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Team Brendan Harder/Derek Samer Take Down the Tag Team ($2,780)
After 7 hours of play, Team Brendan Harder/Derek Samer has overcome the field to take down the $220 Tag Team. Heads-up play lasted one hand as the pair called off the semi-bluff shove from Team York. Their dominant hand held to give the pair the trophy.
The pair coasted through the early stages of the tournament sitting around middle of the pack. However, they would find a top three stack nearing the bubble. They played patient and took down chips to sit as the chip leader with three players remaining. From their, they found both eliminations back to back to take home their first trophy.
Position Team Prize 1 
Brendan Harder/Derek Samer$2,780 2 Skyler York/Zachary York$1,875 3 Tony Bislimi/Su Misimi$1,160 4 Maksym Baluchynskyy/Shabab Khan$645 -
Team Skyler York/Zachary York Eliminated in 2nd Place ($1,875)
Level: 20 (10,000/15,000/15,000) Entries: 2/34 Prizes: $6,460 
After facing an open to 55,000, Team York moved all in and was called by Team Harder/Samer. Both players revealed their holdings.
Team York: K♦9♥
Team Harder/Samer: K♣Q♠The board ran out 6♣4♣3♣8♥10♣ to end the tournament.
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Team Tony Bislimi/Su Misimi Eliminated in 3rd Place ($1,160)
Level: 20 (10,000/15,000/15,000) Entries: 2/34 Prizes: $6,460 
Team Bislimi/Misimi moved all in and was called by Team Harder/Samer. Both teams revealed their holdings.
Team Bislimi/Misimi: A♠3♥
Team Harder/Samer: A♦K♦The board ran out 9♠K♠7♦9♣6♠ to bring play heads-up.
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Team Maksym Baluchynskyy/Shabab Khan Eliminated in 4th Place ($645)
Level: 19 (6,000/12,000/12,000) Entries: 3/34 Prizes: $6,460 
After being left short stacked doubling up Team Bislimi, Team Khan/Baluchynskyy moved all in for 26,000. Team York made the call and both players revealed their holdings.
Team Khan/Baluchynskyy: K♣9♠
Team York: A♠Q♦The board ran out 6♦9♣6♠Q♠6♥ to give Team York the pot.
Team York: 197,000
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Team Kaneda Falls Short
Level: 18 (5,000/10,000/10,000) Entries: 4/34 Prizes: $6,460 After losing a flip and being left short stacked, Team Kaneda moved all in for 18,000. Team Bislimi made the call, and both players revealed their holdings.
Team Kaneda: 10♠J♣
Team Bislimi: 10♥2♠The board ran out 3♦K♦7♠2♣Q♦ to burst the bubble.
Team Bislimi: 107,000
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All Stacks on Break
Player Chip Count Team Bislimi 251,000 Team York 130,000 Team Harder 101,000 Team Kaneda 70,000 Team Khan 55,000 Team Dalla-Vecchia 54,000 -
Swap Out Shenanigans
Level: 16 (3,000/6,000/6,000) Entries: 6/34 Prizes: $6,460 Odds were grim for Team Dalla-Vecchia as they were an underdog all in with pocket fours against pocket nines. The flop and turn didn’t help, and Dalla-Vecchia threw in three swap out cards to force the remaining teams to swap players.
However, fate would turn this joke into a blunder. The river came one of the two remaining fours to give the underdogs the pot. Luckily, the duo still have one swap card remaining for later.
Team Dalla-Vecchia: 63,000
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Final Table Faces
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Kicker Problems for York
Level: 15 (2,500/5,000/5,000) Entries: 7/34 Prizes: $6,460 Action was caught after the flop of J♠Q♥10♣, and Team York checked from the cutoff. Team Bislimi fired for 11,000 from the button. York was quick to call.
The turn was the 7♥, and both players were quick to check.
After the river came the 4♠, York led out for 10,000. Bislimi made the call and revealed A♥J♦. This bested York’s K♠J♣.
Team Bislimi: 251,000
Team York: 142,500 -
Team Bislimi Finds a Final Table Elimination
Level: 14 (2,000/4,000/4,000) Entries: 8/34 Prizes: $6,460 Middle position raised to 10,500, and Team Bislimi called from the cutoff. The big blind also made the call.
