Event #55: $1,000 Tag Team
Day 4 Started
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
Final Five Teams Return to Battle it Out for the Bracelet in Event #55: $1,000 Tag Team
The fourth and final day is here at the 2022 WSOP at Ballys and Paris Las Vegas Event #55: $1,000 Tag Team No-Limit Hold'em and play kicks off at 4 p.m. local time, and will be streamed on PokerGo on a 1-hour delay.
The duos have all secured at least $34,299 as a team and will all be looking to ladder up to the first-place prize of $148,067.
Day 4 Seating Chart and Chip Counts
| SEAT | PLAYER | CHIP COUNT | BIG BLINDS |
| 1 | Franco Spitale - Martin Pochat | 1,850,000 | 12 |
| 2 | Mackenzie Kraemer - Jon Schiller | 1,250,000 | 8 |
| 3 | Yutaro Tsugaru - Taichi Ichikawa | 4,900,000 | 33 |
| 4 | Patrick Leonard - Espen Jørstad | 2,235,000 | 15 |
| 5 | Corey Paggeot - Jamie Kerstetter | 7,975,000 | 53 |
Corey Paggeot and Jamie Kerstetter of Team Paggeot return with a commanding chip lead with 53 big blinds (7,975,000) and will be in a solid position to take home the matching gold bracelets. Right behind them are Yutaro Tsugaru and Taichi Ichikawa of Team Tsugaru who are also eyeballing that flashy golden hardware with 33 big blinds (4,900,000).
Remaining Payouts in Event #55: $1,000 Tag Team No-Limit Hold'em
| PLACE | PAYOUT |
| 1 | $148,067 |
| 2 | $91,513 |
| 3 | $65,059 |
| 4 | $46,904 |
| 5 | $34,299 |
When play resumes, they will continue on Level 30 which features a small blind of 100,000, a big blind of 150,000, and a big blind ante of 150,000. There are no regular breaks during play as the team members can tag each other out. The level duration will remain at 60 minutes throughout the day.
The PokerNews live reporting team will be there from the first raise until the final all in, so make sure to follow along with all the live updates right here.
Level: 31
Blinds: 100,000/150,000
Ante: 150,000
The Stream is Live
Level 31
: 100,000/150,000, 150,000 ante
The PokerGo livestream has officially started as the five teams battle it out fo the gold bracelet.
Counts After Opening Exchanges
Level 31
: 100,000/150,000, 150,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
7,975,000 | |
|
|
4,800,000 | -100,000 |
|
2,675,000 | 440,000 |
|
1,550,000 | -300,000 |
|
|
1,250,000 |
Team Kraemer Eliminated in 5th Place ($34,299)
Level 31
: 100,000/150,000, 150,000 ante
Mackenzie Kraemer of Team Kraemer raised all in preflop and was quickly called by Jamie Kerstetter. The cards were tabled with Team Kraemer at risk.
Mackenzie Kraemer: 
Jamie Kerstetter: 
The board ran out 
which meant Kerstetter held with her bigger pocket pair and Team Kraemer was eliminated in 5th place for a total payout of $34,299.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
9,300,000 | 1,325,000 |
|
|
Busted |
Spitale Shoves on Tsugaru
Level 31
: 100,000/150,000, 150,000 ante
Yutaru Tsugaru 
raised to 300,000 and Franco Spitale 
three-bet all in from the big blind for 1,300,000.
Tsugaru folded and Spitale took down the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
9,225,000 | -75,000 |
|
|
4,900,000 | 100,000 |
|
|
2,275,000 | -400,000 |
|
|
1,850,000 | 300,000 |
Kerstetter Continues to Chip Up
Level 31
: 100,000/150,000, 150,000 ante
The team of Jamie Kerstetter have bene putting their big stack to use and have chipped up to over 10,000,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
10,325,000 | 1,100,000 |
|
|
3,900,000 | -1,000,000 |
|
|
2,275,000 | |
|
|
1,750,000 | -100,000 |
Leonard Doubles Through Tsugaru
Level 31
: 100,000/150,000, 150,000 ante
Yutaru Tsugaru shoved blind on blind with 
and the short-stacked Patrick Leonard mucked the 
in the big blind.
On the very next hand the Japanese player raised with from the button and Leonard three-bet all in for 1,575,000 from the big blind. Jamie Kerstetter of Team Kerstetter folded the big blind.
Tsugaru asked for a count before calling.
Yutaru Tsugaru: 
Patrick Leonard: 
Team Leonard were looking to stay alive as the flop came 
giving Leonard a gutshot. With ten outs the turn brought the completing his straight and leaving Tsugaru dead to a chop.
The river was the and Leonard secured the double.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
10,425,000 | 100,000 |
|
|
3,450,000 | 1,175,000 |
|
|
2,625,000 | -1,275,000 |
|
|
1,750,000 |
Team Spitale Eliminated in 4th Place ($46,904)
Level 31
: 100,000/150,000, 150,000 ante
It folded to Jamie Kerstetter of Team Kerstetter in the small blind who shoved on the short stack of Franco Spitale in the big blind. He called and was all in.
Franco Spitale: 
Jamie Kerstetter: 
Spitale was ahead with his ace but Kerstetter binked a ten on the 
flop to move into the lead. The turn improved Kerstetter to a straight and the river 
sent Team Spitale to the rail in fourth place.
Team @JamieKerstetter + @CoreyPaggeot continue to dominate the final table of the $1K Tag Team Event.
— PokerGO (@PokerGO)
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
12,175,000 | 1,750,000 |
|
|
3,450,000 | |
|
|
2,625,000 | |
|
|
Busted |