| Nov 13, '21 |
2021 DeepStack Championship II |
$2,500 CPPT No-Limit Hold'em $1 Million GTD |
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Joe Serock Sends One Home
Nov 12, '21
Joe Serock was in the hijack and got into a preflop battle with his opponent in middle position.
Based on the way the chips were laid out on the felt, it appeared Serock three-bet his opponent’s initial raise and was facing a four-bet shove for about 30,000. Serock mulled over his decision for a bit before calling.
It was a flip between Serock’s A J and his opponent’s 10 10.
The flop was J63, giving Serock the lead with top pair and the nut flush draw. The turn was the 5 and the river was the K. Serock ended up with the nut flush and sent his opponent to the rail with just a few minutes left in the level.
Joe Serock – 76,000
Player Tags: Joseph Serock
Trio of Double Ups On The Bubble
Nov 13, '21
 There were all ins and calls on three separate tables during one of the first few hands on the bubble.
Adrian Mateos committed about 150,000 preflop on the button, which was all but a single 5,000 denomination chip, against Mike Dentale in middle position. The last chip was put in on a flop of 764 .
Dentale showed QJ and needed runners against Mateos’ KK. The turn and river were no help to Dentale and Mateos doubled up.
On another table, Kyle Cartwright raised from middle position and the player in the cutoff moved all in for 190,000. Action folded back to Cartwright who called. Cartwright was in the lead with KK against his opponent’s AK, but an ace came on the flop to put a dagger in Cartwright’s dream of bursting the bubble.
On the third table, Joe Serock raised from middle position and the player in the small blind went all in for 225,000. Serock called.
It was a race with his JJ up against the small blind’s AK, but once again an ace came on the flop to send the pot to the small blind and continue bubble play.
Joe Serock – 280,000
Kyle Cartwright – 85,000
Mike Dentale – 300,000
Adrian Mateos – 310,000
Player Tags: Joseph Serock, Kyle Cartwright, Adrian Mateos, Michael Dentate
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| Nov 12, '21 |
2021 DeepStack Championship II |
$2,500 CPPT No-Limit Hold'em $1 Million GTD |
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Joe Serock Sends One Home
Nov 12, '21
Joe Serock was in the hijack and got into a preflop battle with his opponent in middle position.
Based on the way the chips were laid out on the felt, it appeared Serock three-bet his opponent’s initial raise and was facing a four-bet shove for about 30,000. Serock mulled over his decision for a bit before calling.
It was a flip between Serock’s AJ and his opponent’s 1010.
The flop was J63, giving Serock the lead with top pair and the nut flush draw. The turn was the 5 and the river was the K. Serock ended up with the nut flush and sent his opponent to the rail with just a few minutes left in the level.
Joe Serock – 76,000
Player Tags: Joseph Serock
Trio of Double Ups On The Bubble
Nov 13, '21
There were all ins and calls on three separate tables during one of the first few hands on the bubble.
Adrian Mateos committed about 150,000 preflop on the button, which was all but a single 5,000 denomination chip, against Mike Dentale in middle position. The last chip was put in on a flop of 764.
Dentale showed QJ and needed runners against Mateos’ KK. The turn and river were no help to Dentale and Mateos doubled up.
On another table, Kyle Cartwright raised from middle position and the player in the cutoff moved all in for 190,000. Action folded back to Cartwright who called. Cartwright was in the lead with KK against his opponent’s AK, but an ace came on the flop to put a dagger in Cartwright’s dream of bursting the bubble.
On the third table, Joe Serock raised from middle position and the player in the small blind went all in for 225,000. Serock called.
It was a race with his JJ up against the small blind’s AK, but once again an ace came on the flop to send the pot to the small blind and continue bubble play.
Joe Serock – 280,000
Kyle Cartwright – 85,000
Mike Dentale – 300,000
Adrian Mateos – 310,000
Player Tags: Joseph Serock, Kyle Cartwright, Adrian Mateos, Michael Dentate
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| Oct 20, '19 |
CPPT VII - The Bicycle Casino |
$1,100 CPPT No-Limit Hold'em Quantum Main Event $500K GTD |
4 |
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Liping Zhong Doubles Through Joe Serock
Oct 17, '19
Joe Serock raised from the small blind and Liping Zhong defended her big blind. The flop was K65 and Serock bet 5,000.
