Congratulations to Jon Kyte of Norway who was the outright winner in our DeepStack Showdown Event #43 $800 NLH UltimateStack $200,000 guarantee on 11.05.23

Jon takes home the DeepStack Showdown gold coin, the trophy, and $40,783

Level 27
Blinds: 40,000/80,000/80,000
Total Entrants: 287
Players Remaining: 1

Jon Kyte limped and Brandon Zuidema checked his option.

The dealer spread the 6♥5♦2♥ flop and Zuidema checked. Kyte bet 125,000 and Zuidema responded by check-raising to 400,000. Kyte jammed, and Zuidema called all in for about 1,000,000.

Zuidema: 8♠7♣
Kyte: 10♦6♣

The 10♥ turn and 6♦ river completed the board and Zuidema was eliminated in second place for $28,768.

Jon Kyte – 11,480,000
Brandon Zuidema – 0

Level 26
Blinds: 30,000/60,000/60,000
Total Entrants: 287
Players Remaining: 2

Brandon Zuidema was all-in for 880,000 and at risk against Jon Kyte.

Zuidema: A♥3♥
Kyte: A♦4♦

A chop was likely until the 10♣4♥3♣ flop put Kyte way ahead. However, the 3♦ spiked the turn to give Zuidema trips, and the J♣ river confirmed his double.

Jon Kyte – 9,660,000
Brandon Zuidema – 1,820,000

Level 26
Blinds: 30,000/60,000/60,000
Total Entrants: 287
Players Remaining: 2

Chris Shebat was all-in from the small blind and at risk against Jon Kyte in the big blind.

Shebat: A♦9♠
Kyte: J♦10♦

The board ran out A♣Q♠J♣K♣3♥ and Kyte turned Broadway to eliminate Shebat in third place for $20,658.

Jon Kyte – 10,420,000
Brandon Zuidema – 1,060,000
Chris Shebat – 0

Level 26
Blinds: 30,000/60,000/60,000
Total Entrants: 287
Players Remaining: 3

Brandon Zuidema was all-in for 1,285,000 on the button and at risk against Jon Kyte in the big blind.

Zuidema: A♣J♠
Kyte: A♠9♦

The board ran out K♠7♣4♦5♦8♥ and Zuidema’s superior kicker stayed in front to secure his double.

Jon Kyte – 7,200,000
Brandon Zuidema – 2,660,000
Chris Shebat – 1,640,000

Level 25
Blinds: 25,000/50,000/50,000
Total Entrants: 287
Players Remaining: 3

On a 9♥7♥6♠ flop, Viacheslav Fentisov was all-in and at risk against Chris Shebat.

Fentisov: A♥3♥
Shebat: 7♣6♣

The 6♦ turn and 10♦ river completed the board and Fentisov was eliminated in fourth place for $15,106.

Jon Kyte – 7,875,000
Chris Shebat – 1,925,000
Brandon Zuidema – 1,700,000
Viacheslav Fentisov – 0

Level 24
Blinds: 20,000/40,000/40,000
Total Entrants: 287
Players Remaining: 4

On a 10♥9♠7♦ flop, Kwang Kim got the rest of his short stack in and was at risk against Jon Kyte.

Kim: 6♠6♥
Kyte: J♦10♠

The A♠ and A♦ completed the board and Kim was eliminated in fifth place for $11,253.

Jon Kyte – 7,000,000
Kwang Kim – 0

Level 24
Blinds: 20,000/40,000/40,000
Total Entrants: 287
Players Remaining: 5

Pete Yen Han Chen was all-in for about 645,000 in the small blind and at risk against Jon Kyte on the button.

Chen: Q♥Q♦
Kyte: 3♥3♦

The Q♣7♥5♥ flop put Chen way ahead with top set. The 6♥ turn provided a sweat, however, and the 4♣ hit the felt on the river to to give Kyte a straight, eliminating Chen in sixth place for $8,543.

Jon Kyte – 6,300,000
Pete Yen Han Chen – 0

Level 24
Blinds: 20,000/40,000/40,000
Total Entrants: 287
Players Remaining: 6

Anze Smajd was all-in for roughly 325,000 on the button and at risk against Viacheslav Fentisov in the hijack.

Smajd: A♦J♦
Fentisov: A♣K♥

The board ran out K♣Q♠5♣8♠Q♥ and Smajd was eliminated in seventh place for $6,612.

Viacheslav Fentisov – 2,900,000
Anze Smajd – 0

Level 23
Blinds: 15,000/30,000/30,000
Total Entrants: 287
Players Remaining: 7

Ryan Brown was all-in from the big blind for approximately 1,250,000 and at risk against Jon Kyte on the button.

Brown: A♦K♦
Kyte: A♠A♥

The board ran out A♣K♥10♥9♥4♣ and Brown was eliminated in eighth place for $5,219.

Jon Kyte – 4,400,000
Ryan Brown – 0