Tournament of Champions Day 2 | 2022 World Series of Poker

Jul 19, 2022

Coleman Felted by Kolev

Christian Zetzsche

Level 17 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Maxx Coleman pushed all-in for what appeared to be 86,000 from an early position. Yuliyan Kolev moved all-in over the top in the cutoff and that isolated successfully, as it folded all around to Michael Bohmerwald who then forfeited his big blind as well.

Maxx Coleman:
Yuliyan Kolev:

The board kept Kolev in the lead and sent Coleman to the payout desk.

"You saved me, I had ace nine of hearts," Bohmerwald mentioned in the table chat.

Tags: Maxx Coleman Michael Bohmerwald Yuliyan Kolev

Jul 19, 2022

Hohner Doubles Through Li

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Matt Hansen

Level 17 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Ryan Hohner was seen dragging in a double after he got it in for less than 100,000. Fred Li's cards were already in the muck while Hohner had showing on a board of .

Elsewhere at the same table, Dominick Sarle has chipped up near the 500,000 mark.

Tags: Dominick Sarle Fred Li Ryan Hohner

Jul 19, 2022

Garrett Doubles Through Wish

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 17 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

A short-stacked Patrick Garrett was all-in for the last 38,000 soon after returning from the dinner break and he was looked up by Gregory Wish.

Patrick Garrett:
Gregory Wish:

The flop failed to improve Garrett but he got there on the turn, then held on the river.

Tags: Gregory Wish Patrick Garrett

Level: 17

Blinds: 4,000/8,000

Ante: 8,000

Jul 19, 2022

Dinner Break

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Connor Richards

Level 16 : Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

The remaining 42 players are now on a 60-minute dinner break. Action will pick back up at approximately 6:44 p.m. local time.

Jul 19, 2022

Bissinger Moves Above a Million; Li Has a Bluff to Show

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 16 : Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

Three ways to the turn, Gary Bodley bet 100,000 in the small blind and was called by Christopher Bissinger in a middle position. Dan Smith also called in the cutoff and they headed to the on the river. All players now checked and Bodley tabled the for a missed straight and nut flush draw.

Bissinger had that beat with the and once Smith mucked his cards, the table went wild. With claiming the large pot, Bissinger moved above one million in chips.

Another hand concluded the level and it was Fred Li who jammed into Stanton Tentnowski on the river. Tentnowski ultimately concluded that Li had no bluffs there and mucked his face up, to which Li revealed his for just a pair of nines.

Tags: Christopher Bissinger Dan Smith Gary Bodley Stanton Tentnowski

Jul 19, 2022

Another Two Eliminations Before the Dinner Break

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 16 : Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

Jonathan Landis was spotted on his way out of the tournament area to collect his payout and he was soon followed by Braxton Moore. The latter three-bet jammed or 112,000 on the button following a raise to 15,000 by Abbas Alikhani only to find Alan Gibson in the big blind with the reshove. Alikhani gave it just a few seconds before he sent the cards into the muck.

Braxton Moore:
Alan Gibson:

The flop was a sweat for Moore with the open-ender but he found no help on the turn and river.

Tags: Abbas Alikhani Alan Gibson Braxton Moore Jonathan Landis

Jul 19, 2022

Alikhani Good at Showdown With Six-High

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Connor Richards

Level 16 : Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

Abbas Alikhani got to showdown in a heads-up pot against Daniel Strelitz on a board reading .

Alikhani announced that he was playing the board and showed , but miraculously six-high was the best hand and the table cheered as Alikhani took down an unlikely pot.

"I'm embarrassed!" laughed Strelitz.

Tags: Abbas Alikhani Daniel Strelitz

Jul 19, 2022

Vranken Cracks Aces to Bust Lawhun

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Matt Hansen

Level 16 : Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

Antoine Vranken shoved from middle position and Jason Lawhun called for less from the big blind. Action was heads-up and Lawhun was at risk.

Jason Lawhun:
Antoine Vranken:

The board ran out and Vranken turned a set of kings to crack Lawhun's aces and send him to the rail.

Tags: Antoine Vranken Jason Lawhun

Jul 19, 2022

Another Double Knockout as Oudbier and Cure Depart

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 16 : Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

The field is now down to the final five tables with several knockouts coming in quick succession. Two of them took place during the same hand in which a very short-stacked Clement Cure and Nicolas Oudbier were at risk with the latter having around 70,000 in chips. They were looked up by David O'Callaghan to create the following showdown.

Clement Cure:
Nicolas Oudbier:
David O'Callaghan:

The superior hand preflop won it all on the runout to send two opponents to the payout desk.

Tags: Clement Cure David O'Callaghan Nicolas Oudbier