Riordan, Nahum, and Pollard Among Venetian Deepstack Extravaganza IV Winners



In November, Venetian Las Vegas played host to the Deepstack Extravaganza IV, a 48-event series that catered to a combined 6,321 entries and awarded $4,298,123 in prize money.

Among those to capture titles during the series were Nghia Nguyen (Event #1: $1,100 MPST for $90,215), Connor Stuewe (Event #5: $1,600 MSPT for $156,520), Benjamin McKevitt (Event #20: $500 NLH Epic Stack for $17,078), Michael Helander (Event #22: $400 NLH Ultimate Stack for $29,100), Jeffrey Fuhr (Event #37: $500 NLH Epic Stack for $14,053), and Thomas Heally (Event #48: $500 NLH Epic Stack for $9,997).

Here’s a look at some of the bigger winners from the recently-completed Deepstack Extravaganza IV.

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John Riordan Scores $176K in Card Player Poker Tour

John Riordan
John Riordan

In mid-November, the $2,500 Card Player Poker Tour $2,500 Main Event attracted 363 runners, which offered up an $816,750 prize pool to the top 46 finishers. It marked the 11th time the CPPT held an event at Venetian dating back to 2013.

Some familiar names to cash were Stanley Lee (11th – $11,476), James Romero (12th – $9,334), Chance Kornuth (20th – $6,576), Jeremy Ausmus (31st – $5,701), and Ryan Riess (40th – $5,430). Also, at the final table were the Moreno Brothers – Johnnie and Andrew. The former finished in third place for $84,416 while the latter placed sixth for $32,026.

In the final hand of the tournament, Carl Oman got his chips all in on the turn with a pair and straight draw but was way behind the flopped set of fives of John Riordan. The river was a brick and Riordan captured his eighth career title and moved up to just shy of $2 million in career earnings according to the Hendon Mob.

“I wasn’t expecting much coming into the final table, coming in sixth of nine,” Riordan told Card Player after the win. “But I knew if some good things happened it was anybody’s tournament. I’m very happy and fortunate that it turned out to be mine.”

He continued: “The biggest turning point came on [day 2], where I had the starting stack all day long. Then I went from 100,000 to 2,000,000 in two hours, just winning everything, making tons of hands. It was very fun.”

Card Player Poker Tour Final Table Results

Place Player Hometown Prize
1 John Riordan Las Vegas, NV $176,221
2 Carl Oman Vancoucer, WA $120,900
3 Johnnie Moreno Las Vegas, NV $84,416
4 Zachary McDiarmid Las Vegas, NV $60,004
5 Daniel Colpoys Weymouth, MA $43,433
6 Andrew Moreno Las Vegas, NV $32,026
7 Barry Shulman Las Vegas, NV $24,065
8 Ben Palmer Las Vegas, NV $18,434
9 Jayakrishnan Nair Redmond, WA $14,400

More Venetian Success for Kfir Nahum

Kfir Nahum
Kfir Nahum

At the end of November, Event #41: $600 NLH Ultimate Stack attracted 373 entries and offered up a $188,365 prize pool to the top 42 finishers. Among those to walk away with a cash were Shawn Daniels (13th – $2,589), Ben Palmer (19th – $1,918), Brian Sung (26th – $1,438), Aaron Massey (30th – $1,246), Lokesh Garg (39th – $1,150), and Elvis Toomas (42nd – $1,150).

Coming out the victor was Kfir Nahum, who defeated Patrick Truong in heads-up play to deal him his second runner-up finish of the series. Nahum is no stranger to success at Venetian; in fact, he’s claimed several titles including winning the 2018 MSPT $1,100 Poker Bowl II for $108,410.

Event #41 Final Table Results

Place Player Hometown Prize
1 Kfir Nahum Henderson, NV $34,084
2 Patrick Truong Pflugersville, TX $25,266
3 Riley Stahley Woodbury, MN $22,421
4 Dan Sepiol Michigan City, IN $18,273
5 Tuan Mai San Jose, CA $10,067
6 Robert Burdick Las Vegas, NV $7,574
7 Bastien Ravalet Canada $5,753
8 Terry Fleischer Las Vegas, NV $4,314
9 Michael Martinez Billings, MT $3,548

Taylor Pollard Wins Ultimate Bounty

Taylor Pollard
Taylor Pollard

Back on November 12, Event #16: $800 NLH Ultimate Bounty saw 422 entrants compete, which fell short of the $300K GTD. As such, Venetian added $8,820, and the $300,000 prize pool was paid out to the top 54 finishers including Mitch Garshofsky (12th – $1,615), Jeremy Pekarek (14th – $1,340), Nipun Java (17th – $1,340), Allyn Shulman (20th – $1,136), and Jim Collopy (24th – $1,136).

The final table was a stacked affair, and in the end, it was Taylor Pollard of Sacramento, California defeating Patrick Truong in heads-up play to claim the title and $30,383 top prize.

