$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
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.
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
$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.
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)
$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
| Table | Seat | First Name | Last Name | City | ST | Chip Count |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | 2 | Asher | Neaman | Pembroke Pines | FL | 194,000 |
| 6 | 3 | Michael | Chiappetta | Boca Raton | FL | 76,000 |
| 6 | 4 | Scott | Zakheim | Fort Lauderdale | FL | 216,000 |
| 6 | 6 | Steve | Yagudaev | Golden Beach | FL | 141,000 |
| 6 | 8 | Ross | Fischer | Davie | FL | 152,000 |
| 6 | 9 | Fred | Dabus | Doral | FL | 132,000 |
| 7 | 1 | Richard | Leger | Lighthouse Point | FL | 109,000 |
| 7 | 2 | Zachary | Kutner | Marlboro | NJ | 152,000 |
| 7 | 4 | Roberto | Riva | West Palm Bch | FL | 247,000 |
| 7 | 5 | James | Calderaro | Englewood | FL | 397,000 |
| 7 | 6 | Eli | Montefu | Miami | FL | 737,000 |
| 7 | 8 | Neil | Blumenfield | Boca Raton | FL | 204,000 |
| 7 | 9 | Grace | Mercado | East Hartford | CT | 136,000 |
| 12 | 3 | Sean | Phillippi | Fort Lauderdale | FL | 184,000 |
| 12 | 4 | TK | Miles | Davie | FL | 56,000 |
| 12 | 5 | Alex | Borukhovich | New York | NY | 120,000 |
| 12 | 6 | Michael | Newman | Fort Lauderdale | FL | 402,000 |
| 12 | 7 | Bassel | Eissa | Palm Beach Gardens | FL | 230,000 |
| 12 | 8 | Christopher | Newton | Miami | FL | 93,000 |
| 13 | 1 | Paul | Domb | Key Biscayne | FL | 99,000 |
| 13 | 3 | Cameron | Storto | Ft Lauderdale | FL | 49,000 |
| 13 | 4 | Hector | Pacheco | Davie | FL | 377,000 |
| 13 | 5 | Jacob | Kauffman | Davie | FL | 213,000 |
| 13 | 6 | Gino | Rendel | Lake Worth | FL | 278,000 |
| 13 | 8 | Johnny | Bromberg | Los Angeles | CA | 197,000 |
| 13 | 9 | Curtis | Daye | Ocho Rios | 443,000 | |
| 14 | 1 | Lyle | Diamond | Delray Beach | FL | 62,000 |
| 14 | 2 | Ira | Schwartz | Plantation | FL | 201,000 |
| 14 | 3 | Alberto | Hooker | Lima | 215,000 | |
| 14 | 4 | Dmitry | Savelyev | Hollywood | FL | 122,000 |
| 14 | 5 | Milton | Martini Junior | Porto Alegre | 224,000 | |
| 14 | 6 | Joseph | Levitt | Delray Beach | FL | 187,000 |
| 14 | 7 | Luke | Brereton | Prestbury | 363,000 | |
| 14 | 8 | Jorge | Confesor | Miami | FL | 335,000 |
| 19 | 1 | Joseph | Drory | Canton | MA | 186,000 |
| 19 | 2 | Nohad | Teliani | Edmonton | AB | 327,000 |
| 19 | 3 | Takehiko | Kanazawa | Houston | TX | 243,000 |
| 19 | 4 | Alberto | Tani | Weston | FL | 61,000 |
| 19 | 6 | Robert | Hagan | Boca Raton | FL | 145,000 |
| 19 | 7 | Qasem | Jamhour | Miami | FL | 221,000 |
| 19 | 9 | Justin | Warner | Naples | FL | 92,000 |
| 20 | 1 | Nadya | Magnus | Boca Raton | FL | 109,000 |
| 20 | 2 | Thomas | Barry | Rockville | MD | 71,000 |
| 20 | 4 | Brenden | Gluck | Woodmere | NY | 42,000 |
| 20 | 5 | Alejandro | Funes | Coral Gables | FL | 88,000 |
| 20 | 6 | Maxwell | Young | North Palm Beach | FL | 402,000 |
