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Event 3: Chip Counts Through Flight A

$600 Deeper Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$150,000 Guaranteed  |  Structure
Return to Level 15:  2,000/4,000 with a 4,000 ante
Players Remaining:  23 of 126

Flight A:  126 Entries; 23 Advanced
Flight B:  Tuesday at 11 am
Day 2:  Wednesday at 11 am

Registration is open until the start of Day 2 on Wednesday at 11 am

RankFirst NameLast NameCitySTChip Count
1CarlosBermudezHialeahFL744,000
2BrendaHindsLauderdale LakesFL328,000
3EldoRodriguezDavieFL302,000
4EvanTeitelbaumCoral SpringsFL283,000
5SolangeLucasDavieFL280,000
6FredericBunchanNorth MiamiFL271,000
7AkeeloRhodenMiamiFL255,000
8GaryGelmanBrooklynNY227,000
9NicolasKerryDavieFL219,000
10SergioLarrain OllerLima213,000
11RichardRiceFt LauderdaleFL211,000
12MattKubaPlantationFL207,000
13JeffreyGarfinkelBoca RatonFL189,000
14JuanMontoya BernalAventuraFL187,000
15NiquarusRawlsDeltonaFL162,000
16JorgeRiveraHollywoodFL152,000
17ShalomElhararMiamiFL149,000
18KarenClevelandPembroke PinesFL140,000
19JoseChapuiMiramarFL124,000
20MannyTarichHollywoodFL115,000
21AnastasijaZavorotnajaBoca RatonFL113,000
22JuanMubarakHialeahFL88,000
23SagiZommerDavieFL70,000

Event 4: Monday Night Poker

$250 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$20,000 Guaranteed  |  Structure
Level 1:  100/100

We have another one-day trophy event on the Deep Stack Poker Series schedule, this one kicking off at 6 pm in the Poker Room. It has a $250 buy-in with a $20,000 guaranteed prize pool and tons of fun.

Players sit with 20K in their stacks and all levels last 20 minutes. Late registration and unlimited re-entries are available until the start of Level 10 at 9:30 pm.

  • $20,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
  • Players begin with 20,000 in chips
  • Levels last 20 minutes
  • Late registration until start of Level 10 (9:30pm)
  • This is a one-day tournament and plays to completion
  • Event 4 Structure Sheet

Alejandro Amador Wins DSPS Event 1 Outright for $36,010

2025 May Deep Stack Poker Series
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 1
$400 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$100,000 Guaranteed
Entries:  693
Prize Pool:  $228,690
May 15 – 19, 2025

Alejandro Amador, 2025 DSPS Event 1 champ

The 2025 May Deep Stack Poker Series kicked off with a big $400 buy-in tournament that featured three starting flights, long blind levels, and late registration until the start of Day 2. After a tough final table, Alejandro Amador took the top spot outright for $36,010.

The tournament drew 677 entries over the three starting flights, plus another 16 late reg players to put the combined total at 693. Our players more than doubled the $100,000 guarantee into a prize pool worth $228,690.

The last 87 players made the money, and the pace of play was faster than expected, with 60—and 90-minute levels, until they hit the last two tables.

Then everything slowed down with big money coming up.

The last seven players bagged their chips at the end of Day 2 and returned, with Steve “Cuz” Buckner leading the way. Also in the mix were our all-time wins leader, Raminder Singh, and the former champ of this tournament, Carlos Bermudez.

Felipe Luyanda took over early after knocking out Bermudez and Richard Saunders, and Buckner dropped when he lost a big hand with tens versus the queens of Joseph Hernon.

Luyanda eliminated Hernon, Amador sent out Buckner, and the two were evenly matched for heads-up play. On the final hand, Amador turned trip sevens against Luyanda’s queens to take the pot, the title, and the trophy.

Congrats Alejandro!

