Venetian DeepStack NYE Series Awards Nearly $2M; WSOP Bracelet Winner Claims Two Titles
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The DeepStack Extravaganza NYE festival kicked off at Venetian Las Vegas on Dec. 24, 2025, and offered more than $1.6 million in guaranteed prize pools over 50 numbered events through Jan. 19, 2026. All told, the series catered to a combined 5,095 entrants and awarded $1,964,660 in prize money.
That included the first event of the Major Series of Poker: The Tour (MSPT) Season 17 in the the $1,600 buy-in, $500K GTD New Year's Poker Open, which was won by Matthew Wantman for $96,284.
Another big winner from the series was Jeremy Becker, who topped a 406-entry field to win Event #9: $1,100 NLH Ultimate Stack. He earned $71,805 for that victory, which you can read about here.
Here’s a look at some other winners from the Venetian DeepStack Extravaganza NYE.
WSOP Bracelet Winner Claims Two Titles
On January 2, Donnell Dais topped a 52-entry field to win Event #27: $200 NLH Bounty for $1,617, and then six days later, he was victorious over an 85-entry field to win Event #37: $200 NLH Bounty for $2,503.
With the wins, Dais, a regular in Venetian poker events, is closing in on $100K in lifetime earnings on The Hendon Mob. He currently sits with $98,424 in lifetime live tournament earnings, including a career-high $19,477 for finishing ninth in the 2018 WSOP Circuit New Orleans Main Event.
However, Dais is also an accomplished online player and in 2021 won an online gold bracelet when he took down the WSOP Online Event #3: $500 NLH Turbo Deepstack for $90,801. Andrew Neeme finished sixth in that event for $14,022.
Event #37 Final Results
| Place | Player | Prize |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Donnell Dais | $2,503 |
| 2 | Tove Kristiansen | $1,983 |
| 3 | Davis Reed | $1,228 |
| 4 | Jinghan Yu | $876 |
| 5 | Shaun Ramani | $650 |
| 6 | Vincent Martino | $502 |
| 7 | Charlene Lueth | $405 |
| 8 | Willie Muhammad | $341 |
| 9 | Keith Phipps | $302 |
| 10 | Keoki Ongoy-Moore | $280 |
| 11 | Juan Nelson-Sanchez | $280 |
Back-to-Back Titles for Siriwan Sukmekerd
On January 17, Siriwan Sukmekerd bested a 74-entry field to win Event #49: $250 NLH Bounty for $3,033, and then the following day navigated a 67-entry field to win Event #50: $200 NLH Bounty for $1,431 and to give her back-to-back titles.
The wins brought Sukmekerd up to $455,018 in lifetime earnings according to The Hendon Mob, which puts her 13th on Thailand’s all-time money list. She was fresh off winning $32,000 for finishing 25th in the 2025 WPT Prime Championship in December, which was her second-highest career score behind the $48,039 she received for finishing runner-up in the 2011 Wynn Classic $500 NLH.
Event #49 Final Results
| Place | Player | Prize |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Siriwan Sukmekerd | $3,033* |
| 2 | Louis Proietti | $2,980* |
| 3 | Malo Brown | $2,908* |
| 4 | Calvin Chen | $2,843* |
| 5 | Jose Martelli De Fritas | $1,159 |
| 6 | German Valencia | $902 |
| 7 | Jennifer Avila | $736 |
| 8 | Sigmund Tsai | $630 |
| 9 | Florian Pons | $568 |
| 10 | Daniel Elwell | $541 |
*Denotes four-handed deal.
2025 Venetian DeepStack NYE Series Winners
| Date | Tournament | Entries | Prize Pool | Overlay | Winner | Hometown | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12/24/25 | Event #1: $400 NLH Monster Stack | 86 | $29,240 | $0 | Josh Swimm | Halfmoon, NY | $8,441 |
| 12/24/25 | Event #2: $200 NLH Bounty | 86 | $13,760 | $0 | Munkh Natsagdorj | Mongolia | $2,415 |
| 12/25/25 | Event #3: $400 NLH Monster Stack | 131 | $44,540 | $0 | Sterling Lipscomb | Phoenix, AZ | $9,511 |
| 12/25/25 | Event #4: $200 NLH Bounty | 88 | $14,080 | $0 | Mark Karasanti | Las Vegas, NV | $2,323 |
| 12/26/25 | Event #5: $600 NLH Monster Stack | 97 | $49,470 | $0 | John Murphy | Windermere, FL | $6,492 |
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| Event #7: Satellite | |||||||
| Event #8: Satellite | |||||||
| 12/30/25 | Event #9: $1,100 NLH Ultimate Stack | 406 | $389,760 | $0 | Jeremy Becker | Tampa, FL | $71,805 |
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| 12/27/25 | Event #11: $250 NLH Bounty | 101 | $20,705 | $0 | Christie Yau | Wauwatosa, WI | $3,464 |
