The DeepStack Championship Poker Series ran from May 22 to July 31 and featured nearly $14 million in guaranteed prize pools across dozens of events at Venetian Las Vegas.
That number was smashed as $27,391,509 in prize money was awarded and a total of 27,489 entrants competed in the Venetian summer series.
Among those to claim titles during the series were Valeriano Toledano (Event #36: $2,500 NLH DeepStack Championship for $183,859), David Gutfreund (Event #38: $1,600 NLH Seniors for $110,533), Chin Wei Lim (Event #44: $1,100 NLH UltimateStack for $115,331), and Danny Chang (Event #46: $800 PLO 8/B for $29,460).
Another winner was Stephen Sola, who took down a pair of tournaments only a few days apart as the series winded down (Event #71: $500 NLH EpicStack for $9,396 and Event #74: $500 NLH EpicStack for $8,000).
Here’s a look at some other winners from the DeepStack Championship Poker Series.
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Thomas Boivin Victorious in $2,500 NLH Mystery Bounty
The $2,500 NLH Mystery Bounty attracted 671 players to generate a prize pool of $1,516,460, with $671,000 set aside for the mystery bounties.
At the end of it, Belgian Thomas Boivin claimed the trophy and the $136,792 top prize, in addition to $57,000 in bounties, after he defeated Israel’s Ran Shahar in heads-up play. At the time of his victory, Boivin broke through the $5 million mark in total live earnings and moved up to second on Belgium’s all-time money list according to the Hendon Mob.
Others among the top 84 finishers to grab a piece of the prize pool include David Peters (22nd - $6,401), Joris Ruijs (33rd - $5,448), Ryan Laplante (65th - $3,344), and Romain Lewis (81st - $3,082).
Event #53: $2,500 NLH Mystery Bounty Final Table Results
| Place | Player | Hometown | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thomas Boivin | Belgium | $136,792 |
| 2 | Ran Shahar | Israel | $98,320 |
| 3 | Marc Rivera | Philippines | $71,594 |
| 4 | Alonzo Hock Lau | San Francisco, CA | $52,827 |
| 5 | Stephane Revelly | France | $39,504 |
| 6 | Florian Pesce | Seattle, WA | $29,945 |
| 7 | Rogen Chhabra | Madison, MS | $23,014 |
| 8 | Alessandro Righetti | Italy | $17,935 |
| 9 | David Margi | Israel | $14,176 |
Mikiyo Aoki Wins Venetian LIPS Ladies Event
On June 28, the $500 NLH LIPS Ladies Event saw a total of 273 entrants battle it out on the felt for a piece of the $115,206 prize pool paid to the top 35 finishers.
Among those to make it into the money but fall short of the final table were Katerina Lukina (16th - $1,463), Brittany Spain (22nd - $1,166), and Jamie Kerstetter (33rd - $1,023).
At the end of it, Montana’s Mikiyo Aoki took the trophy and $20,317 after striking a heads-up deal with Texas’ Dusti Smith.
Aoki is no stranger to success in these types of events, as she finished runner-up in the 2014 WSOP Ladies Event and third in the 2021 WSOP Ladies Event. With this result, Aoki moved up to sixth on Montana’s all-time money list.
Event #42: $500 NLH Lips Ladies Final Table Results
| Place | Player | Hometown | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mikiyo Aoki | Bozeman, MT | $20,317 |
| 2 | Dusti Smith | Dallas, TX | $20,315 |
| 3 | Denise Allen | Gambrills, MD | $12,000 |
| 4 | Susan Murphey | Marietta, GA | $8,754 |
| 5 | Alisha Daniels-Duckworth | Wilton, CA | $6,512 |
| 6 | Alejandra Reidel | Argentina | $4,940 |
| 7 | Jacqueline Pennington | Albuquerque, NM | $3,825 |
| 8 | Marsha Adams | St. Louis, MO | $3,023 |
| 9 | Lauren Bunch | Jenks, OK | $2,440 |
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Anthony Spinella Take Down $1,600 NLH Ultimate Bounty
On June 27, a $1,600 NLH Monster Bounty tournament ran with a $300K GTD, offering players $500 bounties from the start and $2,500 bounties once players were in the money. 580 entrants created a prize pool of $826,500 paid out to the top 73 finishers.
