2021 Summer DeepStack Championship Poker Series Wraps; $31.5 Million Awarded

Chad Holloway PR & Media Manager

Aug 04, 2021 5 min read

Mehdi Anooshahr Wins $400 Closer for $66,000
Venetian Closer Final Table Results
DeepStack Championship Poker Series Winners

The Venetian 2021 Summer DeepStack Championship Poker Series began at the beginning of May, and after two months of play, concluded at the beginning of August after 121 events. During that time, nearly 38,000 entrants competed and more than $31.5 million in prize money was awarded.

��Our summer DeepStack Championship series was a great success, featuring some of the biggest fields and prize pools in our history,�� Venetian Tournament Director Tommy Larosa told PokerNews. ��Our team worked hard to provide our players with the amazing poker experience they expect when they play at The Venetian Resort. By listening to feedback from our players, we know there��s a desire for more tournaments, so we��re continuing to run these tournament series throughout the year to deliver as many options to our players as possible.��

Among those to capture titles in the closing events were Katheryne Delatte, Leon Gao, and PokerNews�� own Chad Holloway.

Mehdi Anooshahr Wins $400 Closer for $66,000

The final major tournament of the series was Event #118: $400 NLH Closer, which attracted 1,399 entries over five starting flights. That resulted in a $468,665 prize pool, and among those to cash were Brent Hale (13th - $5,000), Lisa Pickell (18th - $4,200), Brett Murray (22nd - $2,850), Richard Munro (32nd - $1,850), and Vincent Moscati (39th - $1,500).

The tournament ended in a three-way deal that saw Mehdi Anooshahr claim the title and $66,000 in prize money while Denzel White and Paul Radford took nearly $45,000 for finishing in second and third place respectively.

Venetian Closer Final Table Results

Place	Player	Hometown	Prize
1	Mehdi Anooshahr	Los Angeles, California	$66,000
2	Denzel White	Chicago, Illinois	$44,758
3	Paul Radford	Las Vegas, Nevada	$44,757
4	Kevin Wang	Las Vegas, Nevada	$27,000
5	Tuan Mai	San Jose, California	$20,500
6	Francis Anderson	Las Vegas, Nevada	$15,500
7	Withheld	N/A	$12,000
8	Terry Fleischer	Henderson, Nevada	$9,500
9	Kiarash Mirkia	Las Vegas. Nevada	$7,500

DeepStack Championship Poker Series Winners

Here's a look at all those who've captured titles:

