Matthew Stone was all in for his last 60,000 and Michael Bohmerwald was the one to put him at risk.
Matthew Stone: 
Michael Bohmerwald: 
The board ran out 
and Bohmerwald made a pair of kings to throw Stone to the rail.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
123,000 | 47,000 |
|
Busted |
The board was all but rushed away as Daniel Weinman raked in the pot with the 
, having beaten the 
of Brian Luo and the 
of Jonathan Pastore to leap up on the leaderboard.
On a king-high board, Weinman rivered a straight to score the double knockout.
One table over, the 2022 WSOP Main Event champion Espen Jorstad was all-in for the last 5,500 from under the gun. Clement Cure then pushed all-in for 27,000 and Alex Kulev jammed in the cutoff, all other players folded.
Espen Jorstad:
Clement Cure:
Alex Kulev: 
The board ran out 
and Jorstad was eliminated while Cure doubled through Kulev. With the Irishman being left on a short stack as a result, those last few chips vanished shortly after as the next high-profile casualty on Day 2 ensued.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
180,000 | 92,500 |
|
65,000 | 35,000 |
|
Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted |
Level: 12
Blinds: 1,000/2,500
Ante: 2,500
Preston McEwen raised to 4,000 and then folded when Bryan Schultz jammed for 47,000 in the small blind and Erik Bauer went all-in over the top in the big blind.
Bryan Schultz: 
Erik Bauer: 
The board ran out 
and Schultz nailed both his two overcards to score a double.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
105,000 | 70,500 |
|
80,000 | -103,000 |
|
60,000 | -500 |
The final tally for the Tournament of Champions was 470 entrants, out of more than 575 players that were eligible. The total prize pool for the tournament is $1,000,000, with $250,000 going to first and a min-cash of $3,500 for the top 60 finishers.
| Place | Prize | Place | Prize |
| 1 | $250,000 | 10-11 | $11,400 |
| 2 | $150,000 | 12-13 | $9,100 |
| 3 | $100,000 | 14-17 | $7,400 |
| 4 | $75,000 | 18-26 | $6,200 |
| 5 | $50,000 | 27-35 | $5,300 |
| 6 | $37,500 | 36-44 | $4,600 |
| 7 | $27,500 | 45-51 | $4,000 |
| 8 | $20,000 | 52-60 | $3,500 |
| 9 | $15,000 |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
260,000 | 12,500 |
|
230,000 | 112,500 |
|
210,000 | 102,500 |
|
200,000 | 85,500 |
|
185,000 | 57,500 |
|
160,000 | 8,500 |
|
155,000 | -14,000 |
|
140,000 | -17,500 |
|
115,000 | -23,000 |
|
55,000 | 25,000 |
|
45,000 | 15,000 |
|
Busted | |
|
Busted | |
|
Busted | |
|
|
Busted | |
|
|
Busted | |
|
Busted | |
|
|
Busted | |
|
Busted |
Benjamin Felson moved all in for 36,000 on a board of 
and was called by Frank Visser with slightly more, while a third player in the hand folded.
Benjamin Felson:
Frank Visser: 
Felson had the better flush draw and the on the turn locked up the hand for him with a pair of aces. The cruel on the river gave both players flushes but it wasn't enough to win Visser the pot and he shipped Felson his stack, as well as one of two pink Starbursts that were sitting on top of his chips.
"You get one!" Visser laughed and Felson hesitantly took the piece of candy.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
90,000 | 49,500 |
|
4,500 | -47,500 |
Fred Li had raised and Ryan Hohner defended out of the big blind. The flop was checked and the followed on the turn. Hohner now check-called for 6,000 and then checked again the 
on the river. Li now bet far larger for 36,000 and Hohner called after brief consideration to get shown the 
for nines full of aces to chip up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
184,000 | 500 |
|
54,000 | -46,000 |
David Hu was all in with 
and Stephanie Alderman attempted the knockout with 
.
The board ran out 
and Alderman picked up quad tens to secure the elimination.
Alderman is from Atlanta, Georgia and she qualified for the Tournament of Champions by winning the Ladie's Event at April's WSOP Circuit event at the Harrah's Cherokee Casino in North Carolina.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
138,000 | -5,000 |
|
Busted |
The cards were already on their backs when two shorter stacks were at risk against Christopher Bissinger. Nacho Barbero was the effective stack as he had been in there for the last 22,500, while Todd Estes had more than two times of that.
Nacho Barbero:
Todd Estes:
Christipher Bissinger: 
The superior pair held throughout a 
board and that sent Estes to the rail while Barbero tripled.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
315,000 | 14,500 |
|
70,000 | 41,500 |
|
Busted |
