Christopher Carey got it in with 
against Michael Williams with .
The board ran out with no improvement for Carey and he was eliminated from the tournament in 13th place.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
2,800,000
1,025,000
|
1,025,000 |
|
Busted |
Dave Ouellette raised to 80,000 and Bilguun Odgerel three-bet shoved for 580,000. Ouellette tanked before finally making the call. Odgerel turned over 
. Ouellette showed 
.
The board ran out 
to give Ouellette a full house to eliminate Odgerel from the tournament.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
3,100,000
900,000
|
900,000 |
|
Busted |
With well over 100,000 in the pot and 
on the flop, Rohan Long was on the button and went for the blind shove, asking Fleischer to go all in. Fleischer was in the tank while Long put his chips near the button and explained that a check from Fleischer would be an automatic shove.
Fleischer eventually jammed his last 230,000 into the pot and Long turned over 
. Fleischer had 
.
The turn 
and river could not help Fleischer and he was eliminated from the tournament on the final table bubble.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,500,000
150,000
|
150,000 |
|
Busted |
Saad Ghanem open-shoved for 220,000 and got a call from Tsz Shing and Rohan Long.
The flop was 
and Shing fired 205,000 at the side pot. Long three-bet to nearly 500,000 but Shing four-bet shoved and Long folded.
With the side pot out of the way, Ghanem turned over 
and Shing showed 
. The turn 
and river were no help and Ghanem was eliminated from the tournament in ninth place.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
3,150,000
1,416,000
|
1,416,000 |
|
|
1,100,000
400,000
|
400,000 |
|
Busted |
Michael Berk open-jammed for 705,000 and Cole Keenan re-shoved to isolate. The rest of the table got out of the way and Berk turned over 
. Keenan showed .
The board ran out 
and the flopped five was good enough to eliminate Berk in eighth place.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
4,315,000
1,370,000
|
1,370,000 |
|
Busted |
Francis Anderson got it all in pre-flop against Michael Williams and turned over 
. Williams showed 
.
The board ran out 
with no help for Anderson and he was eliminated from the tournament in seventh place.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
3,850,000
1,050,000
|
1,050,000 |
|
Busted | |
|
||
Rohan Long got it in with and got the call from the of Cole Keenan.
The flop came out 
and Keenan flopped three fives. The turn and river were no help and Long was eliminated from the tournament as Keenan extended the chip lead.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
7,100,000
2,785,000
|
2,785,000 |
|
3,300,000
1,200,000
|
1,200,000 |
|
|
3,000,000
400,000
|
400,000 |
|
|
2,900,000
950,000
|
950,000 |
|
|
2,200,000
950,000
|
950,000 |
|
|
Busted |
Michael Williams raised to 150,000 from under the gun and Dave Ouellette three-bet shoved for nearly two million. Williams went into the tank briefly before making the call.
