Tournament of Champions Day 2 | 2022 World Series of Poker

07-19-2022 12:55 UTC-8

Some Updated Counts

Connor Richards

Level 13 : Blinds 2,000/3,000, 3,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Shota Nakanishi	280,000 15,000	15,000

Maxx Coleman	270,000 170,000	170,000

Eric Smidinger	209,000 84,000	84,000

Daniel Strelitz	110,000 110,000	110,000

Dan Zack	90,000 125,000	125,000

Dan Smith	71,000 11,000	11,000

Jonathan Cohen	70,000 30,000	30,000

07-19-2022 13:03 UTC-8

Davidson Out With Cracked Kings

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Matt Hansen

Level 13 : Blinds 2,000/3,000, 3,000 ante

William Davidson got it in good and Felix Vandeput was the one to put him at risk.

William Davidson:
Felix Vandeput:

The board ran out and the river six brought a set to knock Davidson out of the tournament.

Player	Chips	Progress
Felix Vandeput	140,000 110,000	110,000
William Davidson (TN)	Busted

Tags: Felix Vandeput William Davidson

07-19-2022 13:08 UTC-8

Cada Dealt Kings vs. Aces in Blinds as Cohen Departs

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Connor Richards

Level 13 : Blinds 2,000/3,000, 3,000 ante

Jonathan Cohen jammed a stack of 54,000 in middle position before Joe Cada called in the small blind. Sydney Krugh snap-called in the big blind with a stack of 27,000.

Sydney Krugh:
Jonathan Cohen:
Joe Cada:

It was a massive setup for Cada in the blind-against-blind situation. The board ran out and Krugh improved to a set to triple up.

Cohen was eliminated and left with his dog Riley as Cada was awarded a side pot, which the 2009 Main Event champ was less than enthusiastic about winning.

Player	Chips	Progress
Joe Cada	110,000 20,000	20,000

Sydney Krugh	85,000 45,000	45,000
Jonathan Cohen	Busted

Tags: Joe Cada Jonathan Cohen Sydney Krugh

07-19-2022 13:11 UTC-8

Liedtke Doubles Through Iannace

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 13 : Blinds 2,000/3,000, 3,000 ante

The action commenced with an open raise to 6,000 by Ryan Messick and Michael Iannace three-bet to 17,000 from one seat over. It then folded to Mark Liedtke in the small blind and he took a short while before four-betting to 39,000. Messick got out of the way while Iannace called within a few seconds only.

On the flop, Liedtke bet 25,000 and then called all-in when Iannace bet big.

Mark Liedtke:
Michael Iannace:

"Nice hand," Iannace instantly sighed and failed to connect on the turn and river. "Why can't there a king out there?" he groaned before paying off the double.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mark Liedtke	300,000 145,000	145,000
Ryan Messick	230,000 10,000	10,000
Eric Smidinger	220,000 11,000	11,000

Gaetan Balleur	180,000 30,000	30,000
Michael Iannace	125,000 56,500	56,500
Andrew Romeo	110,000 34,000	34,000
Brett Freiler	27,000 33,000	33,000

Tags: Mark Liedtke Michael Iannace Ryan Messick

07-19-2022 13:18 UTC-8

Hebert Chips Up With Ace-High

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 13 : Blinds 2,000/3,000, 3,000 ante

In a battle small blind versus cutoff, Joseph Hebert bet the turn for 8,000 and Christopher Dow called. Both checked the on the river and Hebert won the pot with the as Dow dropped below him on the leaderboard.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jonathan Woof	460,000 110,000	110,000

Richard Vielhak	310,000 198,000	198,000
Dan Zack	260,000 170,000	170,000

Antoine Vranken	170,000 10,000	10,000

Joseph Hebert	80,000 50,000	50,000
Robert Rathbun	62,000 2,000	2,000
Christopher Dow	48,000 52,500	52,500

Tags: Christopher Dow Joseph Hebert

07-19-2022 13:21 UTC-8

No Help for Hepler's Aces

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Matt Hansen

Level 13 : Blinds 2,000/3,000, 3,000 ante

Charles Hepler was at risk for the rest of his stack and Braxton Moore was his opponent.

Charles Hepler:
Braxton Moore:

The board ran out and Moore flopped a set of sevens to crack Hepler's aces and end his run in the Tournament of Champions.

Player	Chips	Progress
Braxton Moore	191,000 26,000	26,000
Charles Hepler	Busted

Tags: Braxton Moore Charles Hepler

Level: 14

Blinds: 2,000/4,000

Ante: 4,000

07-19-2022 13:27 UTC-8

Kalidas Intercepts Another Bluff from Ponakovs

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Connor Richards

Level 14 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

Most of the table gasped as Krishna Kalidas was seen picking off a bluff by Aleksejs Ponakovs for his tournament life.

On a board of , Kalidas had for two pair and had called off with his last 60,000 on the four-flush board. Ponakovs' cards had already been turned face-down.

"I would never have called!" someone at the table reacted.

Earlier in the day, PokerNews saw Abbas Alikhani make a similar hero-call for his tournament life against Ponakovs, showing the $100,000 High Roller champion's table mates aren't afraid to go to war against him.