Event #55: $1,000 Tag Team No-Limit Hold'em | 2018 World Series of Poker

06-29-2018 23:31 UTC-7

Hands #162-166: A Double for Team Loeser

Shirley Ang

Level 31 : 50,000/100,000, 15,000 ante

Hand #162: Giuseppe Pantaleo raised from the small blind to put Manig Loeser in the big blind all-in and Loeser called for the 1,540,000 he had in front of him.

Manig Loeser:
Giuseppe Pantaleo:

The board ran out , they both flopped a pair but Loeser's higher pair of aces held on all the way through the board to double him up.

Hand #163: Pantaleo raised to 200,000 from the button and both Loeser and Kazuki Ikeuchi folded their blinds.

Hand #164: Ikeuchi completed his small blind and Pantaleo opted to check his big blind. They both checked through the whole board. Ikeuchi showed but was beaten by the higher kicker of Pantaleo who held .

Hand #165: Ikeuchi raised to 225,000 from the button and Loeser called from the big blind. They both checked through the flop and the on the turn to the on the river. Loeser bet 385,000 and Ikeuchi folded.

Hand #166: Loeser completed his small blind but then folded when Ikeuchi raised to 275,000.

Tags: Giuseppe Pantaleo Kazuki Ikeuchi Manig Loeser

06-29-2018 23:37 UTC-7

Hands #167-171: Team Ikeuchi Sliding Down

Shirley Ang

Level 31 : 50,000/100,000, 15,000 ante

Hand #167: Manig Loeser raised to 225,000 from the button but nobody called.

Hand #168: Giuseppe Pantaleo completed his small blind and Loeser opted to check. They both checked through the flop to the on the turn. Pantaleo check-folded to Loeser's 175,000 bet.

Hand #169: Pantaleo raised to 200,000 from the button and Loeser called in the small blind. They both checked again on the flop to the on the turn. Loeser bet 260,000 and Pantaleo folded.

Hand #170: Kazuki Ikeuchi completed his small blind and Pantaleo checked. Pantaleo folded when Ikeuchi bet on the flop.

Hand #171: Ikeuchi raised to 225,000 from the button and Loeser called in the big blind. They both checked the flop and when the came on the turn, Ikeuchi folded to Loeser's bet of 230,000.

Tags: Giuseppe Pantaleo Kazuki Ikeuchi Manig Loeser

06-29-2018 23:48 UTC-7

Hands #172-176: Pantaleo Pressures

AaronMcBride

Level 31 : 50,000/100,000, 15,000 ante

Hand #172: Manig Loeser called in the small blind, and Kazuki Ikeuchi checked the big blind. The flop came down , and Loeser's bet got a fold.

Hand #173: Giuseppe Pantaleo got a walk in the big blind.

Hand #174: Ikeuchi raised to 225,000 on the button and Loeser called in the big blind. Loeser check-called a 150,000 bet on the flop before both players checked on the turn and again on the river. Loeser showed for a pair of fives and Ikeuchi won the pot with for a pair of sevens.

Hand #175: Pantaleo raised to 200,000 on the button and won the pot.

Hand #176: Ikeuchi called in the small blind, and Pantaleo got his opponent to fold after he moved all in.

Player	Chips	Progress
Giuseppe Pantaleo - Nikita Luther	4,200,000 500,000	500,000
Kazuki Ikeuchi - Hiroki Iwata - Sho Mori	4,100,000 -500,000	-500,000

Tags: Giuseppe Pantaleo Kazuki Ikeuchi Manig Loeser

06-29-2018 23:58 UTC-7

Hands #177-182: Pantaleo Four-Bets All In

AaronMcBride

Level 31 : 50,000/100,000, 15,000 ante

Hand #177: Giuseppe Pantaleo called in the small blind, and Manig Loeser checked. On the flop Loeser folded to a bet.

Hand #178: Loeser called in the small blind, and Kazuki Ikeuchi raised to 225,000, which was called. On the flop Loeser check-folded to a 200,000 bet.

Hand #179: Loeser raised to 225,000 on the button, Ikeuchi three-bet to 700,000, only to see Pantaleo four-bet all in, which got both his opponents to fold.

Hand #180: Pantaleo raised to 300,000 in the small blind and won the pot.

Hand #181: Pantaleo raised the button to 200,000 and folded when Ikeuchi moved all in.

Hand #182: Ikeuchi called in the small blind, and Pantaleo moved all in, which took down the pot.

Tags: Giuseppe Pantaleo Kazuki Ikeuchi Manig Loeser

06-30-2018 00:00 UTC-7

Hands #183-184: Team Ikeuchi Doubles Through Team Loeser

Shirley Ang

Level 31 : 50,000/100,000, 15,000 ante

Hand #183: Giuseppe Pantaleo raised to 300,000 from the small blind and Manig Loeser called in the big blind. The flop came , Pantaleo bet 165,000 and Loeser called. They both checked through the on the turn and the on the river. Loeser showed to win the pot.

Hand #184: Loeser completed the small blind and Kazuki Ikeuchi opted to check. The flop came and Loeser bet 100,000. Ikeuchi raised to 325,000. Loeser checked out Ikeuchi's stack and then decided to shove. Ikeuchi called immediately for the 2,165,000 he had in front of him.

Kazuki Ikeuchi:
Manig Loeser:

Ikeuchi had flopped two pair and Loeser held top pair with the queens.

The rest of the board was completed with the on the turn and the on the river. No help for Loeser and he was left behind with almost 1,200,000.