The flop came 2♠Q♣5♣, and both early players were quick to check. Bislimi moved all in, and Team Lothian called from the big blind. Both players revealed their holdings.
Team Lothian: Q♦2♦
Team Bislimi: K♦K♣The board completed with the 5♠A♠ to send Team Lothian home.
Team Bislimi: 182,500
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Team York is on Fire
Level: 13 (1,500/3,000/3,000) Entries: 9/34 Prizes: $6,460 Action was caught after the flop of 3♦4♦A♥, and Team York checked from early position.
The button fired for 15,000, and York raised to 50,000.
His opponent went into the tank but eventually made the fold for York to take the pot.
Team York: 128,000
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Final Table Big Stacks
Player Chip Count Team Bislimi 170,500 Team Kaneda 118,000 Team York 99,500 Team Veillet 58,000 -
Team York Rises Through the Ranks
Level: 12 (1,500/2,500/2,500) Entries: 11/34 Prizes: $6,460 Action was caught after the board ran out 7♦8♥A♥4♣4♥, and middle position checked to Team York.
York moved all in for 31,500, and middle position went into the tank.
Eventually they made the call and revealed A♣6♣ bested by York’s A♦K♦.
Team York: 101,500
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Prize Pool Announced
Place Prize 1st $2,780 2nd $1,875 3rd $1,160 4th $645 -
Can’t Kill Khan
Level: 11 (1,000/2,000/2,000) Entries: 15/34 Prizes: $6,460 The cutoff raised to 5,000, and Team Khan moved all in for 34,000. A quick call was made by the cutoff, and both players revealed their holdings.
Cutoff: 10♥10♦
Team Khan: A♠K♥The board ran out Q♦Q♣K♦6♥5♥ to give Khan the pot.
Team Khan: 59,000
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Team Weiss Clings to Life
Level: 10 (1,000/1,500/1,500) Entries: 18/34 Prizes: $6,460 Middle Blind called, and Team Weiss called from the small blind. The big blind was quick to check.
After the flop came the 9♠9♥4♥, Weiss moved all in for 12,000. Both players folded for him to win the pot.
Team Weiss: 18,000
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Team Khan Finds Life
Level: 9 (600/1,200/1,200) Entries: 20/32 Prizes: $6,080 Middle position raised to 3,800, and late position made the call. Team Khan moved all in for 15,500 from the cutoff, and middle position made the call. Late position folded, and both players revealed their holdings.
Team Khan: Q♦Q♣
Middle Position: A♦K♠The board ran out 9♦10♥8♥9♥7♥ to give Khan renewed tournament life.
Team Khan: 38,000
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Team Bislimi Heating Up
Level: 8 (500/1,000/1,000) Entries: 20/31 Prizes: $5,890 Late position raised to 2,200, and Team Bislimi moved all in. His opponent made the call, and both players revealed their holdings.
Late Position: K♥Q♠
Team Bislimi: A♥A♦The board ran out 2♥10♥A♣6♦3♥ to give Bislimi the pot.
Team Bislimi: 54,100
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Early Big Stacks
Player Chip Count Team Kaneda 60,800 Team Dalla-Vecchia 58,900 Team Khan 34,000 Team Spence 33,600 -
Team Khan is Here to Defend Their Title
Level: 5 (300/500/500) Entries: 20/22 Prizes: $4,180 The dealer and small blind called, and Team Khan checked from the big blind.
After the flop came the 10♥9♠6♦, all players were quick to check.
The turn peeled the 7♠, and the small blind checked to Khan. He fired for 1,000, and was rewarded with the pot.
Team Khan: 41,900
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Everyone Loves a Chopped Pot
Level: 5 (300/500/500) Entries: 20/22 Prizes: $4,180 Action was caught after the board ran out 2♠J♥2♣A♣7♠, and an all in and call occurred between Team Moriarty and Team York.
Both teams shared their hands of A♦2♥ and A♠2♦ to chop the pot.
