Event #4: Tournament of Champions Day 2 | 2023 World Series of Poker

06-02-2023 00:24 UTC-8

Wilson Leads Final 31 After Day 2 in Tournament of Champions; Somerville Still in the Mix

Tyler Foran

Level 20 : Blinds 8,000/16,000, 16,000 ante

Day 2 of Event #4: Tournament of Champions is in the books at the Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas, with only 31 players remaining of the 747 total entries. After a 12-hour day, it was America's Scott Wilson bagging an impressive chip lead with a total of 2,885,000 in chips.

After being chip leader multiple times throughout the day, it was Brent Gregory who bagged the second-largest stack with a total of 2,000,040. Dakota Britton is trailing in third with 1,400,000.

Vincent Moscati (1,120,000) and Katelin Koper (990,000) round out the top five on the leaderboard. Moscati almost busted during Level 14 when he found himself all-in with pocket tens against the superior jacks in the hand of Sergio Benso. However, a ten on the flop gifted Moscati a set, which held to keep his WSOP bracelet dreams alive.

Top 10 Chip Counts After Day Two

Rank	Player	Country	Chip Count	Big Blinds
1	Scott Wilson	United States	2,885,000	144
2	Brent Gregory	United States	2,000,040	100
3	Dakota Britton	United States	1,400,000	70
4	Vincent Moscati	United States	1,120,000	56
5	Katelin Koper	United States	990,000	50
6	Dustin Wills	United States	905,000	45
7	Justin Hotte-Mckinnon	Canada	880,000	44
8	Patrick White	Ireland	870,000	44
9	Barry Schultz	United States	795,000	40
10	Wissam Gahshan	United States	780,000	39

Of the chasing pack, only Jason Somerville has won a WSOP bracelet before. Somerville triumphed in the $1,000 No-Limit Hold'em event back in 2011. Some may say that bracelet number two is long overdue; Somerville will likely agree with those sentiments. The popular streamer returns to the action in this event with a 405,000 stack, placing him 24th at the restart.

The returning players have each locked in at least $5,400 for their efforts, with the next pay jump happening when 26 players remain. Reaching the final table increases their take-home pay to $16,000, with the eventual champion clinching a $200,000 prize plus the all-important gold bracelet.

Day 3 begins at 12:00 p.m. on June 2, with play resuming at Level 21, where the blinds are 10,000/20,000 plus a 20,000 big blind ante. Play will continue until a champion is crowned. Who will that champion be? Stay tuned to PokerNews to find out!

Tags: Barry Schultz Brent Gregory Dakota Britton Dustin Wills Jason Somerville Justin Hotte-Mckinnon Katelin Koper Patrick White Scott Wilson Vincent Moscati Wissam Gahshan

06-01-2023 19:53 UTC-8

No Slowing Down for Somerville

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Tyler Foran

Level 18 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

Jason Somerville raised to 22,000 under the gun and Christopher Lawrence called next to act.

The dealer fanned a flop of K♥Q♠7♥ and Somerville continued for 25,000. Lawrence tossed in a call.

The 6♠ landed on the turn and Somerville continued with aggression, stacking up a bet of 75,000. Lawrence took a few moments and made the call.

The Q♥ river paired the board and brought in the flush but that didn't slow Somerville down as after about five seconds he announced all-in for roughly 189,000. Lawrence, who had him covered, went into the tank for about 30 seconds before letting it go.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jason Somerville	459,000 64,000	64,000

Christopher Lawrence	325,000 170,000	170,000

Tags: Christopher Lawrence Jason Somerville

06-01-2023 16:38 UTC-8

Lin Shows She is not Afraid to Bubble

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Tyler Foran

Level 15 : Blinds 3,000/5,000, 5,000 ante

With about 120,000 in the middle, the flop read 3♥3♦2♣. Dakota Britton tossed out a bet of 55,000, forcing Zachary Zaret to quickly fold and the action was now on Jennifer Lin.

Lin looked at the clock as she seemingly had a decision and eventually pushed her entire stack of roughly 150,000 across the line. Britton instantly tossed his cards into the muck as the dealer shipped the pot to Lin on the bubble.

Player	Chips	Progress
Dakota Britton	530,000 -85,000	-85,000
Jennifer Lin	360,000 212,000	212,000
Zachary Zaret	345,000 130,000	130,000

Tags: Dakota Britton Jennifer Lin Zachary Zaret

06-01-2023 15:13 UTC-8

Moscati Spikes a Ten to Stay Alive

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Tyler Foran

Level 14 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

Vincent Moscati limped in the cutoff before Sergio Benso raised to 24,000 on the button. The blinds quickly folded and the action was back on Moscati who announced all-in. Benso went into the tank and for a count after about a minute. The dealer let him know it was 117,000 and he pushed a stack of 5,000 chips across the line to make the call.

