Tournament of Champions | 2022 World Series of Poker

2022-07-20 14:37 UTC-7

Garza Grows Lead

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Nível 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.

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
Raul Garza	3,800,000	425,000
Ryan Messick	1,600,000	-650,000

Tags: Raul Garza Ryan Messick

2022-07-20 14:28 UTC-7

Garza Retains the Lead for Now

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Nível 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.

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
Raul Garza	3,375,000	325,000
Robert Cowen	2,325,000	125,000
Ryan Messick	2,250,000	-110,000
Benjamin Kaupp	2,100,000	-150,000
Ali Eslami	1,600,000	-100,000
Gregory Wish	1,200,000	100,000
Yuliyan Kolev	790,000	60,000
Eric Bensimhon	660,000	-240,000

Tags: Eric Bensimhon Raul Garza Robert Cowen

Nível: 24

Blinds: 20,000/40,000

Ante: 40,000

2022-07-20 14:19 UTC-7

Eslami Raises Cowen

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Nível 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.

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
Robert Cowen	2,200,000	75,000
Ali Eslami	1,700,000	100,000

Tags: Ali Eslami Robert Cowen

2022-07-20 14:08 UTC-7

Messick Jams Into Cowen

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Nível 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.

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— 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.

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
Ryan Messick	2,360,000	1,160,000
Robert Cowen	2,125,000	-825,000

Tags: Robert Cowen Ryan Messick

2022-07-20 13:58 UTC-7

Small Pots; Kolev On the Rise While Garza Loses Minimum

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Nível 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.

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
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

2022-07-20 13:50 UTC-7

Kaupp Wins Pot Without Showdown

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Nível 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.

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
Benjamin Kaupp	2,400,000	570,000
Ali Eslami	2,100,000	-150,000
Ryan Messick	1,200,000	80,000

Tags: Ali Eslami Benjamin Kaupp

2022-07-20 13:41 UTC-7

Cowen Chips Up With Aggression

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Nível 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.

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
Robert Cowen	3,000,000	395,000
Ali Eslami	2,250,000	-150,000

Tags: Ali Eslami Robert Cowen Yuliyan Kolev

2022-07-20 13:34 UTC-7

Three-Bet Wins It for Wish

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Nível 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.

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
Gregory Wish	1,000,000	-190,000
Yuliyan Kolev	700,000	-85,000

Tags: Gregory Wish Yuliyan Kolev

2022-07-20 13:26 UTC-7

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

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Nível 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.

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
Gregory Wish	1,190,000	310,000
Gianluca Speranza	Eliminado

Tags: Gianluca Speranza Gregory Wish