2025 WSOP PokerNews Deepstack Challenge

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Massive Monday Closes Out Record-Breaking Week 3 at the PNDC

Una Kelly
Una Kelly

The final day of Week 3 of the PokerNews Deepstack Challenge wrapped in style, delivering the second-largest $250 Daily of the summer and pushing the week’s entry total to 8,485, with $2,101,300 in prize pools and $321,436 awarded to winners.

Monday’s trio of champions included a seasoned grinder, a rising star, and a poker-playing retiree who claimed her biggest score to date.

$250 Daily Deepstack

Highland, Illinois’ Una Kelly topped a 1,149-player field in the $250 Deepstack, earning $32,056, the largest result of her poker career. The 64-year-old retiree picked up her fourth live tournament win and second of 2025, besting a final table that included Ofer Sisso (2nd - $22,684), Joseph Labiosa (3rd - $16,327), and Susan Purdie (5th - $8,810).

Kelly’s win continues a strong run at the WSOP after she placed 17th in the 2024 PokerNews Deepstack Championship.

Final Table Results

PlacePlayerPrize
1Una Kelly$32,056
2Ofer Sisso$22,684
3Joseph Labiosa$16,327
4Maksim Chirva$11,911
5Susan Purdie$8,810
6Tamer Salama$6,607
7William Anderson$5,026
8John Lombardo$3,878
9Christopher Hall$3,036

$400 Daily Deepstack

Alen Bakovic
Alen Bakovic

Fresh off bracelet success in 2024, Alen Bakovic added another victory to his resume by taking down the $400 Daily for $20,881. The Bosnian-born, Canada-based pro outlasted 317 players to claim his largest score of the 2025 WSOP. He’s already cashed in two bracelet events this summer, the $600 Deepstack and $1,500 Limit Hold’em, but Monday marked his first win of the summer.

Bakovic's career-best came at last year’s WSOP, when he won the $600 NLH/PLO Deepstack for $207,064, and he’ll be a player to watch if he jumps into the PokerNews Championship at the end of the month.

Final Table Results

PlacePlayerPrize
1Alen Bakovic$20,881
2Patrick Rogers$14,274
3Takashi Mizukami$9,970
4Ronan Sweeney$7,110
5Arno Thuy$5,180
6Jonathan Fuhrman$3,856
7Yuan Yu$2,936
8Felix Martel$2,286
9Jair Beltran$1,822

$200 Daily Deepstack

In the final event of the day, 21-year-old crypto professional Garry Gurevich secured his first known tournament victory, taking down the $200 Deepstack for $8,749. Gurevich outlasted a 270-entry field and a final table featuring Matthew Turner (2nd - $5,853), Jose Medina (3rd - $4,023), and Federico Rinaldi (9th - $736).

Final Table Results

PlacePlayerPrize
1Garry Gurevich$8,749
2Matthew Turner$5,853
3Jose Medina$4,023
4Fady Khabbaz$2,836
5Ronnie Tate$2,051
6Ryu Chaehun$1,523
7Jorge Galarza$1,162
8Sergei Saakian$911
9Federico Rinaldi$736