18.4k Followers, 121 Following, 356 Posts - See Instagram photos and videos from Spraggy (@benjspragg). 1 00:00 spraggy jra68 0.0043 twitchclipsdiscovery 2 00:30 spraggy supperpupper 0.008 twitchclipsdiscovery 3 00:59. To check out Run it Once and get $200 off: Twitch channel:commentating at 888 Live:https://. Hailing from the Gloucestershire, England, Spraggy has been a professional poker player since graduating from university in 2012. After building up a large group of followers through streaming poker on Twitch, he caught the eye of PokerStars and became a. Ben 'Spraggy' Spragg, NLHE Expert at PokerVIP.com. A heads up No Limit professional since leaving University, Spraggy has recently transitioned to streaming a micro stakes bankroll challenge on twitch. With over $140,000 in cash game profits on the virtual felt Spraggy has now turned his attention to bankroll building.
The second week of Turbo Series action is in full swing and Ben 'Spraggy' Spragg has made his first final table appearance. That and all the other news from Day 8 below.
Spraggy makes Event #60 final table, finishes seventh
With a PSPC cash and several wins and major cashes live on stream to his credit, Ben 'Spraggy' Spragg has had himself quite a year already. He added another highlight to his 2019 yesterday with his first Turbo Series final table appearance.
Spraggy's run came in Event #60, an $11 NL Hold'em tournament, which drew the second-largest field of any non-bounty Turbo Series freezeout held so far. He outlasted 7,130 players before falling in seventh place and earning a $1,050.20 payday.
Here are the full results from yesterday's play.
Day 8
Turbo Series Event #60 ($11 NL Hold'em)
Entrants: 7,137
Total prize pool: $69,942.60
Places paid: 1,187
1. Ha12per (United Kingdom) $9,937.13
2. formiganetto (Brazil) $6,829.92
3. Gyuukaa (Hungary) $4,696.63
4. andredos (Brazil) $3,229.67
5. Ramaz445 (Russia) $2,220.90
6. Jonatas920 (Brazil) $1,527.22
7. PokerStars Ambassador Benjamin 'Spraggy' Spragg (United Kingdom) $1,050.20
8. FshnIsMyPrfn (Belarus) $722.18
9. saying83 (South Korea) $496.61
Turbo Series Event #61 ($109 NL Hold'em, 6-Max)
Entrants: 2,307 (1,622 entries, 685 re-entries)
Total prize pool: $230,700
Places paid: 383
1. Grande_Prego (Brazil) $34,087.86
2. Colombon831 (Belarus) $23,750.03
3. FDBtazz (F.Y.R.O.M.) $16,548.38
4. doungara (Greece) $11,530.45
5. MinReraise (Russia) $8,034.10
6. WJIJUN87 (China) $5,597.95
7. BuckFitchez (Estonia) $3,900.51
Turbo Series Event #62 ($22+R NL Hold'em)
Entrants: 3,802 (4,757 rebuys, 1,627 add-ons)
Total prize pool: $203,720
Places paid: 611
1. hateblondies (Greece) $29,147.74
2. JANU171 (Brazil) $20,452.40
3. cinekmz (Poland) $14,352.84
4. giadze1 (Lithuania) $10,072.36
5. jpbulhoes (Brazil) $7,068.45
6. GoianoVix (Brazil) $4,960.39
7. hellyman (Netherlands) $3,481.04
8. BennyBills (Czech Republic) $2,442.88
9. Machi_SVK (Slovakia) $1,714.34
Turbo Series Event #63 ($215 NL Hold'em, Progressive KO)
Entrants: 1,968
Total prize pool: $393,600 ($196,800 regular, $196,800 bounty)
Places paid: 287
1. Sintoras (Germany) $29,449.72 + $23,190.29 in bounties
2. farafiinn (Poland) $20,991.77 + $3,639.85
3. BetrThanPhil (Canada) $14,963.66 + $2,418.75
4. kato195666 (Japan) $10,666.61 + 4,400.60
5. Kabotajoe (Germany) $7,603.52 + $6,090.93
