Juan Sosa Earns Career-Best Score w/ 1 p.m. Daily Deepstack Victory
The Daily Deepstack action continued to draw big numbers in the 2025 PokerNews Deepstack Challenge, with May 29's $250 No-Limit Hold’em attracting 521 entries and generating a $112,015 prize pool. A total of 79 players made the money, with payouts starting at $499.
In the end, it was Juan Sosa who came out on top, earning $18,101, a career-best score for the Chief Revenue Officer (CRO), surpassing his previous high by just $101.
Jerrimie Pacheco (pictured) finished runner-up for $12,562, while Japan’s Haruka Murata claimed $8,889 for third. Pasi Petteri Kakkonen also recorded his biggest live cash to date, banking $6,397 for fourth place.
Final Table Payouts
| Place | Player | Prize |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Juan Sosa | $18,101 |
| 2 | Jerrimie Pacheco | $12,562 |
| 3 | Haruka Murata | $8,889 |
| 4 | Pasi Petteri Kakkonen | $6,397 |
| 5 | Rene Lazaro Cifuentes | $4,685 |
| 6 | Sean Fitzpatrick | $3,491 |
| 7 | Alan Oaxaca | $2,649 |
| 8 | Pedro Claus | $2,047 |
| 9 | Ernesto Vidales | $1,612 |