Championship: Art Peacock Wins! ($776,000); Mihai Niste Finishes as Runner-Up ($515,000) 2j1d2p

$3,500 WPT Poker Showdown ChampionshipPrize Pool:  $5,616,000  |  Results Level 39:  800,000/1,600,000 with a 1,600,000 ante 47632x

Art Peacock

Art Peacock opened to 3,600,000 from his button, Mihai Niste moved all in for 37,400,000 and Peacock called to put him at risk.

Peacock: 8d8h
Niste: 4h4d

Peacock was dominant with the bigger pair and bigger stack. Nothing changed on the AhAcKc flop but some chop outs appeared on the 9h turn.  The 7s river finished the board and Art Peacock became the 2024 WPT Poker Showdown Champion.

1st:  Art Peacock  –  $776,000*
2nd:  Mihai Niste  –  $515,000

Championship: Heads-Up Underway 2u1k2p

$3,500 WPT Poker Showdown Championship
Prize Pool:  $5,616,000  |  Results
Level 35:  300,000/600,000 with a 600,000 ante
Players Remaining:  2 of 1,755

Mihai Niste

Heads up is underway between Art Peacock and Nihai Niste with $515,000 for the runner-up and $776,000 plus a WPT Championship seat to first.

Seat 1: Art Peacock – 34,700,000 (58 bb)
Seat 2: Mihai Niste – 52,600,000 (88 bb)

1st: $776,000*
2nd: $515,000

Art Peacock

Championship: Daniel Marcus – 3rd Place ($380,000) 5w532a

$3,500 WPT Poker Showdown Championship
Prize Pool:  $5,616,000  |  Results
Level 35:  300,000/600,000 with a 600,000 ante
Players Remaining:  2 of 1,755

Daniel Marcus

Mihai Niste opened to 1,200,000 from the button, Art Peacock called in the small blind, and Daniel Marcus called all in for 1,000,000 in the big blind.

The flop was Kd7s3c, Niste bet 1,000,000 and Peacock folded.

Niste: Ks8d
Marcus: Th9h

Niste was ahead with his paired king, Niste turned an open-ended straight draw on the 8s turn but blanked the 4h river to go out in third place.

Mihai Niste – 52,600,000 (88 bb)
Daniel Marcus – Eliminated in 3rd Place ($380,000)

Championship: Mitchell Hynam – 4th Place ($285,000) 4x6i64

$3,500 WPT Poker Showdown Championship
Prize Pool:  $5,616,000  |  Results
Level 33:  200,000/400,000 with a 400,000 ante
Players Remaining:  3 of 1,755

Mitchell Hynam

Mitchell Hynam opened to 800,000 and Art Peacock defended in the big blind. The flop was Ts9c3d and Peacock checked. Hynam bet another 800K, Peacock check-raised all in and Hynam called at risk for 4,900,000.

Peacock: Ad3s
Hynam: QcQd

Hynam was in great shape for a double, the big favorite with two cards to come but Peacock made trip threes on the 3c turn to take the lead. The 5c river finished the board and Hynam was sent out in fourth place.

Art Peacock – 47,300,000 (118 bb)
Mitchell Hynam – Eliminated in 4th Place ($285,000)

Championship: Jared Hemingway – 5th Place ($215,000) 2l4m5d

$3,500 WPT Poker Showdown Championship
Prize Pool:  $5,616,000  |  Results
Level 33:  200,000/400,000 with a 400,000 ante
Players Remaining:  4 of 1,755

Jared Hemingway

Jared Hemingway open-shipped for 3,775,000 and Mihai Niste called in the small blind to put him at risk.

Niste: TcTs
Hemingway: KhJd

It was a coin flip and Hemingway needed to improve to double but blanked the 9d8s2cQh7c flop to exit in fifth place.

