Santi Jiang wins Event #5: $100,000 Short Deck for $756,000 by defeating Seth Davies heads-up. It was third time’s for Santi Jiang as he won Event #5: $50,000 Short Deck for $756,000. All three of Jiang’s scores at the SHRB Europe have come in short deck tournaments.
Santi Jiang started out by finishing sixth in the kickoff event of the series, a $25,000 buy-in short deck tournament. He earned $72,000 in that event, and then two days later added another $123,750 for a fourth-place showing in another $25,000 buy-in short deck tournament.
In addition to all the prize money Jiang has accrued this week, he has also secured a bounty of rankings points with his short deck success. Prior to this series, Jiang had no 2021 live tournament cashes under his belt.
Event #5: $50,000 Short Deck Final Table Results
| PLACE | PLAYER | PRIZE |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Santi Jiang | $756,000 |
| 2nd | Seth Davies | $504,000 |
| 3rd | Timofey Kuznetsov | $336,000 |
| 4th | Paul Phua | $231,000 |
| 5th | Ivan Leow | $168,000 |
| 6th | Chris Brewer | $105,000 |
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