Among those to run deep but fall short of the final table were Andre Butler (17th - $3,688), Rodney Turvin (31st - $2,645), Zachary Hall (37th - $2,294), and Nicholas Seward (44th - $2,294).
Anthony Spinella was the last man standing and took the $66,157 first-place prize after defeating Andrew Tang in heads-up play. With the result, Spinella notched his ninth recorded victory and moved up to over $4.4 million in live tournament earnings according to the Hendon Mob.
Event #40: $1,600 NLH Ultimate Bounty Final Table Results
| Place | Player | Hometown | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Anthony Spinella | Las Vegas, NV | $66,157 |
| 2 | Andrew Tang | Las Vegas, NV | $47,448 |
| 3 | Richard Davis | Jupiter, FL | $34,493 |
| 4 | Shu Yih Ng | Malaysia | $25,418 |
| 5 | Bill Wolfe | Seattle, WA | $18,990 |
| 6 | Peter Vitantonio | Highland Heights, OH | $14,387 |
| 7 | Adi Rajkovic | Austria | $11,055 |
| 8 | Hang Xu | United Kingdom | $8,617 |
| 9 | Martin Gavasci Napoleta | Italy | $6,816 |
2023 DeepStack Championship Poker Series Winners
| Date | Tournament | Entries | Prize Pool | Winner | Hometown | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5/22 | Event #1: $500 NLH EpicStack | 87 | $36,714 | Cornel Cimpan | Sacramento, CA | $10,599 |
| 5/22 | Event #2: $300 NLH Bounty Survivor | 40 | $10,000 | Multiple Winners | N/A | $1,800 |
| 5/25 | Event #3: $600 NLH UltimateStack | 334 | $168,670 | Yuzu Wang | China | $33,183 |
| 5/23 | Event #4: $300 NLH Survivor | 35 | $10,000 | Multiple Winners | N/A | $2,500 |
| 5/25 | Event #5: $600 NLH EpicStack | 110 | $55,500 | Josh Reichard | Janesville, WI | $14,953 |
| 5/25 | Event #6: $300 NLH Survivor | 51 | $12,750 | Multiple Winners | N/A | $2,500 |
| 5/29 | Event #7: $1,100 NLH MSPT | 807 | $778,755 | Matthew Schulte | Hamilton, OH | $118,874 |
| 5/26 | Event #8: $400 PLO | 79 | $26,860 | Datian Zhang | Bayside, NY | $7,972 |
| 5/26 | Event #9: $300 NLH Survivor | 61 | $15,250 | Multiple Winners | N/A | $2,500 |
| 5/27 | Event #10: $300 NLH Survivor | 77 | $19,250 | Multiple Winners | N/A | $2,407 |
| 6/1 | Event #11: $1,600 NLH MSPT | 701 | $998,925 | Corel Theuma | Boca Raton, FL | $113,900 |
| 5/30 | Event #12: $600 Limit Omaha 8/B | 138 | $69,690 | James Van Alstyne | Las Vegas, NV | $13,257 |
| 5/30 | Event #13: $400 NLH Survivor | 109 | $37,060 | Multiple Winners | N/A | $3,060 |
| 6/1 | Event #14: $800 NLH EpicStack | 257 | $178,615 | Brian Altman | Boston, MA | $37,626 |
| 6/2 | Event #15: $600 NLH EpicStack | 271 | $136,855 | Steven Wilkie | Arvada, CO | $24,812 |
| 6/2 | Event #16: $800 PLO Bounty | 297 | $208,791 | Joseph Altomonte | Clifton, NJ | $26,500 |
| 6/3 | Event #17: $600 NLH EpicStack | 280 | $141,400 | Hussein Hassan | Australia | $29,288 |
