Roni Tal Among the Latest PokerNews Daily Deepstack Champions
June 17 saw another batch of PokerNews Daily Deepstack tournaments take place at the Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas, and all three enjoyed impressive turnouts. Another 1,798 players bought in across the $250, $400, and $200 buy-in tournaments, creating combined prize pools worth $389,680.
Here is who shone the brightest in those three events.
$250 Daily Deepstack
The $250 Daily Deepstack attracted 1,012 players, who created a $202,400 prize pool. Walking away with the lion's share of that pot, namely $29,254, was Israel's Roni Tal.
Tal is yet to register an in-the-money finish in a bracelet awarding event this summer, but he now has a larger bankroll with which to take a few more shots at glory. The $29,254 Tal won was almost a career-best payout for him, narrowly losing out by only $1,124.
Tal defeated Scott Shone heads-up, resigning the runner-up to a $20,627 consolation prize. Tanner Pray ($14,789) and Li Chen ($10,755) also padded their bankrolls with five-figure scores.
Final Table Results
| Rank | Player | Prize |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Roni Tal | $29,254 |
| 2 | Scott Shone | $20,627 |
| 3 | Tanner Pray | $14,789 |
| 4 | Li Chen | $10,755 |
| 5 | Rogerio Villas Boas | $7,935 |
| 6 | Ryan Ramsdell | $5,941 |
| 7 | Steve Wayne | $4,514 |
| 8 | Levon Torosyan | $3,482 |
| 9 | Ugo Morabito | $2,728 |
$400 Daily Deepstack
Some 374 players bought into the $400 Daily Deepstack and fought it out for a share of a $123,420 prize pool. When the final hand was dealt, Tao Qin had all of the chips in front of him. Qin collected $23,459 for his impressive victory, a prize more than double his previous best haul.
Qin cashed in the $500 No-Limit Hold'em Salute to Warriors a couple of days ago, finishing 120th for $1,654. The PokerNews Daily Deepstack Challenge leaderboard points Qin collected alongside the $23,459 in prize money for winning this $400 Daily Deepstack could see him having a free shot at a bracelet when the $600 PokerNews Deepstack Championship kicks off on July 1.
Each of the nine finalists turned their $400 investment into at least $2,111, with runner-up Dennis Dahle ($16,35) and third-place finisher Kyeongrim Shin ($11,610) walking away with five-figure payouts.
Final Table Results
| Rank | Player | Prize |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tao Qin | $23,459 |
| 2 | Dennis Dahle | $16,365 |
| 3 | Kyeongrim Shin | $11,610 |
| 4 | Michael Turri | $8,373 |
| 5 | Steve Olsen | $6,140 |
| 6 | Caixin Wong | $4,580 |
| 7 | Steven Christopher | $3,476 |
| 8 | Daniel Lee | $2,685 |
| 9 | Vasilios Gerontakos | $2,111 |
$200 Daily Deepstack
The $200 Daily Deepstack, which rounded off the day's action, drew 412 entrants who built a pot worth $63,860. Sridhar Sangannagari came out on top and scooped $11,888 for his efforts.
Sangannagari has more than $1.1 million in live tournament earnings, an impressive sum helped by his collecting $120,004 for a runner-up finish in the $600 No-Limit Hold'em/Pot-Limit Omaha bracelet event in 2023. Sangannagari had helped himself to a $745,000 score two months earlier in a $3,500 WPT event. It goes to show that you never know who you'll bump into in the Daily Deepstacks!
Daniel Quesada finished second in this tournament for $8,094, while Steven Snyder added to his $2.4 million in live winnings with the $5,642 third-place prize money.
Final Table Results
| Rank | Player | Prize |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sridhar Sangannagari | $11,888 |
| 2 | Daniel Quesada | $8,094 |
| 3 | Steven Snyder | $5,642 |
| 4 | Jackson Young | $4,015 |
| 5 | Araksyi Martirosian | $2,917 |
| 6 | John Stempien | $2,166 |
| 7 | Dru Macinnes | $1,644 |
| 8 | Samuel Welbourne | $1,276 |
| 9 | Vito Oliva | $1,013 |