Event #60: $10,000 Short Deck No-Limit Hold'em
Day 3 Started
2022 World Series of Poker
Event #60: $10,000 Short Deck No-Limit Hold'em
Day: 3
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 3
2022 World Series of Poker
Buy-in
$10,000
Prize Pool
$1,025,750
Entries
110
Level
21
Blinds
0 / 0
Ante
20,000
Entries
5
Players Left
1
The next winner of a prestigious gold bracelet will be decided with a 36-card deck. Event #60: $10,000 Short Deck No-Limit Hold'em has reached its final day here at the World Series of Poker at Bally's and Paris Las Vegas; five players are left to battle for the $277,212 that sits waiting for first place.
Shota Nakanishi sits in prime position as the chip leader with 2,562,000 chips, nearly double the chips of his nearest contender. A short deck specialist with online experience in the game, Nakanishi demonstrated his prowess many times over the last couple of days. As one of two remaining players without a bracelet, he will look to close out the event today and take home his first piece of signature WSOP hardware. There are a few people who want to write a different story.
Final Day Seat Assignments
| Table | Seat | Player | Country | Chip Count | Antes |
| Bally's 1 | 1 | Sean Winter | United States | 553,000 | 55 |
| Bally's 1 | 2 | Stephen Chidwick | United Kingdom | 1,423,000 | 142 |
| Bally's 1 | 3 | Brian Rast | United States | 855,000 | 85 |
| Bally's 1 | 4 | Ben Lamb | United States | 1,207,000 | 120 |
| Bally's 1 | 5 | Shota Nakanishi | Japan | 2,562,000 | 256 |
Stephen Chidwick (1,423,000) sits in second place. Chidwick ended play yesterday with a final big hand of the night when he flopped top two pair against the top pair of Scott Smile That hand finalized the final five and moved Chidwick into second place on the leaderboard. Chidwick will look to ride that momentum today.
Ben Lamb, Brian Rast, and Sean Winter round out the table. Lamb built a large stack early by making all the right moves, navigating tricky spots, and demonstrating a strong understanding of the game. Rast made a big, and correct, preflop call on Day 2 to eliminate two players and build a final table stack of his own. Winter, the other maiden-bracelet seeker and the short stack of the table, still has 55 antes to work with to take chips from those above him. Play will be deep and will likely feature very interesting play between these poker giants.
Final Table Results and Remaining Payouts
| Place | Winner | Country | Prize (in USD) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | $277,212 | ||
| 2nd | $171,331 | ||
| 3rd | $121,718 | ||
| 4th | $88,168 | ||
| 5th | $65,143 | ||
| 6th | Scott Smile | United States | $49,113 |
| 7th | Robert Wilke | Germany | $37,800 |
Play will begin at 1 p.m. local time inside of Bally's Event Center. The 60-minute levels will continue with 15-minute breaks after every two levels. Antes will still be paid by every player each hand with the button players paying two antes. Players will return to level 18 and antes of 10,000.
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Level: 17
Blinds: 0/0
Ante: 8,000
Level 17
: 0/0, 8,000 ante
After waiting for Sean Winter to show up, the second hand of the day was underway with four players limping in. The flop came 
and the action checked around to the 
on the turn.
Stephen Chidwick was the first to throw in a bet of 55,000 from the cutoff. Brian Rast called on the button and Ben Lamb check-raised to 275,000. Winter folded and Chidwick thought for a minute before ripping all in. Rast quickly folded but Lamb instantly called off his stack of 1,183,000.
Ben Lamb: 
Stephen Chidwick: 
Lamb flopped the nuts with a straight and Chidwick had two pair and a flush draw. The 
bricked the river and Chidwick was forced to send over a huge double up to start the day.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
2,420,000
1,213,000
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1,213,000 |
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210,000
1,213,000
|
1,213,000 |
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Level 17
: 0/0, 8,000 ante
Stephen Chidwick raised to 95,000 from the middle position and Shota Nakanishi three-bet shoved with the bigger stack from the button. Chidwick snap-called for the 200,000 or so he had behind.
Stephen Chidwick: 
Shota Nakanishi: 
The board ran out 
for Nakanishi to flop two pair immediately to eliminate Chidwick in fifth place.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
2,770,000
208,000
|
208,000 |
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Busted | |
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Level 17
: 0/0, 8,000 ante
Sean Winter limped in from the cutoff and Brian Rast checked his option on the button. The flop came 
and Winter led out with a bet of 24,000. Rast called and the landed on the turn.
Winter fired out another bet of 77,000 this time and Rast sent his cards to the muck.
On the next hand, Rast limped in from the cutoff and Ben Lamb checked his option. The flop fell 
and Rast counted out a bet of 48,000. Lamb called and the paired the board on the turn.
Rast sized up a bet of 115,000 this time and Lamb wasted little time before sending his cards to the muck.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
2,320,000
100,000
|
100,000 |
|
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930,000
75,000
|
75,000 |
|
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605,000
52,000
|
52,000 |
Level 17
: 0/0, 8,000 ante
In a three-way limped pot, the flop came 
and the action checked around to the 
on the turn. Three more checks and the completed the board.
Ben Lamb led out with a min-bet of 16,000 on the river which got Sean Winter to fold. Brian Rast raised to 46,000 on the button and Lamb laid his hand down.
The remaining four players have decided to take a quick bathroom break before the action resumes.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
2,244,000
76,000
|
76,000 |
|
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950,000
20,000
|
20,000 |
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Level: 18
Blinds: 0/0
Ante: 10,000
Level 18
: 0/0, 10,000 ante
Brian Rast limped in from the hijack and Ben Lamb raised to 130,000 in the cutoff. Shota Nakanishi three-bet to 450,000 on the button. Rast used his 30 seconds before folding while Lamb used a time bank but ultimately decided to fold as well.
"I folded jack-six if that helps anybody," Sean Winter chimed in. "Two tank folds, wow."
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
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2,990,000
220,000
|
220,000 |
|
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2,080,000
164,000
|
164,000 |
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Level 18
: 0/0, 10,000 ante
Sean Winter was the short stack at the table and raised to 210,000 from under the gun. Shota Nakanishi was the big stack on the button and announced all in.
"Snap-call," Winter said as he dropped in the rest of his 410,000 chips.
Sean Winter:
Shota Nakanishi: 
"Lucky Ladies," Winter was hoping.
The board ran out 
and Winter found no help as he was eliminated in fourth place.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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3,340,000
350,000
|
350,000 |
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Busted | |
