Event #2: $10,000 Tag Team No-Limit Hold'em Championship
Day 1 Started
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
Welcome to Day 1 of the 2017 WSOP and Event #2: $10,000 Tag Team No-Limit Hold'em Championship
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Today is the day that poker players from around the world have had marked on their calendars for a long time. The 48th annual World Series of Poker began this morning with Event #1: The $565 Casino Employees No-Limit Hold'em and continues on with Event #2: The $10,000 Tag Team No-Limit Hold'em Championship
Teams from all over the planet will take their seats to battle it out for the first ever $10,000 Tag Team No-Limit Hold'em gold bracelet. Last year's series had a $1,000 Tag Team No-Limit Hold'em event and attracted 863 team entries. The inaugural event was won by poker pros Doug Polk and Ryan Fee, who took home $76,679 each. The event marked the first team tournament in 34 years at the WSOP and was well received within the poker community.
This year some exciting teams have already announced their participation. The most decorated Olympian of all time and 23-time gold medalist Michael Phelps joins Antonio Esfandiari, Brian Rast and Jeff Gross to form an impressive squad. Last year's Main Event final table member Kenny Hallaert teams up with Steven van Zadelhoff, Adam Owen and Benny Glaser all hunting for some gold together. There are sure to be a plethora of professionals and big names to take part in this first ever Tag Team Championship Event, so look for many other strong and exciting teams to emerge throughout the day.
Players begin the day at 3:00 p.m. with 50,000 starting chips and will play 10 levels with blinds going up every 60 minutes. Late registration will conclude at the end of eight levels of play at 11:00 p.m. This tournament is a freeze-out and there are some key elements worth noting. All teams must register together. Each teammate must check in at their table prior to the end of the registration period and play at least one round of blinds or their team will be disqualified. Players may tag in a teammate anytime he/she is not in an active hand and, lastly, this event has no breaks.
Day 2 will start back up at 2:00 p.m. tomorrow, when blinds will start at 1,000/2,000 with a 300 ante. Play will continue for another 10-and-a-half levels of play before calling it a night at roughly 1:30 a.m. Day 3 will commence at 2:00 p.m. Friday when blinds will be at 10,000/20,000 with a 3,000 ante. Play will complete when a winner is crowned and each teammate will receive a coveted gold bracelet.
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Level: 1
Blinds: 100/200
Ante: 0
Shuffle Up and Deal!
Level 1
: 100/200, 0 ante
The cards are in the air in this inaugural $10,000 Tag Team No Limit Hold'Em Championship.
Negreanu Starts Off Strong
Level 1
: 100/200, 0 ante
Action checked around to Daniel Negreanu on a completed board reading 
, and he bet 3,500 into a pot of approximately 6,000. His only opponent in the small blind thought for a few moments and called. Negreanu tabled 
, and it was good enough to win the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
58,000 | 8,000 |
Nick Petrangelo and Darren Elias Enter
Level 1
: 100/200, 0 ante
Nick Petrangelo and Darren Elias have joined the field. Petrangelo is leading off for the team. He currently has just under $9 million in tournament earnings and one WSOP gold bracelet.
His teammate, Elias, has just over $4.4 million in live earnings. He is still looking for his first WSOP bracelet, which would go nicely with his three WPT titles.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
50,000 | 50,000 |
Rex Clinkscales Chips Up
Level 1
: 100/200, 0 ante
On a board of 
with approximately 2,000 chips already in the middle, Rex Clinkscales checked from late position to his lone opponent on the button who bet 1,400. Clinkscales check-raised to 3,750, and after a few moments of thought, his opponent called. The river brought the 
and Clinkscales lead out for 8,800. His opponent called, Clinkscales quickly tabled 
for the turned nuts, and scooped a nice pot for Team Chainsaw.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
68,000 | 18,000 |
More Big Names in the Field
Level 1
: 100/200, 0 ante
Canada's Mike Leah captains a star-studded mix of Canadians and Americans with over $16 million in live recorded tournament earnings. Leah has teamed up with Matt Affleck, Thomas Taylor and 2012 WSOP Main Event runner-up Jesse Sylvia.
All four of these players have major series wins. Leah most recently took down the C$1,000+100 No Limit Hold'em 2017 WPT Fallsview Poker Classic in Niagara Falls for $187,051.
Timothy Nuter Gets Paid
Level 1
: 100/200, 0 ante
A player in early position raised to 800 and was called by Timothy Nuter in mid-position.
The flop was 
and the raiser led out for 1,300. Nuter called to see the turn which was the 
.
The early-position player led again for 2,200 this time. Nuter reached back into his stack and raised to 6,300 and was called.
The river was the 
and action was checked to Nuter. He bet 6,000 and was called.
Nuter tabled 
for two pair and his opponent folded her hand face down.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
64,500 | 64,500 |
Level: 2
Blinds: 100/200
Ante: 25