Event #55: $1,000 Tag Team | 2022 World Series of Poker

06-29-2022 17:31 UTC-8

Team Leonard Outkicks Team Paggeot for Big Double

Kirk Brown

Level 32 : 100,000/200,000, 200,000 ante

Espen Jørstad of Team Leonard raised the button to 400,000, but then Corey Paggeot of Team Paggeot three-bet all in and Jorstad snap-called and put himself at risk.

Espen Jørstad:
Corey Paggeot:

The board ran out which gave both teams a pair of aces, but Jørstad's queen kicker played to give Team Leonard a huge double up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Patrick Leonard - Espen Jørstad	10,400,000 5,300,000	5,300,000
Corey Paggeot - Jamie Kerstetter	7,900,000 -5,300,000	-5,300,000

06-29-2022 17:22 UTC-8

Double for Team Leonard to Close the Gap

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Will Shillibier

Level 32 : 100,000/200,000, 200,000 ante

Corey Paggeot shoved from the big blind and Espen Jorstad called all in for 2,250,000

Espen Jorstad:
Corey Paggeot:

Team Leonard were ahead and had their opponents dominated as they looked to stay alive.

The flop did nothing to change the equation, with Team Kerstetter having just three outs to clinch victory.

The turn brought the and the river sealed the double for Jorstad and Leonard.

Player	Chips	Progress
Corey Paggeot - Jamie Kerstetter	13,200,000 -2,800,000	-2,800,000
Patrick Leonard - Espen Jørstad	5,100,000 2,850,000	2,850,000

06-29-2022 17:21 UTC-8

Queens for Jorstad

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Will Shillibier

Level 32 : 100,000/200,000, 200,000 ante

Espen Jorstad limped on the button and Corey Paggeot checked.

The flop came and Paggeot check-folded to a bet of 200,000 from Jorstad.

Player	Chips	Progress
Corey Paggeot - Jamie Kerstetter	16,000,000
Patrick Leonard - Espen Jørstad	2,250,000

Level: 32

Blinds: 100,000/200,000

Ante: 200,000

06-29-2022 17:15 UTC-8

Play Resumes Head-Up

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Kirk Brown

Level 31 : 100,000/150,000, 150,000 ante

Play has resumed as Team Leonard and Team Kerstetter battle it out for the bracelets.

06-29-2022 17:04 UTC-8

World Series of Poker Reveals 2022-23 Circuit Schedule; Season 18 Kicks off July 20

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Chad Holloway

Level 31 : 100,000/150,000, 150,000 ante

The schedule for the 18th season of the World Series of Poker (WSOP) Circuit was released on Wednesday and is comprised of 25 stops with 10 additional stops expected to be announced in the future. The new season will kick off immediately after the 2020 WSOP with a stop at Choctaw Casino Resort in Durant, Oklahoma from July 20-31.

“The World Series of Poker is back with the Circuit returning in just short of a month,” said WSOP Senior Vice President and Executive Director Ty Stewart. “With record-breaking attendance so far this summer, we expect a huge response to the full-scale return of our regional mid-stakes tour.”

Most WSOP Circuit stops will begin on Thursdays, with the four-day Main Events beginning on the second Friday of the tournament. Each stop is encouraged to add Seniors and Ladies events, where the winners will qualify to participate in the “Tournament of Champions” in Las Vegas. Each stop will offer at least a dozen official gold ring events starting as low as $250 with a capstone $1,700 buy-in Main Event.

Additionally, there will be monthly online circuit events scheduled for players on WSOP.com.

The prestigious $1 million freeroll will return featuring a similar format as the 2021-22 season. Beginning with the Choctaw Circuit Event, any official gold ring winners from either the live or online circuit events through May 2023, will qualify for the invitation-only “Tournament of Champions” event during the 2023 WSOP tournament in Las Vegas.

Click here to see the full schedule!

06-29-2022 17:03 UTC-8

Break Time

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Kirk Brown

Level 31 : 100,000/150,000, 150,000 ante

The two remaining teams are going on a short break before heads-up play resumes.

06-29-2022 17:02 UTC-8

Team Tsugaru Eliminated in 3rd Place ($65,059)

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Will Shillibier

Level 31 : 100,000/150,000, 150,000 ante

Corey Paggeot raised enough from the small blind to put Yutaru Tsugaru all in from the big blind. Tsugaru called for his last 1,925,000.

Yutaru Tsugaru:
Corey Paggeot:

Tsugaru was ahead and the flop came . The turn gave Team Kerstetter additional straight outs, but queen-high was still good for now.

However, the rail erupted as the hit the river, giving Team Kerstetter a pair and sending the Japanese duo to the rail in third place.

A river killer eliminates Team Ichikawa + Tsugaru in 3rd place from the $1K Tag Team Event. They take home $65,059… https://t.co/VtHe2OOZZZ
— PokerGO (@PokerGO)

Player	Chips	Progress
Corey Paggeot - Jamie Kerstetter	15,600,000 2,525,000	2,525,000
Patrick Leonard - Espen Jørstad	2,650,000 -500,000	-500,000
Yutaro Tsugaru - Taichi Ichikawa	Busted

06-29-2022 16:55 UTC-8

Team Tsugaru Falls to Bottom of Chip Counts

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Will Shillibier

Level 31 : 100,000/150,000, 150,000 ante

Espen Jorstad has subbed in for Patrick Leonard at the table and looked down at on the button. He raised to 1,300,000 and took down the blinds and antes.

Player	Chips	Progress
Corey Paggeot - Jamie Kerstetter	13,075,000 300,000	300,000
Patrick Leonard - Espen Jørstad	3,150,000 500,000	500,000
Yutaro Tsugaru - Taichi Ichikawa	2,025,000 -800,000	-800,000

06-29-2022 16:50 UTC-8

No Major Confrontations

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Will Shillibier

Level 31 : 100,000/150,000, 150,000 ante

At this stage, with the blinds at 100,000/150,000, it only takes a pre-flop raise and take it to have a massive swing in the chip stacks.

Kerstetter still sits atop the counts with Team Tsugaru and Team Leonard battling it out behind them.

Player	Chips	Progress
Corey Paggeot - Jamie Kerstetter	12,775,000 900,000	900,000
Yutaro Tsugaru - Taichi Ichikawa	2,825,000 -100,000	-100,000
Patrick Leonard - Espen Jørstad	2,650,000 -800,000	-800,000