PNDC Updates Week 3 | 2024 WSOP PokerNews Deepstack Challenge

06-15-2024 21:00 UTC-8

PNDC Week 3 Winners

Calum Grant

Date	Event	Entries	Prize Pool	Winner	Prize
Tue 11 Jun	$250 No Limit Hold'em	841	$168,200	Charlton Hawes	$25,495
Tue 11 Jun	$400 No Limit Hold'em	246	$81,180	"Srikanth Aleti	$17,425"
Tue 11 Jun	$200 No Limit Hold'em	269	$41,695	Roger Perez	$8,697
Wed 12 Jun	$250 No Limit Hold'em	745	$149,200	Hale Carter	$23,441
Wed 12 Jun	$400 No Limit Hold'em	203	$66,990	Ilan Hannich	$15,123
Wed 12 Jun	$200 No Limit Hold'em	262	$40,610	Vidmantas Beliauskas	$8,517
Thu 13 Jun	$250 No Limit Hold'em	473	$94,600	Michael Lin	$16,904
Thu 13 Jun	$400 No Limit Hold'em	224	$73,920	Hungsheng Lin	$16,258
Thu 13 Jun	$200 No Limit Hold'em	244	$37,820	Vlad Iuhas	$8,122
Fri 14 Jun	$250 No Limit Hold'em	696	$139,200	Rahulinder Dhillon	$22,271
Fri 14 Jun	$400 No Limit Hold'em	193	$63,690	Zain Rafiq	$14,653
Fri 14 Jun	$200 No Limit Hold'em	213	$33,015	Fabio Toledo	$7,381

06-16-2024 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

06-16-2024 14:00 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.

06-16-2024 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

06-16-2024 14:50 UTC-8

Tournament Report: $250 Daily Deepstack (June 15)

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Calum Grant

The 1 p.m. $250 Daily Deepstack on June 15 was another cracker of an event, with 603 entries recorded by the time late registration was closed.

The top 91 players shared a portion of the $120,600 prize pool, that saw Victor Bershinsky take the lion's share.

Bershinsky, a retired 56-year-old from Wyoming, took the first-place spoils of $20,064, along with 768 PNDC points. The victory marked Bershinsky's biggest-ever cash.

Doralee Rae came second for $14,001 while Tasuku Maruo took third for $9,924.

Maurice Hawkins, who moved into second on the WSOPC Ring list (16) in May, also made the final table, putting in a deep run to 8th place.

Rank	Player	Payout	Points
1	Victor Bershinsky	$20,064	768
2	Doralee Rae	$14,001	384
3	Tasuku Maruo	$9,924	345
4	Sean Coyle	$7,151	307
5	Daniel Ferketa	$5,241	288
6	Kostantinos Gennaios	$3,907	269
7	[Removed:523]	$2,964	230
8	Maurice Hawkins	$2,289	211
9	Joel Gilmore	$1,800	192
10	David Erquiaga	$1,442	154
11	Marcio Cid	$1,442	154
12	Benny Beever	$1,177	154
13	Kory Kallenbach	$1,177	154
14	David Slack	$979	154
15	Guy Michimoto	$979	154
16	Mattia Sabatini	$979	154
17	Duy Ho	$979	154
18	Jerome Lopez	$830	154
19	Ryan Caviness	$830	154
20	Jason Mclean	$830	154
21	Morgan Lee	$830	154
22	Christian Burger	$830	154
23	Ranjit Randhawa	$830	154
24	Christopher Cahoon	$830	154
25	Eric Mansfield	$830	154
26	Rukes Ahmed	$830	77
27	Russell Groomer	$719	77
28	Christopher Alexander	$719	77
29	William Albin	$719	77
30	Alan Vaughn	$719	77
31	John Horrocks	$719	77
32	Andreas Wadaslaicht	$719	77
33	Dylan Almeida	$719	77
34	Michael Zapata	$719	77
35	Jerry Woudstra	$719	77
36		$635	77
37	Evelyn Lemmens	$635	77
38	Hanna Trad	$635	77
39	Sarah Renko	$635	77
40	Edward Lark	$635	77
41	Neil Strickler	$635	77
42	John Geschrey	$635	77
43	Joseph Cullen	$635	77
44	Walter Blattler	$635	77
45	Fabien Perrot	$572	77
46	Stephen Forde	$572	77
47	David Roper	$572	77
48	Frederick Turner	$572	77
49	Luigi Panico	$572	77
50	Michael Wagner	$572	77
51	Joel Baker	$572	38
52	Matthew Douglas	$572	38
53	Cy Bumpus	$572	38
54	Kelly Webb	$527	38
55	Jules Bui	$527	38
56	Jose Colada	$527	38
57	Thomas Walsh	$527	38
58	James Griffin	$527	38
59	Andrew Lewis	$527	38
60	Ginold Rendel	$527	38
61	Roberto Bendeck	$527	38
62	David Larson	$527	38
63	James Murphey	$502	38
64	Daniel Woessner	$502	38
65	Jaime Hernandez Delgado	$502	38
66	Wumingkun Wei	$502	38
67	Nicholas Anthony	$502	38
68	Rudijanto Soetikno	$502	38
69	Michael Zuniga	$502	38
70	Erik Lefkowitz	$502	38
71	Bruce Greenberg	$502	38
72	Michael Luz	$502	38
73	Marie Grondin	$502	38
74	Robert Diantonio	$502	38
75	Sean Mendes	$502	38
76	Cuong Tran	$502	38
77	Edward Lowe	$502	38
78	Dai Ong	$502	38
79	Scott Lazar	$502	38
80	Axel Santoni	$502	38
81	Grayr Zograbyan	$502	38
82	Ryan Lewis	$502	38
83	Juan Perez	$502	38
84	Eduardo Lopez	$502	38
85	Taylor Howard	$502	38
86	Nesly Jean-Baptiste	$502	38
87	Emiliano Guido	$502	38
88	Kafton Ramsamooj	$502	38
89	Marek Rous	$502	38
90	Justin Budash	$502	38
91	Aristotle Coronel	$502	38

