Event 10: Big Numbers; Tons of Friends

$300 Holiday Triple Stack No-Limit Hold’em
$50,000 Guaranteed  |  Structure
Level 7:  300/600 with a 600 ante
Entries:  302

Mica Lamar

Turning our eyes back to the last event of the series, players continue to pile into the Poker Room on Memorial Day to play some poker.

We have more than 300 in the game right now and we certainly double the $50,000 guarantee before we close registration in two hours.

Some friends we found early include Mica Lamar, Chris Nomikos, Eric Siegel, Larry Klur, Paula Alibrandi, Eric Kolodny, Willie Wiggins, Abel Ponce, Raminder Singh, Nancy Thomas, Matt Yorra, Shoshanna Dayan, and Larry Murphy.

Chris Nomikos
Eric Siegel (left) and Larry Klur (right)
Paula Alibrandi
Eric Kolodny
Willie Wiggins
Abel Ponce
Raminder Singh

Event 8: Shaun Davis ($79,530) Defeats Igor Pinheiro ($55,850) for the Title

$1,700 Deepest Stack No-Limit Hold’em
Prize Pool:  $337,500  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 26:  25,000/50,000 with a 50,000 ante

Shaun Davis

Shaun Davis opened to 125,000 from his button, Igor Pinheiro moved all in for 1,320,000 and Davis called.

Davis: AcQc
Pinheiro: 4c4d

It was another flip for the title and Pinheiro needed his fours to hold to double up.

Davis paired his ace on the Ah7h5h flop to take the lead. The 5d turn and 9h river finished the board and the tournament.

Pinheiro picked up $55,850 for his runner-up finish while Davis collected $79,530 plus the DSPS trophy for the win.

1st: Shaun Davis – $79,530 + DSPS Trophy
2nd: Igor Pinheiro – $55,850

Igor Pinheiro

Event 8: Igor Pinheiro Doubles

$1,700 Deepest Stack No-Limit Hold’em
Prize Pool:  $337,500  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 26:  25,000/50,000 with a 50,000 ante
Players Remaining:  2 of 225

Igor Pinheiro

Igor Pinheiro open-shipped for his last 710,000 and Shaun Davis called with a chance to end the tournament.

Davis: 6c6d
Pinheiro: As7h

It was a race and Pinheiro needed to catch to stay in the game. He took the lead when he paired his ace on the Ad8h4c flop. Pinheiro finished his needed double after the Jh turn and 7d river.

Seat 1: Shaun Davis – 9,780,000 (196 bb)
Seat 2: Igor Pinheiro – 1,470,000 (29 bb)

Event 8: Shaun Davis Quickly Builds a Big Lead

$1,700 Deepest Stack No-Limit Hold’em
Prize Pool:  $337,500  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 26:  25,000/50,000 with a 50,000 ante
Players Remaining:  2 of 225

Shaun Davis

Without an all-in moment, Shaun Davis more than doubled his heads-up starting stack in 15 minutes. Two big hands included him, making quads with one hand and tripping fives with the other, and getting paid both times.

Seat 1: Shaun Davis – 9,700,000 (194 bb)
Seat 2: Igor Pinheiro – 1,550,000 (31 bb)

Event 8: Heads-Up Underway

$1,700 Deepest Stack No-Limit Hold’em
Prize Pool:  $337,500  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 26:  25,000/50,000 with a 50,000 ante
Players Remaining:  2 of 225

Shaun Davis (left) versus Igor Pinheiro (right)

The heads-up match for the Event 8 title is underway with Igo Pinheiro holding a small lead over Shaun Davis. They will play out the last 80 minutes of Level 26, take a break, and levels will last 30 minutes for the duration of heads-up.

Seat 1: Shaun Davis – 4,800,000 (96 bb)
Seat 2: Igor Pinheiro – 6,450,000 (129 bb)

1st: $79,530 + DSPS Trophy
2nd: $55,850

Event 8: David Nathaniel – 3rd Place ($34,594)

$1,700 Deepest Stack No-Limit Hold’em
Prize Pool:  $337,500  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 26:  25,000/50,000 with a 50,000 ante
Players Remaining:  2 of 225

David Nathaniel

Nothing went right for David Nathaniel from the very start of the three-handed Day 3 final table. He was quickly down to 255,000 at the hands of Shaun Davis and was all in for that stack against him again.

Nathaniel: AsAc
Davis: AdKc

“Nice hand,” Davis told Nathaniel.

“We’ll see,” Nathaniel replied.

The bad news for Nathaniel started on the all-diamond Kd8d4d flop. The 7d turn wasted no time and Nathaniel was eliminated in third place after the 8c river.

David Nathaniel  –  Eliminated in 3rd Place ($34,594)

Seat 1: Shaun Davis – 4,800,000 (96 bb)
Seat 6: Igor Pinheiro – 6,450,000 (129 bb)

Event 8: Card in the Air for Day 3

$1,700 Deepest Stack No-Limit Hold’em
Prize Pool:  $337,500  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 26:  25,000/50,000 with a 50,000 ante
Players Remaining:  3 of 225

We are underway for the last day of the $1,700 Deepest Stack with three players remaining. Igor Pinheiro leads with Shaun Davis and David Nathaniel trying to chase him down and take the top spot for the $79,530 top prize.

Seat 1: Shaun Davis – 3,680,000 (74 bb)
Seat 6: Igor Pinheiro – 6,245,000 (125 bb)
Seat 9: David Nathaniel – 1,330,000 (27 bb)

1st: $79,530 + DSPS Trophy
2nd: $55,850
3rd: $34,594

Event 10: Guarantee Gone Early

$300 Holiday Triple Stack No-Limit Hold’em
$50,000 Guaranteed  |  Structure
Level 3:  100/200 with a 200 ante
Entries:  202

There was never any doubt the $300 Holiday Triple Stack was going to meet its $50,000 guarantee when we had a fast-moving line at the cage.

The tournament blew right past the magic number well before the first break and registration is open until 4:30 pm so this one is going to be big. Real big.

Event 10: Closing out the Series

$300 Holiday Triple Stack No-Limit Hold’em
$50,000 Guaranteed  |  Structure
Level 1:  100/100

We are closing out the series with a fun, special tournament at 11 am. Deep Stack Poker Series Event 10 is a $300 Holiday Triple Stack No-Limit Hold’em tournament with a $50,000 guaranteed prize pool.

Players sit with 30K stacks and all levels last 30 minutes for the one-day trophy event. Late registration and unlimited re-entries are available until the start of Level 11 at 4:30 pm.

  • $50,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
  • Players begin with 30,000 in chips
  • Levels last 30 minutes
  • Late registration until start of Level 11 (4:30pm)
  • This is a one-day tournament and plays to completion
  • Event 9 Structure Sheet

Adam Adler Wins Deep Stack Poker Series Event 9 for $21,258 in Four-Way Deal

2026 Deep Stack Poker Series
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 9
$1,100 Platinum Stack No-Limit Hold’em
$50,000 Guaranteed
Entries:  86
Prize Pool:  $83,420
May 24, 2026

Adam Adler, 2026 Deep Stack Poker Series Event 9 Champ
PlaceFirst NameLast NamePrize Amount
1AdamAdler$21,258 *
2AnibalPabon$13,495 *
3ChristopherZito$12,154 *
4MikeChiappetta$11,819 *
5EmersonWard$5,093
6MarkNahama$4,074
7AliDarroudi$3,381
8BryanHyden$2,852
9LyleDiamond$2,628
10JessicaCai$2,444
11SebastianPerdomo Arcila$2,281