2026 DSPS in Review

Shaun Davis, 2026 Deep Stack Poker Series Main Event Champion

The Deep Stack Poker Series is always a fun two-week run of tournaments leading up to and through the Memorial Day weekend each year.  The 2026 schedule had ten trophy events over 14 days and $810,000 in guaranteed money.

Events: 10
Entries: 2,419
Guarantees: $810,000
Prize Pools: $1,034,171

The incredible turnout in the Poker Room had 2,419 entries and put more than $1,000,000 in the prize pools. Amazing turnout, and the Poker Room was hopping.

The top tournament was the $1,700 Deepest Stack, with 225 entries across three starting flights, and late registration available until Day 2. After an extra day of play, it took Shaun Davis only 35 minutes to finish off the three-handed final table and win the title outright for $79,520.

Other notable wins include Matt Bretzfield’s victory in the opening tournament, the $400 Quad Stack Slater Scoop. Allan Dungo won two tournaments, Tom Gottlieb won the $400 Deep Stack multi-flight tournament, and Michael Newman captured the $600 Deeper Stack title.

Congrats to all of our winners and thanks to everyone for coming out!

See you this summer for the 2026 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open from July 28 through August 11!

$1,700 Deepest Stack: Shaun Davis – $79,520
$400 Slater Scoops: Matt Bretzfield – $9,650
$200 Quad Stack:  Engelberth – $5,740
$400 Deep Stack:  Tom Gottlieb  –  $26,400
$400 Deep Stack:  Allan Dungo  –  $9,517
$600 Deeper Stack:  Michael Newman  –  $28,301
$250 Deep Stack: Allan Dungo  –  $3,880
$200 Quad Stack: Ismael Lugo  –  $6,000
$1,100 Platinum Stack: Adam Adler  –  $21,258
$300 Holiday Triple Stack: Todd Becker  –  $21,011

Todd Becker Wins Holiday Triple Stack Outright for $21,011!

2026 Deep Stack Poker Series
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 10
$300 Holiday Triple Stack No-Limit Hold’em
$50,000 Guaranteed
Entries:  414
Prize Pool:  $102,672
May 25, 2026

Todd Becker, 2026 Deep Stack Poker Series Event 10 Champion

We closed out the 2026 Deep Stack Poker Series schedule with a fun $300 Holiday Triple Stack No-Limit Hold’em tournament that packed the Poker Room and more than doubled the $50,000 guarantee into a prize pool worth $102,672.

After a tough final table, Todd Becker took the top spot outright for $21,011.

Congrats Todd!

PlaceFirst NameLast NamePrize Amount
1ToddBecker$21,011
2SamSpira$14,717
3JackBattaglla$9,461
4CarlosHostos Musso$6,319
5TomerAkerman$4,862
6MarcSacheli$4,030
7EmilieStallings$3,383
8DinaOlano Chacin$2,741
9AllanDungo$2,101
10MeirStrahlberg$1,771
11EthanBerdah$1,771
12GregoryGatto$1,771
13ShaneMeeenan$1,475
14OgenKorby$1,475
15DavidLopez$1,475
16HerbertSpahn III$1,212
17LawrenceKlur$1,212
18LuisRamos$1,212
19CharlesRosenblatt$1,006
20AndrewGordon$1,006
21GiovanniAbate$1,006
22MarkRakoff$854
23JosephDuchman$854
24ThomasMucci$854
25MichaelGordon$703
26AlfredBaldasaro$703
27ClintonFromal$703
28AlexanderPerez$575
29JamesTomblin$575
30JacquesAlabre$575
31MichaelNewman$575
32MarceloAagesen$575
33TuanNguyen$575
34ClaudioBernal$575
35JuanBaldo$575
36MatiasMorana$575
37EricSiegel$513
38MiguelFernandez$513
39KazzHendee$513
40HebertSouza$513
41LuisCok$513
42EricKolodny$513
43BrianSodre$513
44AdiBen Ami$513
45MikeSharvit$513
46SalomonSutton$456
47EugeneFrancis$456
48ShieGabbai$456
49AlbertKlager$456
50MaxHarris$456
51PaulColwell$456
52JosephMassaro$456

Shaun Davis Wins 2026 Deep Stack Poker Series Main Event Outright for $79,530!