Team York: 31,600
Team Moriarty: 24,900 -
Team York Looking Solid
Level: 4 (200/400/400) Entries: 20/21 Prizes: $3,990 Action was caught after the flop of 2♠2♦J♣, and the big blind was quick to check. Team York fired for 600 from middle position, and the big blind made the call.
Both the turn and river of K♦A♣, checked through and York revealed Q♣J♠ to best the big blind’s 10♥10♦.
Team York: 24,300
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Team Moriarty Takes it Down
Level: 3 (200/300/300) Entries: 18/18 Prizes: $3,420 Action was caught after the flop of K♣2♥A♠, and both blinds were quick to check. Early position fired for 600. Only middle and late position made the call.
The turn peeled the 3♣, and action checked around.
After the river came the 4♠, and early position was quick to check. Team Moriarty blasted for 2,300, and both remaining players made the fold.
Team Moriarty: 23,100
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Team Medicoff Off to a Hot Start
Level: 2 (100/200/200) Entries: 18/18 Prizes: $3,420 Middle position raised to 800, and Team Medicoff made the call.
The flop came 4♠8♣Q♣, and Medicoff was quick to check. Middle position fired for 700, and was called by middle position.
After the turn peeled the 9♣, both players were quick to check.
The river came the 8♠, and Medicoff led out for 2,000. He was rewarded with the pot.
Team Medicoff: 22,200
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Team Game on the Side for Saturday Night
Event #15: $220 Team Tournament
Date: Sep 27, 6 PM Blinds: 20 Minutes Starting Stack: 20k Late Entry: 9 Levels (~9:15) Day 1 Ends: One-Day Event The side game on Saturday is the Team event. Two-player teams swap out every level throughout the night. Teams have 5 switch tickets that let them sub in their own teammate, or force another team at their table to switch (only between hands).
Teams start with 20k in chips and play 20-minute levels throughout the night. They can enter or rebuy through nine levels, putting the last chance to enter at about 9:15 PM.
I won’t be watching this one, but Alek Gillies should be on task for the evening to keep you updated on all the action!
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Team Brendan Harder/Derek Samer Take Down the Tag Team ($2,780)
After 7 hours of play, Team Brendan Harder/Derek Samer has overcome the field to take down the $220 Tag Team. Heads-up play lasted one hand as the pair called off the semi-bluff shove from Team York. Their dominant hand held to give the pair the trophy.
The pair coasted through the early stages of the tournament sitting around middle of the pack. However, they would find a top three stack nearing the bubble. They played patient and took down chips to sit as the chip leader with three players remaining. From their, they found both eliminations back to back to take home their first trophy.
Position Team Prize 1 Brendan Harder/Derek Samer$2,780 2 Skyler York/Zachary York$1,875 3 Tony Bislimi/Su Misimi$1,160 4 Maksym Baluchynskyy/Shabab Khan$645 -
Team Skyler York/Zachary York Eliminated in 2nd Place ($1,875)
Level: 20 (10,000/15,000/15,000) Entries: 2/34 Prizes: $6,460
After facing an open to 55,000, Team York moved all in and was called by Team Harder/Samer. Both players revealed their holdings.
Team York: K♦9♥
Team Harder/Samer: K♣Q♠The board ran out 6♣4♣3♣8♥10♣ to end the tournament.
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Team Tony Bislimi/Su Misimi Eliminated in 3rd Place ($1,160)
Level: 20 (10,000/15,000/15,000) Entries: 2/34 Prizes: $6,460
Team Bislimi/Misimi moved all in and was called by Team Harder/Samer. Both teams revealed their holdings.
Team Bislimi/Misimi: A♠3♥
Team Harder/Samer: A♦K♦The board ran out 9♠K♠7♦9♣6♠ to bring play heads-up.
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Team Maksym Baluchynskyy/Shabab Khan Eliminated in 4th Place ($645)
Level: 19 (6,000/12,000/12,000) Entries: 3/34 Prizes: $6,460
After being left short stacked doubling up Team Bislimi, Team Khan/Baluchynskyy moved all in for 26,000. Team York made the call and both players revealed their holdings.
Team Khan/Baluchynskyy: K♣9♠
Team York: A♠Q♦The board ran out 6♦9♣6♠Q♠6♥ to give Team York the pot.
