Level: 23
Blinds: 15,000/30,000
Ante: 30,000
2022 World Series of Poker
Tournament of Champions
Day: 3
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 3
2022 World Series of Poker
Prize Pool
$1,000,000
Entries
470
Level
30
Blinds
100,000 / 150,000
Ante
150,000
Entries
16
Players Left
1
Level 22
: Blinds 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
3,375,000
-25,000
|
-25,000 |
|
2,605,000
5,000
|
5,000 |
|
||
|
2,400,000 | |
|
||
|
1,830,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
|
|
||
|
1,120,000
-30,000
|
-30,000 |
|
985,000
135,000
|
135,000 |
|
880,000
-345,000
|
-345,000 |
|
785,000
-15,000
|
-15,000 |
|
|
||
|
235,000
10,000
|
10,000 |
Level 22
: Blinds 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante
The last nine players are now on a scheduled 15-minute break.
Level 22
: Blinds 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante
Benjamin Kaupp raised to 55,000 on the button and then called a three-bet to 180,000 by Raul Garza in the small blind. Both invested 100,000 on the 
flop and Garza then also bet the 
turn for 250,000. This time, Kaupp folded.
One hand later, Ali Eslami raised to 75,000 and Garza called on the button, as did Robert Cowen in the big blind. The 
flop was checked to Eslami, who bet 125,000. Garza raised to 280,000 and won another pot uncontested.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
3,400,000
300,000
|
300,000 |
|
|
2,600,000
500,000
|
500,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
2,400,000
-300,000
|
-300,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
1,800,000
-350,000
|
-350,000 |
|
|
||
Level 22
: Blinds 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante
Gianluca Speranza opened from the cutoff and Eric Bensimhon flat-called on the button. Benjamin Kaupp also called from the big blind.
The action checked to Bensimhon on the flop of 
and he put out a bet. Only Speranza called. Speranza checked again on the 
turn and Bensimhon checked back.
The river brought the and Speranza checked before Bensimhon moved all in for around 250,000. Speranza made the call with 
, but it was no good against the 
of Bensimhon for an overpair.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
850,000
335,000
|
335,000 |
|
|
225,000
-350,000
|
-350,000 |
Level 22
: Blinds 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante
Yuliyan Kolev raised to 55,000 from under the gun and was called by Robert Cowen in the big blind. They checked all the way on the 
board and Cowen won the pot with the 
.
"I saved a bet," Kolev said and then asked Cowen where he was from. "I am from England," the Brit replied. Gianluca Speranza chimed in "It is the winner of the $50,000 PLO," to which Kolev said "oh, Robert Cowen, you played with a friend of mine there" [Veselin Karakitukov from Bulgaria].
Ali Eslami then raised to 50,000 from under the gun and received two callers. The flop brought 
and Eslami took it down with a bet.
Raul Garza then opened to 55,000 and Eslami defended the big blind. No betting action followed on a 
board and Garza earned the pot with 
.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
3,100,000
195,000
|
195,000 |
|
|
2,700,000
300,000
|
300,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
2,100,000
-100,000
|
-100,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
800,000
-30,000
|
-30,000 |
|
|
||
Level 22
: Blinds 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante
Ali Eslami opened to 75,000 from the cutoff and Jonathan Woof three-bet jammed a stack of 815,000 from the button. Eslami snap-called when the action folded around.
Jonathan Woof: 
Ali Eslami: 
"The implosion continues," Woof groaned when he saw he was against kings.
The board ran out 
and Woof was eliminated in a disappointing 10th place after starting the day as the chip leader.
"What a f***in' implosion. F***," Woof said as he left the tournament area.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
2,400,000
810,000
|
810,000 |
|
|
||
|
Busted | |
|
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Level 22
: Blinds 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante
There are around 36 minutes left in the level and the redraw of the last ten players is as follows.
| Seat | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yuliyan Kolev | Bulgaria | 830,000 | 33 |
| 2 | Ali Eslami | United States | 1,590,000 | 64 |
| 3 | Jonathan Woof | Canada | 810,000 | 32 |
| 4 | Gianluca Speranza | Italy | 575,000 | 23 |
| 5 | Eric Bensimhon | France | 515,000 | 21 |
| 6 | Ryan Messick | United States | 1,150,000 | 46 |
| 7 | Benjamin Kaupp | United States | 2,150,000 | 86 |
| 8 | Raul Garza | United States | 2,905,000 | 116 |
| 9 | Gregory Wish | United States | 1,225,000 | 49 |
| 10 | Robert Cowen | United Kingdom | 2,200,000 | 88 |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
2,905,000 | |
|
|
2,200,000
200,000
|
200,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
2,150,000
250,000
|
250,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
1,590,000
395,000
|
395,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
1,225,000
25,000
|
25,000 |
|
|
1,150,000
-50,000
|
-50,000 |
|
|
830,000
-170,000
|
-170,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
810,000
-290,000
|
-290,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
575,000
-100,000
|
-100,000 |
|
|
515,000
165,000
|
165,000 |
Level 22
: Blinds 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante
Picking up the action on the 
turn in a battle big blind versus button, Erik Bauer check-jammed his small stack into a bet worth 75,000 by Raul Garza. What followed was the snap-call by Garza and they flipped the over.
Erik Bauer:
Raul Garza: 
The on the river brought no help to Bauer and he had to settle for 11th place for a payday of $11,400.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
2,905,000
455,000
|
455,000 |
|
Busted |
Level 22
: Blinds 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante
Carlos Loving was a big portion of his stack in a heads-up pot against Ali Eslami on a board of 
. Eslami bet 275,000 on the river and Loving called before Eslami showed 
for a flopped set to cooler the flopped two pair of Loving with 
.
The next hand, Loving open-jammed a stack of 180,000 and Robert Cowen called.
Carlos Loving:
Robert Cowen:
Loving was in great shape to double up after the flop of 
, but the on the turn improved Cowen's hand and Loving was eliminated in 12th place after the river. Loving had a tough Day 3 and lost a few big hands after getting it in as a big favorite.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
2,000,000
300,000
|
300,000 |
|
|
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|
Busted | |