| 20 | 7 | Scott | Heiligman | Naples | FL | 115,000 |
| 20 | 8 | Blerim | Katroshi | Islamorada | FL | 117,000 |
| 20 | 9 | Felipe | Luyanda | San Juan | PR | 519,000 |
| 40 | 1 | Michael | Lange | Deerfield Beach | FL | 199,000 |
| 40 | 2 | Yury | Parad | Palm Beach | FL | 233,000 |
| 40 | 3 | Gabriel | Casals | Miami | FL | 124,000 |
| 40 | 4 | Igor | Merda | Doral | FL | 90,000 |
| 40 | 7 | Juan | Mubarak | Hialeah | FL | 280,000 |
| 40 | 8 | Eldo | Rodriguez | Davie | FL | 161,000 |
| 40 | 9 | Nicola | Davimos | Boca Raton | FL | 39,000 |
| 45 | 1 | Marcelo | Aagesen | Miami | FL | 133,000 |
| 45 | 2 | Philip | Toister | Hollywood | FL | 165,000 |
| 45 | 4 | Richard | Davis | Jupiter | FL | 322,000 |
| 45 | 5 | Gregory | Spinder | Parkland | FL | 117,000 |
| 45 | 7 | Matthew | Yorra | Miami | FL | 255,000 |
| 45 | 8 | Gary | Gelman | Brooklyn | NY | 106,000 |
| 45 | 9 | Fabien | Guerreiro | Drancy | 186,000 |
$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
| Rank | First Name | Last Name | City | ST | Chip Count |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eli | Montefu | Miami | FL | 737,000 |
| 2 | Felipe | Luyanda | San Juan | PR | 519,000 |
| 3 | Curtis | Daye | Ocho Rios | 443,000 | |
| 4 | Michael | Newman | Fort Lauderdale | FL | 402,000 |
| 5 | Maxwell | Young | North Palm Beach | FL | 402,000 |
| 6 | James | Calderaro | Englewood | FL | 397,000 |
| 7 | Hector | Pacheco | Davie | FL | 377,000 |
| 8 | Luke | Brereton | Prestbury | 363,000 | |
| 9 | Jorge | Confesor | Miami | FL | 335,000 |
| 10 | Nohad | Teliani | Edmonton | AB | 327,000 |
| 11 | Richard | Davis | Jupiter | FL | 322,000 |
| 12 | Juan | Mubarak | Hialeah | FL | 280,000 |
| 13 | Gino | Rendel | Lake Worth | FL | 278,000 |
| 14 | Matthew | Yorra | Miami | FL | 255,000 |
| 15 | Roberto | Riva | West Palm Bch | FL | 247,000 |
| 16 | Takehiko | Kanazawa | Houston | TX | 243,000 |
| 17 | Yury | Parad | Palm Beach | FL | 233,000 |
| 18 | Bassel | Eissa | Palm Beach Gardens | FL | 230,000 |
| 19 | Milton | Martini Junior | Porto Alegre | 224,000 | |
| 20 | Qasem | Jamhour | Miami | FL | 221,000 |
| 21 | Scott | Zakheim | Fort Lauderdale | FL | 216,000 |
| 22 | Alberto | Hooker | Lima | 215,000 | |
| 23 | Jacob | Kauffman | Davie | FL | 213,000 |
| 24 | Neil | Blumenfield | Boca Raton | FL | 204,000 |
| 25 | Ira | Schwartz | Plantation | FL | 201,000 |
| 26 | Michael | Lange | Deerfield Beach | FL | 199,000 |
| 27 | Johnny | Bromberg | Los Angeles | CA | 197,000 |
| 28 | Asher | Neaman | Pembroke Pines | FL | 194,000 |
| 29 | Joseph | Levitt | Delray Beach | FL | 187,000 |
| 30 | Joseph | Drory | Canton | MA | 186,000 |
| 31 | Fabien | Guerreiro | Drancy | 186,000 | |
| 32 | Sean | Phillippi | Fort Lauderdale | FL | 184,000 |
| 33 | Philip | Toister | Hollywood | FL | 165,000 |
| 34 | Eldo | Rodriguez | Davie | FL | 161,000 |
| 35 | Ross | Fischer | Davie | FL | 152,000 |
| 36 | Zachary | Kutner | Marlboro | NJ | 152,000 |
| 37 | Robert | Hagan | Boca Raton | FL | 145,000 |
