Event #55: $1,000 Tag Team
Day 3 Completed
2022 World Series of Poker
Event #55: $1,000 Tag Team
Day: 3
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 3
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
20
Players Left
5
Team Paggeot Leads the Pack into Day 4
Level 30
: 100,000/150,000, 150,000 ante
Day 3 has officially concluded in Event #55: $1,000 Tag Team with just 5 teams remaining and Team Paggeot bagging the chip lead. Corey Paggeot and Jamie Kerstetter will head into the fourth and final day of the tournament with a stack of 7,975,000 and right behind them are Yutaro Tsugaru and Taichi Ichikawa of Team Tsugaru with 4,900,000.
The other teams that will be returning include Patrick Leonard and Espen Jørstad of Team Leonard, Franco Spitale and Martin Pochat of Team Spitale, and Mackenzie Kraemer and Jon Schiller of Team Kraemer.
End of Day 3 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 |
Other teams that didn’t make the cut were Jeff Lennon and Deborah Wall of Team Lennon, who were eliminated when Wall’s pocket queens were beaten by Team Vankeuren’s ace-king. Harry Lodge and Colin Robinson of Team Robinson were also eliminated today as Lodge ran his pocket kings into Yutaro Tsugaru’s pocket aces. Ryan O’Grady and Adam Russel came into the day second in chips and were close to bagging but were knocked in the last level of play by Team Paggeot.
Play ended with the final five so that they could return tomorrow to be broadcasted on the PokerGo live stream at 4p.m. Play will begin at 4pm with a one-hour delay meaning the stream will air at 5p.m. Pacific Time.
Stay tuned as the PokerNews live reporting team will be back tomorrow to report on the tournament action.
End of Day 3
Level 30
: 100,000/150,000, 150,000 ante
Play has ended for Day 3 and the remaining five players have bagged to return tomorrow for the PokerGo livestream at 4pm.
A full recap of the action will be up shortly.
End of Day 3 Chip Counts
Level 30
: 100,000/150,000, 150,000 ante
| 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 | |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
7,975,000 | -25,000 |
|
|
4,900,000 | |
|
2,235,000 | 310,000 |
|
1,850,000 | -150,000 |
|
|
1,250,000 | -425,000 |
Team Vankeuren Eliminated in 6th Place ($25,446)
Level 30
: 100,000/150,000, 150,000 ante
Zachary Vankeuren of Team Vankeuren raised to 300,000 under the gun and the action folded to Yutaro Tsugaru in the big blind who went all in.
Vankeuren went into the tank, "You tend to go all-in a lot huh. Have you noticed?"
Tsugaru responded, "No I didn't" with a chuckle.
Vankeuren thought about it for another few seconds and made the call.
Team Vankeuren: 
Team Tsugaru: 
The flop came 
and Tsugaru's rail went ballistic. The 
hit the turn and Vankeuren couldn't find a seven as the 
hit the river, eliminating Team Vankeuren in 6th Place for $25,446.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
4,900,000 | 1,925,000 |
|
|
Busted |
Team Spahiu Eliminated in 7th Place ($19,156)
Level 30
: 100,000/150,000, 150,000 ante
Jamie Kerstetter of Team Paggeot jammed all in from the cutoff and Renato Spahiu of Team Spahiu called off his stack of 850,000 in the small blind.
Team Spahiu:
Team Paggeot: 
Spahiu ran into a bigger ace and the board ran out 
, giving Kerstetter two pair to eliminate Team Spahiu in 7th place for $19,156.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
8,000,000 | 1,300,000 |
|
|
Busted |
Team Russell Eliminated in 8th Place ($14,636)
Level 30
: 100,000/150,000, 150,000 ante
Ryan O'Grady of Team Russell jammed on the button for 650,000 and Jamie Kerstetter of Team Paggeot called in the small blind.
Team Russell: 
Team Paggeot: 
The flop came 
, giving Kerstetter two pair and O'Grady a gutshot straight draw. The 
hit the turn changing nothing and the 
completed the board, sending Team Russell home in 8th place for $14,636.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
6,700,000 | 1,300,000 |
|
|
Busted |
Team Spitale Receive Amazing Flop
Level 30
: 100,000/150,000, 150,000 ante
Franco Spitale of Team Spitale moved all in preflop for an even 1,000,000 and Jamie Kerstetter decided to call, whuch put Spitale at risk.
Franco Spitale: 
Jamie Kerstetter:
Although Spitale started behind, the flop of 
gave him an incredible lead. The runout of 
changed nothing and Spitale scored a nice double up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
5,400,000 | -1,225,000 |
|
|
2,000,000 | 1,000,000 |
Last Level of the Night
Level 30
: 100,000/150,000, 150,000 ante
The floor has announced this will be the final level of the night before the remaining players bag up.
Level: 30
Blinds: 100,000/150,000
Ante: 150,000