Mihai Niste – 21,600,000 (54 bb)
Jared Hemingway – Eliminated in 5th Place ($215,000)

Championship: Jeffery Fritz – 6th Place ($164,000) 1f50j

$3,500 WPT Poker Showdown Championship
Prize Pool:  $5,616,000  |  Results
Level 33:  200,000/400,000 with a 400,000 ante
Players Remaining:  5 of 1,755

Jeffery Fritz

Jeffery Fritz open-shipped for 5,000,000 and it folded around to Art Peacock in the big blind. The huge chip leader called and Fritz was at risk.

Peacock: Ad9h
Fritz: QsQc

Fritz was in great shape to double with the queens but Peacock took the lead when he paired his ace on the As7c6h flop. The board finished with the Kc turn and Jc river and Fritz was the first eliminated from the final table.

Art Peacock  –  45,600,000 (114 bb)
Jeffery Fritz  –  Eliminated in 6th Place  ($164,000)

Championship: Cards in the Air for Final Table 5r5z4o

$3,500 WPT Poker Showdown Championship
Prize Pool:  $5,616,000  |  Results
Level 31:  125,000/250,000 with a 250,000 ante
Players Remaining:  6 of 1,755

Cards are in the air the 2025 WPT Poker Showdown Championship final table in Las Vegas. You can watch all the action on the WPT live stream below with hole cards on a 30-minute delay.

Seat 1: Art Peacock – 27,150,000 (109 bb)
Seat 2: Jeffery Fritz – 16,150,000 (65 bb)
Seat 3: Mitchell Hynam – 2,000,000 (8 bb)
Seat 4: Jared Hemingway – 11,150,000 (45 bb)
Seat 5: Daniel Marcus – 22,150,000 (89 bb)
Seat 6: Mihai Niste – 8,650,000 (35 bb)

1st: $776,000*
2nd: $515,000
3rd: $380,000
4th: $285,000
5th: $215,000
6th: $164,000

Jacobo Montoya Wins Holiday Deep Stack Special for $16,490 in Heads-Up Deal 3x4q4s

2025 May Deep Stack Poker Series
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 8
$300 Holiday Deep Stack Special NLH (Re-Entry)
$50,000 Guaranteed
Entries:  353
Prize Pool:  $87,544
May 26, 2025

Jacobo Montoya, 2025 DSPS Event 8 Champ
Place First Name Last Name Amount
1 Jacobo Montoya $16,490 *
2 Rafaela Morales $14,859 *
3 Altabal Mohamed $8,325
4 Eldo Rodriguez $5,420
5 Juan Pineda Florez $4,175
6 Johnny Bromberg $3,455
7 Alexander Borukhovich $2,900
8 James Orleans $2,365
9 Axel Orellana Gomez $1,705
10 Idan Shlomi $1,705
11 Gino Rendel $1,560
12 Emiliano Guido $1,560
13 Steven Sadaka $1,325
14 Reny Barrett $1,325
15 Darren Wingate $1,325
16 Frank Lamarra $1,090
17 Unclaimed Unclaimed $1,090
18 Orlando Perez $1,090
19 Earl Shaevitz $910
20 Mel Goss $910
21 Amir Baron $910
22 Luis Ramos $740
23 Dor Peleg $740
24 Christopher Buggs $740
25 Fernando Pages $640
26 Aaron Johnson Jr. $640
27 Gary Fitzgerald $640
28 David Mai $540
29 Alejandro Espinal $540
30 Michael Stefan $540
31 Jake Ozyman $540
32 Gilfred Bertin Jr $540
33 Paul Shafran $540
34 Dimitar Kostadinov $540
35 Andres Falla $540
36 Miguel Caraballo $540
37 Jorge Leidi $450
38 Keith Mattes $450
39 Donald Williams $450
40 Juan Mubarak $450
41 Steven Freifeld $450
42 Takehiko Kanazawa $450
43 Leonid Goldshteyn $450
44 Gil Israelian $450
45 Ashab Abdul Abdul Rehman $225
46 Ernesto Gomez $225

