PNDC Updates Week 2 | 2024 WSOP PokerNews Deepstack Challenge

06-05-2024 18:45 UTC-8

Tournament Report: $200 Daily Deepstack (June 4)

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French travel agent Jose Correia secured his largest-ever payout by winning the $200 Daily Deepstack on June 4.

The 46-year-old's previous recorded earnings were just over $1,000, making this victory more than nine times his previous total earnings.

Correia took home $9,152 and 678 points for his impressive performance.

The $200 Daily Deepstack event on June 4 drew 289 participants, generating a prize pool of $44,795.

Michael Senter finished as the runner-up, earning $6,193 and 337 points. Kafton Ramsamooj took third place, taking home $4,284 and 305 points.

Rank	Player	Payout	Points
1	Jose Correia	$9,152	678
2	Michael Senter	$6,193	337
3	Kafton Ramsamooj	$4,284	305
4	Fabio Toledo	$3,032	271
5	Ramana Epparla	$2,198	254
6	Michael Degroot	$1,632	237
7	Richard Book	$1,243	203
8	Donald Sorenson	$970	187
9	Nint Hoo	$778	170
10	Chad Horimoto	$640	136
11	John Griffin	$640	136
12	Diana Nguyen-Salter	$542	136
13	David Fernandez	$542	136
14	Dominique Terzian	$472	136
15	Norman Fried	$472	136
16	Nicholas Ruiz	$472	136
17	Dominic Iuticone	$472	68
18	Edgar Gabrielyan	$423	68
19	David Yang	$423	68
20	Venkata Muramalla	$423	68
21	Keith Barrett	$423	68
22	Michael Hancock	$423	68
23	Jeremiah Orta	$423	68
24	Tracy Cress	$423	68
25	Corey Wade	$423	68
26	Jeremy Geist	$423	68
27	Rick Muniz	$403	68
28	Richele Whorton	$403	34
29	Jamaal Duncan	$403	34
30	Andre Butler	$403	34
31	Thomas Vocke	$403	34
32	Noah Workman	$403	34
33	Amanda Botfeld	$403	34
34	Anibal Salazar	$403	34
35	Robert Gill	$403	34
36	Diego Silva	$403	34
37	Eric Kiser	$403	34
38	Jeremy Hamey	$403	34
39	Michael Christiansen	$403	34
40	Stephen Dorner	$403	34
41	Shereef Elias	$403	34
42	Michelle Rice	$403	34
43	Robert Speechley	$403	34
44	Idaar Tueme	$403	34

06-05-2024 19:39 UTC-8

Highlights From Week 1 of the PNDC at the 2024 WSOP

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Calum Grant

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!

06-05-2024 21:00 UTC-8

Current Week 2 Leaderboard (June 4)

