2018 World Series of Poker

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

Moreno Over Middleton

Level 5 : 100/200, 25 ante

There was about 2,000 in the middle already and the flop read {9-Spades}{5-Hearts}{k-Diamonds}. The player in the big blind and Tom Middleton in mid-position had both checked. Last year's Little One for One Drop champion, Adrian Moreno, bet 1,000 and both the big blind and Middleton called.

The turn brought them the {10-Diamonds} on which they all checked to the {5-Diamonds} on the river. The big blind checked, Middleton bet 3,500, and Moreno called. The big blind gave up his hand. Middleton had to show {J-Hearts}{9-Hearts} for two pair, nines and fives, but was beaten by the {k-Spades}{q-Clubs} of Moreno who had the higher two pair with kings and fives.

Player Chips Progress
Adrian Moreno - Mark Jun
Adrian Moreno - Mark Jun
18,000 8,000
Tom Middleton - Steven Warburton
Tom Middleton - Steven Warburton
13,000 13,000

Tags: Adrian MorenoTom Middleton

PPC Winner Mike Mizrachi Joins the Action

Level 5 : 100/200, 25 ante

Robert and Eric Mizrachi were in action earlier on today and now their brother Mike has taken over the helm.

Mike made history earlier on this series by becoming the first player to win the $50,000 Poker Players Championship for the third time.

Player Chips Progress
Eric Mizrachi - Robert Mizrachi - Mike Mizrachi
Eric Mizrachi - Robert Mizrachi - Mike Mizrachi
8,000 -4,000

Tags: Eric MizrachiMike MizrachiRobert Mizrachi

Further Counts

Level 5 : 100/200, 25 ante
Player Chips Progress
Team Yu
Team Yu
23,900 10,900
Joey Weissman - Seth Berger - Nellie Park - Kazu Oshima
Joey Weissman - Seth Berger - Nellie Park - Kazu Oshima
21,500 11,000
Andy Hills - David Lappin
Andy Hills - David Lappin
19,500 7,700
Felipe Ramos - Natasha Mercier - Albert Daher - Aylar Lie
Felipe Ramos - Natasha Mercier - Albert Daher - Aylar Lie
18,600 18,600
Mohsin Charania - Sunny Patel
Mohsin Charania - Sunny Patel
15,500
Andre Clarke - Michael Corson
Andre Clarke - Michael Corson
13,700
Fraser MacIntyre - Barny Boatman - James Akenhead - Yiannis Liperis
Fraser MacIntyre - Barny Boatman - James Akenhead - Yiannis Liperis
13,000 3,000
Tricia Cardner - Gareth James
Tricia Cardner - Gareth James
9,000 2,225
Anatoliy Filatov - Andrey Zaichenko - Mikhail Semin - Arsenii Karmatckii
Anatoliy Filatov - Andrey Zaichenko - Mikhail Semin - Arsenii Karmatckii
9,000 -8,000
Duff Charette - Alex Foxen - Kristen Bicknell - Chance Kornuth
Duff Charette - Alex Foxen - Kristen Bicknell - Chance Kornuth
7,300 -2,700
Team Baumann
Team Baumann
6,700 -3,300

Level: 5

Blinds: 100/200

Ante: 25

Drajneanu Done and Dusted

Level 4 : 75/150, 25 ante

Sorin Drajneanu tagged in for Alex Papazian and only had 2,025 in front of him after a while. Drajneanu moved all in from early position with {a-Clubs}{5-Clubs} and even though the player in the big blind did consider it for a while, he folded deuces.

The hand right after, Drajneanu shoved for 23,00 from the under-the-gun position and the player in early position did the same for 4,125. The player in the hijack also shoved with the bigger stack and the rest folded.

