Since the beginning of May, Venetian Las Vegas has played host to the DeepStack Championship Poker Series, which will run through August 1 and offer more than $15 million in guaranteed prize pools.
Thus far through approximately 95 events in the 121-event series, over 30,000 entrants have participated and nearly $26 million in prize money has been awarded.
Among the highlights thus far were Chance Kornuth and Harlen Miller winning mid-six-figure prizes in a pair of MSPT Main Events; Sean Perry, Shawn Daniels, and Ali Imsirovic winning high roller titles, Chad Eveslage taking down the WPT Venetian for $910K, and side event wins by Jesse Lonis and Ashraf Chehata.
Below is a look at some other winners who’ve made headlines over the past couple of weeks.
Click here to view the entire Venetian DeepStack Championship schedule
Ari Engel Nabs Limit Omaha 8/B Title
On June 20, poker pro Ari Engel topped a 168-entry field to win Event #66: $600 Limit Omaha 8/B for $24,734.
The tournament offered up an $86,184 prize pool that was paid out to the top 18 players. Among those to cash but fall short of making the final table was Casey Hayes (16th - $1,207), Andrew Yeh (14th - $1,379), Cory Wilbur (11th - $1,551), and Christopher Castaneda (10th - $1,551).
Event #66 Final Table Results
| Place | Player | Hometown | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ari Engel | Del Ray Beach, FL | $24,734 |
| 2 | Kathy Chang | Valencia, California | $15,513 |
| 3 | Benny Glaser | UK | $10,342 |
| 4 | Robert Campbell | Las Vegas, NV | $7,326 |
| 5 | John Emmons | Leander, TX | $5,171 |
| 6 | Alexader Christian | Oakland, CA | $3,620 |
| 7 | Mark Pharo | Birmingham, AL | $2,844 |
| 8 | Peter Levine | Las Vegas, NV | $2,327 |
| 9 | James Tinley | Sandy Springs, GA | $1,896 |
Mark Seif Claims Back-to-Back Titles
In late June, Event #78: $600 NLH MonsterStack attracted 358 runners, which surpassed the $100K guarantee by creating a $182,580 prize pool. Seif made his way to the final table and wound up besting Ryan Dodd in heads-up play to claim the title and $41,991. It marked the first major win for Seif in more than 15 years since he captured two gold bracelets at the 2005 World Series of Poker.
Then, on June 30, Event #81: $800 NLH Ultimate Stack wrapped up. The tournament had attracted a massive 1,811 entries and offered up a $1,249,590 prize pool. Some of the familiar names to make deep runs and cash were Joey Weissman (10th - $15,932), Corey Paggeot (18th - $11,621), Ryan Laplante (34th - $5,123), and Andy Frankenberger (35th - $5,123).
Seif once again found himself at the final table and he posted the following to social media:
“I’m trying to do something pretty similar to what I did 16 years ago. In June 2005, I was fortunate enough to win back-to-back World Series of Poker bracelets. There’s still a long way to go but if I win this event at the Venetian DeepStacks Championship Poker Series, I’ll have won bac- to-back DCPS titles as well. I received an email this morning from a poker historian that tells me no one has ever won back-to-back WSOP titles and back-to-back DCPS titles”
Well, Seif managed to make history as he once again closed it out, this time for a much heftier $193,416.
Event #81 Final Table Results
| Place | Player | Hometown | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mark Seif | Henderson, NV | $193,416 |
| 2 | Ryan Hunsinger | Boulder City, NV | $124,959 |
| 3 | Andrew Kaplan | Del Ray Beach, FL | $93,719 |
| 4 | Joey Katzen | Santa Ana, CA | $69,977 |
| 5 | Robert Natividad | Riverside, CA | $53,732 |
| 6 | Jason Johnson | Waterford, MI | $41,236 |
| 7 | Conrad Simpson | Wilmington, NC | $32,489 |
| 8 | Bob Mather | Las Vegas, NV | $24,992 |
| 9 | Joseph Liberta | Berlin, NJ | $19,993 |
Ashley Sleeth Wins LIPS Ladies Event
In late June, the two-day Event #74: $500 NLH LIPS tournament played out. The ladies event attracted 110 runners and offered up a $47,300 prize pool to the top dozen players. Among those to cash but fall short of the final table were Shannan Weeks, Jacqueline Pennington, and Lily Torrence, who finished 10th-12th respectively for $993 each.
