$600 Deeper Stack No-Limit Hold’em
$150,000 Guaranteed  |  Structure
Level 17:  3,000/6,000 with a 6,000 ante
Players Remaining:  44 of 301

Players returned from a 10-minute break and back in action with the money bubble right around the corner.

Julio Delgado still leads the field and sits with 641,000. Adi Ben Ami, fresh off a final table in the multi-flight $400 Deep Stack, is now second with 598,000 followed by Lester Trimino and Mikhail Chykiliov.

Blinds are up to 3,000/6,000 with a 6,000 ante and the average stack is about 274,000 (46 bb).

Julio Delgado – 641,000 (107 bb)
Adi Ben Ami – 598,000 (100 bb)
Lester Trimino – 560,000 (93 bb)
Mikhail Chykiliov – 525,000 (88 bb)

$600 Deeper Stack No-Limit Hold’em
$150,000 Guaranteed  |  Structure
Level 16:  3,000/5,000 with a 5,000 ante
Players Remaining:  45 of 301

Action folded to Gary Gelman and he open-shipped for 65,000. Charlemagne Benjamin called next to act and the rest of the table folded.

Benjamin:
Gelman:

It was a fair fight and Gelman needed his eights to hold to double near the bubble. But Benjamin took the lead when he paired his ace on the flop. The turn and river finished the board and Gelman was eliminated.

Charlemagne Benjamin – 420,000 (84 bb)
Gary Gelman  –  Eliminated

$600 Deeper Stack No-Limit Hold’em
$150,000 Guaranteed  |  Structure
Level 16:  3,000/5,000 with a 5,000 ante
Players Remaining:  51 of 301

After a button raise, Tarun Gulati moved all in from the big blind for 78,000 and the button called.

Gulati:
Button:

Gulati was in trouble against the queens, missed the flop, but picked up an open-ended straight draw. It didn’t take long to complete when he made a nine-high straight on the turn and officially doubled after the river.

Tarun Gulati – 164,000 (33 bb)

$600 Deeper Stack No-Limit Hold’em
$150,000 Guaranteed  |  Structure
Level 16:  3,000/5,000 with a 5,000 ante
Players Remaining:  54 of 301

Things are running very slow at this point with the average stack in the 50 big blind territory and all sweating the money bubble.

Until we pick up, we’d like to remind you that the Deep Stack Poker Series Main Event gets underway tomorrow with the first of three flights. It is a $1,700 buy-in Deepest Stack No-Limit Hold’em tournament with a $300,000 guaranteed prize pool.

They’ll start with huge 50K stacks and have 40 and 60 and 90-minute levels to give them plenty of play.

The last two winners of that tournament are still alive in the $600 Deeper Stack. Johnny Bromberg won the title in 2024 and finished third to 2025 winner Michael Newman.

$600 Deeper Stack No-Limit Hold’em
$150,000 Guaranteed  |  Structure
Level 15:  2,000/4,000 with a 4,000 ante
Players Remaining:  63 of 301

Brian Barros was one of our max late reg players, coming into Day 2 with 10 bigs and a dream. He found a good spot to get those chips in and Lyle Diamond had him at risk.

“Hey Kyle,” Barros yelled over to nearby Kyle Lazzaro. “We’re all in!”

Barros:
Diamond:

“Hey Kyle! We’re ahead!”

Barros had a great shot to double to 20 bigs but the dealer put a queen right in the window of the flop to give Diamond the lead. The turn and river finished the board and Barros’ spinup was cut short.

Lyle Diamond – 105,000 (26 bb)
Brian Barros  –  Eliminated

2026 Deep Stack Poker Series
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 5
$600 Deeper Stack No-Limit Hold’em
$150,000 Guaranteed
Entries:  301
Prize Pool:  $156,520
May 18-20, 2026

Registration closed for the $600 Deeper Stack No-Limit Hold’em tournament with 301 entries, popping the $150,000 guarantee into a prize pool worth $156,520. The last 38 spots will be paid with $1,040 for a min-cash and $34,000 up top for the winner.

1st: $34,000 + DSPS Trophy
2nd: $22,600
3rd: $16,800
4th: $12,500
5th: $9,500
6th: $7,200
7th: $5,600
8th: $4,320
9th-10th: $3,380
11th-12th: $2,340
13th-15th: $1,920
16th-19th: $1,560
20th-23rd: $1,240
24th-38th: $1,040

$600 Deeper Stack No-Limit Hold’em
$150,000 Guaranteed  |  Structure
Level 15:  2,000/4,000 with a 4,000 ante
Players Remaining:  74 of 300

After a minute delay to get max late reg players in their seats and balance the tables, cards are in the air for Day 2 of the $600 Deeper Stack.

It looks like we picked up 12 new entries overnight and this morning, bringing the prize pool to $156,000. We will post the payout information as soon as it is available.

$600 Deeper Stack No-Limit Hold’em
$150,000 Guaranteed  |  Structure
Level 15:  2,000/4,000 with a 4,000 ante
Players Remaining:  62 of 288

The $600 Deeper Stack No-Limit Hold’em tournament drew 288 entries over two starting flights to leave it one entry shy of surpassing its $150,000 guarantee. With registration open until cards go in the air for Day 2 at 11 am, it will definitely get there plus a few bonus entries on top.

Julio Delgado stormed ahead late in Flight B and bagged the overall chip lead with Mikhail Chykiliov the only other player at 500K. A lot of tough players remain and it will be a fun day of poker.

Blind levels now last 60 minutes and will increase to 90 minutes in Level 23.

We will post the final entry numbers and payout information after registration closes.

Top returning stacks:

Julio Delgado – 523,000 (131 bb)
Mikhail Chykiliov – 500,000 (125 bb)
Mike Chiappetta – 415,000 (104 bb)
Lester Trimino – 388,000 (97 bb)
Charlemagne Benjamin Jr – 350,000 (88 bb)
Myles Minns – 350,000 (88 bb)
Yuriy Kozinskiy – 339,000 (85 bb)
Kyle Lazzaro – 335,000 (84 bb)
Harel Avitan – 328,000 (82 bb)
Al Norman – 315,000 (79 bb)
Adi Ben Ami – 315,000 (79 bb)

Day 2 Seats  |  Day 2 Chips

Primary Event Schedule

11AM: Event 5 Day 2 – $600 Deeper Stack NLH (Re-Entry)

• Event 5 Day 2 Table and Seat Assignments
• Event 5 Day 2 Chip Counts

6PM: Event 7 – $200 Quad Stack Double Green Chip Bounty NLH (Single Re-Entry)

• $30,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
• Players begin with 40,000 in chips
• Levels 1-8 last 15 minutes; Levels 9+ last 20 minutes
• Late registration until start of Level 12 (9:30pm)
• This is a one-day tournament and plays to completion
• Event 7 Structure Sheet

$600 Deeper Stack No-Limit Hold’em
$150,000 Guaranteed  |  Structure
Return to Level 15:  2,000/4,000 with a 4,000 ante
Players Remaining:  62 of 288

Flight A:  98 Entries; 21 Advanced
Flight B: 190 Entries; 41 Advanced
Day 2: Wednesday at 11 am

Registration remains open until the start of Day 2