PNDC Updates | 2024 WSOP PokerNews Deepstack Challenge

06-18-2024 09:19 UTC-8

Final Week Begins; More Top Ten PNDC Winners Revealed Today

Calum Grant

The third week of the PokerNews Deepstack Challenge has concluded!

PokerNews extends a massive thank you to every player who participated over the past seven days. We hope your time at the tables was enjoyable and rewarding.

We are currently calculating yesterday's results to update the final standings for Week 3.

Check today’s blog for updates on the leaderboard trophy winner and the players who will receive a $600 PokerNews Deepstack Championship ticket.

Furthermore, today marks the start of the final week of the PNDC - this is your last opportunity to get your hands on a $600 PokerNews Deepstack Championship ticket.

06-18-2024 11:30 UTC-8

$250 WSOP Daily Deepstack 1 p.m. Info and Structure

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Calum Grant

Kick off your day with some poker excitement! The opening Daily Deepstack of the day starts at 1 p.m. and promises a thrilling single-day event. With a $250 buy-in, you'll get a solid 25,000 starting stack to work with.

For the latecomers, late registration is open until the start of Level 9, and you can jump back in with unlimited reentries. Each level runs for 30 minutes, with 15-minute breaks sprinkled throughout the day, and a longer 30-minute break after Level 12 to recharge.

Blinds start at 100/100, with the big blind ante in play right from the start. Get ready to shuffle up and deal!

Level	BB Ante	Blinds	Breaks
1	100	100-100
2	200	100-200
3	300	200-300
4	400	200-400	15 Minute Break
5	600	300-600
6	800	400-800
7	1,000	500-1,000
8	1,200	600-1,200	Remove 100 Chips (20 Minute Break)
9	1,500	1,000-1,500
10	2,000	1,000-2,000
11	3,000	1,500-3,000
12	4,000	2,000-4,000	Remove 500 Chips (30 Minute Break)
13	6,000	3,000-6,000
14	8,000	4,000-8,000
15	10,000	5,000-10,000
16	16,000	8,000-16,000	Remove 1,000 Chips (15 Minute Break)
17	20,000	10,000-20,000
18	30,000	15,000-30,000
19	40,000	20,000-40,000
20	60,000	30,000-60,000	Break (15 Minute Break)
21	80,000	40,000-80,000
22	100,000	50,000-100,000
23	150,000	100,000-150,000
24	200,000	100,000-200,000	Break (15 Minute Break)
25	300,000	150,000-300,000
26	400,000	200,000-400,000
27	600,000	300,000-600,000
28	800,000	400,000-800,000	Break (15 Minute Break)
29	1,000,000	500,000-1,000,000
30	1,500,000	1,000,000-1,500,000
31	2,000,000	1,000,000-2,000,000
32	3,000,000	1,500,000-3,000,000

06-18-2024 12:00 UTC-8

Responsible Gaming Resources

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Calum Grant

At PokerNews, we're committed to promoting responsible gaming. We encourage all our readers to play responsibly and within their means.
Visit our dedicated safer gaming hub for more information about safe and responsible gaming.

06-18-2024 13:45 UTC-8

How to Claim Your $600 PokerNews Deepstack Winner's Ticket

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Calum Grant

Have you secured a spot in the top ten on the weekly leaderboard for the PokerNews Deepstack Challenge? Are you eager to claim your ticket?

Good news: Starting Monday, June 17, all players who have qualified for the $600 PokerNews Deepstack Championship can register for the event.

The World Series of Poker has already received your names. To complete your registration, simply visit any registration window. Remember to bring your I.D. and Caesars Rewards card for verification.

06-18-2024 14:30 UTC-8

Get Ready for the 4 p.m. $400 Daily Deepstack

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Calum Grant

Get ready for some poker action! The second Daily Deepstack of the day shuffles up and deals at 4 p.m. This single-day extravaganza comes with a $400 buy-in, giving you a hefty 30,000 starting stack to play with.

Feeling adventurous? Late registration is open until the start of Level 9, around 7:35 p.m., and you can reenter as many times as you like. Each level is a quick 20 minutes, with plenty of 15- and 20-minute breaks to catch your breath and strategize.

Blinds kick off at 100/100, and the big blind ante is in play from the get-go.

