From Short Stack to Bracelet Winner: Andjelko Andrejevic Wins First Bracelet in $5K 6-Handed NLH

How the Day Started

Matthew Zambanini came into the day with a solid lead on the chasing pack. His stack was just north of 20,000,000 chips, which was good for 83 big blinds at the start of play today. 

His nearest opponent was Brandon Shiels, who came into today with a healthy 56 big blinds. The Brit has cashed in 10 tournaments so far in Vegas, 7 of which have come in WSOP Events, and one of them was his second-largest ever cash. 

Triple Crown winner Niall Farrell laid claim to the final podium spot and came into the day with 42 big blinds and was in contention to end a seven-year wait for his second bracelet and first bracelet on American soil. 

Adrien Delmas occupied fourth and was also looking for a maiden bracelet and Andrejevic came in fifth. 

The final table was reached yesterday, and Austrian high stakes regular Marius Gierse departed in sixth, taking home $148,548 in the process. 

A Slow Start 

Due to a combination of subpar card distribution and ICM implications due to stack depths and payout structure, the play was slow and grindy to start the day. 

Delmas chipped up early on to take himself out of the danger zone and put even more distance between himself and Andrejevic.

However, Andrejevic took some of Delmas’s newly acquired chips as he secured his first of eight total all-in wins on his pursuit of bracelet glory. His ace-deuce suited held against Delmas’s king-nine suited. 

Shiels and Farrell were trending up, but Zambanini was trending down and relinquished the lead to Shiels in a four-bet pot, which saw a flop bet from Shiels and a quick fold from Zambanini.

Andrejevic was still fairly short, but not for much longer, as he took from Shiels in a blind v blind situation just a hand or so later.. Andrejevic limped in the small blind with an offsuit Big Slick before Shiels put him all in from the big with ace-eight suited. Shiels paired his eight on the flop to take the lead, but Andrejevic found the king of spades river to survive. 

Delmas up in the Counts, Andrejevic Spin up Continues

Zambanini, Delmas, and Andrejevic occupied the podium at the end of the first break. 

Shiels managed to climb back up to the 10,000,000 chip mark through Andrejevic after the former made two pair, which bested one pair holding of Andrejevic. 

The duo tangled again, this time Andrejevic doubled through Shiels with ace-three off versus Shiels pocket tens. He made trips across the runout to once again stay alive and take another piece from the Brit’s stack. 

Andrejevic scored another double a few hands later, this time from Delmas. He flopped two pair with ace-king offsuit against Delmas ace-jack suited. Andrejevic took down the three-bet pot on the jack turn after he shoved and got called by Delmas who had made an inferior two pair. 

Shiels Stacked First, Pace Picks Up

Someone had to fall first, and unfortunately for Shiels, his number was up. He called Farrell’s small blind all-in three bet from the button and had the Scotsman dominated preflop. He had ace-king offsuit versus Farrell’s ace-deuce suited. 

Farrell asked for a deuce, and he got one on the flop. The board paired across the turn and the river, and Shiels was sent to the rail in a cooler. Farrell gained top spot for the first time in the tournament. 

He continued to press on and won multiple hands during four-handed play to keep himself in contention, taking from Zambanini and having frequent back-and-forths with Delmas. 

Zambanini was almost next to go. Farrell had practically beaten him into the pot after a check-raise all in was announced by Zambanini. He flopped top pair on a ten high board after defending the big blind versus a button open from Farrell. Zambanini instantly turned the tables as the turn gave him two pair with tens and fives to crack Farrell’s pocket queens. 

Andrejevic Steamrolls the Remaining Players

Zambanini didn’t last much longer, and his freshly doubled up short-stack found its way into the clutches of Andrejevic shortly after the second break in play. Andrejevic flopped trips in a limped blind v blind spot. Andrejevic called a jam from Zambanini, who had a five for two pair. 

Andrejevic had a slight chip lead over Delmas, and his stack continued to grow as he applied pressure to the table across multiple hands, most of which were taken down preflop. 

Farrell had fallen victim to this pressure and had chipped down significantly, and he was next on the chopping block, with Delmas sending him to the rail. He elected to jam jack-five off from the small blind for around 10 big blinds. Delmas had him dominated with ace-three off, which ended up being best as the double paired king high runout was dealt. 

This left the start of Day 4’s shortest stacks heads-up, and it wasn’t much of a contest. 

All the chips went into the middle on the very first hand, with both players getting a pair and deciding to run it. Andrejevic took a couple of minutes as the volume levels increased significantly from all sides of the rail. Delmas had fives, and Andrejevic had the best of it with sevens. 

Both made two pair, but it was Andrejevic’s day to bask in the luminescent hue of the bright lights of the feature table at the Horseshoe and Paris cardroom. 

When having his winner’s photo taken, he called his partner via FaceTime, so she could be a part of his special moment from afar. 

Who is Andjelko Andrejevic?

Andjelko Andrejevic is a Serbian-born American resident living in Miami, Florida. He has amassed $6,699,847 in live tournament earnings and has won one bracelet in Event #62: $5,000 6-Handed No-Limit Hold’em. His best live cash was a score of $1,125,722, which came at a Super High Roller Event in Macau in 2015. 

WSOP 2025 Final Table Results: $5K 6-Handed NLH

Place	Player	Country	Prize
1	Andjelko Andrejevic		$855,515
2	Adrien Delmas		$570,284
3	Niall Farrell		$398,409
4	Matthew Zambanini		$282,471
5	Brandon Sheils		$203,292
6	Marius Gierse		$148,548