David Shmuel Closes Deep Stack Series with a Win in the $250

2016 Deep Stack Series
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino
Hollywood, Fla.
Event #7
$250 Holiday Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em
Entries: 290
Prize Pool: $60,900
May 30, 2016

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South Florida’s David Shmuel bested 290 entries in the $250 Holiday Deep Stack to close out the Seminole Hard Rock Deep Stack Series Monday night. Shmuel emerged victorious following a four-way chop and gave up $1,500 in prize money to secure the $5,250 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open Championship seat.

Shmuel is 44  years old and works in electronics. He was born in Israel but now resides in Miami. This marks his second-largest tournament score to date, second only to a 17th-place finish in the $3,500 SHRP Showdown Championship this past April.

The 290-entry field Monday at the Seminole Hard Rock generated a prize pool of $60,900 more than doubling the $30,000 guarantee. Notables to cash included Lou Stadler (7th), Joel Harwood (13th) and Steven Bennett (27th).

$250 Holiday Deep Stack final results:

1st: David Shmuel – $11,283 + SHRPO Seat
2nd: Theo Prystal – $9,846
3rd: Nigel Murray – $8,338
4th: Jorie Damiani – $8,108
5th: Juan Madrid – $3,654
6th: Dong Sheng Lin – $3,045
7th: Lou Stadler – $2,436
8th: Lisa Teebagy – $1,827
9th: Nancy Thomas – $1,218
10th: Jonathan Brody – $792
11th: Cangir Elcin – $792
12th: Brian Breen – $792
13th: Joel Harwood – $670
14th: Jason Kwartler – $670
15th: Robert Kessler – $670
16th: Dominick Amore – $609
17th: Georgia Felger – $609
18th: Coskun Yalcin – $609
19th: Robert Cheng – $548
20th: Edward Mandel – $548
21st: Jessica Meir – $548
22nd: John Cummings – $548
23rd: Kenneth Bruno – $548
24th: Julio Sanchez – $548
25th: Jorge Cuesta – $548
26th: Moshe Tarich – $548
27th: Steven Bennett – $548

Holiday Deep Stack Unofficial Final Table

$250 Holiday Day Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em
Level 21: 6,000/12,000/2,000 Ante
Players Remaining: 10/290

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From 290 starting entries, the $250 Holiday Deep Stack is down to the final 10 and consolidated to one table. Each remaining player has locked up $792 with the tournament’s winner earning $17,051 as well as an added $5,250 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open trophy and, of course, the Seminole Hard Rock guitar trophy.

Seating assignments with chip counts, followed by remaining payouts and updated results:

Seat 1: Dong Lin – 741,000
Seat 2: Jon Brody – 539,000
Seat 3: Nigel Murray – 348,000
Seat 4: Theodore Prystal – 399,000
Seat 5: Juan Madrid – 380,000
Seat 6: Lou Stadler – 419,000
Seat 7: Jorie Damiani – 299,000
Seat 8: Lisa Teebagy – 1,253,000
Seat 9: David Shmuel – 1,048,000
Seat 10: Nancy Thomas – 375,000

1st – $17,051 + SHRPO Seat
2nd – $10,049
3rd – $5,786
4th – $4,689
5th – $3,654
6th – $3,045
7th – $2,436
8th – $1,827
9th – $1,218
10th – $792

11th: Cangir Elcin – $792
12th: Brian Breen – $792
13th: Joel Harwood – $670
14th: Jason Kwartler – $670
15th: Robert Kessler – $670
16th: Dominick Amore – $609
17th: Georgia Felger – $609
18th: Coskun Yalcin – $609
19th: Robert Cheng – $548
20th: Edward Mandel – $548
21st: Jessica Meir – $548
22nd: John Cummings – $548
23rd: Kenneth Bruno – $548
24th: Julio Sanchez – $548
25th: Jorge Cuesta – $548
26th: Moshe Tarich – $548
27th: Steven Bennett – $548

We will provide another update when the tournament concludes.

$250 Holiday Deep Stack Prize Pool

$250 Holiday Day Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em

Today’s $250 Holiday Deep Stack tournament drew 290 entries more than doubling its $30,000 guaranteed target. In all, the prize pool topped out at $60,900 and pays the top 27 finishers at least $548. Payouts escalate from that point and climax in the form of a $17,051 first prize. In addition to the score, the champion earns the final Deep Stack Series trophy as well as an added seat in the $5,250 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open Championship.

Full prize structure:

1st – $17,051 + SHRPO Seat
2nd – $10,049
3rd – $5,786
4th – $4,689
5th – $3,654
6th – $3,045
7th – $2,436
8th – $1,827
9th – $1,218
10th-12th – $792
13th-15th – $670
16th-18th – $609
19th-27th – $548

Holiday Deep Stack Hits 200 Entries on Break; Ruszkowski Cruising

$250 Holiday Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em
Heading to Level 7: 250/500/75 Ante
Entries: 200

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The $250 Holiday Deep Stack sits at 200 entries and growing during the first break. That already marks an increase over last year’s field of 165 and puts the unofficial prize pool at $42,000. Late registration and unlimited re-entry are available until 3:30 p.m. and both the aforementioned figures are expected to grow significantly between now and then.

