Who Will Be the First PokerNews Deepstack Champion?
The wait for the first-ever PokerNews Deepstack Championship is over. Event #62: $600 PokerNews Deepstack Championship No-Limit Hold'em gets underway today at 10 a.m. with players starting off with stacks of 30,000 and blinds of 100/100/100 inside Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas.
The PokerNews-sponsored event will begin with 40-minute levels on Day 1 before increasing to 60 minutes on Days 2-4. Day 1 will play 17 levels or down to 15 percent of the field, whichever is later, with 20-minute breaks every three levels and a 75-minute dinner break after Level 12.
Day 2 will restart at noon Wednesday and will play for ten levels with a 60-minute dinner break, while Day 3 has the same restart time and will play down to five players with a 60-minute dinner break. Day 4 will play down to a winner with a dinner break yet to be determined.
Learn More About the PokerNews Deepstack Championship!
If you need advice ahead of the event, Florida crusher Raminder Singh shared his tips for the event and corresponding PokerNews Deepstack Challenge.
Last year's Deepstack Championship drew 4,303 entrants for a prize pool of $2,194,530 as Canada's David Guay defeated John S Taylor for $271,032 and his first WSOP bracelet.
"I'm definitely going to be more emotional later," Guay told PokerNews after the win. "I'm going to call my mom soon to let her know."
2023 WSOP Deepstack Championship Results
| Place | Player | Country | Prize (USD) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | David Guay | Canada | $271,032 |
| 2 | John S Taylor | United States | $167,483 |
| 3 | Steven Stolzenfeld | United States | $124,850 |
| 4 | Jonathan Fhima | France | $93,795 |
| 5 | Romain Kowalczyk | France | $71,018 |
| 6 | Gaetan Balleur | France | $54,199 |
| 7 | David Sebesfi | Australia | $41,694 |
| 8 | Paul Hindmarch | United Kingdom | $32,332 |
| 9 | Ahmed Karrim | South-Africa | $25,276 |
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