Summer Venetian DeepStack Championship Poker Series Awards $34 Million in Prizes

Summer Venetian DeepStack Championship Poker Series

From May 2-July 31, 2022, Venetian Las Vegas played host to the DeepStack Championship Poker Series, which offered more than $22 million in guaranteed prize pools over 133 tournaments.

That number was blown out of the water as $34,071,558 in prize money was awarded as 35,603 entrants competed (not including mega satellites).

Among those to capture titles during the series were Kevin Garosshen (Event #59: $600 NLH Bounty for $17,192), Kristy Means (Event #74: $600 NLH Monster Stack for $45,000), Svetlana Gromenkova (Event #99: $500 NLH LIPS Ladies for $19,127), Joon Kim (Event #122: $600 NLH Epic Stack for $82,790), and Peter Hengsakul (Event #132: $400 NLH Monster Stack for $9,000).

Here’s a look at a couple of other big winners from the DeepStack Championship Poker Series.

Norway’s Thor Morstoel Notches Six-Figure Score

Thor Morstoel
Norway's Thor Morstoel

On July 19, Event #116: $800 No-Limit Hold’em Ultimate Stack attracted 1,033 entries and offered up a $712,770 prize pool to the top 109 finishers. Among those to run deep but fall short of the final table were Yotam Shmuelov (10th - $11,618), Z Stein (14th - $7,698), Duff Charette (22nd - $4,704), Doug Lee (26th - $3,992), and Tuan Mai (27th - $3,992).

In the end, it was Norway’s Thor Morstoel defeating the United Kingdom’s Al-Farouk Movosore Ohe in heads-up play to win the title and $121,166 top prize. That was more than double his prior-best score of $46,989 for finishing runner-up in the 2018 EPT Prague Event #35: €1,100 NLH Freezeout according to The Hendon Mob.

Event #116: $800 NLH Ultimate Stack Final Table Results

PlacePlayerHometownPrize
1Thor MorstoelNorway$121,166
2Al-Farouk Movosore OheUnited Kingdom$89,666
3Andrew DoonaIreland$62,724
4Brandon NavarreteMiami Springs, FL$44,905
5Marquis WatersDearborn, MI$33,500
6Hoi WongHong Kong$24,947
7Said NehmeHallandale Beach, FL$18,746
8Jarod EinsohnPlano, TX$14,541
9Tongguang SunArcadia, CA$11,618

Qing Liu Wins Yet Another Venetian DeepStack Extravaganza Title

Qing Liu
Qing Liu won another tournament at Venetian!

On July 31, in one of the last tournaments of the series, 581 runners competed in Event #130: $600 NLH Ultimate Stack. The top 63 finishers got a piece of the $293,405 prize pool including Edward Kang (10th - $5,135), Matthew Schultz (14th - $3,374), Luke Vrabel (26th - $1,907), Desmond Haynes (35th - $1,614), Mackenzie Kraemer (42nd - $1,467), and Tuan Mai (53rd - $1,320).

After Josh Prager bowed out in third place for $27,873, the final two struck a deal that saw Kevin Stevens finish as runner-up for $45,636 while Qing Liu claimed the trophy and $51,624 in prize money.

The win brought Liu’s lifetime tournament earnings up to $2,383,732 according to The Hendon Mob, which much of that success coming at Venetian. Back in March 2021, Liu earned a career-high $752,880 for winning the World Poker Tour (WPT) Venetian, which came two weeks after he won the Venetian DeepStack Extravaganza Event #33: $600 NLH Ultimate Stack for $110,890.

Liu, who has several other Venetian DeepStack Extravaganza titles, nearly captured a gold bracelet this summer when he finished runner-up out of a 5,715-entry field to Rajesh Vohra in Event #11: $600 NLH Deep Stack, good for $207,192.

Event #130: $600 NLH Ultimate Stack Final Table Results

PlacePlayerHometownPrize
1Qing LiuPasadena, CA$51,624*
2Kevin StevensPhoenix, AZ$45,636*
3Josh PragerYuba City, CA$27,873
4Charlton HawesNew Zealand$19,952
5Nathaniel ZollerSuperior, CO$15,110
6John-Paul CaoRancho Cucamonga, CA$11,296
7Lukas GunzelGermany$8,362
8Josh SuyatLas Vegas, NV$6,455
9Ori HassonIsrael$5,135

*Denotes heads-up deal.