| 38 | Steve | Yagudaev | Golden Beach | FL | 141,000 |
| 39 | Grace | Mercado | East Hartford | CT | 136,000 |
| 40 | Marcelo | Aagesen | Miami | FL | 133,000 |
| 41 | Fred | Dabus | Doral | FL | 132,000 |
| 42 | Gabriel | Casals | Miami | FL | 124,000 |
| 43 | Dmitry | Savelyev | Hollywood | FL | 122,000 |
| 44 | Alex | Borukhovich | New York | NY | 120,000 |
| 45 | Blerim | Katroshi | Islamorada | FL | 117,000 |
| 46 | Gregory | Spinder | Parkland | FL | 117,000 |
| 47 | Scott | Heiligman | Naples | FL | 115,000 |
| 48 | Richard | Leger | Lighthouse Point | FL | 109,000 |
| 49 | Nadya | Magnus | Boca Raton | FL | 109,000 |
| 50 | Gary | Gelman | Brooklyn | NY | 106,000 |
| 51 | Paul | Domb | Key Biscayne | FL | 99,000 |
| 52 | Christopher | Newton | Miami | FL | 93,000 |
| 53 | Justin | Warner | Naples | FL | 92,000 |
| 54 | Igor | Merda | Doral | FL | 90,000 |
| 55 | Alejandro | Funes | Coral Gables | FL | 88,000 |
| 56 | Michael | Chiappetta | Boca Raton | FL | 76,000 |
| 57 | Thomas | Barry | Rockville | MD | 71,000 |
| 58 | Lyle | Diamond | Delray Beach | FL | 62,000 |
| 59 | Alberto | Tani | Weston | FL | 61,000 |
| 60 | TK | Miles | Davie | FL | 56,000 |
| 61 | Cameron | Storto | Ft Lauderdale | FL | 49,000 |
| 62 | Brenden | Gluck | Woodmere | NY | 42,000 |
| 63 | Nicola | Davimos | Boca Raton | FL | 39,000 |
$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.
$1,700 Deepest Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool: $355,500 | Structure
Level 11: 1,000/1,500 with a 1,500 ante
Day 1C Players Remaining: 44 of 106
For the first time all day, Felipe Luyanda does not lead our chip counts after a break. He’s second at the final break, but not by much, literally the smallest deficit possible.
Luke Brereton is the new top stack with 277,500, a single purple chip more than Luyanda’s 277,000. Gino Rendel, Curtis Daye, and Neil Blumenfield fill out the top five with three more levels to go this evening.
Luke Brereton – 277,500 (139 bb)
Felipe Luyanda – 277,000 (139 bb)
Gino Rendel – 255,000 (128 bb)
Curtis Daye – 244,000 (122 bb)
Neil Blumenfield – 220,000 (110 bb)
$1,700 Deepest Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool: $349,500 | Structure
Level 11: 1,000/1,500 with a 1,500 ante
Day 1C Players Remaining: 48 of 102
The last break is coming up with 102 entries in Flight C, and a few more are expected to pop in for some late registration action. If they miss out today, registration remains open overnight and not closing until cards go in the air for Day 2 at 11 am.
$1,700 Deepest Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool: $342,000 | Structure
Level 10: 500/1,500 with a 1,500 ante
Day 1C Players Remaining: 63 of 97
Flight C is real close to clicking the entry count up to three digits, a great turnout on a Saturday afternoon/evening and the prize pool is up to $342,000.
Some new friends in the field include Matthew Zarcadoolas, Ira Schwartz, Fred Dabus, Sean Shah, Qasem Jamhour and Kyle Taddei.
