Rosenberg, Ryan & Gonska Capture Thursday's PNDC Titles
The PokerNews Daily Deepstack Challenge is charging toward its finale, and Thursday, June 27, saw another trio of big-field events produce three more champions.
With just a few days left to book a seat in Event #78: $600 PokerNews Deepstack Championship, the race for the leaderboard is heating up. Only the top 10 on the weekly tally will secure a spot, and players have just four more days to try to make the bracelet event.
$250 Daily Deepstack
Donald Rosenberg added a PokerNews Daily Deepstack title to his tally after navigating through a field of 925 players in the $250 event on Thursday. The New York native earned $27,400 for the win, outlasting Australia’s Byron Silvers, who took second for $19,295, and Darin True, who finished third for $13,812. The tournament generated a $185,000 prize pool.
Among the notable final table contenders was Angel Lopez, who has made several deep runs on WSOP Online, including a narrow miss at a bracelet with a runner-up finish in the $1,500 No Limit Hold’em event in 2022. Lopez finished fifth for $7,394, adding another strong showing to his total live earnings.
$250 Daily Deepstack Final Table Results
| Place | Player | Country | Payout |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Donald Rosenberg | United States | $27,400 |
| 2 | Byron Silvers | Australia | $19,295 |
| 3 | Darin True | United States | $13,812 |
| 4 | Zong Zhang | United States | $10,031 |
| 5 | Angel Lopez | United States | $7,394 |
| 6 | Yoel Selles Meijer | Netherlands | $5,532 |
| 7 | Gi Yi | United States | $4,202 |
| 8 | John Park | United States | $3,241 |
| 9 | Kevin Kim | United States | $2,540 |
$400 Daily Deepstack
Christopher Ryan claimed the $400 PokerNews Daily Deepstack title on Thursday, outlasting a field of 463 players to take home $27,433. Ryan is a three-time WSOP Circuit ring winner, having captured online titles in 2022, 2023, and 2024.
American player Min Zhang also made a notable final table appearance. Zhang boasts a career-best payday of $420,400 from her runner-up finish in the $25,500 No Limit Hold’em High Roller at the WPT event in Hollywood in April 2024. Zhang finished third, earning $13,372.
Hyun Cho came in second for $18,968, rounding out the podium in a tournament that generated a $152,790 prize pool.
$400 Daily Deepstack Final Table Results
| Place | Player | Country | Payout |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Christopher Ryan | United States | $27,433 |
| 2 | Hyun Cho | United States | $18,968 |
| 3 | Min Zhang | United States | $13,372 |
| 4 | Antonio Olguin | United States | $9,598 |
| 5 | Duff Charette | Canada | $7,018 |
| 6 | Aaron Morris | United States | $5,228 |
| 7 | Richard Rubinski | United States | $3,970 |
| 8 | Jan Harberts | Germany | $3,074 |
| 9 | Brandon Sunshine | United States | $2,428 |
$200 Daily Deepstack
Germany’s Nils Gonska topped a 420-player field in the $200 PokerNews Daily Deepstack on Thursday, earning $12,057 from a $65,100 prize pool. Gonska defeated Matthew Madanat heads-up to claim the title.
Chinese crusher Yu Zhang made a notable final table appearance, continuing a strong run of form after finishing at the final table of last month’s $25,000+1,500 No Limit Hold’em event at the Triton Poker Series in Montenegro. Zhang secured third place for $5,743.
$200 Daily Deepstack Final Table Results
| Place | Player | Country | Payout |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nils Gonska | Germany | $12,057 |
| 2 | Matthew Madanat | United States | $8,227 |
| 3 | Yu Zhang | China | $5,743 |
| 4 | Robert Foos | United States | $4,091 |
| 5 | Ofer Sisso | Israel | $2,975 |
| 6 | Dror Meital | United States | $2,209 |
| 7 | Joshua Edgell | United States | $1,677 |
| 8 | Wagner Pereira | Brazil | $1,300 |
| 9 | Carol Berube | Canada | $1,032 |