Robert Mizrachi Wins WPT Venetian Las Vegas for First WPT Title ($894,100)

2022 DeepStack Championship Poker Series Winners

DateTournamentEntriesPrize PoolWinnerHometownPrize
2-MayEvent #1: $400 NLH Monster Bounty89$29,815Kevin WangLas Vegas, NV$7,100
2-MayEvent #2: $300 NLH Bounty58$14,500Daniel MingusDenver, CO$2,641
5-MayEvent #3: $400 NLH Ultimate Stack428$141,240Christopher BowenLas Vegas, NV$20,892
3-MayEvent #4: $300 NLH Bounty58$14,500Paul HutsonWhite Hall, AR$3,263
4-MayEvent #5: $300 NLH Bounty51$12,750Joseph KirkwoodRenton, WA$2,322
5-MayEvent #6: $400 NLH Monster Stack109$36,515Rebecca PitreGardner, MA$6,500
5-MayEvent #7: $10,000 High Roller34$340,000Vikentry ShegalRoseville, CA$136,000
6-MayEvent #8: $400 NLH Monster Stack76$25,460Michael CavanaughIndependence, KY$8,657
6-MayEvent #9: $10,000 High Roller23$230,000Michael BrinkenhoffHenderson, NV$105,800
7-MayEvent #10: $500 NLH Monster Stack100$42,500Brian BumpasLong Beach, CA$9,515
7-MayEvent #11: $15,000 High Roller4$60,000Victoria LivschitzWhitefish, MT$60,000
8-MayEvent #12: $400 NLH Senior Monster Stack117$39,195Robert GeoratoNaples, FL$11,357
8-MayEvent #13: $400 Pot-Limit Omaha Bounty74$25,160Evan ShaughnessyPittsford, NY$6,038
11-MayEvent #14: $400 NLH Ultimate Stack408$134,640David TowsonLas Vegas, NV$18,051
9-MayEvent #15: $300 NLH Bounty55$13,750Mark PettSalt Lake City, UT$2,828
10-MayEvent #16: $300 NLH Bounty40$10,000Ryan BorupLas Vegas, NV$1,800
11-MayEvent #17: $400 NLH Monster Bounty96$31,160Charles DavisLas Vegas, NV$7,997
11-MayEvent #18: $300 NLH Survivor40$10,0005 WinnersN/A$2,000
15-MayEvent #19: $600 NLH Monster Stack598$303,186Frederic HellerRye Brook, NY$50,400
12-MayEvent #20: $300 NLH Survivor44$11,0006 winnersN/A$2,000
13-MayEvent #21: $300 NLH Survivor51$12,7505 WinnersN/A$2,500
15-MayEvent #22: $400 NLH Monster Stack113$37,885Christopher MarshallLas Vegas, NV$11,000
17-MayEvent #23: $400 NLH Ultimate Stack342$112,860Pablo RosSpain$24,825
16-MayEvent #24: $300 NLH Bounty59$14,750Douglas ArtusioWilmington, NC$3,320
17-MayEvent #25: $300 NLH Bounty39$10,000Kirk WilsonHenderson, NV$2,314
18-MayEvent #26: $400 NLH Monster Stack105$35,175Tiago Santos SilvaPortugal$10,552
18-MayEvent #27: $300 NLH Survivor36$10,0004 winnersN/A$2,500
22-MayEvent #28: $600 NLH Monster Bounty408$250,000Dorian Rios PavonLas Vegas, NV$43,549
19-MayEvent #29: $300 NLH Survivor49$12,2505 winnersN/A$2,450
20-MayEvent #30: $300 NLH Survivor35$10,0006 winnersN/A$2,248
22-MayEvent #31: $400 NLH Monster Stack60$25,000Siriwan SukmekerdLas Vegas, NV$6,927
25-MayEvent #32: $400 NLH Ultimate Stack361$119,130Joe NapolitanoLas Vegas, NV$21,186
23-MayEvent #33: $300 NLH Bounty29$10,000Vinicius Gomes De SouzaLas Vegas, NV$2,367
24-MayEvent #34: $300 NLH Bounty $10,000Fernando Suarez GomezSpain$2,914
25-MayEvent #35: $600 NLH Monster Bounty102$52,020Liron KedemSaratoga, CA$12,305
25-MayEvent #36: $400 NLH Survivor69$23,5987 winnersN/A$3,371
28-MayEvent #37: $600 NLH Monster Stack532$269,724Josh SuyatKahului, HI$54,108
May-22Event #38: $400 NLH Survivor62$21,2047 WinnersN/A$2,400
28-MayEvent #39: $500 Pot-Limit Omaha101$50,000Derrick RoseCincinnati, OH$12,800
27-MayEvent #40: $400 NLH Survivor40$15,0004 winnersN/A$3,400
28-MayEvent #41: $400 NLH Survivor52$17,784Roland IsraelashviliForest Hills, NY$3,400
29-MayEvent #42: $600 NLH Monster Stack63$40,000Matthew HernandezAustin, TX$9,722
