Day 2 of Event #51: $1,000 Tag Team No-Limit Hold'em Begins at 12 PM
Welcome to Day 2 of Event #51: $1,000 Tag Team No-Limit Hold'em at the Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas. There were 1,282 teams registered in Day 1, surpassing last year's mark of 913 participants. This year, the field generated a prize pool worth $570,490 with first place being $95,331.
Day 2 will start at 12 p.m., close to the money bubble with only 252 teams remaining and 193 to make the money. As well as the money, all of them will be competing for a 2023 World Series of Poker bracelet.
Mark Evangelista and his teammate are coming back with the nice chiplead stack of 462,000 chips. They are followed by Team Kenneth Gallo (382,000), Team Richard Ali (325,000), the duo of Amber Donatelli - Marcus Stein (325,000), and the paring of French players Jeremy Palvini - Jean-Paul Pasqualini (305,000).
Top Ten Chip Counts
| Rank | Player/Team | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mark Evangelista | United States | 462,000 | 225 |
| 2 | Kenneth Gallo | United States | 382,000 | 153 |
| 3 | Richard Ali | United States | 325,500 | 130 |
| 4 | Amber Donatelli - Marcus Stein | United States | 325,000 | 130 |
| 5 | Jeremy Palvini - Jean-Paul Pasqualini | France | 305,000 | 122 |
| 6 | Peter Zolnai - Patrik Ciklamini | United States | 286,500 | 115 |
| 7 | Jesse Sylvia - Ashley Sleeth | United States | 281,500 | 113 |
| 8 | Ronald Phipps | United States | 273,000 | 109 |
| 9 | Eduardo Nejaim - Marcello Serioz | Brazil | 266,000 | 106 |
| 10 | Shahin Shayesteh | United States | 261,000 | 104 |
Other notable names who have advanced to Day 2 including the Argentinian duo Alejandro Lococo - Martin Pineiro (205,000), Sarah Stefan - Kyna England (190,000), the German team Sebastian Pauli and Jonas Lauck (165,000), or Jessica Teusl - Stefan Lehner (152,500)
Action will begin on Level 12 with blinds at 1,000/2,500/2,500 and the day will end after 11 one-hour levels of play. There are no breaks (excepts for color-ups), since one member of each team is always on a "break." The player that bagged at the end of the night is the player that must start at noon.
Stay tuned to PokerNews for regular updates on the action and all news until the end of the tournament.