PNDC Updates Week 2 | 2024 WSOP PokerNews Deepstack Challenge

06-06-2024 10:30 UTC-8

Play the PokerNews Deepstack Challenge

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Get ready for some extra excitement leading up to the PokerNews DeepStack Championship with the PokerNews Daily Deepstack Challenge! Running from May 28 to June 24, this weekly leaderboard promotion rewards players participating in the daily $200, $250, or $400 deepstack tournaments at the WSOP. Rack up points with each game, because points mean prizes!

Every week, the top 10 point earners will win complimentary seats to the $600 PokerNews Deepstack Championship.

Stay updated and motivated with PokerNews' dedicated hub page for the Daily Deepstacks. Here, we'll highlight all the winners, provide regular leaderboard updates, and ensure every player's journey and achievements are recognized and celebrated.

There's also some cool memorabilia up for grabs for our Deepstack final tablists and winners. Make it to the final table, and you'll receive a special edition card protector. Deepstack winners will get a unique card protector, marking them as champions. Plus, trophies will be awarded to each of the weekly leaderboard winners.

Join the fun, climb the leaderboard, and earn your bragging rights in the PokerNews Daily Deepstack Challenge!

PokerNews Deepstack Challenge Leaderboard Dates

Date	Week	Prize
May 28 - June 3	1	10 Seats to PokerNews Deepstack Championship
June 4-10	2	10 Seats to PokerNews Deepstack Championship
June 11-17	3	10 Seats to PokerNews Deepstack Championship
June 18-24	4	10 Seats to PokerNews Deepstack Championship

06-05-2024 21:54 UTC-8

How to Best Sweat the $25K Fantasy in the PokerNews Live Updates

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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

06-05-2024 20:15 UTC-8

PNDC Week 2 Winners So Far

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Calum Grant

Date	Event	Entries	Prize Pool	Winner	Prize
Tue 4 Jun	$250 No Limit Hold'em	1,014	$202,800	Adel Jo	$29,183
Tue 4 Jun	$400 No Limit Hold'em	315	$103,950	Shahabaldin Shirazi	$20,718
Tue 4 Jun	$200 No Limit Hold'em	289	$44,795	Jose Correia	$9,152

06-05-2024 20:00 UTC-8

Top Tips to Crush the $600 PokerNews Deepstack Championship at the 2024 WSOP

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Calum Grant

Looking for Deepstack Poker tips? PokerNews has got you covered. Evolve your game with the strategy in this article to start your journey to the $600 PokerNews Deepstack Championship,

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 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 18:30 UTC-8

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

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Calum Grant

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.

Level	BB Ante	Blinds	Breaks / Chip Removals
1	100	100-100
2	200	100-200
3	300	100-300
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	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	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
33	6,000,000	3,000,000-6,000,000
34	8,000,000	4,000,000-8,000,000

06-05-2024 18:00 UTC-8

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

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Calum Grant

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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06-05-2024 17:30 UTC-8

Tournament Report: $400 Daily Deepstack (June 4)

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Shahabaldin Shirazi, a 33-year-old civil engineer, clinched the title in the $400 Daily Deepstack event on June 4. This victory adds $20,718 to his live tournament earnings, pushing his total to over $500,000.

Shirazi's most notable achievement this year came from winning the 2024 Potomac Winter Poker Open $3,020 Main Event in February, where he pocketed $246,852.

The $400 Daily Deepstack event on June 4 attracted 315 participants, generating a prize pool of $103,950.

Ronald Blasczyk finished as the runner-up, taking home $14,185 and 377 points. James Remitio secured third place with a payout of $9,908 and 339 points.

PokerNews' Daniel Williams also hopped into the action and became the first member of Team PokerNews to make a Daily Deepstack final table.

Williams bowed in fifth place out with Big Slick in a three-way all-in, and he ended up with a respectable $3,833 prize!

Rank	Player	Payout	Points
1	Shahabaldin Shirazi	$20,718	754
2	Ronald Blasczyk	$14,185	377
3	James Remitio	$9,908	339
4	Nick Garcia	$7,066	301
5	Yufei Chen	$5,148	283
6	Daniel Williams	$3,833	264
7	Patricia Yamano	$2,918	226
8	Sean Berman	$2,272	207
9	Michael Evans	$1,811	188
10	Zhou Jiang	$1,478	151
11	Senthuran Vijayaratnam	$1,478	151
12	Vladimir Geykhman	$1,236	151
13	Jose Deandrade	$1,236	151
14	Yutaka Yoshida	$1,060	151
15	Michael Callahan	$1,060	151
16	Mark Stovell	$1,060	151
17	Balazs Biri	$1,060	151
18	Pablo Valdivieso	$933	75
19	Douglas Mcclintock	$933	75
20	Gregory Woods	$933	75
21	Bradley Kostrzewa	$933	75
22	William Perpich	$933	75
23	Gabriel Wechter	$933	75
24	Rose Sablan-Duncan	$933	75
25	Jonathan Edmondson	$933	75
26	Alton Mendleson	$933	75
27	Michael Lin	$843	75
28	Peter Fox	$843	75
29	Iury Wolf	$843	75
30	Billy Welch	$843	38
31	Mohammad Ilyas	$843	38
32	Andrew Goertz	$843	38
33	Nicholas Kalinich	$843	38
34	Renato Ogranaja	$843	38
35	Jackson Newsum	$843	38
36	Dylon Chafin	$803	38
37	Benjamin Cornette	$803	38
38	Brendan Shiller	$803	38
39	Wooyang Lin	$803	38
40	Mattingly Siegel	$803	38
41	Lucas Tae	$803	38
42		$803	38
43	Matthew Raffoul	$803	38
44	Ricky Robitaille	$803	38
45	Gregory Brewer	$803	38
46	Dong Vuu	$803	38
47	Pouria Jangali	$803	38
48	Hangbo Li	$803	38