Saturday, June 7 marked Day 5 of Week 2 at the 2025 PokerNews Deepstack Challenge, as three more winners emerged across the $200, $250, and $400 Daily Deepstack events. A combined 999 entries generated $209,255 in prize money, with each event awarding a full set of leaderboard points ahead of Monday’s crucial final push.

Ryan Weber, Julien Leideck, and Zhun Wang each took home first-place honors. For Weber and Wang, the wins add to already-established poker resumes, while Leideck notched what appears to be a breakout live result.

$250 Daily Deepstack

Ryan Weber, a 34-year-old business analyst from Las Vegas, topped a 513-entry field to win $17,951 in Saturday’s $250 Deepstack. The tournament paid 77 spots from a $102,600 prize pool.

Weber, whose career live earnings now exceed $47,000, added to a record that includes a previous best cash of $8,250. He defeated Kenneth Johnson heads-up, with James Macmillan finishing third.

Final Table Results – $250 Deepstack

$400 Daily Deepstack

In the $400 event, 29-year-old Julien Leideck of France secured a career-best result, claiming $13,884 after outlasting a 179-player field. The engineer earned the win from a $59,070 prize pool, with 27 players making the money.

David Solomon finished runner-up for $9,133, and Sean Gillman placed third for $6,198.

Final Table Results – $400 Deepstack

$200 Daily Deepstack

Zhun Wang, a 36-year-old player from China, added a PNDC title to a growing resume that already includes two WSOP bracelet event cashes this summer in Omaha Hi-Lo and No-Limit 2-7 Single Draw. Wang earned $9,564 after defeating a 307-entry field in the $200 event.

The tournament paid 48 spots from a $47,585 prize pool. Wang now boasts over $66,000 in live earnings, with a previous best of $7,807.

Final Table Results – $200 Deepstack