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.”
Evan Teitelbaum limped under the gun. The player from one seat over raised to 1,800. Action folded back to Teitelbaum who called.
The flop came . Teitelbaum checked. His opponent bet 2,000. Teitelbaum check-raised to 5,300. His opponent three-bet to 12,3000. Teitelbaum four-bet shoved for around 60,000. His opponent made the call, putting at risk his last chips.
Evan Teitelbaum:
Opponent:
The turn and river completed the board and Teitelbaum took down the pot, sending his opponent the exit.
"It was a gift," commented his opponent.
''No it wasn't a gift...He had ace-high!" answered Teitelbaum jokingly.
"Well I just checked the definition of gift in the dictionnary and that qualifies for it,'' added a player at the table.
Jose Parra opened to 1,500 from early position. The cutoff three-bet to 4,000. Action folded back to Parra who added the remainder to call.
A flop reading was dealt and checked through to the turn and the river. Parra fired a bet of 10,000. His opponent gave it some thought, and opted to let it go.
In a pot of around 22,000, the flop came . David Moses, in the small blind, checked. Marc Sacheli, on the button, took a few minutes of reflection before checking back.
The turn came the . Moses bet 2,000. Sacheli raised to 11,000. Moses snap-called.
The filled up the river. Both players opted to check. Moses showed and Sacheli revealed to win the pot.