2021 World Series of Poker

Event #59: $1,000 Tag Team
Day: 1
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 1
Entries
641
Players Left
127

Team Luther Gets Value on the River

Level 5 : 300/500, 500 ante

On a board of {8-Hearts}{4-Diamonds}{2-Hearts}{j-Spades}{k-Clubs}, there was about 10,000 chips in the middle and the action checked to Nikita Luther of Team Luther who put in a bet of 5,500. Her opponent went into the tank before putting in the chips to call. Luther tabled {a-Diamonds}{j-Diamonds} for a pair of jacks ace-kicker and took down the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Nikita Luther - Kunal Patni
Nikita Luther - Kunal Patni
131,000

Updated Chip Counts

Level 5 : 300/500, 500 ante
Player Chips Progress
Haven Werner - Thomas Taylor
Haven Werner - Thomas Taylor
33,000
6,000
6,000
Adrian Moreno - Huy Nguyen
Adrian Moreno - Huy Nguyen
32,500
-2,500
-2,500
Anthony Zinno - John Allan "Beastro" Hinds
Anthony Zinno - John Allan "Beastro" Hinds
30,000
10,000
10,000
Melanie Weisner - Xuan Liu
Melanie Weisner - Xuan Liu
26,700
Doug Fillmore - Kyle Yu
Doug Fillmore - Kyle Yu
25,400
-14,800
-14,800
Trevor Rosenberg - Roland Israelashvili
Trevor Rosenberg - Roland Israelashvili
21,500
-1,800
-1,800
Adrian Wan - Jeffrey Hsu
Adrian Wan - Jeffrey Hsu
19,300
-2,000
-2,000
Erik Seidel - Maria Konnikova
Erik Seidel - Maria Konnikova
16,200
Jamie Kerstetter - David "Bakes" Baker
Jamie Kerstetter - David "Bakes" Baker
15,600
-14,400
-14,400
Kristy Arnett Moreno - Andrew Moreno
Kristy Arnett Moreno - Andrew Moreno
13,600
-4,400
-4,400
Rafi Elharar - Gal Yifrach
Rafi Elharar - Gal Yifrach
12,800
-10,200
-10,200

Negreau Doppelganger Makes Right Call for Team Platt

Level 5 : 300/500, 500 ante

Jeff Platt, wearing a GGPoker hoodie and blue-rimmed glasses and holding a selfie stick as part of a Daniel Negreanu costume, found himself in a heads-up pot on a board reading {5-}{3-}{q-}{6-}{k-}.

Platt faced a river bet and gave his best Kid Poker impression as he mulled over a decision.

"It's a pretty good hand to call with," said Platt. "I mean, we can't fold."

Platt called and his opponent showed {j-Spades}{9-Spades} for a bluff, while Platt held {q-Hearts}{j-Hearts} for a pair of queens and took the pot down.

Player Chips Progress
Jeff Platt - Brent Hanks
Jeff Platt - Brent Hanks
30,000

Tags: Daniel Negreanu

Team Wien Takes it on the Flop

Level 5 : 300/500, 500 ante
Sarah Wien
Sarah Wien

The action folded around to the button who raised to 1,200 and Sarah Wien of Team Wien defended the big blind.

The dealer fanned a flop of {8-Diamonds}{7-Diamonds}{5-Spades}, and Wien check-raised the button's continuation bet of 1,200 to 4,300. The button paused for a few seconds and surrendered the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Sarah Wien - Jeremy Wien
Sarah Wien - Jeremy Wien
47,000
23,800
23,800

Team Hawkins Gets Double Check-Raised

Level 5 : 300/500, 500 ante
Maurice Hawkins
Maurice Hawkins

Maurice Hawkins of Team Hawkins raised to 1,500 from the cutoff and Samy Dighlawi of Team Ruter defended his big blind.

The dealer spread a flop of {10-Spades}{10-Diamonds}{9-Clubs} and Dighlawi check-raised Hawkins bet of 900 to 2,000 and Hawkins made the call.

The turn was the {2-Spades} and Dighlawi checked once again. "I don't know what's going on here, maybe you're going to double check-raise me." Said Hawkins before putting in a bet of 2,300.

Dighlawi did just that as he fired two orange chips into the middle for a raise of 10,000. Hawkins didn't take much time before releasing his hand into the muck.

Player Chips Progress
Mike Ruter - Samy Dighlawi
Mike Ruter - Samy Dighlawi
32,000
32,000
32,000
Maurice Hawkins - Jesus Caberallo
Maurice Hawkins - Jesus Caberallo
23,500
-11,500
-11,500

Tags: Maurice Hawkins

Teliani Shows the Trips

Level 5 : 300/500, 500 ante
Nohad Teliani
Nohad Teliani

On a board of {k-Diamonds}{k-Clubs}{9-Hearts}{7-Hearts} both players checked to Nohad Teliani of Team Lam and she put in a bet of 1,400. Both players folded quickly and she tabled {a-Diamonds}{k-Hearts} for trip kings on the flop while the dealer shipped her the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Vincent Lam - Nohad Teliani
Vincent Lam - Nohad Teliani
43,000
11,800
11,800

Tags: Nohad Teliani

Level: 5

Blinds: 300/500

Ante: 500

Tens Good for Team Gallaher

Level 4 : 200/400, 400 ante
John Gallaher
John Gallaher

John Gallaher, who recently took second in Event #51: $3,000 6-Handed No-Limit Hold’em for $293,009, was seen in a heads-up pot on a board reading {q-Spades}{3-Diamonds}{7-Hearts}{k-Clubs}{9-Clubs}.

Gallaher fired a river bet of 1,600 and his opponent called. Gallaher showed the winning hand {10-Clubs}{10-Spades} and took the pot down for himself and partner Paul Mattioda.

Player Chips Progress
John Gallaher - Paul Mattioda
John Gallaher - Paul Mattioda
23,000

Tags: John Gallaher

Team Arnett Moreno Pick Up a Pot

Level 4 : 200/400, 400 ante

On the {j-Diamonds}{7-Spades}{6-Diamonds}{2-Diamonds} board, Kristy Arnett Moreno of Team Arnett Moreno was heads up and the action checked to her before she put in a bet of 2,800 and the opponent made the call.

The river was the {k-Diamonds} putting four diamonds on the board and after being checked to, Arnett Moreno hesitated and decided to check-back. She tabled the {9-Diamonds}{8-Diamonds} for a flush on the turn and her opponent mucked his hand.

Player Chips Progress
Kristy Arnett Moreno - Andrew Moreno
Kristy Arnett Moreno - Andrew Moreno
18,000
3,900
3,900

Double for Team Harpe

Level 4 : 200/400, 400 ante

Brent Harpe of Team Harpe was seen getting all-in with a stack of 18,500 against an opponent who had him covered by about 200 on a flop reading {j-Diamonds}{7-Diamonds}{q-Hearts}.

Brent Harpe: {a-Diamonds}{10-Diamonds}
Opponent: {7-Hearts}{7-Clubs}

Harpe had flush and straight draws and needed to spike a diamond or king to get ahead of his opponent's set of sevens. The board ran out {2-Spades}{3-Diamonds} to give him the flush and he doubled the team's stack.

Player Chips Progress
Brent Harpe - Christopher Bunn
Brent Harpe - Christopher Bunn
37,000
37,000
37,000