Event #8: $10,000 Short Deck No-Limit Hold'em Day 1 | 2019 World Series of Poker

06-02-2019 18:35 UTC-7

Koon Gauges His Options

Will Shillibier

Level 1 : 0/0, 100 ante

With 8,000 chips in the middle, both Cary Katz and Jason Koon checked a turn and the river was the . Katz checked and Koon bet 2,000.

Katz then check-raised to 7,000.

"You don't have a queen," said Koon. "Ever. But you very well could have ace-king or nine-eight."

He turned to look at his opponent.

"I'm going to look at you because I have a very good hand," he continued, before calling.

Katz showed and Koon took down the pot with

Player	Chips	Progress
Jason Koon	46,000	16,000
Cary Katz	19,000	-11,000

Tags: Cary Katz Jason Koon

06-02-2019 18:29 UTC-7

The player in first-to-act limped. Anthony Zinno, next to act, raised to 400. Jason Koon called from middle position, along with Ben Lamb on the cutoff, and the player on the button. The player in first-to-act added the remainder to call as well.

A flop reading was dealt and checked through to the turn. Action checked again to the player on the button who bet 1,200. Zinno was the only caller.

The completed the board. Both players opted to check. Zinno turned over for trips and his opponent threw his hand in the muck.

Player	Chips	Progress
Anthony Zinno	46,000	14,000

Tags: Anthony Zinno Ben Lamb Jason Koon

06-02-2019 18:18 UTC-7

New Players

Will Shillibier

Level 1 : 0/0, 100 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Anson Tsang	30,000	30,000
Cary Katz	30,000	30,000
Ben Lamb	30,000	30,000

06-02-2019 18:17 UTC-7

Zinno Raises the River to Victory

Sandra Barbour

Level 1 : 0/0, 100 ante

On a flop of , action checked to Anothony Zinno, in the hijack , who bet bet 400. Jason Koon, on the cutoff, folded. The player in first-to-act called.

The turn brought the and was checked through to the river. The player in first-to-act threw in a bet of 1,200. Zinno raised to 4,100. His opponent gave up his hand.

Player	Chips	Progress
Anthony Zinno	32,000	-28,000

Tags: Anthony Zinno Jason Koon

06-02-2019 18:14 UTC-7

Early Entries

Will Shillibier

Level 1 : 0/0, 100 ante

Short deck regular Jason Koon is one of 13 players seated in the tournament so far. He is joined by Eric Kurtzman who has a string of WSOP cashes including two top-three finishes, and 2015 bracelet-winner Anthony Zinno.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jason Koon	30,000	30,000
Anthony Zinno	30,000	30,000
Eric Kurtzman	30,000	30,000

Level: 1

Blinds: 0/0

Ante: 100

06-02-2019 16:51 UTC-7

Short Deck No-Limit Hold'em Arrives at the WSOP

Will Shillibier

The age-old saying 'Less is more' will be put to the test later today with the first ever $10,000 Short Deck No-Limit Hold'em Championship getting underway. This four-day event is a new addition to the WSOP schedule for 2019, with the format growing in popularity amongst poker fans over the last six months.

WSOP Vice President of Corporate Communication Seth Palansky told PokerNews earlier in the year that the WSOP is "never afraid to try something."

"Every year we look to the schedule of events and determine what is growing in popularity and what is waning," Palansky said. "At one time, limit hold’em and five-card draw dominated our offerings. We are cognizant of our need to adapt and meet the current market demands.

"Some seem to last, like dealer’s choice, and some don’t, like ante-only no-limit hold’em."

For the uninitiated, short deck hold'em (also called Six Plus Hold'em) sees every card deuce through five removed, leaving just 36 of the 52 card deck remaining. As a result, strategies change and everything players thought they knew about hold'em is thrown out the window as they adjust to the new format.

One important thing to know before jumping into the short deck streets is that flushes beat full houses. This is the hand rankings the WSOP will use:

Hand Rankings
Royal Flush
Straight Flush
Four of a Kind
Flush
Full House
Straight
Three of a Kind
Two Pair
One Pair
High Card

Players will start with 30,000 chips and will be allowed a free add-on for another 30,000 at any point until the end of registration. There will also be a single re-entry for the first ten levels, with late registration closing after ten levels (~5:15 pm on Day 2).

Eight levels are scheduled for Day 1, with a 15-minute break after every two levels. The tournament will play six-handed, with each player putting in a single ante, with the player on the button putting in a double ante.

The new format will be sure to attract a crowd of interested spectators, but it remains to be seen what kind of field size will greet WSOP organizers.

Stay tuned to PokerNews for all the coverage of this brand new bracelet event.

Event #8: $10,000 Short Deck No-Limit Hold'em

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