Event 103: Card Player Poker Tour $5,000 No-Limit Hold’em $2,000,000 Guarantee 

Event: Card Player Poker Tour $5,000 No-Limit Hold’em
Guarantee: $2,000,000
Day 1A Entries: 127
Current Prize Pool: $590,550
Players Remaining: 42
Chip Leader: Barry Hutter,- 201,950

Barry Hutter

Read a complete Day 1A recap at cardplayer.com.

*Day 1B begins at 12 p.m. July 18 

Day 1A Chip Counts 

Event 99: $1,100 No-Limit Hold’em SuperStack $1,500,000 Guarantee 

Level 38
Blinds: 300,000-600,000 w/100,000 ante
Total Entrants: 2,096
Players Remaining: 1
Average Stack: 41,920,000

DeepStack Extravaganza Event 99 Champion –
Oddie Dardon

The DSE III series and the seven-figure guarantees have brought in huge fields and Event 99 did not disappoint. Over 2,000 players entered to create a total prize pool of more than $2,000,000. A talented pool of hopefuls advanced to Day 2 and 13 returned to Day 3 with some of the best players in the area among them.

Los Angeles’s Oddie Dardon entered the day in the middle of the pack and quickly chipped up by eliminating two players before the final table. Dardon continued to accumulate from there and was in the lead for most of final table play. Dardon encountered some adversity at the hands of runner-up Yaniv Peretz, who took the chip lead for a short while. Dardon caught a double up against Peretz and then advance to heads up play, where he beat Peretz in a hard fought battle.

This is the second career win for Dardon at The Venetian, following a victory from 2013. Dardon will try to capture consecutive titles when he enters the Card Player Poker Tour Main Event tomorrow.

Final Table Results

Event 99: $1,100 No-Limit Hold’em SuperStack $1,500,000 Guarantee 

Level 38
Blinds: 300,000-600,000 w/100,000 ante
Total Entrants: 2,096
Players Remaining: 1
Average Stack: 41,920,000

Yaniv Peretz

Left win less than 10 big blinds, Yaniv Peretz needed help right away but ran into a spot where he was dominated against Oddie Dardon.

Dardon shoved the button for K♥9♦ and Peretz called with K♠2♦. The 10♦5♥4♠K♣A♥ board did not help Peretz and he is out in second. Peretz finishes just shy of victory but has plenty to be proud of with his $192,000 consolation prize. A winner’s recap will be posted shortly.

Event 99: $1,100 No-Limit Hold’em SuperStack $1,500,000 Guarantee 

Level 38
Blinds: 300,000-600,000 w/100,000 ante
Total Entrants: 2,096
Players Remaining: 2
Average Stack: 20,960,000

Oddie Dardon and Yaniv Peretz haven’t shied away from putting chips in against each other and when it came time to flip for most of them, Dardon got the better of his opponent.

Dardon opened to 1,600,000 and Peretz three-bet to 5,000,000. Dardon took a moment and four-bet to 11,600,000 with Dardon shoving right behind for a few million more. Peretz called with A♦J♦ and was up against the 10♣10♠ of Dardon.

The 8♥5♠4♠6♣6♥ board was clean for Dardon and he doubled to over 35,000,000. Peretz is left with 5,400,000.

Event 99: $1,100 No-Limit Hold’em SuperStack $1,500,000 Guarantee 

Level 37
Blinds: 250,000-500,000 w/50,000 ante
Total Entrants: 2,096
Players Remaining: 2
Average Stack: 20,960,000

Oddie Dardon and Yaniv Peretz are trading blows with Dardon taking the latest pot. Dardon is currently trailing Peretz, but not far from taking the lead.

Dardon opened the button to 1,200,000 and Peretz called to see the A♥5♣2♥ flop. Peretz checked and Dardon bet 1,400,000. Peretz came along to the 4♥ turn and they both checked. Peretz knuckled the 8♥ river and Dardon bet 2,600,000, which was met by a quick fold.

The blinds are ready to go up and Dardon is playing 17,200,000 to the 23,700,000 of Peretz.

Event 99: $1,100 No-Limit Hold’em SuperStack $1,500,000 Guarantee 

Level 37
Blinds: 250,000-500,000 w/50,000 ante
Total Entrants: 2,096
Players Remaining: 2
Average Stack: 20,960,000

Yaniv Peretz is even with Oddie Dardon after being down to 12 big blinds earlier in the level. 

With barely over 80 big blinds in play, things can change in a hurry and Yaniv Peretz has pulled even with Oddie Dardon in two hands.

Peretz shoved for 7,800,000 and Dardon thought for a minute before calling with K♥9♥. The 4♦4♥ of Peretz was in the lead and the 6♥6♠2♦10♣J♣ board managed to keep his hand in front.

A few hands later, with 6,000,000 in the pot and the board reading 8♣3♣3♦8♦2♠, Peretz bet 4,500,000. Dardon tanked hard over the decision and called to see Peretz show A♣3♥ for flopped trips. Peretz took the pot and both players are now right around the 20,500,000 mark.