The tournament came down to two well-known players in the community in Ruth Hall and Ashley Sleeth, the latter being the significant other of 2012 WSOP Main Event runner-up Jesse Sylvia. Sleeth ultimately prevailed and captured a $14,190 top prize.
Event #74 Final Table Results
| Place | Player | Hometown | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ashley Sleeth | Las Vegas, NV | $14,190 |
| 2 | Ruth Hall | Round Rock, TX | $8,798 |
| 3 | Michelle Reidy | Lake Forest, CA | $6,196 |
| 4 | Cindy Murabito | Cantreville, VA | $4,494 |
| 5 | Geneva Santiago | Pahrump, NV | $3,311 |
| 6 | Natalia Nogina | Canada | $2,554 |
| 7 | Roni Taylor | West Covina, CA | $1,987 |
| 8 | Sarah Lee | Honolulu, HI | $1,561 |
| 9 | Karen Robison | Dallas, TX | $1,230 |
DeepStack Championship Poker Series Winners
Here's a look at all those who've captured titles thus far:
| *Date | Tournament | Entries | Prize Pool | Winner | Hometown | Prize* | ||||||
| 5/3/21 | Event 1: $500 NLH Survivor | 68 | $29,580 | 7 winners | N/A | $4,300 | ||||||
| 5/3/21 | Event 2: $200 NLH Bounty | 87 | $13,920 | Oscar Tobar | San Francisco, CA | $2,379 | ||||||
| 5/4/21 | Event 3: $500 NLH Survivor | 50 | $21,750 | 6 winners | N/A | $4,300 | ||||||
| 5/4/21 | Event 4: $200 NLH Bounty | 87 | $13,290 | Kilo Krahn | Sandy, Utah | $2,678 | ||||||
| 5/5/21 | Event 5: $400 NLH Monster Stack | 122 | $40,870 | Virab Zakaryan | Las Vegas, NV | $10,252 | ||||||
| 5/5/21 | Event #6: $200 NLH Survivor | 96 | $15,360 | 9 winners | N/A | $1,600 | ||||||
| 5/8/21 | Event #7: $400 NLH $50K GTD | 690 | $229,770 | Austin Roberts | Monterery, California | $35,552 | ||||||
| 5/6/21 | Event #8: $200 NLH Survivor | 85 | $13,600 | 8 Winners | N/A | $1,600 | ||||||
| 5/9/21 | Event #9: $300 NLH Freeze Out | 135 | $33,075 | Kennii Nguyen | Las Vegas, NV | $6,786 | ||||||
| 5/11/21 | Event #10: $400 NLH | 543 | $180,819 | Ricardo Eyzaguirre | Las Vegas, NV | $29,277 | ||||||
| 5/10/21 | Event #11: $200 NLH Survivor | 89 | $14,240 | 11 winners | N/A | $1,295 | ||||||
| 5/12/21 | Event #12: $400 NLH | 204 | $68,340 | Christopher Marshall | Las Vegas, NV | $11,810 | ||||||
| 5/16/21 | Event #13: $600 NLH | 832 | $421,824 | Matthew Wantman | Stoneham, MA | $70,000 | ||||||
| 5/13/21 | Event #14: $200 NLH Survivor | 96 | $15,360 | 9 winners | N/A | $1,600 | ||||||
| 5/16/21 | Event #15: $300 NLH | 171 | $41,895 | Leo Creger | Mililani, HI | $6,686 | ||||||
| 5/20/21 | Event #16: $400 NLH | 739 | $243,870 | Dylan Wilkerson | Las Vegas, NV | $48,270 | ||||||