Level	BB Ante	Blinds	Breaks & Notes
1	100	100-100
2	200	100-200
3	300	200-300
4	400	200-400
5	600	300-600
6	800	400-800	Remove 100 Chips (20-Minute Break)
7	1,000	500-1,000
8	1,500	1,000-1,500
9	2,000	1,000-2,000	Remove 500 Chips (15-Minute Break) (Reg. ends)
10	3,000	2,000-3,000
11	4,000	2,000-4,000
12	6,000	3,000-6,000
13	8,000	4,000-8,000
14	10,000	5,000-10,000
15	16,000	8,000-16,000
16	20,000	10,000-20,000	Remove 1,000 Chips (15-Minute Break)
17	30,000	15,000-30,000
18	40,000	20,000-40,000
19	60,000	30,000-60,000
20	80,000	40,000-80,000
21	100,000	50,000-100,000
22	150,000	100,000-150,000	Break (15-Minute Break)
23	200,000	100,000-200,000
24	300,000	150,000-300,000
25	400,000	200,000-400,000
26	600,000	300,000-600,000
27	800,000	400,000-800,000
28	1,000,000	500,000-1,000,000	Break (15-Minute Break)
29	1,500,000	1,000,000-1,500,000
30	2,000,000	1,000,000-2,000,000
31	3,000,000	1,500,000-3,000,000
32	5,000,000	2,000,000-5,000,000

06-18-2024 15:00 UTC-8

Tournament Report: $250 Daily Deepstack (June 17)

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Calum Grant

Monday's action in the PokerNews Daily Deepstacks during the 2024 World Series of Poker (WSOP) brought about another day of massive fields and big winners.

In the 1:00 p.m. tournament, a $250 buy-in, there were 913 entrants, creating a prize pool of $182,600. When all was said and done, the only player still standing was Raed Abualfilat. The champion took home $27,118 and earned 809 points on the PokerNews Daily Deepstack Challenge leaderboard.

The top 137 players went home with money, and here's a look at every player who cashed:

