
Congratulations to Gregory Crysel of Las Vegas, NV who was the winner via heads-up chop in our DeepStack Showdown Event #31 $250 NLH $100,000 guarantee on 8.31.26
Gregory takes home the DeepStack Showdown bronze coin, the trophy, and $16,236


Congratulations to Gregory Crysel of Las Vegas, NV who was the winner via heads-up chop in our DeepStack Showdown Event #31 $250 NLH $100,000 guarantee on 8.31.26
Gregory takes home the DeepStack Showdown bronze coin, the trophy, and $16,236

Following a heads-up chop, Doug Tomkins takes home $14,249 for a second-place finish.
Level 30
Blinds: 100,000/200,000/200,000
Total Entrants: 472
Players Remaining: 2
Ron Viner jammed for roughly 1,100,000 from the button and Doug Tomkins called in the small blind.
Viner: K♥6♦
Tomkins: A♠9♠
The board ran out 8♦7♥Q♥A♦10♥ and Viner was eliminated in third place for $9,190.
Gregory Crysel – 9,850,000
Doug Tomkins – 4,325,000
Ron Viner – 0
Level 28
Blinds: 75,000/125,000/125,000
Total Entrants: 472
Players Remaining: 3
Gregory Crysel raised from the cutoff, Hiromasa Onizuka jammed for about 650,000 in the small blind, and Crysel called.
Onizuka: A♣K♠
Crysel: J♥9♥
The board ran out 2♦J♣5♠2♣7♦ and Crysel improved to eliminate Onizuka in fourth place for $6,750.
Gregory Crysel – 4,200,000
Hiromasa Onizuka – 0
Level 28
Blinds: 75,000/125,000/125,000
Total Entrants: 472
Players Remaining: 4
With 700,000 in the middle on a Q♣10♠9♣ flop, Gregory Crysel was all in for 1,725,000 in the hijack against Doug Tomkins in the big blind.
Crysel: K♥K♣
Tomkins: Q♠8♦
The J♦ and J♥ completed the board and Crysel secured the double with his superior straight.
Gregory Crysel – 4,150,000
Doug Tomkins – 3,600,000
Level 28
Blinds: 75,000/125,000/125,000
Total Entrants: 472
Players Remaining: 4
Hiromasa Onizuka moved all in for 1,725,000 from the button and Gregory Crysel called in the big blind.
Onizuka: A♠7♦
Crysel: K♠Q♦
The board ran out 2♣7♣2♦9♥9♦ and Onizuka scored the double
Hiromasa Onizuka – 3,650,000
Gregory Crysel – 1,800,000
Level 28
Blinds: 75,000/125,000/125,000
Total Entrants: 472
Players Remaining: 4
Rafael Martinez Gomez shoved all in for 525,000 from the cutoff and Doug Tomkins reraised from the small blind.
Gomez: K♣2♦
Tomkins: A♠J♠
The 5♥K♦8♠ flop put Gomez ahead to the 4♠ turn, but the A♦ spiked the river and Tomkins made a better pair to eliminate Gomez in fifth place for $5,032.
Doug Tomkins – 5,800,000
Rafael Martinez Gomez – 0
Level 28
Blinds: 75,000/125,000/125,000
Total Entrants: 472
Players Remaining: 5
Ron Viner – 4,550,000
Doug Tomkins – 4,100,000
Gregory Crysel – 3,575,000
Hiromasa Onizuka – 1,350,000
Rafael Martinez Gomez – 600,000





Level 27
Blinds: 50,000/100,000/100,000
Total Entrants: 472
Players Remaining: 5
Shortly after Christina Gollins lost a 37 big blind pot to a turned two-outer by Gregory Crysel, Hiromasa Onizuka raised to 200,000 from the cutoff, and Gollins jammed for 1,275,000 on the button. Crysel rejammed from the big blind and Onizuka folded.
Gollins: A♦9♦
Crysel: A♠J♣
The 10♠7♥Q♠ flop had Crysel in front, but the 9♥ landed on the turn to vault Gollins ahead. The J♥ fell on the river, however, and Gollins was eliminated in sixth place for $3,808.
Gregory Crysel – 5,400,000
Hiromasa Onizuka – 1,580,000
Christina Gollins – 0
Level 27
Blinds: 50,000/100,000/100,000
Total Entrants: 472
Players Remaining: 6
Gregory Crysel was all in for 1,765,000 in the small blind and at risk against Christina Gollins in the cutoff.
Crysel: 7♥7♦
Gollins: K♦K♣
Gollins was in great shape with her cowboys on the 2♥Q♥8♥, but the 7♣ hit the felt on the turn to put Crysel in front. The 3♣ river changed nothing and Crysel scored a fortunate double.
Gregory Crysel – 3,730,000
Christina Gollins – 1,450,000