| 5/17/21 | Event #17: $200 NLH Survivor | 91 | $14,560 | 9 winners | N/A | $1,600 | ||||||
| 5/20/21 | Event #18: $400 NLH | 230 | $77,050 | Mehdi Saleh | Tempe, AZ | $12,647 | ||||||
| 5/22/21 | Event #19: $600 NLH | 646 | $326,230 | Jordan Cristos | Las Vegas, NV | $57,088 | ||||||
| 5/23/21 | Event #20: $400 NLH | 186 | $62,310 | Oleksandr Symonenko | Ukraine | $16,514 | ||||||
| 5/26/21 | Event #21: $400 NLH MonsterStack | 549 | $182,817 | Ross Ward | Charleston, SC | $31,073 | ||||||
| 5/24/21 | Event #22: $200 NLH Survivor | 110 | $17,600 | 11 winners | N/A | $1,600 | ||||||
| 5/26/21 | Event #23: $400 NLH MonsterStack | 186 | $62,310 | Justin Mevs | Seattle, WA | $8,485 | ||||||
| 5/29/21 | Event #24: $600 NLH | 867 | $437,835 | Tuan Mai | San Jose, CA | $75,000 | ||||||
| 5/27/21 | Event #25: $10,000 High Roller | 77 | $770,000 | Ali Imsirovic | Vancouver, WA | $200,200 | ||||||
| 5/27/21 | Event #26: $400 Limit Omaha 8/B | 92 | $31,280 | Khamar Xaythavone | West Valley, UT | $9,383 | ||||||
| 5/27/21 | Event #27: $300 NLH Bounty | 89 | $22,250 | Alan Sugano | Rancho Pals Verdes, CA | $3,573 | ||||||
| 5/28/21 | Event #28: $10,000 High Roller | 65 | $650,000 | Shawn Daniels | Henderson, NV | $175,500 | ||||||
| 5/28/21 | Event #29: $400 PLO | 69 | $23,460 | Nohad Teliani | Canada | $8,211 | ||||||
| 5/28/21 | Event #30: $300 NLH Bounty | 85 | $21,250 | Andrew Meyer | Manhattan, KS | $4,058 | ||||||
| 5/29/21 | Event #31: $25,000 High Roller | 43 | $1,075,000 | Sean Perry | Las Vegas, NV | $365,500 | ||||||
| 5/30/21 | Event #32: $500 PLO 8/B | 142 | $60,634 | David Brookshire | Chatsworth, CA | $16,977 | ||||||
| 5/29/21 | Event #33: $300 NLH Bounty | 96 | $24,000 | Kason Bradley | Portland, OR | $4,319 | ||||||
| 5/30/21 | Event #34: $600 NLH | 177 | $90,270 | Lawrence Engerman | Las Vegas, NV | $21,135 | ||||||
| 5/31/21 | Event #35: $400 NLH | 351 | $117,585 | Bejnamin Garrick | Gold Beach, OR | $22,745 | ||||||
| 5/31/21 | Event #36: $200 NLH Survivor | 183 | $29,280 | 18 winners | N/A | $1,600 | ||||||
| Event #37: Mega Satty | ||||||||||||
| 6/1/21 | Event #38: $600 NLH | 307 | $156,570 | Santiago Plante | Canada | $36,008 | ||||||
| 6/1/21 | Event #39: $300 NLH Survivor | 163 | $40,740 | 16 winners | N/A | $2,500 | ||||||
| Event #40: Mega Satty | ||||||||||||
| 6/5/21 | Event #41: $1,100 MSPT | 2,790 | $2,692,350 | Harlen Miller | Mandan, ND | $367,801 | ||||||
| 6/2/21 | Event #42: $300 NLH Survivor | 154 | $38,500 | 14 winners | N/A | $2,500 | ||||||