Michael Newman Wins Deepest Stack Main Event for $61,530 in Four-Way Deal! 233l2j

2025 May Deep Stack Poker Series
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 6
$1,700 Deepest Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$300,000 Guaranteed
Entries:  257
Prize Pool:  $385,500
May 22 – 25, 2025

Michael Newman, 2025 DSPS Deepest Stack Champ

The 2025 May Deep Stack Poker Series Main Event was a $1,700 Deepest Stack No-Limit Hold’em tournament with 257 entries and Hollywood poker legend Michael Newman added to his trophy count. At the end of a long Day 2, he earned $61,530 in a four-way deal.

The great turnout over Memorial Day weekend turned the $300,000 guarantee into a prize pool worth $385,500 and the last 33 players made the money.

After the dinner on Day 2, they played down to the final table, and it was a talented lineup that included (besides Newman) defending champ Johnny Bromberg, WSOP/WPT Champ James Calderaro, and nine-time WSOP Circuit champ Max Young.

The lead changed several times, but Newman took the last big pot when he eliminated Calderaro in a huge hand with a set of nines versus kings. With Day 2 wrapped up, the four remaining players divided the remaining prize pool instead of returning for an extra day.

Newman earned $61,530 for holding the lion’s share of the chips followed by Young, Bromberg, and Curtis Daye.

Newman’s accolades include 12 major Hollywood titles, the most recent coming in March, four WSOP Circuit rings, and this is his second May Deep Stack Poker Series win. He now has more than $2.4 million in career earnings and showing no signs of slowing down.

Congrats Michael!

Final table results:

Place First Name Last Name Amount
1 Michael Newman $61,530 *
2 Max Young $57,250 *
3 Johnny Bromberg $52,425 *
4 Curtis Daye $39,495 *
5 Alberto Hooker $23,300
6 James Calderaro $17,800
7 Nu Teliani $13,700
8 Takehiko Kanazawa $10,600
9 Asher Neaman $8,300
10 Matthew Yorra $8,300
11 Ross Fischer $6,800
12 Richard Davis $6,800
13 Jorge Rivera $5,600
14 Chris Newton $5,600
15 Felipe Luyanda $5,600
16 Juan Mubarak $4,500
17 Hector Pacheco $4,500
18 Qasem Jamhour $4,500
19 Dmitry Savelyev $4,500
20 Nadya Magnus $3,600
21 Eli Montefu $3,600
22 Scott Levitt $3,600
23 Paul Domb $3,600
24 Ira Schwartz $3,000
25 Fabien Guerreiro $3,000
26 Jacob Kauffman $3,000
27 Vencent Welch $3,000
28 Philip Toister $3,000
29 Yury Parad $3,000
30 Eldo Rodriguez $3,000
31 Sean Phillippi $3,000
32 Jorge Confesor $3,000
33 Alex Borukhovich $3,000
Michael Newman and Johnny Bromberg (seated) with Curtis Day and Max Young (standing)

Event 8: Prize Pool and Payouts; $18,404 to the Winner 465s3v

2025 May Deep Stack Poker Series
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 8
$300 Holiday Deep Stack Special NLH (Re-Entry)
$50,000 Guaranteed
Entries:  353
Prize Pool:  $87,544
May 26, 2025

Registration closed for the $400 Holiday Deep Stack Special with 353 entries, turning the $50,000 guarantee into a prize pool worth $87,544. The last 45 spots will be paid with $450 for a min-cash and $18,404 plus the last DSPS trophy of the series to the winner.

1st: $18,404 + DSPS Trophy
2nd: $12,945
3rd: $8,325
4th: $5,420
5th: $4,175
6th: $3,455
7th: $2,900
8th: $2,365
9th-10th: $1,705
11th-12th: $1,560
13th-15th: $1,325
16th-18th: $1,090
19th-21st: $910
22nd-24th: $740
25th-27th: $640
28th-36th: $540
37th-45th: $450