2021 Deep Stack Series

Event 3: Chip Counts Through Flight A

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$600 Deeper Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$150,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Return to Level 15:  2,000/4,000 with a 4,000 ante
Day 1A Players Remaining: 45 of 220

Flight A: 220 Entries: 45 Advanced
Flight B: Tuesday at 10 am
Day 2: Wednesday at noon

RankFirst NameLast NameCitySTChip Count
1ScottBaumsteinFt LauderdaleFL 589,000
2JordanFlaschnerLake Clarke ShoresFL 540,000
3RicardoEyzaguirreMiamiFL 516,000
4PeterFellowsMiramarFL 392,000
5BernaroAbramovichCoral SpringsFL 365,000
6AaronValenciaPhoenixAZ 308,000
7AaronKlausmanWellingtonFL 304,000
8He HaimOr KriefHallandale BeachFL 298,000
9CabrielSefchovich KantorovichAventuraFL 284,000
10NeilBlumenfieldFort LauderdaleFL 264,000
11MylesGermanBoca RatonFL 247,000
12EricKolodnyAventuraFL 239,000
13DavidVurgaitMiamiFL 235,000
14SergioGihaMiamiFL 226,000
15DeborahSwiftHerefordAZ 225,000
16MichaelMccrayNaplesFL 221,000
17MarceloJoBoca RatonFL 200,000
18ArtemZverkhovskyyKyiv 196,000
19DavidSmithFort LauderdaleFL 191,000
20JoshuaBrodskyCape CoralFL 186,000
21AndrewGordonMiami BeachFL 183,000
22MichaelWilklowSeattleWA 181,000
23RaffaelloLocatelliNew YorkNY 166,000
24RichardPereaMiamiFL 166,000
25TimothySmithNorth CharlestonSC 158,000
26StevenKarpNorth Miami BeachFL 154,000
27StewartYancikDelray BeachFL 142,000
28EvanBeardLexingtonSC 140,000
29DavidWilliamsFort MyersFL 132,000
30MatthewBeinnerNew YorkNY 129,000
31BrandonMillerPalm BayFL 125,000
32RichardChouinardPortlandOR 107,000
33ShawnLucasMiramarFL 103,000
34NicholasMartzFarmingtn HlsMI 103,000
35AltabalMohamedMiamiFL 99,000
36NicholasChiappettaBoca RatonFL 92,000
37AlejandroGonzalez OlaecheaNorth MiamiFL 85,000
38BerthinJacquesNorth MiamiFL 85,000
39GertZumkehrZug 84,000
40HoracioColliaTigrer 70,000
41LuizDuarte FerreiraMarilia 67,000
42RaminderSinghDelray BeachFL 62,000
43GeorgeRubyHollywoodFL 57,000
44DonaldDelancyMiamiFL 55,000
45TylerCampbellLehigh AcresFL 37,000
2021 Deep Stack Series

Event 1 Day 1A: Scott Baumstein Bags Lead

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$600 Deeper Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$150,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Return to Level 15:  2,000/4,000 with a 4,000 ante
Day 1A Players Remaining: 54 of 220

Scott Baumstein

Day 1A of May Deep Stack Poker Series Event 3 came to an end with 54 of 220 advancing to Day 2 on Wednesday at noon. Scott Baumstein held on to the lead till the end and put 589,000 away for Day 2 with Jordan Flaschner and Ricardo Eyzguirre also bagging more than 500K.

We will post the complete chip count list as soon as it is available.

Top ten Flight A stacks:

  1. Scott Baumstein – 589,000 (147 bb)
  2. Jordan Flaschner – 540,000 (135 bb)
  3. Ricardo Eyzaguirre – 516,000 (129 bb)
  4. Peter Fellows – 392,000 (98 bb)
  5. Abramovich Bernardo – 365,000 (91 bb)
  6. Aaron Valencia – 308,000 (77 bb)
  7. Aaron Klausman – 304,000 (76 bb)
  8. Haim Or Krief – 298,000 (75 bb)
  9. Gabriel Kantorovich – 284,000 (71 bb)
  10. Neil Blumenfield – 264,000 (66 bb)
2021 Deep Stack Series

Event 3 Day 1A: Last Level

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$600 Deeper Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$150,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 14:  2,000/3,000 with a 3,000 ante
Day 1A Entries:  220

David Vugait

Flight A of Event 3 moved into its last level of the night with 54 players remaining with a chance to put together a Day 2 bag.

We caught David Vugait making another nice run. He made the last two tables of Event 1 last night and made his return today. Vugait is up to 310,000 and among the late leaders.

2021 Deep Stack Series

Event 1 Day 1A: Scott Baumstein Up Late

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$600 Deeper Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$150,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 13:  1,500/2,500 with a 2,500 ante
Day 1A Entries:  217

Scott Baumstein

Flight A of Event 3 is in the final stretch of their day with about an hour to go before they bag up their chips.

And right now they are chasing a dangerous player. Scott Baumstein has one of the biggest stacks in the room as the former 2018 WPTDeepStacks Hollywood Main Event champ is stacked up to 450,000 with eight tables remaining.