| 6/3/21 | Event #43: $300 NLH Survivor | 155 | $38,750 | 16 winners | N/A | $2,500 | ||||||
| 6/6/21 | Event #44: $1,100 NLH | 358 | $347,260 | Bronson Moses | Georgetown, TX | $79,867 | ||||||
| 6/8/21 | Event #45: $1,100 NLH | 676 | $648,960 | Michael Newman | Nanuet, NY | $120,000 | ||||||
| 6/7/21 | Event #46: $600 Big O | 162 | $83,106 | Robert Slagle | Sherman, TX | $22,026 | ||||||
| 6/7/21 | Event #47: $300 NLH Survivor | 177 | $44,250 | 17 winners | N/A | $2,500 | ||||||
| 6/8/21 | Event #48: $300 NLH Survivor | 159 | $39,750 | 16 winners | N/A | $2,500 | ||||||
| Event #49: Mega Satty | ||||||||||||
| 6/9/21 | Event #50: $600 NLH | 277 | $141,270 | Ye Ping Shan | Canada | $20,511 | ||||||
| 6/9/21 | Event #51: $400 NLH Survivor | 138 | $47,196 | 14 winners | N/A | $3,400 | ||||||
| Event #52: Mega Satty | ||||||||||||
| 6/12/21 | Event #53: $1,600 MSPT | 2,011 | $2,865,675 | Chance Kornuth | Las Vegas, NV | $412,086 | ||||||
| 6/10/21 | Event #54: $400 NLH Survivor | 149 | $50,958 | 14 winners | N/A | $3,400 | ||||||
| 6/11/21 | Event #55: $400 NLH Survivor | 164 | $56,088 | 16 | N/A | $3,400 | ||||||
| 6/13/21 | Event #56: $1,100 NLH | 330 | $320,100 | Matt Vaughan | Las Vegas, NV | $57,758 | ||||||
| 6/13/21 | Event #57: $300 NLH Survivor | 104 | $26,000 | 10 Winners | N/A | $2,500 | ||||||
| 6/15/21 | Event #58: $1,100 NLH | 637 | $611,520 | Andrew Moreno | San Diego, CA | $127,740 | ||||||
| 6/14/21 | Event #59: $300 NLH Survivor | 129 | $32,250 | 12 Winners | N/A | $2,500 | ||||||
| 6/15/21 | Event #60: $300 NLH Bounty | 134 | $33,500 | Ronald West | Los Angeles, CA | $4,912 | ||||||
| 6/16/21 | Event #61: $600 NLH | 258 | $131,580 | Darius Studdard | Medford, NY | $32,299 | ||||||
| 6/16/21 | Event #62: $300 NLH Bounty | 101 | $25,250 | Marinko Milicevic | Baraboo, WI | $4,545 | ||||||
| 6/18/21 | Event #63: $400 NLH | 1,013 | $337,329 | David Yokoyama | Henderson, NV | $59,395 | ||||||
| 6/17/21 | Event #64: $600 PLO 8/B | 84 | $43,260 | Cornelio McLean | Tacoma, WA | $13,844 | ||||||
| 6/17/21 | Event #65: $300 NLH Bounty | 81 | $20,250 | Venerando Villarino | Las Vegas, NV | $3,887 | ||||||
| 6/20/21 | Event #66: $600 Limit Omaha 8/B | 168 | $86,184 | Ari Engel | Del Ray Beach, FL | $24,734 | ||||||
| 6/19/21 | Event #67: $600 NLH | 344 | $175,440 | Kim Bassett | Indianapolis, IN | $34,000 | ||||||
| 6/21/21 | Event #68: $800 NLH Seniors | 634 | $438,728 | Scott Roberts | Marietta, GA | $63,287 | ||||||
| 6/20/21 | Event #69: $400 NLH Bounty | 112 | $38,304 | Gordon Hamilton | League City, TX | $4,240 | ||||||