Team York: 197,000
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Team Kaneda Falls Short
Level: 18 (5,000/10,000/10,000) Entries: 4/34 Prizes: $6,460 After losing a flip and being left short stacked, Team Kaneda moved all in for 18,000. Team Bislimi made the call, and both players revealed their holdings.
Team Kaneda: 10♠J♣
Team Bislimi: 10♥2♠The board ran out 3♦K♦7♠2♣Q♦ to burst the bubble.
Team Bislimi: 107,000
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All Stacks on Break
Player Chip Count Team Bislimi 251,000 Team York 130,000 Team Harder 101,000 Team Kaneda 70,000 Team Khan 55,000 Team Dalla-Vecchia 54,000 -
Swap Out Shenanigans
Level: 16 (3,000/6,000/6,000) Entries: 6/34 Prizes: $6,460 Odds were grim for Team Dalla-Vecchia as they were an underdog all in with pocket fours against pocket nines. The flop and turn didn’t help, and Dalla-Vecchia threw in three swap out cards to force the remaining teams to swap players.
However, fate would turn this joke into a blunder. The river came one of the two remaining fours to give the underdogs the pot. Luckily, the duo still have one swap card remaining for later.
Team Dalla-Vecchia: 63,000
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Final Table Faces
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Kicker Problems for York
Level: 15 (2,500/5,000/5,000) Entries: 7/34 Prizes: $6,460 Action was caught after the flop of J♠Q♥10♣, and Team York checked from the cutoff. Team Bislimi fired for 11,000 from the button. York was quick to call.
The turn was the 7♥, and both players were quick to check.
After the river came the 4♠, York led out for 10,000. Bislimi made the call and revealed A♥J♦. This bested York’s K♠J♣.
Team Bislimi: 251,000
Team York: 142,500 -
Team Bislimi Finds a Final Table Elimination
Level: 14 (2,000/4,000/4,000) Entries: 8/34 Prizes: $6,460 Middle position raised to 10,500, and Team Bislimi called from the cutoff. The big blind also made the call.
The flop came 2♠Q♣5♣, and both early players were quick to check. Bislimi moved all in, and Team Lothian called from the big blind. Both players revealed their holdings.
Team Lothian: Q♦2♦
Team Bislimi: K♦K♣The board completed with the 5♠A♠ to send Team Lothian home.
Team Bislimi: 182,500
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Team York is on Fire
Level: 13 (1,500/3,000/3,000) Entries: 9/34 Prizes: $6,460 Action was caught after the flop of 3♦4♦A♥, and Team York checked from early position.
The button fired for 15,000, and York raised to 50,000.
His opponent went into the tank but eventually made the fold for York to take the pot.
Team York: 128,000
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Final Table Big Stacks
Player Chip Count Team Bislimi 170,500 Team Kaneda 118,000 Team York 99,500 Team Veillet 58,000 -
Team York Rises Through the Ranks
Level: 12 (1,500/2,500/2,500) Entries: 11/34 Prizes: $6,460 Action was caught after the board ran out 7♦8♥A♥4♣4♥, and middle position checked to Team York.
York moved all in for 31,500, and middle position went into the tank.
Eventually they made the call and revealed A♣6♣ bested by York’s A♦K♦.
Team York: 101,500
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Prize Pool Announced
Place Prize 1st $2,780 2nd $1,875 3rd $1,160 4th $645 -
Can’t Kill Khan
Level: 11 (1,000/2,000/2,000) Entries: 15/34 Prizes: $6,460 The cutoff raised to 5,000, and Team Khan moved all in for 34,000. A quick call was made by the cutoff, and both players revealed their holdings.
Cutoff: 10♥10♦
Team Khan: A♠K♥The board ran out Q♦Q♣K♦6♥5♥ to give Khan the pot.
Team Khan: 59,000
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Team Weiss Clings to Life
Level: 10 (1,000/1,500/1,500) Entries: 18/34 Prizes: $6,460 Middle Blind called, and Team Weiss called from the small blind. The big blind was quick to check.
After the flop came the 9♠9♥4♥, Weiss moved all in for 12,000. Both players folded for him to win the pot.
