2023 World Series of Poker

Event #51: $1,000 Tag Team
Day: 3
Event Info

2023 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
k8
Prize
$190,662
Event Info
Buy-in
$1,000
Prize Pool
$1,140,980
Entries
1,282
Level Info
Level
32
Blinds
125,000 / 250,000
Ante
250,000
Players Info - Day 3
Entries
26
Players Left
1

Final Day of Event #51: $1,000 Tag Team No-Limit Hold'em Starts at 12 PM

David Williams - Theo Tran
David Williams - Theo Tran

From 1,282 teams registered in Event# 51: $1,000 Tag Team No-Limit Hold’em, only 26 are still in contention for the final day at the Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas. They secured $6,426 for each team and will look up to the $190,662 first-place prize and the 2023 World Series of Poker gold bracelet.

Three teams crossed the two million chip mark, with Team Sako leading at 2,340,000. Team Williams and Team Java (with 2017 Tag Team winner Nipun Java) have 2,085,000 and 2,065,000, respectively, to round out the top three and Team Ventre is not far behind with 1,645,000 as well as Team Machado.

Top Ten Chip Counts

RankPlayer/TeamCountryChip CountBig Blinds
1Yuki Sako - Shunsuke TokooJapan2,340,00078
2David Williams - Theo TranUnited States2,085,00070
3Nipun Java - Ronald PhippsIndia2,065,00069
4John Ventre - Kenneth GalloUnited States1,645,00055
5Jorge Machado - Lucian CamargoBrazil1,645,00055
6Jonah LaBranche - Dustin WillsUnited States1,475,00049
7Lindsey McDougall - Joshua McDougallUnited States1,375,00046
8Sean Cosgrove - John LucasUnited States1,275,00043
9Mitchell Collins - Arash AsadabadiUnited States1,265,00042
10Vincent Moscati - Tanner BibatUnited States945,00032

Among other contestants, Jonah LaBranche et Dustin Wills of Team LaBranche are still in contention for the top prize as well as Robert Perelman and Joseph Cheong, Australian team mates Anton Lu and William Jia, French men Jeremy Palvini and Jean-Paul Pasqualini, Romanian players Bogdan Munteanu and Dragos Trofimov or local regulars Justin Pechie and Ronnie Bardah.

Action will begin on Level 23 with blinds at 15,000/30,000/30,000 and one-hour levels of play. The day will end once a new winning team is crowned. There are no breaks (excepts for color-ups), since one member of each team is always on a "break."

Day 3 will resume at 12 p.m. local time in the Horseshoe Event Center, so stay tuned as the PokerNews live reporting team will keep updates on the action until the end of the tournament.

Tags: Anton LuArash AsadabadiBogdan MunteanuDavid WilliamsDragos TrofimovDustin WillsJean-Paul PasqualiniJeremy PalviniJohn LucasJohn VentreJonah LaBrancheJorge MachadoJoseph CheongJoshua McDougallJustin PechieKenneth GalloLucian CamargoMitchell CollinsNipun JavaRobert PerelmanRonald PhippsRonnie BardahSean CosgroveShunsuke TokooVincent MoscatiWilliam JiaYuki Sako