Tuesday, November 2, 2021 1:26 AM Local Time
Team Newman Leads Final 10 in Event #59: $1,000 Tag Team
Day 2 has wrapped up in Event #59: $1,000 Tag Team with 10 teams remaining and Team Newman bagging the chip lead. Michael Newman and Robert Ormont will head into the third and final day of the tournament with a stack of 2,960,000, in front of duos Tomer Wolf and David Landell (1,900,000) and Mike Ruter and Samy Dighlawi (1,700,000).
Other teams that survived Day 2 include Team Erdwurm, Team Babbitt, and the father-daughter duo of Amanda Botfeld and David Botfeld.
Unofficial Final Table Seat Draw
| | SEAT | TEAM | CHIPS |
|---|
| | 1 | Zachary Erdwurm - Steven Jones | 850,000 |
| | 2 | Michael Newman - Robert Ormont | 2,960,000 |
| | 3 | Alfie Adam - Vidur Sethi | 1,315,000 |
| | 4 | Tomer Wolf - David Landell | 1,900,000 |
| | 5 | Amanda Botfeld - David Botfeld | 790,000 |
| | 6 | Holly Babbitt - Michael Babbitt | 1,345,000 |
| | 7 | Benjamin Miner - Dmitriy Uskach | 1,065,000 |
| | 8 | Mike Ruter - Samy Dighlawi | 1,700,000 |
| | 9 | Mike Lutz - Matt Krebs | 430,000 |
| | 10 | Scott Johnston - Bob Fisher | 455,000 |
The duo of Jeff Platt and Brent Hanks made it deep in the day and were eliminated in 27th place when they ran pocket kings into the pocket aces of Team Wolf. Melanie Weisner and Xuan Liu of Team Weisner made it to the final two tables but were sent home in 18th place when their king-queen couldn't fare against the ace-ten of Team Erdwurm.
Other partnerships that didn't make it through the day include Mike Watson and Sarah Goddard, Asi Moshe and Uri Yochelman, and Stephen Song and Brock Wilson.
Day 3 will commence on Tuesday, Oct. 2 at 2 p.m. Pacific Time and will play down to a winning team. Each member of the winning team will earn $56,683 and a WSOP bracelet.
Stay tuned as the PokerNews live reporting team will be back tomorrow to report on the tournament action.
Tuesday, November 2, 2021 1:25 AM Local Time
End of Day Chip Counts
| Michael Newman - Robert Ormont | 2,960,000 | 460,000  |
| Tomer Wolf - David Landell | 1,900,000 | 310,000 |
| Mike Ruter - Samy Dighlawi | 1,700,000 | 400,000 |
| Holly Babbitt - Michael Babbitt | 1,345,000 | -375,000  |
| Alfie Adam - Vidur Sethi | 1,315,000 | 690,000 |
| Benjamin Miner - Dmitriy Uskach | 1,065,000 | -135,000 |
| Zachary Erdwurm - Steven Jones | 850,000 | -75,000 |
| Amanda Botfeld - David Botfeld | 790,000 | -710,000 |
| Scott Johnston - Bob Fisher | 455,000 | -85,000 |
| Mike Lutz - Matt Krebs | 430,000 | -1,470,000 |
Tuesday, November 2, 2021 1:24 AM Local Time
Team Adam Makes a Tough Call
Samy Dighlawi of Team Ruter raised to 55,000 in early position and Michael Newman of Team Newman made the call in the hijack. Vidur Sethi of Team Adam called in the cutoff and Holly Babbitt of Team Babbitt completed in the big blind.
The flop came and once checked to Dighlawi he continued for 40,000. Sethi raised to 125,000 and only Dighalawi came along to see the on the turn.
Both players quickly checked and on the river, Dighlawi fired out a bet of 240,000. Sethi tanked for a full 3 minutes as the clock winded down to end the night. He finally put in the chips to call and Dighlawi instantly said, "Good call," as he tabled .
Sethi took down the pot as he tabled .
| Mike Ruter - Samy Dighlawi | 1,700,000 | 400,000 |
| Alfie Adam - Vidur Sethi | 1,315,000 | 690,000 |
Tuesday, November 2, 2021 12:57 AM Local Time
Unofficial Final Table Redraw
| | TABLE | PLACE | TEAM | CHIPS |
|---|
| | 414 | 1 | Zachary Erdwurm - Steven Jones | 925,000 |
| | 414 | 2 | Michael Newman - Robert Ormont | 3,160,000 |
| | 414 | 3 | Alfie Adam - Vidur Sethi | 910,000 |
| | 414 | 4 | Tomer Wolf - David Landell | 2,015,000 |
| | 414 | 5 | Amanda Botfeld - David Botfeld | 970,000 |
| | 414 | 6 | Holly Babbitt - Michael Babbitt | 1,125,000 |
| | 414 | 7 | Benjamin Miner - Dmitriy Uskach | 1,060,000 |
| | 414 | 8 | Mike Ruter - Samy Dighlawi | 1,860,000 |
| | 414 | 9 | Mike Lutz - Matt Krebs | 280,000 |
| | 414 | 10 | Scott Johnston - Bob Fisher | 430,000 |
Tuesday, November 2, 2021 12:52 AM Local Time
Team Divittorio Eliminated in 11th Place ($6,882)
Eric Horn of Team Divittorio open-shoved a short stack in late position and Samy Dighlawi of Team Ruter called in the big blind.
