Tag Archives: 2021 WPO

Main Event: Kevin Ragusa Doubles Through RJ Sullivan

$1,700 WPO Main Event (Re-Entry)
$500,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 31:  125,000/250,000 with a 250,000 ante
Players Remaining:  3 of 772

RJ Sullivan opened to 550,000 from the button and Kevin Ragusa called in the big blind to the 7c4s2h flop. Ragusa checked, Sullivan continued to 600,000, and Ragusa checked raised all in for 3,025,000. Sullivan thought for a minute and called.

Ragusa: 8d6s
Sullivan: Ad7s

Sullivan was ahead with his pair of sevens and Ragusa was looking at a gutshot draw. The 6h turn gave Ragusa more outs and he hit trip sixes when the river came 6d.

Kevin Ragusa – 7,525,000 (30 bb)
RJ Sullivan – 2,500,000 (10 bb)

Main Event: Robert Michener – 4th Place ($78,230)

$1,700 WPO Main Event (Re-Entry)
$500,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 31:  125,000/250,000 with a 250,000 ante
Players Remaining:  3 of 772

Robert Michener

It folded to RJ Sullivan in the small blind and he moved all in. Robert Michener thought for a moment and called with a similar stack.

Sullivan: 2h2d
Michener: QhTc

Sullivan was ahead with his ducks and Michener could not catch on the Jd7h4dAcJc board. They counted down the stacks and Sullivan’s 2,700,000 barely pipped Michener to send him out in fourth place.

RJ Sullivan – 5,500,000 (22 bb)
Robert Michener – Eliminated in 4th Place ($78,230)

Main Event: T.K. Miles Doubles Twice Into the Lead

$1,700 WPO Main Event (Re-Entry)
$500,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 30:  100,000/200,000 with a 200,000 ante
Players Remaining:  4 of 772

T.K. Miles

Kevin Ragusa opened to 450,00 from under the gun and T.K. Miles called to see the Qc7s2d flop. Miles checked, Ragusa bet 300,000 and Miles moved all in. Ragusa didn’t wait long before he called to put Miles at risk.

Miles: Qs9s
Ragusa: AdAc

Miles flopped top pair of queens but Ragusa was ahead with his over pair. The 3h turn changed nothing but the 9h river gave Miles queens up for the double.

T.K. Miles – 4,900,000 (25 bb)
Kevin Ragusa – 4,200,000 (21 bb)

Soon after, Miles opened to 400,000 and Robert Michener moved all in from the big blind. Miles called at risk for 4,750,000.

Miles: AcAs
Michener: AhQd

This time it was Miles with the aces but his held up on the KdJd5s9d7c board to double him into the lead.

T.K. Miles – 9,800,000 (49 bb)
Robert Michener – 5,400,000 (27 bb)

Main Event: Henry Fischer – 6th Place ($58,995)

$1,700 WPO Main Event (Re-Entry)
$500,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 30:  100,000/200,000 with a 200,000 ante
Players Remaining:  4 of 772

Henry Fischer

Henry Fischer open-shoved for 3,125,000 from the cutoff, Robert Michener called in the small blind and T.K. Miles flashed Ad3d with his big blind fold.

Michener: 9d9c
Fischer: AhJs

Fischer couldn’t be happy knowing one of his outs was already in the muck and he could not find anything on the 6s2d2hTd2c board to keep him in the Main Event.

Robert Michener – 8,200,000 (41 bb)
Henry Fischer – Eliminated in 5th Place ($58,995)

Main Event: Break Time Counts

$1,700 WPO Main Event (Re-Entry)
$500,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 30:  100,000/200,000 with a 200,000 ante
Players Remaining:  5 of 772

The five remaining players were sent on the final break of the day. If there is no winner at 3 am, the remaining players will bag up and return tomorrow to play it out.

Seat 1: T.K. Miles – 3,375,000 (17 bb)
Seat 4: Kevin Ragusa – 6,650,000 (33 bb)
Seat 5: Henry Fischer – 3,225,000 (16 bb)
Seat 6: RJ Sullivan – 4,700,000 (24 bb)
Seat 7: Robert Michener – 5,200,000 (26 bb)

Remaining payouts:

1st: $213,035 + WPO guitar trophy
2nd: $142,030
3rd: $104,850
4th: $78,230
5th: $58,995

Main Event: Cody Hernandez – 6th Place ($44,980)

$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:  5 of 772

Cody Hernandez moved all in from the cutoff for 2,100,000 and RJ Sullivan thought for a minute in the big blind. He had a slightly bigger stack and called.

Sullivan: 7h7s
Hernandez: 3s3d

Hernandez was in trouble with the smaller pair and it got much when the As7c4c flop gave Sullivan a set of sevens. The board finished with the 6d turn and 3d river to send Hernandez out in sixth place.

RJ Sullivan – 4,600,000 (31 bb)
Cody Hernandez – Eliminated in 6th Place ($44,980)

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)