Event #18: $5,000 Short Deck Championship [3-Stack]
Day 1 Started
2021 GGPoker WSOP Online Bracelet Events
Event #18: $5,000 Short Deck Championship [3-Stack]
Day: 1
Welcome to Day 1 of Event #18 $5,000 Short Deck Championship
The 2021 GGPoker WSOP Online Bracelet Events continue with the next mid-week highlight and mixed game aficionados from all over the world are expected to take a shot at winning one of the coveted gold bracelets. With a price tag of $5,000, Event #18 Short Deck Championship, some of poker's biggest names are expected to join the fray at 5 pm UTC on the GGPoker Network.
Among the early entrants more than one hour prior to the start are the GGPoker ambassadors Daniel Negreanu and Felipe Ramos, Mikhail "Misha Inner" Shalamov, Denys Chufarin, Kosei Ichinose, Shuxrat Salixov, Oliver Weis, Stuart Rutter, Stoyan Madanzhiev, Rene Van Krevelen, and Song "xuesong" Xue. Many more are expected in the hours to come as the tournament features a late registration of four hours and five minutes.
During the registration period, up to two re-entries can be purchased in the six-handed format, which provides all players with a starting stack of 60,000. These are available as three bullets of 20,000 chips each and can be used at any time. The first level of the day includes an ante of 200 and the player on the button will pay a double ante. This tournament also features the 3-Stack format and all unredeemed chips will be released once the registration closes.
Day 1 will play down all the way to the seven-handed final table, which then determines a champion on Wednesday, August 25. Stay tuned for all the Short Deck action as the PokerNews team will be there from start to finish en route to crowning another WSOP gold bracelet winner.
Level: 1
Blinds: 0/200
Ante: 200
Shuffle Up and Deal!
Level 1
: 0/200, 200 ante
There are 37 players registered in the first level of the day and the tournament has officially kicked off. A first list of notables will be published shortly.
First Batch of Notable Entries
Level 1
: 0/200, 200 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
20,000 | |
|
20,000 | |
|
20,000 | |
|
20,000 | |
|
20,000 | |
|
20,000 | |
|
20,000 | |
|
20,000 | |
|
20,000 | |
|
20,000 | |
|
20,000 |
Shalamov Chips Up Early
Level 1
: 0/200, 200 ante
"dropped" raised to 728 and was called by Mikhail "Misha Inner" Shalamov as they headed to the 
flop. Both checked and "dropped" then bet the 
turn and 
for 877 and 2,405 respectively. Shalamov called with the 
for a straight and that beat the 
for the bottom pair of his opponent.
Song "xuesong" Xue then open-jammed twice against raises on his first invested bullet to chip up as well.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
23,000 | 3,000 |
|
|
22,610 | 2,610 |
"FortNitPro" Down One Bullet
Level 1
: 0/200, 200 ante
Following two limps, "FortNitPro" raised the button to 2,000 and Joao Vieira was the only caller. On the 
flop, Vieira raised to 6,000 and called the shove of his opponent.
"FortNitPro": 
Joao Vieira;: 
The 
turn and river paired the board and "FortNitPro" was down one bullet.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
42,400 | 42,400 |
|
20,000 |
More Entries on the Way
Level 1
: 0/200, 200 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
20,000 | 20,000 |
|
|
20,000 | 20,000 |
|
|
20,000 | 20,000 |
|
20,000 | 20,000 |
|
|
20,000 | 20,000 |
|
|
20,000 | -22,400 |
|
20,000 | 20,000 |
|
20,000 | 20,000 |
|
|
20,000 | 20,000 |
|
|
20,000 | 20,000 |
|
|
20,000 | 20,000 |
|
20,000 | 20,000 |
|
20,000 | 20,000 |
|
20,000 | 20,000 |
|
20,000 | 20,000 |
Huberman Takes One Stack off Mazerolle
Level 1
: 0/200, 200 ante
Alon "ArtinB" Huberman three-bet to 4,600 on the button and the initial raiser Hugues "GG CLOWN XDDD" Mazerolle then jammed for 18,400, which Huberman called.
Hugues "GG CLOWN XDDD" Mazerolle: 
Alon "ArtinB" Huberman: 
The 
flop was huge for Huberman, who spiked the top pair and nut flush draw. Some chop outs arrived on the turn but the river sent Mazerolle onto the second stack.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
37,950 | |
|
|
20,000 |
Another Stack for Vieira
Level 1
: 0/200, 200 ante
Following a limp by "FortNitPro", Joao Vieira raised to 1,600 and Roman Hrabec jammed for 19,800 from under the gun. The limper folded and Vieira called with the superior stack.
Roman Hrabec: 
Joao Vieira:
On a board of 
, Vieira earned his second stack add-in of the first level.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
63,200 | 43,200 |
|
|
20,000 |