2023 May Deep Stack Poker Series
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 3
$600 Deeper Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$150,000 Guaranteed
Entries:  434
Prize Pool:  $225,680
May 22 – 25, 2023

The $600 Deeper Stack tournament drew 434 entries, put more than $225,000 in the prize pool, and Alex Okrushko made a big comeback to take the title. He was heads-up against T.K. Miles, facing a huge chip deficit but turned it around to earn the title in an deal to divide the prize pool right down the middle.

Okrushko earned $38,765 along with the May Deep Stack Poker Series trophy.

Congrats Alex!

Results:

* – denotes results of a heads-up deal

$600 Deeper Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$150,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 26:  50,000/75,000 with a 75,000 ante
Players Remaining:  2 of 434

$600 Deeper Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$150,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 26:  25,000/50,000 with a 50,000 ante
Players Remaining:  3 of 434

$600 Deeper Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$150,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 26:  25,000/50,000 with a 50,000 ante
Players Remaining:  4 of 434

$600 Deeper Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$150,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 26:  25,000/50,000 with a 50,000 ante
Players Remaining:  5 of 434

The $600 Deeper Stack played down to the last five players late in the evening and they return at 2 pm to find our champ.

T.K. Miles leads with Dennis Rodriguez not far behind and they are guaranteed at least $10,655 with $45,565 up top.

Blinds are 25,000/50,000 with a 50,000 ante and the average stack is about 3,475,000 (69 bb). A lot of chips, 90-minute levels, and they have a long way to go.

Seat 1: T.K. Miles – 5,620,000 (112 bb)
Seat 2: Scott Epstein – 1,160,000 (23 bb)
Seat 3: Marvelle Ballentine – 1,860,000 (37 bb)
Seat 4: Dennis Rodriguez – 5,500,000 (110 bb)
Seat 5: Alex Okrushko – 3,150,000 (63 bb)

Remaining payouts:

1st: $45,565 + Trophy
2nd: $31,965
3rd: $20,555
4th: $13,855
5th: $10,655

$600 Deeper Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$150,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 23:  15,000/25,000 with a 25,000 ante
Players Remaining:  9 of 434

The fast-paced action saw Event 3 go from two tables to the final table in less than an hour. Tournament staff paused the clock to redraw seats at the final table and here’s the lineup.

With the final table set, we will concentrate on the Deep Stack Poker Series Main Event kicking off in the morning and tracking the WPT Poker Showdown Championship final table in Las Vegas. We will post results in the morning or lineup if they return for Day 3.

Seat 1: T.K. Miles
Seat 2: Scott Epstein
Seat 3: Mike Wetcher
Seat 4: Marvelle Ballentine
Seat 5: Dennis Rodriguez
Seat 6: Alex Okrushko
Seat 7: Spencer Hudson
Seat 8: Martin Quirke
Seat 9: Illia Shtondenko

Remaining payouts:

1st: $45,565 + trophy
2nd: $31,965
3rd: $20,555
4th: $13,855
5th: $10,655
6th: $8,845
7th: $7,410
8th: $5,990
9th: $4,555

$600 Deeper Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$150,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 23:  15,000/25,000 with a 25,000 ante
Players Remaining:  10 of 434

$600 Deeper Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$150,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 23:  15,000/25,000 with a 25,000 ante
Players Remaining:  11 of 434

$600 Deeper Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$150,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 23:  15,000/25,000 with a 25,000 ante
Players Remaining:  12 of 434

$600 Deeper Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$150,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 23:  15,000/25,000 with a 25,000 ante
Players Remaining:  13 of 434