2016 Deep Stack Series
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino
Hollywood, Fla.
Event #3
$560 Deeper Stack No Limit Hold’em
Entries: 452
Prize Pool: $226,000 + $1,650 Seat
May 23-26,2016

Almog Biton won Event 3 of the Seminole Hard Rock Deep Stack Series Thursday night in Hollywood, Fla. Biton defeated Chad Eveslage outright in the $560 Deeper Stack tournament to earn $57,746 along with a $1,650 seat. Eveslage, meanwhile, was sent home with a $33,335 consolation prize.

Including the two starting flights, the tournament played out over four consecutive days. The 452-entry field generated a $226,000 prize pool that handily surpassed the $150,000 guarantee. Biton’s star shined brightest among an in-the-money field that included Andrew Gordon (3rd), Yoram Lehavot (5th), Abbey Daniels (15th), Ory Hen (18th) and Loni Harwood (43rd).

For the aforementioned Gordon and Lehavot, the deep run marked quite a feat. Gordon late registered the event at the start of Day 2. With a 40,000-chip starting stack and blinds of 2,500/5,000, he took his seat to eight big blinds. Just over 24 hours later, he was at the payout desk cashing out a 3rd-place ticket and $20,340 score. For Lehavot, the final table appearance marked his second in as many Deep Stack Series events. He maneuvered through a field of 1,075 in the series opener before busting 7th for $11,800.

In the end, the headline belonged to 36-year-old Biton. Born in Israel and having spent the last 10 years in New York, Biton is a recent transplant to Hollywood. The victory marks his first major win and moves him over $260,000 in reported earnings.

Event 3 final results:

1st: Almog Biton – $57,746 + $1,650 Seat
2nd: Chad Eveslage – $33,335
3rd: Andrew Gordon – $20,340
4th: James Salmon – $16,385
5th: Yoram Lehavot – $12,882
6th: Daniel Notice – $10,735
7th: Kevin Curran – $8,588
8th: Dareb Stabinski – $6,554
9th: Javier Sarache – $4,520
10th: Tom Macey – $2,938
11th: Michael Jagroo – $2,938
12th: Gordon Levy – $2,938
13th: Victor Figueroa – $2,260
14th: Austin Kempa – $2,260
15th: Abbey Daniels – $2,260
16th: John Depersio – $1,785
17th: Scott Zakheim – $1,785
18th: Ory Hen – $1,785
19th: Bryan Emory – $1,401
20th: Ray Ruszkowski – $1,401
21st: Roman Fomin – $1,401
22nd: Austin Peck – $1,401
23rd: Marc Sacheli – $1,401
24th: Julio Sanchez – $1,401
25th: Raminder Singh – $1,401
26th: Lunique Petiote – $1,401
27th: George Hortelano – $1,401
28th: Nigel Murray – $1,243
29th: Bradley Hinson – $1,243
30th: Zach Mullennix – $1,243
31st: Asaf Wolff – $1,243
32nd: Jake Schwartz – $1,243
33rd: Leo Hackenbroch – $1,243
34th: Jonathan Kramer – $1,243
35th: Valeria Rodrigues Ligeiro – $1,243
36th: Charlemagne Benjamin – $1,243
37th: Michael Landress – $1,130
38th: John Marquez – $1,130
39th: Elliott Zaydman – $1,130
40th: Justin Kadet – $1,130
41st: Solange Lucas – $1,130
42nd: Jeffrey Silverstein – $1,130
43rd: Loni Harwood – $1,130
44th: Patrick Biancone – $1,130
45th: Jorge Cuesta – $1,130

$560 Deeper Stack No Limit Hold’em
Level 29: 50,000/100,000/15,000 Ante
Players Remaining: 1/452

With more than 180 big blinds in play at the time, Almog Biton busted Chad Eveslage holding against on an board. Eveslage earned $33,335 for his runner-up finish while Biton earned $57,746, a $1,650 seat and the guitar trophy.

A full report on the victory will be posted later tonight. In the meantime, here’s a look at the final table results:

1st: Almog Biton – $57,746 + $1,650 Seat
2nd: Chad Eveslage – $33,335
3rd: Andrew Gordon – $20,340
4th: James Salmon – $16,385
5th: Yoram Lehavot – $12,882
6th: Daniel Notice – $10,735
7th: Kevin Curran – $8,588
8th: Dareb Stabinski – $6,554
9th: Javier Sarache – $4,520

$560 Deeper Stack No Limit Hold’em
Level 29: 50,000/100,000/15,000 Ante
Players Remaining: 2/452

Almog Biton is pulling away from Chad Eveslage in the heads-up portion of the $560 Deeper Stack event. Most recently, Eveslage opened the button for 200,000 and Biton calmly three-bet to 500,000 from the big blind. Eveslage called and the pair saw a flop.

Biton checked. Eveslage bet 500,000. Biton re-checked his cards and calmly moved all-in. Eveslage quickly folded and Biton took the pot. Biton now holds about 15,000,000 chips to Eveslage’s 3,000,000.

