PNDC Updates Week 3 | 2024 WSOP PokerNews Deepstack Challenge

06-15-2024 17:00 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

06-15-2024 16:30 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!

06-15-2024 16:05 UTC-8

PNDC Week 2 Deepstack Winners

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It was another busy week in the Daily Deepstack streets, and the players rocked up in force during PNDC Week 2.

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

06-15-2024 15:45 UTC-8

Tournament Report: $400 Daily Deepstack (June 14)

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In the biggest buy-in of the Daily Deepstacks, Zain Rafiq reigned supreme over 192 other entries to take top spot. His victory earned him $14,653, along with 709 PNDC points, sneaking him into the top ten of the leaderboard.

Rafiq's payday was the second-biggest score of his career, with his first only coming a few months ago in Las Vegas. He finished in 3rd in a $600 event for $51,661

PokerNews ambassador Kyle Anderson also took a shot, finding himself in the top 30 players who made it into the money. He was the unlucky player to bubble the final table, bowing out in 10th place.

Anderson also joined Chad Holloway and Johnnie Vibes in the latest episode of the PokerNews Podcast, where the group discussed the Men "The Master" Nguyen controversy and everything else happening in the WSOP this week!

Rank	Player	Payout	Points
1	Zain Rafiq	$14,653	709
2	William Fagerbakke	$9,723	354
3	Daniel Ferketa	$6,633	319
4	Gerardo Ruiz	$4,656	284
5	Gregory Feldman	$3,367	266
6	Jichen Sheng	$2,510	248
7	Dan Barker	$1,931	213
8	Jeffrey Gross	$1,535	195
9	Hanna Trad	$1,262	177
10	Kyle Anderson	$1,073	142
11	Hai Le	$1,073	142
12	Georgina Vuksanovic	$947	142
13	Andreas Putz	$947	142
14	Alen Bakovic	$867	71
15	Donald Yucius	$867	71
16	Jamhour Qasem	$867	71
17	Randy Jacks	$867	71
18	Keaton Stoneking	$826	71
19	Patrick Mccullough	$826	71
20	Bryan Morgan	$826	35
21	Clayton Russell	$826	35
22	Sandra Morse	$826	35
23	Jason Gilbert	$826	35
24	Mathias Wessel	$826	35
25	Jack Connolly	$826	35
26	Paulo Schneider	$826	35
27	Brian Miller	$826	35
28	Hemal Mehta	$826	35
29	Justin Barnum	$826	35

06-15-2024 15:30 UTC-8

Duy Ho Tops Week 2 of PNDC Leaderboard

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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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06-15-2024 15:00 UTC-8

Looking for the Best Daily's in Town?

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06-15-2024 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

06-15-2024 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.

06-15-2024 13:32 UTC-8

Tournament Report: $250 Daily Deepstack (June 14)

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Rahulinder Dhillon became the latest poker player to secure their biggest cash while playing the Daily Deepstacks.

Before sitting down for the $250 Daily Deepstack on June 14, Dhillon had $35,605 in live tournament earnings, and after overcoming the 696-entry field, he boosted that figure by a further $22,271.

The 41-year-old racked up 782 PNDC points to put him third in the current leaderboard, making him eligible for one of the $600 PokerNews Deepstack Championship tickets.

Another great prize pool featured in the most popular Daily Deepstack, with $139,200 being shared among the top 105 finishers.

