Level 29
Blinds: 60,000/120,000/120,000
Total Entrants: 530
Players Remaining: 6

On the river of a 4♠J♣A♥Q♠7♠ board, Dan Shahar was deliberating for his remaining stack of roughly 820,000 against James Kim and ultimately called.

Kim showed Q♥Q♣, while Shahar’s Q♦J♦ went into the muck and he was eliminated in seventh place for $7,558.

James Kim – 6,000,000
Dan Shahar – 0

Level 28
Blinds: 50,000/100,000/100,000
Total Entrants: 530
Players Remaining: 7

Dan Shahar raised to 250,000 from the cutoff, Anastasija Zavorotnaja jammed for about 1,270,000 in the big blind, and Shahar called.

Zavorotnaja: A♥3♦
Shahar: 6♠6♦

The board ran out 6♣K♥10♣J♣2♣ and the sixes were best to eliminate Zavorotnaja in eighth place for $5,895.

Dan Shahar – 4,525,000
Anastasija Zavorotnaja – 0

Level 28
Blinds: 50,000/100,000/100,000
Total Entrants: 530
Players Remaining: 8

John Phan moved all in for 735,000 from early position and James Kim called in the cutoff.

Phan: 10♠10♦
Kim: J♠J♥

Phan was pipped, and the board ran out 9♠7♥4♦5♦Q♥ to eliminate him in ninth place for $4,670.

James Kim – 3,900,000
John Phan – 0

The final table is set at the Venetian DeepStack Showdown Event #49 $600 NLH UltimateStack $200K GTD.

1st place: $45,965
9th place: $4,670

Seat 1: James Kim – 3,800,000
Seat 2: Anastassios Leotsarakos – 785,000
Seat 3: Dylan Wilkerson – 950,000
Seat 4: Nikhil Gera – 1,900,000
Seat 5: Dan Shahar – 3,100,000
Seat 6: John Phan – 1,300,000
Seat 7: Jose Carlos Lopez Fibla – 4,335,000
Seat 8: Kainoa Nguyen – 3,500,000
Seat 9: Anastasija Zavorotnaja – 1,540,000

Stay tuned for live updates of the DeepStack Showdown Event #49 $600 NLH UltimateStack $200K GTD final table on November 9, 2025.

Congratulations to Dontaye Strawder of El Paso, TX who was the winner via heads-up chop in our DeepStack Showdown Event #40 $300 NLH MonsterStack $100,000 guarantee on 11.03.25

Dontaye takes home the DeepStack Showdown bronze coin, the trophy, and $18,000

Following a heads-up chop, Anonymous takes home $15,845 for a second-place finish.

Level 26
Blinds: 30,000/60,000/60,000
Total Entrants: 321
Players Remaining: 2

On the turn of a 7♠A♥J♥8♠ board, Amberlyn Arafiles was all-in with J♠7♣ in the big blind against the A♣9♣ of Dontaye Strawder in the small blind.

Arafiles was ahead with two pair, but the 10♦ hit the felt on the river and Strawder made a straight to eliminate Arafiles in third place for $10,105.

Dontaye Strawder – 8,050,000
Anonymous – 1,600,000
Amberlyn Arafiles – 0

Level 25
Blinds: 25,000/50,000/50,000
Total Entrants: 321
Players Remaining: 3

Dontaye Strawder raised from the cutoff and Frank Ficadenti called in the big blind.

The dealer fanned out the 7♠Q♣K♠ flop and Ficadenti’s remaining short stack went into the middle.

Ficadenti: A♠2♠
Strawder: A♣8♣

The 8♥ and Q♥ completed the board and Ficadenti was eliminated in fourth place for $7,394.

Dontaye Strawder – 6,750,000
Amberlyn Arafiles – 1,600,000
Anonymous – 1,300,000
Frank Ficadenti – 0

Level 24
Blinds: 20,000/40,000/40,000
Total Entrants: 321
Players Remaining: 4

Barry Shulman moved all in for 875,000 from the cutoff and Dontaye Strawder called in the small blind.

Shulman: K♠Q♦
Strawder: A♣Q♥

Shulman ran into a dominating hand, and the board ran out 5♥8♣4♦10♠3♠ to eliminate him in fifth place for $5,500.

Dontaye Strawder – 6,600,000
Barry Shulman – 0