Event #93: $10,000 Short Deck Championship
Day 3 Started
Event #93: $10,000 Short Deck Championship
Day 3 Started
Welcome to the last and final day of Event #93: $10,000 Short Deck Championship at the 2023 World Series of Poker here at Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas.
A total of 106 entries joined over two action-packed days of short deck to create a prize pool of $895,300 with the winner taking home $270,160 and the prestigious gold bracelet.
After the dust settled on Day 2, it was Martin Nielsen who bagged the chip lead with a stack of 2,007,000. Close on his heels is Eric Wasserson (1,705,000) and Hong Wei Yu (1,596,000) who round out the top-three.
Also returning to battle are Ivan Ermin (743,000) and five-time bracelet winner and poker Hall of Famer John Juanda (332,000), who came into the final table as the chip leader but ran into a set-over-set cooler against Wasserson to lose most of his stack.
Seat | Player | Country | Chip Count | Antes |
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1 | Eric Wasserson | United States | 1,705,000 | 284 |
2 | Ivan Ermin | Russia | 743,000 | 124 |
3 | Hong Wei Yu | United States | 1,596,000 | 266 |
4 | Martin Nielsen | Faroe Islands | 2,007,000 | 335 |
5 | John Juanda | Indonesia | 332,000 | 55 |
The final five will play down to a winner in the Horseshoe Blue section at 1p.m. local time with antes resuming at 6,000 with 23:27 left on the current level. The levels will continue to be 60-minutes in length and there will be a 15-minute break every two levels. There is no dinner break scheduled, but depending on the pace of play, one could be added.
Place | Winner | Country | Prize (in USD) |
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1st | $270,160 | ||
2nd | $167,340 | ||
3rd | $118,037 | ||
4th | $85,124 | ||
5th | $62,793 | ||
6th | Nobuaki Sasaki | Japan | $47,406 |
7th | Chris Brewer | United States | $36,648 |
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Level: 16
Blinds: 0/0
Ante: 6,000
The players have taken their seats and the play clock is in motion as the final day of the $10,000 Short Deck No-Limit Hold'em is officially underway!
Hong Wei Yu limped from under the gun and John Juanda made the call in middle position. Ivan Ermin checked his option on the button and the flop fanned out A♠10♣8♦.
Yu led out for 35,000 and both Juanda and Ermin called. The 10♥ hit the turn and all three players checked to the Q♥ river. Yu checked and Juanda sized to 65,000. Ermin made the call and Yu got out of the way.
Juanda tabled J♣9♦ for a queen-high straight, but was no good when Ermin rolled over K♣J♦ for the king-high straight to scoop the first pot.
Player | Chips | Progress |
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Hong Wei Yu |
1,480,000
-116,000
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-116,000 |
Ivan Ermin |
940,000
197,000
|
197,000 |
|
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John Juanda |
250,000
-82,000
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-82,000 |
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John Juanda open-shoved under the gun and then Eric Wasserson moved all in behind him for much more. The other players quickly got out of the way and the cards were tabled.
John Juanda: Q♥10♥
Eric Wasserson: A♦K♦
"Uh oh," Juanda chuckled as he realized what he was up against.
The flop came A♣9♠8♣ to give Wasserson top pair, but it also gave Juanda an inside straight draw to a jack.
Unfortunately for him, the board ran out 8♦9♥ and the poker Hall of Famer was eliminated in fifth place. He stood up and shook everyone's hand and wished them the best of luck before he made his way to the payout desk.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Eric Wasserson |
1,860,000
155,000
|
155,000 |
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John Juanda | Busted | |
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Level: 17
Blinds: 0/0
Ante: 8,000
Eric Wasserson limped in from under the gun and Ivan Ermin raised to 65,000 next to act. The rest of the table got out of the way and Wasserson made the call.
The flop came K♦Q♣Q♥ and Wasserson check-called a bet of 38,000 from Ermin. On the K♥ turn both players checked to the 6♦ river.
Wasserson took the lead with a bet of 60,000 and Ermin went deep in the tank. After using a time bank card, Ermin let it go and the pot was sent to Wasserson without showdown.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Eric Wasserson |
1,950,000
90,000
|
90,000 |
|
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Ivan Ermin |
520,000
-420,000
|
-420,000 |
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On a heads-up flop of 6♣Q♥K♠, Eric Wasserson checked to Hong Wei Yu who bet 85,000. Wasserson made the call and the two went to the turn 10♥.
Both players decided to check and saw the river fall the Q♣. Wasserson checked once more and Yu fired for 160,000.
"Ahhh, was a big turn for me, too," Wasserson sighed as he tossed K♥J♥ into the muck to award Yu the pot.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Eric Wasserson |
1,850,000
-100,000
|
-100,000 |
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Hong Wei Yu |
1,800,000
320,000
|
320,000 |
Player | Chips | Progress |
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Martin Nielsen (FI) |
2,340,000
333,000
|
333,000 |
|
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Eric Wasserson |
1,950,000
100,000
|
100,000 |
|
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Hong Wei Yu |
1,675,000
-125,000
|
-125,000 |
Ivan Ermin |
358,000
-162,000
|
-162,000 |
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