thivyanathan: KcQd
Michener: JhJs

Thivyanathan needed to improve to double up but missed the Ts9d5h8h4s board to exit in 10th place.

Robert Michener – 3,300,000 (33 bb)
Aaron Thivyanathan – Eliminated in 10th Place ($21,305)

At the same time, Maurice Hawkins was getting his chips in the middle with the board reading Jc9s5s against T.K. Miles. Hawkins was ahead with AsTd against KcQc, the 7d turn was a blank, but Miles made a king-high straight on the Tc river to send Hawkins out in ninth.

Tournament staff paused the clock and they would start with an eight-handed final table.

T.K. Miles – 3,475,000 (35 bb)
Maurice Hawkins – Eliminated in 9th Place ($21,305)

Maurice Hawkins

Main Event: Eric Valerio – 11th Place ($16,985)

$1,700 WPO Main Event (Re-Entry)
$500,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 27:  50,000/100,000 with a 100,000 ante
Players Remaining:  10 of 772

Eric Valerio

It folded to T.K. Miles and he open-shipped for 850,000. Eric Valerio moved all in with a similar stack and the rest of the table folded.

Miles: Kc9c
Valerio: Ah8c

Valerio was ahead preflop and nothing changed on the Jd5h3d flop. Miles took the lead when he paired his king on the Ks turn. The board finished 2c river and Miles doubled after they counted down the stacks.

Valerio was left with only 125,000 survived an orbit but was gone soon after.

T.K. Miles – 1,950,000 (20 bb)
Eric Valerio – Eliminated in 11th Place ($16,985)

Main Event: Nick Agnew Eliminated by Robert Michener

$1,700 WPO Main Event (Re-Entry)
$500,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 27:  50,000/100,000 with a 100,000 ante
Players Remaining:  11 of 772

Nick Agnew

It folded to Nick Agnew and he moved all in for about 750,000. Robert Michener called next to act and everyone else got out of the way.

Michener: 8h8s
Agnew: KhQc

Agnew had a flip to double but needed to improve. He missed the Jh9s7d flop and was eliminated after the 9c turn and Ac river.

Robert Michener – 2,600,000 (26 bb)
Nick Agnew – Eliminated in 12th Place ($16,985)

Main Event: Counts on Break

$1,700 WPO Main Event (Re-Entry)
$500,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 27:  50,000/100,000 with a 100,000 ante
Players Remaining:  12 of 772

Table 20
Seat 1: Nick Agnew – 1,225,000 (12 bb)
Seat 2: Robert Michener – 1,850,000 (19 bb)
Seat 3: — Empty —
Seat 4: Kevin Ragusa – 3,725,000 (37 bb)
Seat 5: — Empty —
Seat 6: Howard Feingold – 1,100,000 (11 bb)
Seat 7: Aaron Thivyanathan – 1,325,000 (13 bb)
Seat 8: Alex Rusinovas – 2,750,000 (28 bb)

Table 21
Seat 1: T.K. Miles – 1,000,000 (10 bb)
Seat 2: Eric Valerio – 1,200,000 (12 bb)
Seat 3: — Empty —
Seat 4: — Empty —
Seat 5: RJ Sullivan – 1,825,000 (18 bb)
Seat 6: Cody Hernandez – 3,300,000 (33 bb)
Seat 7: Henry Fischer – 2,550,000 (26 bb)
Seat 8: Maurice Hawkins – 1,225,000 (12 bb)

Remaining payouts:

1st: $213,035 + WPO guitar trophy
2nd: $142,030
3rd: $104,850
4th: $78,230
5th: $58,995
6th: $44,980
7th: $34,675
8th: $27,025
9th-10th: $21,305
11th-12th: $16,985