Zhong moved all in for 60,000 and Serock went into the tank for a couple of minutes before calling.
Zhong showed AA and was in the lead against Serock’s KJ.
Serock needed a king or a jack to eliminate Zhong, but the 4 on the turn and the 2 came on the river to give Zhong the double up.
Liping Zhong – 125,000
Joe Serock – 110,000
Player Tags: Joseph Serock
Joe Serock Eliminated In 18th Place ($5,645)
Oct 20, '19
 Joe Serock committed the last of his chips to the pot preflop with KQ against Michael Ung’s 99.
Serock never improved and was eliminated in 18th place for $5,645.
Michael Ung – 1,150,000
Joe Serock – Eliminated
Player Tags: Joseph Serock, Michael Ung
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| Oct 17, '19 |
CPPT VII - The Bicycle Casino |
$1,100 CPPT No-Limit Hold'em Quantum Main Event $500K GTD |
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Liping Zhong Doubles Through Joe Serock
Oct 17, '19
Joe Serock raised from the small blind and Liping Zhong defended her big blind. The flop was K65 and Serock bet 5,000.
Zhong moved all in for 60,000 and Serock went into the tank for a couple of minutes before calling.
Zhong showed AA and was in the lead against Serock’s KJ.
Serock needed a king or a jack to eliminate Zhong, but the 4 on the turn and the 2 came on the river to give Zhong the double up.
Liping Zhong – 125,000
Joe Serock – 110,000
Player Tags: Joseph Serock
Joe Serock Eliminated In 18th Place ($5,645)
Oct 20, '19
Joe Serock committed the last of his chips to the pot preflop with KQ against Michael Ung’s 99.
Serock never improved and was eliminated in 18th place for $5,645.
Michael Ung – 1,150,000
Joe Serock – Eliminated
Player Tags: Joseph Serock, Michael Ung
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| Oct 20, '18 |
CPPT VI - The Bicycle Casino |
$1,100 No-Limit Hold'em Quantum $500K GTD |
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| Oct 17, '17 |
CPPT V - The Bicycle Casino |
$1,100 No-Limit Hold'em Quantum CPPT ME $400K GTD |
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Serock and Wisdom Chop One Up
Oct 17, '17
On a flop of 1087, Joe Serock bet 21,000 out of the big blind and was called by Andrew Wisdom in middle position.
Dana Kellstrom folded from the button and the 4 hit the turn. Both players checked, and the 6 fell on the river.
This time, Serock bet 55,000 and Wisdom instantly called. Serock showed K9 for a missed flush draw that rivered a straight. Wisdom, however, held 99 for the same straight.
Serock is now sitting with 280,000, while Wisdom continues his time near the top of the leaderboard with 415,000.
Player Tags: Joseph Serock, Andrew Wisdom
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| Jul 05, '13 |
2013 44th Annual World Series of Poker |
Event 57 - $5,000 No-Limit Hold'em |
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Level 27 Update: Joe Serock Eliminated in 8th Place
Jul 05, '13
Level: 27
Blinds: 20,000-40,000 with a 5,000 ante
Players Remaining: 7 out of 784
Average Chip Count: 1,680,000
Chip Counts:
Seat 1: Antonio Buonanno – 1,500,000
Seat 2: Seth Berger – 2,000,000
Seat 3: Thomas Muehloecker – 1,000,000
Seat 5: Matt Berkey – 1,100,000
Seat 7: Randal Flowers – 600,000
Seat 8: Matt Perrins – 2,750,000
Seat 9: Arthur Pro – 2,200,000
Players Eliminated:
8th: Joe Serock – $76,164
Live Updates:
 Joe Serock Eliminated in Eighth Place ($76,164)
Joe Serock raised to 90,000 preflop and Matt Perrins reraised all in. Serock called and the two players tabled their hands.
