Doubles Poker Championship Semifinals Start Saturday16 players set to compete for a spot in the finals |
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GSN will show the first match of the Doubles Poker Championship semifinals Saturday
GSN will air the first of two semifinal matches this Saturday at 9 p.m. Four pairs will compete against one another, with the top two teams advancing to the finals where they’ll play the top two teams from next Saturday’s remaining semifinal match.
This week’s teams and starting chip stacks are:
Team B: Howard Lederer and Phil Gordon — 550,000
Team E: Andrew Lichtenberger and Nick Schulman — 460,000
Team G: Huck Seed and Allen Cunningham — 395,000
Team D: Greg Mueller and Vivek Rajkumar — 510,000
That leaves next weekend’s semifinal teams as: Johnny Chan and Erick Lindgren, Phil Galfond and Annette Obrestad, Tony G and David Benyamine, and Phil Ivey and Chris Ferguson.
In Doubles Poker Championship, two players form a team and must play together by alternating who is in control after every stage of a hand.
The Doubles Poker Championship airs Saturdays at 9 p.m. on GSN. For more information, check out GSN.com.