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The Venetian Las Vegas, which a few months ago debuted its new 50-table, 14,000 square foot poker room (the largest on the Las Vegas Strip), just wrapped up its latest DeepStack Showdown Series, which ran from October 11 through November 24.

Through 79 events, the festival catered to a combined 8,997 entries and awarded $2,247,495 in prize money (not including satellites). They also forked over $31,665 in overlays.

Among those to win titles were Paul Balzano (Event #10: $400 Seniors for $6,248), Landon Brown (Event #21: $400 NLH Ultimate Stack for $10,253), Gary Bolden (Event #24: $300 Big O Bounty for $2,119), Xiang Qun Lin (Event #40: $600 NLH Ultimate Stack for $35,026), and Michael Milne (Event #67: $300 NLH Monster Stack for $13,028).

There were also some two-time winners including Andrew Rodgers (Event #57: $400 NLH Ultimate Stack for $6,182 and Event #65: $400 NLH Ultimate Stack for $10,343) and Portugal’s Jose Demeyere (Event #41: $200 NLH Bounty for $2,417 and Event #52: $200 NLH Bounty for $1,752). Likewise, Canada’s Doug Lee actually took down two of the final three tournaments – Event #77: $200 NLH Raceday Stack for $1,731 and Event #79: $200 NLH Raceday Stack for $1,713.

Doing one better than all of them was poker pro David Prociak, who laid claim to a trio of titles. On Nov. 6, he won Event #53: $200 NLH Bounty for $2,203, and quickly followed that up by winning the 2024 NAPT $550 Cardplayer Lifestyle H.E.R.O.S. for $10,100. Three days later, he won the Venetian Event #58: $200 NLH Bounty for $4,549, and on Nov. 19 added a third title by taking down Event #74: $200 NLH Bounty for $2,660.

Prociak wasn’t the only three-time winner as Sergei Saakian also accomplished the feat. He first won Event #20: $200 NLH Bounty for $2,300 on Oct. 18 and then on Nov. 1 won Event #45: $200 NLH Bounty for $1,677. He then took down the same tournament – Event #66: $200 NLH Bounty – for a third time on Nov. 14, good for $2,000.

Here’s a look at two other winners from the Venetian DeepStack Showdown Series.

JJ Lui Nabs a Title

On Oct. 12, Event #8: $400 NLH Ultimate Bounty attracted 100 entries and awarded a $33,500 prize pool, of which $14,700 came in the form of bounties. The top 13 finishers made the money and among those to cash but fell short of the final table were Wing Yam (10th - $497), Samy Dighlawi (11th - $497), Yolanda Scott (12th - $470), and Richard Lanes (13th - $470).

In the end, it was poker legend JJ Liu defeating David Taylor in heads-up play to win the title and $4,182 first-place prize. A month later, Liu nearly captured a second title finishing fourth in Event #59: $400 NLH Seniors for $2,997.

Event #8 Final Table Results

Wisconsin’s Julie Vanguilder Wins Ultimate Bounty

On Oct. 22, Event #28: $400 NLH Ultimate Bounty attracted 82 players and awarded a $27,470 prize pool to the top 11 finishers. Of that, $12,100 was awarded in the form of bounties. Some familiar names made the final table including Arizona’s Ryan Stiner (5th - $1,069) and Christopher Marshall (3rd - $2,018), but ultimately it was Wisconsin’s Julie Vanguilder defeating Switzerland’s Erdener Koyun in heads-up play to win the tournament for $4,437.