Dave Ouellette: 
Michael Williams
The board ran out 
, and Ouellette was in trouble right away. The sevens could not improve and Williams eliminated Ouellette and his dog "Jack" from the tournament in fifth place.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
6,100,000
2,800,000
|
2,800,000 |
|
|
5,180,000
2,280,000
|
2,280,000 |
|
|
5,000,000
2,100,000
|
2,100,000 |
|
|
1,485,000
715,000
|
715,000 |
|
|
Busted |
In August, Venetian hosted the DeepStack Showdown Tournament Series, which was comprised of 28 tournaments that catered to a combined 5,450 entrants and awarded more than $3.5 million in prize money. Among those to capture titles during the series were Adam Demersseman, Lisa Pickell, Michael Azzaro, and Veerab Zakaryan. Here’s a look at all those who won titles:
| *Date | Tournament | Entries | Prize Pool | Winner | Hometown | Prize* |
| 8/2/21 | Event #1: $250 NLH | 139 | $28,495 | Dustin Lee | Waipahu, HI | $7,000 |
| 8/2/21 | Event #2: $200 NLH Survivor | 61 | $9,760 | 6 winners | N/A | $1,600 |
| 8/4/21 | Event #3: $340 NLH | 412 | $115,360 | Adam Demersseman | San Diego, CA | $17,800 |
| 8/3/21 | Event #4: $200 NLH Bounty | 79 | $12,640 | John Schwantes | Irvine, CA | $2,953 |
| 8/5/21 | Event #5: $250 NLH | 150 | $30,750 | Thomas Cage | Mammoth Lakes, CA | $6,300 |
| 8/7/21 | Event #6: $600 NLH | 539 | $272,195 | Richard Munro | Las Vegas, NV | $48,050 |
| 8/8/21 | Event #7: $200 NLH Bounty | 53 | $8,480 | Marco DiMarino | Miami, FL | $2,186 |
| 8/10/21 | Event #8: $400 NLH | 503 | $165,990 | Lisa Pickell | Las Vegas, NV | $27,000 |
| 8/9/21 | Event #9: $200 NLH | 46 | $7,360 | Alfredo Pacheco | Los Angeles, CA | $1,600 |
| 8/11/21 | Event #10: $400 NLH | 101 | $33,835 | William Tidmore | Richland, MS | $7,919 |
| 8/12/21 | Event #11: $10,000 High Roller | 30 | $300,000 | Andrew Lichtenberger | Las Vegas, NV | $120,000 |
| 8/13/21 | Event #12: $10,000 High Roller | 34 | $340,000 | Ali Imsirovic | Vancouver, WA | $136,000 |
| 8/14/21 | Event #13: $25,000 High Roller | 29 | $725,000 | Sean Perry | Las Vegas, NV | $290,000 |
| 8/15/21 | Event #14: $10,000 High Roller | 14 | $350,000 | Andrew Lichtenberger | Las Vegas, NV | $125,350 |
| 8/16/21 | Event #15: $250 NLH | 152 | $31,160 | David McConachie | New York, NY | $8,941 |
| 8/16/21 | Event #16: $200 NLH Survivor | 68 | $10,880 | Six Winners | N/A | $1,600 |
| 8/17/21 | Event #17: $400 NLH $250K GTD | 1,218 | $405,594 | Seth Evans | Henderson, NV | $59,144 |
| 8/17/21 | Event #18: $200 NLH Bounty | 84 | $13,440 | Marvin Lim | Henderson, NV | $2,856 |
| 8/19/21 | Event #19: $200 NLH Survivor | 51 | $8,160 | 6 Winners | N/A | $1,460 |
| 8/19/21 | Event #20: $200 NLH Survivor | 51 | $8,160 | 5 Winners | N/A | $1,600 |
| 8/22/21 | Event #21: $300 NLH | 105 | $25,725 | Jordan Laubaugh | Las Vegas, NV | $7,000 |
| 8/25/21 | Event #22: $400 NLH | 467 | $155,511 | Andrew Reider | Boulder, CO | $30,972 |
| 8/23/21 | Event #23: $200 NLH Survivor | 64 | $10,240 | 7 Winners | N/A | $1,408 |
| 8/24/21 | Event #24: $200 NLH Bounty | 66 | $10,560 | Darko Ercegovac | Mount Prospect, IL | $1,900 |
| 8/25/21 | Event #25: $500 NLH | 148 | $62,160 | Mehdi Saleh | Tempe, AZ | $13,000 |
| 8/29/21 | Event #26: $600 NLH | 661 | $333,805 | Michael Azzaro | Henderson, NV | $60,339 |
| 8/26/21 | Event #27: $400 PLO | 49 | $16,660 | Alexander Tafesh | Las Vegas, NV | $7,081 |
| 8/29/21 | Event #28: $400 NLH | 76 | $25,460 | Veerab Zakaryan | Las Vegas, NV | $5,396 |
Tsz Shing shoved from under the gun for around 1,400,000 and Cole Keenan shoved behind from the button while the rest of the table folded.
Tsz Shing
Cole Keenan:
The board ran out 
and the kings held to eliminate Shing from the tournament in fourth place.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
3,300,000
1,100,000
|
1,100,000 |
|
|
Busted |