Rank	Player	Payout	Points
1	Raed Abualfilat	$27,118	809
2	Guillermo De La Vega	$19,104	404
3	James Murphey	$13,663	364
4	Michael Maddocks	$9,916	323
5	Joshua Herschlip	$7,305	303
6	Emmanuel Dimaano	$5,463	283
7	Josias Santos	$4,149	243
8	Michael Thompson	$3,200	222
9	Kevin Lemmer	$2,508	202
10	Terry Grunzke	$1,997	162
11	Paula Moreira	$1,997	162
12	Darren Gallion	$1,617	162
13	Shaun Mcbride	$1,617	162
14	Lee Abramson	$1,331	162
15	Peter Sawitzki	$1,331	162
16	Luca Campagnoli	$1,331	162
17	Christopher Cahoon	$1,331	162
18	Mark Wolfson	$1,114	162
19	Hugo Nazar	$1,114	162
20	Daniel Jose	$1,114	162
21	Mariano Molino	$1,114	162
22	Rohit Chopra	$1,114	162
23	William Hall	$1,114	162
24	Michael Burns	$1,114	162
25	Charles Tappan	$1,114	162
26	Alain Marquet	$1,114	162
27	Chihsiang Chiu	$949	162
28	Darrin Witten	$949	162
29	Eric Rabelas	$949	162
30	In Park	$949	162
31	Joshua Tulcan	$949	162
32	Matthew Gauslin	$949	162
33	Moris Gevorgian	$949	162
34	Sebastien Clot	$949	162
35	David Larson	$949	162
36	Lam Nguyen	$822	81
37	Igor Tsyganov	$822	81
38	Eric Miller	$822	81
39	Jonathan Jacunski	$822	81
40	Bradley Sweatt	$822	81
41	Larry Mccarter	$822	81
42	Bruce Smith	$822	81
43	Phong Nguyen	$822	81
44	Leonardo Gomes Mendez	$822	81
45	Sergio Carmusciano	$725	81
46	Rafael Pardo Acevedo	$725	81
47	Angelo Martelli	$725	81
48	Eddy Asady	$725	81
49	Dru Macinnes	$725	81
50	Yurii Serhiienko	$725	81
51	David Macneil	$725	81
52	Simon Duprat	$725	81
53	Martin Schroeder	$725	81
54	Raymond Myung	$652	81
55	John Dubard	$652	81
56	Stephen Archbell	$652	81
57	Dylon Chafin	$652	81
58	Julian Niquille	$652	81
59	Parminder Kumar	$652	81
60	Caroline Mccarter	$652	81
61	Fabien Montagne	$652	81
62	Julian Andrei	$652	81
63	Raul Espinoza	$596	81
64	Fabrice Meunier	$596	81
65	Don Warner	$596	81
66	Gabriel Elkaim	$596	81
67	Renato Labadan	$596	81
68	Zia Khosravi	$596	81
69	Joseph Kalisek	$596	81
70	Tsukasa Endo	$596	81
71	Alison Reichert	$596	81
72	Stefan Hundt	$556	81
73	Jair Augusto	$556	81
74	Todd Jatras	$556	40
75	Neil Roe	$556	40
76	Duy Ho	$556	40
77	Robert Warden	$556	40
78	Yuk Lee	$556	40
79	David Johnson	$556	40
80	Robert Boryca	$556	40
81	Liu Shimiao	$528	40
82	Sean Duffy	$528	40
83	Viliamu Amitoelau	$528	40
84	Richard Pearson	$528	40
85	Todd Leach	$528	40
86	Joseph Mussat	$528	40
87	Adrian Hernandez	$528	40
88	Taren Fairbrother	$528	40
89	Jeremiah Hathorn	$528	40
90	Frank Bastow	$503	40
91	Jordan Gilland	$503	40
92	Jason Pepper	$503	40
93	Lynn Xia	$503	40
94	Dirk Markestein	$503	40
95	Alan Shaw	$503	40
96	Kevin Fernandez	$503	40
97	Richard Jacoby	$503	40
98	Mark Nahama	$503	40
99	Ellen Anderson	$503	40
100	David Baba	$503	40
101	Morgan Lee	$503	40
102	Benjamin Cardenas	$503	40
103	Qingwei Meng	$503	40
104	Liping Zhong	$503	40
105	Olvenso Savoie	$503	40
106	Jamshid Lotfi	$503	40
107	Steven Lauson	$503	40
108	Daniel Lacey	$503	40
109	Aaron Moore	$503	40
110	Wenhua Yin	$503	40
111	Jason Fennell	$503	40
112	Kainoa Nguyen	$503	40
113	Masaaki Naito	$503	40
114	David Morris	$503	40
115	Valerik Malkhasian	$503	40
116	Peter Kao	$503	40
117	Romeo Samblero	$503	40
118	Cheryl Macinanti	$503	40
119	Christopher Simone	$503	40
120	Roger Gebhardt	$503	40
121	Wang Hao	$503	40
122	Ricardo Topete	$503	40
123	Susan Kaufmann	$503	40
124	Jackson Holtgraves	$503	40
125	Prashant Jha	$503	40
126	Brian Dugan	$503	40
127	Ali Nabizadehgangaraj	$503	40
128	William Cremen	$503	40
129	Larry Spraker	$503	40
130	Adrien Guyader	$503	40
131	Solomon Yang	$503	40
132	Brian Page	$503	40
133	Daniel Coen	$503	40
134	Angelo Micali	$503	40
135	Joseph Fox	$503	40
136	Larry Carey	$503	40
137	Gregory Crysel	$503	40

06-18-2024 15:30 UTC-8

Duy Ho Tops Week 2 of PNDC Leaderboard

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Calum Grant

Like Raymond Chiu the week before him, Duy Ho's Daily Deepstack double victory put him in top spot of the PokerNews Deepstack Challenge Leaderboard.

He finished with 1,538 points, the most anybody has recorded thus far.

Yotam Shmuelov and Nicholas Burnett also broke the 1,000-point barrier, ending the week with 1,264 and 1,149 to round out the top three.

Rank	Player	Points
1	Duy Ho	1,538
2	Yotam Shmuelov	1,264
3	Nicholas Burnett	1,149
4	Adel Jo	965
5	Kurt Taphorn	912
6	Chun Lung Wong	883
7	Joseph Esbenshade	877
8	Shahabaldin Shirazi	754
9	Brett Schniebolk	746
10	Gerry Fordham	745

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06-18-2024 15:30 UTC-8

Tournament Report: $400 Daily Deepstack (June 17)

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Following a monster 1:00 p.m. field in the PokerNews Daily Deepstacks, the $400 buy-in 4:00 p.m. session was huge as well, and a big name poker player came out victorious.

Olga Iermolcheva, a popular competitor on the Poker After Dark: Game of Gold poker reality TV show, conquered the 242-player tournament for $17,151, earning 729 points in the PokerNews Deepstack Challenge leaderboard for Week 3.

Iermolcheva, a Ukrainian poker player, has over $745,000 in live tournament cashes, according to The Hendon Mob. She was among 37 players who cashed in the June 17 $400 Deepstack. Here's a list of everyone who finished in the money.