Results:

PlaceFirst NameLast NameAmount
1AlejandroAmador$36,010
2FelipeLuyanda$24,000
3StevenBuckner Jr$17,800
4JosephHernon$13,300
5RaminderSingh$10,100
6RichardSaunders$7,700
7CarlosBermudez$5,900
8KalyanChivukula$4,600
9BrandonSchwartz$3,600
10RayNalbandian$3,600
11CarlosTorres$3,220
12PaulDomb$3,220
13JohnMaddox$2,840
14DavidRivera$2,840
15JohnO'Connor$2,840
16JeffreyRolland$2,460
17AlNorman$2,460
18RichardLeger$2,460
19SolangeLucas$2,460
20JamesGuidi$2,100
21FredDabus$2,100
22DylanWeiss$2,100
23RoniZelichonok$2,100
24NicolasKerry$1,780
25NicholasSweat$1,780
26AlexanderMorgovsky$1,780
27StevenCardarelli$1,780
28RichardRice$1,780
29AlejandroRosales$1,780
30AdiAmit$1,780
31MichaelNewman$1,780
32JeffLevine$1,480
33ShravanKulshrestha$1,480
34DavidMadrigal$1,480
35PeterFellows$1,480
36LisaTeebagy$1,480
37RonelJuan$1,480
38RobertKlein$1,480
39ChristopherLiranzo$1,480
40CoryRock$1,260
41EricKolodny$1,260
42JeanLaurent$1,260
43CharlemagneBenjamin$1,260
44YuryParad$1,260
45JeffFlatt$1,260
46TrentSmith$1,260
47RobertKessler$1,260
48BasselEissa$1,060
49SeanShah$1,060
50SantanaNoronha$1,060
51AaronJohnson$1,060
52ArielRosello$1,060
53JalaqlFarooq$1,060
54GuyNaimi$1,060
55KarenCleveland$1,060
56LarryRubenstein$900
57NancyBirnbaum$900
58BrianBarros Vazquez$900
59AnastasijaZavorotnaja$900
60LoganEisner$900
61SeanPhillippi$900
62AlexGuzman$900
63JairFajardo Suarez$900
64DeanSultan$760
65TKMiles$760
66RobertoBendeck$760
67MisaelIadisernia$760
68AlexanderStewart$760
69StevenBennett$760
70DavidNathaniel$760
71JoseChapui$760
72JillFiorentino$760
73StephenIbrahim$760
74LyleDiamond$760
75KyleLazzaro$760
76YuriyKozinskiy$660
77GuillermoHamilton$660
78KevinChan$660
79CraigBagon$660
80ThienNguyen$660
81AlexTsiareshka$660
82EldoRodriguez$660
83JacquelynScott$660
84JosephGotlieb$660
85OryHen$660
86GinoRendel$660
87SergioGiha$660

Event 1: Alejandro Amador ($36,010) Defeats Felipe Luyanda ($24,000) for the Win

$400 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool:  $228,690  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 29:  50,000/100,000 with a 100,000 ante

Alejandro Amador

Alejandro Amador opened to 300,000, Felipe Luyanda raised to 600,000 and Amador called.

The flop was Js8h7h, Luyanda checked, Amador bet 400,000 and Luyanda check-raised to 1,000,000. Amador called and the turn was 7c. Luyanda moved all in and Amador quickly called with a similar stack.

Amador: 9c7d
Luyanda: QdQs

Amador made trip sevens on the turn versus Luyanda’s queens and the Kd river locked up the hand.

Amador was holding 9,100,000 and was ahead of Luyanda’s stack of 8,475,000. Amador locked up $36,010  his first trophy along with his biggest career cash.

1st: Alejandro Amador – $36,010 + DSPS Trophy
2nd: Felipe Luyanda – $24,000

Felipe Luyanda

Event 1: Alejandro Amador Pulls Ahead

$400 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool:  $228,690  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 29:  50,000/100,000 with a 100,000 ante
Players Remaining:  2 of 693

Alejandro Amador

Without any big pots, Alejandro Amador chipped away at Felipe Luyanda’s lead and now holds a small advantage.

