2018 World Series of Poker

Event #55: $1,000 Tag Team No-Limit Hold'em
Day: 3
Event Info

2018 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
22
Prize
$175,805
Event Info
Buy-in
$1,000
Prize Pool
$928,800
Entries
1,032
Level Info
Level
33
Blinds
80,000 / 160,000
Ante
30,000

Hands #105-115: Back and Forth

Level 29 : 30,000/60,000, 10,000 ante

Hand #105: Kazuki Ikeuchi raised to 125,000 from the hijack and Alex Rocha called in the cutoff. The flop came {a-Spades}{a-Clubs}{k-Diamonds}, Ikeuchi bet 100,000, and Rocha folded.

Hand #106: Ikeuchi raised to 125,000 from the under-the-gun position and action folded to Gabriel Neto in the big blind who shoved for about 850,000. Ikeuchi folded.

Hand #107: Manig Loeser shoved on the button for 530,000 and both Neto and Ikeuchi folded.

Hand #108: Ikeuchi completed his small blind and Rocha opted to check the big blind. The flop came {a-Clubs}{4-Clubs}{q-Hearts}, Ikeuchi bet 60,000, and Rocha open-folded the {7-Hearts}.

Hand #109: Rocha now called in the small blind and Giuseppe Pantaleo opted to check. Pantaleo check-called the 60,000 bet of Rocha on the {6-Spades}{4-Spades}{10-Clubs} flop. They both checked through the {2-Diamonds} on the turn and the {10-Hearts} on the river. Rocha tabled {k-Clubs}{9-Clubs} and Pantaleo won the pot with {7-Hearts}{4-Hearts} for the flopped pair of fours.

Hand #110: Pantaleo shoved in the small blind and Loeser folded.

Hand #111: A walk for Neto.

Hand #112: Now a walk for Ikeuchi.

Hand #113: Ikeuchi completed the small blind and Rocha checked. Rocha folded when Ikeuchi bet 60,000 on the {k-Clubs}{a-Diamonds}{10-Hearts} flop.

Hand #114: Loeser shoved for 505,000 in the under-the-gun position and nobody called.

Hand #115: Neto shoved from the under-the-gun position and got no action.

Tags: Alex RochaGabriel NetoGiuseppe PantaleoKazuki IkeuchiManig Loeser

Team Lamphere Eliminated in 6th Place ($29,380)

Level 29 : 30,000/60,000, 10,000 ante
Adam Lamphere
Adam Lamphere

Hand #104: Kazuki Ikeuchi raised to 125,000 from the cutoff, and when the action folded around to Adam Lamphere in the big blind, he moved all in. Ikeuchi made the call, and the cards were tabled.

Kazuki Ikeuchi: {a-Diamonds}{8-Diamonds}
Adam Lamphere: {q-Spades}{10-Spades}

Board: {a-Hearts}{q-Hearts}{2-Spades}{2-Hearts}{4-Diamonds}

Ikeuchi was ahead preflop and hit top pair on the flop to further enhance his hand, and by the river, his hand held to seal Lamphere's fate at a sixth-place finish.

Lamphere will share a $29,380 prize with his teammates Ao Chen and Yijie Zhang.

Player Chips Progress
Kazuki Ikeuchi - Hiroki Iwata - Sho Mori
Kazuki Ikeuchi - Hiroki Iwata - Sho Mori
5,550,000 1,000,000
Adam Lamphere - Ao Chen - Yijie Zhang
Adam Lamphere - Ao Chen - Yijie Zhang
Busted

Tags: Adam LamphereAo ChenKazuki Ikeuchi

Team Levy Eliminated in 7th Place ($21,910)

Level 29 : 30,000/60,000, 10,000 ante
Cord Garcia
Cord Garcia

Hand #103: The action folded to around to Cord Garcia on the button, and he moved all in for 1 million. Alex Rocha, in the small blind, re-shoved and the big blind folded.

Cord Garcia: {9-Spades}{9-Hearts}
Alex Rocha: {a-Spades}{k-Diamonds}

Board: {2-Spades}{5-Diamonds}{a-Clubs}{j-Spades}{q-Clubs}

Rocha hit top pair on the flop to take the lead and held as the board completed to send Team Levy to the rail in seventh place.