Rank	Player	Payout	Points
1	Olga Iermolcheva	$17,151	729
2	Richard Clink	$11,565	365
3	Larry Bish	$7,989	328
4	Jonathan Camara	$5,655	292
5	Charlton Hawes	$4,104	273
6	George Hortelano	$3,055	255
7	Trung Pham	$2,335	219
8	Antoine Camors	$1,834	201
9	Richard Vielhak	$1,480	182
10	Nicholas Dean	$1,230	146
11	Adel Jo	$1,230	146
12	Preston Mcewen	$1,052	146
13	Riley Dieckhoff	$1,052	146
14	John Giacobbe	$927	146
15	Jamaal Williams	$927	146
16	Alon Agam	$927	73
17	Dmitry Levi	$927	73
18	John Rohrer	$843	73
19	Gregory Lockwood	$843	73
20	Frank Ballardo	$843	73
21	William Perpich	$843	73
22	Fei Li	$843	73
23	Richard Thousand	$843	73
24	Terence Reid	$843	36
25	Scott Mikesell	$843	36
26	Fernando Bruncagarcia	$843	36
27	Mario Niciforo	$803	36
28	Lucas Cabrera	$803	36
29	Hemal Mehta	$803	36
30	Flavio Rietmann	$803	36
31	[Removed:490]	$803	36
32	Melissa Doucette	$803	36
33	Edgar Moreno	$803	36
34	Vladimir Belekhov	$803	36
35	Sven Mermans	$803	36
36	Adam Crawford	$803	36
37	Leora Rohrer	$803	36

06-18-2024 16:00 UTC-8

Pair the Bracelet with this REAL Gold Winner's Coin in the PokerNews Deepstack Championship

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Calum Grant

To make the $600 PokerNews Deepstack Championship unforgettable, the winner will receive an exclusive, one-of-a-kind 24-karat gold PokerNews Deepstack Championship winner's coin.

Imagine the feeling of holding a gleaming gold coin, specially crafted just for you, symbolizing your incredible achievement.

This isn't just any prize — it's a piece of poker history, a trophy that stands out from the rest.

This unique coin isn't just about the win; it's about the story you'll tell, the legacy you'll leave, and the envy of every poker player who sees it. It’s more than just a prize; it's a badge of honor, a rare treasure you’ll cherish forever.

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06-18-2024 16:00 UTC-8

Tournament Report: $200 Daily Deepstack (June 17)

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The third and final PokerNews Daily Deepstacks event on June 17 — $200 no-limit hold'em — took place at 8 p.m. and had a field of 257 players, which generated a prize pool of $39,835.

After the last card of the night was dealt, Jon Vrolyks had accumulated every single chip in the tournament, meaning he was crowned the champion. For his impressive performance, Vrolyks took home $8,419 along with 668 PokerNews Deepstack Challenge points for Week 3.

There were a total of 39 players who finished in the money, and here's a look at all of them:

Rank	Player	Payout	Points
1	Jon Vrolyks	$8,419	668
2	Daniel Oshea	$5,621	334
3	Eli Schneider	$3,849	301
4	Jared Stearns	$2,706	267
5	Dena Simon	$1,955	251
6	Justin Heilman	$1,452	234
7	Andre Bryan	$1,110	201
8	Joseph Baghdalian	$874	184
9	Garry Spinks	$709	167
10	Ha Duong	$594	134
11	Cary Aronson	$594	134
12	Adam Crawford	$513	134
13	Omar Sader	$513	134
14	Jason Brown	$459	134
15	Richard Woehler	$459	134
16	Scott Stopa	$459	67
17	Alexey Karaulov	$459	67
18	Doniquzs Gray	$425	67
19	Daniel Garcia	$425	67
20	Kevin Lusk	$425	67
21	Beau Stanton	$425	67
22	Steven Thompson	$425	67
23	Warren Chan	$425	67
24	Guillermo Hurtado	$425	67
25	Raul Gutierrez	$425	33
26	Riko Watanabe	$425	33
27	Joshua Turner	$405	33
28	Brockton Hankins	$405	33
29	Jian Zhang	$405	33
30	Frank Stephens	$405	33
31	Charles Buehler	$405	33
32	Brian Dugan	$405	33
33	Robert Flowers	$405	33
34	Chenbo Zhou	$405	33
35	Kevin Mild	$405	33
36	Nicholas Caffey	$405	33
37	Emmanuel Leitao	$405	33
38	Matthew Kramer	$405	33
39	Charles Revil	$405	33