Event 1: $250 No-Limit Hold’em $250,000 Guarantee 

Event: $250 No-Limit Hold’em
Guarantee: $250,000
Entries: 1,515
Prize Pool: $310,575
Winner: Mark Guthridge – $32,175

Mark Guthridge – Event 1: $250 NL $250,000 GTD – $32,175

Mark Guthridge outlasted a field of 1,515 entries to win January Extravaganza Event 1: $250 No-Limit Hold’em $250,000 Guarantee for $32,175.

Heads-up, Guthridge and Daniel Glass made a deal to each take $26,000 and play for the remaining $6,175 left in the prize pool and the DeepStack Extravaganza trophy.

For the final hand, Guthridge raised to 600,000 and Glass moved all-in for about 2,800,000. Guthridge called and showed A♦9♦ to Glass’s 9♥7♥. Glass was eliminated 2nd for $26,000 on a J♦8♦6♦9♠6♥ board.

Final Table Results

Event 1: $250 No-Limit Hold’em $250,000 Guarantee 

Level 35
Blinds: 150,000/300,000 w/ 30,000 ante
Players Remaining: 2/1,515

Mark Guthridge

Chip Counts:

Mark Guthridge – 13,500,000
Daniel Glass – 9,225,000

Event 1: $250 No-Limit Hold’em $250,000 Guarantee 

Level 35
Blinds: 150,000/300,000 w/ 30,000 ante
Players Remaining: 2/1,515

Brett Shaffer

From the button, Brett Shaffer made it 600,000 and Mark Guthridge raised to 2,000,000 from the small blind. Shaffer moved all-in for 2,500,000 and Guthridge called.

Shaffer tabled 8♠8♣ and Guthridge showed A♠9♥.

Shaffer was eliminated 3rd for $16,300 on a Q♥7♥5♦6♠8♥ board.

Event 1: $250 No-Limit Hold’em $250,000 Guarantee 

Level 33
Blinds: 100,000/200,000 w/ 25,000 ante
Players Remaining: 3/1,515

Brett Shaffer

Following a flop of 9♦2♦2♥, Brett Shaffer moved all-in for 2,615,000 with K♦K♥. Daniel Glass called with K♠6♠.

Shaffer doubled-up when the board completed A♣7♦

Event 1: $250 No-Limit Hold’em $250,000 Guarantee 

Level 33
Blinds: 100,000/200,000 w/ 25,000 ante
Players Remaining: 3/1,515

Daniel Glass

Chip Counts:

Daniel Glass – 20,500,000
Mark Guthridge – 6,700,000
Brett Shaffer – 550,000

Event 1: $250 No-Limit Hold’em $250,000 Guarantee 

Level 33
Blinds: 100,000/200,000 w/ 25,000 ante
Players Remaining: 3/1,515

Mark Guthridge

With the board reading K♠J♦6♦A♥, Brett Shaffer check-called Mark Guthridge’s bet of 750,000. The river was the 5♣ and Shaffer checked again. Guthridge bet 1,400,000 and Shaffer called.

Guthridge showed A♠J♥ to take the pot.

Mark Guthridge – 6,700,000
Brett Shaffer – 550,000

Event 1: $250 No-Limit Hold’em $250,000 Guarantee 

Level 33
Blinds: 100,000/200,000 w/ 25,000 ante
Players Remaining: 3/1,515

Yakov Krayn

Yakov Krayn has been eliminated 4th for $13,300.

Event 1: $250 No-Limit Hold’em $250,000 Guarantee 

Level 32
Blinds: 80,000/160,000 w/ 20,000 ante
Players Remaining: 4/1,515

Mohammad Eshaghi

Down to his last 900,000, Mohammad Eshaghi moved al-in with Q♠10♦. Daniel Glass called with A♣7♦.

Eshaghi was eliminated 5th for $10,800 on an A♠5♣4♥K♣Q♦ board.

Daniel Glass – 16,400,000

Event 1: $250 No-Limit Hold’em $250,000 Guarantee 

Level 32
Blinds: 80,000/160,000 w/ 20,000 ante
Players Remaining: 5/1,515

Brett Shaffer

Brett Shaffer raised to 325,000 from under the gun and Mohammad Eshaghi called from the button. Daniel Glass called from the small blind. All three checked following a flop of A♣8♥7♥. The turn was the Q♣ and Glass checked. Shaffer bet 475,000, Eshaghi folded and Glass called. The river was the 6♣ and Glass and Shaffer checked.

Glass showed Q♦J♣ but Shaffer took the pot with A♦10♣.

Brett Shaffer – 5,000,000

Event 1: $250 No-Limit Hold’em $250,000 Guarantee 

Level 31 
Blinds: 60,000/120,000 w/ 20,000 ante
Players Remaining: 5/1,515

Joe Reiman

Mohammad Eshaghi raised to 300,000 and Joe Reiman moved all-in for about 600,000. Eshaghi called.

Joe Reiman = A♦8♣
Mohammad Eshaghi = A♠Q♦

Reiman was eliminated 6th for $8,800 on a 9♥6♦5♦2♥3♠ board.