2022 World Series of Poker

Tournament of Champions
Day: 3
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 3
Entries
16
Players Left
1

Kaupp and Messick Chip Up

Level 27 : 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante

Benjamin Kaupp limped the small blind and Raul Garza then made it 250,000 to go in the big blind. What followed was a limp-raise to 850,000 by Kaupp and Garza snap-folded.

Ryan Messick then min-raised to 160,000 as the first player to act with {3-Hearts}{3-Clubs} and Robert Cowen called from the big blind with {q-Diamonds}{6-Diamonds}. On a flop of {k-Diamonds}{q-Diamonds}{3-Spades} flop, Cowen check-called for 125,000 and the {5-Spades} turn went check, check.

After the {5-Hearts} river, Cowen checked once more and Messick now bet 425,000. The reluctant fold by Cowen folded as Messick recovered some chips.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Benjamin Kaupp us
Benjamin Kaupp
5,000,000
100,000
100,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Profile photo of Raul Garza us
Raul Garza
3,800,000
200,000
200,000
Profile photo of Robert Cowen gb
Robert Cowen
3,600,000
-800,000
-800,000
WSOP 2X Winner
Profile photo of Ryan Messick us
Ryan Messick
2,200,000
400,000
400,000

Tags: Benjamin KauppRaul GarzaRobert CowenRyan Messick

Kaupp Bad Beats Messick for a Double

Level 27 : Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante
Benjamin Kaupp
Benjamin Kaupp

Ryan Messick raised it up to 180,000 on the button and Benjamin Kaupp three-bet jammed for 2,360,000 in the small blind. Once it folded back to Messick, he snap-called and was in prime shape to further extend his lead.

Benjamin Kaupp: {9-Hearts}{9-Diamonds}
Ryan Messick: {k-Spades}{k-Hearts}

The {8-Clubs}{6-Clubs}{3-Hearts} flop gave Kaupp some potential back door straight outs but he instead spiked the {9-Clubs} on the turn. Another blank followed with the {j-Clubs} river and Kaupp doubled into the lead.

Player Chips Progress
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Benjamin Kaupp
4,900,000
2,500,000
2,500,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Profile photo of Ryan Messick us
Ryan Messick
1,800,000
-2,200,000
-2,200,000

Tags: Benjamin KauppRyan Messick

Small Pot for Messick Against Kaupp

Level 27 : Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante

In a limped pot to the {k-Spades}{6-Clubs}{2-Diamonds} flop brought a bet worth 80,000 by Ryan Messick and Benjamin Kaupp called. On the {6-Spades} turn, Messick check-called for 250,000 and the {q-Spades} river was then checked behind by Kaupp.

Messick won the pot with the {6-Diamonds}{4-Hearts} for trips sixes, while Kaupp held {j-Clubs}{9-Diamonds}.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Robert Cowen gb
Robert Cowen
4,400,000
100,000
100,000
WSOP 2X Winner
Profile photo of Ryan Messick us
Ryan Messick
4,000,000
600,000
600,000
Profile photo of Raul Garza us
Raul Garza
3,600,000
-200,000
-200,000
Profile photo of Benjamin Kaupp us
Benjamin Kaupp
2,400,000
-200,000
-200,000
WSOP 1X Winner

Tags: Benjamin KauppRyan Messick

Another Pot for Messick Without Showdown

Level 27 : Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante

Robert Cowen opened to 160,000 with {7-Diamonds}{5-Diamonds} as the first player to act and Ryan Messick then three-bet to 480,000 on the button with {q-Hearts}{q-Clubs}. Once Cowen asked for the stack size of Messick, he elected to call and they headed to the {j-Hearts}{10-Spades}{3-Diamonds} flop.

The check by Cowen saw Messick bet for 500,000 and his opponent from England instantly folded.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Robert Cowen gb
Robert Cowen
4,300,000
-500,000
-500,000
WSOP 2X Winner
Profile photo of Raul Garza us
Raul Garza
3,800,000
-200,000
-200,000
Profile photo of Ryan Messick us
Ryan Messick
3,400,000
500,000
500,000
Profile photo of Benjamin Kaupp us
Benjamin Kaupp
2,600,000
200,000
200,000
WSOP 1X Winner

Tags: Robert CowenRyan Messick

Garza Takes Messick to Value Town

Level 27 : Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante

Raul Garza made it 160,000 to go on the button and was called by Ryan Messick in the big blind. The {q-Hearts}{8-Spades}{2-Spades} flop was checked by Messick, who switfly called a bet worth 100,000 by Garza. Neither player invested any chips on the {q-Diamonds} turn and got to see the {a-Diamonds} on the river for free.

