$1,700 Deepest Stack No-Limit Hold’em
Prize Pool:  $337,500  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 18:  4,000/8,000 with a 8,000 ante
Players Remaining:  28 of 225

Charlemagne Benjamin opened to 50,000 from under the gun and David Nathaniel three-bet to 120,000 next to act.

It folded to Benjamin, he moved all in for 193,000 and Nathaniel called.

“Mikey, here we go!” Benjamin yelled over to Michael Newman.

Nathaniel:
Benjamin:

A big ol’ cooler for Benjamin and the poker gods had a sense of humor with the flop when both made a set. The turn and river finished the board to send Benjamin out.

David Nathaniel – 780,000 (130 bb)
Charlemagne Benjamin  –  Eliminated in 29th Place ($2,332)

$1,700 Deepest Stack No-Limit Hold’em
Prize Pool:  $337,500  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 18:  4,000/8,000 with a 8,000 ante
Players Remaining:  29 of 225

On the 14th round of hand-for-hand, Phil Consolo open-shipped for 56,000 from early position and Niall Costican called next to act. It folded around and they had to wait for the rest of the tables to finish their action.

Consolo:
Costigan:

It was a race and Consolo needed his fives to hold but there was a queen right in the window of the flop. Neither the turn nor the river was any help to Consolo, and he was eliminated on the money bubble.

Niall Costigan – 220,000 (37 bb)
Phil Conolo  –  Eliminated

$1,700 Deepest Stack No-Limit Hold’em
Prize Pool:  $337,500  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 18:  4,000/8,000 with a 8,000 ante
Players Remaining:  30 of 225

With the board reading and about 70K in the pot, Johnny Bromberg was against Josias Santos and moved all in from the big blind. Santos quickly called at risk for 121,000 and Bromberg said “uh oh”.

Santos:
Bromberg:

Bromberg turned a nine-high straight but was drawing dead to the river against Santos’s jack-high straight. The river finished the board and the money bubble continued.

Josias Santos – 310,000 (52 bb)
Johnny Bromberg – 405,000 (68 bb)

$1,700 Deepest Stack No-Limit Hold’em
Prize Pool:  $337,500  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 18:  4,000/8,000 with a 8,000 ante
Players Remaining:  30 of 225

Larry Murphy was eliminated in 31st place by David Shaw and the tournament was put into hand-for-hand mode on the money bubble.

The clock was paused and two minutes come off for each hand dealt until one player is eliminated.

$1,700 Deepest Stack No-Limit Hold’em
Prize Pool:  $337,500  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 18:  4,000/8,000 with a 8,000 ante
Players Remaining:  31 of 225

A big three-way pot developed as the field approached the money bubble.

Ashton Grififn was all in for 77,000 from under the gun, David Nathaniel was all in for 157,000 from the big blind, and Charlemagne Benjamin had them both covered in the small.

Nathaniel:
Griffin:
Benjamin:

“Don’t get mad when an eight comes David!” Benjamin joked with Nathaniel.

Griffin paired his jack on the to improve his odds a little, Benjamin picked up a double-belly buster draw on the turn, but both blanked the river.

Griffin was eliminated one from the bubble and Nathaniel picked up the big pot.

David Nathaniel – 331,000 (55 bb)
Charlemagne Benjamin – 351,000 (59 bb)
Ashton Griffin – Eliminated

$1,700 Deepest Stack No-Limit Hold’em
Prize Pool:  $337,500  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 18:  4,000/8,000 with a 8,000 ante
Players Remaining:  32 of 225

We are nearing the money bubble and while some tighten up to squeak into the money, Lee Farris seems to be having fun wielding his big stack.

He is the first over one million in his stack and leading the way with 1,120,000.

$1,700 Deepest Stack No-Limit Hold’em
Prize Pool:  $337,500  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 17:  3,000/6,000 with a 6,000 ante
Players Remaining:  38 of 225

Two of the biggest stacks to start the day are still two of the biggest. Artem Tuliupa and Michael Newman are neck-and-neck for the top spot, Tuliupa only three 1K chips bigger with 679,000 versus the 676,000 of Newman.

James Carroll is also having a nice day, sitting with his 50K starting stack at 11 am and up to 244,000 at the first break.

Blinds are up to 3,000/6,000 with a 6,000 ante and the average stack is about 279,000 (46 bb). The money bubble will hit before the next break and they’ll start to make some cash.

Artem Tuliupa – 679,000 (113 bb)
Michael Newman – 676,000 (113 bb)
Julian Petrowski – 530,000 (88 bb)
Lee Farris – 528,000 (88 bb)

$1,700 Deepest Stack No-Limit Hold’em
$300,000 Guaranteed  |  Structure
Level 16:  3,000/5,000 with a 5,000 ante
Players Remaining:  40 of 225

Action slowed a bit after shrinking to five tables with the money bubble on the horizon and the first break coming up.

We will walk the tables and see who’s got the biggest stack after two hours at the tables.

$1,700 Deepest Stack No-Limit Hold’em
$300,000 Guaranteed  |  Structure
Level 16:  3,000/5,000 with a 5,000 ante
Players Remaining:  45 of 225

The field is quickly down to five tables with 45 players remaining but still some work ahead to reach the money bubble.

Two players we noticed having a good day; Johnny Bromberg and James Calderaro. After starting the day with 174K, Bromberg is just shy of 600,000 after little more than an hour of action.

Calderaro started his day with exactly 50,000 as one of our 13 max late reg players. He survived his initial confrontations and sitting with more than a double stack.

2026 Deep Stack Poker Series
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 8
$1,700 Deepest Stack No-Limit Hold’em
$200,000 Guaranteed
Entries:  225
Prize Pool:  $337,500
May 21 – 24, 2026

Registration closed for the $1,700 Deepest Stack with 225 entries, pushing the $300,000 guarantee into a prize pool worth $337,500. The last 29 spots will be paid with $2,332 for a min-cash and $79,530 plus the Deep Stack Poker Series trophy to the winner.

1st: $79,530 + DSPS Trophy
2nd: $55,850
3rd: $34,594
4th: $21,043
5th: $16,251
6th: $13,466
7th: $11,475
8th: $9,788
9th: $7,955
10th-12th: $6,946
13th-15th: $5,957
16th-18th: $4,968
19th-21st: $3,979
22nd-24th: $3,122
25th-27th: $2,656
28th-29th: $2,332