Event 6: Money Bubble Time

$1,700 Deepest Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool: $385,500  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 17:  3,000/6,000 with a 6,000 ante
Players Remaining:  34 of 257

With 34 players remaining and 33 getting paid, tournament staff paused the clock to begin hand-for-hand play. They will take two minutes off the clock for each hand until one player is eliminated to put the rest on the money.

1st: $82,700 + DSPS Trophy
2nd: $56,000
3rd: $41,000
4th: $31,000
5th: $23,300
6th: $17,800
7th: $13,700
8th: $10,600
9th-10th: $8,300
11th-12th: $6,800
13th-15th: $5,600
16th-19th: $4,500
20th-23rd: $3,600
24th-33rd: $3,000

Event 6: Eli Montefu Back Up Top

$1,700 Deepest Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool: $385,500  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 17:  3,000/6,000 with a 6,000 ante
Players Remaining:  38 of 257

Eli Montefu

Players returned from the first break and they are only a handful of eliminations away from making some money. We have 38 remaining with 33 getting paid and things will tighten up

Eli Montefu is back in the lead and the only player over one million. Max Young is second followed by Jorge Rivera, Michael Newman, and Jorge Confesor.

Eli Montefu – 1,099,000 (183 bb)
Max Young – 946,000 (158 bb)
Jorge Rivera – 841,000 (140 bb)
Michael Newman – 777,000 (130 bb)
Jorge Confesor – 658,000 (110 bb)

Event 7: One-Day $1K

$1,100 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$50,000 Guaranteed  |  Structure
Level 1:  100/100

If you fell short of the Deepest Stack title or you just have time for a one-day tournament, we have Event 7 kicking off for you at 1 pm. It is a $1,100 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em tournament with a $50,000 guaranteed prize pool.

Players sit with 30K in their stacks and all levels last 30 minutes. Late registration and unlimited re-entries are available until the start of Level 11 at 6:30 pm.

  • $50,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
  • Players begin with 30,000 in chips
  • Levels last 30 minutes
  • Late registration until start of Level 11 (6:30pm)
  • This is a one-day tournament and plays to completion
  • Event 7 Structure Sheet

Event 6: Max Young to the Top; Eli Montefu Still OK

$1,700 Deepest Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool: $385,500  |  Structure
Level 16:  3,000/5,000 with a 5,000 ante
Players Remaining:  47 of 257

Max Young

The Deepest Stack quickly dropped down to six tables and getting close to five. Chips are making some moves around the different seats and Max Young is the new leader in the field with 921,000.

Eli Montefu began the day with the chip lead and having no problems, taking his stack up to 875,000.

Eli Montefu

Event 6: Prize Pool and Payouts; $82,700 Up Top

2025 May Deep Stack Poker Series
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 6
$1,700 Deepest Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$300,000 Guaranteed
Entries:  257
Prize Pool:  $385,500
May 22 – 25, 2025

Registration closed for the $1,700 Deepest Stack with 257 entries, turning the $300,000 guarantee into a prize pool worth $385,500. The last 33 spots will be paid with $3,000 for a min-cash and $82,700 plus the DSPS trophy to first place.

1st: $82,700 + DSPS Trophy
2nd: $56,000
3rd: $41,000
4th: $31,000
5th: $23,300
6th: $17,800
7th: $13,700
8th: $10,600
9th-10th: $8,300
11th-12th: $6,800
13th-15th: $5,600
16th-19th: $4,500
20th-23rd: $3,600
24th-33rd: $3,000

Event 6: Cards in the Air for Day 2 with Eight Late Entries

$1,700 Deepest Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool: $385,500  |  Structure
Level 15:  2,000/4,000 with a 4,000 ante
Players Remaining:  71 of 257

Cards are in the air for Day 2 of the $1,700 Deepest Stack with eight late entries before action got underway. That puts the combined total at 257 for the tournament and a prize pool worth $385,500.

We will post the payout information as soon as it is available.