2021 Deep Stack Series

Event 3 Day 1A: Last Break

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$600 Deeper Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$150,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 11:  1,000/1,500 with a 1,500 ante
Day 1A Entries:  195

Catching up with Event 3, the first flight was already up to 195 entries at the final break of the day to put more than $100,000 towards the $150,000 guaranteed prize pool.

They will play through Level 14 before bagging chips for a Day 2 return on Wednesday at noon. The second flight kicks off tomorrow at 10 am and they’ll cruise to another big number.

2021 Deep Stack Series

Event 3 Day 1A: Going Deeper

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$600 Deeper Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$150,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 1:  100/100

The first weekend of the May Deep Stack Poker Series is in the books and that means we start boosting the buy-ins and prize pools. Today at 10 am we have the first of two flights of Event 3, a $600 buy-in tournament with a $150,000 guarantee.

Players will start with 40,000 deeper stacks and all Day 1 levels last 40 minutes, increasing to 60 minutes on Day 2 and 90 from Level 27 forward. Late registration and unlimited re-entries are available until the start of Day 2 on Wednesday at noon.

Cards go in the air at 10 am and we will pick up coverage once the Event 1 final table wraps up.

  • $150,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
  • Players begin with 40,000 in chips
  • Levels 1-14 last 40 minutes; Levels 15-22 last 60 minutes; Levels 23+ last 90 minutes
  • Late registration until start of Day 2 on Wednesday
  • Day 1 will end after Level 14 or Tournament Director discretion
  • Event 3 Structure Sheet
2021 Deep Stack Series

Deep Stack Series Day 5 Schedule

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Primary Event Schedule

10AM: Event 3 Day 1A – $600 Deeper Stack NLH (Re-Entry)

  • $150,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
  • Players begin with 40,000 in chips
  • Levels 1-14 last 40 minutes; Levels 15-22 last 60 minutes; Levels 23+ last 90 minutes
  • Late registration until start of Day 2 on Wednesday
  • Day 1 will end after Level 14 or Tournament Director discretion
  • Event 3 Structure Sheet

3PM: Event 1 Day 2 – $400 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)

6PM: Event 4 – $150 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)

  • $10,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
  • Players begin with 20,000 in chips and 20-minute levels
  • Late registration until start of Level 7 (8:10 pm)
  • This is a one-day tournament and plays till completion
  • Event 4 Structure Sheet

Complete 2021 May Deep Stacks Series Schedule

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2021 Showdown Live Updates

Barak Zaken Wins Event 3 of the 2021 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown Outright for $12,545

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2021 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 3
$400 H.O.R.S.E. (Freeze-Out)
Entries: 153
Prize Pool: $51,255
April 16, 2021

2021 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown Event 3 Champion Barak Zaken

Event 3 of the 2021 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown was a $400 H.O.R.S.E. (Freeze-Out). A field of 153 players created a prize pool of $51,255 and the biggest H.O.R.S.E. tournament in any Seminole Hard Rock Poker major series.

After more than 14 hours of play it was Barak Zaken emerging victorious, winning outright for $12,545.

For Zaken, this marked his third mixed-game final table at a Seminole Hard Rock major, having previously finished third in a PLO8 event during the 2018 RRPO and sixth in a Big O event during the 2020 LHPO.

Those results were bested by Zaken tonight, winning after a lengthy heads-up duel that last nearly two hours.

PlaceFirst NameLast NamePrize Amount
1BarakZaken$12,545
2MichaelLee$8,260
3StevenRoth$5,970
4RobertLeff$4,355
5ThomasWilliamson$3,245
6GeorgeKraynak$2,470
7MichaelWang$1,925
8DustinBryan$1,450
9JasonRivkin$1,450
10ChadGallimore$1,115
11ChrisTryba$1,115
12AleksandrDenisov$1,115
13JordanChizick$900
14DonaldMaloney$900
15MichaelRosenberg$790
16ZhenCai$790
17HaroldMahaffey$715
18GregoryGillman$715
19RichardShtrax$715
20PhilipStickles$715

 

2021 Showdown Live Updates

Event 3: Barak Zaken Wins! ($12,545); Michael Lee Eliminated in 2nd Place ($8,260)

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$400 H.O.R.S.E. (Freeze-Out)
Structure | Payouts
Level 29: 100,000/200,000 Limits
Players Remaining: 1 of 153

Event 3 Champion Barak Zaken

Hold’em

The heads-up battle that last nearly two hours has come to an end.

Barak Zaken (pictured above) raised from the button, Michael Lee (pictured below) three-bet from the big blind, Zaken four-bet and Lee called all in for 310,000.

Zaken: Ac7h
Lee: 9c8c

The flop came 3hAs7s, giving Zaken a commanding lead with top two pair.

The 5h turn made things interesting, giving Lee an inside straight draw, but the 4c river sealed the deal for Zaken, giving him the outright win for $12,545.

Lee finished runner-up for $8,260.

A recap of the event will be published by the morning.

Michael Lee – 2nd Place