Event 8: Card in the Air for Day 3

$1,700 Deepest Stack No-Limit Hold’em
Prize Pool:  $337,500  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 26:  25,000/50,000 with a 50,000 ante
Players Remaining:  3 of 225

We are underway for the last day of the $1,700 Deepest Stack with three players remaining. Igor Pinheiro leads with Shaun Davis and David Nathaniel trying to chase him down and take the top spot for the $79,530 top prize.

Seat 1: Shaun Davis – 3,680,000 (74 bb)
Seat 6: Igor Pinheiro – 6,245,000 (125 bb)
Seat 9: David Nathaniel – 1,330,000 (27 bb)

1st: $79,530 + DSPS Trophy
2nd: $55,850
3rd: $34,594

Event 10: Guarantee Gone Early

$300 Holiday Triple Stack No-Limit Hold’em
$50,000 Guaranteed  |  Structure
Level 3:  100/200 with a 200 ante
Entries:  202

There was never any doubt the $300 Holiday Triple Stack was going to meet its $50,000 guarantee when we had a fast-moving line at the cage.

The tournament blew right past the magic number well before the first break and registration is open until 4:30 pm so this one is going to be big. Real big.

Event 10: Closing out the Series

$300 Holiday Triple Stack No-Limit Hold’em
$50,000 Guaranteed  |  Structure
Level 1:  100/100

We are closing out the series with a fun, special tournament at 11 am. Deep Stack Poker Series Event 10 is a $300 Holiday Triple Stack No-Limit Hold’em tournament with a $50,000 guaranteed prize pool.

Players sit with 30K stacks and all levels last 30 minutes for the one-day trophy event. Late registration and unlimited re-entries are available until the start of Level 11 at 4:30 pm.

  • $50,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
  • Players begin with 30,000 in chips
  • Levels last 30 minutes
  • Late registration until start of Level 11 (4:30pm)
  • This is a one-day tournament and plays to completion
  • Event 9 Structure Sheet

Adam Adler Wins Deep Stack Poker Series Event 9 for $21,258 in Four-Way Deal

2026 Deep Stack Poker Series
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 9
$1,100 Platinum Stack No-Limit Hold’em
$50,000 Guaranteed
Entries:  86
Prize Pool:  $83,420
May 24, 2026

Adam Adler, 2026 Deep Stack Poker Series Event 9 Champ
PlaceFirst NameLast NamePrize Amount
1AdamAdler$21,258 *
2AnibalPabon$13,495 *
3ChristopherZito$12,154 *
4MikeChiappetta$11,819 *
5EmersonWard$5,093
6MarkNahama$4,074
7AliDarroudi$3,381
8BryanHyden$2,852
9LyleDiamond$2,628
10JessicaCai$2,444
11SebastianPerdomo Arcila$2,281

DSPS Day 14 Schedule

Primary Event Schedule

11AM: Event 10 – $300 Holiday Triple 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 (4:30pm)
  • This is a one-day tournament and plays to completion
  • Event 9 Structure Sheet

1PM: Event 8 Day 3 – $1,700 Deepest Stack NLH (Re-Entry)


2026 Deep Stack Series Schedule and Results

Event 8: Igor Pinheiro Bags Extra Day Lead

$1,700 Deepest Stack No-Limit Hold’em
Prize Pool:  $337,500  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Return to Level 26:  25,000/50,000 with a 50,000 ante
Players Remaining:  3 of 225

Igor Pinheiro

Level 25 ended and the three remaining players bagged up their chips and will return Monday at 1 pm to play for the title.

Igor Pinheiro holds more than half of the chips in play but David Nathaniel and Shaun Davis are tough players to get through.

Seat 1: Shaun Davis – 3,680,000 (74 bb)
Seat 6: Igor Pinheiro – 6,245,000 (125 bb)
Seat 9: David Nathaniel – 1,330,000 (27 bb)

1st: $79,530 + DSPS Trophy
2nd: $55,850
3rd: $34,594

4th: Aidar Sharifullin – $21,043
5th: David Finley – $16,251
6th: David Shaw – $13,466
7th: Niall Costigan – $11,475
8th: Artem Tuliupa – $9,788
9th: Johnny Bromberg – $7,955

Event 8: Aidar Sharifullin – 4th Place ($21,043)

$1,700 Deepest Stack No-Limit Hold’em
Prize Pool:  $337,500  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 25:  20,000/40,000 with a 40,000 ante
Players Remaining:  3 of 225

Aidar Sharifullin

Aidar Sharifullin opened to 80,000 from the button and David Nathaniel called in the big blind.

The flop was JhTd5c and Nathaniel checked. Sharifullin bet 40K, Nathaniel check-raised to 100,000 and Sharifullin called.

The turn was 9c, Nathaniel bet 225,000, Sharifullin moved all in for 530,000 and Nathaniel called with the bigger stack.

Nathaniel: JsTh
Sharifullin: Jd8h

Sharifullin flopped top pair but was crushed by Nathaniel’s two pair jacks and tens. The 9s river finished the board and Sharifullin was elminated in fourth place.

David Nathaniel – 1,785,000 (45 bb)
Aidar Sharifullin – $21,043

Event 8: David Finley – 5th Place ($16,251)

$1,700 Deepest Stack No-Limit Hold’em
Prize Pool:  $337,500  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 25:  20,000/40,000 with a 40,000 ante
Players Remaining:  4 of 225

David Finley

David Finley moved all in for 210,000 from the button and Igor Pinheiro called from the small blind.

Pinheiro: 9c9h
Finley: QhJs

Finley had a flip to stay in the game but needed to improve against the nines. The board ran out 7h6s4cKsTh and it was no help, Finley run ended in fifth place.

Igor Pinheiro – 4,200,000 (105 bb)
David Finley  –  Eliminated in 5th Place ($16,251)

Event 9: Aidar Sharifullin Doubles Through David Finley

$1,700 Deepest Stack No-Limit Hold’em
Prize Pool:  $337,500  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 25:  20,000/40,000 with a 40,000 ante
Players Remaining:  5 of 225

Aidar Sharifullin

Aidar Sharifullin moved all in for 340,000 from the button, David Finely moved in over the top from the small blind, and Igor Pinheiro folded his big.

Sharifullin: Qd8d
Finley: KdKc

Sharifullin needed a lot of help to stay in the game, caught an open-ended straight draw on the 7h6d5c flop and got there on the 9h turn to double up.

Aidar Sharifullin – 760,000 (19 bb)
David Finley – 655,000 (16 bb)

Event 8: Counts on Break

$1,700 Deepest Stack No-Limit Hold’em
Prize Pool:  $337,500  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 25:  20,000/40,000 with a 40,000 ante
Players Remaining:  5 of 225

Seat 1: Shaun Davis – 3,095,000 (77 bb)
Seat 3: Aidar Sharifullin – 310,000 (8 bb)
Seat 4: David Finley – 1,075,000 (27 bb)
Seat 6: Igor Pinheiro – 3,790,000 (95 bb)
Seat 9: David Nathaniel – 2,980,000 (75 bb)

1st: $79,530 + DSPS Trophy
2nd: $55,850
3rd: $34,594
4th: $21,043
5th: $16,251

6th: David Shaw – $13,466
7th: Niall Costigan – $11,475
8th: Artem Tuliupa – $9,788
9th: Johnny Bromberg – $7,955