Congratulations to Ricardo Silva of Las Vegas, NV who was the winner via heads-up chop in our DeepStack Extravaganza Event #37 $600 NLH UltimateStack $200,000 guarantee on 9.24.23

Ricardo takes home the DeepStack Extravaganza silver coin, the trophy, and $33,881

Following a heads-up chop, William Seeholzer takes home $32,000 for a second-place finish.

Level 30
Blinds: 75,000/150,000/150,000
Total Entrants: 411
Players Remaining: 2

Lam Nguyen raised to 325,000 on the button, William Seeholzer flatted the small blind, and Ricardo Silva reraised to 1,400,000 in the big blind.

Nguyen moved all in for 4,660,000, Seeholzer folded, and Silva called.

Nguyen: 9♥9♦
Silva: Q♠Q♦

The board ran out A♦7♦4♠7♠8♥ and Nguyen was eliminated in third place for $19,860.

Ricardo Silva – 10,720,000
William Seeholzer – 5,735,000
Lam Nguyen – 0

Level 30
Blinds: 75,000/150,000/150,000
Total Entrants: 411
Players Remaining: 3

Erik Nomberg moved all in for nearly 2,000,000 on the button and Lam Nguyen thought about it and called in the big blind.

Nomberg: 7♥6♥
Nguyen: 5♠5♥

The 10♠6♦5♣ flop gave Nguyen a set, but the 6♣ turn provided a sweat and gave Nomberg a bit of hope.

That hope was instantly destroyed as the 2♠ fell on the river to eliminate him in fourth place for $14,590.

Lam Nguyen – 8,200,000
William Seeholzer – 6,250,000
Ricardo Silva – 2,000,000
Erik Nomberg – 0

Level 29
Blinds: 60,000/120,000/120,000
Total Entrants: 411
Players Remaining: 4

Qing Liu has been eliminated in fifth place for $10,879.

Qing Liu – 0

Level 29
Blinds: 50,000/100,000/100,000
Total Entrants: 411
Players Remaining: 5

Philip Chauvet has been eliminated in sixth place for $8,235.

Philip Chauvet – 0

Level 27
Blinds: 40,000/80,000/80,000
Total Entrants: 411
Players Remaining: 6

Rory Lucero was all-in for roughly 450,000 in the big blind and at risk against Lam Nguyen in the small blind.

Lucero: 10♠10♥
Nguyen: A♦9♠

The board ran out 7♦6♣5♠J♥8♣ and Nguyen rivered a straight to eliminate Lucero in seventh place for $6,329.

Lam Nguyen – 3,525,000
Rory Lucero – 0

Level 25
Blinds: 25,000/50,000/50,000
Total Entrants: 411
Players Remaining: 7

Frank “Skullman” Harrington was all-in for 670,000 in the big blind and at risk against Lam Nguyen in the cutoff.

Skullman: A♥J♠
Nguyen: A♣K♥

The board ran out 8♣7♣2♥6♦K♣ and Skullman was eliminated in eighth place for $4,941.

Lam Nguyen – 2,700,000
Frank “Skullman” Harrington – 0

Level 25
Blinds: 25,000/50,000/50,000
Total Entrants: 411
Players Remaining: 8

Joshua Manus moved all in for about 425,000 in the small blind and Ricardo Silva called in the big blind.

Manus: Q♠J♣
Silva: A♣K♥

The board ran out Q♦7♣6♣A♥10♥ and Manus was eliminated in ninth place for $3,919.

9 players remain out of 411 at the final table of the DeepStack Extravaganza III Event #37 $600 NLH UltimateStack $200,000 GTD

1st place: $38,448
9th place: $3,919

Seat 1: Qing Liu – 1,450,000
Seat 2: Lam Nguyen – 2,800,000
Seat 3: Rory Lucero – 1,465,000
Seat 4: William Seeholzer – 1,700,000
Seat 5:  Frank “Skullman” Harrington – 1,040,000
Seat 6: Erik Nomberg – 1,870,000
Seat 7: Philip Chauvet – 770,000
Seat 8: Joshua Manus – 525,000
Seat 9: Ricardo Silva – 3,200,000