Congratulations to Ben Palmer of Las Vegas, NV who was the winner via heads-up chop in our DeepStack Extravaganza Event #16 $600 WPT NLH $300,000 guarantee on 2.19.26

Ben takes home the DeepStack Extravaganza silver coin, the trophy, and $45,060

Following a heads-up chop, Homan Mohammadi takes home $42,808 for a second-place finish.

Level 32
Blinds: 125,000/250,000/250,000
Total Entrants: 614
Players Remaining: 2

Roman Pumpernick jammed for roughly 2,900,000 from the small blind and Ben Palmer called in the big blind.

Pumpernick: A♣7♥
Palmer: 10♠10♣

The board ran out 5♥2♥7♣9♠J♠ and the tens were good to eliminate Pumpernick in third place for $26,581.

Ben Palmer – 10,650,000
Homan Mohammadi – 7,800,000
Roman Pumpernick – 0

Level 31
Blinds: 100,000/200,000/200,000
Total Entrants: 614
Players Remaining: 3

Ben Palmer was all-in for 2,700,000 on the button against Eric Mizrahi in the big blind.

Palmer: J♥10♥
Mizrahi: A♠Q♦

The board ran out J♣7♣9♣K♦K♠ and Palmer scored the double to leave Mizrahi with three big blinds.

On the following hand, Palmer raised to 400,000 from the cutoff, Mizrahi jammed for 600,000, and Palmer called.

Mizrahi: 5♥5♣
Palmer: 8♦8♣

The board ran out J♣6♣9♥J♦4♠ and Mizrahi was eliminated in fourth place for $19,552.

Ben Palmer – 6,800,000
Homan Mohammadi – 5,950,000
Roman Pumpernick – 5,675,000
Eric Mizrahi – 0

Level 31
Blinds: 100,000/200,000/200,000
Total Entrants: 614
Players Remaining: 4

Homan Mohammadi – 8,500,000
Roman Pumpernick – 5,695,000
Eric Mizrahi – 3,200,000
Ben Palmer – 1,050,000

Level 29
Blinds: 60,000/120,000/120,000
Total Entrants: 614
Players Remaining: 4

Connor Belcher was getting up from his seat as Roman Pumpernick was collecting the rest of his chips.

The completed board showed 9♥3♥K♥J♣Q♥, and Belcher’s K♦9♠ went into the muck as Pumpernick collected the pot with 5♥5♣ to eliminate Belcher in fifth place for $14,588.

Roman Pumpernick – 6,880,000
Connor Belcher – 0

Level 28
Blinds: 50,000/100,000/100,000
Total Entrants: 614
Players Remaining: 5

Billy Baxter moved all in for 680,000 from under the gun and Eric Mizrahi called on the button.

Baxter: J♣10♣
Mizrahi: 7♦7♣

The 8♣8♠9♣ flop gave Baxter a lot more outs, but the 7♠ landed on the turn to leave him needing to complete a straight flush. The 2♣ fell on the river, and Mizrahi’s boat was good to eliminate the Poker Hall of Famer in sixth place for $11,041.

Eric Mizrahi – 5,340,000
Billy Baxter – 0

Level 28
Blinds: 50,000/100,000/100,000
Total Entrants: 614
Players Remaining: 6

Christina Gollins moved all in for roughly 750,000 from under the gun and Eric Mizrahi reshoved from the hijack.

Gollins: A♦J♣
Mizrahi: 4♠4♣

The two were racing, and the Q♣9♠5♦7♥10♦ runout had the fours as the winner, eliminating Gollins in seventh place for $8,480.

Eric Mizrahi – 4,400,000
Christina Gollins – 0

Level 28
Blinds: 50,000/100,000/100,000
Total Entrants: 614
Players Remaining: 7

Christina Gollins jammed for 215,000 from middle position, Homan Mohammadi flatted the hijack, Roman Pumpernick flatted the button, and Billy Baxter rejammed for 705,000 from the big blind.

Mohammadi called and Pumpernick folded.

Gollins: J♠10♣
Baxter: 9♥9♦
Mohammadi: 3♠3♥

Gollins was in great shape, and the board ran out 8♥10♦K♠2♥K♦ and for her to score the main pot, while Baxter took the side pot.

Homan Mohammadi – 5,040,000
Roman Pumpernick – 2,750,000
Christina Gollins – 1,010,000
Billy Baxter – 980,000

Level 27
Blinds: 40,000/80,000/80,000
Total Entrants: 614
Players Remaining: 7

Alfonso Alejo was getting up from his seat as Eric Mizrahi was collecting the rest of his chips.

The completed board showed 6♣5♦2♣J♠J♥ and Alejo was in the big blind with 5♥4♥. Mizrahi was on the button and held A♠J♣ for trips to eliminate Alejo in eighth place for $6,611.

Eric Mizrahi – 4,550,000
Alfonso Alejo – 0