6. edvypakistan (Russia) $5,420.06 + $2,638.28
7. dulek_jason (Poland) $3,863.61 + $1,428.13
8. stefanoy (Romania) $2,754.11 + $2,723.44
9. JONYJUICE (Canada) $1,963.23 + $1,646.48
Turbo Series Event #64 ($109 PL Omaha, 6-Max)
Entrants: 321 (591 entries, 271 re-entries)
Total prize pool: $86,200
Places paid: 143
1. Assad91 (Norway) $14,342.69
2. 1bloodflood (Russia) $9,993.12
3. Slawas1 (Poland) $6,962.93
4. Desateur (Austria) $4,851.57
5. V1ch8 (Russia) $3,380.45
6. RaiseU4Fun (Germany) $2,355.40
7. skat77 (Russia) $1,641.18
Turbo Series Event #65 ($55 NL Hold'em, 8-Max)
Entrants: 4,669 (3,350 entries, 1,319 re-entries)
Total prize pool: $233,450
1. KingRemyS1 (Netherlands) $30,469.01*
2. idzake (United Kingdom) $26,469.90*
3. ramastar88 (Uruguay) $16,890.80
4. andyh26 (United Kingdom) $12,040.37
5. 1TheSpiteful (Switzerland) $8,582.78
6. GZingano (Brazil) $6,118.11
7. VonLidi123 (Sweden) $4,361.21
8. ryan76624 (Canada) $3,108.85
9. One Poor Bum (Dominican Republic) $2,216.09
Turbo Series Event #66 ($22 NL Hold'em, Progressive KO)
Entrants: 4,522
Total prize pool: $90,440 ($45,220 regular, $45,220 bounty)
Places paid: 755
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1. xaltepico (Mexico) $6,447.22 + $4,070.88 in bounties
2. sisli (Ukraine) $4,459.56 + $1,032.99
3. G****S****E*7* (Germany) $3,086.37 + $729.46
4. cobbert1 (Ireland) $2,136.01 + $94.85
5. SoundSyndrom (Austria) $1,478.29 + $440.92
6. billy pow! (Brazil) $1,023.09 + $175.01
7. petrosf77 (Greece) $708.05 + $27.19
8. XxLimao99xX (Germany) $490.03 + $221.17
9. pora adrian (Romania) $339.14 + $135.94
ITM finishes
Russia's Zapahzamazki collected a 19th cash on Day 8 to retain the lead for most in-the-money finishes during the Turbo Series. It was an even more successful day for Poland's biszibosz, who collected three more cashes to climb to a total of 18, good for second place overall. That's one ahead of Andreas 'mrAndreeew' Berggren, who's been holding down one of the top three spots for the entire Turbo Series so far.
| UserID | Country | Entries | ITMFinishes | Cashed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zapahzamazki | Russia | 93 | 19 | $36,450.60 |
| biszibosz | Poland | 61 | 18 | $10,383.52 |
| mrAndreeew | Sweden | 76 | 17 | $51,315.14 |
| 22ehnutzz | Brazil | 52 | 16 | $26,336.97 |
| poker@luffyD | Latvia | 61 | 16 | $8,909.42 |
| ekziter | Latvia | 83 | 15 | $40,761.78 |
| luelue399 | Canada | 45 | 15 | $34,480.06 |
| RagVoen | Belarus | 56 | 15 | $12,269.92 |
| Smertin | Switzerland | 53 | 15 | $5,967.12 |
| Lena900 | Sweden | 81 | 14 | $53,125.35 |
| markovitsus | Estonia | 59 | 14 | $10,717.23 |
| Kaggis | Norway | 67 | 14 | $9,379.90 |
| Perfect1232 | Hungary | 56 | 14 | $7,440.57 |
| TanTanSWE | Sweden | 65 | 14 | $7,343.09 |
| tecaoo | Brazil | 54 | 14 | $5,421.57 |
| Cashine94 | Germany | 61 | 14 | $4,402.29 |
| Bitoks | Brazil | 38 | 13 | $15,592.42 |
| Tomatee | Uruguay | 71 | 13 | $11,758.65 |
| MoshiMoshi84 | Netherlands | 39 | 13 | $9,755.92 |
| woody1234321 | Mexico | 63 | 13 | $9,707.68 |
KO count
Even without any additional bounties collected on Day 8, vidanilo's weekend KO rampage leaves the player from Angola atop the bounty leaderboard as Day 9 begins. With three more Progressive KO events on the schedule today, this leaderboard could look very different tomorrow.
