2025 WSOP PokerNews Deepstack Challenge

It's a brand new week for the PokerNews Deepstack Challenge which means the grind has restarted for those looking to snag a free ticket to the $600 PokerNews Deepstack Championship. at the 2025 World Series of Poker.

This weekly leaderboard promotion rewards players participating in the daily $200, $250, or $400 deepstack tournaments at the WSOP. Rack up points with each game, because points mean prizes!

Across the first two weeks of the PNDC, 17,206 entries have been tallied, creating prize pools worth a combined $3,695,249, with $667,265 going to the champions.

Jack Kizilarslan remains the biggest winner so far, thanks to his Daily Deepstack win, in which he turned $250 into $33,475 after besting a 1,222-entry field.

Stay updated and motivated with PokerNews' dedicated hub page for the Daily Deepstacks. Here, we'll highlight all the winners, provide regular leaderboard updates, and ensure every player's journey and achievements are recognized and celebrated.

There's also some cool memorabilia up for grabs for our Deepstack final tablists and winners. Make it to the final table, and you'll receive a special edition card protector. Deepstack winners will get a unique card protector, marking them as champions.

Join the fun, climb the leaderboard, and earn your bragging rights in the PokerNews Daily Deepstack Challenge!

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The third week of the 2025 PokerNews Deepstack Challenge got off to a strong start with another trio of champions joining the series winner’s circle.

A total of 1,676 entries across the $250, $400, and $200 buy-in tiers added $315,690 to the overall prize pool, with Simon Fowler, John "Morgan" Petro, and David Maerten each earning five-figure scores to begin their week in style.

$250 Daily Deepstack

Tuesday’s $250 Daily Deepstack drew one of the largest fields of the PNDC so far, as 1,004 entries pushed the prize pool to $200,800. United Kingdom’s Simon Fowler, a 50-year-old mechanic, navigated the 151 paid places to take down the tournament for $29,081.

The final table featured 2024 PNDC leaderboard champ Duy Ho (5th – $7,880) and $250 deepstack specialist Adel Jo (7th – $4,482). Fowler’s victory marks the largest single-day cash of his career.

Final Table Results

$400 Daily Deepstack

WSOP Circuit regular John "Morgan" Petro added another title to his résumé with a $13,956 victory in the $400 tier. The 38-year-old American, who won the 2023 WSOPC Pompano Beach Main Event for over $218K, bested 271 players for the top share of a $59,400 prize pool.

Petro, a five-time WSOPC ring winner, topped a final table that included Ryan Haas (2nd – $9,184) and Pasquale Vinci (3rd – $6,233), locking up his first PNDC score of the series in the process.

Final Table Results

$200 Daily Deepstack

France’s David Maerten claimed the $200 Deepstack title on Tuesday after defeating a 401-entry field for $10,729. The 29-year-old truck driver, who had just $4,477 in prior earnings, more than doubled his total with this result — a new personal best.

Isaias Rodriguezmontano (2nd – $7,304) and Sanjeev Datta (3rd – $5,088) rounded out the podium, as 54 players made the money in the $55,490 prize pool.

Final Table Results

The second day of Week 3 at the 2025 PokerNews Deepstack Challenge added 1,367 more entries across the trio of daily tournaments, with $279,265 in prize money distributed across the $250, $400, and $200 buy-in tiers.

Wednesday’s winners included Dong Jun Ji, Brian Mansfield, and Mike Pazuki, all of whom earned career-highlight victories and valuable leaderboard points in the race for one of ten $600 Championship seats.

$250 Daily Deepstack

Dong Jun Ji returned to the winner’s circle for the first time in over three years, capturing the $250 Deepstack title after topping a field of 914 entries. The 62-year-old businessman took home $27,124 from a $182,800 prize pool, one of the largest in the PNDC series to date.

The event paid 138 spots and saw several deep runs, including Guanpeng Sheng (2nd - $19,093) and Ricardo Nakamura (3rd - $13,662). Ji’s win puts him in strong position on the Week 3 leaderboard and marks his fifth biggest cash.

Final Table Results

$400 Daily Deepstack

Software architect Brian Mansfield outlasted 149 others to win the $400 Deepstack event on Wednesday. The 34-year-old collected $12,179 for the win, which came just days after he finished 1,681st in the Colossus bracelet event for $1,010.

The $49,500 prize pool paid 23 players, with Dylan Crawford (2nd - $7,888) and Jared Kingery (3rd - $5,290) rounding out the podium.

Final Table Results

$200 Daily Deepstack

IT professional Mike Pazuki broke through in the $200 Deepstack, defeating a field of 303 entries to win $9,504 from a $46,965 prize pool. The 44-year-old had also previously placed 1,522nd in the Colossus earlier in the series for $1,090.

The event paid 46 spots, with Eric Richards (2nd - $6,450) and Dominique Terzian (3rd - $4,483) among the final table finishers.