Eric Horn:
Samy Dighlawi:
The flop of put Horn in front with a pair of jacks, but the on the turn gave Dighlawi a set and the on the river didn't change things.
| Mike Ruter - Samy Dighlawi | 1,900,000 | 600,000 |
| Mariano Divittorio - Eric Horn | 0 | -700,000 |
Tuesday, November 2, 2021 12:38 AM Local Time
Team Bigham Eliminated in 12th Place ($5,562)
Vernon Bigham of Team Bigham shoved preflop for his remaining 300,000 and Micahel Babbitt of Team Babbitt made the call.
Bigham's ran into and he couldn't catch up, sending Team Bigham home in 12th place for $5,562.
| Holly Babbitt - Michael Babbitt | 1,720,000 | 540,000 |
| Vernon Bigham - Mark Brodsky | 0 | -300,000 |
Tuesday, November 2, 2021 12:33 AM Local Time
Team Wells Eliminated in 13th Place ($5,562)
Team Wells was short-stacked and went all-in preflop. Mike Ruter of Team Ruter called.
Team Wells:
Mike Ruter:
Ruter was ahead with ace-high and stayed ahead as the board ran out to send Team Wells out in 13th place.
| Mike Ruter - Samy Dighlawi | 1,300,000 | 515,000 |
| Cody Wells - Eric Salazar | 0 | -330,000 |
Tuesday, November 2, 2021 12:29 AM Local Time
Chip Counts at Table 421
| Tomer Wolf - David Landell | 1,590,000 | 90,000 |
| Benjamin Miner - Dmitriy Uskach | 1,200,000 | -40,000 |
| Holly Babbitt - Michael Babbitt | 1,180,000 | -220,000 |
| Zachary Erdwurm - Steven Jones | 925,000 | 425,000 |
| Alfie Adam - Vidur Sethi | 625,000 | 115,000 |
| Mike Lutz - Matt Krebs | 590,000 | 398,000 |
| Vernon Bigham - Mark Brodsky | 300,000 | 30,000 |
Tuesday, November 2, 2021 12:19 AM Local Time
Team Divittorio Doubles
Eric Horn of Team Divittorio moved all-in for around 300,000 and Amanda Botfeld of Team Botfeld called.
Eric Horn:
Amanda Botfeld:
Botfeld was dominated but took the lead with two pair on the turn with the board reading . But the river brought the to give Horn a better two pair and save the team from elimination.
| Amanda Botfeld - David Botfeld | 1,500,000 | -400,000 |
| Mariano Divittorio - Eric Horn | 700,000 | 293,000 |
Tuesday, November 2, 2021 12:14 AM Local Time
Dighlawi Shows the Straight
Samy Dighlawi of Team Ruter raised to 50,000 on the button and Amanda Botfeld of Team Botfeld three-bet next to act to 135,000 and only Dighlawi called.
Both players checked the flop and turn.
The hit the river and Botfeld checked once more and Dighlawi instantly fired in 300,000. Botfeld surrendered and he tabled for the nut straight.
| Amanda Botfeld - David Botfeld | 1,900,000 | 800,000 |
| Mike Ruter - Samy Dighlawi | 785,000 | -35,000 |
Tuesday, November 2, 2021 12:03 AM Local Time
Level 22 started
Level: 22
Blinds: 10,000/25,000
Ante: 25,000
Monday, November 1, 2021 11:48 PM Local Time
Color-Up Break
The remaining players are on a 15-minute color-up break.
Monday, November 1, 2021 11:47 PM Local Time
Team Lee Eliminated in 14th Place ($4,576)
On the turn with the board showing , Hwany Lee of Team Lee bet 200,000 and Michael Newman of Team Newman jammed all-in. Lee called off his stack of 972,000 and Newman had him covered.
Team Lee:
Team Newman:
Lee had turned a set of queens while Newman turned the nut flush and the on the river was a brick, sending a monster pot to Newman and eliminating Team Lee in 14th Place.
| Michael Newman - Robert Ormont | 2,500,000 | 1,100,000 |
| Hwany Lee - Sangyeong Hwang | 0 | -380,000 |
Monday, November 1, 2021 11:41 PM Local Time
Team Kim Eliminated in 16th Place ($3,836); Team Luther Eliminated in 15th Place ($4,576)
Minkyun Kim of Team Kim open-shoved a short stack in middle position and Kunal Patni of Team Luther re-shoved as the player next to act. The action folded to Amanda Botfeld of Team Botfeld in the big blind.
"This is probably a bad call," Botfeld said before calling.
Minkyun Kim:
Kunal Patni:
Amanda Botfeld:
The board ran out and Botfeld maintained the best hand to eliminate two players. Kim had the shorter stack and was eliminated in 16th place while Patni was out in 15th place.
| Amanda Botfeld - David Botfeld | 1,100,000 | 70,000 |
| Minkyun Kim - Sun Choi | 0 | -170,000 |
| Nikita Luther - Kunal Patni | 0 | -250,000 |
Monday, November 1, 2021 11:26 PM Local Time
Team An Eliminated in 17th Place ($3,836)
Jaeheung An of Team An got all-in preflop against Team Newman.
