Event #65: $1,000 Tag Team
Day 2 Completed
2025 World Series of Poker
Event #65: $1,000 Tag Team
Day: 2
Event Info
2025 World Series of Poker
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 2
Buy-in
$1,000
Prize Pool
$1,208,240
Entries
1,373
Level
32
Blinds
120,000 / 240,000
Ante
240,000
Entries
276
Players Left
31
Players Left 1 / 1,373
Filter
Level 22
: Blinds 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante
It was a mad dash to the money as Day 2 has officially concluded in Event #65: $1,000 Tag Team No-Limit Hold’em at the 2025 World Series of Poker at Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas, and just 31 teams remain in contention for the $184,780 first-place prize and the coveted gold bracelet.
Day 1 began with 1,373 registered teams, resulting in a bountiful prize pool of $1,208,240. Only 276 teams returned for the second day, and the money bubble burst during level 14, the second level of the day. A min-cash was worth $2,008, and with only 31 teams returning for Day 3, each team is now guaranteed a payday of $5,376.
Team Heinz, from Germany, consisting of Quirin Heinz and Felix Rabas, ended the day with the chip lead, bagging a substantial 2,175,000. One of the hands that aided in their chip lead at the end of the night was against Team Lopez when they hit a full house. Following them is Team Ke from Taiwan, consisting of Yijhen Ke and Kuanhan Lee, with 1,760,000 in chips. The third-place chip holders were Team Lambrecht, representing the United States, made up of Matthew Lambrecht and Jack Nathan, with 1,690,000 in chips.
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 |
An inspirational Team Daniel, is made up of Cody Daniels, whose story made headlines last year when he was granted the wish to play in the main event, despite suffering from a terminal illness. He is back and playing with Alan Keating. Daniels's love of poker is evident when he plays, and he always has a playful attitude. Team Daniels bagged 315,000.
Team Jordison, consisting of Angela Jordison and Maxwell Young are a power team to watch out for bagging 1,240,000 at the end of the night, Young has over three million in poker earnings. Jordison's breakout score came in June 2022 at the World Series of Poker when she finished third for $151,544 in a $1,000 No-Limit Hold'em Freezeout.
Another team to watch is Team Kerstetter, consisting of Jamie Kerstetter and Corey Paggeot. They previously finished second in this event in 2022 and bagged 510,000 chips to close out the night.
Remaining Payouts
| Place | Prize | Place | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $184,780 | 10-11 | $12,202 |
| 2 | $123,102 | 12-13 | $9,726 |
| 3 | $88,015 | 14-17 | $7,865 |
| 4 | $63,750 | 18-26 | $6,454 |
| 5 | $46,784 | 27-31 | $5,376 |
| 6 | $34,793 | ||
| 7 | $26,227 | ||
| 8 | $20,042 | ||
| 9 | $15,529 |
Some notable teams saw early exits from the Tag Team event:
Team Reard, comprised of French power couple Aurélie Reard and Alexandre Reard, bowed out in 76th place, earning $2,716. With over $7 million in combined poker earnings, the Reards have been together for 22 years and married for nine. They chose this event as a unique and meaningful way to celebrate their anniversary.
Action was fast-paced from the start, and chips were flying as several well-known teams were eliminated early. Among those who made it into the money but received the minimum cash of $2,008 were Team Wheeler: Jason Wheeler and Michael Hunsucker, Team Ciccarelli: John Ciccarelli and Hunter Cole, Team Chan: Johnny Chan and Timothy Tenpas, Team Gavin: Lexy Gavin-Mather and Robert Mather all receiving the minimum cash for $2,008.
Day 3 starts at 11 a.m. local time in the Horseshoe Event Center and will play down to a winner, so stay tuned. There will be no breaks. Action will start in Level 23, which will be 15,000/30,000/30,000.
The PokerNews live reporting team will be back tomorrow to report on the tournament action.
Level 22
: Blinds 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante
Level 22
: Blinds 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante
Level 22
: Blinds 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante
Jesse Yaginuma pulled off a wild comeback on Wednesday night at the 2025 World Series of Poker (WSOP) to win a gold bracelet, which normally would be celebrated by the poker community. But the victory has become controversial as many poker players have made allegations of chip dumping during heads-up play.
The champion took down Event #53: $1,500 Millionaire Maker for $1,255,180. He also received an extra $1 million from a ClubWPT Gold promotion. Yaginuma won a Gold Rush ticket from the sweeps coin poker site, which made him eligible for the seven-figure bonus if he were to take down a qualifying WSOP event.
James Carroll, the second-place finisher, earned $1,012,320 as a consolation prize. But social media blew up during the PokerGO livestream with players accusing the heads-up opponents of chip dumping to allow Yaginuma to win the tournament so that the $1 million bonus would be awarded.
Level 22
: Blinds 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante
The remaining 31 teams are bagging up their chips in preparation for Day 3. Stay tuned for a full recap of the days events.
Level 22
: Blinds 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante
Action was picked up on a flop, where two players were looking towards the middle at J♠A♣10♦ as well as 150,000. Jeffrey Novello of Team Novello bet out for 50,000, and Quirin Heinz of Team Heinz put in the call.
On the turn 4♠, Novello continued, this time sizing up to 150,000. Again, Heinz made the call, which brought in the K♥ on the river. "Check," announced Novello, instantly, before Heinz put out a bet of 375,000. "What a terrible river card," said Novello as he went into the tank. Eventually, he put in the call, only to see the terrible news that his opponent had rivered the nuts with A♥Q♠. Novello let the table know that he had flopped two pair.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
2,065,000
305,000
|
305,000 |
|
||
|
970,000
620,000
|
620,000 |
Level 22
: Blinds 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante
Jamie Kerstetter from Team Kerstetter raised from the hijack to 50,000, and Louis Seguin from Team Seguin called from the big blind. The flop came out with K♦J♣Q♣ and Seguin checked, while Kerstetter bet out 55,000. Seguin made the call.
Both players checked both the turn Q♠ and the river 4♠, and Kerstetter mucked when Seguin showed A♠J♦ for two pair.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,400,000
300,000
|
300,000 |
|
||
|
450,000
345,000
|
345,000 |
Level 22
: Blinds 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante
Byungeun Shin for Team Shin raised from early position to 50,000, and Michael Weiss from Team Weiss called from the small blind. The flop came out with 7♦5♦8♦, and Weiss checked and Shin bet out 60,000. Weiss called,
On the turn 10♦, both players checked.
The river 2♥ had Weiss lead out for 25,000, and Shin made the call and mucked when Weiss showed 4♦4♣ for the small flush.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
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1,215,000
1,037,000
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1,037,000 |
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500,000
120,000
|
120,000 |
Level 22
: Blinds 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante
The clock has been paused, and players will play out three more hands before bagging up,
