2023 World Series of Poker

Event #4: Tournament of Champions
Day: 2
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Event Info
2023 World Series of Poker
Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
j♠5♥
Prize
$200,000
Event Info
Prize Pool
$1,000,000
Total Entries
741
Level Info
Level
31
Blinds
100,000 / 200,000
Ante
200,000
Players Info - Day 2
Entries
224
Players Left
31
Players Left 1 / 741
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White Eliminates Harrell

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

Greg Koutelidakis raised to 6,000 from early position and was called by Marshall White in late position, and Terry Harrell in the small blind.

The three players saw a flop of 5♣6♥7♣, prompting Harrell to lead into the other two players with an all-in move for a remaining stack of 31,000.

Koutelidakis folded, but White called, putting Harrell at risk.

Terry Harrell 7♥8♥
Marshall White 9♠9♥

The 3♥ turn improved Harrell's chances by bringing in a backdoor flush draw, but the A♣ river left both players unimproved with the nines of White holding to eliminate Harrell.

Recent Bust Outs

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

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Level: 13

Blinds: 2,000/3,000

Ante: 3,000

Banahan Knocks Out Yin, Koch in Double Elimination

Jim Murray
Jim Murray
Level 12 : Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante

Sean Banahan raised to 6,000 from early position and was called by Yuzhou Yin and Erik Koch in middle and late positon, respectively.

Banahan bet 8,000 on the 8♦J♦6♠ flop, Yin called, but Koch raised to 31,500, bringing the action back to Banahan, who moved all-in. Yin thought for a moment before also declaring all-in, with Koch following behind.

Yuzhou Yin 8♥8♣
Erik Koch A♦6♦
Sean Banahan 10♦9♦

The 7♠ turn completed a Jack-high straight for Banhan, leaving Yin and Koch needing to play catchup on the river. However, the 9♥ completed the board, leaving both players unimproved and scoring Banahan the double-knockout.

Bierria Three-Bet Jams the Flop

Tyler Foran
Tyler Foran
Level 12 : Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante
Corey Bierria at a Previous Event
Corey Bierria at a Previous Event

With a flop of 10♥7♥2♦ and roughly 18,000 chips in the middle, Corey Bierria tossed in a bet of 9,000. Kyle Ciccarello was the only opponent in the hand and he raised to 22,000 on the button.

Bierria thought it over for a few moments before three-bet jamming, putting Ciccarello to the test for all of his chips. After only a few short seconds, Ciccarello decided not to call off his remaining 110,000 in chips and tossed his cards into the muck.

Tags: Corey BierriaKyle Ciccarello

Hobbs Navigates Dicey Board Against Pantaleo

Ollie Garland
Ollie Garland
Level 12 : Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante
Nicholas Hobbs
Nicholas Hobbs

Giuseppe Pantaleo raised under the gun to 5,500, which was called by both Nicholas Hobbs in middle position and the big blind.

The flop came 7♦8♦6♣ and it was checked around to Hobbs, who now took the lead for 7,500. All three players reached the turn J♠.

Again it was checked to Hobbs and he continued for another 21,000. The big blind stepped aside while Pantaleo came along.

The river came the 8♣ to which each player gave ample time to their decisions before both checking the hand down. Hobbs tabled 9♥9♦ and Pantaleo mucked.

Tags: Giuseppe PantaleoNicholas Hobbs

Wilson Doubles; Leaves Topham Short

Tyler Foran
Tyler Foran
Level 12 : Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante

John Topham raised to 5,000 on the button and Scott Wilson jammed his 41,000 across the line from the small blind. Topham thought about it for about 10 seconds before making the call.

Scott Wilson: A♠9♣
John Topham: A♣3♥

Wilson had his opponent dominated and the board ran out Q♥J♦9♥6♦4♥, giving him a pair of nines as he collected his double up, leaving Topham with just 30,000 in chips.

Tags: John TophamScott Wilson

"Tiny-House Tom" Catches Up on River

Jim Murray
Jim Murray
Level 12 : Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante

Anthony Pitesa raised to 5500 from early positon and was called by Thomas "Tiny-House Tom" Ulch. Pitesa followed through with a bet of 12,000 on the 10♦2♣4♠ flop and Ulch called.

The 7♥ turn checked through, bringing a K♣ river. Pitesa then bet 16,000 and was quickly called by Ulch, who showed A♠K♠, besting Pitesa's Q♦Q♥.

Tags: Anthony PitesaThomas Ulch

Payouts Announced

Tyler Foran
Tyler Foran
Level 12 : Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante

The final tally for the 2023 Tournament of Champions was 741 entrants. The total prize pool for the tournament is $1,000,000, with $200,000 going to first and a min-cash of $2,400 for the top 100 finishers.

Tournament of Champions Prize Pool

PlacePrizePlacePrize
1$200,00010-11$12,300
2$120,00012-13$9,700
3$87,00014-17$7,800
4$63,00018-26$6,400
5$46,00027-35$5,400
6$35,00036-44$4,500
7$26,00045-56$3,900
8$20,00057-62$3,400
9$16,00063-71$3,000
  72-85$2,600
  86-100$2,400
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