29-MayEvent #43: $400 NLH Bounty53$18,126Jeffry SchwartzGreendale, WI$3,892
1-JunEvent #44: $800 NLH Ultimate Stack525$362,250Eric PhillipsGlenview, IL$72,666
30-MayEvent #45: $600 Limit Omaha 8/B157$79,599John FahmyHopkinton, MA$16,319
30-MayEvent #46: $400 NLH Bounty67$22,914Konstantin PolinLas Vegas, NV$5,675
31-MayEvent #47: $400 NLH Survivor98$33,51611 winnersN/A$2,845
1-JunEvent #48: $1,100 Monster Bounty118$150,000Jose BritoPortugal$29,576
1-JunEvent #49: $400 NLH Survivor90$30,7809 winnersN/A$3,400
2-JunEvent #50: $800 Monster Stack143$100,100Michael AllenUnited Kingdom$28,527
2-JunEvent #51: $600 Pot-Limit Omaha Bounty146$75,190Ronald MooreColona, IL$13,108
2-JunEvent #52: $600 NLH Survivor103$53,56010 winnersN/A$5,200
3-JunEvent #53: $600 NLH Monster Stack143$75,000Gary BlackwoodIreland$18,156
3-JunEvent #54: $600 NLH Bounty108$56,160Shengming LuoNew York, NY$9,238
4-JunEvent #55: $600 NLH Monster Stack174$88,740Melvin HeikkinenPainesdale, MI$18,350
4-JunEvent #56: $800 Pot-Limit Omaha 8/B246$172,938David WilsonColumbia, MO$32,180
5-JunEvent #57: $800 NLH Monster Bounty209$146,300Sergey SosnovskyBensalem, PA$20,727
 Event #58: Mega Satellite     
5-JunEvent #59: $600 NLH Bounty204$106,080Kevin GarosshenLas Vegas, NV$17,192
 Event #60: Mega Satellite     
10-JunEvent #61: $1,600 MSPT1,644$2,342,700Shea QuintinDestin, FL$324,946
6-JunEvent #62: $800 Pot-Limit Omaha194$136,382Shaun ConroyIreland$35,923
9-JunEvent #63: $1,100 NLH Double Stack152$150,000Luis VazquezTaunton, MA$37,002
10-JunEvent #64: $1,100 NLH Monster Bounty363$352,110Derek HammondsColumbus, OH$47,045
11-JunEvent #65: $800 Big O300$210,000Hobart RobertsCharlotte, NC$36,500
11-JunEvent #66: $600 NLH Monster Stack446$227,460Paulo Porto VillenaSpain$40,079
16-JunEvent #67: $1,100 MSPT2,154$2,078,610Federico RobertoArgentina$294,327
12-JunEvent #68: $600 NLH Bounty163$84,760Samuel BifarellaFrance$12,600
15-JunEvent #69: $1,100 NLH Double Stack299$291,525Matthew JewettSeattle, WA$64,138
16-JunEvent #70: $1,100 NLH Monster Stack193$200,000Christopher HaydtCamarillo, CA$52,680
16-JunEvent #71: $600 NLH Bounty138$71,760Peter DaileyLas Vegas, NV$12,584
17-JunEvent #72: $600 NLH Monster Stack540$275,400Angel Vu BoasDaytona Beach, FL$48,292
17-JunEvent #73: $1,100 Pot-Limit Omaha362$129,400Brandon AllenPort Orange, FL$47,488
18-JunEvent #74: $600 NLH Monster Stack517$263,670Kristy MeansVancouver, WA$45,000
 Event #75: Mega Satellite     
18-JunEvent #76: $600 NLH Survivor188$97,76018 winnersN/A$5,200
 Event #77: Mega Satellite     
21-JunEvent #78: $2,500 Ultimate Bounty $1M GTD842$1,902,920Jose CatelaPortugal$224,405
19-JunEvent #79: $800 PLO / PLO8178$125,134Eugene KotlyarevskiyBrooklyn, NY$34,573
24-JunEvent #80: $1,100 NLH Ultimate Stack1,559$1,496,640Sergio Larrain OllerPeru$230,413
21-JunEvent #81: $600 NLH Bounty198$102,960Augusto HagenArgentina$16,691
22-JunEvent #82: $600 NLH Bounty183$95,160Hattori LopezUnited Kingdom$9,229
25-JunEvent #83: $1,100 NLH Seniors1,076$1,038,340Adam RichardsonPoway, CA$168,568
25-JunEvent #84: $600 NLH Bounty255$132,600Han ParkTorrance, CA$13,154
26-JunEvent #85: $800 NLH Monster Bounty434$303,800Michael MerninRobbinsdale, MN$27,688
26-JunEvent #86: $1,100 PLO8266$260,148Howard SmithUnited Kingdom$50,254
27-JunEvent #87: $1,100 MNLH Monster Stack473$458,810Richard MercierAnchorage, AK$68,600
27-JunEvent #88: $600 NLH Bounty232$120,640Andrew WallHuntington Beach, CA$18,858