| 6/21/21 | Event #70: $400 NLH Bounty | 114 | $38,988 | Kevin Theodore | Seattle, WA | $8,278 | ||||||
| 6/25/21 | Event #71: $600 NLH | 1,526 | $770,630 | Michael Thach | Las Vegas, NV | $112,481 | ||||||
| 6/23/21 | Event #72: $500 PLO | 158 | $67,466 | Jason Fitzpatrick | Houston, TX | $19,363 | ||||||
| 6/24/21 | Event #73: $400 NLH Survivor | 104 | $35,568 | 11 Winners | N/A | $3,400 | ||||||
| 6/25/21 | Event #74: $500 LIPS Ladies | 110 | $47,300 | Ashley Sleeth | Las Vegas, NV | $14,190 | ||||||
| 6/25/21 | Event #75: $600 PLO Bounty | 124 | $63,860 | Andrew Donabedian | Las Vegas, NV | $11,046 | ||||||
| 6/26/21 | Event #76: $600 NLH | 514 | $262,140 | Samy Dighlawi | Temecula, CA | $37,874 | ||||||
| 6/26/21 | Event #77: $200 NLH Survivor | 83 | $28,386 | Dee Witt | Odessa, TX | $6,427 | ||||||
| 6/27/21 | Event #78: $600 NLH | 358 | $182,580 | Mark Seif | Henderson, NV | $41,991 | ||||||
| 6/28/21 | Event #79: $1,600 PLO Championship | 248 | $352,160 | Jesse Lonis | Medford, OR | $81,485 | ||||||
| 6/27/21 | Event #80: $400 NLH Bounty | 81 | $27,702 | Josh Suyat | Las Vegas, NV | $6,273 | ||||||
| 6/30/21 | Event #81: $800 NLH Ultimate Stack | 1,811 | $1,249,590 | Mark Seif | Henderson, NV | $193,416 | ||||||
| 6/28/21 | Event #82: $400 NLH Survivor | 110 | $37,620 | 11 Winners | N/A | $3,400 | ||||||
| 6/29/21 | Event #83: $400 NLH Survivor | 95 | $32,490 | 9 Winners | N/A | $3,400 | ||||||
| 6/30/21 | Event #84: $600 NLH Survivor | 95 | $49,400 | 9 Winners | N/A | $5,200 | ||||||
| 7/1/21 | Event #85: $1,100 NLH | 407 | $394,790 | Zachary Smiley | Toledo, OH | $70,000 | ||||||
| 7/1/21 | Event #86: $600 NLH Survivor | 215 | $111,800 | 21 Winners | N/A | $5,200 | ||||||
| 7/4/21 | Event #88: $5,000 WPT | 1,199 | $5,545,375 | Chad Eveslage | Ramsey, IN | $910,370 | ||||||
| 7/2/21 | Event #89: $600 NLH Survivor | 239 | $124,280 | 23 Winners | N/A | $5,200 | ||||||
| 7/5/21 | Event #90: $1,100 NLH | 215 | $208,550 | Ken Ware | Frankfort, KY | $44,592 | ||||||
| 7/7/21 | Event #91: $800 NLH | 1,143 | $788,670 | Ashraf Chehata | St. Augustine, FL | $125,462 | ||||||
| 7/6/21 | Event #92: $400 NLH Survivor | 155 | $53,010 | 15 Winners | N/A | $3,400 | ||||||
| 7/7/21 | Event #93: $400 NLH Survivor | 168 | $57,456 | 16 Winners | N/A | $3,400 | ||||||
| 7/8/21 | Event #95: $600 NLH | 462 | $235,620 | Nick Blackburn | Long Bottom, OH | $50,663 | ||||||
| 7/8/21 | Event #96: $400 NLH Survivor | 121 | $41,382 | 12 Winners | N/A | $3,400 |