Team Weiss: 18,000
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Team Khan Finds Life
Level: 9 (600/1,200/1,200) Entries: 20/32 Prizes: $6,080 Middle position raised to 3,800, and late position made the call. Team Khan moved all in for 15,500 from the cutoff, and middle position made the call. Late position folded, and both players revealed their holdings.
Team Khan: Q♦Q♣
Middle Position: A♦K♠The board ran out 9♦10♥8♥9♥7♥ to give Khan renewed tournament life.
Team Khan: 38,000
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Team Bislimi Heating Up
Level: 8 (500/1,000/1,000) Entries: 20/31 Prizes: $5,890 Late position raised to 2,200, and Team Bislimi moved all in. His opponent made the call, and both players revealed their holdings.
Late Position: K♥Q♠
Team Bislimi: A♥A♦The board ran out 2♥10♥A♣6♦3♥ to give Bislimi the pot.
Team Bislimi: 54,100
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Early Big Stacks
Player Chip Count Team Kaneda 60,800 Team Dalla-Vecchia 58,900 Team Khan 34,000 Team Spence 33,600 -
Team Khan is Here to Defend Their Title
Level: 5 (300/500/500) Entries: 20/22 Prizes: $4,180 The dealer and small blind called, and Team Khan checked from the big blind.
After the flop came the 10♥9♠6♦, all players were quick to check.
The turn peeled the 7♠, and the small blind checked to Khan. He fired for 1,000, and was rewarded with the pot.
Team Khan: 41,900
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Everyone Loves a Chopped Pot
Level: 5 (300/500/500) Entries: 20/22 Prizes: $4,180 Action was caught after the board ran out 2♠J♥2♣A♣7♠, and an all in and call occurred between Team Moriarty and Team York.
Both teams shared their hands of A♦2♥ and A♠2♦ to chop the pot.
Team York: 31,600
Team Moriarty: 24,900 -
Team York Looking Solid
Level: 4 (200/400/400) Entries: 20/21 Prizes: $3,990 Action was caught after the flop of 2♠2♦J♣, and the big blind was quick to check. Team York fired for 600 from middle position, and the big blind made the call.
Both the turn and river of K♦A♣, checked through and York revealed Q♣J♠ to best the big blind’s 10♥10♦.
Team York: 24,300
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Team Moriarty Takes it Down
Level: 3 (200/300/300) Entries: 18/18 Prizes: $3,420 Action was caught after the flop of K♣2♥A♠, and both blinds were quick to check. Early position fired for 600. Only middle and late position made the call.
The turn peeled the 3♣, and action checked around.
After the river came the 4♠, and early position was quick to check. Team Moriarty blasted for 2,300, and both remaining players made the fold.
Team Moriarty: 23,100
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Team Medicoff Off to a Hot Start
Level: 2 (100/200/200) Entries: 18/18 Prizes: $3,420 Middle position raised to 800, and Team Medicoff made the call.
The flop came 4♠8♣Q♣, and Medicoff was quick to check. Middle position fired for 700, and was called by middle position.
After the turn peeled the 9♣, both players were quick to check.
The river came the 8♠, and Medicoff led out for 2,000. He was rewarded with the pot.
Team Medicoff: 22,200
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Team Game on the Side for Saturday Night
Event #15: $220 Team Tournament
Date: Sep 27, 6 PM Blinds: 20 Minutes Starting Stack: 20k Late Entry: 9 Levels (~9:15) Day 1 Ends: One-Day Event The side game on Saturday is the Team event. Two-player teams swap out every level throughout the night. Teams have 5 switch tickets that let them sub in their own teammate, or force another team at their table to switch (only between hands).
Teams start with 20k in chips and play 20-minute levels throughout the night. They can enter or rebuy through nine levels, putting the last chance to enter at about 9:15 PM.
I won’t be watching this one, but Alek Gillies should be on task for the evening to keep you updated on all the action!
| Position | Team | Prize |
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| 1 | Brendan Harder/Derek Samer | $2,780 |
| 2 | Skyler York/Zachary York | $1,875 |
| 3 | Tony Bislimi/Su Misimi | $1,160 |
| 4 | Maksym Baluchynskyy/Shabab Khan | $645 |