$560 Deeper Stack No Limit Hold’em
Level 29: 50,000/100,000/15,000 Ante
Players Remaining: 2/452

Almog Biton holds roughly 11,000,000 chips to Chad Eveslage’s 7,000,000 heads up in the $560 Deeper Stack tournament.

1st – $57,746 + $1,650 Seat
2nd – $33,335

$560 Deeper Stack No Limit Hold’em
Level 29: 50,000/100,000/15,000 Ante
Players Remaining: 2/452

A shortstacked James Salmon hit the rail 4th shortly after break. Next to go was Andrew Gordon. Gordon, who busted 3rd, doubled Chad Eveslage before ultimately meeting his demise against chip leader Almog Biton.

For Gordon, the run was bitter sweet. He late registered this event yesterday morning and took his seat to an eight-big-blind stack. Now, just over 24 hours later, he’s leaving with a $20,000 score, but still a couple spots shy of the tournament’s trophy.

$560 Deeper Stack No Limit Hold’em
Level 29: 50,000/100,000/15,000 Ante
Players Remaining: 4/452

Andrew Gordon, who late registered yesterday with 10 big blinds, got all in holding against the of James Salmon. The board laid and Gordon was in trouble. Both players claimed a flush draw, but Salmon’s was ace-high and it was accompanied by outs to a straight.

The turn brought the , improving Gordon to a pair of sevens and giving him the lead in the hand. Salmon still had numerous outs, but the river wasn’t one of them. Gordon’s pair held and he doubled through the previous chip leader.

Updated chip counts with seat assignments:

Seat 1: Andrew Gordon – 5,010,000
Seat 2: Almog Biton – 9,630,000
Seat 3: James Salmon – 490,000
Seat 4: Chad Eveslage – 2,970,000

1st – $57,746 + $1,650 Seat
2nd – $33,335
3rd – $20,340
4th – $16,385

$560 Deeper Stack No Limit Hold’em
Level 28: 40,000/80,000/10,000 Ante
Players Remaining: 4/452

With an average stack of more than 55 big blinds, there’s been very little movement over the last level of play. Almog Biton now holds the chip lead while Andrew Gordon still rounds out the counts at the bottom.

Here’s a look at the trophy they’re playing for:

$560 Deeper Stack No Limit Hold’em
Level 28: 40,000/80,000/10,000 Ante
Players Remaining: 4/452

Action is off and running following the first break of the day in the $560 Deeper Stack event. Chasing Daniel Notice to the rail in Level 27 was Yoram Lehavot. Lehavot, who finished 7th in the $350 Deep Stack Series opener just a few days ago, busted at the hands of Chad Eveslage. He got all-in preflop holding and was behind the of Eveslage. A runout gave both players a sweat, but ultimately didn’t change anything in the hand leaderboard. Lehavot earned $12,882 for his 5th-place finish.

James Salmon retains his lead four handed, but the stacks are leveling out. The tournament’s short stack, Andrew Gordon, bought into the event yesterday morning before cards went in the air for Day 2. He took his seat to eight big blinds and now finds himself within reach of the $57,746 top prize.

Updated chip counts with seating assignments and remaining payouts:

Seat 1: Danny Notice – Eliminated 6th ($10,735)
Seat 2: Andrew Gordon – 2,545,000
Seat 3: Almog Biton – 3,710,000
Seat 4: Yoram Lehavot – Eliminated 5th ($12,882)
Seat 5: James Salmon – 6,965,000
Seat 6: Chad Eveslage – 4,885,000

1st – $57,746 + $1,650 Seat
2nd – $33,335
3rd – $20,340
4th – $16,385

$560 Deeper Stack No Limit Hold’em
Level 27: 30,000/60,000/10,000 Ante
Players Remaining: 5/452

Daniel Notice, who began the day as the short stack, hasn’t been hesitant to put his chips at risk. He’s been all-in preflop a handful of times, but the most recent proved to be his last.

He held in middle position and was well behind the of Almog Biton on the button. The runout fell and Notice busted 6th earning $10,735.

Almog Briton – 4,725,000
Daniel Notice – Eliminated

$560 Deeper Stack No Limit Hold’em
Level 27: 30,000/60,000/10,000 Ante
Players Remaining: 6/452

Daniel Notice came out of Level 26 a lot healthier than he started it. Just moments ago, he jammed from late position for 435,000 and Yoram Lehavot called from the small blind. A bit excited to get to showdown, Lehavot flipped over before James Salmon had acted in the big blind. After some deliberation, Salmon folded and Notice was at risk against a lone opponent.

Lehavot:
Notice:

The flop smacked Notice, falling giving him top pair and a flush draw. The turn and river completed the board with the and and Notice doubled through Lehavot. Salmon revealed he folded .

Due to exposing his hand with action pending, Lehavot was given a penalty and is a railbird for the time being.

Daniel Notice – 1,075,000
Yoram Lehavot – 950,000

Level 27 is now underway with blinds of 30,000/60,000 and a 10,000 ante. The average stack sits at just over 50 big blinds.