Congratulations to Joseph Loebach of Surprise, AZ who was the outright winner in our DeepStack Showdown Event #25 $400 NLH UltimateStack $100,000 guarantee on 3.23.23

Joseph takes home the DeepStack Showdown bronze coin, the trophy, and $27,456

Level 33
Blinds: 150,000/300,000/300,000
Total Entrants: 468
Players Remaining: 1

Caleb Benton was all-in for roughly 3,600,000 and at risk against Joseph Loebach.

Benton: 8♦5♠
Loebach: 7♠7♣

The board ran out A♥6♥5♦Q♠10♦ and Benton was eliminated as runner-up for $20,195, while Loebach wins the trophy and the $27,456 first-place prize.

Level 32
Blinds: 125,000/250,000/250,000
Total Entrants: 468
Players Remaining: 2

Caleb Benton shoved all in for 2,225,000 on the button and Julio Ramirez called in the small blind.

Benton: A♠3♥
Ramirez: A♥J♣

The board ran out 7♥3♣2♣7♠5♠ and Benton flopped a three to double.

Shortly after, Ramirez jammed on the button and Benton called all in for 3,425,000 in the big blind.

Benton: A♥10♠
Ramirez: 10♥10♦

The board ran out J♣7♥5♠4♦A♦ and Benton spiked an ace on the river to leave Ramirez with approximately 900,000 left.

Shortly after, Benton shoved the small blind and Ramirez called all in for roughly 900,000 in the big blind.

Ramirez: A♦K♦
Benton: A♣3♣

The board ran out 8♣4♦3♥Q♦Q♥ and Benton found another three to eliminate Ramirez in third place for $15,023.

Joseph Loebach – 10,900,000
Caleb Benton – 7,800,000
Julio Ramirez – 0

Level 31
Blinds: 100,000/200,000/200,000
Total Entrants: 468
Players Remaining: 3

Jon-Michael Gisler was all-in on the button and at risk against Julio Ramirez in the big blind.

Gisler: Q♥J♠
Ramirez: 6♠6♥

The board ran out 9♥4♥3♣2♦4♣ and Ramirez’s sixes stayed in front to eliminate Gisler in fourth place for $11,307.

Julio Ramirez – 7,500,000
Joseph Loebach – 6,300,000
Caleb Benton – 4,900,000
Jon-Michael Gisler – 0

Level 31
Blinds: 100,000/200,000/200,000
Total Entrants: 468
Players Remaining: 4

Valentyn Shabelnyk was all-in for approximately 1,500,000 in the big blind against Julio Ramirez in the small blind.

Shabelnyk: Q♦9♦
Ramirez: K♥J♣

The board ran out A♠10♥2♠7♦5♠ and Shabelnyk was eliminated in fifth place for $8,613.

Caleb Benton – 5,200,000
Joseph Loebach – 5,100,000
Julio Ramirez – 4,600,000
Jon-Michael Gisler – 3,800,000
Valentyn Shabelnyk – 0

Level 28
Blinds: 50,000/100,000/100,000
Total Entrants: 468
Players Remaining: 5

Julio Ramirez – 3,400,000
Valentyn Shabelnyk – 3,850,000
Joseph Loebach – 3,700,000
Jon-Michael Gisler – 1,700,000
Caleb Benton – 6,050,000

Level 27
Blinds: 40,000/80,000/80,000
Total Entrants: 468
Players Remaining: 5

Joseph Loebach was all-in for 1,800,000 in the small blind against David Larson on the button.

Loebach: A♦J♠
Larson: A♠K♣

The board ran out J♥J♦7♥A♣5♣ and Loebach improved to a boat to leave Larson short-stacked.

Later, Larson moved all in for 495,000 in the big blind on a K♠5♦2♠ flop and Jon-Michael Gisler called in the hijack.

Larson: Q♠7♠
Gisler: A♦J♥

The 9♣ and 4♦ completed the board to eliminate Larson in sixth place for $6,639.

Joseph Loebach – 3,760,000
Jon-Michael Gisler – 3,000,000
David Larson – 0

Level 27
Blinds: 40,000/80,000/80,000
Total Entrants: 468
Players Remaining: 6

Caleb Benton has eliminated Xa Xiong in seventh place for $5,181.

Caleb Benton – 3,300,000
Xa Xiong – 0

Level 26
Blinds: 30,000/60,000/60,000
Total Entrants: 468
Players Remaining: 7

Rex Clinkscales has been eliminated in eighth place for $4,093.

Rex Clinkscales – 0

Level 26
Blinds: 30,000/60,000/60,000
Total Entrants: 468
Players Remaining: 8

Kenny Lay was forced all-in from the big blind, Caleb Benton came along on the button, and Julio Ramirez came along from the small blind.

The K♣Q♥A♣2♣Q♣ board was checked down.

Lay tabled his 7♠5♠ and Ramirez’s J♠3♥ was the best hand to take the pot and eliminate Lay in ninth place for $3,274.

Caleb Benton – 2,550,000
Julio Ramirez – 1,100,000
Kenny Lay – 0