Perrins: A K
Serock: A 9
Board: KQ J63
Perrins won the pot with a pair of kings to grow his stack above 2.7 million and Serock was eliminated in eighth place.
Player Tags: Joseph Serock, Matt Perrins
Official Final Table Begins for Event No. 57 ($5,000 No-Limit Hold'em) Begins at 12:45 p.m.
Jul 05, '13
The final table of Event No. 57 ($5,000 No-Limit Hold’em) will begin at 12:45 p.m. PT on Friday, July 5, and Card Player will be posting level-by-level updates with all major hands, current chip counts, and prize payouts.
With the elimination of Matt Schulte in tenth place ($46,870), the nine-handed final table is now set. Play will begin in Level 25 with blinds of 12,000-24,000 with a 4,000 ante, and action will continue until a winner is determined. Play may be extended an additional day if it takes more than 10 levels to reach a winner as noted on the official structure sheet. With cards now back in the air, here is a look at the final table and how these players stack up:
Seat 1: Antonio Buonanno – 1,185,000
Seat 2: Seth Berger – 1,698,000
Seat 3: Thomas Muehloecker – 1,434,000
Seat 4: Kent Roed – 482,000
Seat 5: Matt Berkey – 1,585,000
Seat 6: Joe Serock – 1,211,000
Seat 7: Randal Flowers – 619,000
Seat 8: Matt Perrins – 1,946,000
Seat 9: Arthur Pro – 1,610,000
While only 9 remain, this event attracted a field of 784 players, creating a total prize pool of $3,684,800, and the top 81 players made the money. Here is a look at the final table payouts:
1st Place: $792,275
2nd Place: $489,451
3rd Place: $315,529
4th Place: $231,147
5th Place: $171,822
6th Place: $129,447
7th Place: $98,715
8th Place: $76,164
9th Place: $59,398
Be sure to check back with Card Player at the conclusion of each level for regular updates with all major hands, current chip counts, and prize payouts.
Player Tags: Joseph Serock, Randal Flowers
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| Mar 19, '13 |
CPPT - Wynn Classic Las Vegas |
$5,000 Championship Event |
3 |
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Joe Serock Eliminated By Erick Lindgren
Mar 17, '13
 Erick Lindgren raised to 1,200 from middle position and was three-bet by WeiKai Chang in the small blind to 2,400.
Joe Serock called from the big blind and Lindgren called as well. The flop came down 532 and Chang checked. Serock bet 3,600 and Lindgren was the lone caller.
The turn was the Q and Serock checked. Lindgren bet 6,400 and Serock called. The river was the K and Serock checked once again.
Lindgren bet enough to put Serock all in for his last 14,300 and Serock responded by going into the tank. About two minutes passed by before Serock decided to call and Lindgren confidently turned over Q10 for second pair.
Serock nodded his head and then mucked his hand, appearing to have called hoping he was up against a busted draw or bluff. Serock quietly walked away, but was nice enough to confirm his hand as a medium pocket pair.
Lindgren now has 83,500 in chips.
Player Tags: Erick Lindgren, Joseph Serock
Serock's Queens Best Fauceglia
Mar 17, '13
Joe Serock is now up to about 45,000 after his pocket Queens bested Mario Fauceglia’s hand on a 87597 board.
The player in the cutoff raised to 500 and Fauceglia re-raised to 3,000 on the button. Serock called from the big blind and the flop was dealt 875. Serock checked, the cutoff checked, Fauceglia bet 4,000, Serock called and the cutoff folded his hand.
Serock and Fauceglia both checked the turn and the river and Serock opened up QQ and scooped the pot. Fauceglia mucked his hand without showing.
Joe Serock – 45,000
Mario Fauceglia – 30,000
Player Tags: Joseph Serock, Mario Fauceglia
Late Arrivals
Mar 17, '13
 Tournament circuit heavyweights Joe Serock and Andrew Lichtenberger have joined the fray here at the inaugural Card Player Poker Tour championship event. Both were sat at table no. 1.
