2022 World Series of Poker

Tournament of Champions
Day: 1
Event Info

2022 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
a6
Prize
$250,000
Event Info
Prize Pool
$1,000,000
Entries
470
Level Info
Level
30
Blinds
100,000 / 150,000
Ante
150,000
Players Info - Day 1
Entries
463
Players Left
144

Assorted Counts in the Field

Level 3 : Blinds 200/300, 300 ante
Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of David Hu nl
David Hu
56,000
-9,000
-9,000
Profile photo of Ali Eslami us
Ali Eslami
55,000
55,000
55,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Profile photo of Patrick Schuhl fr
Patrick Schuhl
52,000
24,000
24,000
Profile photo of Ole Schemion de
Ole Schemion
45,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Profile photo of Antoine Vranken nl
Antoine Vranken
39,000
7,000
7,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Profile photo of Alen Bakovic ca
Alen Bakovic
38,000
6,100
6,100
WSOP 1X Winner
Profile photo of Joe McKeehen us
Joe McKeehen
32,000
-5,000
-5,000
WSOP Main Event Champion
WSOP 3X Winner
Profile photo of David Moses us
David Moses
29,000
-11,000
-11,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Profile photo of Michael Wang us
Michael Wang
29,000
15,000
15,000
WSOP 2X Winner
Profile photo of Ryan Laplante us
Ryan Laplante
27,000
-18,000
-18,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Profile photo of Brett Blackwood
Brett Blackwood
16,000
-7,000
-7,000
Profile photo of Kym Possible us
Kym Possible
Busted

Level: 4

Blinds: 200/400

Ante: 400

Ponakovs Scores a Knockout

Level 4 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante
Aleksejs Ponakovs
Aleksejs Ponakovs

Aleksejs Ponakovs was all smiles after he had just knocked out a short-stacked Derin Goodman. His {j-Spades}{j-Hearts} had been well ahead of the {10-Spades}{10-Diamonds} of Goodman in a preflop contest and there was no miracle escape on a board of {a-Hearts}{q-Hearts}{6-Hearts}{4-Diamonds}{3-Spades}, boosting the stack of the High Roller regular and Event #42: $100,000 High Roller No-Limit Hold'em gold bracelet winner further.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Aleksejs Ponakovs lv
Aleksejs Ponakovs
62,000
20,000
20,000
WSOP 2X Winner
Profile photo of Derin Goodman us
Derin Goodman
Busted

Tags: Aleksejs PonakovsDerin Goodman

Quads But no Full Double for Jablonski

Level 4 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

With 29,000 in the middle to the {q-Diamonds}{10-Hearts}{3-Clubs}{q-Clubs}{k-Diamonds} river, Stan Jablonski moved all-in for the last 13,900. That sent his opponent into the tank as he mulled over the possible hand combinations, even mentioning pocket queens and kings. The fold followed and Jablonski indeed flashed the {q-Spades}{q-Hearts} for flopped quads before raking in the pot.

Player Chips Progress
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Stan Jablonski
42,000
13,000
13,000

Tags: Stan Jablonski

Vickrey Scores Urgently Needed Double; Sengphet No More

Level 4 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

La Sengphet and Chris Vickrey had last been spotted with short stacks and the former was moved to a table that also features fellow WSOP Circuit Caribbean ring event winner Nicola Basile.

Vickrey's open shove for the last 5,600 in the cutoff was called by the big blind and the former tabled the {a-Hearts}{4-Diamonds}. He was up against {k-Diamonds}{10-Clubs} and remained ahead throughout the {a-Diamonds}{6-Clubs}{3-Hearts}{3-Spades}{a-Clubs} board.

Sengphet, in the meanwhile, was sent to the rail. "Annnnd busto. Aq to 77s. 734 flop. No sweat. Not meant to be," she said on her way out after seemingly losing every showdown hand throughout the last two hours.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Nicola Basile ca
Nicola Basile
44,000
12,000
12,000
Profile photo of Chris Vickrey us
Chris Vickrey
13,000
6,500
6,500
Profile photo of La Sengphet us
La Sengphet
Busted

Tags: Chris VickreyLa SengphetNicola Basile

Kopp Chips Up With a Full House

Level 4 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante
Katie Kopp
Katie Kopp

Heads-up to the {a-Clubs}{6-Hearts}{5-Diamonds}{10-Spades} turn, Gary Bodley bet 3,000 and received a call by Katie Kopp from one seat over. Bodley then bet another 6,000 on the {a-Spades} river and Kopp raised to 20,000 within a very short time span. That immediately sent Bodley spinning and he eventually sigh-called.

