Event #75: $1,000 Tag Team No-Limit Hold'em Day 1 | 2024 World Series of Poker

07-01-2024 14:26 UTC-8

Team Collins Has Fun Entrance

Herbie Teope

Level 5 : Blinds 300/500, 500 ante

If you’re going to be late joining the field, might as well have fun with it.

That’s exactly what Richard Collins and Vincent Elia decided to do when they walked down the aisle to their table in Level 5, and they wore unique hats.

Collins sported a full yellow fish atop his head, while Elia wore a full donkey hat. And both players did it with a smile, all to the delight of some players who spotted them.

“People love it,” Collins said with a chuckle. “We were getting high-fives.”

Collins said Elia came up with the idea to wear the hats, and Collins, the team captain, didn’t hesitate to agree.

“We wanted to have fun with the tag team event,” Collins said. “I love it.”

Player	Chips	Progress
Richard Collins – Vincent Elia	20,000 20,000	20,000

Tags: Richard Collins Vincent Elia

07-01-2024 14:08 UTC-8

Player	Chips	Progress
Tim Duckworth - Donnie Peters	38,000 22,000	22,000

Player	Chips	Progress
Craig Varnell - Pete Males	34,000
Tim Reilly - Jen Norton	25,000
Jeff Platt - Brent Hanks	22,000
Lexy Gavin - Bob Mather	20,000

Team Tamayo Doubles Up

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Joseph Berg

Level 5 : Blinds 300/500, 500 ante

Jonathan Tamayo of Team Tamayo was all in and at risk preflop from middle position against another player from middle position.

Jonathan Tamayo: 5♣5♥ All in
Middle Position Player: A♥J♦

The board ran out 7♦5♠8♣8♦6♠ securing the double up for Team Tamayo

Player	Chips	Progress
Jonathan Tamayo - Benny Glaser	24,000 24,000	24,000

Tags: Jonathan Tamayo

Level: 5

Blinds: 300/500

Ante: 500

07-01-2024 13:26 UTC-8

Team Shimada Eliminates Team Merlin

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Joseph Berg

Level 4 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

A player raised to 800 from under the gun, Takashi Shimada of Team Shimada then raised to 2,000. Gregory Fournier of Team Merlin then went all in from the big blind for 10,800 and was at risk. The original raiser folded and Shimada made the call.

Gregory Fournier: K♣K♦ All in
Takasha Shimada: A♥K♠

The board ran out 5♠4♣6♥A♦6♠ eliminating Team Merlin.

Player	Chips	Progress
Takashi Shimada - Yuma Maruyama	19,000 19,000	19,000
Gregory Fournier - Pierre Merlin	Busted

Tags: Takashi Shimada Gregory Fournier

07-01-2024 13:04 UTC-8

Team Ho Went All Out with Matching Outfits

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Gaelle Jaudon

Level 4 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

07-01-2024 13:04 UTC-8

Familiar Faces

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Joseph Berg

Level 4 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Abby Merk - Kris Burshfield	20,000 20,000	20,000
Jon "Slow Poker" Rand - Greg "Greg Goes All in" Liow	20,000 20,000	20,000
Randy Chavez - Raul Garza	20,000 20,000	20,000
Serena Zhang – Michael Wang	20,000
David Pham - Summer Westerbur	20,000 20,000	20,000
Lily Lotfy - Michael Chafetz	20,000 20,000	20,000
Nick Peterson - Stephen Dauphinais	15,000 15,000	15,000

07-01-2024 12:52 UTC-8

Team Lotfy Defends the Blind

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Herbie Teope

Level 4 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

A player under the gun raised and action folded around to the players in the blinds.

The small blind folded, but Michael Chafetz of Team Lotfy elected to defend and make the call.

The dealer fanned 6♣2♠10♠ on the board and both players checked. The 9♠ arrived on the turn and Chafetz led out with a 600 bet, resulting in the original raiser folding.

The pot was pushed to Chafetz as his tag team partner Lily Lotfy, who is fresh off a 39th place finish in Event #71: $1,000 Ladies No-Limit Hold'em Championship, watched from the rail.