After Clement Lafon of Team Pierre raised from the cutoff, Roman Korenev moved all in from the big blind with 76,000 chips. Lafon made the call.
Roman Korenev: A♥A♦
Clement Lafon: 10♥10♦
The pair of aces held through a runout of K♦Q♠4♦2♥3♣, giving Team Korenev a nice double-up.
Action folded to Min Zhang from Team Dejonge limped 2,500 from the small blind, Howard Chen from Team Chen made it 7,500, Zhang ripped it for 68,000, and Chen called.
Team Dejonge: A♦9♦
Team Chen: 10♥10♠
The board ran out K♠5♣2♦3♥4♦, and Team Dejonge with a straight doubled.
Joshua Abady of Team Abady moved all in from middle position with 16,500 chips. Marc Joseph of Team Joseph was the lone caller.
Joshua Abady: 7♠7♣
Marc Joseph: 9♥9♣
Abady was in trouble, but yelped with joy when the flop hit 7♥8♣6♣ giving him a set and he rode out the runout of A♣6♠ to a double-up with a full house.
"Somehow, that's one where I suck out," Abady said. "If you're counting chips, that's 8.4 million."
His math was a little off.
Preston Mcewen from Team Mcewen raised to 5,000 from the cutoff, but Rahulinder Dhillon of Team Dhillon on the button three-bet all-in for 26,500. Nikolas Stone from Team Knudson in the big blind four-bet to 65,000 and made Team Mcewen fold.
Rahulinder Dhillon: A♥5♣
Nikolas Stone: A♠K♥
Knudson wasn't as lucky as he expected as on 5♠6♥K♦K♣J♠, Stone hit trips to eliminate Team Dhillon.
Cards are in the air for Day 2.
Level: 12
Blinds: 1,000/2,500
Ante: 2,500
Winning a WSOP gold bracelet is already an incredible achievement, but winning one alongside a friend makes it even more special. That’s exactly what Event #66: $1,000 Tag Team at the World Series of Poker (WSOP), hosted at Paris and Horseshoe Las Vegas, is all about.
This year, the event drew 1,375 teams, creating a $1,210,000 prize pool. After Day 1, only 269 teams remained in contention, with their sights set on reaching the 207 places in the money.
Leading the way at the end of the first day was Team Chen, with Andy Chen and Jie Chen, who bagged 406,000 chips. They finished well ahead of the Portuguese duo of Ruben Correia and Rui Pinto Campos with 325,000, followed by Team Ryland, featuring Erik Ryland and Eduardo Nunes, who finished the day with 309,000.
| Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Andy Chen - Jie Chen | Canada | 406,000 | 162 |
| 2 | Ruben Correia - Rui Pinto Campos | Portugal | 325,000 | 130 |
| 3 | Erik Ryland - Eduardo Nunes | United States | 309,000 | 123 |
| 4 | Daniel Birmingham - William Birmingham | United States | 286,000 | 114 |
| 5 | Amadeusz Roslik - Adrian Salwa | Poland | 262,500 | 105 |
| 6 | Alessandro Predaroli - Leonardo Tononi | Italy | 256,500 | 102 |
| 7 | Richard Freitas - Jonatas Roger Freitas | Brazil | 250,000 | 100 |
| 8 | Quinn Do - Gennadiy Dvosis | United States | 241,000 | 96 |
| 9 | Azedine Bendjilali - Idir Haiche | France | 241,000 | 96 |
| 10 | Marc Joseph - Conrad Fourie | South Africa | 233,000 | 96 |
Among the teams still in contention, Aaron Lebovitz and Bram Lebovitz (213,500) and Michael Hubbard and Mark Egbert (179,000) both have deep runs in this event last year, with a 17th-place finish for Team Hubbard.
Other notable teams advancing to Day 2 include Team Dzivielevski, featuring Vitor Dzivielevski and Daniel De Almeida (197,000), Team Kitai, with Davidi Kitai and Lior Serfaty (193,500), Team Livshitz, with Gabi Livshitz and Timur Margolin (142,000) and Team Sitbon, with Julien Sitbon and Nicolas Vayssieres (86,000).
Another team to watch is the duo composed of Mike Matusow and Nicholas Hellmuth, who will return with 55,000 chips. Former WSOP Main Event champion Joe Cada also remains in the hunt alongside Alan Merdita, although Team Cada ended Day 1 with just 20,500, barely above the starting stack.
| Place | Prize |
|---|---|
| 1 | $184,769 |
| 2 | $123,119 |
| 3 | $88,058 |
| 4 | $63,800 |
| 5 | $46,833 |
| 6 | $34,838 |
| 7 | $26,265 |
| 8 | $20,073 |
| 9 | $15,554 |
| 10-11 | $12,222 |
| 12-13 | $9,742 |
| 14-17 | $7,877 |
| 18-26 | $6,463 |
| 27-35 | $5,382 |
| 36-44 | $4,550 |
| 45-53 | $3,906 |
| 54-62 | $3,405 |
| 63-71 | $3,016 |
| 72-80 | $2,714 |
| 81-89 | $2,483 |
| 90-98 | $2,309 |
| 99-116 | $2,184 |
| 117-134 | $2,101 |
| 135-207 | $2,001 |
Play will resume at 12 p.m. local time with blinds at 1,000/2,500 and a 2,500 big blind ante. Players will face 11 levels of 60 minutes each on Day 2, with no scheduled breaks, as is tradition in the Tag Team event.
The money bubble is expected to burst shortly after play gets underway, with the top 207 teams guaranteed at least $2,001. At the top of the field, the eventual winners will claim $184,769 and a pair of WSOP gold bracelets.
Stay tuned to PokerNews for full coverage as the action continues at Paris and Horseshoe Las Vegas.
For full chip counts and seating draw for Day 2 of Event #66: $1,000 Tag Team, please refer to the WSOP LIVE app.
PokerNews live reporting will get underway once cards are in the air at 12 p.m.
Event #66: $1,000 Tag Team No-Limit Hold'em
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