Vincent Moscati: 10♠10♥
Sergio Benso: J♣J♠

Moscati looked to be in disgust as the hands were revealed, however, the 10♦7♠2♠ flop changed his mood, giving him top set. He was able to fade the two outs of his opponent as the board completed with the 4♦ on the turn and the 2♣ on the river.

Player	Chips	Progress
Patrick Mccullough	390,000 269,000	269,000
Niall Costigan	301,000 55,500	55,500
Vincent Moscati	244,000 172,000	172,000
Brian Gatliff	175,000 81,000	81,000
Sergio Benso	110,000 35,000	35,000
Jose Castillo	78,000 -17,000	-17,000
Melinda Harris	69,000 -34,000	-34,000

Tags: Sergio Benso Vincent Moscati

06-01-2023 14:06 UTC-8

Petit Smashes Flush for the Double

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Tyler Foran

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

Joseph Kuczewski raised to 8,000 on the button and was looked up by both Noah Sharp in the small blind and Rosalie Petit in the big blind.

The dealer spread a flop of 10♠6♥3♠, Sharp quickly checked and Petit jammed her last 30,000 across the line. Kuczewski snap-mucked and Sharp made the call.

Rosalie Petit: 8♠4♠
Noah Sharp: 7♣7♥

Petit had flopped a flush draw, and the J♠ turn brought in the flush, sealing her double up as the 6♠ completed the board.

Player	Chips	Progress
Michael Sabbia	217,000 132,500	132,500
Noah Sharp	160,000 18,000	18,000
Landon Tice	150,000 -12,000	-12,000
Joseph Kuczewski	132,000 14,500	14,500
Rosalie Petit	87,000 45,000	45,000

Tags: Joseph Kuczewski Noah Sharp Rosalie Petit

06-01-2023 13:45 UTC-8

Nasreddine Building a Stack

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Tyler Foran

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

On the turn of Q♦5♦4♥Q♥, Rania Nasreddine fired out a bet before Terry Harrell raised to 36,000.

Nasreddine decided to play for more chips as she put four green chips across the line, totaling a raise of 100,000. After a few moments Harrell tossed his cards into the muck, sending the pot to Nasreddine.

Player	Chips	Progress
Rania Nasreddine	356,000 19,000	19,000
Michael Holtz	135,000 45,000	45,000
Michael Perrone	63,000 -11,500	-11,500

Terry Harrell	53,000 -168,000	-168,000

Tags: Rania Nasreddine Terry Harrell

06-01-2023 11:48 UTC-8

Wiora's Check-Raise Denies Holtz a Turn Card

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Ollie Garland

Level 11 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Michael Holtz started proceedings by raising to 4,500 in the hijack, called by the cutoff and Benjamin Wiora in the big blind.

Three players saw a flop of J♣8♠7♠. Wiora's check allowed Holtz to continue to 7,000. The cutoff folded, opening the door for Wiora's check-raise to 22,000. After much deliberation, Holtz folded and conceded this pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Benjamin Wiora	97,000 -51,500	-51,500
Michael Holtz	90,000 -29,000	-29,000

Tags: Benjamin Wiora Michael Holtz

06-01-2023 11:13 UTC-8

Top Pair Good for Holtz

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Tyler Foran

Level 11 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

With roughly 50,000 chips in the middle on the K♦J♣8♥6♠5♥ board, Terry Harrell fired out a bet of 11,500. Michael Holtz was the only opponent still in the hand and after a short pause he tossed in the call.

Harrell tabled 10♦9♦ for a missed straight draw and Holtz took down the pot with top pair as he tabled K♣2♣.

Player	Chips	Progress
Terry Harrell	221,000 74,000	74,000
Michael Holtz	119,000 44,000	44,000

Tags: Michael Holtz Terry Harrell

06-01-2023 10:27 UTC-8

Welcome to Day 2 of the Tournament of Champions at the 2023 World Series of Poker

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Tyler Foran

Day 2 of the World Series of Poker Tournament of Champions $1,000,000 Freeroll will begin at 12 p.m. local time with 224 returning players. The initial Day 1 field of 727 entries is expected to grow as late registration will stay open until the start of Day 2.

Roger Franco in the chip leader and Brandon Hamlet is second. Richard Fowlkes and Dakota Britton round out the top four, with bracelet winner Julien Perouse also making an appearance in the top ten.

The tournament grew in size over last year’s field of 575 entries to a total, so far, of 727. Entry to the unique tournament is restricted to bracelet winners and those that won rings on the WSOP Circuit (both live and online).

Players will return to The Horseshoe Event Center Gold section at Level 11, with blinds of 1,000/2,000 and a 2,000 big blind ante. The schedule for Day 2 includes ten levels of play with a 60-minute dinner break after Level 16.

The Day 3 finale will take place Wednesday at a time that is to be determined. Be sure to check PokerNews for updates throughout the day from the floor of the Horseshoe Event Center as the Tournament of Champions continues at the 2023 World Series of Poker.