Level 24
Blinds: 25,000/50,000/50,000
Total Entrants: 253
Players Remaining: 5
Michael Wang was all in for roughly 550,000 in the small blind and at risk against Francis Anderson on the button.
Wang: 5♥5♣
Anderson: A♦9♠
The board ran out 4♥4♠9♣A♥J♦ and Wang was eliminated in sixth place for $6,486.
Francis Anderson – 3,600,000
Michael Wang – 0
Level 23
Blinds: 20,000/40,000/40,000
Total Entrants: 253
Players Remaining: 6
Yuanzhi Cao has been eliminated in seventh place for $5,025.
Level 22
Blinds: 15,000/30,000/30,000
Total Entrants: 253
Players Remaining: 7
Thomas Svensen was getting up from his seat as Yuanzhi Cao was collecting the rest of his chips.
The completed board showed 10♦5♦8♠4♣10♥ and Svensen was in middle position with A♠A♥. Cao was in the big blind with K♥10♠ for rivered trips, and that was good to eliminate Svensen in eighth place for $3,980.
Yuanzhi Cao – 1,500,000
Thomas Svensen – 0
Level 21
Blinds: 15,000/25,000/25,000
Total Entrants: 253
Players Remaining: 8
Eric Baldwin raised to 55,000 from middle position, Michael Wang flatted the small blind, and Rory Liffey jammed for 580,000 in the big blind. Baldwin rejammed and Wang folded.
Liffey: A♣9♣
Wang: A♥K♥
The 6♣9♥K♣ flop brought a sweat, but the 2♠ and 5♠ completed the board to eliminate Liffey in ninth place for $3,225.
Eric Baldwin – 2,000,000
Michael Wang – 965,000
Rory Liffey – 0
The final table is set at the Venetian DeepStack Championship Event #01 $600 NLH $150K GTD.
1st place: $31,878
9th place: $3,225
Seat 1: Thomas Svensen- 545,000
Seat 2: Francis Anderson – 1,950,000
Seat 3: Michael Wang – 967,000
Seat 4: Rory Liffey – 730,000
Seat 5: Stephen Sola – 537,000
Seat 6: Seth Jordan – 1,800,000
Seat 7: Yuanzhi Cao – 1,000,000
Seat 8: Eric Baldwin – 1,295,000
Seat 9: Dominik Heinrich – 1,162,000
Stay tuned for live updates of the DeepStack Championship Event #01 $600 NLH $150,000 GTD final table on May 21, 2026.
Congratulations to Barry Shulman of Las Vegas, NV who was the winner via heads-up chop in our DeepStack Extravaganza Event #70 $400 NLH Seniors $100,000 guarantee on 5.17.26
Barry takes home the DeepStack Extravaganza bronze coin, the trophy, and $18,044
Following a heads-up chop, Dominic Biondi takes home $16,837 for a second-place finish.
Level 27
Blinds: 40,000/80,000/80,000
Total Entrants: 271
Players Remaining: 2
Dominic Biondi raised to 185,000 from the button, Antuan Bunkley jammed for 1,880,000 in the small blind, and Biondi called.
Bunkley: A♣Q♦
Biondi: 9♥9♣
The J♦8♦9♦ flop gave Biondi a set, although Bunkley still had straight and flush draws. The 3♣ turn and 7♠ river bricked out, however, and Bunkley was eliminated in third place for $9,906.
Dominic Biondi – 5,770,000
Barry Shulman – 5,070,000
Antuan Bunkley – 0
Level 26
Blinds: 30,000/60,000/60,000
Total Entrants: 271
Players Remaining: 3
Christopher Collier jammed for 365,000 from the button, Dominic Biondi called in the small blind, and Antuan Bunkley called in the big blind.
The 5♠8♠6♥5♦8♦ board was checked down and Biondi tabled A♥9♣. That was good for the pot as Bunkley’s Q♣J♠ went into the muck, and Collier’s K♦3♦ went into the muck as he was eliminated in fourth place for $7,066.
Barry Shulman – 4,930,000
Dominic Biondi – 3,080,000
Antuan Bunkley – 2,830,000
Christopher Collier – 0