Roger Perez, a 44-year-old poker player, took down the final Daily Deepstack on June 11, topping the 269-player field.
Perez claimed $8,697 from the $41,695 prize pool, along with 672 PNDC points. The payout also marks Perez's biggest cash to date.
Aliaksei Ivanou and David Readman rounded out the top three finishers, collecting $5,832 and $4,009, as well as 336 and 302 points for the leaderboard.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
The leaderboard system will follow the same formula used for the WSOP Player of the Year
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Srikanth Aleti, a 31-year-old student from India, emerged as the winner of the $400 Daily Deepstack on June 11.
His victory not only earned him $17,425 and 731 points but also more than doubled his all-time live tournament earnings, marking a significant milestone in his poker career.
The $400 Daily Deepstack attracted 246 entries, generating a prize pool of $81,180.
Jeffrey Yarchever secured the second place with a payout of $11,756 and 365 points. Mario Flores finished in third place, earning $8,121 and 329 points.
It's been another busy week in the Daily Deepstack streets, and the players have been rocking up in force.
Across the 21 tournaments that are eligible for PNDC points, 7,768 entries were recorded, with those players making $1,661,630 up for grabs in the prize pools.
Adel Jo, who made the top ten in the weekly leaderboard, won the biggest Daily Deepstack of the week. He topped the $250 event on June 4, overcoming 1,013 other entries to win the $29,183 winner's prize.
| 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 |
| Wed 5 Jun | $250 No Limit Hold'em | 493 | $98,600 | Kurt Taphorn | $17,412 |
| Wed 5 Jun | $400 No Limit Hold'em | 284 | $93,720 | Patrick Smith | $19,273 |
| Wed 5 Jun | $200 No Limit Hold'em | 236 | $36,580 | Joseph Esbenshade | $7,911 |
| Thu 6 Jun | $250 No Limit Hold'em | 482 | $96,400 | Brett Schniebolk | $17,074 |
| Thu 6 Jun | $400 No Limit Hold'em | 252 | $83,160 | Chun Lung Wong | $17,723 |
| Thu 6 Jun | $200 No Limit Hold'em | 247 | $38,285 | Yotam Shmuelov | $8,160 |
| Fri 7 Jun | $250 No Limit Hold'em | 392 | $78,400 | Kaihung Hu | $14,750 |
| Fri 7 Jun | $400 No Limit Hold'em | 231 | $76,230 | Haruka Murata | $16,629 |
| Fri 7 Jun | $200 No Limit Hold'em | 256 | $39,680 | Duy Ho | $8,398 |
| Sat 8 Jun | $250 No Limit Hold'em | 410 | $82,000 | Duy Ho | $15,209 |
| Sat 8 Jun | $400 No Limit Hold'em | 218 | $71,940 | Alexandre Rabusseau | $15,948 |
| Sat 8 Jun | $200 No Limit Hold'em | 257 | $39,835 | Arkadiusz Rusak | $8,419 |
| Sun 9 Jun | $250 No Limit Hold'em | 302 | $60,400 | Gerry Fordham | $12,181 |
| Sun 9 Jun | $400 No Limit Hold'em | 237 | $78,210 | Daniel Lujano | $16,919 |
| Sun 9 Jun | $200 No Limit Hold'em | 322 | $49,910 | Yurii Cepitiehko | $9,900 |
| Mon 10 Jun | $250 No Limit Hold'em | 978 | $195,200 | Nicholas Burnett | $28,393 |
| Mon 10 Jun | $400 No Limit Hold'em | 260 | $85,800 | Georgios Karakousis | $18,141 |
| Mon 10 Jun | $200 No Limit Hold'em | 293 | $45,415 | Walid Fahmy | $9,291 |
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.
The first winner of Week 3 in the PNDC was New Zealand's Charlton "Charlie" Hawes.
The 32-year-old poker player topped the 841 entry field and claimed the lion's share of the $168,200 prize pool.
Hawes collected $25,495 for the triumph, along with 800 points to put him top of the weekly leaderboard. The windfall marks his fourth career-best cash, some ways behind the $104,702 he won in the 2018 Sydney Championships Main Event.
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.
