Event #55: $1,000 Tag Team No-Limit Hold'em
Day 1 Started
2018 World Series of Poker
Event #55: $1,000 Tag Team No-Limit Hold'em
Day: 1
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2018 World Series of Poker
Buy-in
$1,000
Prize Pool
$928,800
Entries
1,032
Level
33
Blinds
80,000 / 160,000
Ante
30,000
Welcome to Day 1 of Event #55: $1,000 Tag Team No-Limit Hold'em
Welcome to Day 1 of Event #55: $1,000 Tag Team No-Limit Hold'em which gets underway at 11 a.m. at the Rio All-Suite Hotel and Casino.
This unique event will see players come together for the first time this series and join forces in a bid to make a run for a gold bracelet.
After the "tag team" concept was first introduced in 2016 when Doug Polk and Ryan Fee took the spoils, last year saw 843 entrants create a $758,700 prize pool with Team Aditya Sushant - Nipun Java winning their first-ever WSOP gold bracelets and $150,637 after they defeated Team Pablo Mariz - David Guay heads-up.
This year each team will start with 10,000 chips at blinds 25/50, with ten 60-minute levels being played. Due to the fact this is a team event, there will be no scheduled breaks, except for color-ups.
The rules for Event #55 state that all teams must register together and each teammate must check in at their table before
the end of registration period. Teammates must play at least one round of blinds at some point in tournament or team will be disqualified.
Players may tag a teammate anytime he/she is not in an active hand and payouts will be calculated based on the number of teams and be will be distributed evenly among teammate(s).
Interestingly, this event comes with (potentially) the lowest individual buy-in per person of $250 based on a team of four players.
Stay with PokerNews as we will be reporting on all the action over the next three days to find out which team comes together to become WSOP gold bracelet winners!
Level: 1
Blinds: 25/50
Ante: 0
Shuffle Up and Deal
Level 1
: 25/50, 0 ante
After a short delay as the tournament director explained the rules and structure for today, the dealers have been instructed to shuffle up and deal if they have four or more players at their table.
My Stack Disabled for the Tag Team Tournament
Level 1
: 25/50, 0 ante
The My Stack App for updated chip counts has been disabled for this tournament as the app was built for individual players rather than team names. Players are welcome to use My Stack in all other events during the World Series of Poker.
First Teams
Level 1
: 25/50, 0 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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10,000 | 10,000 |
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10,000 | 10,000 |
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10,000 | 10,000 |
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10,000 | 10,000 |
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10,000 | 10,000 |
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10,000 | 10,000 |
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10,000 | 10,000 |
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10,000 | 10,000 |
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10,000 | 10,000 |
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10,000 | 10,000 |
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10,000 | 10,000 |
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10,000 | 10,000 |
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10,000 | 10,000 |
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10,000 | 10,000 |
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10,000 | 10,000 |
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10,000 | 10,000 |
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10,000 | 10,000 |
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10,000 | 10,000 |
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10,000 | 10,000 |
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10,000 | 10,000 |
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10,000 | 10,000 |
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10,000 | 10,000 |
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10,000 | 10,000 |
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10,000 | 10,000 |
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10,000 | 10,000 |
Set-Over-Set Early Elimination
Level 1
: 25/50, 0 ante
There has been an early elimination over on Table #66 after a set-over-set situation occurred.
Team Fel had pocket aces in front of them with all the chips in the middle being moved in their direction, as another player at the table picked up his belongings and exited the tournament area after the dealer took his pocket eights and put them in the muck.
The board read 
, which meant both players had hit a set and got it all in to cause a brutal early elimination.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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20,000 |
Laplante Gets a Fold
Level 1
: 25/50, 0 ante
The player in the cutoff raised to 200 and Ryan Laplante called on the button.
The flop came 
and Laplante's opponent check-folded to Laplante's bet of 200.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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10,200 | |
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10,000 | |
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10,000 | |
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10,000 |
Same Table, Different Year
Level 1
: 25/50, 0 ante
Last year poker author Dr. Tricia Cardner teamed up with Jordan Young for this very event and started Day 1 with Team Walter on her table.
This year, Cardner has joined forces with her Poker On The Mind podcast co-host Gareth James to do battle, and coincidently she is joined by Team Walter on her starting table once again.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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10,000 | 10,000 |
Wheeler Takes the First One
Level 1
: 25/50, 0 ante
The board read 
and there was already about 2,500 in the middle. Both the player in the under-the-gun position and Jason Wheeler in the cutoff checked to the 
on the river. Wheeler's opponent checked for the last time and Wheeler bet 1,400. His opponent called and Wheeler tabled 
for the rivered straight to win the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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12,500 | |
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10,000 | |
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10,000 |