Player Tags: Joseph Serock, Andrew Lichtenberger
Joe Serock Wins Three-Way Pot
Mar 18, '13
 Joe Serock limps in early position and Ray Qartomy raises to 400 from middle position and Barry Woods reraises to 900 behind him. Serock and Qartomy both call and the flop comes down 6 5 3.
Everyone checks to the 10 on the turn and Serock bets 2,100. Qartomy calls and Woods folds. The river is the 7 and Serock bets 5,000.
Qartomy calls and Serock reveals 6 6 for a flopped set, pushing his stack to 42,000. Qartomy is now down to 14,000.
Player Tags: Joseph Serock, Ray Qartomy
Ray Dehkharghani Busts Joe Serock
Mar 19, '13
 With a pile in the middle and a board of KJ6 Joe Serock fired a bet of 40,000. Ray Dehkharghani contemplated for a moment before moving all-in. Serock called and revealed the AA.
Dehkharghani revealed the JJ for middle set, leaving Serock in bad shape with two cards coming. The turn 2 and river 9 changed nothing, and Serock was eliminated as other players began to leave for the dinner break. Dehkharghani now sits with 420,000.
Player Tags: Ray Dehkharghani, Joseph Serock
Keith Ferrera vs Joe Serock
Mar 19, '13
Keith Ferrera raises to 5,000 from middle position and Joe Serock calls from the small blind. The two see a flop of AJ9. Both players check and the turn is the 2. Serock checks and Ferrera bets 6,600. Serock calls and the 10 falls on the turn. Serock checks again and Ferrera bets 16,500. Serock folds and Ferrera is up to 220,000.
Player Tags: Joseph Serock, Keith Ferrera
Philachack Eliminated by Serock
Mar 19, '13
Andy Philachack has been eliminated from the tournament by Joe Serock.
On a flop of 865 Philachack bet to 4,500 and Serock re-raised to 12,500. Olivier Busquet called and Philachack moved all in for about 70,000. Serock moved all in for more and Busquet released his hand.
Philachack showed A9 and Serock turned over 43 for a flopped straight. Philachack had outs but the board completed K2 and his tournament came to an end.
Player Tags: Andy Philachack, Joseph Serock, Olivier Busquet
Serock Gives Some Chips to Kushner
Mar 19, '13
Robert Kushner raises to 2,500 from under the gun +1 and Joe Serock calls from the big blind. The two players see a flop of A32. Both players check and see the 5. Serock bets 3,500 and Kushner calls. The river is the 3 and both players check.
Kushner shows A6 and Serock mucks his hand.
Robert Kushner – 41,000
Joe Serock – 150,000
Player Tags: Joseph Serock, Robert Kushner
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| Mar 18, '13 |
CPPT - Wynn Classic Las Vegas |
$5,000 Championship Event |
2 |
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Joe Serock Eliminated By Erick Lindgren
Mar 17, '13
Erick Lindgren raised to 1,200 from middle position and was three-bet by WeiKai Chang in the small blind to 2,400.
Joe Serock called from the big blind and Lindgren called as well. The flop came down 532 and Chang checked. Serock bet 3,600 and Lindgren was the lone caller.
The turn was the Q and Serock checked. Lindgren bet 6,400 and Serock called. The river was the K and Serock checked once again.
Lindgren bet enough to put Serock all in for his last 14,300 and Serock responded by going into the tank. About two minutes passed by before Serock decided to call and Lindgren confidently turned over Q10 for second pair.
Serock nodded his head and then mucked his hand, appearing to have called hoping he was up against a busted draw or bluff. Serock quietly walked away, but was nice enough to confirm his hand as a medium pocket pair.
Lindgren now has 83,500 in chips.
Player Tags: Erick Lindgren, Joseph Serock
Serock's Queens Best Fauceglia
Mar 17, '13
Joe Serock is now up to about 45,000 after his pocket Queens bested Mario Fauceglia’s hand on a 87597 board.
