Congratulations to Ekrem Bozkurt of Las Vegas, NV who was the winner via five-way chop in our DeepStack Showdown Event #49 $300 NLH $125,000 guarantee on 3.31.26

Ekrem takes home the DeepStack Showdown bronze coin, the trophy, and $22,196

Following a five-way chop, Eric Estrellado takes home $20,659 for a second-place finish.

Following a five-way chop, Brandon Katz takes home $14,908 for a third-place finish.

Following a five-way chop, Jesse Whittemore takes home $13,712 for a fourth-place finish.

Following a five-way chop, Julian Rugna takes home $12,854 for a fifth-place finish.

Level 32
Blinds: 125,000/250,000/250,000
Total Entrants: 783
Players Remaining: 5

Nagib Zammar has been eliminated in sixth place for $6,343.

Level 31
Blinds: 100,000/200,000/200,000
Total Entrants: 783
Players Remaining: 6

Eric Rivkin jammed for about 2,500,000 from the cutoff and Eric Estrellado called in the big blind.

Rivkin: A♥J♥
Estrellado: A♦K♦

The 5♥4♦3♥ flop gave Rivkin a flush draw and chop outs, but the 6♦ turn and 3♠ river completed the board to eliminate him in seventh place for $4,876.

Eric Estrellado – 8,900,000
Eric Rivkin – 0

Level 30
Blinds: 75,000/150,000/150,000
Total Entrants: 783
Players Remaining: 7

Eric Rivkin was all in for 1,600,000
in the cutoff against Selma Sayin in the big blind.

Rivkin: K♠10♠
Sayin: A♠4♠

The board ran out 5♦5♣Q♥5♠K♣ and Rivkin spiked the river to double. Sayin was left with only 50,000 for less than a small blind, and was eliminated on the following hand.

Eric Rivkin – 3,425,000
Selma Sayin – 0

Level 30
Blinds: 75,000/150,000/150,000
Total Entrants: 783
Players Remaining: 8

Eric Estrellado raised from under the gun, Dimitrios Sarivasilis jammed from the hijack, and Estrellado called.

Sarivasilis had ace-queen against Estrellado’s ace-king, and the board ran out to keep Estrellado ahead, eliminating Sarivasilis in ninth place for $3,002.

Eric Estrellado – 7,700,000
Dimitrios Sarivasilis – 0