Congratulations to Tamas Lendvai of Las Vegas, NV who was the winner via heads-up chop in our DeepStack Showdown Event #18 $600 NLH UltimateStack $150,000 guarantee on 1.26.25

Tamas takes home the DeepStack Showdown silver coin, the trophy, and $34,076

Following a heads-up chop, Eric Baldwin takes home $34,076 for a second-place finish.

Level 31
Blinds: 100,000/200,000/200,000
Total Entrants: 433
Players Remaining: 2

Tamas Lendvai raised to 700,000 from the small blind and Mark Aylward-Nally jammed for 4,275,000 in the big blind. Lendvai thought about it and called.

Aylward-Nally: J♠10♠
Lendvai: A♦7♦

The 7♣K♦Q♠ flop gave Aylward-Nally additional straight outs, but the 3♥ turn and 6♥ river bricked out and Aylward-Nally was eliminated in third place for $20,733.

Tamas Lendvai – 10,225,000
Eric Baldwin – 7,125,000
Mark Aylward-Nally – 0

Level 31
Blinds: 100,000/200,000/200,000
Total Entrants: 433
Players Remaining: 3

Mark Aylward-Nally raised from the button and Eric Baldwin three-bet from the small blind. Aylward-Nally four-bet jammed for 2,900,000 and Baldwin called.

Aylward-Nally: 7♥7♣
Baldwin: A♦9♥

The two were racing as the 10♦5♥4♥ flop had the sevens ahead. The 3♥ turn gave Baldwin straight and flush outs, but the K♠ river bricked and Aylward-Nally scored the double.

Mark Aylward-Nally – 6,200,000
Tamas Lendvai – 5,750,000
Eric Baldwin – 5,400,000

Level 31
Blinds: 100,000/200,000/200,000
Total Entrants: 433
Players Remaining: 3

Eric Baldwin – 8,200,000
Mark Aylward-Nally – 5,750,000
Tamas Lendvai – 3,400,000

Level 30
Blinds: 75,000/150,000/150,000
Total Entrants: 433
Players Remaining: 3

On the turn of a A♣Q♦2♥5♦ board, Eric Baldwin checked from the big blind, and David Gelley bet 1,100,000 in the cutoff. Baldwin called.

The Q♠ landed on the river and Baldwin checked. Gelley moved all in for 1,400,000 and Baldwin briefly deliberated and called.

Gelley showed 7♥7♣, while Baldwin tabled A♠9♠ to claim the pot and eliminate Gelley in fourth place for $15,292.

Eric Baldwin – 7,785,000
Mark Aylward-Nally – 5,345,000
Tamas Lendvai – 4,190,000
David Gelley – 0

Level 30
Blinds: 75,000/150,000/150,000
Total Entrants: 433
Players Remaining: 4

Mark Aylward-Nally opened to 300,000 from the cutoff and Eric Baldwin moved all in for 1,890,000 on the button. David Gelley called from the small blind and everyone else folded.

Baldwin: K♠K♥
Gelley: A♥Q♠

The board ran out 2♣10♠4♥8♣8♠ and the cowboys were good for Baldwin to score the double.

Mark Aylward-Nally – 5,695,000
Eric Baldwin – 4,380,000
David Gelley – 3,635,000
Tamas Lendvai – 3,610,000

Level 29
Blinds: 60,000/120,000/120,000
Total Entrants: 433
Players Remaining: 4

Jonathan Anderson was all-in for roughly 1,300,000 in the small blind and at risk against Tamas Lendvai in the big blind.

Anderson: A♣K♠
Lendvai: J♥J♣

The board ran out 4♣J♦A♥2♥9♦ and Lendvai flopped a set of jacks to eliminate Anderson in fifth place for $11,432.

Mark Aylward-Nally – 5,465,000
David Gelley – 4,765,000
Tamas Lendvai – 4,250,000
Eric Baldwin – 2,840,000
Jonathan Anderson – 0

Level 28
Blinds: 50,000/100,000/100,000
Total Entrants: 433
Players Remaining: 5

Eric Baldwin – 5,300,000
David Gelley – 5,165,000
Mark Aylward-Nally – 3,325,000
Jonathan Anderson – 2,550,000
Tamas Lendvai – 1,450,000

Level 27
Blinds: 40,000/80,000/80,000
Total Entrants: 433
Players Remaining: 5

David Gelley raised to 160,000 from the cutoff, Ryan Buckholtz jammed for about 1,800,000 in the small blind, and Gelley called.

Buckholtz: A♠Q♦
Gelley: 10♥10♦

The board ran out 3♣4♥7♦10♣5♣ and Buckholtz was dead on the turn and eliminated in sixth place for $8,664.

Ryan Buckholtz – 0