DJ MacKinnon and Esther Taylor Lead Final Table of Event #10: $1,000 Tag Team No-Limit Hold'em
Day 2 of Event #10: $1,000 Tag Team No-Limit Hold'em is officially in the books with just nine teams remaining on the official final table.
DJ MacKinnon bagged the chip lead with 908,000, and was piloting for his teammate Esther Taylor for the majority of the day. Team Kiryl Redzivonau - Mikhail Semin sits in second with 626,000, and Team Pablo Mariz - David Guay round out the top three with 608,000.
The day began with 94 players and the chip leaders to kick things off were Team John Hulett - Deepinder Singh, who eventually finished in 14th place for $6,439. They lost with aces to kings early on, but managed to chip back up and still made it fairly deep. This event attracted a total of 843 teams, making up a prize pool of $758,700 paying 127 spots. First place will eventually take home $150,637 and either two or three gold bracelets, depending on how many players are on the winning team.
Here is a look at the final table payouts:
| Place | Prize (USD) |
|---|---|
| 1 | $150,637 |
| 2 | $93,074 |
| 3 | $65,190 |
| 4 | $46,318 |
| 5 | $33,391 |
| 6 | $24,430 |
| 7 | $18,143 |
| 8 | $13,680 |
| 9 | $10,475 |
The final table is stacked, with the likes of Nipun Java (565,000), Ryan Laplante (407,000), Georgios Zisimopoulos (403,000), and Mukul Pahuja (292,000) all part of teams that made it through with a chance at WSOP gold tomorrow.
Some of the notables that busted earlier in the day include Allyn Shulman - Jessica Horan - Barry Shulman (11th Place - $8,148), Jamie Kerstetter - Chris Horter - Eric Wasserson (31st Place - $3,506), Maria Ho - Fedor Holz - Rainer Kempe - Philipp Zukernik (58th Place - $2,225), Ben Yu - Jacob Wilson (62nd Place - $2,225), and Nick Yunis - Nacho Barbero (88th Place - $1,659).
Day 3 kicks off Wednesday at noon local time, and will complete when a team is crowned. Keep following along as PokerNews continues with hand-for-hand coverage on the way to revealing some new champions.
Here is a look at the table draw for the final nine players:
| Seat | Team Name | Chip Count |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Charalampos Lappas - Georgios Zisimopoulos | 403,000 |
| 2 | Ryan Laplante - Sam Cohen | 407,000 |
| 3 | DJ MacKinnon - Esther Taylor | 908,000 |
| 4 | Mukul Pahuja - Jonas Wexler | 292,000 |
| 5 | Joseph Choueiri - Rafael Lopez - James Gibson | 226,000 |
| 6 | Aditya Sushant - Nipun Java | 565,000 |
| 7 | Pablo Mariz - David Guay | 608,000 |
| 8 | Austin Buchanan - Lanie Foster | 165,000 |
| 9 | Kiryl Radzivonau - Mikhail Semin | 626,000 |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
908,000 | 8,000 |
|
|
626,000 | -74,000 |
|
|
608,000 | 128,000 |
|
|
565,000 | -45,000 |
|
|
407,000 | 177,000 |
|
|
403,000 | -12,000 |
|
|
292,000 | 127,000 |
|
|
226,000 | -19,000 |
|
|
165,000 | -27,000 |
while MacKinnon showed 
.
and Shulman was still behind, but picked up a straight draw.
and the river was the 
, sending Shulman to the rail.
and Mariz showed 
and Team Jan Bruhns - Ramon Bartsch - Brian McCann - Dimitry Novek was eliminated.
, and DJ MacKinnon checked from the big blind. 
, and MacKinnon checked again. His opponent decided to check back, and Mackinnon tabled 
, while Mariz showed 
for a coin flip.
, and Shulman held on.
for a coin flip. 
, and Laplante flipped over 
