Hill, Mogilski, and Landes Win Big in Final Push to Qualify for PokerNews Deepstack
The final week of the PokerNews Daily Deep Stack Challenge is well underway, and there were three massive fields and three big winners on Wednesday, June 26.
This is the last week for players to earn a spot in Event #78: $600 PokerNewsDeep Stack Championship, as the top 10 players on the weekly leaderboard will earn a seat. Players showed up in force to fight for their place.
$250 Daily Deepstack
The first tournament of the day began at 1 p.m. with a $250 buy-in, drawing a total of 939 entries and creating a prize pool of $187,800, including a top prize of $27,725. That top prize went to Geary Hill, who outlasted the field to claim the massive payday, defeating Jake Brown heads-up. Brown, who made the final table of the 2024 WSOP Mystery Millions, finished 2nd for $19,524. In third was Moshe Bouskila, who earned $13,986.
$250 Daily Deepstack Final Table Results
| Place | Player | Country | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Geary Hill | United States | $27,725 |
| 2 | Jake Brown | United States | $19,524 |
| 3 | Moshe Bouskila | United States | $13,986 |
| 4 | Nissar Quraishi | United States | $10,164 |
| 5 | Thibault Pecheur | France | $7,495 |
| 6 | Hiroya Iwamoto | Japan | $5,610 |
| 7 | William Hawk | United States | $4,262 |
| 8 | Shane Rodriguez | United States | $3,288 |
| 9 | Srikar Donapati | United States | $2,576 |
$400 Daily Deepstack
The $400 4 p.m. Deep Stack attracted 305 entries, generating a $100,980 prize pool. Shayne Mogilski took home the lion’s share, earning $20,404 for the victory. Stephen Ray finished in second place for $14,122, while Daniel Sears claimed $9,958 for his third-place finish.
$400 Daily Deepstack Final Table Results
| Place | Player | Country | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shayne Mogilski | United States | $27,725 |
| 2 | Stephen Ray | United Kingdom | $19,524 |
| 3 | Daniel Sears | United States | $13,986 |
| 4 | Roberto Silberay | Argentina | $10,164 |
| 5 | Alberto Fonseca Masis | Costa Rica | $7,495 |
| 6 | Gregory Gius | Japan | $5,610 |
| 7 | Vida Wassell | United States | $4,262 |
| 8 | Antoinette Leblanc | United States | $3,288 |
| 9 | Kenton Taylor | United States | $2,576 |
$200 Daily Deepstack
The $200 Deepstack—the final event of the day—kicked off at 8:00 p.m. local time, drawing 385 entries and generating a prize pool of $59,675. Quentin Landes of France captured the top prize of $11,299, while Thailand’s Maurice Jeevanji finished runner-up for $7,762. Rounding out the podium was John Morris, who earned $5,442 for third place.
| Place | Player | Country | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Quentin Landes | France | $11,299 |
| 2 | Maurice Jeevanji | Thailand | $7,762 |
| 3 | John Morris | United States | $5,442 |
| 4 | Paul Nardi | Canada | $3,890 |
| 5 | Nathan Swanson | United States | $2,835 |
| 6 | Adel Kabbani | France | $2,107 |
| 7 | Min Zhang | United States | $1,599 |
| 8 | Buno Delabella | Spain | $1,238 |