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Rank	Player	Points
1	Adel Jo	819
2	Shahabaldin Shirazi	754
3	Jose Correia	678
4	Ricky Carden	410
5	Ronald Blasczyk	377
6	Mark Ferrell	369
7	James Remitio	339
8	Michael Senter	337
9	Benedict Bauer	328
10	Joshua Jordan	307
11	Kafton Ramsamooj	305
12	Nick Garcia	301
13	Minh Nguyen	287
14	Yufei Chen	283
15	Fabio Toledo	271
16	Daniel Williams	264
17	Ramana Epparla	254
18	Sean Greenough	246
19	Michael Degroot	237
20	Patricia Yamano	226
21	Marvin Joseph	225
22	Sean Berman	207
23	Miguel Jaikel	205
24	Richard Book	203
25	Michael Evans	188
26	Donald Sorenson	187
27	Nint Hoo	170
28	Annie Tang	164
29	Anthony Grappo	164
30	Benjamin Geurs	164
31	Bruce Turner	164
32	Byron Hurst	164
33	Caleb Westall	164
34	Christopher Green	164
35	Clarence Philipneri	164
36	David Garcia	164
37	Jake Peterson	164
38	James Rafferty	164
39	Jane Howard	164
40	Marta Hilworth	164
41	Michael Wilklow	164
42	Mitchell Smith	164
43	Nathan Daharsh	164
44	Nicholas Riker	164
45	Paul Harvell	164
46	Renish Momin	164
47	Rimbaud Ruelle	164
48	Rui Yi	164
49	Sarah Kaidanow	164
50	Saul Mendoza	164
51	Soheil Ighani	164
52	Steven Saab	164
53	Sung Lee	164
54	Trina Newberry	164
55	Tuan Le	164
56	Xiang Lin	164
57	Balazs Biri	151
58	Jose Deandrade	151
59	Mark Stovell	151
60	Michael Callahan	151
61	Senthuran Vijayaratnam	151
62	Vladimir Geykhman	151
63	Yutaka Yoshida	151
64	Zhou Jiang	151
65	Chad Horimoto	136
66	David Fernandez	136
67	Diana Nguyen-Salter	136
68	Dominique Terzian	136
69	John Griffin	136
70	Nicholas Ruiz	136
71	Norman Fried	136
72	Ali Berenji	82
73	Be Pham	82
74	Benjamin Moschel	82
75	Bruce Herman	82
76	Byron Shock	82
77	Caitlin Comeskey	82
78	Carl Freeman	82
79	Cash Mcgregor	82
80	Chase Fredensburg	82
81	Christopher Pratt	82
82	David Anderson	82
83	David Moreno	82
84	David Soulier	82
85	Dennis Zosch	82
86	Edgardo Rosario Figueroa	82
87	Eric Reyes	82
88	Frank Ledbetter	82
89	Gerardo Amezola	82
90	Guillaume Daleux	82
91	Haobo Zhang	82
92	Henrica Vanwordragen	82
93	Istvan Szabo	82
94	Jason Aden	82
95	Jason Farkas	82
96	Jose Luis Herrero Azpiazu	82
97	Joseph Mccarron	82
98	Kais Mohammad	82
99	Karen Sevoian	82
100	Kevin Senn	82
101	Louis Hillman	82
102	Marc Kalvari	82
103	Matthew Brenn	82
104	Naomi Raznavi	82
105	Neil Mcfayden	82
106	Renli Liu	82
107	Sam Dryden	82
108	Shawn Sparks	82
109	Soukha Kachittavong	82
110	Steve Rada	82
111	Waheed Feda	82
112	William Bear	82
113	Yotam Shmuelov	82
114	Zachary Bassett	82
115	Alton Mendleson	75
116	Bradley Kostrzewa	75
117	Douglas Mcclintock	75
118	Gabriel Wechter	75
119	Gregory Woods	75
120	Iury Wolf	75
121	Jonathan Edmondson	75
122	Michael Lin	75
123	Pablo Valdivieso	75
124	Peter Fox	75
125	Rose Sablan-Duncan	75
126	William Perpich	75
127	Corey Wade	68
128	David Yang	68
129	Dominic Iuticone	68
130	Edgar Gabrielyan	68
131	Jeremiah Orta	68
132	Jeremy Geist	68
133	Keith Barrett	68
134	Michael Hancock	68
135	Rick Muniz	68
136	Tracy Cress	68
137	Venkata Muramalla	68
138	Adam Rotstein	41
139	Ahmer Dalaig	41
140	Ana Segura	41
141	Andrei Balta	41
142	Balakrishna Patur	41
143	Brian Kaplan	41
144	Christian Morfin	41
145	Christiphor Herrin	41
146	Christopher Chapla	41
147	Christopher Fraley	41
148	Christopher Nolan	41
149	Christos Gennaios	41
150	Chube Medina	41
151	Darrell Shock	41
152	Darren Hill	41
153	David Dusome	41
154	Dustin Leary	41
155	Erik Lefkowitz	41
156	Farris Abdulla	41
157	Francis Ryan	41
158	Frank Bullington	41
159	Frank Pergola	41
160	Galvin Van Brussell	41
161	Gordon Konkin	41
162	Gregory Jewell	41
163	Hector Larios Canseco	41
164	Henry Sweere	41
165	Jaime Hernandez Delgado	41
166	Jana Muller	41
167	Jason Pardy	41
168	Jay Lockett	41
169	Jeffrey Parcher	41
170	John Ash	41
171	John Lucarotti	41
172	Jonathan Threats	41
173	Joseph Soundarajan	41
174	Joshua Moskoviz	41
175	Julio Venegas	41
176	Junjie Wu	41
177	Kostantinos Gennaios	41
178	Lei Xiang	41
179	Leonard Miller	41
180	Liu Mingxia	41
181	Manuel Javier	41
182	Michael Bundschuh	41
183	Michael Lazarev	41
184	Michael Pompoco	41
185	Michael Powers	41
186	Mohammad Haghdoust	41
187	Mustafa Hassanzada	41
188	Nathan Pringle	41
189	Phong Nguyen	41
190	Rajagopal Sankaranarayanan	41
191	Ronald Anderson	41
192	Samrat Ray Chaudhuri	41
193	Sandra Mooney	41
194	Shahram Afzal	41
195	Stanley Cornelius	41
196	Stuart Svaton	41
197	Thanh Nguyen	41
198	Thomas Symonds	41
199	Thomas Villetto	41
200	Timothy Horwath	41
201	Timothy Little	41
202	Ting Cheng	41
203	Trung Vu	41
204	Victor Paulino	41
205	Xuebing Feng	41
206	Yves Kupfermunz	41
207	Yves Stoll	41
208	Andrew Goertz	38
209	Benjamin Cornette	38
210	Billy Welch	38
211	Brendan Shiller	38
212	Dong Vuu	38
213	Dylon Chafin	38
214	Gregory Brewer	38
215	Hangbo Li	38
216	Jackson Newsum	38
217	Lucas Tae	38
218	Matthew Raffoul	38
219	Mattingly Siegel	38
220	Mohammad Ilyas	38
221	Nicholas Kalinich	38
222	Pouria Jangali	38
223	Renato Ogranaja	38
224	Ricky Robitaille	38
225	Wooyang Lin	38
226	Amanda Botfeld	34
227	Andre Butler	34
228	Anibal Salazar	34
229	Diego Silva	34
230	Eric Kiser	34
231	Idaar Tueme	34
232	Jamaal Duncan	34
233	Jeremy Hamey	34
234	Michael Christiansen	34
235	Michelle Rice	34
236	Noah Workman	34
237	Richele Whorton	34
238	Robert Gill	34
239	Robert Speechley	34
240	Shereef Elias	34
241	Stephen Dorner	34
242	Thomas Vocke	34