2026 Deep Stack Poker Series
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 8
$1,700 Deepest Stack No-Limit Hold’em
$300,000 Guaranteed
Entries:  225
Prize Pool:  $337,500
May 21 – 25, 2026

Shaun Davis, 2026 Deep Stack Poker Series Main Event Champion

The big tournament on the 2026 Deep Stack Poker Series schedule was the $1,700 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em tournament. The Main Event for the two-week series drew 225 entries, and Shaun Davis took the top spot outright for $79,530.

The tournament featured a $300,000 guarantee and created a prize pool of $337,500. The last 29 players made the money, and they burst the long bubble a few hours into Day 2.

Defending champ Michael Newman fell short of back-to-back titles when he finished tenth and 2024 winner Johnny Bromberg was eliminated in ninth.

It took an extra day to find our champion when Davis, David Nathaniel, and Igor Pinheiro took an overnight pause. They returned on Monday to play it out, and all the chips went toward Davis from the start; it took less than one hour to finish off the tournament.

Davis picked up the second-biggest tournament cash of his career, his top was the $181,000 he earned for fifth place in last summer’s Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open Championship.

Congrats to Shaun and thank you to everyone for coming out!

PlaceFirst NameLast NamePrize Amount
1ShaunDavis$79,530
2IgorPinheiro$55,850
3DavidNathaniel$34,594
4AidarSharifullin$21,043
5DavidFinley$16,251
6DavidShaw$13,466
7NiallCostigan$11,475
8ArtemTuliupa$9,788
9JohnnyBromberg$7,955
10MichaelNewman$6,946
11AbelPonce$6,946
12LeeFarris$6,946
13ArtemZverkhovskyy$5,957
14WalterBravo$5,957
15JosiasSantos$5,957
16JulianPetrowski$4,968
17SergioGiha$4,968
18NahimAdesio Valenca$4,968
19MariiaIevseieva$3,979
20JamesCarroll$3,979
21JamesCalderaro$3,979
22KonstantinShukhman$3,122
23StephenKarp$3,122
24AlfredoRodriguez$3,122
25CourtlandTwyman$2,656
26RaminderSingh$2,656
27MikeChiappetta$2,656
28MikhailChykiliov$2,332
29CharlemagneBenjamin$2,332

Event 10: Prize Pool and Payouts; $21K Up Top

2026 Deep Stack Poker Series
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 10
$300 Holiday Triple Stack No-Limit Hold’em
$50,000 Guaranteed
Entries:  414
Prize Pool:  $102,672
May 25, 2026

Registration closed for the $300 Holiday Triple Stack No-Limit Hold’em tournament with an incredible 414 entries, more than doubling the $50,000 guarantee into a prize pool worth $102,672. The last 52 players will make the money with $456 for a min-cash and $21,011 up top for the Event 10 champ.

Thanks for the great turnout to close the series!

1st: $21,011 + DSPS Trophy
2nd: $14,717
3rd: $9,461
4th: $6,319
5th: $4,862
6th: $4,030
7th: $3,383
8th: $2,741
9th: $2,101
10th-12th: $1,771
13th-15th: $1,475
16th-18th: $1,212
19th-21st: $1,006
22nd-24th: $854
25th-27th: $703
28th-36th: $575
37th-45th: $513
46th-52nd: $456

Event 10: Big Numbers; Tons of Friends

$300 Holiday Triple Stack No-Limit Hold’em
$50,000 Guaranteed  |  Structure
Level 7:  300/600 with a 600 ante
Entries:  302

Mica Lamar

Turning our eyes back to the last event of the series, players continue to pile into the Poker Room on Memorial Day to play some poker.

We have more than 300 in the game right now and we certainly double the $50,000 guarantee before we close registration in two hours.

Some friends we found early include Mica Lamar, Chris Nomikos, Eric Siegel, Larry Klur, Paula Alibrandi, Eric Kolodny, Willie Wiggins, Abel Ponce, Raminder Singh, Nancy Thomas, Matt Yorra, Shoshanna Dayan, and Larry Murphy.