Final Table Results

The fourth day of Week 3 at the PokerNews Deepstack Challenge brought in another wave of champions, with 1,297 entries across the three daily events contributing $279,615 to the growing series prize pool.

Thursday’s headlines were led by a schoolteacher, a real estate agent, and a PokerNews editor, each making a run to the winner’s circle in their respective events.

Feiger Teaches a Lesson in the $250 Deepstack

Middle school teacher Joshua Feiger schooled the 809-player field in the $250 Daily Deepstack, walking away with $24,858 after outlasting a prize pool of $161,800 that paid 122 spots. The 53-year-old Colorado resident has amassed nearly $200,000 in live earnings, and this result now ranks as his second-best career score behind a $59,130 win at last year’s MSPT Regional in Black Hawk.

Feiger’s steady path to victory saw him navigate a competitive final table featuring Michael Roe (2nd - $17,435), Joseph Watts (3rd - $12,438), and Nissar Quraishi (4th - $9,008).

Final Table Results

Robinson Turns Property Into Profit With $400 Win

Real estate agent Robert Robinson put together a well-timed surge in the $400 Deepstack, defeating a 241-player field to claim $17,081 from a $79,530 prize pool. The 43-year-old took the top spot among 37 paid positions, adding a strong result to what may become a pivotal week in the race for leaderboard points.

Robinson outlasted Taiwan’s Liao Yinghsiang (2nd - $11,516) and Michael Cantor (3rd - $7,955) at a final table that also featured a mix of seasoned local players and fresh faces.

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Boyer Grabs First Live Title (and the Grocery Bill)

Tyler Boyer, a 27-year-old from Newark, Delaware, has made his name behind the scenes at PokerNews as a editorial and digital media team member. But on Thursday, he made his biggest mark, taking down the $200 Daily Deepstack for $8,174 and his first recorded live tournament victory.

Boyer, who joined the team as a live reporter during the 2024 WSOP, topped a field of 247 runners to claim the largest share of a $38,285 prize pool. His final table opponents included Matthew Reams (2nd - $5,426) and Kenneth Natal (3rd - $3,705).

With the win locked up, it’s safe to say: Tyler, it’s your turn to pay for the groceries.

Final Table Results

The third week of the PokerNews Deepstack Challenge hit its midway point on Friday, as three more players collected daily event titles and boosted their points totals toward leaderboard contention.

A total of 1,425 entries across the $250, $400, and $200 buy-in tiers generated $303,720 in prize money, with Conrad Co, Scott Isaacs, and Jong Ju Park each emerging victorious.

$250 Deepstack

Las Vegas local Conrad Co topped a 931-entry field in Friday’s $250 Daily Deepstack, walking away with $27,523, the largest score of his live career. The 40-year-old now has over $230,000 in total live earnings, with this victory marking the 26th time he's entered the winner's circle.

Co defeated Dustin An ($19,388) heads-up, while Jeison Berdugo Rojas (3rd - $13,883) rounded out the podium. The $186,200 prize pool paid 140 spots in total, and Co now jumps into potential leaderboard contention heading into the weekend

Final Table Results

$400 Deepstack

Scott Isaacs, a 54-year-old retiree from the United States, made the most of Friday’s $400 Deepstack by collecting a career-best $16,710 for first place. Isaacs, who entered the event with just $9,413 in prior earnings, more than doubled his lifetime total after defeating Andres Abad Ampudia ($11,230) in the final heads-up battle.

The event drew 234 entries and generated $77,220 in prize money across 36 paid spots. Eight of the nine final tablists hailed from the United States, with only fourth-place finisher Nicholas Fellone (UK) representing international competition.

Final Table Results

$200 Deepstack

Final Table Results

Friday’s $200 Deepstack produced the most globally diverse final table of the day, as Jong Ju Park of South Korea overcame opponents from the U.S., Spain, Japan, and Argentina to capture the title. Park earned $8,543 from a $40,300 prize pool that paid 39 players.

The 48-year-old now has over $27,000 in total live earnings, with this win marking one of his largest career payouts. He defeated Christopher Young (2nd - $5,687), while Fernando Picazo (Spain), Katsuhiro Mori (Japan), and Ivan Torales (Argentina) added further international flair to the top five.

Another tripleheader of tournaments played out on Saturday at the 2025 PokerNews Deepstack Challenge, with a combined 1,515 entries across three buy-in tiers.

A pharmaceutical supervisor, a data scientist, and a WSOP Ladies Championship finalist each walked away with wins, putting themselves in the mix as Week 3 approaches its final day.

$250 Daily Deepstack

Pharmaceutical supervisor Jeffrey Eisenbeis, 44, took down the largest field of the day, topping 1,015 entries in the $250 Daily Deepstack for a career-best $29,300 score. Eisenbeis outlasted a strong field that included Srivatsa Shankam (2nd - $20,657) and Cuong Tran (3rd - $14,817), with over $203,000 in the prize pool and 154 players paid.