DSPS Day 11 Schedule

Primary Event Schedule

11AM: Event 6 Day 2 – $1,700 Deepest Stack NLH (Re-Entry)

1PM: Event 7 – $1,100 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)

  • $50,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
  • Players begin with 30,000 in chips
  • Levels last 30 minutes
  • Late registration until start of Level 11 (6:30pm)
  • This is a one-day tournament and plays to completion
  • Event 7 Structure Sheet

2025 May Deep Stack Poker Series Schedule

Event 6: Day 2 Seat Draw

$1,700 Deepest Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$300,000 Guaranteed  |  Structure
Returning to Level 15:  2,000/4,000 with a 4,000 ante
Players Remaining:  63 of 249

Flight A:  50 Entries; 16 Advanced
Flight B:  81 Entries; 17 Advanced
Flight C:  118 Entries; 30 Advanced
Day 2:  Sunday at 11 am

Registration is open until the start of Day 2

TableSeatFirst NameLast NameCitySTChip Count
62AsherNeamanPembroke PinesFL194,000
63MichaelChiappettaBoca RatonFL76,000
64ScottZakheimFort LauderdaleFL216,000
66SteveYagudaevGolden BeachFL141,000
68RossFischerDavieFL152,000
69FredDabusDoralFL132,000
71RichardLegerLighthouse PointFL109,000
72ZacharyKutnerMarlboroNJ152,000
74RobertoRivaWest Palm BchFL247,000
75JamesCalderaroEnglewoodFL397,000
76EliMontefuMiamiFL737,000
78NeilBlumenfieldBoca RatonFL204,000
79GraceMercadoEast HartfordCT136,000
123SeanPhillippiFort LauderdaleFL184,000
124TKMilesDavieFL56,000
125AlexBorukhovichNew YorkNY120,000
126MichaelNewmanFort LauderdaleFL402,000
127BasselEissaPalm Beach GardensFL230,000
128ChristopherNewtonMiamiFL93,000
131PaulDombKey BiscayneFL99,000
133CameronStortoFt LauderdaleFL49,000
134HectorPachecoDavieFL377,000
135JacobKauffmanDavieFL213,000
136GinoRendelLake WorthFL278,000
138JohnnyBrombergLos AngelesCA197,000
139CurtisDayeOcho Rios443,000
141LyleDiamondDelray BeachFL62,000
142IraSchwartzPlantationFL201,000
143AlbertoHookerLima215,000
144DmitrySavelyevHollywoodFL122,000
145MiltonMartini JuniorPorto Alegre224,000
146JosephLevittDelray BeachFL187,000
147LukeBreretonPrestbury363,000
148JorgeConfesorMiamiFL335,000
191JosephDroryCantonMA186,000
192NohadTelianiEdmontonAB327,000
193TakehikoKanazawaHoustonTX243,000
194AlbertoTaniWestonFL61,000
196RobertHaganBoca RatonFL145,000
197QasemJamhourMiamiFL221,000
199JustinWarnerNaplesFL92,000
201NadyaMagnusBoca RatonFL109,000
202ThomasBarryRockvilleMD71,000
204BrendenGluckWoodmereNY42,000
205AlejandroFunesCoral GablesFL88,000
206MaxwellYoungNorth Palm BeachFL402,000
207ScottHeiligmanNaplesFL115,000
208BlerimKatroshiIslamoradaFL117,000
209FelipeLuyandaSan JuanPR519,000
401MichaelLangeDeerfield BeachFL199,000
402YuryParadPalm BeachFL233,000
403GabrielCasalsMiamiFL124,000
404IgorMerdaDoralFL90,000
407JuanMubarakHialeahFL280,000
408EldoRodriguezDavieFL161,000
409NicolaDavimosBoca RatonFL39,000
451MarceloAagesenMiamiFL133,000
452PhilipToisterHollywoodFL165,000
454RichardDavisJupiterFL322,000
455GregorySpinderParklandFL117,000
457MatthewYorraMiamiFL255,000
458GaryGelmanBrooklynNY106,000
459FabienGuerreiroDrancy186,000

