Congratulations to Christopher Csik of Austin, TX who was the winner via heads-up chop in our DeepStack Extravaganza Event #48 $1,100 NLH UltimateStack $500,000 guarantee on 12.21.25

Christopher takes home the DeepStack Extravaganza gold coin, the trophy, and $88,533

Following a heads-up chop, Yoon Soo Kim takes home $81,515 for a second-place finish.

Level 31
Blinds: 100,000/200,000/200,000
Total Entrants: 631
Players Remaining: 2

Michael Estes was all-in for roughly 5,500,000 in the small blind against Christopher Csik in the big blind.

Estes: A♦J♥
Csik: K♠K♦

The board ran out 9♦3♣7♠5♥3♦ and the cowboys stayed ahead to eliminate Estes in third place for $51,601.

Christopher Csik – 15,800,000
Yoon Soo Kim – 9,475,000
Michael Estes – 0

Level 30
Blinds: 75,000/150,000/150,000
Total Entrants: 631
Players Remaining: 3

Simon Hong was all-in for roughly 2,800,000 against Christopher Csik.

Hong: K♦K♥
Csik: A♦A♣

Hong was coolered, and the board ran out 5♦4♥Q♦7♦A♠ to eliminate him in fourth place for $38,015.

Yoon Soo Kim – 10,800,000
Christopher Csik – 9,700,000
Michael Estes – 4,700,000
Simon Hong – 0

Level 29
Blinds: 60,000/120,000/120,000
Total Entrants: 631
Players Remaining: 4

Tristan Wade moved all in for 1,590,000 from under the gun and Michael Estes thought about it and called all-in for 1,310,000 on the button.

Estes: A♥10♥
Wade: A♣10♠

A chop was likely, but the board ran out 4♥J♣5♥2♥K♠ and Estes made a flush to brutally leave Wade with dust.

On the following hand, Christopher Csik limped the button and then called when Wade put in his 160,000 from the big blind.

Wade: K♠7♦
Csik: Q♦7♥

Wade was dominating, but the board ran out Q♥2♠A♥Q♣8♣ to eliminate Wade in fifth place for $28,395.

Christopher Csik – 10,500,000
Michael Estes – 2,920,000
Tristan Wade – 0

Level 29
Blinds: 60,000/120,000/120,000
Total Entrants: 631
Players Remaining: 5

Christopher Csik raised from under the gun and Ronald West three-bet from the button. Csik jammed with the covering stack, and West called all-in for roughly 4,100,000.

West: A♥K♠
Csik: A♠A♣

West ran into it, and the 7♣3♠5♣ flop left West needing running cards to survive. The K♦ turn brought a sweat, and the river brought paint, but it was the Q♠, and West was eliminated in sixth place for $21,508.

Christopher Csik – 9,700,000
Ronald West – 0

Level 29
Blinds: 60,000/120,000/120,000
Total Entrants: 631
Players Remaining: 6

On a 3♦4♠7♦ flop, Jonathan Stoeber was all-in from the big blind with 10♦8♦ and at risk against Ronald West in the hijack with 8♠8♣.

The 3♥ turn and A♣ river changed nothing and Stoeber was eliminated in seventh place for $16,524.

Ronald West – 4,800,000
Jonathan Stoeber – 0

Level 28
Blinds: 50,000/100,000/100,000
Total Entrants: 631
Players Remaining: 7

Jose Carlos Lopez jammed for about 640,000 from the small blind and Simon Hong called in the big blind.

Lopez: J♥3♣
Hong: A♠10♥

The board ran out 8♦2♠4♣9♠7♥ and Lopez was eliminated in eighth place for $12,879.

Simon Hong – 1,575,000
Jose Carlos Lopez – 0

Level 28
Blinds: 50,000/100,000/100,000
Total Entrants: 631
Players Remaining: 8

Roger Franco raised from middle position, Ronald West jammed from the big blind, and Franco called all-in for roughly 1,500,000.

Franco: A♥K♥
West: J♥J♦

The two were racing, and the board ran out 9♣8♣10♦3♦3♣ to eliminate Franco in ninth place for $10,186.

Ronald West – 4,500,000
Roger Franco – 0

The final table is set at the Venetian DeepStack Extravaganza Event #48 $1,100 NLH UltimateStack $500K GTD.

1st place: $99,046
9th place: $10,186

Seat 1: Jonathan Stoeber – 1,115,000
Seat 2: Jose Carlos Lopez – 720,000
Seat 3: Simon Hong – 850,000
Seat 4: Tristan Wade – 3,350,000
Seat 5: Ronald West – 2,950,000
Seat 6: Yoon Soo Kim – 9,000,000
Seat 7: Michael Estes – 1,655,000
Seat 8: Roger Franco – 1,575,000
Seat 9: Christopher Csik – 3,970,000