The player in the cutoff raised to 500 and Fauceglia re-raised to 3,000 on the button. Serock called from the big blind and the flop was dealt 875. Serock checked, the cutoff checked, Fauceglia bet 4,000, Serock called and the cutoff folded his hand.
Serock and Fauceglia both checked the turn and the river and Serock opened up QQ and scooped the pot. Fauceglia mucked his hand without showing.
Joe Serock – 45,000
Mario Fauceglia – 30,000
Player Tags: Joseph Serock, Mario Fauceglia
Late Arrivals
Mar 17, '13
Tournament circuit heavyweights Joe Serock and Andrew Lichtenberger have joined the fray here at the inaugural Card Player Poker Tour championship event. Both were sat at table no. 1.
Player Tags: Joseph Serock, Andrew Lichtenberger
Joe Serock Wins Three-Way Pot
Mar 18, '13
Joe Serock limps in early position and Ray Qartomy raises to 400 from middle position and Barry Woods reraises to 900 behind him. Serock and Qartomy both call and the flop comes down 6 5 3.
Everyone checks to the 10 on the turn and Serock bets 2,100. Qartomy calls and Woods folds. The river is the 7 and Serock bets 5,000.
Qartomy calls and Serock reveals 6 6 for a flopped set, pushing his stack to 42,000. Qartomy is now down to 14,000.
Player Tags: Joseph Serock, Ray Qartomy
Ray Dehkharghani Busts Joe Serock
Mar 19, '13
With a pile in the middle and a board of KJ6 Joe Serock fired a bet of 40,000. Ray Dehkharghani contemplated for a moment before moving all-in. Serock called and revealed the AA.
Dehkharghani revealed the JJ for middle set, leaving Serock in bad shape with two cards coming. The turn 2 and river 9 changed nothing, and Serock was eliminated as other players began to leave for the dinner break. Dehkharghani now sits with 420,000.
Player Tags: Ray Dehkharghani, Joseph Serock
Keith Ferrera vs Joe Serock
Mar 19, '13
Keith Ferrera raises to 5,000 from middle position and Joe Serock calls from the small blind. The two see a flop of AJ9. Both players check and the turn is the 2. Serock checks and Ferrera bets 6,600. Serock calls and the 10 falls on the turn. Serock checks again and Ferrera bets 16,500. Serock folds and Ferrera is up to 220,000.
Player Tags: Joseph Serock, Keith Ferrera
Philachack Eliminated by Serock
Mar 19, '13
Andy Philachack has been eliminated from the tournament by Joe Serock.
On a flop of 865 Philachack bet to 4,500 and Serock re-raised to 12,500. Olivier Busquet called and Philachack moved all in for about 70,000. Serock moved all in for more and Busquet released his hand.
Philachack showed A9 and Serock turned over 43 for a flopped straight. Philachack had outs but the board completed K2 and his tournament came to an end.
Player Tags: Andy Philachack, Joseph Serock, Olivier Busquet
Serock Gives Some Chips to Kushner
Mar 19, '13
Robert Kushner raises to 2,500 from under the gun +1 and Joe Serock calls from the big blind. The two players see a flop of A32. Both players check and see the 5. Serock bets 3,500 and Kushner calls. The river is the 3 and both players check.
Kushner shows A6 and Serock mucks his hand.
Robert Kushner – 41,000
Joe Serock – 150,000
Player Tags: Joseph Serock, Robert Kushner
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| Mar 17, '13 |
CPPT - Wynn Classic Las Vegas |
$5,000 Championship Event |
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Joe Serock Eliminated By Erick Lindgren
Mar 17, '13
Erick Lindgren raised to 1,200 from middle position and was three-bet by WeiKai Chang in the small blind to 2,400.
Joe Serock called from the big blind and Lindgren called as well. The flop came down 532 and Chang checked. Serock bet 3,600 and Lindgren was the lone caller.
The turn was the Q and Serock checked. Lindgren bet 6,400 and Serock called. The river was the K and Serock checked once again.
