Level: 9
Blinds: 500/1,000
Ante: 1,000
2019 Seminole Hard Rock May Deep Stack Poker Series
$1,650 Deepest Stack NLH
Day: 1b
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2019 Seminole Hard Rock May Deep Stack Poker Series
Buy-in
$1,650
Prize Pool
$376,500
Entries
251
Level
26
Blinds
25,000 / 50,000
Ante
50,000
May Deepest Stack Flashback: Geddes Cooper on Top in 2017
Level 8
: 400/800, 800 ante
Two years ago, in 2017, this tournament drew 465 runners and offered up a $697,500 prize pool. The tournament ended with a three-way deal that saw Geddes Cooper crowned champion for $112,771.
Cooper, a then 35-year-old poker pro born in Kingston, Jamaica but residing in Pembroke Pines, took down the largest score of his career.
“[The][Deepest][Stack] is my favorite tournament,” Cooper told Seminole officials. “This tournament I really, really wanted to play. I ran pretty good and I’m happy about that. That’s about all you can do.”
He continued: “The harder and harder they get, the more I realize how hard it is to win a tournament because everyone’s good. You have to dodge a million bullets and fade a million different things. Every time you do win a tournament, you have to cherish it.”
For more on Cooper’s win check out the Seminole Hard Rock recap here.
Final Table Results
| Place | Player | Prize |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Geddes Cooper | $112,771* + Trophy |
| 2 | James Dorrance | $104,625* |
| 3 | Haim Toorgeman | $80,653* |
| 4 | Matthew Zimmerman | $42,687 |
| 5 | Wally Maddah | $32,783 |
| 6 | Andjelko Andrejevic | $27,300 |
| 7 | Ryan McKnight | $22,808 |
| 8 | Evan Teitelbaum | $18,323 |
| 9 | Ken Bruno | $13,866 |
*Denotes three-way deal.
Flush for McDonough
Level 8
: 400/800, 800 ante
Skip McDonough limped under the gun along with the player from one seat over, and the hijack. The big blind checked.
Players saw a flop of 
that was checked around to the 
turn. The big blind checked. McDonough bet 2,700. The player from one seat over called. The hijack and the big blind folded.
The river brought the 
. Both players opted to check. McDonough tabled 
for a flush and his opponent mucked.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
40,000
-2,000
|
-2,000 |
Cichy Doubles Through Gilkey
Level 8
: 400/800, 800 ante
Hunter Cichy opened to 2,000 from early position. Chris Gilkey, from one seat over, three-bet to 4,700. Action folded back Cichy who four-bet to 15,000. Gilkey stuck around with a call.
The flop was 
. Cichy bet 6,000. Gilkey raises to 51,000. Cichy went deep into the the tank for a couple of minutes, before making the call with his last 39,000.
Hunter Cichy: 
Chris Gilkey: 
The 
turn and 
river completed the board and Cichy took down the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
105,000 | |
|
|
70,000
-49,000
|
-49,000 |
Level: 8
Blinds: 400/800
Ante: 800
Gilkey Wins a Small One
Level 7
: 300/600, 600 ante
The cutoff opened to 1,700. Chris Gilkey, in the big blind, called.
The dealer fanned a flop of 
. Gilkey bet 4,000. The cutoff called.
The turn brought the 
. Gilkey bet 2,000. His opponent called.
The 
filled up the river and both players opted to check. Gilkey showed 
and his opponent mucked.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
119,000
4,000
|
4,000 |
White Takes From Wiggins
Level 7
: 300/600, 600 ante
On a board of 
, there was a bet of 7,300 from Willie Wiggins, in middle position. Tracy White, in the hijack, moved all in for about 28,000 and Wiggins called.
Tracy White:
Willie Wiggins: 
Wiggins had a straight but that wasn't good enough against White's flush. The 
completed the board and White won the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
140,000
38,000
|
38,000 |
|
82,500
54,300
|
54,300 |
Valiente Doubles Through Wiggins
Level 7
: 300/600, 600 ante
Chris Gilkey opened to 1,500 under the gun. Tony Valiente, from one seat over called, along with the cutoff and Willie Wiggins on the button.
The flop was 
. Gilkey bet 3,700. Valiente called. The cutoff called. Wiggins raised to 11,500. Gilkey folded. Valiente responded by moving all in for 34,600. The cutoff folded. Wiggins made the call.
Tony Valiente: 
Willie Wiggins:
The turn and river completed the board and Valiente raked in the pot with his full house.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
102,000
-23,000
|
-23,000 |
|
|
95,000
95,000
|
95,000 |
Level: 7
Blinds: 300/600
Ante: 600
Break
Level 6
: 300/500, 500 ante
Players are now gone on a 15-minute break to clear their heads.