Event 6: Day 2 Chip Counts

$1,700 Deepest Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$300,000 Guaranteed  |  Structure
Returning to Level 15:  2,000/4,000 with a 4,000 ante
Players Remaining:  63 of 249

Flight A:  50 Entries; 16 Advanced
Flight B:  81 Entries; 17 Advanced
Flight C:  118 Entries; 30 Advanced
Day 2:  Sunday at 11 am

Registration is open until the start of Day 2

RankFirst NameLast NameCitySTChip Count
1EliMontefuMiamiFL737,000
2FelipeLuyandaSan JuanPR519,000
3CurtisDayeOcho Rios443,000
4MichaelNewmanFort LauderdaleFL402,000
5MaxwellYoungNorth Palm BeachFL402,000
6JamesCalderaroEnglewoodFL397,000
7HectorPachecoDavieFL377,000
8LukeBreretonPrestbury363,000
9JorgeConfesorMiamiFL335,000
10NohadTelianiEdmontonAB327,000
11RichardDavisJupiterFL322,000
12JuanMubarakHialeahFL280,000
13GinoRendelLake WorthFL278,000
14MatthewYorraMiamiFL255,000
15RobertoRivaWest Palm BchFL247,000
16TakehikoKanazawaHoustonTX243,000
17YuryParadPalm BeachFL233,000
18BasselEissaPalm Beach GardensFL230,000
19MiltonMartini JuniorPorto Alegre224,000
20QasemJamhourMiamiFL221,000
21ScottZakheimFort LauderdaleFL216,000
22AlbertoHookerLima215,000
23JacobKauffmanDavieFL213,000
24NeilBlumenfieldBoca RatonFL204,000
25IraSchwartzPlantationFL201,000
26MichaelLangeDeerfield BeachFL199,000
27JohnnyBrombergLos AngelesCA197,000
28AsherNeamanPembroke PinesFL194,000
29JosephLevittDelray BeachFL187,000
30JosephDroryCantonMA186,000
31FabienGuerreiroDrancy186,000
32SeanPhillippiFort LauderdaleFL184,000
33PhilipToisterHollywoodFL165,000
34EldoRodriguezDavieFL161,000
35RossFischerDavieFL152,000
36ZacharyKutnerMarlboroNJ152,000
37RobertHaganBoca RatonFL145,000
38SteveYagudaevGolden BeachFL141,000
39GraceMercadoEast HartfordCT136,000
40MarceloAagesenMiamiFL133,000
41FredDabusDoralFL132,000
42GabrielCasalsMiamiFL124,000
43DmitrySavelyevHollywoodFL122,000
44AlexBorukhovichNew YorkNY120,000
45BlerimKatroshiIslamoradaFL117,000
46GregorySpinderParklandFL117,000
47ScottHeiligmanNaplesFL115,000
48RichardLegerLighthouse PointFL109,000
49NadyaMagnusBoca RatonFL109,000
50GaryGelmanBrooklynNY106,000
51PaulDombKey BiscayneFL99,000
52ChristopherNewtonMiamiFL93,000
53JustinWarnerNaplesFL92,000
54IgorMerdaDoralFL90,000
55AlejandroFunesCoral GablesFL88,000
56MichaelChiappettaBoca RatonFL76,000
57ThomasBarryRockvilleMD71,000
58LyleDiamondDelray BeachFL62,000
59AlbertoTaniWestonFL61,000
60TKMilesDavieFL56,000
61CameronStortoFt LauderdaleFL49,000
62BrendenGluckWoodmereNY42,000
63NicolaDavimosBoca RatonFL39,000

Event 6 Day 1C: Wrapping Up

$1,700 Deepest Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool:  $364,500  |  Structure
Level 14:  2,000/3,000 with a 3,000 ante
Day 1C Players Remaining:  37of 112

Flight C is rolling into Level 14 and the clock is counting down to the end of the day. Anyone with chips after this level will bag them up and come back tomorrow at 11 am.

If they fall short of that goal, the have until 11 am tomorrow if they want to shoot their last shot.