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Raymond Ruszkowski

After bubbling yesterday’s $1,650 Deepest Stack, Raymond Ruszkowski is experiencing a little better fortune here in the $250. He’s turned his 20,000 starting chips into 80,000 over the first four levels and appears to lead the way early.

We will provide another update on the event when the prize pool is finalized.

Added $5K Seat Up for Grabs in Holiday Deep Stack

$250 Holiday Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em
Level 1: 25/50

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It’s a 11 a.m. here in the Seminole Hard Rock poker room and cards are in the air for the final event of the 2016 Deep Stack Series. The $250 buy-in, $30,000 guaranteed Holiday Deep Stack features 20,000-chip starting stacks and 20- and 30-minute levels. In addition to the final guitar trophy and a hefty chunk of the prize pool, the tournament’s winner earns an added $5,250 seat in the $5,000,000 guaranteed Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open Championship which runs August 13-16.

Here’s more on today’s event:

11am: $250 Holiday Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em

  • $250 buy-in, $30,000 guaranteed, $5,250 SHRPO seat added
  • Players begin with 20,000 chips
  • Levels 1-12 are 20 minutes, Levels 13+ are 30 minutes
  • Late registration/unlimited re-entry available until the start of Level 13 (about 3:30 p.m.)
  • 30-minute dinner break occurs following Level 17 (at about 6:10  p.m.)

Structure Sheet

Periodic updates throughout the day will be posted right here at SHRPO.com

Deep Stack Series Day 12 Schedule

Happy Memorial Day and welcome to the final installment of the 2016 Deep Stack Series. Today’s play kicks off at 11 a.m. with the Holiday Deep Stack, a $250 buy-in, $30,000 guaranteed tournament that marks the final trophy event on the schedule. Continuing — and closing — the action at 6 p.m. is the $250 buy-in Second Chance Turbo.

Here’s a look at the day’s full schedule:

11am: $250 Holiday Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em

  • $250 buy-in, $30,000 guaranteed, $5,250 SHRPO seat added
  • Players begin with 20,000 chips
  • Levels 1-12 are 20 minutes, Levels 13+ are 30 minutes
  • Late registration/unlimited re-entry available until the start of Level 13 (about 3:30 p.m.)
  • 30-minute dinner break occurs following Level 17 (at about 6:10  p.m.)

Structure Sheet

6pm: $250 Second Chance Turbo No Limit Hold’em

  • Players begin with 20,000 chips
  • Level are 15 minutes
  • Late registration/unlimited re-entry available until the start of Level 14 (about 9:40 p.m.)

Structure Sheet

In addition to the above events, the $1,650 Deepest Stack tournament returns for an additional day of play at 2 p.m. More information on that event is available in the posts below.

2016 Deep Stack Series Schedule

MAIN EVENT SCHEDULE

EventDateTimeBuy-InDescriptionStructure
1AThursday, May 19, 201611AM$350Deep Stack No Limit Hold'em (Re-Entry) Day 1A - $150,000 GTDResults
1BFriday, May 20, 201611AM$350Deep Stack No Limit Hold'em (Re-Entry) Day 1B - $150,000 GTD
1CSaturday, May 21, 201611AM$350Deep Stack No Limit Hold'em (Re-Entry) Day 1C - $150,000 GTD
1Sunday, May 22, 201612PMDay 2Deep Stack No Limit Hold'em (Re-Entry) - $150,000 GTD
26PM$150Deep Stack Turbo No Limit Hold'em - $10,000 GTDResults
3AMonday, May 23, 201611AM$560Deeper Stack No Limit Hold'em (Re-Entry) Day 1A- $150,000 GTDResults
3BTuesday, May 24, 201611AM$560Deeper Stack No Limit Hold'em (Re-Entry) Day 1B - $150,000 GTD
3Wednesday, May 25, 201612PMDay 2Deeper Stack No Limit Hold'em (Re-Entry) - $150,000 GTD
4AThursday, May 26, 201611AM$1,650Deepest Stack No Limit Hold'em (Re-Entry) Day 1A - $300,000 GTDResults
4BFriday, May 27, 201611AM$1,650Deepest Stack No Limit Hold'em (Re-Entry) Day 1B - $300,000 GTD
4CSaturday, May 28, 201611AM$1,650Deepest Stack No Limit Hold'em (Re-Entry) Day 1C - $300,000 GTD
56PM$150Deep Stack Turbo No Limit Hold'em - $10,000 GTDResults
4Sunday, May 29, 201612PMDay 2Deepest Stack No Limit Hold'em (Re-Entry) - $300,000 GTD
66PM$150Deep Stack Turbo No Limit Hold'em - $10,000 GTDResults
7Monday, May 30, 201611AM$250Holiday Deep Stack No Limit Hold'em - $30,000 GTD - $5,250 SHRPO Seat Added to 1stResults