| 12/28/25 | Event #12: $400 Double Board Bomb Pot | 36 | $12,240 | $0 | Dongwuk Moon | South Korea | $3,430 |
| Event #13: Satellite | |||||||
| 12/28/25 | Event #14: $200 NLH Bounty | 86 | $13,760 | $0 | Michael Halley | Westminster, CO | $2,300 |
| 12/29/25 | Event #15: $400 Big O Bounty | 22 | $7,480 | $0 | Michael Amato | Henderson, NV | $2,567 |
| 12/29/25 | Event #16: $200 NLH Grinder's Bounty | 151 | $24,160 | $0 | Sean Bastille | Littleton, CO | $3,946 |
| 12/30/25 | Event #17: $600 NLH Monster Stack | 160 | $81,600 | $0 | Hung Tran | Beaumont, TX | $16,677 |
| Event #18: Satellite | |||||||
| 12/30/25 | Event #19: $200 NLH Bounty | 55 | $10,000 | $1,200 | Max Tyler | Aurora, CO | $2,283 |
| 12/31/25 | Event #20: $400 NLH Monster Stack | 47 | $15,980 | $0 | Samy Dighlawi | Temecula, CA | $4,645 |
| Event #21: Satellite | |||||||
| 1/4/26 | Event #22: $1,600 MSPT | 349 | $500,000 | $4,420 | Matthew Wantman | Boston, MA | $96,284 |
| Event #23: Satllite | |||||||
| 1/1/26 | Event #24: $200 NLH Bounty | 67 | $10,720 | $0 | Jonathon Gruchow | Georgetown, KY | $2,000 |
| Event #25: Satellite | |||||||
| Event #26: Satellite | |||||||
| 1/2/26 | Event #27: $200 NLH Bounty | 52 | $10,000 | $1,680 | Donnel Dais | Las Vegas, NV | $1,617 |
| 1/3/26 | Event #28: $250 NLH Bounty | 87 | $20,000 | $2,165 | Alexander Holmes | Lubbock, TX | $3,500 |
| 1/4/26 | Event #29: $600 NLH Monster Stack | 52 | $30,000 | $3,480 | Sandeep Koralla | Lynnwood, WA | $9,897 |
| 1/4/26 | Event #30: $200 NLH Bounty | 61 | $10,000 | $240 | Jefferson Morrill | Nashville, TN | $2,203 |
| 1/7/26 | Event #31: $250 NLH Monster Stack | 164 | $50,000 | $17,200 | Robert Cohen | Delray Beach, FL | $9,217 |
| 1/5/26 | Event #32: $200 NLH Bounty | 56 | $10,000 | $1,040 | Jonathan Burns | Las Vegas, NV | $1,900 |
| 1/6/26 | Event #33: $200 NLH Bounty | 73 | $11,680 | $0 | Kyler Kennedt | Hurricane, UT | $1,638 |
| 1/7/26 | Event #34: $400 NLH Ultimate Stack | 45 | $20,000 | $4,925 | Maher Kasem | Bellingham, WA | $5,700 |
| 1/7/26 | Event #35: $200 NLH Bounty | 60 | $10,000 | $400 | Zhijiang Bi | Las Vegas, NV | $1,841 |
| 1/8/26 | Event #36: $400 NLH Ultimate Bounty | 62 | $20,770 | $0 | Russell Frydrych | Libertyville, IL | $3,121 |
| 1/8/26 | Event #37: $200 NLH Bounty | 85 | $13,600 | $0 | Donnel Dais | Las Vegas, NV | $2,503 |
| 1/12/26 | Event #38: $300 NLH Monster Stack | 797 | $191,280 | $0 | Aeba Mengesha | Las Vegas, NV | $21,842 |
| 1/12/26 | Event #39: $400 NLH Seniors | 111 | $37,185 | $0 | Daniel Sprung | Las Vegas, NV | $9,209 |
| 1/12/26 | Event #40: $200 NLH Bounty | 99 | $15,840 | $0 | Sanjeev Mallick | Salt Lake City, UT | $2,123 |
| 1/13/26 | Event #41: $400 NLH Ultimate Stack | 66 | $22,110 | $0 | Marc Gardner | Savannah, MO | $6,770 |
| 1/13/26 | Event #42: $200 NLH Bounty | 74 | $11,840 | $0 | Phillip Olson | Missoula, MT | $2,004 |
| 1/14/26 | Event #43: $400 NLH Ultimate Bounty | 67 | $22,445 | $0 | Jonathan Nguyen | San Jose, CA | $3,872 |
| 1/14/26 | Event #44: $200 NLH Bounty | 53 | $10,000 | $1,520 | Bradley Oubre | Dubai, NC | $2,374 |
| 1/19/26 | Event #45: $250 NLH Monster Stack | 730 | $146,000 | $0 | Larry Serebryany | Las Vegas, NV | $20,047 |
| 1/15/26 | Event #46: $200 NLH Bounty | 82 | $13,120 | $0 | Jesse Vertin | Smyrna, GA | $1,856 |
| 1/16/26 | Event #47: $300 PLO Double Board Bomb Pot | 35 | $8,575 | $0 | Michael Lisanti | Canada | $3,000 |
| 1/16/26 | Event #48: $200 NLH Bounty | 75 | $12,000 | $0 | Katherine Kohlberg | Polson, MT | $1,601 |
| 1/17/26 | Event #49: $250 NLH Bounty | 74 | $20,000 | $4,830 | Siriwan Sukmekerd | North Las Vegas, NV | $3,033 |
| 1/18/26 | Event #50: $200 NLH Bounty | 67 | $10,720 | $0 | Siriwan Sukmekerd | North Las Vegas, NV | $1,431 |
What’s Coming Up?
The next series is already underway at the Venetian. The DeepStack Showdown (January/February) kicked off on January 19 and will run through February 8 offering more than $1.2 million in guaranteed prize pools.
Among the highlights on the schedule are:
- $600 NLH UltimateStack $150K GTD Jan 22–25
- $800 NLH UltimateStack $200K GTD Jan 29 – Feb 1
- $1,600 NLH MSPT Poker Bowl X $1 Million Guarantee Feb 4–7
*Images courtesy of Venetian Poker.
