Event 5: TK Miles Doubles Through Michael Newman

$600 Deeper Stack No-Limit Hold’em
$150,000 Guaranteed  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 26:  25,000/50,000 with a 50,000 ante
Players Remaining:  3 of 301

TK Miles

With the flop reading [Ah6s4c, TK Miles bet 175,000 from the small blind and Michael Newman called in the big.

The turn was Qd, Miles bet 500,000 and Newman announced all-in.

Miles quickly called at risk for 2,745,000 total.

Miles: AsQh
Newman: Ac7s

Both flopped an ace but Miles had a better kicker that turned into aces up on the turn. Newman was drawing dead to the Jd river and was already pulling out chips to pay off Miles.

TK Miles – 6,650,000 (133 bb)
Michael Newman – 2,300,000 (46 bb)

Event 5: TK Miles Versus Evgeny Kharchenko

$600 Deeper Stack No-Limit Hold’em
$150,000 Guaranteed  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 26:  25,000/50,000 with a 50,000 ante
Players Remaining:  3 of 301

TK Miles

TK Miles opened to 100,000 from his button, Michael Newman called on the small blind, and Evgeny Kharchenko called in the big.

The flop was Qd9s4c and all three players checked.

The turn was 3h and Michael Newman bet 75,000. Kharchenko raised to 200,000, Miles called, and Newman folded.

The river was Tc and Kharchenko bet 200,000. Miles raised to 900,000 and Kharchenko thought for a few minutes before he mucked his hand.

TK Miles – 3,075,000 (62 bb)
Evgeny Kharchenko – 2,600,000 (52 bb)

Event 5: Michael Newman Extends Lead; Counts on Break

$600 Deeper Stack No-Limit Hold’em
$150,000 Guaranteed  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 26:  25,000/50,000 with a 50,000 ante
Players Remaining:  3 of 301

Michael Newman

The three remaining players were sent on a 10-minute break at the end of Level 26 and returned with Michael Newman holding a comfortable lead.

He picked up a few more chips before leaving on a board reading Th4d2s9h3h, Miles bet 900,000 and Newman came over the top for 3,000,000. That would have been most of Miles stack and he elected to fold two pair Td9d face up.

After some thought, Newman showed him Kh6h for a heart flush.

Seat 1: TK Miles – 2,445,000 (49 bb)
Seat 2: Michael Newman – 6,345,000 (127 bb)
Seat 3: Evgeny Kharchenko – 3,255,000 (65 bb)

1st: $34,000 + DSPS Trophy
2nd: $22,600
3rd: $16,800

Event 5: TK Miles Versus Evgeny Kharchenko

$600 Deeper Stack No-Limit Hold’em
$150,000 Guaranteed  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 25:  20,000/40,000 with a 40,000 ante
Players Remaining:  3 of 301

TK Miles

Evgeny Kharchenko opened to 80,000 from his button, TK Miles three-bet to 320,000 from the small blind, Michael Newman folded his big and Kharchenko called.

The flop was Kd6h2d, Miles bet 330,000 and Kharchenko called.

The turn was 5c, Miles fired again for another 450,000 and Kharchenko called.

The river was 8h, Miles bet 750,000 and Kharchenko took a few minutes to think about it. He called after a few minutes, Miles showed AdKc for top top and Kharchenko mucked.

TK Miles – 4,150,000 (104 bb)
Evgeny Kharchenko – 3,170,000 (79 bb)

Event 5: Michael Newman Leads Early

$600 Deeper Stack No-Limit Hold’em
$150,000 Guaranteed  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 25:  20,000/40,000 with a 40,000 ante
Players Remaining:  3 of 301

Michael Newman

Michael Newman grabbed a lot of the early pots in the three-way match for the Event 5 title, most recently in one against TK Miles.

Miles opened to 115,000 from the small blind and Newman called. The flop was Kc8c3c, Miles continued for 100,000 and Newman called. The turn was Kd and both players checked.

The river was Ah, Miles checked, and Newman bet 175,000.

After thinking for two minutes, and asking if Newman had the ace of clubs, Miles called and Newman tabled 6c4c for a flopped baby club flush. Miles mucked and Newman built his lead.

Seat 1: TK Miles – 3,140,000 (79 bb)
Seat 2: Michael Newman – 5,500,000 (138 bb)
Seat 3: Evgeny Kharchenko – 3,450,000 (86 bb)

Event 5: Cards Back in the Air

$600 Deeper Stack No-Limit Hold’em
$150,000 Guaranteed  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 25:  20,000/40,000 with a 40,000 ante
Players Remaining:  3 of 301

Cards are back in the air for the extra of the $600 Deeper Stack with three tough players remaining and $34K waiting up top.

They are pretty fairly matched up for stacks and the average is 100 bigs, they are settled in for a long grind for the title.

