Congratulations to Mehdi Saleh of Lake Elsinore, CA who was the winner via three-way chop in our DeepStack Extravaganza Event #01 $400 NLH UltimateStack $100,000 guarantee on 9.18.24
Mehdi takes home the DeepStack Extravaganza bronze coin, the trophy, and $19,551
Following a three-way chop, Brendon Herrick takes home $14,107 for a second-place finish.
Following a three-way chop, Rob Van Hoose takes home $13,001 for a third-place finish.
Level 26
Blinds: 30,000/30,000/30,000
Total Entrants: 253
Players Remaining: 3
Brendon Herrick raised to 150,000 from the cutoff and Christopher Julian called all in for 100,000 in the big blind.
Julian: J♦7♣
Herrick: A♣10♥
The 4♦6♥8♠ flop gave Julian additional gutshot outs, but the A♠ turn and 7♥ river kept Herrick ahead to eliminate Julian in fourth place for $7,685.
Mehdi Saleh – 4,950,000
Brendon Herrick – 4,050,000
Rob Van Hoose – 1,125,000
Christopher Julian – 0
Level 25
Blinds: 25,000/50,000/50,000
Total Entrants: 253
Players Remaining: 4
Sandeep Velkuru was getting up from his seat Brendon Herrick was collecting the rest of his chips.
The completed board showed 3♥6♠J♥K♣7♦, and Velkuru’s K♥8♥ went into the muck as Herrick’s J♦J♣ set was good for the pot to eliminate Velkuru in fifth place for $5,704.
Brendon Herrick – 5,400,000
Sandeep Velkuru – 0
Level 25
Blinds: 25,000/50,000/50,000
Total Entrants: 253
Players Remaining: 5
Kale Satta-Hutton has been eliminated in sixth place for $4,324.
Kale Satta-Hutton – 0
Level 24
Blinds: 20,000/40,000/40,000
Total Entrants: 253
Players Remaining: 6
Barry Shulman was all-in for roughly 1,000,000 in the big blind and was at risk against Sandeep Velkuru in the small blind.
Shulman: J♠J♦
Velkuru: Q♠Q♣
Shulman was pipped, and the board ran out 7♦5♥2♠A♠5♠ to eliminate him in seventh place for $3,350.
Sandeep Velkuru – 2,550,000
Barry Shulman – 0
Level 23
Blinds: 15,000/30,000/30,000
Total Entrants: 253
Players Remaining: 7
Christophe Formisano has been eliminated in eighth place for $2,653.
Christophe Formisano – 0
Level 23
Blinds: 15,000/30,000/30,000
Total Entrants: 253
Players Remaining: 8
Anonymous was all-in for roughly 450,000 in early position and at risk against Rob Van Hoose in middle position.
Anonymous: K♠Q♦
Van Hoose: A♣K♦
The board ran out 5♣3♥10♠J♥8♥ and Anonymous was eliminated in ninth place for $2,150.
Van Hoose – 1,525,000
Anonymous – 0
The final table is set at the Venetian DeepStack Extravaganza III Event #01 $400 NLH UltimateStack $100,000 guarantee.
1st place: $21,250
9th place: $2,150
Seat 1: Anonymous – 515,000
Seat 2: Kale Satta-Hutton – 1,030,000
Seat 3: Rob Van Hoose – 750,000
Seat 4: Christopher Julian – 915,000
Seat 5: Sandeep Velkuru – 980,000
Seat 6: Christophe Formisano – 805,000
Seat 7: Barry Shulman – 2,390,000
Seat 8: Brendon Herrick – 1,060,000
Seat 9: Mehdi Saleh – 1,675,000