28-JunEvent #89: $1,600 Monster Bounty595$853,825Harrison AshdownLas Vegas, NV$85,053
28-JunEvent #90: $800 Big O336$236,208Murilo Souza-FigueredoBrazil$46,766
 Event #91: Mega Satellite     
29-JunEvent #92: $800 NLH Super Seniors242$167,464Alan MoonSyracuse, NY$28,160
2-JulEvent #93: $1,600 DeepStack Championship1,220$1,732,400Matthew MoskalskiGorman, TX$261,118
29-JunEvent #94: $600 NLH Bounty215$111,800Simo RaeikkoenenFinland$17,475
30-JunEvent #95: $800 PLO Bounty162$113,886James FrenchLas Vegas, NV$22,517
2-JulEvent #96: $600 NLH Monster Stack607$309,570Fernando RomanoArgentina$57,622
2-JulEvent #97: $600 NLH Bounty256$133,120Jose PuenteSpain$19,664
3-JulEvent #98: $800 NLH Monster Stack466$326,200Klint TievaeraiFrance$65,436
3-JulEvent #99: $500 NLH LIPS Ladies161$69,230Svetlana GromenkovaNew York, NY$19,127
3-JulEvent #100: $600 NLH Bounty266$138,320Dylan CechowskiFrance$20,429
4-JulEvent #101: $800 NLH Monster Stack340$238,000Sharman OlshanAmherst, NY$28,179
5-JulEvent #102: $1,100 PLO Championship474$457,410Abdullah FaizHauppauge, NY$78,074
5-JulEvent #103: $800 NLH Monster Stack610$427,000Baseem NsierSalam, MA$83,887
6-JulEvent #104: $1,100 NLH Monster Bounty615$596,550Robert LupoGainesville, FL$77,252
 Event #105: Mega Satellite     
7-JulEvent #106: $1,100 WPT547$530,590Cliff MaloneyT. Walton Beach, FL$93,117
 Event #107: Mega Satellite     
10-JulEvent #108: $2,400 WPT NLH1,037$2,255,475Lukas ZaskodnyCzech Republic$375,125
 Event #109: Mega Satellite     
11-JulEvent #110: $1,100 WPT NLH457$443,290Charles AkadiriUnited Kingdom$78,157
 Event #111: Mega Satellite     
 Event #112: Mega Satellite     
17-JulEvent #113: $5,000 WPT Venetian1,178$5,418,800Robert MizrachiHollywood, FL$894,100
 Event #114: Mega Satellite     
15-JulEvent #115: $1,100 NLH Double Stack104$101,920Ivan SheptytskyiUnited Arab Emirates$19,395
19-JulEvent #116: $800 NLH Ultimate Stack1,033$712,770Thor MorstoelNorway$121,166
18-JulEvent #117: $600 Limit Omaha 8/B138$69,966Ryan HammelMatthews, NC$19,942
19-JulEvent #118: $600 NLH Monster Stack293$149,430Elhadj YayePhiladelphia, PA$26,402
19-JulEvent #119: $400 NLH Bounty120$41,040Haochen ShiCanada$7,492
20-JulEvent #120: $400 NLH Monster Bounty243$81,405Liran BetitoLas Vegas, NV$12,112
20-JulEvent #121: $400 NLH Survivor118$40,35611 winnersN/A$3,400
24-JulEvent #122: $600 NLH Epic Stack956$478,000Joon KimLas Vegas, NV$82,790
 Event #123: Mega Satellite     
24-JulEvent #124: $400 NLH Monster Stack132$44,220Vontray GardnerLos Angeles, CA$9,361
26-JulEvent #125: $400 NLH Ultimate Stack485$160,050Steven SakladLas Vegas, NV$29,695
25-JulEvent #126: $300 NLH Bounty83$20,750Robert CastilloLeavenworth, WA$3,071
26-JulEvent #127: $300 NLH Bounty39$10,000Tomas EmoIreland$2,867
27-JulEvent #128: $400 NLH Monster Stack98$32,830Aaron SanchezLas Vegas, NV$9,847
27-JulEvent #129: $300 NLH Survivor47$11,7504 winnersN/A$2,400
31-JulEvent #130: $600 NLH Monster Stack581$293,405Qing LiuPasadena, CA$51,624
28-JulEvent #131: $300 NLH Survivor54$13,5005 winnersN/A$2,500
31-JulEvent #132: $400 NLH Monster Stack101$33,835Peter HengsakulLas Vegas, NV$9,000
31-JulEvent #133: $300 NLH Bounty51$12,750Wai ChanCanada$2,026

The next poker series is already underway at Venetian Las Vegas. From August 1-28, the DeepStack Showdown will offer more than $1.5 million in guaranteed prize pools over 44 events. Click here for a look at that schedule.

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