Event #16 Final Table Results

Place Player Hometown Prize
1 Taylor Pollard Sacramento, CA $30,383
2 Patrick Truong Pflugersville, TX $20,870
3 Kenny Huynh Sewell, NJ $14,585
4 Adam Hendrix Anchorage, AK $10,374
5 Kao Saechao Renton, WA $7,514
6 David DiCarlo Laurel, MD $5,543
7 Xinyi Wang Las Vegas, NV $4,166
8 Nicholas Riali Albuquerque, NM $3,191
9 Dustin Lee Waipahu, HI $2,493

Date Tournament Entries Prize Pool Overlay Winner Hometown Prize
  Event #1: Mega Satellite            
11/3/22 Event #2: $1,100 MSPT 464 $447,760 $0 Nghia Nguyen Sugar Land, TX $90,215
  Event #3: Mega Satellite            
  Event #4: Mega Satellite            
11/6/22 Event #5: $1,600 MSPT 808 $1,151,400 $0 Connor Stuewe Las Vegas, NV $156,520
  Event #6: Mega Satellite            
  Event #7: Mega Satellite            
  Event #8: Mega Satellite            
11/6/22 Event #9: $600 NLH Monster Stack 211 $107,610 $0 Brian Borst Los Angeles, CA $24,590
11/6/22 Event #10: $300 NLH Bounty 69 $17,250 $0 6 winners N/A $2,000
11/8/22 Event #11: $400 NLH Ultimate Stack 547 $180,510 $0 Victor Holanda San Leandro, CA $32,373
11/7/22 Event #12: $300 NLH Bounty 60 $15,000 $0 Jeremy Thambo France $3,375
11/8/22 Event #13: $300 NLH Bounty 44 $11,000 $0 James Guerino Las Vegas, NV $1,826
11/9/22 Event #14: $500 NLH Epic Stack 153 $64,566 $0 Thomas Mosier Spencer, IN $16,280
11/9/22 Event #15: $300 NLH Survivor 71 $17,750 $0 7 winners N/A $2,400
11/12/22 Event #16: $800 NLH Ultimate Bounty 422 $300,000 $8,820 Taylor Pollard Sacramento, CA $30,383
11/10/22 Event #17: $400 Pot-Limit Omaha 49 $16,660 $0 Daniel McAlester Pacific, WA $7,081
11/10/22 Event #18: $300 NLH Bounty Survivor 66 $16,500 $0 Dantram Huynh Spring Valley, CA $1,800
11/11/22 Event #19: $600 PLO Monster Bounty 38 $20,000 $430 Richard Crawford Rohnert Park, CA $4,394
11/13/22 Event #20: $500 NLH Epic Stack 142 $59,924 $0 Benjamin McKevitt Henderson, NV $17,078
11/13/22 Event #21: $300 NLH Bounty 69 $17,250 $0 Garry Spence Canada $3,622
11/16/22 Event #22: $400 NLH Ultimate Stack 428 $141,240 $0 Michael Helander Kent, WA $29,100
11/14/22 Event #23: $300 NLH Survivor 58 $14,500 $0 6 winners N/A $2,000
11/15/22 Event #24: $300 NLH Survivor 44 $11,000 $0 5 winners N/A $2,200
11/16/22 Event #25: $600 NLH Monster Stack 106 $54,060 $0 Kenneth Scheller Haslet, TX $11,354
11/16/22 Event #26: $300 NLH Survivor 66 $16,500 $0 10 winners N/A $1,650
  Event #27: Mega Satellite            
11/21/22 Event #28: $2,500 Card Player Poker Tour 363 $816,750 $0 John Riordan Las Vegas, NV $176,221
  Event #29: Mega Satellite            
  Event #30: Mega Satellite            
  Event #31: Mega Satellite            
11/20/22 Event #32: $1,100 NLH Monster Bounty 102 $98,940 $0 Brennen Jennings San Antonio, TX $17,681
11/20/22 Event #33: $300 NLH Bounty Survivor 81 $20,250 $0 8 winners N/A $2,000
11/23/22 Event #34: $400 NLH Ultimate Stack 459 $151,570 $0 Guy Gagne Canada $30,713
11/21/22 Event #35: $300 NLH Bounty 62 $15,500 $0 Alan Horsburgh United Kingdom $3,254
11/22/22 Event #36: $300 NLH Bounty 46 $11,500 $0 Waisuddin Kushkaki Tucson, AZ $2,705
11/23/22 Event #37: $500 NLH Epic Stack 111 $46,842 $0 Jeffrey Fuhr Staten Island, NY $14,053
11/23/22 Event #38: $300 NLH Bounty 77 $19,250 $0 Martin Reider New York, NY $3,927
11/24/22 Event #39: $300 NLH Super Stack 42 $10,416 $0 Francois Gobeil Canada $4,427
11/24/22 Event #40: $300 NLH Bounty 55 $13,750 $0 Peter Dailey Las Vegas, NV $3,094
11/27/22 Event #41: $600 NLH Ultimate Stack 373 $188,365 $0 Kfir Nahum Henderson, NV $34,084
11/25/22 Event #42: $400 PLO Bounty 41 $15,000 $1,060 Jacob Bernhardson Las Vegas, NV $3,857
11/26/22 Event #43: $200 NLH Ladies Survivor 43 $6,880 $0 5 winners N/A $1,328
  Event #44: Mega Satellite            
11/27/22 Event #45: $500 NLH Epic Stack 108 $45,576 $0 Michael Brinkenhoff Henderson, NV $13,674
11/30/22 Event #46: $400 NLH Ultimate Stack 332 $109,560 $0 Nesrin Can Turkey $23,558
11/28/22 Event #47: $400 PLO 8/B 34 $15,000 $3,440 Logan Harrison Las Vegas, NV $7,050
11/30/22 Event #48: $500 NLH Epic Stack 77 $32,494 $0 Thomas Heally North Las Vegas, NV $9,997

What’s Up Next?

MSPT Venetian

The DeepStack Extravaganza NYE is already underway and will run through January 8, 2023. The series is comprised of 58 events – including the final MSPT event of the season from Dec. 28-30 – and offers more than $2.2 million in guaranteed tournament prize pools.

Click here to see the DeepStack Extravaganza NYE schedule!

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