Event #60: $10,000 Short Deck No-Limit Hold'em
Day 2 Completed
2022 World Series of Poker
Event #60: $10,000 Short Deck No-Limit Hold'em
Day: 2
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 2
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
46
Players Left
5
Level 17
: 0/0, 8,000 ante
Only five players remain in Event #60: $10,000 Short Deck No-Limit Hold’em. Shota Nakanishi leads the remaining bracelet hopefuls in this only Short Deck event of the summer here at the World Series of Poker at Bally’s and Paris Las Vegas.
Nakanishi (2,562,000) is a Short Deck specialist out of Japan who has played many hours of the variant online. He was also in this same event at last year's WSOP. He has already surpassed last year's result and looks to turn his chip lead into his maiden gold bracelet.
Final Day Seat Assignments
| Seat | Player | Country | Chip Count | Antes |
| 1 | Sean Winter | United States | 553,000 | 69 |
| 2 | Stephen Chidwick | United Kingdom | 1,423,000 | 178 |
| 3 | Brian Rast | United States | 855,000 | 107 |
| 4 | Ben Lamb | United States | 1,207,000 | 151 |
| 5 | Shota Nakanishi | Japan | 2,562,000 | 320 |
Action was fast and wild in the early parts of Day 2. The day started with 49 entries; eliminations came quickly at the beginning of the day. Some early casualties included Phil Ivey, Chance Kornuth, Daniel Zack, David Williams, and Sam Soverel.
Players blew right past the bubble, only going to hand-for-hand play for a few hands. It was Michael Watson who left just shy of the money when he ran his ace-king into the pocket kings of Sean Winter.
One player that was happy to find a cash, albeit not as deep a run as he would have liked, was Daniel Negreanu. He placed 15th after his combo draw ran into the flopped trips of Nakanishi. He was in good spirits all night and showed off some Korean and Japanese language skills to the delight of his tablemates who spoke the languages.
Once play reached the final table, Robert Wilke was the first to bow out. He flopped top and bottom two pair against the pair and straight draw of Stephen Chidwick. Chidwick made running trips on the turn and river to send Wilke home.
The final elimination of the night was of Bristol, Tennesse native Scott Smile. A home game lover, Smile wore that namesake smile all night and enjoyed his deep run in the event. Family and friends were following along with his run. In addition to his poker playing, Smile mentioned that he's involved with music production and his son is in the band "The Buddz."
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 |
The final five will return tomorrow to play down to a winner. Action will resume at 1 p.m. local time in Bally’s Event Center.
Tune in right here at PokerNews to get your fix of short deck action as we close out this event and crown a new champion.
Level 17
: 0/0, 8,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
2,562,000
132,000
|
132,000 |
|
||
|
1,423,000 | |
|
||
|
1,207,000
103,000
|
103,000 |
|
|
||
|
855,000
25,000
|
25,000 |
|
||
|
553,000
8,000
|
8,000 |
Level 17
: 0/0, 8,000 ante
Stephen Chidwick raised to 65,000 from early position. Action folded to Scott Smile in the cutoff who made the call, leaving himself with about 180,000 behind.
The flop came 
. Chidwick continued with a bet of 50,000. Smile moved all in fairly quickly and Chidwick immediately called.
Scott Smile: 
Stephen Chidwick: 
Smile was drawing thin against Chidwick's top two pair. The 
turn and 
river sealed the deal and ended Smile's run.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,423,000
198,000
|
198,000 |
|
|
||
|
Busted | |
Level: 17
Blinds: 0/0
Ante: 8,000
Level 16
: 0/0, 6,000 ante
On the last hand before the break, It was a four-way limped pot and the flop came 
. The action checked around and the landed on the turn.
It checked to Brian Rast on the button who put in a bet of 30,000 and Ben Lamb check-raised to 120,000. Stephen Chidwick just called from the cutoff and Rast stepped aside.
The river was the 
and Lamb checked for the third time. Chidwick used a time bank before counting out a bet of 340,000. Lamb instantly mucked and then the table started to discuss the hand.
"You either got ace-jack, four sevens, or four jacks," Lamb said to Chidwick. "I had f*** all."
"Yeah," Rast answered. "I had an ace, that's about all I could have there."
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
2,430,000
210,000
|
210,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
1,310,000
180,000
|
180,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
1,225,000
35,000
|
35,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
830,000
90,000
|
90,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
545,000
55,000
|
55,000 |
|
|
234,000
38,000
|
38,000 |
Level 16
: 0/0, 6,000 ante
After a couple of early limps, Shota Nakanishi raised to 70,000 from late position. On his left, Sean Winter started counting his chips, then he put a large portion of them to work.
Winter three-bet to 360,000, well over half of his remaining chips. Action folded back around to Nakanishi who thought for a bit before mucking and releasing the pot to Winter.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
2,220,000
160,000
|
160,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
600,000
50,000
|
50,000 |
Level 16
: 0/0, 6,000 ante
Ben Lamb raised to 60,000 and was called by Shota Nakanishi on his left and Scott Smile in the cutoff. The flop came 
and Lamb continued with a bet of 30,000. Nakanishi called and Smile raised to 137,000. Lamb just called and Nakanishi got out of the way.
The landed on the turn and both players quickly checked to the on the river. Lamb led out with a small bet of 50,000 and Smile sent his cards to the muck.
"What did you have?" Smile asked. "It's good for the game."
"I'll tell you after. I have your number now," Lamb replied.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,490,000
180,000
|
180,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
272,000
248,000
|
248,000 |
Level 16
: 0/0, 6,000 ante
Action started in a five-way limped pot on the flop. The flop came out 
. All five players checked through.
The turn was the 
. Action checked all the way to Ben Lamb on the button who bet 30,000. Scott Smile called two seats to his left, and Rast called in between the two.
The river hit the river and action checked to Lamb once again. He checked back. Smile showed 
for the straight, both Lamb and Rast mucked.
"You're supposed to bet there, you've got good instincts," said Smile.
"If he had good instincts, he would have saved 30," said Sean Winter.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,310,000
65,000
|
65,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
740,000
35,000
|
35,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
520,000
215,000
|
215,000 |
Level 16
: 0/0, 6,000 ante
On a flop of 
, Sean Winter made a small bet of 27,000 in position. Scott Smile called and the 
paired the board on the turn. Smile check-called another bet of 27,000 from Winter and the completed the board.
Both players checked and Smile turned over 
for jacks and sevens. Winter tabled 
for jacks and eights and raked in the pot.
On the next hand, Winter raised to 60,000 in the hijack after a couple of limpers. Brian Rast called on the button and the limpers folded. The flop fell 
and Winter checked to Rast who bet 90,000. Winter folded but questioned Rast on his holding.
"Ace-jack suited?" That's an ace-jack range right there."
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
775,000
240,000
|
240,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
650,000
5,000
|
5,000 |
|
|
305,000
105,000
|
105,000 |