06-06-2024 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

06-06-2024 12:00 UTC-8

Responsible Gaming Resources

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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.

06-06-2024 14:30 UTC-8

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

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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

06-06-2024 15:02 UTC-8

Tournament Report: $250 Daily Deepstack (June 5)

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Kurt Taphorn, a 32-year-old professional poker player from St. Louis, Missouri, took down the 1 p.m. $250 Daily Deepstack for a career-best payout of $17,412. The score saw his tournament earnings cross the $75,000 mark. His previous highest cash was for just $7,114, which came in a WSOP Circuit event back in 2020.

The tournament had 493 entries, creating a $98,600 prize pool that saw the top 74 players make the money.

Willie Smith ended up as the runner-up, collecting $12,035. Niall Costigan rounded out the podium finishes, boosting his bankroll with a further $8,473.

Rank	Player	Payout	Points
1	Kurt Taphorn	$17,412	749
2	Willie Smith	$12,035	374
3	Niall Costigan	$8,473	337
4	Klas Klinker	$6,075	299
5	Jose Ortizascencio	$4,437	281
6	Tyler Hurman	$3,302	262
7	Muruz Yohannes	$2,506	225
8	Lance King	$1,939	206
9	Hani Awad	$1,531	187
10	Jason Aden	$1,233	150
11	Chun Lung Wong	$1,233	150
12	Dong Ji	$1,015	150
13	Christopher Garner	$1,015	150
14	Alexis Hayek	$853	150
15	Jeremy Johnson	$853	150
16	Mariusz Burnat	$853	150
17	Nicholas Carmichael	$853	150
18	Lu Wang	$732	150
19	Luis Armando Gonzalez Martinez	$732	150
20	Reuben Phillips	$732	150
21	Kostantinos Gennaios	$732	150
22	David Belasco	$732	150
23	Christopher Fraley	$732	75
24	Michael Wojtkowiak	$732	75
25	Tony Woo	$732	75
26	Mark Macdonald	$732	75
27	Michael Ibekwe	$643	75
28	John Schraufnagel	$643	75
29	Marian Mihai	$643	75
30	Jeffrey Parcher	$643	75
31	Jerry Pearlstein	$643	75
32	Wen Lin	$643	75
33	Nikola Mircetic	$643	75
34	Peter Molina	$643	75
35	David Perry	$643	75
36	Frank Schaepers	$578	75
37	Stuart Tuvey	$578	75
38	Robert Eustice	$578	75
39	Williard Rifer	$578	75
40	Junjie Wu	$578	75
41	Bernard Nicholas	$578	75
42	Jeremy Standiford	$578	75
43	Stephen Scott	$578	37
44	Vy Tran	$578	37
45	Jair Augusto	$531	37
46	Jason Velasco	$531	37
47	Richard Machnik	$531	37
48	Alexis Calbry	$531	37
49	Scott Podolsky	$531	37
50	Kevin Balcom	$531	37
51	James Meono	$531	37
52	Alan Symonds	$531	37
53	Brandon Tindel	$531	37
54	Keith Hinkle	$506	37
55	David Becerril	$506	37
56	Brian Vo	$506	37
57	Michael Maruna	$506	37
58	Eugene Durante	$506	37
59	Nicholas Evdos	$506	37
60	Daniel Lee	$506	37
61	Conrad Co	$506	37
62	Jared Stearns	$506	37
63	Eddy Asady	$506	37
64	Karim Kerroui	$506	37
65	James Korbilas	$506	37
66	Arkadi Bruchis	$506	37
67	Nathaen Blankenship	$506	37
68	Cecile Pardinilla	$506	37
69	Daniel Peramaki	$506	37
70	Ricardo Sousa	$506	37
71	Karim Musani	$506	37
72	Armen Poghosyan	$506	37
73	James Gallagher	$506	37
74	Timothy Ashner	$506	37