Messick checked once more and that triggered a bet worth 300,000 by Garza. The curious call by Messick with {3-Spades}{3-Diamonds} followed but he couldn't beat the {a-Spades}{7-Clubs} of Garza.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Robert Cowen gb
Robert Cowen
4,800,000
WSOP 2X Winner
Profile photo of Raul Garza us
Raul Garza
4,000,000
700,000
700,000
Profile photo of Ryan Messick us
Ryan Messick
2,900,000
-700,000
-700,000
Profile photo of Benjamin Kaupp us
Benjamin Kaupp
2,400,000
WSOP 1X Winner

Tags: Raul GarzaRyan Messick

No Call by Cowen Provides Small Boost for Garza

Level 27 : Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante

Raul Garza limped the small blind with {q-Clubs}{j-Diamonds} before calling a raise to 250,000 by Robert Cowen with {a-Spades}{j-Clubs} in a battle of the blinds. The {10-Diamonds}{9-Diamonds}{2-Diamonds} flop and {4-Diamonds} turn were both checked through. Garza then bet the {6-Clubs} river for 300,000 and nearly two minutes passed before Cowen sent his cards into the muck.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Robert Cowen gb
Robert Cowen
4,800,000
-300,000
-300,000
WSOP 2X Winner
Profile photo of Ryan Messick us
Ryan Messick
3,600,000
Profile photo of Raul Garza us
Raul Garza
3,300,000
300,000
300,000
Profile photo of Benjamin Kaupp us
Benjamin Kaupp
2,400,000
WSOP 1X Winner

Tags: Raul GarzaRobert Cowen

Kaupp Gets Some Value From Garza

Level 27 : Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante

In a battle of the blinds, Benjamin Kaupp limped in and Raul Garza called in the big blind. Both checked the {a-Clubs}{9-Spades}{7-Clubs} on the flop and Kaupp then bet the {a-Diamonds} turn for 100,000 as well as the {k-Spades} river for 240,000.

Garza called both bets with the {7-Hearts}{4-Clubs} and couldn't beat the {10-Spades}{9-Clubs} of Kaupp.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Robert Cowen gb
Robert Cowen
5,100,000
WSOP 2X Winner
Profile photo of Ryan Messick us
Ryan Messick
3,600,000
200,000
200,000
Profile photo of Raul Garza us
Raul Garza
3,000,000
-500,000
-500,000
Profile photo of Benjamin Kaupp us
Benjamin Kaupp
2,400,000
300,000
300,000
WSOP 1X Winner

Tags: Benjamin KauppRaul Garza

Cowen Gets Value From Kaupp And Takes the Lead

Level 27 : Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante
Robert Cowen
Robert Cowen

Robert Cowen then min-raised the button to 160,000 and Benjamin Kaupp came along in the big blind to see a flop of {j-Hearts}{6-Clubs}{2-Diamonds}. The check by Kaupp led to a bet worth 280,000 by Cowen and the call of Kaupp followed.

On the {7-Diamonds} turn, Kaupp checked the second street in a row before calling a second barrel worth 420,000 as the {k-Diamonds} river completed the board.

Kaupp checked once more and Cowen now fired a bet of 1,180,000. Almost one minute passed before Kaupp called and he then mucked when Cowen tabled the {q-Hearts}{q-Clubs}. The stream revealed Kaupp held {8-Spades}{6-Hearts}.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Robert Cowen gb
Robert Cowen
5,100,000
1,700,000
1,700,000
WSOP 2X Winner
Profile photo of Raul Garza us
Raul Garza
3,500,000
-500,000
-500,000
Profile photo of Ryan Messick us
Ryan Messick
3,400,000
200,000
200,000
Profile photo of Benjamin Kaupp us
Benjamin Kaupp
2,100,000
-1,400,000
-1,400,000
WSOP 1X Winner

Tags: Benjamin KauppRobert Cowen

More for Messick and Cowen

Level 27 : Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante

Ryan Messick limped the small blind with {j-Clubs}{6-Clubs} and then called a raise to 250,000 by Benjamin Kaupp in the big blind with {8-Clubs}{7-Clubs}. They checked the {10-Diamonds}{8-Spades}{5-Spades} flop and the {a-Spades} turn. After the {k-Spades} river completed the board, Messick bet 225,000 and Kaupp folded.

Robert Cowen then raised to 160,000 first to act and Kaupp called in the small blind. The {q-Hearts}{9-Diamonds}{7-Diamonds} flop was checked by both and that led to the {2-Diamonds} turn. Both checked and did so once more on the {j-Diamonds} river as Cowen won the pot with the {a-Clubs}{9-Clubs}.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Raul Garza us
Raul Garza
4,000,000
-185,000
-185,000
Profile photo of Benjamin Kaupp us
Benjamin Kaupp
3,500,000
-450,000
-450,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Profile photo of Robert Cowen gb
Robert Cowen
3,400,000
495,000
495,000
WSOP 2X Winner
Profile photo of Ryan Messick us
Ryan Messick
3,200,000
145,000
145,000

Tags: Benjamin KauppRobert CowenRyan Messick

Level: 27

Blinds: 40,000/80,000

Ante: 80,000