Jaeheung An:
Team Newman:
An's pocket tens were pipped by the pocket jacks of Team Newman. An and partner Simon Steedman were eliminated when the board ran out .
| Michael Newman - Robert Ormont | 1,400,000 | 100,000 |
| Jaeheung An - Simon Steedman | 0 | -780,000 |
Monday, November 1, 2021 11:22 PM Local Time
Team Weisner Eliminated in 18th Place ($3,836)
Melanie Weisner of Team Weisner was wounded after running a river bluff with ten-high and getting called by a rivered top pair of Holly Babbitt of Team Babbitt.
A few hands later, Weisner was all-in and at risk on a flop of against Team Erdwurm.
Melanie Weisner:
Team Erdwurm:
Team Erdwurm had ace-high and Weisner couldn't get ahead as the board ran out .
| Zachary Erdwurm - Steven Jones | 500,000 | -35,000 |
| Melanie Weisner - Xuan Liu | 0 | -150,000 |
Monday, November 1, 2021 11:15 PM Local Time
Two Table Redraw
| | TABLE | SEAT | TEAM | CHIPS |
|---|
| | 421 | 1 | Vernon Bigham - Mark Brodsky | 205,000 |
| | 421 | 2 | Melanie Weisner - Xuan Liu | 220,000 |
| | 421 | 3 | Mariano Divittorio - Eric Horn | 410,000 |
| | 421 | 4 | Holly Babbitt - Michael Babbitt | 1,400,000 |
| | 421 | 5 | Zachary Erdwurm - Steven Jones | 400,000 |
| | 421 | 6 | Alfie Adam - Vidur Sethi | 490,000 |
| | 421 | 7 | Mike Lutz - Matt Krebs | 420,000 |
| | 421 | 8 | Benjamin Miner - Dmitriy Uskach | 1,650,000 |
| | 421 | 9 | Tomer Wolf - David Landell | 1,840,000 |
| | | | | |
| | 414 | 1 | Cody Wells - Eric Salazar | 450,000 |
| | 414 | 2 | Hwany Lee - Sangyeong Hwang | 585,000 |
| | 414 | 3 | Michael Newman - Robert Ormont | 1,500,000 |
| | 414 | 4 | Minkyun Kim - Sun Choi | 230,000 |
| | 414 | 5 | Nikita Luther - Kunal Patni | 365,000 |
| | 414 | 6 | Jaeheung An - Simon Steedman | 175,000 |
| | 414 | 7 | Mike Ruter - Samy Dighlawi | 1,290,000 |
| | 414 | 8 | Amanda Botfeld - David Botfeld | 1,045,000 |
| | 414 | 9 | Scott Johnston - Bob Fisher | 490,000 |
Monday, November 1, 2021 11:15 PM Local Time
Team Holtz Eliminated in 19th Place ($3,276)
Tomer Wolf of Team Wolf raised the cutoff and Michael Holtz of Team Holtz jammed for his entire stack of 377,000. Wolf made the call and both hands were tabled.
Team Holtz:
Team Wolf:
Holtz had him dominated and looked to be in good shape to double as the flop came . However, the on the turn meant Holtz needed a queen to win. The river was the , sending Team Holtz to the payout desk in 19th place.
| Tomer Wolf - David Landell | 1,500,000 | -200,000 |
| Michael Holtz - Skylar Halama | 0 | -372,000 |
Monday, November 1, 2021 11:10 PM Local Time
Team Salazar Eliminated in 21st Place; Team Song Eliminated 20th Place ($3,276)
Anibal Salazar of Team Salazar shoved for 167,000 and Brock Wilson of Team Song was next to act and jammed for his stack of roughly 190,000. The action folded around to Michael Newman of Team Newman in the big blind and he called quickly.
Team Salazar:
Team Song:
Team Newman:
Newman had waken up with pocket queens in the big blind and held on the run out, eliminating both teams.
| Michael Newman - Robert Ormont | 1,300,000 | 360,000 |
| Anibal Salazar - Dorian Rios | 0 | -976,000 |
| Stephen Song - Brock Wilson | 0 | -300,000 |
Monday, November 1, 2021 11:05 PM Local Time
Team Lineberry Eliminated in 22nd Place ($3,276)
As told by Michael Newman:
Michael Newman of Team Newman limped under the gun and Charles Lineberry of Team Lineberry jammed for his remaining stack of roughly 80,000 from the small blind. Kunal Patni of Team Luther called in the big blind before Newman made the call as well.
The dealer fanned the flop of and Patni checked before Newman put in a bet, which forced Patni to surrender.
Team Lineberry:
Team Newman:
Lineberry couldn't catch an ace to survive as the board completed with the on the turn and on the river.
| Michael Newman - Robert Ormont | 940,000 | 280,000 |
| Charles Lineberry - Joseph Kalisek | 0 | 0 |