DeepStack Extravaganza III
July 6, 2017
Day 53
11 a.m. Event 80: $1,100 No-Limit Hold’em SuperStack $300,000 Guarantee Day 2.
12 p.m. Event 82: $1,100 No-Limit Hold’em Bount $250,000 Guarantee. To view the complete structure, click here.
4 p.m. Event 81: $1,100 Pot-Limit Omaha/Pot-Limit Omaha 8-or-Better/Big O $100,000 Guarantee Day 2.
7 p.m. Event 83: $600 No-Limit Hold’em Bounty $50,000 Guarantee. To view the complete structure, click here.
Event 81: $1,100 Pot-Limit Omaha/Pot-Limit Omaha 8-or-Better/Big O $100,000 Guarantee
Event: $1,100 Pot-Limit Omaha/Pot-Limit Omaha 8-or-Better/Big O
Guarantee: $100,000
Entries: 101
Prize Pool: $100,000 including $1,020 added by the Venetian
Places Paid: 12
Players Remaining: 15
Min-Cash: $2,300
1st Place: $30,000
Chip Leader: Gary Bolden – 241,500
*Day 2 beings at 4 p.m. July 6
Day 2 Chip Counts
Payouts
Event 79: $400 No-Limit Hold’em Bounty $30,000 Guarantee
Event: $400 No-Limit Hold’em Bounty
Guarantee: $30,000
Entries: 195
Total Prize Pool: $66,690
Bounties: $19,500
Places Paid: 21
1st Place: $12,270
Level 26
Blinds: 25,000-50,000 w/5,000 ante
Total Entrants: 259
Players Remaining: 1
Average Stack: 3,890,000
DeepStack Extravaganza Event 76 Champion –
Matthew Leecy
The fireworks are soon to go off across Las Vegas but there were plenty of them inside The Venetian Poker Room this afternoon. Matthew Leecy and Clement Richez battled next to each other for the full Event 76 final table and in the end, it was Leecy who got the better of his French opponent.
Leecy opened Day 2 as the chip leader and came into the final table holding the same position. Leecy consistently put pressure on his opponents and bullied them with his large chip stack. Richez took the lead from Leecy a few times and started their heads up match out in front. Each time he fell down, Leecy came back up firing and was rewarded for his persistence.
Along with his first place prize, Leecy collected 15 bounties, totaling $4,500. This is the third DSE title for Leecy and with how he played today, likely far from his last.
Final Table Results
Level 26
Blinds: 25,000-50,000 w/5,000 ante
Total Entrants: 259
Players Remaining: 1
Average Stack: 3,890,000
Clement Richez
Matthew Leecy was on the comeback trail against Clement Richez and had gained back enough chips that they started the final hand of the tournament with the exact same stack.
Leecy limped in on the button and Richez raised to 175,000. Leecy called and the flop came out K♥9♦4♦. Richez bet 225,000 and Leecy called to the 6♠ turn. Richez bet 400,000 and following a minute of thought, Leecy moved all-in for 1,540,000.
Richez called right away with K♦Q♣ but was drawing dead against the 6♦6♥ of Leecy. One their chip stacks were counted down and the exact total was confirmed, the two players shook hands and complimented each other on their respective play.
The Event 76 final table revolved around their heavyweight battle and in the end, it was Leecy who landed the knockout punch. A winner’s recap will be posted shortly.
Level 26
Blinds: 20,000-40,000 w/5,000 ante
Total Entrants: 259
Players Remaining: 2
Average Stack: 1,945,000
Matthew Leecy is chipping his way back into his heads up match against Clement Richez and is now playing 1,650,000 after catching trip kings.
Both players invested 90,000 before the flop and Leecy bet 125,000 from the small blind on the K♦J♠5♦ flop. Richez called and the K♥ peeled on the turn. Leecy bet 190,000 more and Richez called.
They both checked the 4♣ river and Leecy flipped up A♣K♣. Richez mucked and the pot went to Leecy.
The blinds are set to go up in a few minutes and the aggressive play between the two players is likely to continue.
Level 26
Blinds: 20,000-40,000 w/5,000 ante
Total Entrants: 259
Players Remaining: 2
Average Stack: 1,945,000
Matthew Leecy has been grinded down by Clement Richez for most of their heads up battle but found a double and is back in contention.
The two players limped in and Richez checked the 8♥6♥3♣ flop. Leecy bet 40,000 and Richez check-raised to 125,000. Leecy put in another raised to 300,000 and Richez shoved to put Leecy at risk.
Leecy called with 9♠7♠ for 650,000 total and was hoping to hit his draw before Richez hit his A♥3♥. The 2♦ turn had Richez one card from victory but the 5♣ river gave Leecy the double.
Neither player reacted much as chips were exchanged and Leecy has new life with 1,300,000.
Level 25
Blinds: 15,000-30,000 w/5,000 ante
Total Entrants: 259
Players Remaining: 2
Average Stack: 1,945,000
Clement Richez and Matthew Leecy haven’t slowed their aggressive play against one another in their heads up match. Richez fired three bets and showed Leecy a strong bluff to leave Leece with less than 1,000,000.
Leecy raised the button the 65,000 and Richez three-bet to 240,000. Leecy called and the flop came out K♣K♥3♦. Richez bet 200,000 and Leecy came along to the K♦ turn. Richez bet 200,000 more and after looking over his stack, Leecy gave it up.
Richez showed 6♣2♣ and Leecy knocked the table. Leecy is playing 900,000 with the blinds about to go up.
Level 25
Blinds: 15,000-30,000 w/5,000 ante
Total Entrants: 259
Players Remaining: 2
Average Stack: 1,945,000
Kyle Steinfelt
Stuck in the middle of the constant raising war between Matthew Leecy and Clement Richez for most of today was Kyle Steinfelt. Steinfelt stayed out of harm’s way for most of the final table but ran too low on ammo to keep on firing.
Richez opened the button to 60,000 and Leecy three-bet to 165,000 from the small blind. Steinfelt shoved for 335,000 and Leecy called with A♥K♥. Steinfelt’s Q♦9♦ was live but the K♣10♣6♥ flop left him drawing to a jack. The turn and river were both low cards and Leecy took the pot.
Heads up play between Leecy (1,700,000) and Richez (2,755,000) is underway as they have both made it to the final showdown at the “Aggro Corral”
Level 25
Blinds: 15,000-30,000 w/5,000 ante
Total Entrants: 259
Players Remaining: 3
Average Stack: 1,295,000
The first part of Level 25 started with all three players taking turns three-betting one another but when the first substantive pot played out, it was Clement Richez taking on Matthew Leecy, once again.
Kyle Steinfelt opened the button to 60,000 and Richez three-bet to 95,000 in the small blind. Leecy called from the big blind as did Steinfelt. Richez bet 150,000 on the 10♦7♣3♦ flop and only Leecy called.
Richez checked the 6♣ turn and Leecy bet 220,000. Richez announced “all-in” with Leecy having him barely covered. Leecy’s cards hit the muck right away and Richez took the pot. He is playing 2,150,000 with Leecy, for the time being, down to 1,350,000.