Salah 'Papa' Levy, Frank Mariani, and Cord Garcia collect $21,910 for their efforts.

Player Chips Progress
Alex Rocha - Megan Milburn - Joanne Milburn
Alex Rocha - Megan Milburn - Joanne Milburn
2,100,000 890,000
Salah Levy - Frank Mariani - Cord Garcia
Salah Levy - Frank Mariani - Cord Garcia
Busted

Tags: Alex RochaCord GarciaFrank MarianiSalah Levy

Hands #100-102: All-In Chopped Pot

Level 29 : 30,000/60,000, 10,000 ante

Hand #100: Giuseppe Pantaleo moved all in from the hijack and won the pot.

Hand #101: Kazuki Ikeuchi raised all in from the small blind and Cord Garcia called in the big blind.

Cord Garcia: {a-Clubs}{4-Clubs}
Kazuki Ikeuchi: {a-Hearts}{4-Diamonds}

The board ran out in a predictable chopped pot.

Hand #102: Gabriel Neto moved all in from the cutoff and everyone folded.

Tags: Cord GarciaGabriel NetoGiuseppe PantaleoKazuki Ikeuchi

Level: 29

Blinds: 30,000/60,000

Ante: 10,000

Hands #95-99: Ikeuchi Flops a Full House

Level 28 : 25,000/50,000, 5,000 ante

Hand #95: Alex Rocha limped in from the under-the-gun position and Manig Loeser considered it for a while.

"Do you know how much you have?" Loeser asked Rocha.

"I started the hand with a little over 1,200,000," Rocha replied.

Loeser folded and Kazuki Ikeuchi called in the small blind. Cord Garcia opted to check his big blind. The flop came {4-Spades}{j-Spades}{2-Diamonds}. Both Ikeuchi and Garcia check-folded to the 60,000 bet of Rocha.

"Did you hear that I said I would be limping from now on?" Rocha asked Loeser.

"I did not," Loeser replied.

"Would that change your course of action?" Rocha asked.

Loeser replied, "Probably not."

Hand #96: Garcia completed his small blind and Rocha opted to check. They both checked through the {q-Clubs}{q-Spades}{k-Clubs} on the flop to the {7-Clubs} on the turn. Garcia bet 60,000 which Rocha called. They both checked again when the {j-Clubs} came on the river. Garcia showed {Q-Hearts}{3-Clubs} for the flopped trip queens to win the pot.

Hand #97: Ikeuchi raised to 125,000 from the cutoff and the rest folded.

Hand #98: Giuseppe Pantaleo raised from the small blind to put Adam Lamphere all in and he folded.

Hand #99: Ikeuchi raised to 125,000 from mid-position and Pantaleo called on the button. They both checked through the {5-Spades}{3-Diamonds}{a-Diamonds} on the flop to the {5-Hearts} on the turn. Ikeuchi bet 100,000 and Pantaleo folded. Ikeuchi showed {a-Hearts}{a-Clubs} for the flopped full house.

Player Chips Progress
Kazuki Ikeuchi - Hiroki Iwata - Sho Mori
Kazuki Ikeuchi - Hiroki Iwata - Sho Mori
4,550,000 950,000
Giuseppe Pantaleo - Nikita Luther
Giuseppe Pantaleo - Nikita Luther
1,750,000 -250,000
Alex Rocha - Megan Milburn - Joanne Milburn
Alex Rocha - Megan Milburn - Joanne Milburn
1,210,000 575,000
Salah Levy - Frank Mariani - Cord Garcia
Salah Levy - Frank Mariani - Cord Garcia
970,000 -135,000
Gabriel Neto - Carlos Caputo
Gabriel Neto - Carlos Caputo
820,000 -440,000
Manig Loeser - Joelle Parenteau - Daniel Weinand
Manig Loeser - Joelle Parenteau - Daniel Weinand
685,000 -160,000
Adam Lamphere - Ao Chen - Yijie Zhang
Adam Lamphere - Ao Chen - Yijie Zhang
315,000 -1,085,000