Chris Nomikos
Eric Siegel (left) and Larry Klur (right)
Paula Alibrandi
Eric Kolodny
Willie Wiggins
Abel Ponce
Raminder Singh

Event 8: Shaun Davis ($79,530) Defeats Igor Pinheiro ($55,850) for the Title

$1,700 Deepest Stack No-Limit Hold’em
Prize Pool:  $337,500  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 26:  25,000/50,000 with a 50,000 ante

Shaun Davis

Shaun Davis opened to 125,000 from his button, Igor Pinheiro moved all in for 1,320,000 and Davis called.

Davis: AcQc
Pinheiro: 4c4d

It was another flip for the title and Pinheiro needed his fours to hold to double up.

Davis paired his ace on the Ah7h5h flop to take the lead. The 5d turn and 9h river finished the board and the tournament.

Pinheiro picked up $55,850 for his runner-up finish while Davis collected $79,530 plus the DSPS trophy for the win.

1st: Shaun Davis – $79,530 + DSPS Trophy
2nd: Igor Pinheiro – $55,850

Igor Pinheiro

Event 8: Igor Pinheiro Doubles

$1,700 Deepest Stack No-Limit Hold’em
Prize Pool:  $337,500  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 26:  25,000/50,000 with a 50,000 ante
Players Remaining:  2 of 225

Igor Pinheiro

Igor Pinheiro open-shipped for his last 710,000 and Shaun Davis called with a chance to end the tournament.

Davis: 6c6d
Pinheiro: As7h

It was a race and Pinheiro needed to catch to stay in the game. He took the lead when he paired his ace on the Ad8h4c flop. Pinheiro finished his needed double after the Jh turn and 7d river.

Seat 1: Shaun Davis – 9,780,000 (196 bb)
Seat 2: Igor Pinheiro – 1,470,000 (29 bb)

Event 8: Shaun Davis Quickly Builds a Big Lead

$1,700 Deepest Stack No-Limit Hold’em
Prize Pool:  $337,500  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 26:  25,000/50,000 with a 50,000 ante
Players Remaining:  2 of 225

Shaun Davis

Without an all-in moment, Shaun Davis more than doubled his heads-up starting stack in 15 minutes. Two big hands included him, making quads with one hand and tripping fives with the other, and getting paid both times.

Seat 1: Shaun Davis – 9,700,000 (194 bb)
Seat 2: Igor Pinheiro – 1,550,000 (31 bb)

Event 8: Heads-Up Underway

$1,700 Deepest Stack No-Limit Hold’em
Prize Pool:  $337,500  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 26:  25,000/50,000 with a 50,000 ante
Players Remaining:  2 of 225

Shaun Davis (left) versus Igor Pinheiro (right)

The heads-up match for the Event 8 title is underway with Igo Pinheiro holding a small lead over Shaun Davis. They will play out the last 80 minutes of Level 26, take a break, and levels will last 30 minutes for the duration of heads-up.

Seat 1: Shaun Davis – 4,800,000 (96 bb)
Seat 2: Igor Pinheiro – 6,450,000 (129 bb)

1st: $79,530 + DSPS Trophy
2nd: $55,850

Event 8: David Nathaniel – 3rd Place ($34,594)

$1,700 Deepest Stack No-Limit Hold’em
Prize Pool:  $337,500  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 26:  25,000/50,000 with a 50,000 ante
Players Remaining:  2 of 225

David Nathaniel

Nothing went right for David Nathaniel from the very start of the three-handed Day 3 final table. He was quickly down to 255,000 at the hands of Shaun Davis and was all in for that stack against him again.

Nathaniel: AsAc
Davis: AdKc

“Nice hand,” Davis told Nathaniel.

“We’ll see,” Nathaniel replied.

The bad news for Nathaniel started on the all-diamond Kd8d4d flop. The 7d turn wasted no time and Nathaniel was eliminated in third place after the 8c river.

David Nathaniel  –  Eliminated in 3rd Place ($34,594)

Seat 1: Shaun Davis – 4,800,000 (96 bb)
Seat 6: Igor Pinheiro – 6,450,000 (129 bb)