Event #10: $1,000 Tag Team No-Limit Hold'em Dia 1 | 2017 World Series of Poker

2017-06-05 21:02 UTC-7

Back in the Game with Quads

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Nível 8 : 300/600, 75 ante

After a raise to 1,700, Christopher Back three-bet shoved out of the big blind for 10,575 with . "Is that an all in?" the initial raiser asked, and once confirmed, he snap-called and tabled .

Back got there on the flop, only to see the nightmare turn follow right after. Only one out was left in the deck, and the river gave Back quads and drew a gasp from the entire table.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Team Back	24,000 24,000	24,000

Tags: Christopher Back

2017-06-05 21:06 UTC-7

Philipp Zukernik raised to 1,300 and called the three-bet of Valentin Vornicu from one seat over to 3,000 in total. On a flop of , Tsukernik check-raised all in for 13,000 with the and Vornicu called with for top pair.

While the on the turn failed to improve Zukernik and took away an out, the on the river completed a flush and the four-man team doubled.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Maria Ho - Fedor Holz - Rainer Kempe - Philipp Zukernik	33,000 21,000	21,000
Valentin Vornicu - Lexy Gavin	31,000 -19,000	-19,000

Tags: Philipp Zukernik Valentin Vornicu

2017-06-05 21:10 UTC-7

Goodbye Double for Sam Cohen Through Michael Mizrachi

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Nível 8 : 300/600, 75 ante

Just before their table was broken, Sam Cohen and Michael Mizrachi clashed.

It started ordinarily, as Mizrachi opened to 1,325 from the hijack. Cohen defended her big blind with a call, and the flop came . Cohen checked, and Mizrachi bet 1,000. Cohen decided to check-raise, making it 3,600 to go. The next actions followed in the blink of an eye. Mizrachi instantly said, "All in," and Cohen called within a second.

Sam Cohen
Michael Mizrachi

Mizrachi still had outs to draw for a bigger two pair, and he got a whole lot more options to scoop the pot when the hit the felt on the turn. However, it wasn't meant to be for Mizrachi this time, as the river bricked. Cohen's double-up was worth 15,050.

The racks landed on the table shortly thereafter, and the players moved their chips to new seats.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Matt Glantz - Michael Mizrachi - Robert Mizrachi - Todd Brunson	32,000 -17,000	-17,000
Ryan Laplante - Sam Cohen	31,000 10,000	10,000

Tags: Michael Mizrachi Samantha Cohen

2017-06-05 21:22 UTC-7

Dees Still with a Big Stack

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Nível 8 : 300/600, 75 ante

Below are assorted chip counts with 162 players remaining as the money bubble looms in the not so distant future.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Team Dees	83,000 13,000	13,000
Jesse Sylvia - Ashley Sleeth	56,000 8,000	8,000
Team Harrington	43,000 43,000	43,000
Amal Bounahra - Bob Bounahra	36,000 14,000	14,000
Kitty Kuo - Russell Thomas	34,000 14,000	14,000
Kiryl Radzivonau - Mikhail Semin	32,000 8,000	8,000
Team Mukul Pahuja	30,000 20,500	20,500
Team Agarwal	28,000 -6,000	-6,000
Team Bromley	11,000 -8,000	-8,000
Team Alvarado	9,000 -4,000	-4,000

2017-06-05 21:32 UTC-7

Duthie Check-Raise-Folds vs. Agarwal

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Nível 8 : 300/600, 75 ante

Aditya Agarwal opened from the button, and John Duthie flatted from the big blind to see the flop come . Duthie let Agarwal fire a 1,300-chip continuation bet, then opted to check-raise to 4,600. Agarwal wasn't done just yet, though, and he moved all-in. Duthie, with that what-can-I-do? look on his face, folded.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Barny Boatman - John Duthie	18,000 -17,000	-17,000

Tags: Aditya Agarwal John Duthie

2017-06-05 21:32 UTC-7

Zisimopoulos With the Right Call

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Nível 8 : 300/600, 75 ante

The bet of David Levi on the board was for 2,100, and Georgios Zisimopoulos called to see the fall on the river. Levi bet 13,300 — just shy of the size of the pot — and Zisimopoulos took quite some time before calling for one third of his stack.

Levi rolled over , and Zisimopoulos had that beat with to claim the sizable pot.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Charalampos Lappas - Georgios Zisimopoulos	67,000 32,000	32,000
Team Levi	48,000 4,000	4,000

Tags: David Levi Georgios Zisimopoulos

2017-06-05 21:35 UTC-7

Lech Flops Well to Stay In

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Nível 8 : 300/600, 75 ante

"We shouldn't have had the shots in the last break. Darius came back with 10,000," Michael Lech said. The American jammed for 6,600 on the button, and the small blind re-shoved.

Lech turned over , and the button was ahead with . That lead only lasted until the flop, improving Lech to a full house. Only running queens would eliminate Lech and his teammate Darius Tamulevicius, but the double was confirmed with the turn and river.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Michael Lech - Darius Tamulevicius	14,500 -16,500	-16,500

Tags: Darius Tamulevicius Michael Lech

2017-06-05 21:45 UTC-7

Luca Exits After Bluffing Off His Stack with Six-High

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Nível 8 : 300/600, 75 ante

What had started well for Maria Lampropulos and Ivan Luca has eventually become a short-lived tale. The pair lasted just under two levels in the tournament.

The hand started when Stephen Dees, one of the chip leaders, opened to 1,500 from the hijack. On the button, Ivan Luca responded with a three-bet, making it 3,500. John Green came along with a call in the big blind, and Dees accepted the invitation to the flop, too.

All three players checked when the flop landed, and the action commenced on the turn. Luca, who was last to act, saw his opponents check again. He took his chance to bite, placing in a 3,000 bet. He received two calls.

The completed the board. Green and Dees checked yet again, and Luca moved all-in for just over 8,000. Green didn't hesitate before calling, and Dees sighed. "Damn. Got it all, huh?" he said. He eventually layed his hand down.

Meanwhile, Luca already knew that nothing could change his fate. He showed a stone-cold bluff with , playing the board. Green's was a comfortable winner.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Team Dees	102,000 19,000	19,000
Team Green	47,000 47,000	47,000
Ivan Luca - Maria Lampropulos	Eliminado

Tags: Ivan Luca John Green Maria Lampropulos Stephen Dees

2017-06-05 21:48 UTC-7

Yu Among Big Stacks

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Nível 8 : 300/600, 75 ante

Ben Yu and his partner Jacob Wilson have been flying under the radar but just emerged with one of the bigger stacks in the room. It was Yu in action in the small blind, and he limped in. Pablo Mariz raised to 2,000 in the big blind, and Yu called.

The flop came , and both players checked. On the turn, Yu checked, and Mariz claimed the pot with a bet worth 1,400.

Another notable team that has a decent stack includes Steven McNally and Jon Turner.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Ben Yu - Jacob Wilson	77,000
Team Mariz	77,000
Steven McNally - Jon Turner	33,000

Tags: Benjamin Yu Jon Turner Pablo Mariz Steven McNally

2017-06-05 21:54 UTC-7

Final Break for Day 1; Farewell to the Green Chips

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Nível 8 : 300/600, 75 ante

Players are on their final 20-minute break for the day with two more levels ahead of them. The tournament staff is now racing off the green chips worth 25 apiece as the field will head into the new level with 400/800 blinds and a 100 ante.