Tournament of Champions | 2022 World Series of Poker

07-20-2022 13:37 UTC-8

Garza Grows Lead

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Connor Richards

Level 24 : Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

Raul Garza opened to 80,000 from early position and Ryan Messick defended from the big blind.

Messick checked on the flop of and Garza bet 60,000. Messick check-raised to 200,000 and Garza quickly called.

Messick checked on the turn and Garza checked back, and the same action took place on the river.

"You're good," Messick said before showing for a missed gutshot and Garza showed to win the pot and increase his chip lead.

Player	Chips	Progress
Raul Garza	3,800,000 425,000	425,000
Ryan Messick	1,600,000 650,000	650,000

Tags: Raul Garza Ryan Messick

07-20-2022 13:28 UTC-8

Garza Retains the Lead for Now

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 24 : Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

Just before the blinds went up, Eric Bensimhon raised to 60,000 from an early position and was called by Raul Garza in the cutoff. Robert Cowen raised to 240,000 in the small blind and won the pot.

Once the blinds moved up, Cowen raised into the big blind of Garza and earned a call. They checked the flop and Garza checked the turn as well. Cowen bet 75,000 to earn a call and the river went check, check.

Garza revealed the and that won the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Raul Garza	3,375,000 325,000	325,000
Robert Cowen	2,325,000 125,000	125,000

Ryan Messick	2,250,000 110,000	110,000
Benjamin Kaupp	2,100,000 150,000	150,000

Ali Eslami	1,600,000 100,000	100,000

Gregory Wish	1,200,000 100,000	100,000
Yuliyan Kolev	790,000 60,000	60,000

Eric Bensimhon	660,000 240,000	240,000

Tags: Eric Bensimhon Raul Garza Robert Cowen

Level: 24

Blinds: 20,000/40,000

Ante: 40,000

07-20-2022 13:19 UTC-8

Eslami Raises Cowen

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Connor Richards

Level 23 : Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

Robert Cowen was in the big blind against early position opponent Ali Eslami on a board of .

Cowen led out with a bet of 120,000 and Eslami put in a raise to 300,000. Cowen laid it down.

Player	Chips	Progress
Robert Cowen	2,200,000 75,000	75,000

Ali Eslami	1,700,000 100,000	100,000

Tags: Ali Eslami Robert Cowen

07-20-2022 13:08 UTC-8

Messick Jams Into Cowen

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 23 : Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

Ryan Messick made it 60,000 to go and Robert Cowen three-bet to 185,000 on the button. What followed was a four-bet to 450,000 by Mezzick and Cowen called. On the flop, Messick continued for 225,000 to earn a call and then jammed the turn for around one million in chips.

Cowen didn't bother asking for a count but quickly folded.

"Nice hand," another player remarked and asked if Messick was going to show his cards. "No, you can see it later on the stream ... oh wait," Messick joked as the action was still in the Horseshoe feature table and not the Mothership yet.

@Kevmath Do online bracelet winners from Pennsylvania events qualify for tomorrow's tournament of champions? Curren… https://t.co/FqLhpK4qMF
— Ryan Messick (@Ryan_Messick)

The journey of Messick continues as he won the last WSOP Online Bracelet in Pennsylvania at around 2.35am local time on July 20 and then immediately headed to the airport before playing Day 1 of this very event on no sleep.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ryan Messick	2,360,000 1,160,000	1,160,000
Robert Cowen	2,125,000 825,000	825,000

Tags: Robert Cowen Ryan Messick

07-20-2022 12:58 UTC-8

Small Pots; Kolev On the Rise While Garza Loses Minimum

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 23 : Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

Yuliyan Kolev won the blinds with a raise once and Benjamin Kaupp then limped the small blind for Raul Garza to check the option. On the flop, both players checked and Kaupp bet the turn for 35,000. Garza raised to 100,000 and won the pot.

Kolev then raised and bet a flop to win the next hand, as Gregory Wish gave up the pot.

Kaupp opened to 65,000 soon after and was called by Garza on the button and Robert Cowen in the big blind. The trio checked the flop and turn. Cowen check-folded the river to Kaupp's bet worth 125,000 as Garza called.

Kaupp tabled the for kings full and Garza mucked a king with a smile on the face and said "It feels like I won the hand".

Kolev then lost a portion of his stack after defending the big blind and folding to Wish's flop bet.

Player	Chips	Progress
Raul Garza	3,050,000
Robert Cowen	2,950,000

Benjamin Kaupp	2,250,000

Ali Eslami	1,600,000

Gregory Wish	1,100,000
Eric Bensimhon	900,000
Yuliyan Kolev	730,000

Tags: Benjamin Kaupp Gregory Wish Raul Garza Robert Cowen Yuliyan Kolev

07-20-2022 12:50 UTC-8

Kaupp Wins Pot Without Showdown

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Connor Richards

Level 23 : Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

Benjamin Kaupp opened to 65,000 from under the gun and Ali Eslami flat-called on the button, while Ryan Messick also called from the big blind.

The flop of checked through and the same action took place on the turn. Kaupp and Kaupp both checked on the river and Eslami bet 140,000. Kaupp took about a minute to think before folding and Kaupp quickly put in a chip for a call.

Eslami slid his cards to the dealer to surrender the pot to Garza without any showdown.

Player	Chips	Progress
Benjamin Kaupp	2,400,000 570,000	570,000

Ali Eslami	2,100,000 150,000	150,000

Ryan Messick	1,200,000 80,000	80,000

Tags: Ali Eslami Benjamin Kaupp

07-20-2022 12:41 UTC-8

Cowen Chips Up With Aggression

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 23 : Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

Ali Eslami limped in from under the gun and Robert Cowen then made it 120,000 from the small blind. Yuliyan Kolev gave up the big blind and Eslami quickly called. On a flop of , Cowen checked and then called a bet worth 120,000 by Eslami, which led them to the on the turn.

Cowen now took the betting lead and made it 285,000 to go. That was enough to win the pot as Eslami sent his cards into the muck.

Player	Chips	Progress
Robert Cowen	3,000,000 395,000	395,000

Ali Eslami	2,250,000 150,000	150,000

Tags: Ali Eslami Robert Cowen Yuliyan Kolev

07-20-2022 12:34 UTC-8

Three-Bet Wins It for Wish

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Connor Richards

Level 23 : Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

Yuliyan Kolev opened to 60,000 from under the gun and the action folded to Gregory Wish in the small blind, who three-bet to 250,000. Kolev folded and then let out this quietest "Woo" of the day.

Player	Chips	Progress
Gregory Wish	1,000,000 190,000	190,000
Yuliyan Kolev	700,000 85,000	85,000

Tags: Gregory Wish Yuliyan Kolev

07-20-2022 12:26 UTC-8

Gianluca Speranza Eliminated in 9th Place ($15,000)

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 23 : Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

In the first hand back from the break, Gianluca Speranza moved all-in from under the gun for the last seven and a half blinds. Gregory Wish then got it in from the button to isolate and the blinds got out of the way.

Gianluca Speranza:
Gregory Wish:

The dominated ace found no help yet on the flop while picking up some equity on the turn. However, the on the river paired the board and the kicker of Wish played to eliminate Speranza in 9th place for $15,000.

Player	Chips	Progress
Gregory Wish	1,190,000 310,000	310,000
Gianluca Speranza	Busted

Tags: Gianluca Speranza Gregory Wish