Event #28 Final Table Results

Venetian Showdown Series Winners

| Date | Tournament | Entries | Prize Pool | Overlay | Winner | Hometown | Prize | |—|—|—|—|—|—|—|—| | 10/11/24 | Event #1: $400 NLH Ultimate Stack | 464 | $153,120 | $0 | Jose Lopez Fibla | Spain | $27,116 | | 10/7/24 | Event #2: $200 NLH Bounty | 58 | $10,000 | $720 | Timothy Debyl | Madison, WI | $1,584 | | 10/8/24 | Event #3: $200 NLH Bounty | 65 | $10,400 | $0 | Baurzhan Akimov | Las Vegas, NV | $1,609 | | 10/9/24 | Event #4: $200 NLH Bounty | 75 | $12,000 | $0 | Richard Meister | Oak Forest, IL | $2,161 | | 10/10/24 | Event #5: $200 NLH Bounty | 67 | $10,720 | $0 | Edgar Harutyunyan | Glendale, CA | $2,207 | | 10/11/24 | Event #6: $400 NLH Ultimate Stack | 80 | $26,800 | $0 | Chris Hochscheid | Florence, KY | $4,836 | | 10/11/24 | Event #7: $200 NLH Bounty | 72 | $11,520 | $0 | Eyal Marziano | Israel | $2,010 | | 10/12/24 | Event #8: $400 NLH Ultimate Bounty | 100 | $33,500 | $0 | JJ Liu | Las Vegas, NV | $4,182 | | 10/12/24 | Event #9: $200 NLH Bounty Special | 115 | $20,000 | $1,600 | Antonino Gassiraro | France | $3,142 | | 10/13/24 | Event #10: $400 NLH Seniors | 97 | $32,495 | $0 | Paul Balzano | Sunrise, FL | $6,248 | | 10/13/24 | Event #11: $200 NLH Bounty | 57 | $10,000 | $880 | James May | Grand Forks, ND | $2,267 | | 10/14/24 | Event #12: $400 NLH Ultimate Stack | 85 | $28,475 | $0 | Shamica Lamar | Wellington, FL | $6,203 | | 10/14/24 | Event #13: $200 NLH Bounty | 110 | $17,600 | $0 | Scott Ytzen | Colorado Springs, CO | $1,960 | | 10/15/24 | Event #14: $400 NLH Ultimate Stack | 80 | $26,800 | $0 | Rico Cox | Fort Lauderdale, FL | $6,012 | | 10/15/24 | Event #15: $200 NLH Bounty | 69 | $11,040 | $0 | Yu-Jung Lo | Taiwan | $2,324 | | 10/19/24 | Event #16: $250 NLH Monster Stack | 454 | $90,800 | $0 | Hobin Suh | Las Vegas, NV | $13,154 | | 10/16/24 | Event #17: $200 NLH Bounty | 119 | $19,040 | $0 | Yulong Cui | Milpitas, CA | $1,505 | | 10/17/24 | Event #18: $300 Big O | 44 | $10,780 | $0 | Josh Ray | Chattanooga, TN | $2,628 | | 10/17/24 | Event #19: $200 NLH Bounty | 83 | $13,280 | $0 | Amir Hussein | Germany | $2,637 | | 10/18/24 | Event #20: $200 NLH Bounty | 72 | $11,520 | $0 | Sergei Saakian | Las Vegas, NV | $2,300 | | 10/19/24 | Event #21: $400 NLH Ultimate Stack | 116 | $38,860 | $0 | Landon Brown | Kent, WA | $10,253 | | 10/19/24 | Event #22: $300 Heroes Fore Kids Celebrity Charity Showdown | 59 | $20,000 | $0 | Michael Russell | Las Vegas, NV | $4,334 | | 10/20/24 | Event #23: $400 NLH Ultimate Bounty | 76 | $25,460 | $0 | Christopher Da Rocha | Canada | $4,263 | | 10/20/24 | Event #24: $300 Big O Bounty | 40 | $9,800 | $0 | Gary Bolden | Las Vegas, NV | $2,119 | | 10/20/24 | Event #25: $200 NLH Bounty | 64 | $10,240 | $0 | Alexander Coulson | Los Angeles, CA | $2,000 | | 10/21/24 | Event #26: $400 