Event #10: $1,000 Tag Team No-Limit Hold'em

In dramatic fashion, Team Aditya Sushant - Nipun Java have won their first-ever WSOP gold bracelets in Event #10: $1,000 Tag Team No-Limit Hold'Em. Together, they will take home $150,637 and two very big smiles.

Java and Sushant are two Indian-born friends who met in the United States about three years ago. Java lives here now, but Sushant still calls India home. Along with his newly acquired bracelet, Java boasts just shy of two million in career tournament earnings, along with a WSOP Circuit ring. He had a close call at the 2015 WSOP when he finished as runner-up in Event #46: $3,000 Pot Limit Omaha Six Handed for $270,509, which is also his largest-career cash. Sushant has a little under $300,000 in cashes, with this result being his biggest.

"Poker is booming in India", said Java. He explained that there is a large Indian contingent in Las Vegas for the summer, and he is even more happy for his fellow countrymen. He hopes this win is just the start of his country's success in poker.

When asked how he felt about his first bracelet win, he said, "Amazing. Amazing feeling. I'm so happy I was with a fellow Indian. We won something. This was a last-minute call for us to team up. I had another teammate drop out because he couldn't wake up on time. Otherwise, we wouldn't be a team, and who knows what would've happened. It was destiny. Meant to be."

Sushant closed out the tournament for the team, and it was actually by accident, more or less. Java needed to use the bathroom, and Sushant tagged in. The rest was history, and the two players have earned their first WSOP gold bracelets. When asked what was going through his mind in the final hand, Sushant laughed and said, "What was going through my mind? That I need to hit an ace and ace, two aces back-to-back."

Sushant called the all-in bet of Pablo Mariz with    and was up against   . The flop came    , giving the team from India only one way to win. The board needed to run out ace-ace. The turn was the  , giving them and their rail some hope, and when the   hit the river, everyone was sent into a frenzy.

This unique event attracted a total of 843 entries, which created a prizepool of $758,700 and paid 127 spots. The bubble burst during the latter part of Day 1, and a total of 94 teams bagged chips to return on Day 2. The action was fast-paced on Day 2, as teams were eliminated early and often. After 10 levels of play, the final table was reached, and the remaining nine players bagged chips to return on Day 3. DJ MacKinnon and Esther Taylor came into the day as chip leaders but could not get anything to go their way, finishing in sixth place.

Here is a look at the final table results:

Some of the notables to finish in the money include Allyn Shulman - Jessica Horan - Barry Shulman (11th Place - $8,148), Jamie Kerstetter - Chris Horter - Eric Wasserson (31st Place - $3,506), Maria Ho - Fedor Holz - Rainer Kempe - Philipp Zukernik (58th Place - $2,225), Ben Yu - Jacob Wilson (62nd Place - $2,225), and Nick Yunis - Nacho Barbero (88th Place - $1,659).

Final Table Action

Team Joseph Choueiri - Rafael Lopez - James Gibson (9th Place - $10,475) were the first ones eliminated from the final table when Choueiri got all of his chips in the middle with pocket jacks but ran into Aditya Sushant's pocket kings. Team Austin Buchanan - Lanie Foster (8th Place - $13,680) were eliminated next. Buchanan had been grinding a short stack since the start of play and lost a flip with ace-jack against Nipun Java's pocket fours. Team Ryan Laplante - Sam Cohen (7th Place - $18,143) bowed out next when Laplante ran his pocket eights into Nipun Java's pocket jacks. Laplante was unable to connect with the board, and he took his partner to the cage to collect their winnings.

Just three hands later, Team DJ MacKinnon - Esther Taylor (6th Place - $24,430) were sent to the rail when MacKinnon four-bet shoved with    into Kiryl Radzivonau's   . Radzivonau flopped a set of kings, and MacKinnon was drawing dead on the turn. Shortly thereafter, Mukul Pahuja was on the short stack and moved all in with   . He, too, was up against pocket kings of Pablo Mariz, and Team Mukul Pahuja - Jonas Wexler (5th Place - $33,391) were ousted from the tournament. It took over 40 hands before the next elimination. Georgios Zisimopoulos called an all-in bet from Kiryl Radzivonau on a flop of     and was out in front with a pair. Unfortunately for him, Radzivonau ran down a bigger pair, and Team Charalampos Lappas - Georgios Zisimopoulos (4th Place - $46,318) was eliminated.

The three remaining players were all about equal in chips, and the average stack was nearly 50 big blinds. Needless to say, three-handed play continued for a long while until Kiryl Radzivonau found himself on the short stack. He got his remaining chips in the middle with   , but when four aces landed on the board, Sushant's queen-high knocked out Team Kiryl Radzivonau - Mikhail Semin (3rd Place - $65,190). Heads-up play lasted 37 hands and ended when Sushant went runner-runner to make a bigger full house against Team Pablo Mariz - David Guay (2nd Place - $93,074), who were left in awe.

The final tag team event has finished up for the 2017 WSOP, but with the growing popularity of this team format, it seems likely that it will return in the following years. Continue following along with PokerNews as the team brings you all of the live updates in the coming events.

Hand #233: Aditya Sushant raised to 125,000 on the button, and Pablo Mariz folded.

Hand #234: Sushant got a walk.

Hand #222: Pablo Mariz limped in on the button, and Aditya Sushant moved all in. Mariz folded.

Hand #223: Sushant raised to 110,000 on the button, and Mariz folded.

Hand #224: Mariz limped in on the button, and Sushant checked his option. The flop came    , and Sushant checked. Mariz bet 55,000, and Sushant check-raised to 140,000. Mariz folded.

