Event #60: $10,000 Short Deck No-Limit Hold'em

It was a wild day on the felt in Event #60: $10,000 Short Deck No-Limit Hold'em at the 2022 WSOP at Bally's and Paris Las Vegas that saw chips flying in all directions throughout the opening eight levels. There were a total of 102 entries recorded and only 37 players bagged up chips to move on to Day 2.

After all the dust settled, it was Elior Sion who bagged up the largest stack of the day with 372,000 chips. Sion was one of the later entries after the last break of the day but quickly spun up his starting stack of 60,000 chips into the largest in the room. Sion is a former WSOP gold bracelet winner, with that coming in 2017 in the Poker Players Championship.

Event #60: $10,000 Short Deck No-Limit Hold'em Top 10 Chip Counts

Also among the leaders are Stephen Chidwick who bagged up 352,000 chips after some late-night heroics and four-time bracelet winner Ben Yu, who finished the night with 314,100 chips. Chidwick's hot run came on the heels of a bluff from the defending champion Chance Kornuth (196,700 chips) in the last level of the night. Chidwick rivered the second nuts and let Kornuth do all the betting for him.

The day kicked off at 3 p.m. with around 20 players taking their seats at the start of play but that number quickly escalated. With each player getting three bullets of 20,000 chips apiece, there was no shortage of action at any point. Some of those that were unlucky to hit the rail throughout the day include Justin Bonomo, Dario Sammartino, Shaun Deeb, Scott Seiver, and Felipe Ramos.

There were many others who managed to make their way unscathed through the day, minus some minor bumps in the road. Daniel Negreanu was forced to use his second bullet but managed to finish the day just shy of 100,000 chips. Others like Sam Soverel were at the mercy of the deck as they learned the game as the day went on. Soverel often used the "all-in or fold" strategy and that seemed to work for him much to the chagrin of Dan Zack who was forced to double him up.

In general, it was a fun day at the table for most with plenty of drinks going around the room. Late registration will remain open until the start of Day 2 which begins at 2 p.m. local time. The action will resume on Level 9 with the ante at 1,200 and the levels will continue to be 60 minutes in length. The schedule indicates that they will play down to the final five players but that remains to be determined depending on how the day pans out.

The PokerNews live reporting team will be back on the tournament floor to bring you all of the live updates throughout the day.

With ten minutes left on the clock, the tournament director has announced there will be four more hands before bagging up for the night.

Mike Watson recently won a big pot against Cody Rich and was now the chip leader at his table. After the two players saw a flop of    , they got all of their chips in the middle with Rich being at risk for around 75,000.

Rich turned over    for a set of eights but Watson flopped a set of kings with   . The   on the turn and the   on the river left Rich shaking his head as he headed to the rail.

Michael Watson	318,000	298,000
Cody Rich	0	-246,000

Picking up the action on the turn with the board reading     , Stephen Chidwick and Chance Kornuth were heads-up. Chidwick checked to Kornuth who bet 32,000 and Chidwick called.

The river was the   and Chidwick checked again. Kornuth gave it some thought and then announced all in. Chidwick instantly flicked in a chip to call off his stack of 89,500. Kornuth flipped over    for just a pair of jacks while Chidwick rivered a straight with   .

Stephen Chidwick	285,000	265,000
Chance Kornuth	125,000	-127,000

Action picked up on the flop of    . Bill Klein bet 2,000 into the pot of about 4,500 and only Ryan Reiss made the call.

The turn brought the   and Klein checked. Reiss moved all in for 15,000. After some thought, Klein made the call.

Bill Klein:   
Ryan Reiss:   

Reiss had the straight, but Klein had straight and flush outs. The river brought the flush when the   hit and Klein scooped the pot. Reiss was left reaching for one of his rebuy chips.

Bill Klein	86,400	66,400
Ryan Reiss	20,000	20,000

Seongsu Kong raised to 6,000 from early position. Jimmy D'Ambrosio liked what he saw from late position and went all in for about 20,000. Kong made the call.

Jimmy D'Ambrosio:   
Seongsu Kong:   

The flop was a good one for D'Ambrosio when the     hit the board. The   turn and   river changed nothing and D'Ambrosio locked up the full double.

*****

Shortly after, D'Ambrosio limped in middle position and Anthony Zinno moved all in for about 56,000. D'Ambrosio called for slightly less.

Jimmy D'Ambrosio:   
Anthony Zinno:   

The board ran out       and Zinno found a straight to send D'Ambrosio to the rail.

Seongsu Kong	218,000	-22,000
Anthony Zinno	112,000	84,000
Jimmy D'Ambrosio	0	-38,000

Cody Rich limped in from under the gun and Mike Watson pushed all in for 15,700. Shaun Deeb asked for a count and then called which invited Rich to come along as well.

The dealer fanned the flop of     and Rich shoved all in. Deeb quickly called off his last 20,000 chips and all three hands were tabled.

Mike Watson:   
Shaun Deeb:   
Cody Rich:   

Rich flopped the nut straight and had both of his opponents drawing very slim. The   paired the board on the turn to give them both a chance but the   bricked on the river. Deeb wished his tablemates good luck and Watson flicked in an add-on chip.

Cody Rich	246,000	85,700
Michael Watson	20,000	-16,000
Shaun Deeb	0	-47,000

Action picked up on the flop in a heads-up pot. The board read    . Seongsu Kong checked the flop and Anthony Zinno checked behind.

The turn was the   and Kong checked again. Zinno bet 12,000 and Kong check-called.

The river fell the  . After thinking for about 30 seconds, Kong led for 21,000. Zinno quickly folded and Kong raked the pot.

Seongsu Kong	240,000	21,000
Anthony Zinno	28,000	-9,000