06-06-2024 15:45 UTC-8

Join the Fun: PokerNews Daily Deepstack Challenge Leaderboard

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Ready to show off your skills and compete for amazing prizes? The PokerNews Daily Deepstack Challenge is here from May 28 to June 24, and it’s your time to shine! Play in daily WSOP deep stack tournaments, earn points, and score fantastic rewards—including seats to the $600 PokerNews Deepstack Championship and some cool memorabilia.

Want to see how you’re doing? Track your progress, check out the latest standings, and get all the updates on our leaderboard page. Click the link below to dive into the action!

Check Out the Leaderboard Now!

06-06-2024 16:15 UTC-8

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

06-06-2024 16:20 UTC-8

Tournament Report: $400 Daily Deepstack (June 5)

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Patrick Smith collected his PNDC winner's card protector, after he reigned supreme in yesterday's $400 Daily Deepstack.

The retired 61-year-old was awarded $19,273 for topping the 284-entry field, which is good for 744 points on the weekly leaderboard.

French pro and grinder Dorian Melchers came second, adding $13,243 to his $775,705 live tournament earnings. Melchers, a two-time circuit ring winner, was by far the most accomplished player to cash the event, which saw the top 43 get a return on their investment.

Yotam Shmuelov got third and was the recipient of $9,276.

Rank	Player	Payout	Points
1	Patrick Smith	$19,273	744
2	Dorian Melchers	$13,243	372
3	Yotam Shmuelov	$9,276	335
4	Andre Stelling	$6,628	298
5	Leon Burstein	$4,833	279
6	Vinicius Monteiro	$3,598	260
7	Donald Himpele	$2,736	223
8	Nathaniel Zoller	$2,127	205
9	Kevin Mack	$1,690	186
10	Fady Khabbaz	$1,373	149
11	Zachary Bassett	$1,373	149
12	Jason Courtney	$1,142	149
13	Christian Calcano	$1,142	149
14	Cody Kim	$973	149
15	Brandon Sunshine	$973	149
16	Mark Lacoste	$973	149
17	Olen Bratton	$973	74
18	Radu Iuhas	$849	74
19	Edgar Gabrielyan	$849	74
20	David Versteeg	$849	74
21	Michael Terhune	$849	74
22	Anthony Askey	$849	74
23	Renmei Liu	$849	74
24	Barrie Gotch	$849	74
25	Peter Mercadante	$849	74
26	Jose Luqui	$849	74
27	Sergei Morkovine	$809	37
28	Mattias Hansen	$809	37
29	Antonio Imson	$809	37
30		$809	37
31	Yosef Fox	$809	37
32	Moshe Ovadya	$809	37
33	John Quarnstrom	$809	37
34	Luis Alfonso	$809	37
35	Ken Han	$809	37
36	Alan Berlin	$809	37
37	Ronald Blasczyk	$809	37
38	Gianluca Pace	$809	37
39	Christopher Thennis	$809	37
40	Ivan Ruban	$809	37
41	Christopher Hansel	$809	37
42	Jeffrey Crump	$809	37
43	Agustin Cabrera	$809	37