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Rosenberg, Ryan & Gonska Capture Thursday's PNDC Titles

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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

PlacePlayerCountryPayout
1Donald RosenbergUnited States$27,400
2Byron SilversAustralia$19,295
3Darin TrueUnited States$13,812
4Zong ZhangUnited States$10,031
5Angel LopezUnited States$7,394
6Yoel Selles MeijerNetherlands$5,532
7Gi YiUnited States$4,202
8John ParkUnited States$3,241
9Kevin KimUnited 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

PlacePlayerCountryPayout
1Christopher RyanUnited States$27,433
2Hyun ChoUnited States$18,968
3Min ZhangUnited States$13,372
4Antonio OlguinUnited States$9,598
5Duff CharetteCanada$7,018
6Aaron MorrisUnited States$5,228
7Richard RubinskiUnited States$3,970
8Jan HarbertsGermany$3,074
9Brandon SunshineUnited 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

PlacePlayerCountryPayout
1Nils GonskaGermany$12,057
2Matthew MadanatUnited States$8,227
3Yu ZhangChina$5,743
4Robert FoosUnited States$4,091
5Ofer SissoIsrael$2,975
6Dror MeitalUnited States$2,209
7Joshua EdgellUnited States$1,677
8Wagner PereiraBrazil$1,300
9Carol BerubeCanada$1,032