From January 1-30, Venetian Las Vegas played host to the 2022 DeepStack Showdown, which guaranteed more than $1 million in guaranteed prize pools over 21 events. The series catered to a combined 3,857 entrants and awarded $1,418,520 in prize money.
Among those to capture titles were Robert Sherwood (Event #1: $400 NLH Ultimate Stack for $22,085), Robert Zeidman (Event #5: $600 NLH Monster Stack), and Andrew Cooper (Event #19: $600 NLH Monster Stack for $52,999).
Below is a look at a couple of other notable winners from the 2022 DeepStack Showdown.
Poker Documentarian Strikes It Big
Event #10: $365 NLH Monster Stack attracted 728 entries and offered up a $218,400 prize pool. Among those to cash were Ricardo Da Silva (28th - $1,115), Lynne Beaumont (18th - $1,750), Cody Chung (12th - $2,800), and final table bubble boy Robert Sherwood (10th - $3,700), who won Event #1 of the series.
The tournament ended when Michael Bailey bested Tomasz Trelski in heads-up play to claim the trophy and $34,750 first-prize. Bailey is known in the poker community for his various poker documentary projects, such as a recent one on 2021 WSOP.com Player of the Year Mike “BrockLesnar” Holtz.
Bailey, who posts his various videos on the For Love of Money channel on YouTube, is also known for working with Brad Owen to help produce some of the vlogger’s high-quality content.
DeepStack Showdown Event #10 Final Table Results
| Place | Player | Hometown | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael Bailey | Las Vegas, Nevada | $34,750 |
| 2 | Tomasz Trelski | Las Vegas, Nevada | $26,340 |
| 3 | Nathan McLallin | Cle Elum, Washington | $19,850 |
| 4 | Brendan Shiller | Las Vegas, Nevada | $14,500 |
| 5 | Roberto Marin | Las Vegas, Nevada | $10,500 |
| 6 | Charbel Kanterjian | Canada | $7,500 |
| 7 | Keith Fournier | Las Vegas, Nevada | $6,000 |
| 8 | Isaiah Gonzales | Las Vegas, Nevada | $4,800 |
| 9 | Veerab Zakarian | Las Vegas, Nevada | $3,700 |
Hengsakul Claims Ultimate Stack Trophy
On January 26, Event #15: $400 NLH UltimateStack drew 443 runners who generated a $146,190 prize pool that was paid out to the top 45 finishers. Some familiar names to earn a cash were David Larson (41st - $804), Fraser Mackenzie (29th - $892), Susannah Altman (24th - $1,184), Tyler Huculak (16th - $1,593), Qing Liu (14th - $1,871), Andrew Cooper (8th - $3,611), and Derek Gomez (4th - $10,599).
After Ukraine’s Petro Zakusilov hit the rail in third place for $19,276, the title came down to poker pro Peter Hengsakul and Patrick Gunraj. The former ultimately prevailed to claim the trophy and $26,765 top prize.
DeepStack Showdown Event #15 Final Table Results
| Place | Player | Hometown | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Peter Hengsakul | Las Vegas, Nevada | $26,765 |
| 2 | Patrick Gunraj | Las Vegas, Nevada | $21,224 |
| 3 | Petro Zakusilov | Ukraine | $19,276 |
| 4 | Derek Gomez | Las Vegas, Nevada | $10,599 |
| 5 | Steven Richards | Reno, Nevada | $7,967 |
| 6 | Grant Geyer | Las Vegas, Nevada | $5,994 |
| 7 | Tuan Mai | San Jose, California | $4,605 |
| 8 | Andrew Cooper | Holden, Massachusetts | $3,611 |
| 9 | Kenneth Chikamura | Las Vegas, Nevada | $2,865 |
Venetian DeepStack Showdown Results
| *Date | Tournament | Entries | Prize Pool | Winner | Hometown | Prize* | ||||||
| 11-Jan | Event #1: $400 NLH Ultimate Stack | 396 | $130,680 | Robert Sherwood | UK | $22,085 | ||||||
| 10-Jan | Event #2: $300 NLH Bounty | 56 | $14,000 | Loyal Sprague | Las Vegas, NV | $1,784 | ||||||
| 12-Jan | Event #3: $400 NLH Monster Stack | 65 | $21,775 | Hyo Joo | Palisades Park, NJ | $6,950 | ||||||
| 12-Jan | Event #4: $300 NLH Survivor | 39 | $10,000 | 6 winners | N/A | $1,500 | ||||||
| 13-Jan | Event #5: $600 NLH Monster Stack | 77 | $39,270 | Robert Zeidman | Las Vegas, NV | $10,656 | ||||||
| 13-Jan | Event #6: $300 NLH Bounty | 91 | $22,750 | Henri Juutilainen | Finland | $4,094 | ||||||
| 17-Jan | Event #7: $600 NLH Epic Stack | 600 | $300,000 | Rigoberto Rodriguez Solano | San Bernardino, CA | $42,231 | ||||||
| 14-Jan | Event #8: $300 NLH Survivor | 70 | $17,500 | 7 winners | N/A | $2,500 | ||||||
| 17-Jan | Event #9: $400 NLH Monster Stack | 74 | $24,790 | Stephen Bierman | New Orleans, LA | $8,428 | ||||||
| 18-Jan | Event #10: $365 NLH Monster Stack | 728 | $218,400 | Michael Bailey | Las Vegas, NV | $34,750 | ||||||
| 18-Jan | Event #11: $300 NLH Bounty | 53 | $13,250 | Robert Greene | Erlanger, KY | $2,413 | ||||||
| 19-Jan | Event #12: $300 NLH Survivor | 47 | $11,750 | 6 Winners | N/A | $1,600 | ||||||
| 20-Jan | Event #13: $300 NLH Bounty | 44 | $11,000 | Sami Bechahed | Costa Mesa, CA | $2,805 | ||||||
| 22-Jan | Event #14: $400 NLH Monster Stack Freezeout | 75 | $25,125 | Michael Rosen | Farmingdale, NY | $8,483 | ||||||
| 26-Jan | Event #15: $400 NLH Ultimate Stack | 443 | $146,190 | Peter Hengsakul | Las Vegas, NV | $26,765 | ||||||
| 24-Jan | Event #16: $300 NLH Bounty | 104 | $26,000 | Bradley Wolfe | Selkirk, NY | $3,790 | ||||||
| 26-Jan | Event #17: $400 NLH Monster Stack | 116 | $38,860 | Randy Davis | Sequim, WA | $8,496 | ||||||
| 26-Jan | Event #18: $300 NLH Survivor | 54 | $13,500 | 5 Winners | N/A | $2,500 | ||||||
| 30-Jan | Event #19: $600 NLH Monster Stack | 565 | $286,455 | Andrew Cooper | Holden, MA | $52,999 | ||||||
| 27-Jan | Event #20: $300 NLH Survivor | 75 | $18,750 | 7 Winners | N/A | $2,500 | ||||||
| 30-Jan | Event #21: $400 NLH Monster Stack Freezeout | 85 | $28,475 | Darren Foster | United Kingdom | $7,701 |
What’s Coming Up at Venetian?
Venetian is playing host to the DeepStack Extravaganza I now through February 28. The series features more than $3.3 Million in guaranteed prize pools including the Mid-states Poker Tour (MSPT) $1,100 NLH Poker Bowl $500K guarantee February 10-12 and the $2,500 NLH UltimateStack $1,000,000 guarantee February 18-21.