| 6/3 | Event #18: $800 Big O | 253 | $177,859 | Leonard Talerico | Merritt Island, FL | $37,791 |
| 6/6 | Event #19: $1,600 NLH UltimateStack FO | 677 | $961,340 | Aleksandr Gofman | Russia | $154,990 |
| 6/4 | Event #20: $800 PLO 8/B | 294 | $206,682 | Pearce-Christian Arnold | Baltimore, MD | $39,876 |
| 6/6 | Event #21: $800 NLH UltimateStack | 429 | $300,300 | Michael Johnson | Chatham, IL | $47,215 |
| 6/7 | Event #22: $1,100 PLO Monster Bounty | 445 | $431,650 | Samuel Bifarella | France | $37,926 |
| 6/10 | Event #23: $1,600 NLH UltimateStack | 944 | $1,340,480 | Thibault Letort | France | $179,408 |
| 6/10 | Event #24: $800 NLH UltimateStack | 380 | $266,000 | Joshua Boulton | United Kingdom | $38,010 |
| 6/13 | Event #25: $1,100 NLH UltimateStack FO | 611 | $586,560 | Cody Bell | Yorba Linda, CA | $97,179 |
| 6/13 | Event #26 $1,100 NLH UltimateStack | 263 | $253,795 | Ting-Yi Tsai | Taiwan | $53,463 |
| 6/13 | Event #27: $300 NLH Turbo Mega Satellite | |||||
| 6/16 | Event #28: $2,500 NLH Ultimate Bounty | 390 | $1,000,000 | Mario Navarro | Spain | $111,024 |
| 6/14 | Event #29: $300 NLH Turbo Mega Satellite | |||||
| 6/16 | Event #30: $1,100 Big O Bounty | 413 | $400,610 | Carlos Guerrero | Orlando, FL | $36,594 |
| 6/17 | Event #31: $1,100 NLH Ultimate Bounty | 294 | $283,710 | Ying Vang | Sacramento, CA | $32,690 |
| 6/17 | Event #32: $1,600 NLH UltimateStack FO | 244 | $347,700 | Vitor De Souza Coutinho | Brazil | $74,853 |
| 6/21 | Event #33: $1,100 NLH UltimateStack | 1,336 | $1,282,560 | Narcis Nedelcu | Romania | $128,280 |
| 6/21 | Event #34: $800 NLH UltimateStack | 590 | $413,000 | Pierre Merlin | France | $69,246 |
| 6/21 | Event #35: $300 NLH Turbo Mega Satellite | |||||
| 6/24 | Event #36: $2,500 NLH DeepStack Championship | 422 | $1,000,000 | Valeriano Toledano | United Kingdom | $183,859 |
| 6/22 | Event #37: $300 NLH Turbo Mega Satellite | |||||
| 6/26 | Event #38: $1,600 NLH Seniors | 798 | $1,133,160 | David Gutfreund | Las Vegas, NV | $110,533 |
| 6/26 | Event #39: $1,100 NLH UltimateStack | 525 | $506,625 | Mehrdad Yousefzadeh | Roslyn, NY | $61,001 |
| 6/27 | Event #40: $1,600 NLH Ultimate Bounty | 580 | $826,500 | Anthony Spinella | Las Vegas, NV | $66,157 |
| 6/28 | Event #41: $800 NLH UltimateStack | 407 | $284,900 | Stephen Friedrich | Tolland, CT | $46,814 |
| 6/28 | Event #42: $500 NLH Lips Ladies | 273 | $115,206 | Mikiyo Aoki | Bozeman, MT | $20,317 |
| 6/29 | Event #43: $1,600 NLH UltimateStack FO | 380 | $541,500 | Adam Croffut | Seattle, WA | $70,927 |
| 6/30 | Event #44: $1,100 NLH UltimateStack | 767 | $740,155 | Chin Wei Lim | Malaysia | $115,331 |
| 7/2 | Event #45: 1,100 NLH Super Seniors | 256 | $247,680 | Linda Iwaniak | United Kingdom | $52,372 |
| 7/1 | Event #46: $800 PLO 8/B | 214 | $150,442 | Danny Chang | Las Vegas, NV | $29,460 |
