May 31 Results: Lescadres, Danley, and Thompson Get Dubs
Saturday was another big day for poker in the PokerNews Daily Deepstacks. Large fields, huge payouts, and juicy action transpired at the Horseshoe Las Vegas.
Jean Lescadres, Michael Danley, and Steven Thompson won their respective tournaments and earned some value leaderboard points in the process. Let's take a look at how the action went down on May 31.
Jean Lescadres Wins the $250 Buy-In Daily
The deepstack action began, as always, with a $250 no-limit hold'em tournament. Although it was just the first event of the day, it brought out a massive crowd. How massive, you ask? Exactly 935 entrants, creating a prize pool of $187,000.
There were 141 players paid, but none received more money than the champion — Lescadres — who took home $27,585. He also claimed 811 leaderboard points. Lescadres beat Pierre Lewandowski, who won $19,441, heads-up to finish it off. Branden Miller took third place for $13,927, while Axel Reese got $10,121 for fourth place.
$250 PokerNews Daily Deepstacks Final Table Results
| Place | Player | Prize | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jean Lescadres | $27,585 | 811 |
| 2 | Pierre Lewandowski | $19,441 | 405 |
| 3 | Branden Miller | $13,927 | 365 |
| 4 | Axel Reese | $10,121 | 324 |
| 5 | Nicholas Armstrong | $7,463 | 304 |
| 6 | Ronda Vankrey | $5,586 | 284 |
| 7 | Bing Li | $4,244 | 243 |
| 8 | Dejan Petrovic | $3,274 | 223 |
| 9 | Luke Nishihara | $2,565 | 203 |
Michael Danley Ships the $400 Event
The second deepstack of the day cost $400 to enter, and it attracted 351 entries, 52 cashed. The pot hit $115,830, one of three six-figure prize pools on the day.
Danley came out victorious late in the night when play concluded. He received $22,486 and 764 leaderboard points for the win. Second place went to Andrew Huey for $15,539. Bahman Ataeianfar finished in third place for $10,946. Aaron Lettieri busted in fourth place for $7,853.
$400 PokerNews Daily Deepstacks Final Table Results
| Place | Player | Prize | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael Danley | $22,486 | 764 |
| 2 | Andrew Huey | $15,539 | 382 |
| 3 | Bahman Ataeianfar | $10,946 | 344 |
| 4 | Aaron Lettieri | $7,853 | 306 |
| 5 | Steven Christopher | $5,741 | 286 |
| 6 | Lisa Schuessler | $4,278 | 267 |
| 7 | Carlos Dorca | $3,251 | 229 |
| 8 | James Sexton | $2,520 | 210 |
| 9 | Lucas Hillman | $1,993 | 191 |
Steven Thompson for the Win in the Nightcap
There's always one final event of the day, and it tends to attract some big fields. The May 31 version of the $200 no-limit hold'em tournament was no different. There were 408 entries in this one, with 62 getting paid at least $400.
Thompson was the final player still standing at the end, and he earned $11,768 and 708 leaderboard points. The victory included a heads-up win over Xinli Ye, who claimed $8,015. Dennis Pratt was in third place for $5,587, and Simon Britton was the fourth place finisher for $3,976.
$200 PokerNews Daily Deepstacks Final Table Results
| Place | Player | Prize | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Steven Thompson | $11,768 | 708 |
| 2 | Xinli Ye | $8,015 | 354 |
| 3 | Dennis Pratt | $5,587 | 319 |
| 4 | Simon Britton | $3,976 | 283 |
| 5 | Victor Pizzola | $2,889 | 266 |
| 6 | Brent Lee | $2,145 | 248 |
| 7 | Yotam Shmuelov | $1,628 | 212 |
| 8 | Marcel Ludlow | $1,263 | 195 |
| 9 | Dil Uhlin | $1,003 | 177 |