Congratulations to Brian Gates of Las Vegas, NV who was the outright winner in our DeepStack Extravaganza Event #06 $1,100 WPT NLH $1 Million guarantee on 2.15.26

Brian takes home the DeepStack Extravaganza gold coin, the trophy, and $148,902

Level 34
Blinds: 200,000/400,000/400,000
Total Entrants: 887
Players Remaining: 1

Tyrell Schoolfield raised from the button and Brian Gates called in the big blind.

The flop landed 5♥Q♥8♥ and Schoolfield’s remaining stack of about 8,225,000 went into the middle.

Schoolfield: A♥K♦
Gates: 9♥7♥

Schoolfield needed to see a non-six heart, but the 3♦ and A♦ completed the board. Schoolfield was eliminated in second place for $107,416, while Gates takes home the trophy and $148,902.

Level 34
Blinds: 200,000/400,000/400,000
Total Entrants: 887
Players Remaining: 2

Adam Walton was all-in for roughly 5,300,000 and at risk against Brian Gates.

Walton: J♠J♦
Gates: 7♥7♦

The Q♥5♥6♥ flop gave Gates a flush draw, but it was the 7♠ to hit the felt on the turn to put him ahead and leave Walton with a single out. The 4♥ completed the board, and Walton was eliminated in third place for $78,485.

Brian Gates – 26,500,000
Tyrell Schoolfield – 9,025,000
Adam Walton – 0

Level 34
Blinds: 200,000/400,000/400,000
Total Entrants: 887
Players Remaining: 3

Brian Gates – 16,800,000
Tyrell Schoolfield – 10,625,000
Adam Walton – 8,100,000

Level 32
Blinds: 125,000/250,000/250,000
Total Entrants: 887
Players Remaining: 3

Jeffery Taylor was all-in for about 4,950,000 and at risk against Brian Gates.

Taylor: K♥Q♥
Gates: 9♠9♥

The two were racing, and the board ran out 7♠8♦4♥4♣A♣ to eliminate Taylor in fourth place for $58,071.

Brian Gates – 17,550,000
Adam Walton – 11,700,000
Tyrell Schoolfield – 6,250,000
Jeffery Taylor – 0

Level 32
Blinds: 125,000/250,000/250,000
Total Entrants: 887
Players Remaining: 4

Brian Gates raised to 500,000 from the button, Bob Mather jammed for 2,825,000 in the big blind, and Gates called.

Mather: A♣9♥
Gates: 3♠3♦

The J♠Q♦Q♣ flop gave Mather counterfeit outs, and the 10♦ turn gave him many more ways to win. It was a case of too many outs, however, as the 7♥ river bricked, and Mather was eliminated in fifth place for $43,518.

Brian Gates – 9,800,000
Bob Mather – 0

Level 31
Blinds: 100,000/200,000/200,000
Total Entrants: 887
Players Remaining: 5

Andre Butler shoved for 1,625,000 from the small blind and Jeffery Taylor called in the big blind.

Butler: 9♠7♠
Taylor: K♠J♦

The board ran out J♣6♣9♣2♦Q♥ and Butler was eliminated in sixth place for $33,035.

Jeffery Taylor – 6,200,000
Andre Butler – 0

Level 31
Blinds: 100,000/200,000/200,000
Total Entrants: 887
Players Remaining: 6

Matthew Brown was all-in for roughly 3,500,000 in the hijack against Brian Gates on the button.

Brown: 7♥7♦
Gates: K♠K♣

The board ran out 4♥8♦A♦2♣3♣ and the superior pocket pair was good to eliminate Brown in seventh place for $25,406.

Brian Gates – 10,950,000
Matthew Brown – 0

Level 31
Blinds: 100,000/200,000/200,000
Total Entrants: 887
Players Remaining: 7

Adam Walton – 11,690,000
Brian Gates – 7,615,000
Tyrell Schoolfield – 5,760,000
Matthew Brown – 3,505,000
Jeffery Taylor – 2,995,000
Andre Butler – 2,425,000
Bob Mather – 1,490,000

Level 30
Blinds:75,000/150,000/150,000
Total Entrants: 887
Players Remaining: 7

Jeremy Becker got the majority of his remaining stack of roughly five big blinds in from under the gun and Adam Walton called in the small blind.

The dealer spread the 5♥J♥J♦ flop and Becker’s remaining chips went into the middle.

Becker: K♣9♣
Walton: 3♦3♣

Becker flopped additional counterfeit outs, but the 2♠ turn and 10♦ river changed nothing to eliminate him in eighth place for $19,800.

Adam Walton – 11,300,000
Jeremy Becker – 0