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
| Place | Player | Prize |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jeffrey Eisenbeis | $29,300 |
| 2 | Srivatsa Shankam | $20,657 |
| 3 | Cuong Tran | $14,817 |
| 4 | Simone Sermattei | $10,779 |
| 5 | Hunter Cole | $7,955 |
| 6 | Hyomo Kang | $5,957 |
| 7 | Jose Pazgutierrez | $4,527 |
| 8 | Julien Sors | $3,492 |
| 9 | Andrew Cohen | $2,735 |
$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
| Place | Player | Prize |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arash Asadabadi | $19,083 |
| 2 | Ricky Luke Kroesen | $13,053 |
| 3 | Matthew Cordray | $9,120 |
| 4 | David Gonia | $6,505 |
| 5 | Philip Hammerling | $4,740 |
| 6 | Ryan Gibbs | $3,528 |
| 7 | Glenn Campbell | $2,686 |
| 8 | William Koenig | $2,091 |
| 9 | Kevin Naegelen | $1,665 |
$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
| Place | Player | Prize |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nicole Schwartz | $7,540 |
| 2 | Nick van Veghel | $4,965 |
| 3 | Edward Lark | $3,368 |
| 4 | Katsuhiro Mori | $2,354 |
| 5 | Olexa Stavila | $1,696 |
| 6 | Lowell Tuckerman | $1,261 |
| 7 | Jordan Lawrence | $968 |
| 8 | Kohichi Shimizu | $769 |
| 9 | Amanda Soscia | $632 |
