Congratulations to Tuan Mai of San Jose, CA who was the winner via heads-up chop in our DeepStack Showdown Event #16 $400 NLH UltimateStack $100,000 guarantee on 3.02.24

Tuan takes home the DeepStack Showdown bronze coin, the trophy, and $20,701

Following a heads-up chop, Geraldo Gomes takes home $18,733 for a second-place finish.

Level 29
Blinds: 60,000/120,000/120,000
Total Entrants: 365
Players Remaining: 2

Jeremy Becker moved all in for his remaining stack of about 1,410,000 in the small blind and Geraldo Gomes called in the big blind.

Becker: 10♦6♦
Gomes: K♥Q♠

The board ran out 6♥7♥Q♥5♦J♣ and Becker was eliminated in third place for $11,986.

Tuan Mai – 9,495,000
Geraldo Gomes – 5,070,000
Jeremy Becker – 0

Level 29
Blinds: 60,000/120,000/120,000
Total Entrants: 365
Players Remaining: 3

Geraldo Gomes was all in and at risk against Jeremy Becker.

Gomes: Q♠10♠
Becker: A♦10♣

Gomes was in rough shape, but the board ran out 7♣6♥6♠8♣Q♣ and Gomes spiked the river to double through Becker.

Tuan Mai – 8,200,000
Geraldo Gomes – 3,600,000
Jeremy Becker – 2,800,000

Level 29
Blinds: 60,000/120,000/120,000
Total Entrants: 365
Players Remaining: 3

Jason Patton moved all in for 1,715,000 on the button and Jeremy Becker called in the small blind.

Patton: A♥5♣
Becker: J♥J♦

The board ran out 2♣K♦3♠8♣8♥ and Patton was eliminated in fourth place for $8,836.

Jason Patton – 0

Level 28
Blinds: 50,000/100,000/100,000
Total Entrants: 365
Players Remaining: 4

David Oppenheim jammed the small blind for 800,000 and Jason Patton called in the big blind.

Oppenheim: A♥K♦
Patton: 9♥9♣

The J♠5♣9♠ flop left Oppenheim drawing thin, and the 5♦ turn and K♠ river confirmed his elimination in fifth place for $6,603.

David Oppenheim – 0

Level 28
Blinds: 50,000/100,000/100,000
Total Entrants: 365
Players Remaining: 5

Paul Lozano Martin was all in for roughly 1,300,000 in the big blind against Tuan Mai under the gun.

Martin: A♣Q♥
Mai: A♠K♠

The board ran out 5♥J♠8♦4♦9♦ and Martin was eliminated in sixth place for $5,003, while Jeremy Becker joked that the table is now accusing Tuan of cheating as he picked up ace-king five times in the last 12 hands and now holds over half of the chips in play.

Tuan Mai – 7,775,000
Paul Lozano Martin – 0

Level 27
Blinds: 40,000/80,000/80,000
Total Entrants: 365
Players Remaining: 6

Benjamin McKevitt was all in for about 750,000 and at risk against David Oppenheim.

McKevitt: 3♠3♣
Oppenheim: 8♠8♣

The board ran out 10♣A♠J♣2♦A♦ and McKevitt was eliminated in seventh place for $3,844.

Tuan Mai – 5,910,000
Jeremy Becker – 2,355,000
Jason Patton – 2,150,000
David Oppenheim – 1,650,000
Paul Lozano Martin – 1,430,000
Geraldo Gomes – 1,305,000
Benjamin McKevitt – 0

Level 27
Blinds: 40,000/80,000/80,000
Total Entrants: 365
Players Remaining: 7

Lisa Xie was all in for about 450,000 in the big blind against Jason Patton in middle position.

Xie: K♦Q♣
Patton: A♦10♣

The board ran out 8♦2♠9♠5♠4♣ and Xie was eliminated in eighth place for $2,995.

Lisa Xie – 0