NLH Ultimate Stack | 89 | $29,815 | $0 | Amie Martini | Zephyrhills, FL | $8,395 | | 10/21/24 | Event #27: $200 NLH Bounty | 87 | $13,920 | $0 | Nikkailette Luistro | Las Vegas, NV | $2,764 | | 10/22/24 | Event #28: $400 NLH Ultimate Bounty | 82 | $27,470 | $0 | Julie Vanguilder | Poplar, WI | $4,437 | | 10/22/24 | Event #29: $200 NLH Bounty | 71 | $11,360 | $0 | Philip Brocoum | Portland, OR | $1,610 | | 10/23/24 | Event #30: $400 NLH Ultimate Stack | 79 | $26,465 | $0 | Zachary Beyer | Las Vegas, NV | $7,857 | | 10/23/24 | Event #31: $200 NLH Bounty | 85 | $13,600 | $0 | Kendra Bernard | Canada | $2,698 | | 10/27/24 | Event #32: $300 NLH Monster Stack | 549 | $131,760 | $0 | Neil Anderson | Canada | $15,181 | | 10/24/24 | Event #33: $200 NLH Bounty | 105 | $16,800 | $0 | Jose Silverman Sr. | Orlando, FL | $2,455 | | 10/25/24 | Event #34: $200 NLH Bounty | 112 | $17,920 | $0 | Dorianne May | Springfield, MO | $3,318 | | 10/26/24 | Event #35: $200 NLH Bounty Special | 153 | $24,480 | $0 | Robert Champion | McKinney, TX | $2,279 | | 10/27/24 | Event #36: $400 NLH Seniors | 100 | $33,500 | $0 | Miguel Angel Jose | Argentina | $7,044 | | 10/27/24 | Event #37: $200 NLH Bounty | 58 | $10,000 | $720 | Tomy Tiangco | Canada | $2,225 | | 10/28/24 | Event #38: $400 NLH Ultimate Stack | 118 | $39,530 | $0 | Gary Simpson | Rancho Santa Margarita, CA | $7,429 | | 10/28/24 | Event #39: $200 NLH Bounty | 45 | $10,000 | $2,800 | Joel Baker | Las Vegas, NV | $2,500 | | 11/1/24 | Event #40: $600 NLH Ultimate Stack | 364 | $183,820 | $0 | Xiang Qun Lin | Brooklyn, NY | $35,026 | | 10/29/24 | Event #41: $200 NLH Bounty | 74 | $11,840 | $0 | Jose Demeyere | Portugal | $2,417 | | 10/30/24 | Event #42: $200 NLH Bounty | 93 | $14,880 | $0 | Sean Mercer | Gresham, OR | $1,940 | | 10/31/24 | Event #43: $200 NLH Bounty | 69 | $11,040 | $0 | David Walker | Greenville, SC | $1,891 | | 11/1/24 | Event #44: $400 NLH Ultimate Stack | 61 | $20,435 | $0 | Joseph Altman | Henderson, NV | $6,479 | | 11/1/24 | Event #45: $200 NLH Bounty | 48 | $10,000 | $2,320 | Sergei Saakian | Las Vegas, NV | $1,677 | | 11/2/24 | Event #46: $400 NLH Ultimate Stack | 82 | $27,470 | $0 | Withheld | N/A | $6,988 | | 11/2/24 | Event #47: $200 NLH Bounty Special | 128 | $20,480 | $0 | Karel Kratochvil | Czech Republic | $3,647 | | 11/3/24 | Event #48: $400 NLH Ultimate Bounty | 61 | $20,435 | $0 | Giacomo Borin | Windsor Locks, CT | $2,596 | | 11/3/24 | Event #49: $200 NLH Bounty | 55 | $10,000 | $1,200 | Thomas Vass | Las Vegas, NV | $2,391 | | 11/8/24 | Event #50: $300 NLH Monster Stack | 582 | $139,680 | $0 | N/A | N/A | $16,892 | | 11/4/24 | Event #51: $200 NLH Bounty | 47 | $10,000 | $2,480 | 6 winners` | N/A | $1,225 | | 11/5/24 | Event #52: $200 NLH Bounty | 50 | $10,000 | $2,000 | Jose Demeyere | Portugal | $1,752 | | 11/6/24 | Event #53: $200 NLH Bounty | 61 | $10,000 | $240 | David Prociak | Orlando, FL | $2,203 | | 11/7/24 | Event #54: $200 NLH Bounty | 63 | $10,080 | $0 | Lester McCord | West Linn, OR | $1,422 | | 11/8/24 | Event #55: $400 NLH Ultimate Stack | 49 | $20,000 | $3,585 | Jose Delzaldo | Portugal | $5,016 | | 11/8/24 | Event #56: $200 NLH Bounty | 47 | $10,000 | $2,480 | Qais Soroor | Canada | $2,643 | | 11/9/24 | Event #57: $400 NLH Ultimate Stack | 87 | $29,145 | $0 | Andrew Rodgers | Anchorage, AK | $6,182 | | 11/9/24 | Event #58: $200 NLH Bounty | 85 | $20,000 | $6,400 | David Prociak | Orlando, FL | $4,549 | | 11/10/24 | Event #59: $400 NLH Seniors | 116 | $38,860 | $0 | Robert Webb | Las Vegas, NV | $8,388 | | 11/10/24 | Event #60: $200 NLH Bounty | 70 | $11,200 | $0 | Matthew Campbell | Sandy, UT | $1,953 | | 11/14/24 | Event #61: $400 NLH Ultimate Stack | 518 | $170,940 | $0 | Andre Abreu Miranda | Portugal | $25,249 | | 11/11/24 | Event #62: $200 NLH Bounty | 82 | $13,120 | $0 | Robert Morbitzer | Columbia, WA | $2,604 | | 11/12/24 | Event #63: $200 NLH Bounty | 77 | $12,320 | $0 | Kelly Gall | Canada | $2,100 | | 11/13/24 | Event #64: $200 NLH Bounty | 60 | $10,000 | $400 | David Patent | Chicago, IL | $1,573 | | 11/14/24 | Event #65: $400 NLH Ultimate Stack | 117 | $39,195 | $0 | Andrew Rodgers | Anchorage, AK | $10,343 | | 11/14/24 | Event #66: $200 NLH Bounty | 75 | $12,000 | $0 | Sergei Saakian | Las Vegas, NV | $2,000 | | 11/17/24 | Event #67: $300 NLH Monster Stack | 378 | $90,720 | $0 | Michael Milne | Canada | $13,028 | | 11/15/24 | Event #68: $200 NLH Bounty | 62 | $10,000 | $80 | Squanto Oakley | Quincy, MA | $1,807 | | 11/16/24 | Event #69: $200 NLH Bounty Special | 136 | $21,760 | $0 | Jung-His Wang | Hillsboro, OR | $2,085 | | 11/17/24 | Event #70: $400 NLH Ultimate Bounty | 92 | $30,820 | $0 | Alan Prok | Franklin, OH | $4,975 | | 11/17/24 | Event #71: $200 NLH Bounty | 60 | $10,000 | $400 | Ryan Luppino | Charleston, SC | $1,619 | | 11/20/24 | Event #72: $250 NLH Monster Stack | 277 | $55,400 | $0 | Talia Khio | Westmont, IL | $10,398 | | 11/18/24 | Event #73: $200 NLH Bounty | 58 | $10,000 | $720 | Doug Zucco | Las Vegas, NV | $2,032 | | 11/19/24 | Event #74: $200 NLH Bounty | 46 | $10,000 | $2,640 | David Prociak | Orlando, FL | $2,660 | | 11/20/24 | Event #75: $300 NLH Monster Stack | 73 | $17,885 | $0 | Kelly Gall | Canada | $5,209 | | 11/21/24 | Event #76: $200 NLH Raceday Stack | 27 | $4,455 | $0 | Brian Reiss | Canada | $1,744 | | 11/22/24 | Event #77: $200 NLH Raceday Stack | 38 | $6,270 | $0 | Doug Lee | Canada | $1,731 | | 11/23/24 | Event #78: $200 NLH Raceday Stack | 38 | $6,270 | $0 | Eric O’Connell | Vacaville, CA | $2,290 | | 11/24/24 | Event #79: $200 NLH Raceday Stack | 37 | $6,105 | $0 | Doug Lee | Canada | $1,713 |

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