Congratulations to Francis Anderson of Las Vegas, NV who was the winner via heads-up chop in our DeepStack Extravaganza Event #01 $400 NLH UltimateStack $100,000 guarantee on 1.31.24

Francis takes home the DeepStack Extravaganza bronze coin, the trophy, and $21,500

Following a heads-up chop, Malik Lewis takes home $19,640 for a runner-up finish.

Level 30
Blinds: 75,000/150,000/150,000
Total Entrants: 387
Players Remaining: 2

Malik Lewis was all in for 3,450,000 in the big blind against David Gutfreund on the button.

Lewis: 8♥8♣
Gutfreund: A♦10♣

The board ran out 8♠3♦Q♥A♥6♦ and Lewis flopped a set to score the double, leaving Gutfreund crumbs.

Gutfreund was all in for 375,000 on the next hand against Francis Anderson.

Gutfreund: 6♣4♥
Anderson: Q♥8♦

The board ran out Q♣A♦7♥6♥10♥ and Gutfreund was eliminated in third place for $12,318.

Francis Anderson – 8,450,000
Malik Lewis – 7,050,000
David Gutfreund – 0

Level 30
Blinds: 75,000/150,000/150,000
Total Entrants: 387
Players Remaining: 3

Earlier, Malik Lewis left the table for unknown reasons in the middle of three-handed play. Francis Anderson and David Gutfreund graciously gave Lewis ample time to return before they eventually decided to play on.

Lewis has now just returned after more than 20 minutes later with a succulent Chinese meal from Panda Express™. The reasoning is that he was “getting hangry”. The exact contents of the food are unknown, but what is known is that he is now the short stack at the table after several orbits of blinding down.

Francis Anderson – 8,500,000
David Gutfreund – 3,700,000
Malik Lewis – 3,300,000

Level 29
Blinds: 60,000/120,000/120,000
Total Entrants: 387
Players Remaining: 3

Francis Anderson raised the button, Thomas Ellsworth jammed the big blind for about 3,000,000, and Anderson thought about it and called.

Ellsworth: A♥J♥
Anderson: 9♥9♣

The 7♥3♠8♦ flop kept the nines in front, and the 9♦ turn left Ellsworth drawing to a ten to survive. Instead, the 9♠ completed the board to give Anderson quads and Ellsworth was eliminated in fourth place for $9,023.

Francis Anderson – 6,500,000
Malik Lewis – 4,800,000
David Gutfreund – 4,300,000
Thomas Ellsworth – 0

Level 28
Blinds: 50,000/100,000/100,000
Total Entrants: 387
Players Remaining: 4

Stephen Holstein was all in for roughly 850,000 in the small blind and at risk against David Gutfreund in the cutoff.

Holstein: 3♥3♣
Gutfreund: K♥Q♠

The two were racing as the K♣5♣8♦ flop put Gutfreund well in front. The 8♠ and Q♣ completed the board and Holstein was eliminated in 5th place for $6,715.

David Gutfreund – 7,750,000
Stephen Holstein – 0

Level 28
Blinds: 50,000/100,000/100,000
Total Entrants: 387
Players Remaining: 5

Thomas Ellsworth – 4,850,000
David Gutfreund – 4,600,000
Malik Lewis – 2,750,000
Francis Anderson – 2,100,000
Stephen Holstein – 1,180,000

Level 27
Blinds: 40,000/80,000/80,000
Total Entrants: 387
Players Remaining: 5

On a 5♥6♥8♦ flop, David Jackson was all in for about 2,400,000 in the cutoff and at risk against David Gutfreund in the big blind.

Jackson: A♥J♥
Gutfreund: 9♦7♦

Jackson needed a heart, but the 9♠ turn and A♣ river bricked out to leave him heartless as he was eliminated in sixth place for $5,078.

David Gutfreund – 6,400,000
Thomas Ellsworth – 3,100,000
Stephen Holstein – 2,825,000
Malik Lewis – 2,050,000
Francis Anderson – 1,100,000
David Jackson – 0

Level 26
Blinds: 30,000/60,000/60,000
Total Entrants: 387
Players Remaining: 6

Pete Hengsakul has been eliminated in seventh place for $3,904.

Pete Hengsakul – 0

Level 25
Blinds: 25,000/50,000/50,000
Total Entrants: 387
Players Remaining: 7

Kevin Garosshen was all in for his shorter stack of roughly 470,000 and ran into the Q♥Q♦ of David Gutfreund.

The board ran out 9♠3♠K♦4♦4♥ and Garosshen was eliminated in eighth place for $3,052.

Kevin Garosshen – 0