Notables at the final table included PNDC Week 2 ticket winner Hunter Cole (5th - $7,955), Hyomo Kang (6th - $5,957), and Andrew Cohen (9th - $2,735), but none could stop Eisenbeis from claiming Saturday’s flagship title.

Final Table Results

$400 Daily Deepstack

In the $400 Daily, 33-year-old data scientist Arash Asadabadi added another significant result to his poker résumé, banking $19,083 from a 279-entry field. Asadabadi, who finished 7th in the 2022 WSOP $700 Million Dollar Bounty event for $123,910, now adds his fourth-largest career cash with this win.

Ricky Luke Kroesen (2nd - $13,053) and Matthew Cordray (3rd - $9,120) joined him at the top, while the final table also featured players like Glenn Campbell and Kevin Naegelen. The prize pool reached $92,070, with payouts issued to the top 42 finishers.

Final Table Results

$200 Daily Deepstack

In the $200 event, Nicole Schwartz, a 44-year-old American who finished 8th in the 2016 WSOP Ladies Championship for $19,900, captured her first PokerNews Deepstack Challenge title. Schwartz outlasted 221 entries to win $7,540.

Nick van Veghel (2nd - $4,965) and Edward Lark (3rd - $3,368) rounded out the top three, while past final tablist Katsuhiro Mori made another deep run (4th - $2,354). The event paid out 34 spots from a $34,255 prize pool.

Final Table Results

As Week 3 of the 2025 PokerNews Deepstack Challenge nears its conclusion, the penultimate day delivered some standout stories, including two female champions rising to the top of their respective fields.

With just one day remaining to secure leaderboard points and chase a $600 Championship seat, Sunday’s action saw Rebecca Trianosky, Amanda Soscia, and Dominique Terzian claim victories across three deepstack tiers.

$250 Daily Deepstack

Sunday’s $250 Deepstack drew 485 entries and built a $99,000 prize pool, and it was 61-year-old Rebecca Trianosky who emerged victorious for a career-best $17,435.

The medical director from Greenville, Tennessee, recorded her first ever live tournament win, and her largest cash to date. Trianosky appears to be a new presence on the circuit, with this marking her eighth career result in just over a year. She defeated Jeffrey Copeland heads-up, while Stephen Bourdon (3rd – $8,494) and Ying Fu (4th – $6,095) rounded out the final four.

Final Table Results

$400 Daily Deepstack

In the $400 tier, Amanda Soscia of Tampa, Florida, picked up her first PNDC title by taking down a 225-entry field for $16,342. The 24-year-old marketing professional has been quietly building a poker résumé, having already cashed in this year’s WSOP Colossus.

All five of her recorded results have come since April 20, 2025, and this latest victory now stands as her biggest to date. Soscia overcame Adel Kabbani (2nd – $10,926) in the final duel, while Joshua Weiss (3rd – $7,503) and David Vernikov (4th – $5,290) made deep runs.

Final Table Results

$200 Daily Deepstack

The $200 Daily attracted a hefty 495-player field, generating a prize pool of $44,175. Frenchman Dominique Terzian topped them all to win $9,119, his biggest result since finishing 15th in the 2024 WSOP Super Seniors Championship for $18,077.

The 61-year-old real estate professional now boasts over $1.2 million in career earnings, with this win adding yet another notch to his extensive tournament history. Terzian held off Johnny Oshana (2nd – $6,133) and Mathew Willows (3rd – $4,236) to claim the top prize in what was a globally diverse final table.

Final Table Results

The third week of the PokerNews Deepstack Challenge is set for a dramatic conclusion, with the leaderboard wide open heading into Monday’s final trio of tournaments. With 8,485 entries already recorded and $1,725,040 in total prize pools — including $304,281 awarded to winners — Week 3 is on track to become the most attended and lucrative week of the series so far.

At the top of the current standings is Amanda Soscia, who leads with 1,093 points following a standout week that includes four total cashes, a win in the $400 event on Sunday, and another final table appearance. The 24-year-old Florida marketing professional only recorded her first cash in April but has quickly become a force in the PNDC series.

Just behind her is Dominique Terzian on 1,066 points. The 61-year-old Frenchman, who works in real estate, also found the winner’s circle this week in the $200 event and previously notched a third-place finish and a third deep run — all of which have kept him within striking distance of the top spot.

Rounding out the top five are Dong Jun Ji (850), who earned his first win in three years in Wednesday’s $250; Jeffrey Eisenbeis (819), the $250 winner on Saturday; and Conrad Co (810), who topped Friday’s 931-entry $250 event.

Joshua Feiger (796), Simon Fowler (793), Arash Asadabadi (775), Rebecca Trianosky (749), and David Maerten (737) remain in contention as well. Maerten currently occupies the final qualifying position for a seat in the $600 PokerNews Deepstack Championship, but several players sit just a single cash away from overtaking him.

With three events left to play today — one at each of the $250, $400, and $200 buy-in levels — there’s still time for a shakeup at the top. Monday, June 16, is the final chance for players to lock up leaderboard points and punch their ticket to the PNDC Championship.