Level: 4
Blinds: 200/400
Ante: 50
2017 World Series of Poker
Event #2: $10,000 Tag Team No-Limit Hold'em Championship
Day: 1
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2017 World Series of Poker
Buy-in
$10,000
Prize Pool
$958,800
Entries
102
Level
28
Blinds
30,000 / 60,000
Ante
10,000
Updated Counts, New Team Lists
Level 3
: 150/300, 50 ante
It's about halfway through level three and some more big names are rolling in. WSOP Bracelet winner Ben Yu joins Jen Shahade as Team Yu. Yu just sat down so Team Yu has the starting stack of 50,000.
David "ODB" Baker just passed his seat to his teammate, two-time WSOP bracelet winner Marco Johnson. Martin Schaeffer and WSOP bracelet winner Carol Fuchs round out Team Baker. Baker has one WSOP bracelet as well and almost $3 million in WSOP tournament winnings.
Team Wilkerson is made up of Dylan Wilkerson, who is currently playing for the team. His fellow team members are Mohsin Charania and Marvin Rettenmaier. The team has almost 100 cashes, but a win in this tournament would be the first WSOP gold bracelet for each.
Greg Mueller joins Shawn Buchanan as Team Mueller. Mueller has two WSOP gold bracelets and over $2 million in WSOP earnings. Buchanan has yet to win a bracelet but also has over $2 million in WSOP tournament earnings.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
82,000
82,000
|
82,000 |
|
|
60,500
3,500
|
3,500 |
|
|
47,500
47,500
|
47,500 |
|
|
47,000
47,000
|
47,000 |
|
|
46,000
-5,000
|
-5,000 |
|
|
12,000
-8,000
|
-8,000 |
Lehr Gets There!
Level 3
: 150/300, 50 ante
Keith Lehr was under the gun and raised to 700. A player in early position called and another player in the cutoff three-bet to 3,000. Lehr then four-bet to 7,700 and the early position player folded. After some deliberation, the cutoff called.
The flop was 
and Lehr led out for 7,500. The player in the cutoff called.
The turn was the 
and both players checked to the river which was the 
.
Lehr led out for 10,300 and was snap-called by his opponent. Lehr tabled 
and his opponent sat shaking his head before his cards found their way into the muck.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
61,300
11,300
|
11,300 |
Charles Furey Takes from Ryan Laplante
Level 3
: 150/300, 50 ante
Bracelet winner Ryan Laplante started the action with a raise to 900 from middle position and got one call from Charles Furey in the big blind. The flop fell 
and Furey checked. Laplante bet 800, and Furey called.
The turn brought the 
and both players checked.
The 
river completed the board and Furey lead for 2,600. After a bit of consideration, Laplante called, and Furey tabled 
for top two pair. Laplante mucked and Furey stacked the chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
82,000
16,000
|
16,000 |
|
|
60,000 |
Fast Five-Bets!
Level 3
: 150/300, 50 ante
With about 900 in the pot the action was on Dietrich Fast on the button. He three-bet to 1,550, and Jonathan Jaffe four-bet to 5,000 from the small blind. Action folded back to Fast and he five-bet to 13,200. Jaffe went into the tank for several minutes before electing to fold and Fast raked in another pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
94,000
-11,000
|
-11,000 |
|
|
50,000
50,000
|
50,000 |
Charles "Woody" Moore Just Misses With Jacks Against Sergio Aido
Level 3
: 150/300, 50 ante
Charles "Woody" Moore, a member of Team Hawkins, made it 15,000 to go after some initial action. Sergio Aido was in the small blind and called. A third player who already had 3,200 in the pot folded.
The flop came 
and Aido checked to Moore. Moore bet 20,000, leaving himself 25,000 behind. Aido thought for a moment before going all in for 30,850. Moore called and turned over 
. He was behind the 
of Aido.
The turn, , and the river, 
, couldn't help him catch up and Aido would win the pot.
Moore then swapped out for teammate Maurice Hawkins.
Team Hawkins is made up for Moore, Hawkins, and Brandon Fish. The team has mostly found success on the WSOP Circuit grind with 18 WSOP Circuit rings between them. Hawkins has the most with 10 total, Fish has five, and Moore has three. However, Moore has almost $900,000 in WSOP earnings. Each player on Team Hawkins is after their first WSOP gold bracelet.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
97,000
97,000
|
97,000 |
|
|
20,000
20,000
|
20,000 |
Level: 3
Blinds: 150/300
Ante: 50
MyStack Disabled
Level 2
: 100/200, 25 ante
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Dietrich Fast Slows Down to Take One Down
Level 2
: 100/200, 25 ante
Dietrich Fast was under the gun and raised to 500. He was called by the player on the button.
The flop was 
and Fast led out for 700. He was quickly raised to 1,700 and called.
The turn was the 
and Fast checked. The button bet 2,200 and after taking a minute or two, Fast called.
The river was the and both players checked.
Fast showed 
for two pair and his opponent folded.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
79,000
29,000
|
29,000 |
Team Rast Looking for More Gold
Level 2
: 100/200, 25 ante
Brian Rast, Antonio Esfandiari, Jeff Gross and Michael Phelps make up Team Rast.
The team is stacked with talent and hardware. Rast has three WSOP gold bracelets and over $20 million in tournament winnings. Esfandiari also has three bracelets, a WPT title, and over $27 million in tournament earnings. Jeff Gross has racked up over $2 million in tournament winnings and is gaining popularity as a poker streamer. He has a second-place finish in a $5,000 Shootout at the 2011 WSOP and is looking for his first bracelet.
The fourth member of the team has just over $7,000 in tournament winnings, but what he lacks in WSOP bracelets and tournament earnings he makes up for with gold medals. Michael Phelps is still relatively new to tournament poker and is looking for his first WSOP cash as part of Team Rast.
Phelps is the most decorated Olympian of all time with 23 gold medals and 28 total medals.
There are no breaks in this event, so each player will have to contribute if Phelps and Gross are going to win their first WSOP gold bracelets in this event.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
50,000
50,000
|
50,000 |