Event 18: $600 No-Limit Hold’em SuperStack $250,000 Guarantee 

Event: $600 No-Limit Hold’em SuperStack
Guarantee: $250,000
Entries: 812
Prize Pool: $416,556
Places Paid: 90
Winner: Sean Jazayeri – $68,027

Sean Jazayeri – Event 18: $600 SuperStack $250K GTD – $68,027

The largest prize pool yet of the DeepStack Championship Series totaled $416,556 and $68,027 belongs to Sean Jazayeri. The 60-year-old Californian made the most of some additional time to play poker and is now in possession of his first DSE trophy.

Jazayeri started Day 2 second in chips and opened the final table fourth out of 10. Good fortune found Jazayeri in key spots as he picked up big hands to eliminated opponents and managed to win the most important flip of the night to close out the title.

The WPT Champions Club member was in Las Vegas for the Tournament of Champions but a failed satellite attempt left him in need of some poker to play. Jazayeri bagged on Day 1A and finished the job three days later with a flight only four hours away.

Among the players overcome by Jazayeri include Venetian regular Bobby Poe, WSOP bracelet winners Joey Weissman and Michael Wang, and former Survivor contestant James Rice.

A DeepStack Championship trophy now accompanies Jazayeri’s WSOP Circuit ring and WPT title. Jazayeri hopes to return to The Venetian before the end of the summer if his work schedule in the IT industry allows.

Final Table Results

Event 18: $600 No-Limit Hold’em SuperStack $250,000 Guarantee

Level 33
Blinds: 100,000/200,000 w/ 25,000 ante
Player Remaining: 1/812
Average Stack:  16,240,000

James Rice

Three-handed play lasted for quite a bit but heads up was over right away thanks to a cooler dealt in the favor of Sean Jazayeri.

Jazayeri raised to 500,000 on the button in the first hand of heads up play and Rice three-bet to 1,200,000. All the chips went in from Jazayeri and Rice called with J♥J♠ for 5,840,000 total.

Jazayeri held the two overs A♥K♠ and the two went to the 10♥7♥5♠ flop.

The plot thickened with a flush draw for Jazayeri on the 9♥ turn and the K♦ river gave him the title.

Rice takes home $50,000 for his efforts and Jazayeri earns the title. A winner’s recap will be posted shortly.

Event 18: $600 No-Limit Hold’em SuperStack $250,000 Guarantee

Level 33
Blinds: 100,000/200,000 w/ 25,000 ante
Player Remaining: 2/812
Average Stack:  8,120,000

Bobby Poe

The three-handed stalemate is at an end with Bobby Poe taking the bronze medal and Sean Jazayeri taking him out.

Jazayeri raised the small blind to 500,000 and Poe called. The 9♦8♣4♥ flop brought a bet of 600,000 from Jazayeri and Poe shoved for 3,425,000.

Jazayeri called with K♣K♦ and Poe’s A♣8♠ had work to do. The 9♣ turn bricked and the J♦ river floated to the bottom.

Poe earns $50,000 to start his summer and Jazayeri enters heads up with the lead.

Sean Jazayeri – 10,400,000
James Rice – 5,840,000
Bobby Poe – 3rd place ($50,000)

Event 18: $600 No-Limit Hold’em SuperStack $250,000 Guarantee

Level 33
Blinds: 100,000/200,000 w/ 25,000 ante
Player Remaining: 3/812
Average Stack:  5,415,000

At the end of Level 32 and start of Level 33, Bobby Poe and James Rice exchanged chips.

Poe bet 550,000 on a flop of 8♥7♦5♠ and Rice called to the 6♥ turn where he was met with another bet of 950,000. Rice matched again and the K♠ went without any bets. Rice’s straight 7♣4♣ won that round.

Then, Rice raised to 500,000 on the button and Poe joined him from the big blind. The Q♥10♠6♣ flop and 2♠ turn were checked but the 9♣ turn was not. Poe bet 770,000 and Rice called to see Poe’s two pair 10♦9♥.

Updated three-handed counts are below.

James Rice – 6,650,000
Sean Jazayeri – 5,060,000
Bobby Poe – 4,500,000

Event 18: $600 No-Limit Hold’em SuperStack $250,000 Guarantee

Level 32
Blinds: 80,000/160,000 w/ 20,000 ante
Player Remaining: 3/812
Average Stack:  5,415,000

The three remaining players in Event 18 decided to pause the clock and work out a deal before the blinds became too high. They agreed to lock up $50,000 each and leave $18,027 to play for. The original payouts and chip counts at the time of the deal are below.

