Event #93: $10,000 Short Deck No-Limit Hold'em Begins Today at 2 PM
Welcome to Day 1 of Event #93: $10,000 Short Deck No-Limit Hold'em at the 2023 World Series of Poker at Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas. The second of only two events of this variant at the WSOP is sure to attract a plethora of top professionals and short deck specialists.
Shota Nakanishi won first place in last year's event, defeating Ben Lamb in heads up play to win $277,212 and his first World Series of Poker gold bracelet. Thai Ha, who last week won Event #83: $1,500 Short Deck No-Limit Hold'em, is also expected to play in this event.
2022 Final Table Results
| Place | Player | Country | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Shota Nakanishi | Japan | $277,212 |
| 2nd | Ben Lamb | United States | $171,331 |
| 3rd | Brian Rast | United States | $121,718 |
| 4th | Sean Winter | United States | $88,168 |
| 5th | Stephen Chidwick | United Kingdom | $65,143 |
| 6th | Scott Smile | United States | $49,113 |
Game Details
Short deck is played with a 36-card deck; the deuces, treys, fours, and fives are removed from a standard 52-card deck. Aces are still both low and high, so the ace-six-seven-eight-nine makes a "wheel" straight. Hand rankings are slightly adjusted because of the short deck as well. A flush beats a full house in this game, all other rankings remain the same. The entire table antes every hand and the button player pays a double ante; no blinds are used.
Day 1 will feature eight 60-minute levels with 15-minute breaks after every two levels. Play will be six-handed and a 30-second shot clock will be in play. Each entry gets you 60,000 chips and one reentry is allowed. Players will be given three bullets of 20,000 chips to use how they like, but all add-on chips must be taken by close of registration. Cards will get in the air at 2 p.m. local time.
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