But there’s still plenty of chips in play to make this a long battle.

Alejandro Amador – 10,575,000 (106 bb)
Felipe Luyanda – 10,225,000 (102 bb)

1st: $36,010 + DSPS Trophy
2nd: $24,000

Felipe Luyanda

Event 1: Steve Buckner – 3rd Place ($17,800)

$400 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool:  $228,690  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 29:  50,000/100,000 with a 100,000 ante
Players Remaining:  2 of 693

Steve Buckner

Steve Buckner open-ripped for his last 875,000 and Alejandro Amador quickly called.

Amador: AhQc
Buckner: Ad5c

“Nice hand Cuz,” Buckner told Amador.

Buckner had a lot of problems with the smaller ace and it got worse when Amadar paired his queen on the QhJc2h flop. The Ac turn left Buckner drawing dead to the 3h river and third place.

Alejandro Amador – 8,700,000 (87 bb)
Felipe Luyanda – 12,100,000 (121 bb)
Steve Buckner – Eliminated in 3rd Place ($17,800)

Event 1: Joseph Hernon – 4th Place ($13,300)

$400 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool:  $228,690  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 29:  50,000/100,000 with a 100,000 ante
Players Remaining:  3 of 693

Joseph Hernon

Felipe Luyanda limped his button, Steve Buckner completed his small blind, Joseph Hernon checked from the big, and the flop was 9s8h6c.

Buckner checked, Hernon bet 100,000 and only Luyanda stuck around. The turn was Kh, Hernon moved all in for 1,825,000 and Luyanda called.

Luyanda: 9h4h
Hernon: Kd6s

Hernon was ahead with two pair kings and sixes versus Luyanda’s pair of nines and heart draw. Luyanda called for a heart but got the 9c river instead for trip nines.

Felipe Luyanda – 12,100,000 (121 bb)
Joseph Hernon – Eliminated in 4th Place ($13,300)

Event 1: Counts on Break

$400 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool:  $228,690  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 29:  50,000/100,000 with a 100,000 ante
Players Remaining:  4 of 693

Seat 2: Steve Buckner – 1,325,000 (13 bb)
Seat 3: Joseph Hernon – 2,175,000 (22 bb)
Seat 4: Alejandro Amador – 7,025,000 (70 bb)
Seat 6: Felipe Luyanda – 10,275,000 (103 bb)

1st: $36,010 + DSPS Trophy
2nd: $24,000
3rd: $17,800
4th: $13,300

Event 1: Steve Buckner Doubles Through Joseph Hernon

$400 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool:  $228,690  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 28:  50,000/75,000 with a 75,000 ante
Players Remaining:  4 of 693

Steve Buckner

Steve Buckner open-shipped for 975,000 first to act, Joseph Hernon called on the button, and the blinds folded.

Buckner: KhQs
Hernon: TdTh

Buckner needed to improve to double and took the lead when he paired his queen on the QhJs2c flop. He faded a bad beat on the 4s turn and 7s river to set off his normal, typical, room-booming celebration.

Steve Buckner – 2,150,000 (29 bb)
Joseph Hernon – 3,800,000 (51 bb)

Event 1: Joseph Hernon Doubles Through Steve Buckner

$400 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool:  $228,690  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 28:  50,000/75,000 with a 75,000 ante
Players Remaining:  4 of 693

Steve Buckner opened to 325,000 from under the gun, Joseph Hernon three-bet to 900,000 from the button and “Cuz” came along.

The flop was 8s7c4c and Buckner announced all in for 2,350,000. Hernon thought for a few minutes and called at risk for 1,625,000.

Hernon: QdQc
Buckner: TcTd

Hernon was ahead with the bigger pair and it held on the 8h turn and 9c river for another double.

Joseph Hernon – 5,225,000 (70 bb)
Steve Buckner – 725,000 (10 bb)