$160 Tag Team Championship
Day 1 Started
2022 Free Poker Network National Championship
$160 Tag Team Championship
Day: 1
Free Poker Network’s World Series or Bust Tag Team Championship Begins at 4 p.m.
The Free Poker Network's World Series or Bust National Championship Series continues at the Golden Nugget Hotel and Casino in Downtown Las Vegas, and Championship Qualifier #4 - $160 Tag Team Championship will begin shortly at 4 p.m. local time.
The teams will be looking to end the day in the top 10%, as both players in a qualifying team will advance to tomorrow’s World Series or Bust Championship Event with 10,000 chips, or be given an extra 10,000 chips to the starting stack of players who have already qualified. Additionally, advancing teams will win their $160 buy-in back and there will also be $1,500 in mystery bounties up for grabs.
Players may have previously qualified for tomorrow’s qualifier-only championship event through the Free Poker Network, FPN League Play, or through one of the previous three qualifying events at the Golden Nugget. This event is the fourth and final qualifying event at the Golden Nugget and will be the last chance for players to pad their stack or win their seat into the World Series or Bust Championship Event.
Players who make it through will return at 10 a.m. tomorrow for the World Series or Bust Championship Event, which will see two individuals win a seat into the $10,000 2022 World Series of Poker Main Event along with $1,000 cash. Additionally, 18 players will take home a $1,500 tournament package in tomorrow’s event.
A stack of 15,000 chips is given to each team at the start of this event. All blind levels will be 20-minutes in length and the late registration period will remain open through the sixth level.
The PokerNews live reporting team will be bringing live updates, so stay tuned for all the action coming up soon.
Shuffle Up and Deal
Cards are in the air and play is now underway in the FPN Championship Qualifier #4 - $160 Tag Team Championship.
Level: 1
Blinds: 25/50
Ante: 0
Team Williams Gets the Ladies
Level 1
: 25/50, 0 ante
With about 3,000 in the pot and a flop of 
, Terry Williams and another player were headed to the turn.
The turn brought the 
. Williams bet 1,000 and his opponent called.
Both players checked the 
river and hands were revealed. Williams turned over the 
, and the ladies were good against the 
of his opponent to send the early pot to Team Williams.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
18,500 | 18,500 |
Level: 2
Blinds: 50/100
Ante: 0
Team Christianson Chops With Boat
Level 2
: 50/100, 0 ante
With about 2,500 in the pot on a 
board, a player in middle position bet 700, the button called, and Jay Christianson raised to 1,700 in the big blind. Only the middle position player continued.
The 
completed the board and Christianson bet 4,000. His opponent called and the hands were turned over in the early sizable pot.
Jay Christianson: 
Middle Position: 
Both players held the same hand and turned a full house to split up the pot, as Christianson's partner Adam Dullum then took over to play some hands with an above-average stack.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
18,000 | 18,000 |
Level: 3
Blinds: 100/200
Ante: 0
Team Miles Calls a Bluff to Chip Up
Level 3
: 100/200, 0 ante
On a 
flop, Carolina Miles in the small blind and the big blind player both called the hijack's 600 bet.
The 
came on the turn and after both blinds checked, the hijack bet 2,100. Only Miles continued to the river.
The 
completed the board, and Miles check-called the hijack's 3,600 bet.
"Good call," the hijack said as he flipped over 
.
Miles turned over 
to take down the pot with the better two pair.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
23,000 | 23,000 |
Team Wagner Calls Down Versus Fishhooks
Level 3
: 100/200, 0 ante
With 2,300 in the pot and a flop of 
, the middle position player bet 2,000 and Ed Wagner called on button.
The turn saw another 2,000 bet and a call, and Wagner again called a 2,000 bet on the river.
The middle position player turned over 
but it was no good as Wagner showed the for flopped top pair to take the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
18,500 |