*Date	Tournament	Entries	Prize Pool	Winner	Hometown	Prize*
5/3/21	Event 1: $500 NLH Survivor	68	$29,580	7 winners	N/A	$4,300
5/3/21	Event 2: $200 NLH Bounty	87	$13,920	Oscar Tobar	San Francisco, CA	$2,379
5/4/21	Event 3: $500 NLH Survivor	50	$21,750	6 winners	N/A	$4,300
5/4/21	Event 4: $200 NLH Bounty	87	$13,290	Kilo Krahn	Sandy, Utah	$2,678
5/5/21	Event 5: $400 NLH Monster Stack	122	$40,870	Virab Zakaryan	Las Vegas, NV	$10,252
5/5/21	Event #6: $200 NLH Survivor	96	$15,360	9 winners	N/A	$1,600
5/8/21	Event #7: $400 NLH $50K GTD	690	$229,770	Austin Roberts	Monterery, California	$35,552
5/6/21	Event #8: $200 NLH Survivor	85	$13,600	8 Winners	N/A	$1,600
5/9/21	Event #9: $300 NLH Freeze Out	135	$33,075	Kennii Nguyen	Las Vegas, NV	$6,786
5/11/21	Event #10: $400 NLH	543	$180,819	Ricardo Eyzaguirre	Las Vegas, NV	$29,277
5/10/21	Event #11: $200 NLH Survivor	89	$14,240	11 winners	N/A	$1,295
5/12/21	Event #12: $400 NLH	204	$68,340	Christopher Marshall	Las Vegas, NV	$11,810
5/16/21	Event #13: $600 NLH	832	$421,824	Matthew Wantman	Stoneham, MA	$70,000
5/13/21	Event #14: $200 NLH Survivor	96	$15,360	9 winners	N/A	$1,600
5/16/21	Event #15: $300 NLH	171	$41,895	Leo Creger	Mililani, HI	$6,686
5/20/21	Event #16: $400 NLH	739	$243,870	Dylan Wilkerson	Las Vegas, NV	$48,270
5/17/21	Event #17: $200 NLH Survivor	91	$14,560	9 winners	N/A	$1,600
5/20/21	Event #18: $400 NLH	230	$77,050	Mehdi Saleh	Tempe, AZ	$12,647
5/22/21	Event #19: $600 NLH	646	$326,230	Jordan Cristos	Las Vegas, NV	$57,088
5/23/21	Event #20: $400 NLH	186	$62,310	Oleksandr Symonenko	Ukraine	$16,514
5/26/21	Event #21: $400 NLH MonsterStack	549	$182,817	Ross Ward	Charleston, SC	$31,073
5/24/21	Event #22: $200 NLH Survivor	110	$17,600	11 winners	N/A	$1,600
5/26/21	Event #23: $400 NLH MonsterStack	186	$62,310	Justin Mevs	Seattle, WA	$8,485
5/29/21	Event #24: $600 NLH	867	$437,835	Tuan Mai	San Jose, CA	$75,000
5/27/21	Event #25: $10,000 High Roller	77	$770,000	Ali Imsirovic	Vancouver, WA	$200,200
5/27/21	Event #26: $400 Limit Omaha 8/B	92	$31,280	Khamar Xaythavone	West Valley, UT	$9,383
5/27/21	Event #27: $300 NLH Bounty	89	$22,250	Alan Sugano	Rancho Pals Verdes, CA	$3,573
5/28/21	Event #28: $10,000 High Roller	65	$650,000	Shawn Daniels	Henderson, NV	$175,500
5/28/21	Event #29: $400 PLO	69	$23,460	Nohad Teliani	Canada	$8,211
5/28/21	Event #30: $300 NLH Bounty	85	$21,250	Andrew Meyer	Manhattan, KS	$4,058
5/29/21	Event #31: $25,000 High Roller	43	$1,075,000	Sean Perry	Las Vegas, NV	$365,500
5/30/21	Event #32: $500 PLO 8/B	142	$60,634	David Brookshire	Chatsworth, CA	$16,977
5/29/21	Event #33: $300 NLH Bounty	96	$24,000	Kason Bradley	Portland, OR	$4,319
5/30/21	Event #34: $600 NLH	177	$90,270	Lawrence Engerman	Las Vegas, NV	$21,135
5/31/21	Event #35: $400 NLH	351	$117,585	Bejnamin Garrick	Gold Beach, OR	$22,745
5/31/21	Event #36: $200 NLH Survivor	183	$29,280	18 winners	N/A	$1,600
	Event #37: Mega Satty
6/1/21	Event #38: $600 NLH	307	$156,570	Santiago Plante	Canada	$36,008
6/1/21	Event #39: $300 NLH Survivor	163	$40,740	16 winners	N/A	$2,500
