Level 20
Blinds: 10,000/20,000/20,000
Total Entrants: 118
Players Remaining: 7

Tony Kendall has been eliminated in eighth place for $1,911.

The final table is set at the Venetian DeepStack Championship Event #08 $600 BIG O $50,000 GTD.

1st place: $15,727
8th place: $1,911

Seat 1: Khamar Xaythavone – 451,000
Seat 2: Steven Friedlander – 81,000
Seat 3: Tony Kendall – 176,000
Seat 4: Joshua Biedak – 1,050,000
Seat 5: Anonymous – 1,300,000
Seat 6: Christopher Labrie – 292,000
Seat 7: Nathaniel Wiesner – 324,000
Seat 8: Shawn Rice – 1,037,000

Stay tuned for live updates of the DeepStack Championship Event #08 $600 BIG O $50K GTD final table on May 25, 2025.

Congratulations to Patrick Truong of Pflugerville, TX who was the outright winner in our DeepStack Championship Event #01 $600 NLH UltimateStack $150,000 guarantee on 5.22.25

Patrick takes home the DeepStack Championship bronze coin, the trophy, and $30,825

Level 29
Blinds: 60,000/120,000/120,000
Total Entrants: 292
Players Remaining: 1

Patrick Truong limped the button and Qing Liu checked his option in the big blind.

The dealer fanned out the 6♣3♦9♥ flop and Liu checked. Truong bet 120,000 and Liu called.

The 2♥ turn was checked to the 4♦ river and Liu checked. Truong overbet jammed and Liu called all in for roughly 1,700,000.

Liu showed Q♠9♣, but it was no good as Truong tabled 10♦5♦ for a straight to claim the pot.

Liu was eliminated in second place for $21,700, while Truong takes home the trophy and $30,825 for his victory.

Level 29
Blinds: 60,000/120,000/120,000
Total Entrants: 292
Players Remaining: 2

Patrick Truong raised to 275,000 from the small blind, Rommel Liscano jammed for roughly 1,400,000 in the big blind, and Truong called.

Liscano: Q♥10♠
Truong: K♥J♥

The board ran out 7♠8♣7♦3♣5♦ and Liscano was eliminated in third place for $15,557.

Patrick Truong – 9,230,000
Qing Liu – 2,450,000
Rommel Liscano – 0

Level 28
Blinds: 50,000/100,000/100,000
Total Entrants: 292
Players Remaining: 3

Patrick Truong  opened to 200,000 from under the gun and Matt Schulte three-bet to 450,000 in the small blind. Truong jammed and Schulte called all-in for just a bit more.

Schulte: A♥10♥
Truong: A♣K♦

The 9♦2♠2♦ flop brought chop outs, but the 4♣ turn and 3♦ river completed the board to eliminate Schulte in fourth place for $11,362.

Patrick Truong – 4,800,000
Qing Liu – 4,150,000
Rommel Liscano – 2,730,000
Matt Schulte – 0

Level 28
Blinds: 50,000/100,000/100,000
Total Entrants: 292
Players Remaining: 4

Patrick Truong – 4,320,000
Qing Liu – 3,765,000
Rommel Liscano – 3,020,000
Matt Schulte – 600,000

Level 27
Blinds: 40,000/80,000/80,000
Total Entrants: 292
Players Remaining: 4

Rommel Liscano raised to 160,000 from the hijack and Sang Ho called in the cutoff.

The dealer spread the 2♥4♥7♠ flop  and Liscano check-called for 150,000.

The 6♥ fell on the turn and Liscano checked. Ho bet 300,000, Liscano check-raised all in for 1,315,000, and Ho deliberated and called.

Liscano: 10♥9♥
Ho: 8♥8♦

The A♠ completed the board and Liscano secured the double with his flush. Ho was left with a single T-5,000 chip and was eliminated shortly after in fifth place for $8,458.

Rommel Liscano – 3,450,000
Sang Ho – 0

Level 25
Blinds: 25,000/50,000/50,000
Total Entrants: 292
Players Remaining: 5

Matt Schulte raised to 100,000 from under the gun, Bobby Hebert jammed for roughly 600,000 in the big blind, and Schulte called.

Hebert: A♣8♣
Schulte: K♠K♥

The board ran out 10♠K♦7♠J♦J♠ and Hebert was eliminated in sixth place for $6,419.

Matt Schulte – 1,525,000
Bobby Hebert – 0