As mentioned earlier, the $10,000 Tag Team Event was won by a poker couple called "Livgor" — Liv Boeree and Igor Kurganov.
There are other couples who've made their names in the world of poker, too. Maria Lampropulos and Ivan Luca are one of the first that come to mind. The South Americans joined the $1,000 Tag Team tournament in the last minute, entering with just 10 big blinds. It's Lampropulos who's taking care of the chips, and her boyfriend can be proud. To make it short: she's crushing.
Recently, the reporters arrived at her table upon hearing the dealer's obligatory words, "Seat open." By that time, the chips were already shipped to Lampropulos, and all 52 cards were face-down, ready to reshuffle. Lampropulos smiled, and when she put her chips in the proper stacks, the count became evident. It was roughly 17,000, meaning Lampropulos managed to more than triple-up her belongings since she joined the field — an Impressive way to let the world know you're in.
In the second hand before the break, Markus Ganglbauer of Team Hanke raised to 900 and called a three-bet to 3,000 by Ari Engel. The flop fell , and Engel bet 2,000, Ganglbauer raised to 5,500 and was called. Engel then check-called the shove of Ganglbauer for 5,700 on the turn and showed ace-king, only to see Ganglbauer with . The river was a brick, and Engel had 6,000 left. He has since been eliminated.
Team Jazayeri also just busted to reduce the field of familiar teams by one.
John Duthie took over for Barny Boatman, but the other familiar players at the table stay firm in their seats, still navigating their chips. Those include Jamie Kerstetter, who bet 3,500 into a pot of around 8,000 on the river of a board. Her opponent talked himself into a call, and that wasn't exactly what Kerstetter had been looking for. "King high," she announced, knowing that she was unlikely to get this one. She didn't need to show her hand, as her opponent quickly turned over .
Kerstetter was left with less than 13 big blinds, but that's not where the story finished. Two hands later, she pushed her remaining 6,275 from the under-the-gun position. Jason Wheeler was next to act, and he was up for the challenge.
Jamie Kerstetter:
Jason Wheeler:
A roller-coaster type of board changed the lead back and forth as the dealer put on the felt. Wheeler's turned pair of aces was denied by the fourth club on the river, and Kerstetter doubled to about 14,500 while Wheeler's chip count dropped to 8,100.
Michael Mizrachi is back in for Team Glantz and faces a new competition just one seat over. Andy Bloch just stood up and was replaced by Howard Lederer, while Chris Ferguson is waiting on the rail.
Ivan Luca and Maria Lampropulos have registered after the dinner break and sat down with a spin-up stack. Furthermore, tournament staff announced that all players on each team have to play their two hands in the blinds before bagging and tagging. Fedor Holz replaced Maria Ho for the first part of that, while Philipp Zukernik and Rainer Kempe wait to jump in as well.
The Shulmans are still in with a decent stack, and same applies for Jesse Sylvia, as well.
Jason Wheeler is still in contention, and the same applies for Thomas Wheeler, who captains his team. And the latter scored a big double soon after coming back from dinner.
Wheeler three-bet out of the small blind and called the four-bet shove of the player in the hijack with . The opponent only had pocket tens, and the board came . Wheeler doubled for 21,850 and joined the bigger stacks.
They may dine with other members of the team or not, but one thing is certain: Players are on a 90-minute dinner break now. The tournament will continue at 7:54 p.m. and PokerNews will be there to guide you through the remaining four levels of Day 1.
Joining the action on the three-way flop of , [Removed:532] was the only caller of a bet worth 1,800 while Jamie Kerstetter folded. The turn was checked and [Removed:550] bet the river for 2,600. His sole opponent called and [Removed:550] turned over as winning hand.
The table also features Barny Boatman and Jason Wheeler as well, quite some line up for a $1,000 buy-in.
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turn and showed ace-king, only to see Ganglbauer with 
. The river was a brick, and Engel had 6,000 left. He has since been eliminated.
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