Congratulations to Dontaye Strawder of El Paso, TX who was the winner via heads-up chop in our DeepStack Showdown Event #40 $300 NLH MonsterStack $100,000 guarantee on 11.03.25
Dontaye takes home the DeepStack Showdown bronze coin, the trophy, and $18,000
Following a heads-up chop, Anonymous takes home $15,845 for a second-place finish.
Level 26
Blinds: 30,000/60,000/60,000
Total Entrants: 321
Players Remaining: 2
On the turn of a 7♠A♥J♥8♠ board, Amberlyn Arafiles was all-in with J♠7♣ in the big blind against the A♣9♣ of Dontaye Strawder in the small blind.
Arafiles was ahead with two pair, but the 10♦ hit the felt on the river and Strawder made a straight to eliminate Arafiles in third place for $10,105.
Dontaye Strawder – 8,050,000
Anonymous – 1,600,000
Amberlyn Arafiles – 0
Level 25
Blinds: 25,000/50,000/50,000
Total Entrants: 321
Players Remaining: 3
Dontaye Strawder raised from the cutoff and Frank Ficadenti called in the big blind.
The dealer fanned out the 7♠Q♣K♠ flop and Ficadenti’s remaining short stack went into the middle.
Ficadenti: A♠2♠
Strawder: A♣8♣
The 8♥ and Q♥ completed the board and Ficadenti was eliminated in fourth place for $7,394.
Dontaye Strawder – 6,750,000
Amberlyn Arafiles – 1,600,000
Anonymous – 1,300,000
Frank Ficadenti – 0
Level 24
Blinds: 20,000/40,000/40,000
Total Entrants: 321
Players Remaining: 4
Barry Shulman moved all in for 875,000 from the cutoff and Dontaye Strawder called in the small blind.
Shulman: K♠Q♦
Strawder: A♣Q♥
Shulman ran into a dominating hand, and the board ran out 5♥8♣4♦10♠3♠ to eliminate him in fifth place for $5,500.
Dontaye Strawder – 6,600,000
Barry Shulman – 0
Level 23
Blinds: 15,000/30,000/30,000
Total Entrants: 321
Players Remaining: 5
Miquel Maimes was all-in with aces against the king-queen of Dontaye Strawder.
The completed board showed 3♦Q♠Q♥Q♦9♦ and Strawder had quads to eliminate Maimes in sixth place for $4,161.
Level 23
Blinds: 15,000/30,000/30,000
Total Entrants: 321
Players Remaining: 6
Joost Vervest has been eliminated in seventh place for $3,202.
Level 23
Blinds: 15,000/30,000/30,000
Total Entrants: 321
Players Remaining: 7
Emmanuel Dimaano was all-in in the small blind for roughly 200,000 against Anonymous in the big blind.
Dimaano: A♠6♦
Anonymous: A♥10♥
The board ran out 4♣9♠Q♥Q♦2♦ and Dimaano was eliminated in eighth place for $2,507.
Level 23
Blinds: 15,000/30,000/30,000
Total Entrants: 321
Players Remaining: 8
On the turn of a 2♣7♣2♦6♥ board, Viraphanh Vorachanh was all-in with A♠A♥ against the Q♥2♥ of Dontaye Strawder.
The 2♠ completed the board, and Strawder secured the pot with quads as Vorachanh was eliminated in ninth place for $1,998.
The final table is set at the Venetian DeepStack Showdown Event #40 $300 NLH MonsterStack $100,000 Guarantee.
1st place: $19,809
9th place: $1,998
Seat 1: Amberlyn Arafiles – 1,525,000
Seat 2: Viraphanh Vorachanh – 1,010,000
Seat 3: Miquel Maimes – 435,000
Seat 4: Emmanuel Dimaano – 555,000
Seat 5: Anonymous – 1,400,000
Seat 6: Barry Shulman – 1,015,000
Seat 7: Frank Ficadenti – 1,020,000
Seat 8: Dontaye Strawder – 1,360,000
Seat 9: Joost Vervest – 1,230,000
