2026 Deep Stack Poker Series
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 3
$400 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em
$100,000 Guaranteed
Entries:  444
Prize Pool:  $146,520
May 14-18, 2026

Event 3 on the 2026 Deep Stack Poker Series schedule was a $400 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em tournament with a $100,000 guarantee and three starting flights. The tournament drew 444 entries to create a prize pool worth $146,520 and Tom Gottlieb won the title outright for $26,400 after a tough final table.

Congrats Tom!

$400 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em
Prize Pool:  $146,520   |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 28:  50,000/75,000 with a 75,000 ante

Tom Gottlieb limped his button, Jaime Wiegrefe moved all in for 1,700,000 and Gottlieb called with a chance to lock up the tournament.

Gottlieb:
Wiegrefe:

It was a big coin flip and Wiegrefe needed to improve to double up. He missed the flop but added a heart draw. The turn was and the river finished the board and Wiegrefe was our Event 3 runner-up.

He earned $17,500 as our second-place finished while Gottlieb collected $26,400 plus the DSPS trophy.

1st: Tom Gottlieb  –  $26,400 + DSPS Trophy
2nd: Jaime Wiegrefe  –  $17,500

$400 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em
Prize Pool:  $146,520   |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 28:  50,000/75,000 with a 75,000 ante
Players Remaining:  2 of 444

Seat 2: Jaime Wiegrefe – 2,125,000 (28 bb)
Seat 4: Tom Gottlieb – 10,525,000 (140 bb)

1st: $26,400 + DSPS Trophy
2nd: $17,500

$400 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em
Prize Pool:  $146,520   |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 27:  30,000/60,000 with a 60,000 ante
Players Remaining:  2 of 444

Tom Gottlieb opened to 150,000 from his button and Jaime Wiegrefe called. The flop was , Wiegrefe checked, Gottlieb bet 150,000 and Wiegrefe called.

The turn was , Wiegrefe checked, Gottlieb bet 225,000 and Wiegrefe called.

The river finished the board, Wiegrefe checked, Gottlieb bet 575,000 and Wiegrefe called after a short think.

Gottlieb quickly tabled for a turned eight-high straight and Wiegrefe mucked.

Seat 2: Jaime Wiegrefe – 2,400,000 (40 bb)
Seat 4: Tom Gottlieb – 10,930,000 (182 bb)

1st: $26,400 + DSPS Trophy
2nd: $17,500

$400 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em
Prize Pool:  $146,520   |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 27:  30,000/60,000 with a 60,000 ante
Players Remaining:  2 of 444

After sending a double to Jaime Wiegrefe, Tom Gottlieb quietly took a handful of pots to build back his big lead.

Still plenty of time and they are settled in for a long grind.

Seat 2: Jaime Wiegrefe – 3,850,000 (64 bb)
Seat 4: Tom Gottlieb – 9,480,000 (158 bb)

1st: $26,400 + DSPS Trophy
2nd: $17,500

$400 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em
Prize Pool:  $146,520   |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 27:  30,000/60,000 with a 60,000 ante
Players Remaining:  2 of 444

With about 1,100,000 in the pot and the board reading , Jaime Wiegrefe was all in and at risk for 2,170,000.

Wiegrefe:
Gottlieb:

Gottlieb flopped a set of fours but Wiegrefe was better with his flopped eight-high straight. Gottlieb could not boat up on the turn or river and Wiegrefe stacked an early double in the match.

Seat 2: Jaime Wiegrefe – 5,480,000 (91 bb)
Seat 4: Tom Gottlieb – 7,850,000 (131 bb)

$400 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em
Prize Pool:  $146,520   |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 27:  30,000/60,000 with a 60,000 ante
Players Remaining:  2 of 444

Cards are in the air for Day 3 of the $400 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em tournament with Tom Gottlieb and Jaime Wiegrefe playing heads-up for the title.

Gottlieb holds a big lead but Wiegrefe is one double up from getting them closer to even. Either way, they are both deep and working with 90-minute levels.

Seat 2: Jaime Wiegrefe – 2,405,000 (40 bb)
Seat 4: Tom Gottlieb – 10,925,000 (182 bb)

1st: $26,400 + DSPS Trophy
2nd: $17,500

$400 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em
Prize Pool:  $146,520   |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 27:  30,000/60,000 with a 60,000 ante
Players Remaining:  2 of 444

The $400 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em tournament will need another day to determine a winner. Tom Gottlieb and Jaime Wiegrefe bagged their chips at the end of Level 26 and will return tomorrow to play the heads-up match for the title.

Gottlieb holds a big lead but with 90-minute levels when they return, he is drawing live to come back.

Cards go back in the air at 1 pm on Monday.

Seat 2: Jaime Wiegrefe – 2,405,000 (40 bb)
Seat 4: Tom Gottlieb – 10,925,000 (182 bb)

1st: $26,400 + DSPS Trophy
2nd: $17,500

3rd: John Valevich – $13,000
4th: Willie Wiggins – $9,700
5th: Paul Balzano – $7,400
6th: Adi Ben Ami – $5,600
7th: Uri Tenenboim – $4,320
8th: Zyad Qasem – $3,360
9th: Bruce Snell – $2,640

$400 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em
Prize Pool:  $146,520   |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 26:  25,000/50,000 with a 50,000 ante
Players Remaining:  2 of 444

John Valevich opened to 150,000 from his button and Tom Gottlieb called in the big blind. The flop was , Gottlieb checked, Valevich bet 300,000 and Gottlieb called.

The turn was and Gottlieb checked. Valevich moved all in for 2,035,000 and Gottlieb quickly called.

Valevich:
Gottlieb:

Valevich had an overpair to the board but Gottlieb flopped an open-ended straight draw that got there on the turn for a nine-high straight. Valevich was drawing dead to the river and was eliminated in third place.

Tom Gottlieb – 10,900,000 (218 bb)
John Valevich  –  Eliminated in 3rd Place ($13,000)

$400 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em
Prize Pool:  $146,520   |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 26:  25,000/50,000 with a 50,000 ante
Players Remaining:  3 of 444

The three remaining players are still deep and this is the last level of their night. If we don’t have a winner by then, they will bag up their chips and return tomorrow at 1 pm.

Tom Gottlieb has pulled into a big lead, holding more than half of the chips in play.

Seat 1: John Valevich – 2,800,000 (56 bb)
Seat 2: Jaime Wiegrefe – 2,350,000 (47 bb)
Seat 4: Tom Gottlieb – 7,535,000 (151 bb)

1st: $26,400 + DSPS Trophy
2nd: $17,500
3rd: $13,000

4th: Willie Wiggins – $9,700
5th: Paul Balzano – $7,400
6th: Adi Ben Ami – $5,600
7th: Uri Tenenboim – $4,320
8th: Zyad Qasem – $3,360
9th: Bruce Snell – $2,640