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PokerNews Deepstack Championship FAQs

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What is the buy-in for the PokerNews Deepstack Championship?

The buy-in for the PokerNews Deepstack Championship event at the 2024 WSOP is $600 - among one of the lowest buy-ins in the Series. We looked to give low-stakes grinders an opportunity to win their way to a coveted WSOP bracelet, and the $600 entry fee is both affordable and offers the chance to win big money from an expected large prize pool.

When is the PokerNews Deepstack Championship?

The PokerNews Deepstack Championship event will be held between June 25 and June 28 2024. It's the 62nd event in the 2024 WSOP and takes place just less than one month into the Series and three weeks before its conclusion.

Where is the PokerNews Deepstack Championship?

The PokerNews Deepstack Championship will be held is a new, vibrant venue near the Horseshoe poker room, Las Vegas. It's located on the Las Vegas Strip, less than a 10-minute drive from Harry Reid International Airport.

How Can I Play the PokerNews Deepstack Championship?

Like any other event at the Series, to play the PokerNews Deepstack Championship simply register from one of the multiple registration desks at the venue.

What is the PokerNews Deepstack Challenge?

The PokerNews Daily Deepstack Challenge is a leaderboard promotion running from May 28 to June 24. Players participating in the daily $200, $250, or $400 deep stack tournaments at the WSOP will earn points. The top 10 point earners each week will receive complimentary seats for the $600 PokerNews Deepstack Championship.

What is the leaderboard system?

The leaderboard system will follow the same formula used for the WSOP Player of the Year

Simmy Mok's PokerNews Daily Deepstack Triumph Propels Her to First-Ever Bracelet Event

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Simmy Mok
Simmy Mok

Several of the PokerNews Deepstack Challenge winner card protectors have already been handed out, with Canada's Simmy Mok being the first beneficiary. She triumphed in the opening Daily Deepstack of the series, but it's been quite the journey for Mok, whose passion for poker came from very humble beginnings.

Mok's route into poker began 24 years ago when she was nursing her son. With a newborn, Mok found herself awake through various stages of the night, and while tending to her baby's needs, she started channel-flicking through the television.

Poker then became a saving grace for the Canadian as a major event seven caused huge changes in her day-to-day life.

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Charlie Hawes & Olga Iermolcheva Shine in Week 3 of PokerNews Deepstack Challenge

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Olga Iermolcheva & Charlie Hawes

The PokerNews Deepstack Challenge (PNDC) has entered its fourth and final week, with the results from Week 3 leaderboard all in the books.

New Zealand poker player Charlie Hawes became the first non-American to win the weekly leaderboard, which sends the best ten players into the $600 PokerNews Deepstack Championship bracelet event.

Hawes followed in the footsteps of Raymond Chiu and Duy Ho, who topped the leaderboard in Week 1 and Week 2 and was the latest recipient of a PNDC trophy.

Poker superstar Olga Iermolcheva also found herself in the Daily Deepstack streets and dominated her respective field to walk away with a five-figure haul along with a PNDC winner's coin.

Read the PNDC Week 3 Highlights Here

Time for a Night Cap in the 8 p.m. $200 Daily Deepstack

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Wrap up your day with some thrilling poker action! The final Daily Deepstack of the day kicks off at 8 p.m. as a single-day showdown. With a $200 buy-in, you'll start with a 20,000 stack of chips.

For those who like to make a dramatic entrance, late registration is open until the start of Level 6 (approx 10:20 p.m.), and you can reenter as many times as you want until then. Each level lasts 20 minutes, with plenty of 15-minute breaks throughout the evening.

Blinds start at 100/100, and the big blind ante is in play right from the start. If this event runs long, the tournament director reserves the right to suspend play and resume the following day.

LevelBB AnteBlindsBreaks / Chip Removals
1100100-100 
2200100-200 
3300100-300 
4400200-400 
5600300-600 
6800400-800Remove 100 Chips (20 Minute Break)
71,000500-1,000 
81,5001,000-1,500 
92,0001,000-2,000Remove 500 Chips (15 Minute Break) (Reg. ends)
103,0002,000-3,000 
114,0002,000-4,000 
126,0003,000-6,000 
138,0004,000-8,000 
1410,0005,000-10,000 
1516,0008,000-16,000 
1620,00010,000-20,000Remove 1,000 Chips (15 Minute Break)
1730,00015,000-30,000 
1840,00020,000-40,000 
1960,00030,000-60,000 
2080,00040,000-80,000 
21100,00050,000-100,000 
22150,000100,000-150,00015 Minute Break
23200,000100,000-200,000 
24300,000150,000-300,000 
25400,000200,000-400,000 
26600,000300,000-600,000 
27800,000400,000-800,000 
281,000,000500,000-1,000,00015 Minute Break
291,500,0001,000,000-1,500,000 
302,000,0001,000,000-2,000,000 
313,000,0001,500,000-3,000,000 
325,000,0002,000,000-5,000,000 
336,000,0003,000,000-6,000,000 
348,000,0004,000,000-8,000,000 

