The final table is set at the Venetian DeepStack Showdown Event #49 $300 NLH $125,000 GTD.

1st place: $28,868
9th place: $3,002

Seat 1: Eric Rivkin – 1,790,000
Seat 2: Julian Rugna – 2,210,000
Seat 3: Nagib Zammar – 2,460,000
Seat 4: Selma Sayin – 1,760,000
Seat 5: Eric Estrellado – 3,540,000
Seat 6: Brandon Katz – 6,100,000
Seat 7: Ekrem Bozkurt – 6,230,000
Seat 8: Jesse Whittemore – 4,000,000
Seat 9: Dimitrios Sarivasilis – 3,155,000

Stay tuned for live updates of the DeepStack Showdown Event #49 $300 NLH $125,000 GTD final table on March 31, 2026.

Congratulations to Tyler Whitehead of Atlanta, GA who was the outright winner in our DeepStack Showdown Event #44 $400 NLH $100,000 guarantee on 3.27.26

Tyler takes home the DeepStack Showdown bronze coin, the trophy, and $25,060

Level 31
Blinds: 100,000/200,000/200,000
Total Entrants: 412
Players Remaining: 1

Tyler Whitehead limped the button, Chris B jammed for roughly 2,000,000 from the big blind, and Whitehead called.

Chris B: A♥K♣
Whitehead: J♦9♥

The board ran out 4♣3♥9♠5♦3♦ and Chris B was eliminated in second place for $17,903, while Whitehead takes home $25,060 and the trophy.

Level 30
Blinds: 75,000/150,000/150,000
Total Entrants: 412
Players Remaining: 2

Chris B raised from the button, Greg Secord called in the small blind, and Tyler Whitehead reraised to 1,000,000 from the big blind.

B called, Secord jammed for 2,070,000, and Whitehead rejammed with the covering stack. B thought about it but folded.

Secord: Q♠J♠
Whitehead: K♠K♣

The 2♠7♣8♠ flop brought a sweat, but the 2♥ turn and 9♣ river completed the board to eliminate Secord in third place for $12,978.

Tyler Whitehead – 10,300,000
Chris B – 6,200,000
Greg Secord – 0

Level 30
Blinds: 75,000/150,000/150,000
Total Entrants: 412
Players Remaining: 3

Rex Clinkscales was all in for about 1,740,000 in the cutoff against Tyler Whitehead in the big blind.

Clinkscales: K♠8♠
Whitehead: A♣K♥

The board ran out 6♥9♠10♣Q♦A♦ and Clinkscales was eliminated in fourth place for $9,543.

Tyler Whitehead – 7,750,000
Chris B – 6,225,000
Greg Secord – 2,525,000
Rex Clinkscales – 0

Level 29
Blinds: 60,000/120,000/120,000
Total Entrants: 412
Players Remaining: 4

Mike Stella jammed for 530,000 from the small blind and Tyler Whitehead called in the big blind.

Stella: Q♣3♦
Whitehead: K♦9♣

The board ran out J♥9♠7♠J♠7♣ and Stella was eliminated in fifth place for $7,120.

Chris B – 6,600,000
Tyler Whitehead – 4,200,000
Greg Secord – 3,100,000
Rex Clinkscales – 2,600,000
Mike Stella – 0

Level 28
Blinds: 50,000/100,000/100,000
Total Entrants: 412
Players Remaining: 5

Jesse Whittemore has been eliminated in sixth place for $5,391.

Level 28
Blinds: 50,000/100,000/100,000
Total Entrants: 412
Players Remaining: 6

Julian Rugna has been eliminated in seventh place for $4,144.

Level 28
Blinds: 50,000/100,000/100,000
Total Entrants: 412
Players Remaining: 8

Yuanzhi Cao has been eliminated in eighth place for $3,233.