Hand #225: Sushant moved all in and got no action.

Hand #226: Mariz moved all in and got no action.

Hand #227: Sushant raised to 110,000 on the button, and Mariz called. The flop came    =, and both players checked. The turn was the  , and Mariz bet 115,000. Sushant called. The river was the  . Mariz checked, and Sushant bet 150,000. Mariz snap-called. Sushant tabled    for a wheel, but Mariz tabled    for a straight to the six and scooped the pot.

Aditya Sushant - Nipun Java	3,300,000	240,000
Pablo Mariz - David Guay	950,000	-210,000

Hand #212: Pablo Mariz limped in on the button, and Aditya Sushant checked his option. The flop came    , and both players checked to the turn, which was the  . Sushant check-folded to a bet of 55,000 from Mariz.

Hand #213: Sushant limped in on the button, and Mariz checked. The flop came    , and both players checked. The turn was the  , and Mariz led out for 60,000. Sushant raised to 200,000, and Mariz called. The river was the  . Mariz checked, Sushant bet 225,000, and Mariz folded.

Hand #214: Mariz limped in on the button, and Sushant checked. The flop came    , and Sushant checked. Mariz bet 50,000, Sushant raised to 150,000, and Mariz folded.

Hand #215: Sushant raised to 110,000 on the button, and Mariz called. The flop came    , and Mariz checked. Sushant bet 75,000, Mariz moved all in, and Sushant folded.

Hand #216: Mariz limped in, and Sushant checked. The flop came    , and Sushant bet 50,000. Mariz called. The turn was the  . Sushant bet 150,000, and Mariz folded.

The final two teams are on another 15-minute break.

Team Aditya Sushant - Nipun Java still hold the lead.

Aditya Sushant - Nipun Java	3,060,000	-210,000
Pablo Mariz - David Guay	1,160,000	215,000

Hand #199: Aditya Sushant limped in on the button and David Guay checked. The flop came     and Guay check-called a bet of 45,000 from Sushant. The turn was the   and Guay checked. Sushant bet 75,000 and Guay folded.

Hand #200: Guay limped in on the button and Sushant raised to 120,000. Guay folded.

Hand #201: Sushant raised to 95,000 on the button, Guay moved all in, and Sushant folded.

Hand #202: Guay limped in on the button and Sushant raised to 120,000. Guay called. The flop came     and Guay check-called a bet of 60,000 from Sushant.

The turn was the   and Guay check-called a bet of 135,000 from Guay this time. The river was the   and Sushant moved all in. Guay folded. Sushant showed    for nine-high and flashed a smile.

Hand #203: Guay got a walk.

Hand #204: Sushant got a walk.

Hand #205: Sushant raised to 85,000 and got no action.

Hand #206: Guay limped in on the button and Sushant checked his option. The flop came     and Sushant check-folded to a bet of 65,000 from Guay.

Heads-up play has begun, with Team Aditya Sushant - Nipun Java in the lead with 3,270,000 to Team Pablo Mariz - David Guay's 945,000.

Sushant and Guay are leading each respective team for the moment.

Aditya Sushant - Nipun Java	3,270,000	780,000
Pablo Mariz - David Guay	945,000	-455,000

Hand #195: David Guay raised to 85,000 and the blinds folded.

Hand #196: Kiryl Radzivonau called from the button and Guay checked the big blind. The two players checked the whole way on a board reading       and Guay showed    for a flush.

Hand #197: Aditya Sushant raised to 85,000 and Radzivonau called. The flop came     and Radzivonau check-called a bet of 75,000 from Sushant. The turn was the   and Radzivonau checked again. Sushant bet 200,000 and received another call. The river brought the   and Radzivonau checked for the third time. Sushant bet 530,000 and Radzivonau instantly called. Sushant tabled    for a rivered straight and Radzivonau was left shaking his head.

Hand #185: Aditya Sushant raised to 85,000 from the button. Kiryl Radzivonau called and the flop came    . Radzivonau checked and Sushant bet 55,000. Radzivonau raised to 150,000 and Sushant called. The turn was the   and Radzivonau bet 210,000. Sushant once again called and the river brought the  . Radzivonau pushed all in for 400,000 and Sushant finally let his hand go.

Hand #186: Radzivonau limped the small blind and Sushant raised to 105,000, getting a snap-fold from Radzivonau.

Hand #187: Radzivonau raised to 80,000 and David Guay moved all in. Radzivonau folded.

Hand #188: Sushant raised to 85,000 and Radzivonau three-bet to 275,000. Sushant instantly mucked his cards.

Hand #189: Guay raised to 85,000 from the button and both blinds folded.

Hand #175: Kiryl Radzivonau shoved all in for his remaining 310,000 with    and was called by Aditya Sushant with   . The board ran out      , giving Radzivonau a double-up and some more confidence.

Hand #176: Sushant raised to 85,000 and Radzivonau moved all in again. This time Sushant mucked his cards.

Hand #177: Radzivonau limped from the small blind and Aditya Sushant checked. The flop came     and Radzivonau bet 45,000. Sushant called and the   came on the turn. Both players checked and they also checked the   river. Radzivonau showed    for a flush to win the hand.

Hand #178: Sushant limped the small blind and Pablo Mariz raised to 125,000. Sushant sent the action back to Mariz with a reraise to 285,000. Mariz folded.

Hand #179: Mariz just called the small blind and Radzivonau checked. The flop was     and Mariz bet 50,000. Radzivonau called. Both players checked on the   turn and the   river. On showdown, both players showed a pair of eights and chopped the pot.