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

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!

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

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

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.

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

Davis:
Pinheiro:

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

Davis paired his ace on the flop to take the lead. The turn and 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

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

Davis:
Pinheiro:

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 flop. Pinheiro finished his needed double after the turn and river.

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

$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

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)

$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

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

$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

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:
Davis:

“Nice hand,” Davis told Nathaniel.

“We’ll see,” Nathaniel replied.

The bad news for Nathaniel started on the all-diamond flop. The turn wasted no time and Nathaniel was eliminated in third place after the 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)

$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:  3 of 225

We are underway for the last day of the $1,700 Deepest Stack with three players remaining. Igor Pinheiro leads with Shaun Davis and David Nathaniel trying to chase him down and take the top spot for the $79,530 top prize.

Seat 1: Shaun Davis – 3,680,000 (74 bb)
Seat 6: Igor Pinheiro – 6,245,000 (125 bb)
Seat 9: David Nathaniel – 1,330,000 (27 bb)

1st: $79,530 + DSPS Trophy
2nd: $55,850
3rd: $34,594

$300 Holiday Triple Stack No-Limit Hold’em
$50,000 Guaranteed  |  Structure
Level 3:  100/200 with a 200 ante
Entries:  202

There was never any doubt the $300 Holiday Triple Stack was going to meet its $50,000 guarantee when we had a fast-moving line at the cage.

The tournament blew right past the magic number well before the first break and registration is open until 4:30 pm so this one is going to be big. Real big.