Tags: Adam LamphereAlex RochaCord GarciaGiuseppe PantaleoKazuki IkeuchiManig Loeser

Hands #89-94: Trips For Rocha

Level 28 : 25,000/50,000, 5,000 ante

Hand #89: Alex Rocha called in the big blind and Nikita Luther raised to 115,000 in the big blind. Rocha called and both players checked on the {j-Spades}{4-Diamonds}{9-Clubs} flop. Rocha bet 150,000 after the {3-Spades} hit the turn, and Luther called. On the {j-Clubs} river, Rocha continued to bet, this time for 250,000. Luther took her time and thought before she made the call.

Rocha tabled {j-}{q-Hearts} for trips, and Luther mucked.

Hand #90: Kazuki Ikeuchi raised to 110,000 and Luther called in the small blind. Both players checked on the {k-Spades}{j-Diamonds}{4-Hearts} flop and also on the {a-Spades} turn. Luther then check-folded to a bet from Ikeuchi on the {2-Clubs} river.

Hand #91: Ikeuchi raised to 110,000 from the cutoff and won the pot.

Hand #92: Giuseppe Pantaleo was all in on the button and the blinds folded.

Hand #93: Gabriel Neto received a walk.

Hand #94: Rocha raised to 125,000 before he folded after Ikeuchi moved all in from the big blind.

Tags: Alex RochaGabriel NetoGiuseppe PantaleoKazuki IkeuchiNikita Luther

Hands #84-88: Lamphere Doubles Up

Level 28 : 25,000/50,000, 5,000 ante

Hand #84: Nikita Luther raised from the small blind to put Adam Lamphere all in and he folded.

Hand #85: Lamphere shoved for 285,000 in the small blind and Manig Loeser called in the big blind.

Adam Lamphere: {A-Hearts}{3-Diamonds}
Manig Loeser: {Q-Clubs}{9-Hearts}

The board ran out {3-Spades}{10-Hearts}{7-Clubs}{10-Diamonds}{8-Clubs} to give Lamphere a pair of treys on the flop for the double-up.

Hand #86: Sho Mori raised to 115,000 from the under-the-gun position and got no action.

Hand #87: Loeser shoved for 850,000 from the button and nobody called.

Hand #88: Cord Garcia got a walk.

Tags: Adam LamphereCord GarciaManig LoeserNikita Luther

Hands #78-83: Rocha Doubles Up

Level 28 : 25,000/50,000, 5,000 ante

Hand #78: Sho Mori raised to 110,000 from mid-position and got no callers.

Hand #79: Alex Rocha shoved from the hijack for 430,000 and so did Adam Lamphere on the button. The blinds folded.

Alex Rocha: {A-Hearts}{Q-Spades}
Adam Lamphere: {A-Diamonds}{K-Spades}

The board ran out {10-Diamonds}{8-Diamonds}{j-Spades}{3-Clubs}{9-Clubs} to give Rocha a straight on the river to double up.

Hand #80: A walk for Mori.

Hand #81: A walk for Cord Garcia.

Hand #82: Nikita Luther raised to 110,000 from the under-the-gun position and Manig Loeser shoved for 950,000 in the hijack. The rest, including Luther herself, folded.

Hand #83: A walk for Luther.

Tags: Adam LamphereAlex RochaCord GarciaManig LoeserNikita Luther

Hands #73-77: Shoves and Folds

Level 28 : 25,000/50,000, 5,000 ante

Hand #73: Carlos Caputo called in the small blind after the action was folded to him, only to see Hiroki Iwata raise to 125,000 and Caputo folded.

Hand #74: Cord Garcia got a walk in the big blind.

Hand #75: Hiroki Iwata moved all in from the button and the blinds folded.

Hand #76: Alex Rocha moved all in from the small blind and Nikita Luther folded in the big blind.

Hand #77: Luther called in the small blind for 50,000 before she folded after Adam Lamphere raised to 150,000.

Tags: Adam LamphereAlex RochaCord GarciaHiroki IwataNikita Luther