| UserID | Country | Entries | KOs | Cashed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| vidanilo | Angola | 49 | 74 | $11,643.11 |
| TheHolland | Greece | 54 | 66 | $6,158.14 |
| Denis XXX007 | Russia | 28 | 50 | $7,743.07 |
| ekziter | Latvia | 83 | 49 | $40,761.78 |
| Szabcsi | Hungary | 24 | 46 | $6,000.40 |
| johnut901 | Romania | 67 | 45 | $3,954.12 |
| kimokh | Lebanon | 80 | 44 | $13,269.01 |
| Mortan23 | Faroe Islands | 45 | 43 | $9,170.83 |
| Zapahzamazki | Russia | 93 | 41 | $36,450.60 |
| guix2x | Brazil | 45 | 41 | $4,757.08 |
| ll-Giuglia | Malta | 55 | 39 | $78,971.03 |
| TiltMeBig | Sweden | 68 | 39 | $58,884.14 |
| THCHunter | Canada | 57 | 39 | $10,813.56 |
| Mysters_Y | Russia | 42 | 39 | $8,637.36 |
| torscotr06 | Canada | 89 | 39 | $6,166.03 |
| martine565 | Sweden | 33 | 38 | $14,353.21 |
| AirGrokk | Russia | 23 | 38 | $5,660.47 |
| Pessagno | Brazil | 57 | 37 | $21,336.59 |
| FloooPit | Germany | 15 | 37 | $15,850.38 |
| vic_xcite | Sweden | 51 | 37 | $15,546.36 |
A successful day has Fintan leading the Ambassadors in KOs
After holding the KO lead among PokerStars Ambassadors for the entire Turbo Series, Spraggy slipped into second place yesterday. That's because his partner in streaming, Fintan 'easywithaces' Hand, scored seven more knockouts in Day 8 action. Fintan now leads the other Ambassadors by four bounties.
| UserID | Country | Entries | KOs | Cashed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| easywithaces | Ireland | 10 | 11 | $ 1,219.33 |
| Spraggy | United Kingdom | 21 | 7 | $ 2,608.77 |
| L. Veldhuis | Netherlands | 12 | 7 | $ 497.26 |
| xflixx | Germany | 11 | 6 | $ 409.28 |
Turbo Series ROI-alty
When Savva707 won Event #6 on a $1.10 satellite, it looked like nobody would even come close to matching the Russian player's 1,242.147% ROI -- until Day 8, anyway. That was when the United Kingdom's idzake turned a $2.20 satellite ticket into a second-place finish in Event #65 worth $26,469.90 after a heads-up deal.
idzake's finish was good for a 1,203,177% ROI -- only about 41,000% less than Savva707's massive return. But that's if you count the value of the satellite ticket as the starting point. It turns out that idzake actually earned that ticket in a Stars Rewards chest over the weekend, meaning that this was actually every poker player's dream: a complete freeroll.