James Rice – 6,650,000
Bobby Poe – 5,200,000
Sean Jazayeri – 4,400,000

1. $81,216
2. $49,987
3. $36,824

Event 18: $600 No-Limit Hold’em SuperStack $250,000 Guarantee

Level 32
Blinds: 80,000/160,000 w/ 20,000 ante
Player Remaining: 3/812
Average Stack:  5,415,000

James Rice is once again the chip leader after getting close to 1,000,000 from Bobby Poe.

Poe opened for a standard raise on the button and Rice called in the small blind.

Both checked the J♠J♥7♠ and Poe knuckled the K♥ turn. Rice bet 600,000 and got a call to the 6&hearts river. That street went check-check and Rice’s J♦5♦ took the pot.

Rice is north of 6,000,000 and Poe slides below that number.

Event 18: $600 No-Limit Hold’em SuperStack $250,000 Guarantee

Level 32
Blinds: 80,000/160,000 w/ 20,000 ante
Player Remaining: 3/812
Average Stack:  5,415,000

Sean Jazayeri

Sean Jazayeri shoved at least a dozen times in the past hour in three-handed play. He finally found a caller in Bobby Poe and found the double he was looking for.

Poe opened the button to 360,000 and James Rice called the small blind. Jazayeri called in the big blind and the trio saw a 10♦7♣3♠ flop.

The action checked to Poe and he bet 510,000. Rice folded and Jazayeri moved in for 1,200,000. Poe said he likely had to call and give it a minute for doing so with 8♣7♦. Jazayeri had the higher pair J♣10♥ and faded danger on the 4♦ turn and 9♠ river.

Midway through the level, all three players are in the between in the middle of the five million-chip road.

Event 18: $600 No-Limit Hold’em SuperStack $250,000 Guarantee

Level 32
Blinds: 80,000/160,000 w/ 20,000 ante
Player Remaining: 3/812
Average Stack:  5,415,000

James Rice

Three-handed play is off to a slow start through the first level of the portion. Most of the action centered around Sean Jazayeril moving all-in. All of Jazayeri’s attempts to double up went uncalled and the blinds are now up. The updated counts are below with Bobby Poe having a slight lead.

Bobby Poe – 7,365,000
James Rice – 6,310,000
Sean Jazayeri – 2,375,000

Event 18: $600 No-Limit Hold’em SuperStack $250,000 Guarantee

Level 30
Blinds: 50,000/100,000 w/ 10,000 ante
Player Remaining: 3/812
Average Stack:  5,415,000

Mark Manesh

Mark Manesh led the final table of Event 18 until he didn’t. James Rice took most of Manesh’s chips during Level 30 and then finished him off to close the 40-minute stanza.

Manesh changed his standard raise of 275,000 to 280,000 from the button and Rice pushed all-in from the big blind to put Manesh at risk.

Rice’s Q♥Q♠ led the A♠10♥ of Manesh and the 8♣7♠3♦9♣K♠ board sealed the deal.

Rice is back in front as the blinds go up again.

James Rice – 6,740,000
Bobby Poe – 6,285,000
Sean Jazayeri – 3,230,000
Mark Manesh – 4th place ($27,493)

Event 18: $600 No-Limit Hold’em SuperStack $250,000 Guarantee

Level 30
Blinds: 50,000/100,000 w/ 10,000 ante
Player Remaining: 4/812
Average Stack:  4,060,000

Bobby Poe

The all-ins continue to go strong at the Event 18 and James Rice along with Bobby Poe both won key pots to trade spots at the top of the leaderboard.

Mark Manesh raised the button to 275,000 and Rice defended his big blind to a flop of A♣Q♠10♣. Rice checked and Manesh threw in 400,000. 10 seconds ticked off the clock and Rice shoved for 3,750,000. Manesh called immediately for most of his stack with a combo draw K♣4♣. Rice led with Q♣10♠ and survived the 6♦ turn and A♥ river.

Two hands later, Bobby Poe raised the cutoff for a standard amount and Rice flatted the button with Manesh coming in from the big blind.

Manesh checked the 10♥8♥5♦ flop and Poe put in 400,000 more. Rice moved all-in and Manesh dumped his hand. Poe gave it a quick think and called with 8♠5♠. Rice’s overpair J♦J♥ was in trouble and he didn’t catch up on the A♣ turn or Q♥ river.

Poe is now the chip leader by a slim margin with Manesh at the back of the pack.

Bobby Poe – 6,150,000
James Rice – 5,450,000
Sean Jazayeri – 3,160,000
Mark Manesh – 1,650,000