2023 World Series of Poker

Event #93: $10,000 Short Deck Championship
Day: 1
Event Info

2023 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
kk
Prize
$270,160
Event Info
Buy-in
$10,000
Prize Pool
$895,300
Entries
106
Level Info
Level
22
Blinds
0 / 0
Ante
25,000
Players Info - Day 1
Entries
84
Players Left
31

Nakanishi Springs the Trap

Level 7 : Blinds 0/0, 800 ante
Shota Nakanishi
Shota Nakanishi

Justin Bonomo opened to 2,000 and then Shota Nakanishi three-bet to 8,000, but then Kosei Ichinose put in the cold four-bet to 22,500.

Bonomo got out of the way while Nakanishi made the call to see the flop of A8Q.

Nakanishi checked to the preflop aggressor, who did not disappoint by continuing for 15,000, which Nakanishi called.

On the turn J, Nakanishi checked once more and Ichinose moved all in. Nakanishi snap-called as the shorter stack and the cards were tabled.

Shota Nakanishi: 910
Kosei Ichinose: AA

The river came the K and Nakanishi won the pot with his straight while Ichinose was left holding his inferior set of aces.

"Is that how you win tournaments?" Ivan Ermin said, "You just float for 15,000 and know its coming, huh?" Nakanishi just smiled and laughed as he stacked his new chips.

The very next hand, Ichinose, who was left with only 9,800, then moved all in against a new player that had just sat down who made the call to put him at risk.

Kosei Ichinose: KQ
New player: KJ

The flop came out 10J8 to give the new player the advantage with his pair of jacks, but the runout of 8A gave him Broadway on the river to stay alive for the double

Player Chips Progress
Shota Nakanishi jp
Shota Nakanishi
Defending Champion
WSOP 1X Winner
175,000 115,000
Kosei Ichinose jp
Kosei Ichinose
22,000 22,000

Tags: Ivan ErminJustin BonomoKosei IchinoseShota Nakanishi