Kopp tabled the {6-Clubs}{6-Spades} for a full house and Bodley mucked what appeared to be {a-Hearts}{k-Diamonds} for trips aces.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Katie Kopp us
Katie Kopp
85,000
23,000
23,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Profile photo of Gary Bodley us
Gary Bodley
48,000

Tags: Gary BodleyKatie Kopp

Assorted Big Stacks and Notables

Level 4 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante
Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Gaetan Balleur fr
Gaetan Balleur
120,000
34,000
34,000
Profile photo of Menikos Panagiotou cy
Menikos Panagiotou
105,000
79,000
79,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Profile photo of Michael Weaver us
Michael Weaver
100,000
Profile photo of Ali Eslami us
Ali Eslami
80,000
25,000
25,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Profile photo of Matthew Mendez us
Matthew Mendez
75,000
-12,000
-12,000
Profile photo of Stanislav Halatenko ua
Stanislav Halatenko
75,000
15,000
15,000
Profile photo of James Traber us
James Traber
60,000
Profile photo of Daniel Weinman us
Daniel Weinman
58,000
-4,000
-4,000
WSOP Main Event Champion
Team Lucky
WSOP 2X Winner
Profile photo of Scott Roberts us
Scott Roberts
53,000
3,000
3,000
Profile photo of Brad Ruben us
Brad Ruben
53,000
15,000
15,000
WSOP 4X Winner
Profile photo of Alex Dijkhoffz nl
Alex Dijkhoffz
50,000
-30,000
-30,000
Profile photo of Harry Lodge gb
Harry Lodge
49,000
4,000
4,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Profile photo of David Rich us
David Rich
46,000
Jaka Coaching
Profile photo of Alex Livingston ca
Alex Livingston
33,000
5,000
5,000
WSOP 2X Winner
Profile photo of Adam Friedman us
Adam Friedman
32,000
2,000
2,000
WSOP 5X Winner
Profile photo of Angelina Rich au
Angelina Rich
28,000
2,000
2,000
Profile photo of Jaroslav Peter cz
Jaroslav Peter
21,000
-11,000
-11,000
Profile photo of Christina Gollins us
Christina Gollins
13,000
-6,000
-6,000
Profile photo of Lisa Roberts us
Lisa Roberts
Busted
Profile photo of Jose Gutierrez Marengo
Jose Gutierrez Marengo
Busted

Nguyen Takes From Sawers With a Straight Flush

Level 4 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante
Huy Nguyen
Huy Nguyen

Heads-up to the {9-Spades}{8-Clubs}{6-Spades} flop, Huy Nguyen check-raised from 3,000 to 8,000 and was called by Kathy Sawers. Nguyen then bet the {8-Spades} turn for 4,000 to receive a call and bet another 15,000 on the {2-Clubs} river.

Sawers went into a brief tank and then called as Nguyen rolled over the {7-Spades}{5-Spades} for a straight flush. "That's usually good enough to win the pot," David Moses chimed in and Sawers nodded before sending her cards into the muck.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Huy Nguyen us
Huy Nguyen
85,000
55,000
55,000
Profile photo of David Moses us
David Moses
58,000
29,000
29,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Profile photo of Kathy Sawers ca
Kathy Sawers
27,000
-15,000
-15,000

Tags: David MosesHuy NguyenKathy Sawers

Latest Batch of Counts and an Elimination

Level 4 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

Jerrie Oconnor was last spotted with a stack just shy of what she started with but the chair was since vacated and she apparently got it in with pocket kings versus pocket queens only for a queen to appear.

Towards the end of level four, Aleksejs Ponakovs and Gaetan Balleur appear to be the two chipleaders with more than five times the starting stack.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Aleksejs Ponakovs lv
Aleksejs Ponakovs
160,000
98,000
98,000
WSOP 2X Winner
Profile photo of Gaetan Balleur fr
Gaetan Balleur
157,000
37,000
37,000
Profile photo of Justin Pechie us
Justin Pechie
65,000
-4,500
-4,500
WSOP 2X Winner
Profile photo of Massoud Eskandari us
Massoud Eskandari
62,000
24,000
24,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Profile photo of Harry Lodge gb
Harry Lodge
55,000
6,000
6,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Profile photo of Ray Carter ca
Ray Carter
47,000
1,000
1,000
Profile photo of Fraddy Gonzalez ca
Fraddy Gonzalez
45,000
22,000
22,000
Profile photo of Dan Zack us
Dan Zack
38,000
6,000
6,000
WSOP 3X Winner
Profile photo of Scott Stewart us
Scott Stewart
36,000
3,000
3,000
Profile photo of Brandon Sowers us
Brandon Sowers
34,000
Profile photo of Blake Whittington us
Blake Whittington
33,000
3,000
3,000
Profile photo of Yuliyan Kolev bg
Yuliyan Kolev
32,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Profile photo of Brad Albrinck us
Brad Albrinck
28,000
Profile photo of Tony Dunst us
Tony Dunst
28,000
WSOP 3X Winner
Profile photo of Jonathan Cohen ca
Jonathan Cohen
22,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Profile photo of Chris Perkins us
Chris Perkins
20,000
Profile photo of Ryan Laplante us
Ryan Laplante
20,000
-7,000
-7,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Profile photo of Michael Wang us
Michael Wang
20,000
-9,000
-9,000
WSOP 2X Winner
Profile photo of Jerrie Oconnor us
Jerrie Oconnor
Busted

Tags: Aleksejs PonakovsGaetan BalleurJerrie Oconnor