$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:
Niste:
Peacock was dominant with the bigger pair and bigger stack. Nothing changed on the flop but some chop outs appeared on the turn. The river finished the board and Art Peacock became the 2024 WPT Poker Showdown Champion.
1st: Art Peacock – $776,000* 2nd: Mihai Niste – $515,000
$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 , Niste bet 1,000,000 and Peacock folded.
Niste:
Marcus:
Niste was ahead with his paired king, Niste turned an open-ended straight draw on the turn but blanked the river to go out in third place.
Mihai Niste – 52,600,000 (88 bb)
Daniel Marcus – Eliminated in 3rd Place ($380,000)
$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 and Peacock checked. Hynam bet another 800K, Peacock check-raised all in and Hynam called at risk for 4,900,000.
Peacock:
Hynam:
Hynam was in great shape for a double, the big favorite with two cards to come but Peacock made trip threes on the turn to take the lead. The 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)
$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:
Fritz:
Fritz was in great shape to double with the queens but Peacock took the lead when he paired his ace on the flop. The board finished with the turn and 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)
$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)
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
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)
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.