Jarvis, Becker & Poe Among 2023 Venetian DeepStack Extravaganza I Winners

From February 13-March 5, Venetian Las Vegas played host to the DeepStack Extravaganza I, which offered more than $1.5 million in guaranteed prize pools across 35 events. When all was said and done, the series catered to 4,268 entrants (not including satellites) and awarded $2,372,034 in prize money.

Among those to claim titles were Kenny Huynh (Event #1: $600 NLH Ultimate Stack for $30,300), David Ouellette (Event #14: $600 NLH Seniors for $12,644), Kao Saechao (Event #20: $500 NLH Epic Stack for $20,263), and Uuganbayar Altankhuyag (Event #35: $500 NLH Epic Stack for $19,709).

Here are some other notable winners from the series.

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United Kingdom’s James Jarvis Wins Epic Stack for $151K

Early in the series, Event #4: $1,600 NLH Epic Stack attracted 602 entries and awarded an $854,840 prize pool to the top 77 finishers including Darren Rabinowitz (12th – $8,633), Kraig Komrosky (14th – $7,101), Michael Gathy (15th – $7,101), Dylan Weisman (19th – $5,953), Rex Clinkscales (20th – $5,953), Vanessa Castro (24th – $5,953), James Romero (29th – $5,088), and 2013 WSOP Main Event champ Ryan Riess (32nd – $5,088).

In the end, it was the United Kingdom’s James Jarvis defeating Las Vegas grinder Terry Fleischer in heads-up play to win the title and $151,406 top prize.

Event #4 Final Table Results

Jeremy Becker Scores 2nd Tournament Win of 2023

On February 26, Event #24: $600 NLH Epic Stack Freezeout attracted 102 players and offered up a $52,015 prize pool to the top dozen finishers. Among those to cash but fall short of the final table were Marquis Waters (10th – $1,300), Michael Halley (11th – $1,040), and Christina Hill (12th – $1,040).

Ultimately finishing as the last player standing was Tampa’s Jeremy Becker, who won the tournament for $15,606. It was the second tournament win of the year for Becker, who back in January won the 2023 Lucky Hearts Poker Open Event #8: $400 NLH Deep Stack for $33,615. Becker now has $753,489 in live tournament cashes dating back to 2016 according to the Hendon Mob.

Event #24 Final Table Results

Bobby Poe Victorious in $800 NLH Ultimate Stack

On March 5, Event #32: $800 NLH Ultimate Stack had 564 runners compete for a $389,160 prize pool. That was paid out to the top 71 finishers including Peter Rabin (12th – $3,972), Qing Liu (15th – $3,286), Andrew Rodgers (20th – $3,775), Kevin Wang (28th – $2,393), James Van Alstyne (36th – $2,109), and Elvis Toomas (40th – $2,109).

The final table housed some familiar names in Randy Maker (6th – $13,732), David “Bakes” Baker (4th – $25,687), and Marquis Waters (3rd – $36,078), but it came down to Bobby Poe and Dylan Wilkerson with the former ultimately claiming the title and $68,495 in prize money.

Event #32 Final Table Results

What’s Coming Up Next?

The Venetian is already hosting their March DeepStack Poker Series, which kicked off on March 6 and will run through April 2. That series will offer more than $3 million in guaranteed prize pools across 42 events.

Click here for a look at the full March DeepStack Poker Series schedule.

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