Event #55: $1,000 Tag Team
Day 4 Completed
2022 World Series of Poker
Event #55: $1,000 Tag Team
Day: 4
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 4
2022 World Series of Poker
Buy-in
$1,000
Prize Pool
$812,570
Entries
913
Level
33
Blinds
125,000 / 250,000
Ante
250,000
Entries
5
Players Left
1
Level 33
: 125,000/250,000, 250,000 ante
After four days of play, Team Leonard — comprised of Patrick Leonard and Espen Jørstad — have won Event #55: $1,000 Tag Team for $148,067 after topping a field of 913 teams.
The popular format once again created a buzz around the new home of the World Series of Poker (WSOP) at Paris and Bally's Las Vegas, with the final day played under the lights on the PokerGO live stream.
A rapid-fire start culminated in a rollercoaster heads-up against the team of Jamie Kerstetter and Corey Paggeot, who had come into the day as the chip leaders, with the chip lead trading hands on multiple occasions. The final four players were all looking for their first bracelets, but it was Leonard and Jørstad who came out on top after overcoming an almost 6:1 heads-up chip advantage.
Event #55: $1,000 Tag Team Final Table Results
| Place | Team | Country | Payout (USD) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Patrick Leonard & Espen Jørstad | United Kingdom / Norway | $148,067 |
| 2 | Jamie Kerstetter & Corey Paggeot | United States | $91,513 |
| 3 | Yutaro Tsugaru & Taichi Ichikawa | Japan | $65,059 |
| 4 | Franco Spitale & Martin Pochat | Argentina | $46,904 |
| 5 | Mackenzie Kraemer & Jon Schiller | United States | $34,299 |
Winner's Reaction
It was an Instagram post that led to both Leonard and Jørstad becoming Tag Team partners, and after Jørstad played all of Day 1 Leonard said that he had a lot of confidence in his partner. Jørstad meanwhile had only praise for his partner after a series of "absurd" plays midway through the tournament.
"He was just making some absurd adjustments," said Jørstad. "Folding tens to a three-bet and the opponent shows aces. Folding jacks and the guy shows queens. Just absurd plays. And I was like 'Ok, we're winning this.'"
Leonard said that the biggest advantage both he and Jørstad had was their freshness, dividing the time at the table over the past few days in order to capitalize on it at the final table.
"A lot of people had played solo for the last few days," said Leonard. "Some had played four days by themselves, whereas we've probably played about 50:50. We were fresh and taking hours in, hours out, and when I was out I was studying and I knew what to do coming in, so that was our biggest advantage."
"We were prepared for a really hard grind," said Jørstad. "We had two coolers in our favor in the beginning and that got us up pretty good."
A pivotal hand where Jørstad five-bet shoved ace-jack saw them open a large heads-up chip lead before immediately tagging in Leonard to close out the victory.
Despite watching the final hand from the sidelines, Jørstad said that he himself felt all in watching Leonard in action.
"I felt 100% of the all in," said Jørstad. "It was against the team we wanted to get heads-up against as well. Jamie is obviously very popular in the community, everyone loves her - Corey as well - it felt really nice getting heads-up with them and winning in the end."
That was so much fun, @CoreyPaggeot was an awesome tag team partner
— Jamie Kerstetter (@JamieKerstetter)
Day 4 Recap
The opening exchanges on the final day were cagey, with no team wanting to be the first to bust on the PokerGO live stream.
Team Paggeot held the overnight chip lead and extended it during the opening exchanges that included Team Kraemer running nines into jacks to bust to Kerstetter.
Leonard secured a vital double a few minutes later in an action-packed start, before Franco Spitale was sent to the rail, again by Kerstetter.
Team Leonard and Team Tsugaru were battling it out behind Team Paggeot, and it was Tsugaru who blinked first. Paggeot sent them to the payouts desk after rivering a pair.
That saw Team Kerstetter hold a huge heads-up chip lead over Team Leonard, but the tables flipped after two doubles for Jørstad through Paggeot.
Despite the rising blinds, the lead would change hands on numerous occasions before Jørstad opened up a sizeable chip lead. He tagged in Leonard who closed it out for his and Jørstad's first WSOP bracelets.
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Level 33
: 125,000/250,000, 250,000 ante
Patrick Leonard moved all in from the big blind, and after some thought Corey Paggeot tossed in a call chip, putting his team at risk.
Patrick Leonard: 
Corey Paggeot: 
The flop came 
which meant Leonard was still in the lead, but any ace, king, or jack would win it for Paggeot.
However the runout of 
did not help Team Paggeot and they were eliminated from the tournament in second place for a payout of $91,531.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
18,250,000
6,825,000
|
6,825,000 |
|
Busted |
Level 33
: 125,000/250,000, 250,000 ante
In a limped pot, the two teams saw a flop of 
and Patrick Leonard 
check- called a bet of 350,000 from Corey Paggeot
.
On the turn Leonard led out with a bet of 525,000 that was quickly called by Paggeot.
But on the river, Leonard checked to Paggeot who then bet 875,000 which forced a fold from Leonard.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
11,425,000
-1,625,000
|
-1,625,000 |
|
|
6,825,000
1,625,000
|
1,625,000 |
Level 33
: 125,000/250,000, 250,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
13,050,000
350,000
|
350,000 |
|
|
5,200,000
-400,000
|
-400,000 |
Level 33
: 125,000/250,000, 250,000 ante
Corey Paggeot 
limped and Patrick Leonard 
checked his big blind.
The flop was 
and both players checked. The turn was the 
and both players checked.
The river 
gave Leonard a straight. He bet 350,000 and Paggeot raised to 1,350,000.
Leonard called and took down the pot, extending his team's lead further still.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
12,700,000
1,700,000
|
1,700,000 |
|
|
5,600,000
-1,600,000
|
-1,600,000 |
Level 33
: 125,000/250,000, 250,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
11,000,000
-800,000
|
-800,000 |
|
|
7,200,000
800,000
|
800,000 |
Level 33
: 125,000/250,000, 250,000 ante
In a limped pot Patrick Leonard 
and Corey Paggeot 
saw a flop of 
Both players checked. The turn 
improved Paggeot to trip tens. Leonard checked and Paggeot bet 250,000.
Leonard called and the river was the . Leonard bet out for 475,000. Paggeot called with his trips and took down the pot.
A short while later Leonard 
limped and folded to a three-bet to 950,000 from Paggeot 
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
11,800,000
-2,125,000
|
-2,125,000 |
|
|
6,400,000
2,075,000
|
2,075,000 |
Level 33
: 125,000/250,000, 250,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
13,925,000
500,000
|
500,000 |
|
|
4,325,000
-500,000
|
-500,000 |
Level: 33
Blinds: 125,000/250,000
Ante: 250,000