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.

Sunday’s a wrap at the Deep Stack Series at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino Hollywood. Action starts up again Monday at 11 a.m. with the series closer, a $250 buy-in, $30,000 guaranteed Holiday Deep Stack.

Monday’s full schedule:

• 11am: $250 Holiday Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em – One-Day Event
• 6pm: $250 Second Chance Turbo No Limit Hold’em

In addition to the above new events, the $1,650 Deepest Stack returns for a  third and final day of play at 2 p.m. More on that tournament is available one post below.

Full Series Schedule and Structure Sheets

$1,650 Deepest Stack No Limit Hold’em
Level 26: 25,000/50,000/5,000 Ante
Players Remaining: 6/367

The remaining six players in the Deep Stack Series $1,650 Deepest Stack event hit the 3 a.m. hard stop and are headed for a good night’s sleep. Cards go back in the air Monday at 2 p.m. with each remaining assured at least $26,699.

Headlining the action is chip leader and Seminole Hard Rock team member Sheddy Siddiqui.

Event update:

Seat 1: Scott Heiligman – 3,360,000
Seat 2: Gil Haim – 1,800,000
Seat 3: Sam Wynder  4,785,000
Seat 4: Mukul Pahuja – 1,500,000
Seat 5: Marcus Stein – 1,930,000
Seat 6: Sheddy Siddiqui – 4,930,000

1st – $148,627 + SHRPO Seat
2nd – $82,575
3rd – $51,362
4th – $41,288
5th – $32,480
6th – $26,699

7th: Chris Bolek – $21,470
8th: Chad Eveslage – $16,240
9th: Qasem Jamhour – $11,010
10th: Daniel Blum – $7,157
11th: Jan Ziegler – $7,157
12th: Anthony Ruttler – $7,157
13th: Jeffrey Trudeau – $5,918
14th: Jonathan Marks – $5,918
15th: Steven Wolansky – $5,918
16th: Austin Peck – $4,707
17th: Ido Ashkenazi – $4,707
18th: Alexander Gambino – $4,707
19th: Paul Domb – $3,854
20th: Matthew Yorra – $3,854
21st: Jerry Wong – $3,854
22nd: Almog Biton – $3,854
23rd: Mark Dube – $3,854
24th: Michael Newman – $3,854
25th: Harvey Freedman – $3,854
26th: Theophilus Lawson – $3,854
27th: Frederick Goldberg – $3,854
28th: Joel Harwood – $3,413
29th: Brandon Setzer – $3,413
30th: Charlemagne Benjamin – $3,413
31st: Barry Pevner – $3,413
32nd: Kevin Chan – $3,413
33rd: Phil Woerner – $3,413
34th: Robert Oxenberg – $3,413
35th: James Kirvin – $3,413
36th: John Restrepo – $3,413

$1,650 Deepest Stack No Limit Hold’em
Level 26: 25,000/50,000/5,000 Ante
Players Remaining: 6/367

Seat 1: Scott Heiligman – 3,500,000
Seat 2: Qasem Jamhour – Eliminated 9th ($11,010)
Seat 3: Gil Haim – 2,650,000
Seat 4: Sam Wynder  3,525,000
Seat 5: Mukul Pahuja – 2,490,000
Seat 6: Daniel Blum – Eliminated 10th ($7,157)
Seat 7: Marcus Stein – 3,125,000
Seat 8: Chris Bolek – Eliminated 7th ($21,470)
Seat 9: Sheddy Siddiqui – 3,095,000
Seat 10: Chad Eveslage – Eliminated 8th ($16,240)

1st – $148,627 + SHRPO Seat
2nd – $82,575
3rd – $51,362
4th – $41,288
5th – $32,480
6th – $26,699

$1,650 Deepest Stack No Limit Hold’em
Level 25: 20,000/40,000/5,000 Ante
Players Remaining: 6/367

Chris Bolek got his last roughly 400,000 in the pot preflop holding against the of Gil Haim. Haim owned the chip advantage and had a small edge in the hand.

The flop was . The turn fell the and Haim did a little celebration having secured the pot. The river fell with the meaningless and Bolek busted 7th earning $21,470.

Gil Haim – 2,350,000
Chris Bolek – Eliminated 7th ($21,47)

$1,650 Deepest Stack No Limit Hold’em
Level 25: 20,000/40,000/5,000 Ante
Players Remaining: 7/367

The board laid and $560 Deeper Stack runner-up Chad Eveslage got the last of his stack in the middle holding . Although it was good for aces-up, Eveslage was second best against Marcus Stein’s . The river fell the and Eveslage busted 8th for $16,240.

