Event #10: $1,000 Tag Team No-Limit Hold'em
Day 2 Completed
2017 World Series of Poker
Event #10: $1,000 Tag Team No-Limit Hold'em
Day: 2
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2017 World Series of Poker
Buy-in
$1,000
Prize Pool
$758,700
Entries
843
Level
27
Blinds
25,000 / 50,000
Ante
5,000
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Level 20
: 5,000/10,000, 1,000 ante
Day 2 of Event #10: $1,000 Tag Team No-Limit Hold'em is officially in the books with just nine teams remaining on the official final table.
DJ MacKinnon bagged the chip lead with 908,000, and was piloting for his teammate Esther Taylor for the majority of the day. Team Kiryl Redzivonau - Mikhail Semin sits in second with 626,000, and Team Pablo Mariz - David Guay round out the top three with 608,000.
The day began with 94 players and the chip leaders to kick things off were Team John Hulett - Deepinder Singh, who eventually finished in 14th place for $6,439. They lost with aces to kings early on, but managed to chip back up and still made it fairly deep. This event attracted a total of 843 teams, making up a prize pool of $758,700 paying 127 spots. First place will eventually take home $150,637 and either two or three gold bracelets, depending on how many players are on the winning team.
Here is a look at the final table payouts:
| Place | Prize (USD) |
|---|---|
| 1 | $150,637 |
| 2 | $93,074 |
| 3 | $65,190 |
| 4 | $46,318 |
| 5 | $33,391 |
| 6 | $24,430 |
| 7 | $18,143 |
| 8 | $13,680 |
| 9 | $10,475 |
The final table is stacked, with the likes of Nipun Java (565,000), Ryan Laplante (407,000), Georgios Zisimopoulos (403,000), and Mukul Pahuja (292,000) all part of teams that made it through with a chance at WSOP gold tomorrow.
Some of the notables that busted earlier in the day include Allyn Shulman - Jessica Horan - Barry Shulman (11th Place - $8,148), Jamie Kerstetter - Chris Horter - Eric Wasserson (31st Place - $3,506), Maria Ho - Fedor Holz - Rainer Kempe - Philipp Zukernik (58th Place - $2,225), Ben Yu - Jacob Wilson (62nd Place - $2,225), and Nick Yunis - Nacho Barbero (88th Place - $1,659).
Day 3 kicks off Wednesday at noon local time, and will complete when a team is crowned. Keep following along as PokerNews continues with hand-for-hand coverage on the way to revealing some new champions.
Here is a look at the table draw for the final nine players:
| Seat | Team Name | Chip Count |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Charalampos Lappas - Georgios Zisimopoulos | 403,000 |
| 2 | Ryan Laplante - Sam Cohen | 407,000 |
| 3 | DJ MacKinnon - Esther Taylor | 908,000 |
| 4 | Mukul Pahuja - Jonas Wexler | 292,000 |
| 5 | Joseph Choueiri - Rafael Lopez - James Gibson | 226,000 |
| 6 | Aditya Sushant - Nipun Java | 565,000 |
| 7 | Pablo Mariz - David Guay | 608,000 |
| 8 | Austin Buchanan - Lanie Foster | 165,000 |
| 9 | Kiryl Radzivonau - Mikhail Semin | 626,000 |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
908,000
8,000
|
8,000 |
|
|
626,000
-74,000
|
-74,000 |
|
|
608,000
128,000
|
128,000 |
|
|
565,000
-45,000
|
-45,000 |
|
|
407,000
177,000
|
177,000 |
|
|
403,000
-12,000
|
-12,000 |
|
|
292,000
127,000
|
127,000 |
|
|
226,000
-19,000
|
-19,000 |
|
|
165,000
-27,000
|
-27,000 |
Level 20
: 5,000/10,000, 1,000 ante
Hand #5: Joseph Choueiri raised to 23,000 from under-the-gun and everyone folded.
Hand #6: Georgios Zisimopoulos raised to 23,000 from late position and Joseph Choueiri called from the big blind. The flop came 
and Choueiri check-folded to a bet of 25,000 from Zisimopoulos.
Hand #7: Georgios Zisimopoulos raised to 23,000 from middle position and everyone folded.
Level 20
: 5,000/10,000, 1,000 ante
Hand #1: Georgios Zisimolpoulos raised to 27,000 from under the gun and got no action.
Hand #2: Nipun Java raised to 28,000 from the hijack and everyone folded.
Hand #3: Joseph Choueiri raised to 23,000 from middle position and scooped the pot.
Hand #4: Pablo Mariz raised to 26,000 from middle position. Ryan Laplante defended his small blind, and DJ MacKinnon defended his big blind.
The flop came 
and action checked to Mariz. He bet 33,000 and both of his opponents folded.
