Fun, Excitement, Competition Highlight Day 1 of Event #75: $1,000 Tag Team No-Limit Hold'em
Day 1 has concluded in Event #75: $1,000 Tag Team No-Limit Hold'em at the 2024 World Series of Poker, where a total of 1,437 teams joined the action at the Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas. That surpassed the 2023 total of 1,282 tandems, and this year’s field generated a prize pool worth $1,264,560, with first place paying out $95,455 for each winning team member.
The atmosphere proved energetic, as some teams embraced the tag team spirit with matching shirts, hoodies, and hats. One team consisting of Richard Collins and Vincent Elia took matters a step further with humorous-themed hats, specifically Collins wearing a yellow fish on his head and Elia wearing a donkey.
Multiple teams bagged big on Day 1 after 11 levels, with Ivan Rezzonico - Alejandro Lococo leading the way with 331,500. They're followed by Charlton Zhu – Nick Bond (319,500), while Kyle Cartwright – Scott Stuart also topped the 300,000 mark.
End of Day 1 Top Ten Chip Counts
| Rank | Team | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ivan Rezzonico - Alejandro Lococo | 331,500 | 133 |
| 2 | Charlton Zhu - Nick Bond | 319,500 | 128 |
| 3 | Scott Stewart - Kyle Cartwright | 302,500 | 121 |
| 4 | Steve Foutty - Chanchal Sharma | 298,000 | 119 |
| 5 | Sheraton Hall | 288,000 | 115 |
| 6 | Haoran Cai | 272,000 | 109 |
| 7 | Kevin Javier - Duff Charette | 271,000 | 108 |
| 8 | Chris Moorman - Dan Charlton | 260,000 | 104 |
| 9 | Min Ji | 250,000 | 100 |
| 10 | Bradley Rogoff | 245,000 | 99 |
A couple of notables to bag include Rachel Arieh – Josh Arieh (151,000) and Jason Wheeler – Anthony Nardi (166,000).
Other duos weren’t fortunate to make it through the opening day, and the list includes Maria Ho – Kami Hudson, Mike Matusow – Sara Ralston, Sara Wien – Jeremy Wien, David Pham – Summer Westerbur and Maurice Hawkins – William Stanford, among others.
Day 2 of the three-day tournament begins on Tuesday, July 2, at 11 a.m. local time. Play resumes close to the bubble, as 293 teams remain, and 216 will make the money.
The action begins in Level 12 with 1,000/2,500 blinds and a 2,500 big blind ante. The schedule calls for 11 one-hour levels of play, with play continuing with no breaks except for color-ups.
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