| 7/2 | Event #47: $1,100 NLH UltimateStack | 418 | $403,370 | Yanick Labattaglia | Canada | $64,293 |
| 7/3 | Event #48: $1,100 NLH Ultimate Bounty | 641 | $618,565 | Alessio Sabatini | Italy | $48,634 |
| 7/4 | Event #49: $800 NLH UltimateStack | 686 | $480,200 | Robert Hover | Canton, MA | $67,200 |
| 7/5 | Event #50: $1,100 NLH UltimateStack | 693 | $668,745 | Kamoru Yusuf | Humble, TX | $87,331 |
| 7/6 | Event #51: $800 NLH Ultimate Bounty | 648 | $453,600 | Bradley Oubre | Luling, LA | $35,997 |
| 7/6 | Event #52: $300 NLH Turbo Mega Satellite | |||||
| 7/9 | Event #53: $2,500 NLH Mystery Bounty | 671 | $1,516,460 | Thomas Boivin | Belgium | $136,792 |
| 7/7 | Event #54: $300 NLH Turbo Mega Satellite | |||||
| 7/9 | Event #55: $1,100 NLH UltimateStack | 570 | $550,050 | Samuel Bernstein | Englewood. NJ | $89,000 |
| 7/10 | Event #56: $1,100 NLH UltimateStack | 765 | $738,225 | Michael Allen | United Kingdom | $104,649 |
| 7/11 | Event #57: $800 NLH Ultimate Bounty | 688 | $481,600 | Ariel Celestino | Brazil | $37,552 |
| 7/15 | Event #58: $1,600 NLH UltimateStack | 1,379 | $1,958,180 | Boris Berthomet | France | $258,621 |
| 7/12 | Event #59: $800 PLO Bounty | 258 | $181,374 | Jeffrey Goldman | Durham, NC | $20,258 |
| 7/15 | Event #60: $800 NLH UltimateStack | 282 | $197,400 | Ling Dongying | Singapore | $29,868 |
| 7/16 | Event #61: $800 NLH UltimateStack | 226 | $158,200 | Ksenia Shuali | Canada | $20,354 |
| 7/20 | Event #62: $1,100 NLH UltimateStack | 923 | $886,080 | Furkan Beg | Turkey | $109,888 |
| 7/17 | Event #63: $800 Big O Bounty | 234 | $164,502 | Matthew Bretzfield | Hollywood, FL | $20,036 |
| 7/20 | Event #64: $600 NLH EpicStack | 224 | $113,120 | David Pham | Houston, TX | $24,967 |
| 7/24 | Event #65: $800 NLH Mystery Bounty | 680 | $469,200 | Yuan Yu | China | $48,092 |
| 7/22 | Event #66: $600 Limit Omaha 8/B | 69 | $34,845 | Kao Saechao | Renton, WA | $8,841 |
| 7/24 | Event #67: $600 NLH EpicStack | 160 | $80,800 | Lucas Tae | Wesley Chapel, FL | $19,634 |
| 7/27 | Event #68: $400 NLH UltimateStack | 469 | $154,770 | Terry Fleischer | Henderson, NV | $15,475 |
| 7/25 | Event #69: $300 NLH Bounty Survivor | 69 | $17,250 | Multiple Winners | N/A | $2,000 |
| 7/26 | Event #70: $300 NLH Bounty Survivor | 46 | $11,500 | Multiple Winners | N/A | $1,750 |
| 7/27 | Event #71: $500 NLH EpicStack | 75 | $31,650 | Stephen Sola | Las Vegas, NV | $9,396 |
| 7/31 | Event #72: $600 NLH EpicStack | 514 | $257,000 | Garen Zobian | Las Vegas, NV | $44,525 |
| 7/28 | Event #73: $300 NLH Bounty Survivor | 44 | $11,000 | Multiple Winners | N/A | $1,760 |
| 7/31 | Event #74: $500 NLH EpicStack | 92 | $38,824 | Stephen Sola | Las Vegas, NV | $8,000 |
| 7/31 | Event #75: $300 NLH Bounty Survivor | 46 | $11,500 | Multiple Winners | N/A | $2,000 |