Congratulations to Barry Smith of Longville, LA who was the outright winner in our DeepStack Showdown Event #01 $600 NLH UltimateStack $100,000 guarantee on 8.03.23

Barry takes home the DeepStack Showdown silver coin, the trophy, and $24,497

Level 27
Blinds: 40,000/80,000/80,000
Total Entrants: 222
Players Remaining: 1

Artashes Kartalyan raised and Barry Smith shoved all in with the covering stack. Kartalyan called.

Kartalyan: 5♥5♦
Smith: 10♣9♣

The A♣10♠10♦ flop vaulted Smith in front, and the 10♥ turn gave him quads to end the tournament in grand fashion as the meaningless 4♣ river completed the board.

Kartalyan was eliminated as runner-up for $17,010, while Smith takes home the trophy and $24,497.

Barry Smith – 8,900,000
Artashes Kartalyan – 0

Level 27
Blinds: 40,000/80,000/80,000
Total Entrants: 222
Players Remaining: 2

David Somers was all-in for approximately 1,650,000 in the big blind and was at risk against Barry Smith on the button.

Somers: A♦Q♥
Smith: A♠K♠

It was a cooler for Somers as the J♣4♠2♥ flop changed nothing. The 4♦ turn brought chop possibilities, but the K♣ river eliminated Somers in third place for $12,063.

Barry Smith – 6,300,000
Artashes Kartalyan – 2,600,000
David Somers – 0

Level 26
Blinds: 30,000/60,000/60,000
Total Entrants: 222
Players Remaining: 3

Barry Smith raised to 160,000 in the small blind, Timothy Krinsky shoved all in for approximately 1,050,000 in the big blind, and Smith called.

Krinsky: A♥K♥
Smith: 4♠4♣

Krinsky improved on the K♠4♥2♠ flop, but it also gave his opponent a set. The J♦ turn left Krinsky drawing dead, and the 9♠ river confirmed the result to eliminate him in fourth place for $8,742.

Barry Smith – 3,800,000
Timothy Krinsky – 0

Level 26
Blinds: 30,000/60,000/60,000
Total Entrants: 222
Players Remaining: 4

Artashes Kartalyan – 3,400,000
Barry Smith – 2,865,000
David Somers – 1,690,000
Timothy Krinsky – 930,000

Level 25
Blinds: 25,000/50,000/50,000
Total Entrants: 222
Players Remaining: 4

Collin Grubaugh was all-in for roughly 420,000 in the cutoff and at risk against Barry Smith in the big blind.

Grubaugh: J♦8♥
Smith: K♥J♣

Grubaugh was in rough shape, and the board ran out 10♣3♣2♣6♠10♦ to eliminate him in fifth place for $6,476.

Barry Smith – 1,575,000
Collin Grubaugh – 0

Level 24
Blinds: 20,000/40,000/40,000
Total Entrants: 222
Players Remaining: 5

Artashes Kartalyan raised the cutoff, David Somers flatted the button, and Nicholas De’Ath jammed for roughly 550,000 in the small blind. Kartalyan called and Somers folded.

De’Ath: A♥K♣
Kartalyan: Q♠Q♦

It was a classic flip, and the board ran out 7♣5♠4♦3♠Q♣ to improve Karalyan to a set, eliminating De’Ath in sixth place for $4,908.

Artashes Kartalyan – 4,100,000
David Somers – 2,300,000
Nicholas De’Ath – 0

Level 24
Blinds: 20,000/40,000/40,000
Total Entrants: 222
Players Remaining: 6

On a Q♠J♦8♦ flop, Yuta Murakami ended up getting his remaining stack of about 500,000 in from the big blind and was at risk against David Somers in middle position.

Murakami: K♥10♦
Somers: Q♥J♠

Murakami had his open-ended straight draw up against two pair, and the 3♠ turn and 3♣ river bricked out to eliminate him in seventh place for $3,806.

David Somers – 3,000,000
Yuta Murakami – 0

Level 23
Blinds: 15,000/30,000/30,000
Total Entrants: 222
Players Remaining: 7

Karapet Galstyan was all-in for roughly 400,000 in the hijack and at risk against Artashes Kartalyan on the button.

Galstyan: Q♠10♠
Kartalyan: 4♦4♣

The board ran out K♦6♠2♣7♣K♣ and the fours held up to eliminate Galstyan in eighth place for $3,022.

Artashes Kartalyan – 2,950,000
Karapet Galstyan – 0

Level 23
Blinds: 15,000/30,000/30,000
Total Entrants: 222
Players Remaining: 8

Michael Nichols has been eliminated in ninth place for $2,459.

Michael Nichols – 0