Level 20
: 5,000/10,000, 1,000 ante
Benton Blakeman moved all-in from under-the-gun for 128,000 and the action was folded around to Nipun Java on the button who called. Nipun Java was in a great position with 
vs Blakeman's 
. The board ran out 
and Joe Tehan - Benton Blakeman were eliminated in 10th Place.
The official final table of nine has been set with about 35 minutes of play left in the evening.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
610,000
140,000
|
140,000 |
|
|
Busted |
Level 20
: 5,000/10,000, 1,000 ante
With the recent elimination of Barry Shulman and team, DJ MacKinnon and Esther Taylor lead the unofficial final table of ten.
Players will complete the remainder of this level, plus half of the next level before bagging for the night.
Here is a look at the redraw:
| Seat | Team Name | Chip Count |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Charalampos Lappas - Georgios Zisimopoulos | 415,000 |
| 2 | Ryan Laplante - Sam Cohen | 230,000 |
| 3 | DJ MacKinnon - Esther Taylor | 900,000 |
| 4 | Mukul Pahuja - Jonas Wexler | 165,000 |
| 5 | Joseph Choueiri - Rafael Lopez - James Gibson | 245,000 |
| 6 | Aditya Sushant - Nipun Java | 470,000 |
| 7 | Pablo Mariz - David Guay | 480,000 |
| 8 | Austin Buchanan - Lanie Foster | 192,000 |
| 9 | Joe Tehan - Benton Blakeman | 130,000 |
| 10 | Kiryl Radzivonau - Mikhail Semin | 700,000 |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
900,000 | |
|
|
700,000
10,000
|
10,000 |
|
|
480,000
-40,000
|
-40,000 |
|
|
470,000
5,000
|
5,000 |
|
|
415,000
65,000
|
65,000 |
|
|
245,000
15,000
|
15,000 |
|
|
230,000
-195,000
|
-195,000 |
|
|
192,000
27,000
|
27,000 |
|
|
165,000
-40,000
|
-40,000 |
|
|
130,000
-20,000
|
-20,000 |
Level 20
: 5,000/10,000, 1,000 ante
DJ MacKinnon raised to 23,000 from the cutoff and Barry Shulman ripped his stack of 210,000 in the middle. MacKinnon called.
Shulman tabled 
while MacKinnon showed 
.
The flop came 
and Shulman was still behind, but picked up a straight draw.
The turn was the and the river was the , sending Shulman to the rail.
Shulman bolted out of the room, and Nipun Java looked at MacKinnon and said, "Nice life." Kyle Bowker was on the rail, wondering what happened. "He ripped it in for 20 bigs with seven-eight off. What do you want me to do?" smiled MacKinnon.
The unofficial final table of ten is about to come together. A full redraw will be posted.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
900,000
230,000
|
230,000 |
|
|
Busted |
Level 20
: 5,000/10,000, 1,000 ante
Team Jan Bruhns - Ramon Bartsch - Brian McCann - Dimitry Novek moved all in for 25,000 from under the gun, and Nipun Java three-bet to 40,000 from early position.
Pablo Mariz was in the big blind and four-bet to 126,000. Java folded.
Team Jan Bruhns - Ramon Bartsch - Brian McCann - Dimitry Novek tabled 
and Mariz showed 
.
The board ran out 
and Team Jan Bruhns - Ramon Bartsch - Brian McCann - Dimitry Novek was eliminated.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
520,000
205,000
|
205,000 |
|
|
Busted |
Level 20
: 5,000/10,000, 1,000 ante
Nipun Java raised from the hijack position to 23,000 and Austin Buchanan called from the button, DJ MacKinnon called from the small blind, and Pablo Mariz called from the big blind. The flop came 
and the action was checked around.
The turn brought the and MacKinnon led out for 55,000. The action was folded to Buchanan on the button who called.
The river was the 
and MacKinnon again led out, for 87,000 this time. Buchanan verified how much the bet was and then called. MacKinnon tabled 
for the nuts and took down a pot to sit on the current chip lead.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
670,000
215,000
|
215,000 |
|
|
165,000
-220,000
|
-220,000 |
Level 20
: 5,000/10,000, 1,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
690,000
38,000
|
38,000 |
|
|
465,000
45,000
|
45,000 |
|
|
455,000
55,000
|
55,000 |
|
|
425,000
25,000
|
25,000 |
|
|
385,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
|
|
350,000
70,000
|
70,000 |
|
|
315,000
-35,000
|
-35,000 |
|
|
230,000
-75,000
|
-75,000 |
|
|
225,000
-200,000
|
-200,000 |
|
|
205,000
-75,000
|
-75,000 |
|
|
150,000
-110,000
|
-110,000 |
|
|
66,000
-129,000
|
-129,000 |