Stars Rewards provided the UK's idzake with a satellite spin-up
| UserID | Country | Tournament Name | Place | Cash Award | Satellite Buy-in | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Savva707 | Russia | Turbo Series 06: $22 NLHE, $65K Gtd | 1 | $13,663.62 | $1.10 | 1,242,147% |
| idzake | United Kingdom | Turbo Series 65: $55 NLHE [8-Max], $200K Gtd | 2 | $26,469.90 | $2.20 | 1,203,177% |
| atanas_1980 | Bulgaria | Turbo Series 01: $215 NLHE [Progressive KO], $1M Gtd | 2 | $71,226.98 | $7.50 | 949,693% |
| AnaLinD | Sweden | Turbo Series 21: $55 NLHE [6-Max, Progressive KO], $125K Gtd | 2 | $10,435.26 | $1.85 | 564,068% |
| Ninoo166 | Germany | Turbo Series 39: $215 NLHE [6-Max, Progressive KO], $350K Gtd | 1 | $59,258.60 | $11.00 | 538,715% |
| Thalampro | Greece | Turbo Series 04: $55 NLHE [6-Max, Hyper-Turbo, Mini Sunday Supersonic SE], $200K Gtd | 3 | $34,026.21 | $7.50 | 453,683% |
| bobkin-ru | Russia | Turbo Series 45: $22+R NLHE [Splash], $150K Gtd | 4 | $9,829.47 | $2.85 | 344,894% |
| NDnT | Canada | Turbo Series 20: $22 NLHE [6-Max], $60K Gtd | 6 | $1,760.58 | $0.54 | 326,033% |
| Golaith13 | Netherlands | Turbo Series 05: $55 NLHE, $125K Gtd | 1 | $22,086.61 | $7.50 | 294,488% |
| edujudo95as | Paraguay | Turbo Series 43: $11 NLHE, $50K Gtd | 5 | $2,768.36 | $1.10 | 251,669% |
| AnderMolino | Austria | Turbo Series 14: $55 PLO [6-Max], $50K Gtd | 1 | $13,683.71 | $5.50 | 248,795% |
| LuCasino777 | Slovakia | Turbo Series 57: $215 NLHE [6-Max, Hyper-Turbo, Progressive KO, Sunday Supersonic SE], $450K Gtd | 3 | $25,551.19 | $11.00 | 232,284% |
| eggabf | Netherlands | Turbo Series 30: $215 NLHE [Progressive KO], $500K Gtd | 1 | $55,813.67 | $27.50 | 202,959% |
| SamBakuSV | Azerbaijan | Turbo Series 45: $22+R NLHE [Splash], $150K Gtd | 3 | $13,900.97 | $7.50 | 185,346% |
| Pawcio77777 | Poland | Turbo Series 34: $109 NLHE, $125K Gtd | 3 | $13,808.88 | $7.50 | 184,118% |
| sahara6565 | Canada | Turbo Series 16: $55 NLHE [6-Max], $250K Gtd | 2 | $33,160.95 | $18.75 | 176,858% |
| josechoche12 | Uruguay | Turbo Series 36: $55 NLHE [8-Max, Progressive KO], $175K Gtd | 3 | $9,107.56 | $5.50 | 165,592% |
| NestorFragos | Canada | Turbo Series 41: $55 NLHE [8-Max, Hyper-Turbo, Progressive Total KO], $200K Gtd | 2 | $12,088.82 | $7.50 | 161,184% |
| psichic13 | Greece | Turbo Series 06: $22 NLHE, $65K Gtd | 2 | $12,014.78 | $7.50 | 160,197% |
| Angelle69 | Netherlands | Turbo Series 50: $55 NLHE [Progressive KO, Deep Stacks], $150K Gtd | 7 | $2,936.58 | $1.85 | 158,734% |
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Playing today
Here are the Turbo Series events we're watching today.
Day 8
| Event # | Buy-in | Format | Guaranteed prize pool |
|---|---|---|---|
| 67 | $109 | NL Hold'em, Progressive KO | $125,000 |
| 68 | $11+R | NL Omaha H/L, Splash | $25,000 |
| 69 | $215 | NL Hold'em | $150,000 |
| 70 | $55 | NL Hold'em | $200,000 |
| 71 | $215 | PL Omaha H/L, 6-Max | $75,000 |
| 72 | $530 | NL Hold'em | $200,000 |
| 73 | $109 | NL Hold'em, Progressive KO | $60,000 |
| 74 | $11 | NL Hold'em, Progressive KO | $60,000 |
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Marriage is what brings us together today.
