Who Will Win the Second-Ever Short Deck WSOP Bracelet?
Another champion will be crowned today in Europe's biggest poker arena at the King's Casino and Resort in Rozvadov as Event #6: €25,500 Short Deck High Roller No-Limit Hold'em will come to a conclusion. Out of a big field of 111 entries, only seven players remain to battle for the lion's share of the €2,636,250 prize pool and the coveted gold bracelet that comes with it.
High Roller regular Orpen Kisacikoglu snatched the lead in the final levels of the night and bagged up 22,925,000, but hot on his heels are three other players just a few antes behind in Netanel Amedi (22,300,000), Besim Hot (21,600,000) and Siamak Tooran (20,925,000).
Furthermore, Jonathan Depa (12,925,000), Thai Ha (6,275,000) and Dusk Till Dawn's Rob Yong (3,700,000) all made the cut for the final day and will need to spin up their shorter stacks. Ha finished second in Event #8 $10,000 Short Deck No Limit Hold'em earlier this year in Las Vegas.
There are 17 minutes left in level 20, which features an ante of 150,000 and a button double ante of 300,000.
Seat Assignments for the Final Day
| Seat | Player | Country | Chip Count | Antes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jonathan Depa | United States | 12,925,000 | 86 |
| 2 | Siamak Tooran | Germany | 20,925,000 | 140 |
| 3 | Orpen Kisacikoglu | Turkey | 22,925,000 | 153 |
| 4 | Netanel Amedi | Israel | 22,300,000 | 149 |
| 5 | Rob Yong | United Kingdom | 3,700,000 | 25 |
| 6 | Thai Ha | United States | 6,275,000 | 42 |
| 7 | Besim Hot | Switzerland | 21,600,000 | 144 |
Victory in the second-ever WSOP Short Deck bracelet event comes with a payday of €740,992 and the seven finalists are guaranteed €88,128 for their efforts so far. The action will be streamed on a delay of one hour on PokerGo and the PokerNews team updates will be published according to the live stream until a champion has been crowned.
Remaining Payouts
| Place | Prize (in EUR) | Prize (in USD) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | € 740,992 | $822,501 |
| 2 | € 457,964 | $508,340 |
| 3 | € 319,102 | $354,203 |
| 4 | € 225,839 | $250,681 |
| 5 | € 162,385 | $180,247 |
| 6 | € 118,653 | $131,705 |
| 7 | € 88,128 | $97,822 |
first to act and Netanel Amedi did so from one seat over with the 
. Rob Yong shoved with the 
for 3,750,000 and Besim Hot folded a king-jack suited, Kisacikoglu folded and Amedi called.
but the 
turn restored the preflop order. The 
followed on the river and Yong doubled to nearly close the gap to Jonathan Depa.
turn but the 
river was too little too late for Depa, who departed in 7th place for €88,128.
and Netanel Amedi called with the 
river for 3,000,000. Amedi moved all-in with his missed straight draw and Tooran used a time bank before electing to fold.
turn and Yong got up from his seat to see the 
river blank off. Yong was eliminated in 6th place and takes home €118,653.
river with the 
and forced a fold from Netanel Amedi, who had the better two pair with 
.
river blanked. Tooran bet 6,000,000 and showes his cards after Amedi had quickly folded.
river a formality.
. A blank 
turn reduced the outs to four and Kisacikoglu made a full house on the 