Marcus Stein – 3,100,000
Chad Eveslage – Eliminated 8th ($16,240)

$1,650 Deepest Stack No Limit Hold’em
Level 25: 20,000/40,000/5,000 Ante
Players Remaining: 8/367

Start-of-day chip leader Qasem Jamhour was in the big blind facing off against Samuel Wynder under the gun. The board was dealt to the flop and it read . Wynder had bet 375,000 and Jamhour jammed for 925,000. Wynder, who had Jamhour covered, took his time, but ultimately found a call.

Jamhour: for an overpair
Wynder:

Jamhour faded an turn, but Wynder found of his two outs when the river completed the board with the . Jamhour stood in disgust, grabbed his phone to take a picture of the carnage and hit the rail 9th. He earned $11,010 for the deep run. Wynder is now the tournament chip leader with 5,200,000.

Samuel “Pro Crusher” Wynder – 5,200,000
Qasem Jamhour – Eliminated 9th ($11,010)

2016 Deep Stack Series
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino
Hollywood, Fla.
Event #6
$150 Deep Stack Turbo
Entries: 115
Prize Pool: $13,800
May 30, 2016

Esteban Garcia claimed victory in Event 6 ($150 Deep Stack Turbo) of the Seminole Hard Rock Deep Stack Series following a four-way chop. Garcia, who was born in Puerto Rico but now resides in Pembroke Pines, held the chip lead at the time and walked with a $2,530 as well as the guitar trophy.

Event 6 results:

1st : ESTEBAN GARCIA – $2,530
2nd : EVAN TOEPEL – $2,310
3rd : GEORGES BOYADJIAN – $2,310
4th : ERROL MASSEY – $1,680
5th : DAVID SHMUEL – $828
6th : MARC LEVY – $690
7th : CAROLYN ZEGEER – $552
8th : HAROLD PAWLUK – $414
9th : FRED ALESI – $311
10th : ROSS FISCHER – $276
11th : ALFREDO GUEVARA – $276
12th : CAMILLE PONTILLO – $276
13th : JOSE AVILA – $242
14th : DOLPHUS POWERS – $242
15th : RAFIKI BROWN – $242
16th : SETH GILSON – $207
17th : DAVID MORENO – $207
18th : LOU STADLER $207

$1,650 Deepest Stack No Limit Hold’em
Level 25: 20,000/40,000/5,000 Ante
Players Remaining: 9/367

Daniel Blum made it 85,000 from the button and the short stack at the table Chris Bolek defended his big blind.

Bolek, who had 400,000 behind, checked. Blum bet an unknown amount and Bolek moved all in. Blum insta-called and Bolek was at risk.

Blum: for top pair
Bolek: for an open-ended straight draw

The board completed with the and and Bolek crossed the 1,000,000 while Blum went on to bust 10th a few minutes later. On Blum’s final hand, he held pocket queens versus the pocket sevens of Gil Haim. the board ran out a straight for Haim and Blum hit the rail 10th for $7,157.

Chris Bolek – 1,005,000
Gil Haim – 1,825,000
Daniel Blum – Eliminated 10th ($7,157)

$1,650 Deepest Stack No Limit Hold’em
Level 25: 20,000/40,000/5,000 Ante
Players Remaining: 10/367

Jan Ziegler was under the gun and got his last roughly 1,000,000 in preflop versus Samuel Wynder in the big blind. Wynder held about 1,200,000 and owned the advantage in chips and hand strength.

Wynder:
Ziegler:

The runout fell and Wynder’s aces held while Ziegler busted 11th for $7,157.

The remaining 10 players have now consolidated to the unofficial final table. For Seminole Hard Rock Poker team member Sheddy Siddiqui, this marks his third year in a row to card a top-10 finish in the event. He’s joined at the finale by fellow team member Mukul Pahuja and Chad Eveslage who’s also no stranger to Deep Stack final tables. Just a few days ago, Eveslage finished runner up in the $560 event good for $33,335. Out in front of the final 10 in the $1,650 is Scott Heiligman with a stack of 3,700,000. Heiligman late registered the event this morning and began play with less than 10 big blinds.

Seating assignments with chip counts followed by remaining payouts:

Seat 1: Scott Heiligman – 3,700,000
Seat 2: Qasem Jamhour – 725,000
Seat 3: Gil Haim – 1,160,000
Seat 4: Sam Wynder  2,300,000
Seat 5: Mukul Pahuja – 2,650,000
Seat 6: Daniel Blum – 1,255,000
Seat 7: Marcus Stein – 2,700,000
Seat 8: Chris Bolek – 615,000
Seat 9: Sheddy Siddiqui – 2,500,000
Seat 10: Chad Eveslage – 950,000

1st – $148,627 + SHRPO Seat
2nd – $82,575
3rd – $51,362
4th – $41,288
5th – $32,480
6th – $26,699
7th – $21,470
8th – $16,240
9th – $11,010
10th – $7,157