Benjamin “Spraggy” Spragg asked Marle Cordeiro to marry him. And she said yes.
It is tough times at the moment. In Cordeiro’s homeland, the U.S. election is coming up. The first Purge is presumably to follow the day after. Meanwhile, in Spraggy’s homeland, the U.K., coronavirus has pushed the nation back into lockdown. And as winter draws in on the Northern hemisphere, bringing with it longer nights and shorter, bleaker days, a light-hearted story of love and commitment is just what the poker world needs.
Yes!!
The couple took to Twitter to announce their news. Presumably, the Times “Forthcoming Marriage” section was full this week.
Spraggy tweeted, “Today@MarleCordeiro made me the happiest man alive.”
Today @MarleCordeiro made me the happiest man alive. I asked her to marry me and she said Yes!! 💍❤ pic.twitter.com/xiCh9rptM4
— Spraggy (@spraggy) November 1, 2020
While Cordeiro posted a video with her ring finger up and the caption “Getting married or whatever.”
Getting married or whatever @spraggypic.twitter.com/THRYgWQKjU
— Marle Cordeiro (@MarleCordeiro) November 1, 2020
The poker power couple has a little over $110k in live cashes between them. That should cover the bar tab at the reception. Especially with U.K weddings limited to 30 players for the foreseeable.
The lion’s share of that $110k comes from Spraggy ($86k).
On the other hand, Spraggy’s YouTube following falls substantially short of Cordeiro’s.
Cordeiro’s rise to fame as a poker commentator came after a controversial video on her channel went viral in 2018. Since then she’s continued to make satirical videos alongside her career as a Vegas cardshark.
But she really won over the poker community as the only person to keep going after Mike Postle after the California courts chucked him out of the Stones cheating case. Cordeiro tried to bring a suit against Postle in Nevada where, unlike California, cheating is illegal. Unfortunately for her, she failed to prove Nevada has jurisdiction, and Postle went untried.
Since then the couple has moved to the U.K., navigating the Byzantine system that is HMRC’s long-term visa policy. And they landed right in the middle of the lockdown.
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Lock it down
Lockdown seems to have worked out well for the couple. Eight months holed up in a London flat would test most people to the limit. And the change in weather can’t have been fun for Vegas resident Cordiero.
But the pair seems to have done okay. Cordeiro wrote that “Being quarantined w @spraggy for 8 months has been effortless and the most fun I’ve ever had. All we do is laugh. Can only imagine how much fun we’re gonna have when we can leave the house.”
Being quarantined w @spraggy for 8 months has been effortless and the most fun I’ve ever had. All we do is laugh.
Can only imagine how much fun we’re gonna have when we can leave the house 😊 I love you @spraggy thanks for finally getting a drink with me.
— Marle Cordeiro (@MarleCordeiro) November 1, 2020
The poker world was quick to offer the couple congratulations. Mostly. Jaime Kerstetter, for example, wanted to be sure Cordiero wasn’t suffering from Stockholm syndrome asking, “Marle, are you sure?”
Congrats Spraggy!!!!
Marle, are you sure?
— Jamie Kerstetter (@JamieKerstetter) November 1, 2020
Others were suspicious that anyone would agree to marry the mop-topped Spraggy. JohnnyVibes called shenanigans saying, “I’m waiting a full 24 hours to say congrats. Just in case it’s a troll. I hate being tricked. Be back tomorrow.”
I wish we were this committed to a troll! It’s real 😬😬
— Marle Cordeiro (@MarleCordeiro) November 1, 2020
A wise choice particularly after Spraggy’s last graph. “They say you should spend 3 months salary on an engagement ring,” Cordeiro tweeted. “What can we get for -20k?”
The next question on everyone’s mind is: which poker players will get to be the bridesmaids.
They say you should spend 3 months salary on an engagement ring.
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What can we get for -20k? https://t.co/KBQSdg7FI1
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— Marle Cordeiro (@MarleCordeiro) November 1, 2020
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