	Event #40: Mega Satty
6/5/21	Event #41: $1,100 MSPT	2,790	$2,692,350	Harlen Miller	Mandan, ND	$367,801
6/2/21	Event #42: $300 NLH Survivor	154	$38,500	14 winners	N/A	$2,500
6/3/21	Event #43: $300 NLH Survivor	155	$38,750	16 winners	N/A	$2,500
6/6/21	Event #44: $1,100 NLH	358	$347,260	Bronson Moses	Georgetown, TX	$79,867
6/8/21	Event #45: $1,100 NLH	676	$648,960	Michael Newman	Nanuet, NY	$120,000
6/7/21	Event #46: $600 Big O	162	$83,106	Robert Slagle	Sherman, TX	$22,026
6/7/21	Event #47: $300 NLH Survivor	177	$44,250	17 winners	N/A	$2,500
6/8/21	Event #48: $300 NLH Survivor	159	$39,750	16 winners	N/A	$2,500
	Event #49: Mega Satty
6/9/21	Event #50: $600 NLH	277	$141,270	Ye Ping Shan	Canada	$20,511
6/9/21	Event #51: $400 NLH Survivor	138	$47,196	14 winners	N/A	$3,400
	Event #52: Mega Satty
6/12/21	Event #53: $1,600 MSPT	2,011	$2,865,675	Chance Kornuth	Las Vegas, NV	$412,086
6/10/21	Event #54: $400 NLH Survivor	149	$50,958	14 winners	N/A	$3,400
6/11/21	Event #55: $400 NLH Survivor	164	$56,088	16	N/A	$3,400
6/13/21	Event #56: $1,100 NLH	330	$320,100	Matt Vaughan	Las Vegas, NV	$57,758
6/13/21	Event #57: $300 NLH Survivor	104	$26,000	10 Winners	N/A	$2,500
6/15/21	Event #58: $1,100 NLH	637	$611,520	Andrew Moreno	San Diego, CA	$127,740
6/14/21	Event #59: $300 NLH Survivor	129	$32,250	12 Winners	N/A	$2,500
6/15/21	Event #60: $300 NLH Bounty	134	$33,500	Ronald West	Los Angeles, CA	$4,912
6/16/21	Event #61: $600 NLH	258	$131,580	Darius Studdard	Medford, NY	$32,299
6/16/21	Event #62: $300 NLH Bounty	101	$25,250	Marinko Milicevic	Baraboo, WI	$4,545
6/18/21	Event #63: $400 NLH	1,013	$337,329	David Yokoyama	Henderson, NV	$59,395
6/17/21	Event #64: $600 PLO 8/B	84	$43,260	Cornelio McLean	Tacoma, WA	$13,844
6/17/21	Event #65: $300 NLH Bounty	81	$20,250	Venerando Villarino	Las Vegas, NV	$3,887
6/20/21	Event #66: $600 Limit Omaha 8/B	168	$86,184	Ari Engel	Del Ray Beach, FL	$24,734
6/19/21	Event #67: $600 NLH	344	$175,440	Kim Bassett	Indianapolis, IN	$34,000
6/21/21	Event #68: $800 NLH Seniors	634	$438,728	Scott Roberts	Marietta, GA	$63,287
6/20/21	Event #69: $400 NLH Bounty	112	$38,304	Gordon Hamilton	League City, TX	$4,240
6/21/21	Event #70: $400 NLH Bounty	114	$38,988	Kevin Theodore	Seattle, WA	$8,278
6/25/21	Event #71: $600 NLH	1,526	$770,630	Michael Thach	Las Vegas, NV	$112,481
6/23/21	Event #72: $500 PLO	158	$67,466	Jason Fitzpatrick	Houston, TX	$19,363
6/24/21	Event #73: $400 NLH Survivor	104	$35,568	11 Winners	N/A	$3,400
6/25/21	Event #74: $500 LIPS Ladies	110	$47,300	Ashley Sleeth	Las Vegas, NV	$14,190
6/25/21	Event #75: $600 PLO Bounty	124	$63,860	Andrew Donabedian	Las Vegas, NV	$11,046
6/26/21	Event #76: $600 NLH	514	$262,140	Samy Dighlawi	Temecula, CA	$37,874
6/26/21	Event #77: $200 NLH Survivor	83	$28,386	Dee Witt	Odessa, TX	$6,427
6/27/21	Event #78: $600 NLH	358	$182,580	Mark Seif	Henderson, NV	$41,991
6/28/21	Event #79: $1,600 PLO Championship	248	$352,160	Jesse Lonis	Medford, OR	$81,485
6/27/21	Event #80: $400 NLH Bounty	81	$27,702	Josh Suyat	Las Vegas, NV	$6,273