Rank	Player	Payout	Points
1	Rahulinder Dhillon	$22,271	782
2	Stephen Nahm	$15,573	391
3	Jerald Dyrek	$11,067	352
4	Jerome Dorchies	$7,992	313
5	Randy Erickson	$5,865	293
6	Gustavo Perdomo Ospina	$4,376	274
7	Jeffery Henkel	$3,320	234
8	Sanjeev Mallick	$2,562	215
9	Adel Jo	$2,012	195
10	Brayan Mahecha	$1,608	156
11	Jonathan Giordano	$1,608	156
12	Kirk Spano	$1,309	156
13	Ammon Warner	$1,309	156
14	Ryan Haddad	$1,085	156
15	Sam Ho	$1,085	156
16	Kevork Kozakjian	$1,085	156
17	Harald Dalderop	$1,085	156
18	Larry Turley	$916	156
19	Scott Aulds	$916	156
20	Pantelis Hatzikontos	$916	156
21	Antonino Zambito	$916	156
22	Jeremy Rogers	$916	156
23	Xinli Ye	$916	156
24	Shane Dellus	$916	156
25	Haruka Murata	$916	156
26	Alain Marquet	$916	156
27	Lin Ting	$788	156
28	Imre Leibold	$788	156
29	Elisa Hawes	$788	78
30	Michael Zuro	$788	78
31	Daniel Jose	$788	78
32	Samy Boujmala	$788	78
33	Jeffrey Chen	$788	78
34	Nolan Requedaz	$788	78
35	Matthew Sundberg	$788	78
36	Dennis John	$691	78
37	Sergiy Dzyuba	$691	78
38	Chitescu Gheorghe	$691	78
39	Prashant Jha	$691	78
40	Akira Sato	$691	78
41	Curtis Buckley	$691	78
42	Kathleen Nuno	$691	78
43	Miguel Mateu	$691	78
44	Arthur Lee	$691	78
45	Farid Karimi	$619	78
46	Christos Gennaios	$619	78
47	Daryl Aguirre	$619	78
48	Serge Saraidarian	$619	78
49	Neil Ziegler	$619	78
50	Troy Sattler	$619	78
51	Joseph Opiola	$619	78
52	Sven Pedersen	$619	78
53	Andrew Stroozas	$619	78
54	Frank Lin	$565	78
55	Avraham Rosenberg	$565	78
56	Kevin Fernandez	$565	78
57	Fabien Perrot	$565	78
58	Duy Ho	$565	39
59	Brian Sanford	$565	39
60	Robert Bloom	$565	39
61	Royce Baker	$565	39
62	Michael Dunigan	$565	39
63	Edward Lowe	$527	39
64	Francisco Pena	$527	39
65	David Kuzdek	$527	39
66	Nathaniel Zoller	$527	39
67	Bradford Mudge	$527	39
68	Martin Katz	$527	39
69	Brett Wiesner	$527	39
70	Mark Garnich	$527	39
71	Adam Burriss	$527	39
72	Andres Varon	$501	39
73	Paul Mcnabb	$501	39
74	William Davis	$501	39
75	Barbara Enright	$501	39
76	Justin Dare	$501	39
77	Eric Markham	$501	39
78	Mark Murphy	$501	39
79	Mehdi Anooshahr	$501	39
80	Bradley Ashton	$501	39
81	Viktor Kambov	$501	39
82	Arturo Jacquez	$501	39
83	Steven Rhorer	$501	39
84	Mai-Nhon Nguyen	$501	39
85	Marcio Cid	$501	39
86	Harrison Soe	$501	39
87	Kelly Money	$501	39
88	Jeremey Johnston	$501	39
89	Bayarsaikhan Batkhuu	$501	39
90	Kaan Becer	$501	39
91	Margo Lundahl	$501	39
92	Firas Babby	$501	39
93	Nour Assaf	$501	39
94	Richard Kaufmann	$501	39
95	Thomas Cipriano	$501	39
96	Denny Liu	$501	39
97	Casey Eich	$501	39
98	Kevin Mcmahon	$501	39
99	Richard Modjeski	$501	39
100	Ross Catleydavies	$501	39
101	Rafael Jimenez	$501	39
102	Lewis Trail	$501	39
103	Sadany Hevia	$501	39
104	Christopher Su	$501	39
105	Craig Degarmo	$501	39

06-15-2024 13:00 UTC-8

Raminder "Raminor" Singh's Top Tips and Exclusive Interview

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At this summer's World Series of Poker (WSOP), we're thrilled to sponsor the $600 PokerNews Deepstack Championship alongside the PokerNews Deepstack Challenge, which will send 40 qualifiers into the bracelet event via the leaderboard promotion.

Running from May 28 to June 24, the PokerNews Deepstack Challenge will see the players who take part in the daily $200, $250, or $400 deep stack tournaments at the WSOP earn points towards the leaderboard, where the top ten point earners each week will receive complimentary seats for the $600 PokerNews Deepstack Championship.

So, in our bid for you to conquer the PokerNews Deepstack Challenge, we've drafted in tournament crusher Raminder "Raminator" Singh, who knows a thing or two about grinding it out and getting the job done in these lower buy-in events, to give you a helping hand.

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As well as giving out some handy advice, Singh sat down with PokerNews' for Connor Richards' new podcast: Life Outside Poker.

For the fifth episode, Connor spoke with the South Florida crusher about his nearly one hundred live tournament victories, moving to the US from India and running a business full time. He also shared his strategies for various tournament stages and gave Connor a tour of his one-of-a-kind poker trophy collection.

This interview took place inside Singh's South Florida home during the World Poker Tour (WPT) Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown in Hollywood, Florida.

The Life Outside Poker podcast is available on major streaming platforms including Apple Podcasts, Spotify and iHeartRadio. You can also watch the interview with Raminder Singh by heading to the PokerNews YouTube channel.

Be sure to follow Raminder Singh and Connor Richards on X.