$560 Deeper Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$150,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 14: 1,500/3,000 with a 3,000 ante
Flight A Players Remaining: 40 of 146
Flight A reached the penultimate level of the day with 40 players remaining but plenty of local regulars among them including former SHRP champ Daren Stabinski.
Also in the crowd, we found Wally Maddah, Joel Harwood, Jacquelyn Scott, David Moreno, Pasquale Caiazza, Juliet Yarina, Dimitry Agrachov, Chris Nomikos, and Howard Mash.
$560 Deeper Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$150,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 13: 1,500/2,500 with a 2,500 ante
Flight A Players Remaining: 54 of 146
Cards are back in their air with two bigger stacks in the room. Tom Daliege leads the way with 335,000 with Joel Harwood not far behind with 300,000 even. Their next closest competitor is Gaston Miculitzki with 253,000.
They have three levels to run up their stack and set themselves up for a Day 2 run.
$560 Deeper Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$150,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 12: 1,000/2,000 with a 2,000 ante
Flight A Players Remaining: 54 of 146
Level 12 is complete and players are taking their final break of the day. They will return to play three more levels before chips are bagged for a Wednesday Day 2 return.
We will use this chance to find our late leaders.
$560 Deeper Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$150,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 12: 1,000/2,000 with a 2,000 ante
Flight A Players Remaining: 54 of 146
Now that business is settled in Event 1, we can take a look at the opening flight of Event 3. Flight A is up to 146 entries so far, a year-to-year improvement, and down to the last six tables. They will play out Level 12, taking a short break, and return for three more levels before bagging up.
John Gorsuch was one of the late entrants because he was busy finishing in third at the Event 1 final table. Part of his payout was a seat in Event 3 and he’s still riding that bullet.
2018 May Deep Stack Poker Series
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 1
$350 Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$150,000 Guaranteed
Entries: 1,045
Prize Pool: $307,900
May 17-21, 2018
The big opening tournament of the May Deep Stack Poker Series was a success by all measures and was structured so well it took an extra day to determine a champion. After the dust settled, Dion Jagroo dominated the final table to capture the title in a heads-up deal for $66,000 plus a $1,650 Deepest Stack Event 4 seat.
The three starting flights drew a combined 1,012 entries but registration was open until the start of Day 2 on Sunday. Another 33 players entered late to put the total at 1,045 for a $307,900 prize pool, more than double the $150,000 guarantee placed on the $350 buy-in tournament.
Seth Weinberg began Day 2 with the chip lead over the 123 returning players, plus the 33 with a brand new starting stack, and he was able to ride it to a 12th place finish before they closed down the night. The tournament played late into the evening on Sunday and they paused the clock with eight players remaining.
Jagroo began to assert himself late on Sunday and came back to the eight-handed final table on Monday with a huge chip lead. He knocked Jeff Keiser out on the very first hand and never looked back.
Svi Soudai bagged the biggest stack in Flight B and was second overall coming back for Day 2. He was another victim of Jagroo and went out in fifth place. Seth Gilson began the final day with the second shortest stack but was able to work his way to a fourth-place finish.
John Gorsuch was eliminated in third place to get heads-up play in action between Jagroo and Daniel Silva. Two close friends who dreamed and talked about this outcome. Getting heads-up together in a big tournament.
And then chopping.
“This is literally something we both dreamed about,” Jagroo commented. “Something we always thought about.”
“It’s crazy,” Silva laughed as they celebrated.
They played a few hands but quickly decided to work out a deal that, after some back-and-forth, they came to a decision that saw Silva collect $43,554. Jagroo earned $66,000 for his dominating run, the Deep Stack Poker Series trophy, and a seat into the $1,650/$300,000 Guarantee Deepest Stack Event 4 field.
Event 1 final table results:
1st: Dion Jagroo – $66,000 + $1,650 Event 4 seat *
2nd: Daniel Silva – $43,554 *
3rd: John Gorsuch – $25,192
4th: Seth Gilson – $21,189
5th: Svi Soudai – $17,495
6th: Lou Stadler – $14,262
7th: Bill Farnan – $11,490
8th: Jeff Keiser – $8,873
9th: Andre Rakusa – $6,256
10th: Gabe Sack – $4,255
* – denotes results of heads-up deal
$350 Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$150,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 29: 75,000/150,000 with a 150,000 ante
After a lengthy discussion, Dion Jagroo and Daniel Silva came to an agreement to chop up the remaining prize pool with the following chip counts.
Dion Jagroo – 25,175,000
Daniel Silva – 5,975,000
1st: Dion Jagroo – $66,000 + $1,650 Event 4 seat
2nd: Daniel Silva – $43,554
Jagroo took home the lion’s share of the money along with the Deep Stack Poker Series trophy and a seat the $1,650 Deepest Stack Event 4 starting on Thursday.
Full report to come.
$350 Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$150,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 29: 75,000/150,000 with a 150,000 ante
Players Remaining: 2 of 1,045
Heads-up play got underway with David Silva fighting an uphill battle but ready to play it out.
Seat 2: Daniel Silva – 4,700,000 (31 bb)
Seat 7: Dion Jagroo – 26,475,000 (177 bb)
$350 Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$150,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 29: 75,000/150,000 with a 150,000 ante
Players Remaining: 2 of 1,045
After losing the big pot to Dion Jagroo, John Gorsuch continued to slide. He moved all in from the big blind for 975,000 after Jagroo opened to 375,000 from the button. Jagroo called trying to get the tournament to heads-up.
Jagroo: 
Gorsuch: 
Gorsuch was ahead for the double but Jagroo hit the 
flop. Neither the 
turn nor 
river could save Gorsuch’s tournament and he was eliminated in third place.
Dion Jagroo – 26,475,000 (177 bb)
John Gorsuch – Eliminated in 3rd place ($25,192)
$350 Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$150,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 29: 75,000/150,000 with a 150,000 ante
Players Remaining: 3 of 1,045
John Gorsuch opened to 325,000 from the small blind and Dion Jagroo called in the big blind to the 
flop. Gorsuch continued for 250,000 and Jagroo raised to 500,000. Gorsuch put in a third bet to 950,000 and Jagroo called.
The turn came and Gorsuch slid out 1,100,000. After a minute, Jagroo announced “all in” and Gorsuch went into the tank thinking about his last 2,625,000. He ended up releasing his hand to give another big boost to Jagroo.
Dion Jagroo – 23,850,000 (159 bb)
John Gorsuch – 2,625,000 (18 bb)
$350 Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$150,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 29: 75,000/150,000 with a 150,000 ante
Players Remaining: 3 of 1,045
Another level came and went and the three remaining players grabbed another break from the poker room. Dion Jargoo extended his lead over the last few hands and Daniel Silva built his stack close to John Gorsuch.
No one is in the danger zone, so this could still take a while even with Jagroo’s big lead.
Seat 2: Daniel Silva – 4,700,000 (31 bb)
Seat 4: John Gorsuch – 5,025,000 (34 bb)
Seat 7: Dion Jagroo – 21,450,000 (143 bb)