From Mach 6-April 2, Venetian Las Vegas played host to the March DeepStack Showdown, which offered more than $3 million in guaranteed prize pools across 42 events. When all was said and done, the series catered to 4,989 entrants (not including satellites) and awarded $4,119,408in prize money. However, the Venetian did have to eat $153,550 in overlay in their $1,600 NLH Mysrtey Bounty event, which was won by one of the biggest names in poker – more on that below.

Among those to claim titles were David Larson (Event #9: $500 Epic Stack Freezeout for $14,463), Jason Bral (Event #12: $400 PLO for $4,300), and Samy Dighlawi (Event #19: $500 Epic Stack for $10,500). Also, the Czech Republic’s Karel Kratochvil was a two-time winner of the festival. First, he topped a 123-entry field to win Event #13: $400 NLH Epic Stack for $9,296, and two days later navigated an 82-entry field to win Event #17: $400 NLH Epic Stack for $7,885.

Similarly, Giorgii Skhulukhiia claimed two titles first besting a 474-entry field to win Event #28: $1,100 Ultimate Stack for $80,554, and then three days later topping a 308-entry field to win Event #33: $600 Ultimate Stack for $31,097. As if that wasn’t impressive enough, the following day Skhulukhiia won the Wynn’s $200 Daily for $5,083.

All those scores follow Skhulukhiia’s March 9 victory in the Wynn Millions $3,000 NLH Event for $124,300. Check out his winner photo glamor shots:

Here are some other notable winners from the series.

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Alex Foxen Ships $1,600 Mystery Bounty Event

On April 2, Event #39: $1,600 Mystery Bounty fell short of its $1,000,000 guarantee, meaning the 594 entrants enjoyed a $153,550 overlay. Of the $1 million in the prize pool, $347,500 was paid out in bounties, while the rest was reserved for the top 75 finishers.

Some familiar names to cash Kenny Huynh (12th – $7,370), Justin Young (13th – $7,370), Jonathan Dimming (19th – $5,102), Eric Baldwin (20th – $5,102), Kfir Nahum (25th – $5,102), Ryan Riess (28th – $4,342), Farah Galfond (34th – $4,342), John Morgan (39th – $3,754), and J.J. Liu (49th – $3,296).

The final table was filled with crushers including Cole Ferraro (8th – $14,289), James Romero (7th – $18,334), and Calvin Anderson (5th – $31,472), but in the end, it was Alex Foxen defeating David Goodman in heads-up play to win the tournament for $109,010 plus any bounties he collected along the way.

Event #39 Final Table Results

Joey Weissman vs. Bryan Piccioli in Event #3

Earlier in the series on March 9, Event #3: $2,500 NLH Ultimate Stack saw 441 entrants battle for a $996,660 prize pool, which was paid out to the top 56 finishers. Among those to cash but fall short of the final table were Dylan Linde (10th – $14,996), Philip Shing (16th – $10,084), Michael Wang (19th – $8,458), Martins Adeniya (23rd – $8,458), and 2013 World Series of Poker Main Event champ Ryan Riess (24th – $8,458).

The final table was filled with some familiar names in MSPT champs Dan Colpoys (8th – $23,650), James Romero (6th – $39,489), and Thomas Boivin (5th – $52,105). However, in the end, it was a pair of top poker pros in Joey Weissman and Bryan Piccioli duking it out heads up with the former ultimately prevailing to win the tournament for $180,774.

Event #3 Final Table Results

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Taylor Black Gets Job Done in Event #6

On March 11, Event #6: $800 NLH Ultimate Stack had 301 players generate a $207,690 prize pool that was paid out to the top 39 finishers. Among those to cash but fall short of the final table were Paul Gunness (10th – $3,569), George Heim (13th – $2,989), Vladimir Grechnikov (22nd – $1,991), Brandon Eisen (25th – $1,817), Patrick Truong (36th – $1,695), and Alexander Nachtwey (39th – $1,695).

The tournament ended when poker pro Taylor Black defeated David Yokoyama in heads-up play, a victory with a $41,340 payday.

Event #6 Final Table Results

Venetian March DeepStack Showdown Winners

What’s Coming Up Next?

The Venetian is already hosting their 2023 DeepStack Extravaganza II, which kicked off on April 2 and will run through May 21. That series will offer more than $2.2 million in guaranteed prize pools across 70 events.

Click here for a look at the full DeepStack Extravaganza II schedule.

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