2021 World Series of Poker

Event #59: $1,000 Tag Team
Day: 3
Event Info

2021 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Mike Ruter - Samy Dighlawi
Winning Hand
q7
Prize
$113,366
Event Info
Buy-in
$1,000
Prize Pool
$590,490
Entries
641
Level Info
Level
31
Blinds
100,000 / 200,000
Ante
200,000
Players Info - Day 3
Entries
10
Players Left
1

"You're Good"

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

Samy Dighlawi of Team Ruter raised to 150,000 from the small blind and Michael Newman of Team Newman defended his big blind.

The flop came {2-Spades}{6-Hearts}{a-Spades}, Dighlawi bet 80,000 which Newman called.

They both checked through the {7-Diamonds} on the turn and the {8-Diamonds} on the river.

"You're good," Dighlawi said.

"I know," Newman commented but no cards were tabled.

"Queen-high," Dighlawi claimed.

Newman showed the {k-Diamonds}{6-Spades} for the flopped pair of sixes and the pot as Dighlawi mucked his hand.

Player Chips Progress
Mike Ruter - Samy Dighlawi
Mike Ruter - Samy Dighlawi
3,125,000
85,000
85,000
Michael Newman - Robert Ormont
Michael Newman - Robert Ormont
2,575,000
175,000
175,000
Day 2 Chip Leader

Tags: Michael NewmanSamy Dighlawi

Team Miner Eliminated in 6th Place ($19,226)

Level 25 : 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante
Benjamin Miner
Benjamin Miner

Samy Dighlawi of Team Ruter opened from under the gun and the action folded to Benjamin Miner of Team Miner in the big blind. Miner three-bet all-in for around 270,000 and Dighlawi snapped.

Benjamin Miner: {a-Clubs}{k-Spades}
Samy Dighlawi: {3-Clubs}{3-Hearts}

Miner needed to hit an ace or a king to keep the team's tournament life alive but couldn't do it as the board ran out {9-Clubs}{5-Hearts}{8-Diamonds}{q-Spades}{q-Hearts}.

Player Chips Progress
Mike Ruter - Samy Dighlawi
Mike Ruter - Samy Dighlawi
3,400,000
275,000
275,000
Benjamin Miner - Dmitriy Uskach
Benjamin Miner - Dmitriy Uskach
Busted

Tags: Samy Dighlawi

Team Wolf Takes from Team Botfeld

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

Tomer Wolf of Team Wolf raised to 125,000 from the cutoff and Amanda Botfeld of Team Botfeld made the call on the button while the rest folded.

The flop came {2-Spades}{a-Spades}{4-Hearts}, Wolf continued with a bet of 125,000 and Botfeld called.

The turn was the {8-Diamonds} and Wolf check-called the 200,000 bet of Wolf.

The river completed the board with the {j-Clubs} and they both checked. Wolf tabled the {q-Hearts}{8-Clubs} for the pair of eights and the pot as Botfeld mucked her hand.

Tags: Amanda BotfeldTomer Wolf

PokerNews Podcast: Doyle Brunson Returns, Ivey Reveals if He’ll Be at WSOP

Level 25 : 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante
PokerNews Podcast
PokerNews Podcast

On the latest episode of the PokerNews Podcast, Jeff Platt and Chad Holloway come to you from the 2021 World Series of Poker (WSOP)!

They highlight Doyle Brunson's much-bantered return to the WSOP since his last event in 2018, and also offer an audio clip from Phil Ivey discussing whether or not he'll be at the WSOP this year. Chad then talks about partying with Ivey at the launch party for his NFT while Jeff offers a 2021 WSOP Player of the Year update.

Toss in bracelet winner interviews with Shaun Deeb, Brian Rast, Darrin Wright, Farzad Bonyadi, Nicholas Julia, and Gershon Distenfeld, and it's a must-listen episode of the PokerNews Podcast. Speaking of Distenfeld, find out how and why he donated all his $204,000 in winnings to charity.

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Team Adam Doesn't Give Up

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

Vidur Sethi of Team Adam opened on the button and Team Botfeld's Amanda Botfeld defended in the big blind.

Botfeld checked on the flop of {a-Spades}{2-Hearts}{9-Clubs} and called when Sethi bet 130,000. Botfeld again-checked called when facing a bet of 200,000 on the {q-Hearts} turn.