Sorin Drajneanu: {K-Hearts}{j-Diamonds}
Early position: {K-Spades}{K-Clubs}
Hijack: {A-Clubs}{k-Diamonds}

The board ran out {8-Clubs}{6-Hearts}{3-Hearts}{6-Diamonds}{6-Clubs} for the pocket kings to hold and the team of Alex Papazian and Sorin Drajneanu to be eliminated from the tournament.

Player Chips Progress
Alex Papazian - Sorin Drajneanu
Alex Papazian - Sorin Drajneanu
Busted

Tags: Sorin DrajneanuAlexandru Papazian

Chop Pot Trips

Level 4 : 75/150, 25 ante

Eric Mizrachi called for 150 in middle position before Team Silvestrin made it 500. Team Moscati called in the small blind as did Mizrachi. The flop came {j-Spades}{7-Clubs}{8-Diamonds} and the action was checked to Team Silvestrin who bet 1,300, with Moscati making the call and Mizrachi folding.

Both players checked on the {5-Diamonds} turn, and on the river {j-Clubs}, Team Moscati led for 1,500 and Team Silvestrin called.

Team Moscati: {a-}{j-}
Team Silvestrin: {a-}{j-}

Both players held trip jacks and split the pot eventually.

Player Chips Progress
Team Silvestrin
Team Silvestrin
13,000
Team Moscati
Team Moscati
12,000

Tags: Eric Mizrachi

MacKinnon Busted by Perelman

Level 4 : 75/150, 25 ante
DJ MacKinnon
DJ MacKinnon

DJ MacKinnon couldn't be found at the table anymore and Rob Perelman was suddenly sitting with a few more chips in front of him. Perelman was kind enough to go through what had happened with some help of his tablemates.

"The player in the under-the-gun position (Amanda?) raised to 350 and MacKinnon called in mid-position," explained Perelman. "I raised to 1,125 from the cutoff and they both called."

Amanda: "In case I flop the nuts!"

"The flop came ace-queen-deuce. They both checked, I bet 1,450, she called. DJ goes all-in for about 9,500. I go all in for about 10,500, and she calls for around 7,500? She had pocket deuces, DJ had ace-queen, and I had pocket queens."

Player Chips Progress
Rob Perelman - Joseph Cheong
Rob Perelman - Joseph Cheong
30,500 18,000
DJ MacKinnon - Esther Taylor
DJ MacKinnon - Esther Taylor
Busted

Tags: DJ MacKinnonRob Perelman

Byrne in Charge

Level 4 : 75/150, 25 ante

Daiva Byrne just took over from her teammate, Alan Widmann, and has since managed to add extra chips to their stack.

Just now the board read {2-Diamonds}{2-Hearts}{6-Hearts}{5-Spades}{7-Diamonds} and the player in the big blind had checked to Byrne on the button. Byrne continued with a bet of 300 and her opponent called. Byrne showed {A-Clubs}{6-Diamonds} for the flopped two pair of sixes and deuces to win the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Dara O'Kearney - Alan Widmann - Daiva Byrne - Benny Glaser
Dara O'Kearney - Alan Widmann - Daiva Byrne - Benny Glaser
16,000 8,000

Tags: Alan WidmannDaiva Byrne

More For Sleeth

Level 4 : 75/150, 25 ante

Ashley Sleeth raised to 400 from the cutoff and was called by the players on the button and in the big blind.

They all checked through the {Q-Spades}{2-Diamonds}{k-Hearts} on the flop to the {10-Clubs} on the turn. The player in the big blind check-called the 700 of Sleeth. The player on the button folded.

The river completed the board with the {10-Diamonds} on which they both checked again. The player in the big blind showed {j-Clubs}{j-Diamonds} for jacks and tens but was beaten when Sleeth quickly showed her hand which was {a-Clubs}{q-Hearts} for the higher two pair with queens and tens.

Player Chips Progress
Ashley Sleeth - Jesse Sylvia - Dylan Hortin
Ashley Sleeth - Jesse Sylvia - Dylan Hortin
16,000 6,000

Tags: Ashley Sleeth