Player	Chips	Progress
Kazuki Ikeuchi - Hiroki Iwata - Sho Mori	4,515,000 415,000	415,000
Manig Loeser - Joelle Parenteau - Daniel Weinand	1,185,000 -1,365,000	-1,365,000

Tags: Giuseppe Pantaleo Kazuki Ikeuchi Manig Loeser

Level: 32

Blinds: 60,000/120,000

Ante: 20,000

06-30-2018 00:06 UTC-7

Team Loeser Eliminated in 3rd Place ($76,797)

Shirley Ang

Level 32 : 60,000/120,000, 20,000 ante

Hand #185: Manig Loeser decided to shove for 1,165,000 in total on the button and Kazuki Ikeuchi folded his small blind. Giuseppe Pantaleo asked for a count and then called.

Manig Loeser:
Giuseppe Pantaleo:

The board ran out to not provide any help to Loeser as him and his teammates, Joelle Parenteau and Daniel Weinand, were eliminated in 3rd place.

Player	Chips	Progress
Giuseppe Pantaleo - Nikita Luther	5,825,000 1,625,000	1,625,000
Kazuki Ikeuchi - Hiroki Iwata - Sho Mori	4,495,000 -20,000	-20,000
Manig Loeser - Joelle Parenteau - Daniel Weinand	Busted

Tags: Daniel Weinand Giuseppe Pantaleo Kazuki Ikeuchi Manig Loeser Joelle Parenteau

06-30-2018 00:30 UTC-7

Hands #186-190: Pantaleo Continues to Pressure

AaronMcBride

Level 32 : 60,000/120,000, 20,000 ante

Hand #186: Giuseppe Pantaleo raised from the button to 240,000, and Kazuki Ikeuchi called. On the flop Ikeuchi check-folded to a 165,000 bet.

Hand #187: Ikeuchi raised to 250,000, and Pantaleo called. On the flop Pantaleo check-raised Ikeuchi's 150,000 bet to 480,000 and the latter folded.

Hand #188: Pantaleo raised to 240,000 and Ikeuchi called. Both players checked on the flop before Pantaleo called a 225,000 bet from Ikeuchi on the turn. On the river Ikeuchi checked, and Pantaleo took the betting lead for 635,000. Ikeuchi went into the tank and thought while counting over the bet. After a couple of minutes, he decided to let his hand go.

Hand #189: Ikeuchi raised to 250,000, and Pantaleo called. The flop came down and Pantaleo check-folded to a 150,000 bet.

Hand #190: Pantaleo raised to 240,000 and Ikeuchi called. Both players checked on the flop, and on the turn Ikeuchi bet 200,000 and Pantaleo called. Both players checked on the river, and both players showed a pair of sevens, but ti was Pantaleo who took the pot with the eight kicker.

Player	Chips	Progress
Giuseppe Pantaleo - Nikita Luther	6,700,000 875,000	875,000
Kazuki Ikeuchi - Hiroki Iwata - Sho Mori	3,800,000 -695,000	-695,000

Tags: Giuseppe Pantaleo Kazuki Ikeuchi

06-30-2018 00:39 UTC-7

Hands #191-198: Team Ikeuchi on Their Last Legs

Shirley Ang

Level 32 : 60,000/120,000, 20,000 ante

Hand #191: Giuseppe Pantaleo raised to 240,000 from the button and Kazuki Ikeuchi folded.

Hand #192: Ikeuchi raised to 250,000 from the button and Pantaleo called. The flop came , Pantaleo check-called the 150,000 bet of Ikeuchi. They both checked through the on the turn and the on the river. Pantaleo tabled for the pot.

Hand #193: Pantaleo raised to 240,00 from the button and Ikeuchi called. The flop came , Ikeuchi check-called the 140,000 bet of Pantaleo. They both checked through the on the turn to the on the river. Ikeuchi now check-folded to Pantaleo's bet of 325,000.

Hand #194: Pantaleo got a walk.

Hand #195: Pantaleo raised to 240,000 on the button and Ikeuchi folded.

Hand #196: Ikeuchi folded his button.

Hand #197: Pantaleo called on the button and Ikeuchi opted to check. The flop came and Ikeuchi check-folded to Pantaleo's bet of 120,000.

Hand #198: Ikeuchi called on the button and Pantaleo checked. The flop came , Pantaleo check-called Ikeuchi's bet of 120,000. The turn brought them the , now Pantaleo check-called the 250,000 of Ikeuchi. The river completed the board with the and they both checked. Pantaleo showed for the turned two pair of queens and treys to take the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Giuseppe Pantaleo - Nikita Luther	9,320,000 2,620,000	2,620,000
Kazuki Ikeuchi - Hiroki Iwata - Sho Mori	1,000,000 -2,800,000	-2,800,000

Tags: Giuseppe Pantaleo Kazuki Ikeuchi

06-30-2018 00:53 UTC-7

Hands #199-204: Ikeuchi Doubles to Survive

AaronMcBride

Level 32 : 60,000/120,000, 20,000 ante

Hand #199: Giuseppe Pantaleo called on the button, and Kazuki Ikeuchi checked. The flop came , and both players checked to see the turn. They both checked and on the river Ikeuchi check-folded to a 175,000 bet.

Hand #200: Ikeuchi moved all in from the button, and Pantaleo folded.

Hand #201: Pantaleo called on the button and folded when Ikeuchi moved all in.

Hand #202: Ikeuchi moved all in from the button and won the pot.

Hand #203: Pantaleo shoved on the button and Ikeuchi called.

Giuseppe Pantaleo:
Kazuki Ikeuchi:

Board:

Pantaleo improved his outs dramatically when he hit a flush draw on the flop, but he missed on the turn and river as Ikeuchi doubled-up.

Hand #204: Ikeuchi called on the button, and Pantaleo called. The flop came and both players checked. On the turn Ikeuchi called a 175,000 bet and also called when Pantaleo bet 280,000 on the river.

Pantaleo showed the for a straight and won the pot.