6/30/21	Event #81: $800 NLH Ultimate Stack	1,811	$1,249,590	Mark Seif	Henderson, NV	$193,416
6/28/21	Event #82: $400 NLH Survivor	110	$37,620	11 Winners	N/A	$3,400
6/29/21	Event #83: $400 NLH Survivor	95	$32,490	9 Winners	N/A	$3,400
6/30/21	Event #84: $600 NLH Survivor	95	$49,400	9 Winners	N/A	$5,200
7/1/21	Event #85: $1,100 NLH	407	$394,790	Zachary Smiley	Toledo, OH	$70,000
7/1/21	Event #86: $600 NLH Survivor	215	$111,800	21 Winners	N/A	$5,200
	Event #87: Mega Satellite
7/4/21	Event #88: $5,000 WPT	1,199	$5,545,375	Chad Eveslage	Ramsey, IN	$910,370
7/2/21	Event #89: $600 NLH Survivor	239	$124,280	23 Winners	N/A	$5,200
7/5/21	Event #90: $1,100 NLH	215	$208,550	Ken Ware	Frankfort, KY	$44,592
7/7/21	Event #91: $800 NLH	1,143	$788,670	Ashraf Chehata	St. Augustine, FL	$125,462
7/6/21	Event #92: $400 NLH Survivor	155	$53,010	15 Winners	N/A	$3,400
7/7/21	Event #93: $400 NLH Survivor	168	$57,456	16 Winners	N/A	$3,400
	Event #94: Mega Satellite
7/8/21	Event #95: $600 NLH	462	$235,620	Nick Blackburn	Long Bottom, OH	$50,663
7/8/21	Event #96: $400 NLH Survivor	121	$41,382	12 Winners	N/A	$3,400
	Event #97: Mega Satellite
7/11/21	Event #98: $2,400 WPTDeepStacks	1,512	$3,288,600	Albert Knafo	Los Angeles, CA	$532,395
7/9/21	Event #99: $400 NLH Survivor	221	$75,582	22 Winners	N/A	$3,400
7/10/21	Event #100: $400 NLH Survivor	144	$49,248	10 Winners	N/A	$3,400
7/12/21	Event #101: $600 NLH	326	$166,260	John Leathart	Pasco, WA	$38,239
7/12/21	Event #102: $400 NLH Bounty	54	$20,000	Julia Donovan	Carmel, CA	$4,000
7/13/21	Event #103: $600 NLH	317	$161,670	Caleb Larsen	Tallahassee, FL	$28,941
7/14/21	Event #104: $400 NLH	209	$70,015	Brendan Shiller	Chicago, IL	$18,000
7/17/21	Event #105: $600 NLH	1,096	$555,672	David Yonnotti	Las Vegas, NV	$63,739
7/18/21	Event #106: $400 NLH	143	$47,905	Ri-karlo Handy	Pasadena, CA	$9,713
7/19/21	Event #107: $400 NLH Seniors	181	$60,635	Stanley Webb	Mitchellville, IA	$14,570
7/19/21	Event #108: $200 NLH Bounty	67	$10,720	Eric Jaroch	West Linn, OR	$1,641
7/20/21	Event #109: $400 NLH	149	$49,915	Pojana Jenne	Las Vegas, NV	$10,916
7/20/21	Event #110: $200 NLH Bounty	69	$11,040	Felipe Leme	Belmont, CA	$2,148
7/21/21	Event #111: $400 NLH	136	$45,560	Brian Mancilla	Las Vegas, NV	$12,883
7/21/21	Event #112: $200 NLH Bounty	59	$9,440	Chad Fullmer	South Jordan, UT	$2,434
7/24/21	Event #113: $600 UltimateStack	642	$324,210	Robert Georato	Naples, FL	$67,715
7/22/21	Event #114: $200 NLH Bounty	73	$11,680	Robert Tony	Colorado Springs, CO	$2,731
7/25/21	Event #115: $300 Monster Stack	194	$47,530	Chad Holloway	Reedsburg, WI	$6,623
7/26/21	Event #116: $400 NLH Seniors	162	$54,270	Douglas Adkins	Las Vegas, NV	$9,085
7/26/21	Event #117: $200 NLH Bounty	76	$12,160	Minh Huynh	Sacramento, CA	$2,558
8/1/21	Event #118: $400 NLH Closer	1,399	$468,665	Mehdi Anooshahr	Los Angeles, CA	$66,000
7/27/21	Event #119: $200 NLH Bounty	64	$10,240	Katheryne Delatte	Gonzales, LA	$1,310
7/28/21	Event #120: $200 NLH Bounty	71	$11,360	Jay Williams	Alhambra, CA	$2,056
8/1/21	Event #121: $300 NLH	143	$35,035	Leon Gao	Madison, WI	$8,000