Congratulations to Taylor Black of Las Vegas, NV who was the outright winner in our DeepStack Showdown Event #06 $800 NLH UltimateStack $150,000 guarantee on 3.11.23

Taylor takes home the DeepStack Showdown gold coin, the trophy, and $41,340

Level  30
Blinds: 75,000/150,000/150,000
Total Entrants: 301
Players Remaining: 1

Taylor Black jammed and David Yokoyama called all in for his 1,750,000 chips.

Yokoyama: A♥10♠
Black: 7♠7♥

The two were racing, and the board ran out 9♥9♣3♦7♦6♦ to lock it up on the turn as Black improved to a boat.

Yokoyama was eliminated as runner-up for $29,210, while Black takes home the DeepStack Showdown gold coin, the trophy, and $41,340.

Taylor Black – 12,000,000
David Yokoyama – 0

Level  29
Blinds: 60,000/120,000/120,000
Total Entrants: 301
Players Remaining: 2

Jacob Ferro was all-in for roughly 1,000,000 in the small blind and was at risk against Taylor Black on the button.

Ferro: A♣5♦
Black: 7♠7♦

The board ran out K♠8♦3♣10♥2♠ and Ferro was eliminated in third place for $20,974.

Taylor Black – 8,100,000
David Yokoyama – 3,900,000
Jacob Ferro – 0

Level  29
Blinds: 60,000/120,000/120,000
Total Entrants: 301
Players Remaining: 3

On a 6♠3♣2♥ flop, David Yokoyama was in the small blind and check-jammed against Elvis Toomas in the big blind for the rest of Toomas’ chips. Toomas called.

Toomas: 9♦9♥
Yokoyama: Q♦5♠

The 4♠ hit the turn to complete Yokoyama’s gutshot draw, and the J♦ river eliminated Toomas in fourth place for $15,545.

Taylor Black – 6,000,000
David Yokoyama – 4,800,000
Jake Ferro – 1,200,000
Elvis Toomas – 0

Level  28
Blinds: 50,000/100,000/100,000
Total Entrants: 301
Players Remaining: 4

Elvis Toomas was all-in for 1,130,000 in the big blind against Taylor Black in the cutoff.

Toomas: K♦Q♦
Black: 9♠9♣

The board ran out 8♠5♣4♠Q♥2♦ and Toomas secured the double.

Taylor Black – 5,550,000
David Yokoyama – 3,130,000
Elvis Toomas – 2,410,000
Jacob Ferro – 980,000

Level  28
Blinds: 50,000/100,000/100,000
Total Entrants: 301
Players Remaining: 4 

Ivan Ruban was all-in for roughly 900,000 in the big blind against Jacob Ferro in the small blind.

Ruban: 2♠2♥
Ferro: K♦K♣

The board ran out without any help for the ducks, and Ruban was eliminated in fifth place for $11,664.

Jacob Ferro – 4,100,000
David Yokoyama – 3,550,000
Taylor Black – 2,450,000
Elvis Toomas – 1,650,000
Ivan Ruban – 0

Level  27
Blinds: 40,000/80,000/80,000
Total Entrants: 301
Players Remaining: 5

Jacob Ferro raised the button, Jean Ortega shoved all in for roughly 850,000 in the small blind, and Ferro thought about it and called.

Ortega: A♥5♥
Ferro: Q♠J♦

The board ran out J♣9♣5♦3♠2♣ and Ferro paired his jack to eliminate Ortega in sixth place for $8,858.

Jacob Ferro – 3,450,000
Jean Ortega – 0

Level  27
Blinds: 40,000/80,000/80,000
Total Entrants: 301
Players Remaining: 6

Gerald Morrell got his roughly 700,000 chips in from the small blind and Ivan Ruban called in the big blind.

Morrell: A♦3♥
Ruban: 7♥7♣

The board ran out K♦10♥8♥10♠4♦ and Ruban held to eliminate Morrell in seventh place for $6,855.

Ivan Ruban – 2,050,000
Gerald Morrell – 0

Level 26
Blinds: 30,000/60,000/60,000
Total Entrants: 301
Players Remaining: 7

Taylor Black was all-in for 650,000 in the big blind against Ivan Ruban in the cutoff.

Black: K♦K♣
Ruban: 7♠7♥

The board ran out K♥10♣3♥7♣6♦ and Ruban lost another set-over-set hand, while Black secured the double.

Taylor Black – 1,390,000
Ivan Ruban – 950,000

Level 26
Blinds: 30,000/60,000/60,000
Total Entrants: 301
Players Remaining: 7

David Yokoyama had gotten his stack of approximately 1,500,000 in from the small blind against Ivan Ruban on the button.

Yokoyama: J♠J♦
Ruban: 7♥7♣

The K♣10♠4♠ flop changed nothing, but the 7♠ turn put Ruban well ahead. The J♣ completed the board, however, to put Yokoyama back in front for the double.

David Yokoyama: 3,200,000
Ivan Ruban: 1,600,000