Level 27
Blinds: 40,000/80,000/80,000
Total Entrants: 433
Players Remaining: 8

Jonathan Anderson raised to 160,000 from early position, Kristina Griffiths moved all in for 685,000 from the button, and Anderson called.

Griffiths: A♥10♥
Anderson: K♠Q♥

The board ran out 6♦6♥2♠3♠9♦ and Griffiths was eliminated in ninth place for $4,102.

Jonathan Anderson – 2,700,000
Kristina Griffiths – 0

The final table is set at the Venetian DeepStack Showdown Event #18 $600 NLH UltimateStack $150,000 GTD.

1st place: $39,664
9th place: $4,102

Seat 1: Bob Whalen – 855,000
Seat 2: Ryan Buckholtz – 1,200,000
Seat 3: Tamas Lendvai – 3,940,000
Seat 4: Kristina Griffiths – 1,135,000
Seat 5: Qing Liu – 2,780,000
Seat 6: Mark Aylward-Nally – 2,150,000
Seat 7: Eric Baldwin – 1,680,000
Seat 8: David Gelley – 3,600,000
Seat 9: Jonathan Anderson – 300,000

Stay tuned for live updates of the DeepStack Showdown Event #18 $600 NLH UltimateStack $150K GTD final table on January 26, 2025.

Congratulations to Benjamon Brinkley of Cape Coral, FL who was the winner via heads-up chop in our DeepStack Showdown Event #13 $400 NLH UltimateStack $75,000 guarantee on 1.22.25

Benjamon takes home the DeepStack Showdown bronze coin, the trophy, and $14,440

Following a heads-up chop, Nikhil Gera takes home $14,439 for a second-place finish.

Level 27
Blinds: 40,000/80,000/80,000
Total Entrants: 198
Players Remaining: 2

Benjamon Brinkley raised to 225,000 from the button and Nikhil Gera jammed from the small blind. Mehdi Saleh called all in for about 1,100,000 in the big blind and Brinkley folded.

Saleh: A♠K♦
Gera: J♥J♣

The 8♦Q♦9♥ flop had Gera as a favorite and the J♦ turn gave him a set. Saleh still had flush and straight outs, but the 4♠ river bricked out and Saleh was eliminated in third place for $8,306.

Benjamon Brinkley – 4,300,000
Nikhil Gera – 3,625,000
Mehdi Saleh – 0

Level 26
Blinds: 30,000/60,000/60,000
Total Entrants: 198
Players Remaining: 3

Mehdi Saleh moved all in for 410,000 from the button and Nikhil Gera called in the big blind.

Saleh: K♠J♦
Gera: A♥7♦

The board ran out 6♠9♣Q♠10♦K♣ and Saleh turned a straight to score the double.

Benjamon Brinkley – 4,765,000
Nikhil Gera – 2,250,000
Mehdi Saleh – 910,000

Level 25
Blinds: 25,000/50,000/50,000
Total Entrants: 198
Players Remaining: 3

Benjamon Brinkley – 3,960,000
Nikhil Gera – 2,595,000
Mehdi Saleh – 1,370,000

Level 23
Blinds: 15,000/30,000/30,000
Total Entrants: 198
Players Remaining: 3

Anonymous has been eliminated in fourth place for $5,996.

Benjamon Brinkley – 3,650,000
Nikhil Gera – 3,200,000
Mehdi Saleh – 1,070,000
Anonymous – 0

Level 22
Blinds: 15,000/25,000/25,000
Total Entrants: 198
Players Remaining: 4

Mehdi Saleh opened to 50,000 from the button and Josh Brodsky called in the small blind. Benjamon Brinkley called in the big blind and Saleh folded.

Brodsky: A♣9♥
Brinkley: 8♥8♣

The board ran out 2♥6♠5♠10♦K♦ and Brinkley’s eights eliminated Brodsky in fifth place for $4,433.

Mehdi Saleh – 1,440,000
Benjamon Brinkley – 1,350,000
Josh Brodsky – 0