Can Team Kerstetter Go One Better? Or Will Fresh Faces Take Down the Tag Team?
Day 3 of Event #65: $1,000 Tag Team No-Limit Hold'em gets underway today at 11 a.m. when 31 teams will return to Horseshoe and Paris, Las Vegas to fight for a share of the $1,208,240 prize pool that accrued following a total of 1,373 teams buying in to this event.
Each team has already secured a score of $5,376. That being said, the first prize of $184,780 will certainly be within the sights of every team that’s left, with some more poised to take the crown than others. Team Heinz (2,175,000), consisting of Quirin Heinz and Felix Rabas, is currently leading. Close behind are Yijhen Ke and Kuanhan Lee of Team Lee (1,760,000), followed by Matthew Lambrecht and Jack Nathan of Team Lambrecht (1,690,000).
Day 1 chip leaders Louis Seguin and teammate Hugo Blacher are still in the mix, having dropped down to eighth on the leaderboard, but won’t be deterred as they look to regain their chip lead.
A team looking to improve on a previous performance is Team Kerstetter, made up of Jamie Kerstetter and Corey Paggeot, who were defeated heads up at the hands of champions Patrick Leonard and Espen Jørstad back in 2022. The pair are on yet another deep run, but will they be able to go one better?
Top Ten Chip Counts
| Rank | Team | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Quirin Heinz - Felix Rabas | Germany | 2,175,000 | 72 |
| 2 | Yijhen Ke - Kuanhan Lee | Taiwan | 1,760,000 | 58 |
| 3 | Matthew Lambrecht - Jack Nathan | United States | 1,690,000 | 56 |
| 4 | Kelvin Kerber - Peter Patricio | Brazil | 1,570,000 | 52 |
| 5 | Samy Boujmala - Hicham Mahmouki | France | 1,560,000 | 52 |
| 6 | Kristy Moreno - Andrew Moreno | United States | 1,455,000 | 48 |
| 7 | Steven McCartney - Dominic Coombe | United States | 1,370,000 | 45 |
| 8 | Louis Seguin - Hugo Blacher | France | 1,285,000 | 42 |
| 9 | Feng Qian - Zhou Lin | China | 1,250,000 | 41 |
| 10 | Angela Jordison - Maxwell Young | United States | 1,240,000 | 41 |
The remaining competitors will take their seats in Horseshoe Gold section as play begins at Level 23, with blinds at 15,000/30,000, as well as a 30,000 big blind ante. Play is not scheduled to end until there is a single team remaining, so bracelets will be handed out to not one, but two players, the teammates who outplay and outlast all the rest.
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