Lindgren bet enough to put Serock all in for his last 14,300 and Serock responded by going into the tank. About two minutes passed by before Serock decided to call and Lindgren confidently turned over Q10 for second pair.
Serock nodded his head and then mucked his hand, appearing to have called hoping he was up against a busted draw or bluff. Serock quietly walked away, but was nice enough to confirm his hand as a medium pocket pair.
Lindgren now has 83,500 in chips.
Player Tags: Erick Lindgren, Joseph Serock
Serock's Queens Best Fauceglia
Mar 17, '13
Joe Serock is now up to about 45,000 after his pocket Queens bested Mario Fauceglia’s hand on a 87597 board.
The player in the cutoff raised to 500 and Fauceglia re-raised to 3,000 on the button. Serock called from the big blind and the flop was dealt 875. Serock checked, the cutoff checked, Fauceglia bet 4,000, Serock called and the cutoff folded his hand.
Serock and Fauceglia both checked the turn and the river and Serock opened up QQ and scooped the pot. Fauceglia mucked his hand without showing.
Joe Serock – 45,000
Mario Fauceglia – 30,000
Player Tags: Joseph Serock, Mario Fauceglia
Late Arrivals
Mar 17, '13
Tournament circuit heavyweights Joe Serock and Andrew Lichtenberger have joined the fray here at the inaugural Card Player Poker Tour championship event. Both were sat at table no. 1.
Player Tags: Joseph Serock, Andrew Lichtenberger
Joe Serock Wins Three-Way Pot
Mar 18, '13
Joe Serock limps in early position and Ray Qartomy raises to 400 from middle position and Barry Woods reraises to 900 behind him. Serock and Qartomy both call and the flop comes down 6 5 3.
Everyone checks to the 10 on the turn and Serock bets 2,100. Qartomy calls and Woods folds. The river is the 7 and Serock bets 5,000.
Qartomy calls and Serock reveals 6 6 for a flopped set, pushing his stack to 42,000. Qartomy is now down to 14,000.
Player Tags: Joseph Serock, Ray Qartomy
Ray Dehkharghani Busts Joe Serock
Mar 19, '13
With a pile in the middle and a board of KJ6 Joe Serock fired a bet of 40,000. Ray Dehkharghani contemplated for a moment before moving all-in. Serock called and revealed the AA.
Dehkharghani revealed the JJ for middle set, leaving Serock in bad shape with two cards coming. The turn 2 and river 9 changed nothing, and Serock was eliminated as other players began to leave for the dinner break. Dehkharghani now sits with 420,000.
Player Tags: Ray Dehkharghani, Joseph Serock
Keith Ferrera vs Joe Serock
Mar 19, '13
Keith Ferrera raises to 5,000 from middle position and Joe Serock calls from the small blind. The two see a flop of AJ9. Both players check and the turn is the 2. Serock checks and Ferrera bets 6,600. Serock calls and the 10 falls on the turn. Serock checks again and Ferrera bets 16,500. Serock folds and Ferrera is up to 220,000.
Player Tags: Joseph Serock, Keith Ferrera
Philachack Eliminated by Serock
Mar 19, '13
Andy Philachack has been eliminated from the tournament by Joe Serock.
On a flop of 865 Philachack bet to 4,500 and Serock re-raised to 12,500. Olivier Busquet called and Philachack moved all in for about 70,000. Serock moved all in for more and Busquet released his hand.
Philachack showed A9 and Serock turned over 43 for a flopped straight. Philachack had outs but the board completed K2 and his tournament came to an end.
Player Tags: Andy Philachack, Joseph Serock, Olivier Busquet
Serock Gives Some Chips to Kushner
Mar 19, '13
Robert Kushner raises to 2,500 from under the gun +1 and Joe Serock calls from the big blind. The two players see a flop of A32. Both players check and see the 5. Serock bets 3,500 and Kushner calls. The river is the 3 and both players check.
Kushner shows A6 and Serock mucks his hand.
Robert Kushner – 41,000
Joe Serock – 150,000
Player Tags: Joseph Serock, Robert Kushner
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