2022 World Series of Poker

Event #60: $10,000 Short Deck No-Limit Hold'em
Day: 3
Event Info

2022 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
ak
Prize
$277,212
Event Info
Buy-in
$10,000
Prize Pool
$1,025,750
Entries
110
Level Info
Level
21
Blinds
0 / 0
Ante
20,000
Players Info - Day 3
Entries
5
Players Left
1

The $10,000 Short Deck Champion Will Be Crowned Today

Stephen Chidwick
Stephen Chidwick

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

TableSeatPlayerCountryChip CountAntes
Bally's 11Sean WinterUnited States553,00055
Bally's 12Stephen ChidwickUnited Kingdom1,423,000142
Bally's 13Brian RastUnited States855,00085
Bally's 14Ben LambUnited States1,207,000120
Bally's 15Shota NakanishiJapan2,562,000256

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

PlaceWinnerCountryPrize (in USD)
1st  $277,212
2nd  $171,331
3rd  $121,718
4th  $88,168
5th  $65,143
6thScott SmileUnited States$49,113
7thRobert WilkeGermany$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.

PokerNews will be covering all the way to the new short deck champion, so follow along right here for the updates.

Tags: Ben LambBrian RastRobert WilkeScott SmileSean WinterShota NakanishiStephen Chidwick