Seat 1: TK Miles – 4,570,000 (114 bb)
Seat 2: Michael Newman – 3,580,000 (90 bb)
Seat 3: Evgeny Kharchenko – 3,895,000 (97 bb)

1st: $34,000 + DSPS Trophy
2nd: $22,600
3rd: $16,800

Event 5: Extra Day of Poker

$600 Deeper Stack No-Limit Hold’em
$150,000 Guaranteed  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 25:  20,000/40,000 with a 40,000 ante
Players Remaining:  3 of 301

TK Miles leads the Day 3 return

The $600 Deeper Stack No-Limit Hold’em tournament drew 301 entries and only three players remain with a chance at the title. They return at 1 pm with TK Miles leading but Evgeny Kharchenko and Michael Newman are not far behind.

They’ve each locked up $16,800 with $34,000 awaiting the winner.

Seat 1: TK Miles – 4,570,000 (114 bb)
Seat 2: Michael Newman – 3,580,000 (90 bb)
Seat 3: Evgeny Kharchenko – 3,895,000 (97 bb)

1st: $34,000 + DSPS Trophy
2nd: $22,600
3rd: $16,800

4th: Charlemagne Benjamin – $12,500
5th: Eric Brewster – $9,500
6th: Mike Chiappetta – $7,200
7th: Lester Trimino – $5,600
8th: Jorge Confesor – $4,320
9th: Dimitri Agrachov – $3,380

Event 8 Day 1A: Early Entries

$1,700 Deepest Stack No-Limit Hold’em
$300,000 Guaranteed  |  Structure
Level 3:  100/200 with a 200 ante
Day 1A Entries:  20

Eugene Katchalov

We moved out of the morning hours and into the afternoon and we have a nice little turnout for a Thursday. We have 20 people up put up their $1,700 nice and early today, trying to spin up a stack to play against those who come later.

Some early friends in the field include Eugene Katchalov, Kurt Lichtman, Kevin Ordet, Larry Murphy, Alex Borukhovich, Lyle Diamond, and Jacquelyn Scott.

Kurt Lichtman
Kevin Ordet
Larry Murphy
Alex Borukhovich

Ismael Lugo Wins 2026 Deep Stack Poker Series Event 7 for $6,000 in Three-Way Deal

2026 Deep Stack Poker Series
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 7
$200 Quad Stack Double Green Chip Bounty NLH
$30,000 Guaranteed
Entries:  276
Prize Pool:  $30,636
Bounty Prize Pool:  $13,800
May 20, 2026

Ismael Lugo, 2026 Deep Stack Poker Series Event 7 Champ

Deep Stack Poker Series Event 7 drew 276 entries for the $200 Quad Stack Double Green Chip Bounty No-Limit Hold’em tournament, smashing the $30,000 guarantee and putting $30,636 in the regular prize pool plus another $13,800 up for grabs as bounties.

After a long evening at the tables, Ismael Lugo took the top spot for $6,000 after a three-way deal plus the DSPS trophy.

Congrats Ismael!

PlaceFirst NameLast NamePrize Amount
1IsmaelLugo$6,000 *
2SantanaNoronha$4,730 *
3SheikhAkhter$4,056 *
4LuisMayo Vigoa$1,909
5NirPeleg$1,474
6RobertDillion$1,221
7LeroneSterling$1,026
8JacquesAlabre$858
9JohnValevich$686
10JouleKadadu$574
11RolandoAlarcon Casellas$574
12DouglasFinkelstein Muryk$574
13MichaelRueger$493
14AlbertSantana$493
15DavidVillota Enriquez$493
16JeanDorvil$415
17BrandonChoran$415
18MarcosSaravia Escalante$415
19DeanSultan$338
20AlanLeon$338
21RaminderSingh$338
22RaymondMillard$269
23JasonRocha$269
24MichaelTarafa$269
25JoseHernandez Almea$219
26JosephDiaz$219
27GaryLieberman$219
28YobanisLeyva Mendoza$219
29SergeHuet$219
30TomasMartino$219
31MiguelVasquez Perez$219
32LeeStransky$219
33AntonioColon$219
34RobertArmengol$219
35KelsoRodriguez$219

Event 8 Day 1A: Deep Stack Poker Series Main Event

$1,700 Deepest Stack No-Limit Hold’em
$300,000 Guaranteed  |  Structure
Level 1:  100/100

The biggest game on the schedule gets underway at 11 am with Flight A of the Deep Stack Poker Series Main Event. It is a $1,700 buy-in Deepest Stack No-Limit Hold’em tournament with a $300,000 guaranteed prize pool, three starting flights, and a long, slow structure.

Players sit with 50K starting stacks and all Day 1 levels last 40 minutes, increasing to 60 on Day 2 and 90 minutes in Level 23. Late registration and re-entries are available until the start of Day 2 on Sunday at 11 am.

They will play through 14 levels and survivors return on Sunday.

  • $300,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
  • Players begin with 50,000 in chips
  • Levels 1-14 last 40 minutes; Level 15-22 last 60 minutes
  • Levels 23+ last 90 minutes
  • Late registration until start of Day 2
  • Day 1 will end after Level 14
  • Event 8 Structure Sheet