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