Congratulations to Rob Cohen of Delray Beach, FL who was the winner via four-way chop in our DeepStack Extravaganza Event #31 $250 NLH MonsterStack $50,000 guarantee on 1.07.26
Rob takes home the DeepStack Extravaganza bronze coin, the trophy, and $9,217
Following a four-way chop, David Gelley takes home $7,569 for a second-place finish.
Following a four-way chop, Yashar Tafazoli takes home $7,539 for a third-place finish.
Following a four-way chop, Ben Abrahams takes home $5,364 for a fourth-place finish.
Level 22
Blinds: 15,000/25,000/25,000
Total Entrants: 164
Players Remaining: 4
Patrick Gunraj was all-in for roughly 450,000 and at risk against Rob Cohen.
Gunraj: A♠8♦
Cohen: A♦K♣
The board ran out 9♠Q♥J♦10♠7♠ and Cohen made the better straight to eliminate Gunraj in fifth place for $3,020.
Rob Cohen – 2,270,000
David Gelley – 1,145,000
Yashar Tafazoli – 1,130,000
Ben Abrahams – 355,000
Patrick Gunraj – 0
Level 22
Blinds: 15,000/25,000/25,000
Total Entrants: 164
Players Remaining: 5
Scott Bunn jammed all in for his remaining 70,000 from the button and Patrick Gunraj called in the big blind.
Bunn: Q♣3♠
Gunraj: A♠A♦
Bunn unfortunately ran into aces, and the board ran out 7♦4♦3♣8♠4♥ to eliminate him in sixth place for $2,291.
Patrick Gunraj – 295,000
Scott Bunn – 0
Level 22
Blinds: 15,000/25,000/25,000
Total Entrants: 164
Players Remaining: 6
Rob Cohen – 1,845,000
David Gelley – 1,210,000
Yashar Tafazoli – 1,195,000
Ben Abrahams – 355,000
Patrick Gunraj – 210,000
Scott Bunn – 85,000
Level 21
Blinds: 10,000/20,000/20,000
Total Entrants: 164
Players Remaining: 6
Allan Bituin was all-in for roughly 400,000 in middle position and at risk against Rob Cohen under the gun.
Bituin: J♠J♣
Cohen: Q♥Q♣
The board ran out 9♣7♣5♠10♥10♦ and the ladies stayed in front to eliminate Bituin in seventh place for $1,785.
Rob Cohen – 1,650,000
Allan Bituin – 0
Level 20
Blinds: 10,000/15,000/15,000
Total Entrants: 164
Players Remaining: 7
Yashar Tafazoli was all-in for 288,000 in the small blind and at risk against David Litvak on the button.
Tafazoli: 9♥9♦
Litvak: 7♥7♣
The 6♠A♥5♣ flop kept the nines in front, but the 7♠ hit the felt on the turn and Litvak celebrated as he jumped out in front. The 8♥ spiked the river, however, and Tafazoli had a celebration of his own as he made a straight to survive the rollercoaster runout and double.
Litvak was left with less than one big blind and was eliminated on the following hand in eighth place for $1,431.
Yashar Tafazoli – 606,000
David Litvak – 0
Level 19
Blinds: 6,000/12,000/12,000
Total Entrants: 164
Players Remaining: 8
Vincent Martino was all-in for his remaining short stack in the big blind against David Gelley on the button.
Martino: 3♥3♣
Gelley: J♠10♦
The board ran out K♠J♥6♥6♦4♣ and Martino was eliminated in ninth place for $1,180.
David Gelley – 475,000
Vincent Martino – 0