The Bernard Lee Poker Show 12-15: 2019 WSOP GCC Winner Ryan Eriquezzo
In this episode of The Bernard Lee Poker Show on the PokerNews Podcast Network, Bernard Lee interviews 2019 World Series of Poker Global Casino Championship winner, Ryan Eriquezzo. The champion has now captured this exact event two times, as Ryan won the event in Las Vegas back in 2012. He also discusses taking time away from poker to take care of his terminally ill father and his gradual maturity in the world of poker. Additionally, Ryan reflects on his sobriety over the past several years.
Show Time Stamps
| 0:00 | Welcome to The Bernard Lee Poker Show as this week’s guest is 2019 WSOP Global Casino Championship (GCC) winner, Ryan Eriquezzo. |
| 0:04 | Bernard discusses Ryan Eriquezzo’s victory in 2019 WSOP Global Casino Championship (GCC), beating a field of 129 players and taking home $279,231. |
| 3:20 | Bernard discusses Billy Cashwell’s victory in 2019 WSOP Circuit Harrah’s Cherokee Main Event, outlasting a field of 1057 entries while earning $271,234 for the win. |
| 4:14 | Bernard discusses a six-way deal where Matt Shroud won the 2019 Southern Poker Open Main Event for $47,734. |
| 5:22 | Bernard discusses [URL="https://www.pokernews.com/news/2019/08/rungood-poker-series-game-seven-tunica-35096.htm?itm_content=pn-hp-hero-6" target="_blank"]the first RunGood Poker Series of the “Game 7” Season held in Horseshoe Tunica in Tunica Mississippi/URL], where all the winners during the season will receive a championship ring. |
| 6:25 | Bernard discusses Jason Mercier’s victory in the $50,000 High Roller Poker for $715,860 at the Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open. Two years ago, Jason won the $25,000 event here at the SHRPO, coincidentally both times while his wife Natasha was 7 months pregnant. |
| 9:22 | RunGood Gear Ad |
| 10:04 | Advertisement |
| 11:03 | Bernard welcomes Ryan Eriquezzo to the show. |
| 11:42 | Ryan joins the show. |
| 12:25 | Ryan discusses the incredible similarity of winning the exact same WSOP Circuit Main Event in Atlantic City in 2012 and 2019 and then winning the WSOP GCC both years. “Tournament poker is so crazy and chaotic and streaking to begin with. So in order to win just one tournament is very, very difficult…we have to get extremely lucky. Everything has to fall into place. So, to win the same exact event twice is essentially impossible and to win and event to get into an event and the win that one, it seems surreal. It happened again.” |
| 14:44 | Ryan explains the difference between the two events, as he had a huge rail in 2012, where this year, his heads-up opponent was playing in his home state and basically had home court advantage. |
| 18:08 | Ryan discusses he took a break from playing poker to take care of his terminally ill father. “Poker just went on the back burner. And That’s another thing I realize. It’s okay to miss tournaments. I missed the entire World Series last year because I needed to be home.” |
| 25:22 | Las Vegas Laundry Services Ad |
| 26:22 | Bernard continues his interview with Ryan Eriquezzo, 2019 WSOP Global Casino Championship (GCC) winner. |
| 26:50 | Ryan reflects on owning two WSOP bracelets. “It’s unreal. The more and more that I go through this career, the more grateful I get for every score because I realize how hard they are.” |
| 32:20 | Bernard discusses some of Ryan’s key final table hands, two of which occurred versus Forrest Raleigh, runner-up finisher. Both times, Forrest hits a Queen on the river with the same dealer. |
| 37:25 | Ryan discusses the last hand of the tournament. |
| 39:27 | Ryan discusses his schedule for rest of 2019. “I’m not chasing poker around for right now. I’m happy I can breathe financially. The last two years took a lot out of me…poker is definitely not in the forefront of my mind.” |
| 41:26 | Ryan reflects on his sobriety and improved maturity over the past several years. |
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