Congratulations to Zack Poll of Pittsburgh, PA who was the outright winner in our DeepStack Showdown Event #29 $250 NLH MonsterStack $125,000 guarantee on 10.26.25

Zack takes home the DeepStack Showdown bronze coin, the trophy, and $21,257

After experiencing an… unfortunate personal mishap… early in the morning at 5 a.m., Zack Poll overslept and returned late on Day 2 and was left with only 49,000 chips. Poll ran that up all the way to victory to claim the trophy and $21,257.

Level 30
Blinds: 100,000/200,000/200,000
Total Entrants: 657
Players Remaining: 1

Zack Poll raised to 400,000 from the button, George Yutuc three-bet to 1,400,000 in the big blind, and Poll called.

The dealer spread the 8♣6♠10♦ flop, Yutuc moved all in for about 3,500,000, and Poll called.

Yutuc: 9♠9♣
Poll: A♥10♠

Yutuc needed a nine or seven to survive, but the 10♣ turn and J♥ completed the board to eliminate him in second place for $15,281.

Meanwhile, Poll takes home $21,257 and the trophy for his victory.

Level 30
Blinds: 100,000/200,000/200,000
Total Entrants: 657
Players Remaining: 2

Zack Poll – 14,550,000
George Yutuc – 5,175,000

Level 28
Blinds: 60,000/120,000/120,000
Total Entrants: 657
Players Remaining: 2

Keith Sanders was all-in for his short stack of roughly 925,000 in the small blind against George Yutuc in the big blind.

Sanders: Q♦5♦
Yutuc: A♠10♥

The 6♦5♥8♣ flop put Sanders ahead, but the 6♠ turn and 8♠ river counterfeited him, and Sanders was eliminated in third place for $11,127.

George Yutuc – 10,300,000
Zack Poll – 9,400,000
Keith Sanders – 0

Level 28
Blinds: 60,000/120,000/120,000
Total Entrants: 657
Players Remaining: 3

Keith Sanders raised to 250,000 from the cutoff, Dan Heimiller moved all in for 1,045,000 from the small blind, and Sanders called.

Heimiller: A♠3♠
Sanders: K♠10♠

Heimiller was ahead, but the 10♦Q♥4♣ flop left him needing to improve. The 6♦ turn and Q♠ river changed nothing, and Heimiller was eliminated in fourth place for $8,210.

George Yutuc – 9,350,000
Keith Sanders – 5,500,000
Zack Poll – 4,850,000
Dan Heimiller – 0

Level 28
Blinds: 50,000/100,000/100,000
Total Entrants: 657
Players Remaining: 4

On a 4♥7♠2♥ flop, David Gelley was all-in for roughly 1,675,000 in the cutoff against George Yutuc in the hijack.

Gelley: 9♥9♣
Yutuc: 4♠4♣

The 6♦ turn left Gelley needing a nine to survive, but the 2♣ river bricked and Yutuc’s flopped set was good to eliminate Gelley in fifth place for $6,140.

George Yutuc – 10,300,000
David Gelley – 0

Level 27
Blinds: 40,000/80,000/80,000
Total Entrants: 657
Players Remaining: 5

Dan Heimiller raised from the button, William Steffin jammed for 700,000 in the big blind, and Heimiller called.

Steffin: A♦5♦
Heimiller: K♦7♦

The 2♠A♥K♠ flop paired both players and kept Steffin ahead, but the K♣ spiked the turn to give Heimiller trips. The 9♣ river changed nothing and Steffin was eliminated in sixth place for $4,654.

Level 27
Blinds: 40,000/80,000/80,000
Total Entrants: 657
Players Remaining: 6

On a Q♠7♠8♠ flop, Joseph Fisk was all-in for 950,000, Charles Gebert was all-in for 1,410,000, and both players were at risk against George Yutuc.

Fisk: Q♥2♥
Gebert: A♠A♦
Yutuc: 8♦8♣

The 2♠ landed on the turn to put Gebert in front with a flush, but the 7♣ hit the felt on the river for Yutuc to scoop the pot with a full house.

Fisk was eliminated in eighth place for $2,787, while Gebert was eliminated in seventh place for $3,577.

George Yutuc – 5,000,000
Charles Gebert – 0
Joseph Fisk – 0

Level 27
Blinds: 40,000/80,000/80,000
Total Entrants: 657
Players Remaining: 8

Giuseppe Gorga moved all in for 590,000 from under the gun and David Gelley rejammed in the cutoff.

Gorga: 5♠5♥
Gelley: K♥K♣

The board ran out A♥3♥10♣2♣2♦ and Gorga was eliminated in ninth place for $2,203.

David Gelley – 5,000,000
Giuseppe Gorga – 0

Congratulations to Qing Liu of Las Vegas, NV who was the outright winner in our DeepStack Showdown Event #22 $400 NLH Seniors $100,000 guarantee on 10.22.25

Qing takes home the DeepStack Showdown bronze coin, the trophy, and $20,565