Highlights From Week 1 of the PNDC at the 2024 WSOP

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Amidst the excitement of the 2024 World Series of Poker, the PokerNews Deepstack Challenge (PNDC) has been making waves at Horseshoe and Paris in Las Vegas.

For those new to the scene, PokerNews has revamped this summer’s Daily Deepstacks, shining a spotlight on the unsung heroes of low-stakes poker and dedicated amateurs. To further entice these bedrock poker fans, PokerNews has stumped up 40 tickets through a leaderboard promotion to our exclusive bracelet event, the $600 PokerNews Deepstack Championship.

Every week, the top ten players on the leaderboard earn one of these coveted tickets and with the first week already concluded, be sure to dive into the highlights from Week 1!

Read the highlights here!

PNDC Week 4 Winners

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DateEventEntriesPrize PoolWinnerPrize
Tue 18 Jun$250 No Limit Hold'em875$175,000Rudy Ayala$26,222
Tue 18 Jun$400 No Limit Hold'em212$69,960Joseph Crowley$15,658
Tue 18 Jun$200 No Limit Hold'em245$37,975Ludovic David$8,146
Wed 19 Jun$250 No Limit Hold'em928$185,600Furkan Beg$27,357
Wed 19 Jun$400 No Limit Hold'em253$83,490Guillaume Latini$17,801
Wed 19 Jun$200 No Limit Hold'em257$39,835Rachelle Park$8,419
Thu 20 Jun$250 No Limit Hold'em303$46,965Michele Alongi$9,475
Thu 20 Jun$400 No Limit Hold'em888$177,600Chenbo Zhou$26,491
Thu 20 Jun$200 No Limit Hold'em737$87,450Crystal Galyon$18,365
Fri 21 Jun$250 No Limit Hold'em1,019$203,800Silma Macalou$29,339
Fri 21 Jun$400 No Limit Hold'em269$88,770Artur Stepanyan$18,514
Fri 21 Jun$200 No Limit Hold'em262$40,610Abdul Amer$8,517
Sat 22 Jun$250 No Limit Hold'em998$199,600Matan Barkat$28,880
Sat 22 Jun$400 No Limit Hold'em252$83,160Michael Beattie$17,723
Sat 22 Jun$200 No Limit Hold'em269$41,695Bruce Dubin$8,697
Sun 23 Jun$250 No Limit Hold'em873$174,600Jonathan Guez$26,265
Sun 23 Jun$400 No Limit Hold'em237$78,210Michael Dobbs$16,919
Sun 23 Jun$200 No Limit Hold'em283$43,865Byron Ziebell I$9,019
Mon 24 Jun$250 No Limit Hold'em997$199,400Chuan Ooi$28,819
Mon 24 Jun$400 No Limit Hold'em270$89,100Hsing-Hsiu Tai$18,586
Mon 24 Jun$200 No-Limit Hold'em296$45,880Masaru Matsuzawa$9,311

Silma Macalou Tops PNDC Week 4 Top Ten Leaderboard

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Silma Macalou

Congratulations to Silma Macalou for topping Week 4 of the PokerNews Deepstack Challenge. Macalou finished with 820 points, two more than Matan Barkat in second place and three ahead of third-place finisher Chuan Ooi; it was a race to the top that went down to the wire!

To those who have qualified for the $600 PokerNews Deepstack Championship ticket, the World Series of Poker has already received your names. To complete your registration, visit any registration window. Remember to bring your I.D. and Caesars Rewards card for verification.

RankPlayerPoints
1Silma Macalou820
2Matan Barkat818
3Chuan Ooi817
4Furkan Beg810
5Chenbo Zhou806
6Jonathan Guez804
7Rudy Ayala804
8Artur Stepanyan776
9Michael Beattie770
10Hsing-Hsiu Tai739
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