Botfeld checked a third time on the {7-Clubs} river and Sethi took a minute before firing a bet of 200,000. Botfeld quickly folded. Sethi told Botfeld after the hand that he had two pair.

"That guy doesn't like to fold," said Samy Dighlawi.

"I don't like to give up," replied Sethi.

Player Chips Progress
Alfie Adam - Vidur Sethi
Alfie Adam - Vidur Sethi
2,300,000
300,000
300,000
Amanda Botfeld - David Botfeld
Amanda Botfeld - David Botfeld
900,000
-1,000,000
-1,000,000

Tags: Amanda BotfeldVidur Sethi

Botfeld Shoves in One Hand and Mucks Another

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

Amanda Botfeld of Team Botfeld raised to 100,000 from under the gun and Michael Newman of Team Newman called on the button. Vidur Sethi of Team Adam did the same.

The flop came {j-Hearts}{2-Spades}{3-Spades}, Sethi checked, Botfeld continued with a bet of 50,000 for Newman to raise it up to 125,000. Sethi got out of the way but Botfeld made the call.

The turn was the {5-Clubs}, Botfeld checked and then shoved when Newman continued with a bet of 150,000. Newman asked for a count but while the dealer was doing so, Newman folded.

On the next hand, Samy Dighlawi of Team Ruter raised to 125,000 from under the gun and both Tomer Wolf of Team Wolf and Botfeld made the call from the blinds. They all checked through the {8-Hearts}{k-Spades}{a-Spades} flop to the {8-Diamonds} on the turn. Wolf check-called the 100,000 bet of Botfeld while Dighlawi folded. On the {9-Clubs} on the river, they both checked for Wolf to take the pot with the {a-Clubs}{j-Spades} for two pair.

Player Chips Progress
Mike Ruter - Samy Dighlawi
Mike Ruter - Samy Dighlawi
3,850,000
450,000
450,000
Tomer Wolf - David Landell
Tomer Wolf - David Landell
3,330,000
380,000
380,000
Michael Newman - Robert Ormont
Michael Newman - Robert Ormont
2,230,000
-345,000
-345,000
Day 2 Chip Leader
Alfie Adam - Vidur Sethi
Alfie Adam - Vidur Sethi
2,000,000
-300,000
-300,000
Amanda Botfeld - David Botfeld
Amanda Botfeld - David Botfeld
1,290,000
390,000
390,000

Tags: Amanda BotfeldMichael NewmanSamy DighlawiTomer WolfVidur Sethi

Level: 26

Blinds: 30,000/60,000

Ante: 60,000

Aces Up for Team Ruter

Level 26 : 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante
Samy Dighlawi
Samy Dighlawi

Samy Dighlawi of Team Ruter opened in early position and Tomer Wolf of Team Wolf defended in the big blind.

Wolf checked on the flop of {a-Diamonds}{8-Clubs}{4-Diamonds} and called when Dighlawi threw out a bet of 155,000. Wolf again check-called on the {2-Hearts} turn when Dighlawi sized up to 240,000.

Both players checked on the {q-Clubs} river and Wolf showed a pair of aces with {a-}{7-}, but it was no good against the two pair of Dighlawi with {a-Diamonds}{4-Spades}.

Player Chips Progress
Mike Ruter - Samy Dighlawi
Mike Ruter - Samy Dighlawi
4,100,000
250,000
250,000
Tomer Wolf - David Landell
Tomer Wolf - David Landell
3,000,000
-330,000
-330,000

Tags: Samy DighlawiTomer Wolf

Two Pair for Team Adam

Level 26 : 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante

Samy Dighlawi of Team Ruter raised to 125,000 from the button and Vidur Sethi of Team Adam defended his big blind.

The flop came {j-Diamonds}{j-Spades}{6-Diamonds}, Sethi check-called the 100,000 continuation-bet of Dighlawi.

The turn was the {2-Clubs} and Sethi checked again. This time, Dighlawi bet 225,000 and Sethi came along to the {a-Clubs} on the river. Both players checked and Sethi tabled the {7-Spades}{6-Spades} for the flopped two pair and the win of this hand.

Player Chips Progress
Mike Ruter - Samy Dighlawi
Mike Ruter - Samy Dighlawi
4,150,000
50,000
50,000
Alfie Adam - Vidur Sethi
Alfie Adam - Vidur Sethi
2,340,000
340,000
340,000

Tags: Samy DighlawiVidur Sethi