06-16-2024 15:30 UTC-8

Tournament Report: $400 Daily Deepstack (June 15)

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Calum Grant

The biggest buy-in Daily Deepstack on June 15 was won by John Cressend, a certified public accountant from Louisiana.

Cressend, who has more than $300,000 in live tournament earnings, was awarded the $12,831 up top. It was his second PNDC cash of the week, and it put him 6th on the weekly leaderboard, making him eligible for a ticket to the $600 PokerNews Deepstack Championship should he remain in the top ten.

Overall, the tournament saw 162 entries creat a $53,460 prize pool where the top 25 players finished in the paid places.

Rank	Player	Payout	Points
1	John Cressend	$12,831	693
2	Tianshi Hu	$8,389	347
3	Daniel Jose	$5,663	312
4	Tao Qin	$3,951	277
5	Glenn Larson	$2,851	260
6	Kenneth Faires	$2,132	243
7	Ricardo Barros	$1,653	208
8	Kevin Mcmahon	$1,332	191
9	Alejandro Vazquez	$1,116	173
10	Antonio Torpoco	$974	139
11	Yijie Hu	$974	139
12	Vincent Lavia	$887	139
13	Nicole Cantrell	$887	69
14	Justo Avalos	$845	69
15	William Donovan	$845	69
16	Marshall White	$845	69
17	Jay Hong	$845	69
18	Anthony Gaughan	$805	35
19	Hugo Nazar	$805	35
20	Troy Sprungl	$805	35
21	Charlton Hawes	$805	35
22	Brent Vaalburg	$805	35
23	Hung-Wei Shiue	$805	35
24	Edgar Moreno	$805	35
25	James Blake	$805	35

06-16-2024 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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06-16-2024 17:00 UTC-8

PokerNews Deepstack Championship FAQs

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Calum Grant

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

06-16-2024 17:45 UTC-8

Tournament Report: $200 Daily Deepstack (June 15)

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The evening Daily Deepstack, which plays out as a turbo, picked up 183 entries and generated a $28,365 prize pool.

Taking the biggest slice of that was Ian Pudney, whose $6,596 payday was his first-ever recorded tournament cash.

Pudney, a 25-year-old engineer from Washington, overcame Bruce Webb in heads-up to secure his maiden victory.

Rank	Player	Payout	Points
1	Ian Pudney	$6,596	641
2	Bruce Webb	$4,290	320
3	Franck Ferrer	$2,884	288
4	Lam Nguyen	$2,005	256
5	Michael Medina	$1,442	240
6	Troy Sattler	$1,075	224
7	Lourdes Directo	$832	192
8	Joshua Cantrell	$669	176
9	Jean-Philipp Sales	$560	160
10	Houston White	$489	128
11	Benny Stallings	$489	128
12	Maciej Kaminski	$445	128
13	Shelby Penka	$445	128
14	Neil Vora	$425	64
15	Jeffrey Crawford	$425	64
16	Shaun Mcbride	$425	64
17	Tsun Yin Ng	$425	64
18	Sven Bindrich	$404	64
19	Hantherson Montesrodriguez	$404	64
20	Taylor Howard	$404	32
21	Kelvin Burton	$404	32
22	Matthew Baldwin	$404	32
23	Roy Riley	$404	32
24	Christian Hermann	$404	32
25	Robert Flowers	$404	32
26	Chad Kitchen	$404	32
27	Daniel Kollasch	$404	32
28	Charles Buehler	$404	32

06-16-2024 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