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PREVIEW: 2025 DECEMBER MEGA STACK

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Friday, December 12th

11am: Flight A – $1,100 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry) | Satellite

  • $1,100 buy-in, $100,000 guaranteed
  • 40,000 chips and 40-minute levels
  • Registration and re-entry available until the start of Level 10 (about 5:45pm)
  • Play concludes at 12.5% of the field
  • Day 2 Sunday, December 14th at 11am
Saturday, December 13th

11am: Flight B – $1,100 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)| Satellite

  • $1,100 buy-in, $100,000 guaranteed
  • 40,000 chips and 40-minute levels
  • Registration and re-entry available until the start of Level 10 (about 5:45pm)
  • Play concludes at 12.5% of the field
  • Day 2 Sunday, December 14th at 11am
Sunday, December 14th

11am: Day 2 – $1,100 No Limit Hold’em Re-Entry

Monthly Tournaments

2025 December DeepStack Challenge Day 2 Seating Assignments

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$400 DeepStack Challenge No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$100,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payout
Current Prize Pool: $131,670
Players Remaining: 53 of 399
Day 2 Resume level 11 03:38  Blinds 1,500/2,500 with a 2,500 Ante

Flight A: 41 Entries, 6 Advanced
Flight B: 23 Entries, 3 Advanced
Flight C: 45 Entries, 6 Advanced
Flight D: 33 Entries, 5 Advanced
Flight E: 69 Entries, 9 Advanced
Flight F: 71 Entries, 9 Advanced
Flight G: 117 Entries, 15 Advanced
Day 2: Sunday, December 7th at 11am

TableSeatFirst NameLast NameCityStateChip Count
91IgorTretyakovLutzFL252,000
92CarlosEvangelistaTampaFL185,000
93JohnWolfe IiiRiverviewFL214,000
94JulioNovoTampaFL300,000
95GrantMissonisClearwaterFL371,000
96VamsiDoddaThonotosassaFL282,000
97MichaelTomicDavenportFL216,000
98MichaelPoeltlerRuskinFL354,000
99CorneliusWalkerOrmond BeachFL218,500
101RamonMartinezMelbourneFL271,000
102EmptyEmpty
103AnatolyZharnitsSarasotaFL351,000
104JoshuaHansenBrocktonMA203,000
105RobertWuestnerRiverviewFL164,000
106WilliamCriegoNokomisFL52,000
107JesseHunnicuttTampaMI151,000
108LinhQuachBradentonFL396,000
109KennethO 'DonnellSt PetersburgFL431,500
111MatthewEhlertLongwoodFL69,500
112DaltonDowdyWinter HavenFL100,000
113TamNguyenTampaFL62,000
114SamuelO'BryantWinter GardenFL61,000
115StephenDiamantasLakelandFL103,000
116NathanSeifertTampaFL392,000
117KevinCarnevaleLakelandFL537,000
118AlexanderGrassiaPalm HarborFL200,000
119EdwardStephensoTampaFL84,000
131SonnyMineoPort CharlotteFL162,000
132RobertoMeloLakelandFL265,000
133MichaelGarrisonGallagherWV261,000
134ShawnBarnettOldsmarFL418,000
135ChristopherMorganWinter HavenFL598,000
136DominickMinayaTampaFL165,000
137JeffreyBarnettJacksonville BeachFL92,000
138DonaldLinskyTampaFL287,000
139MichaelSilvaTampaFL238,000
201ArdijanHasandzekajTampaFL251,000
202ArthurBoatmanLakelandFL234,000
203ForrestRaleighLakelandFL129,000
204CarlieStricklandHartsfieldGA238,000
205BrianCurtnerLargoFL121,000
206GeorgeHortelanoWesley ChapelFL93,000
207HunterColeSorrentoFL189,000
208JordanJoeckelDavenportFL124,000
209JerryDrewSilver SpringMD145,000
211GeorgeDecandioParrishFL160,000
212MichaelMiraviBoca GrandeFL153,000
213ManuelLopezBlufftonSC466,500
214AdamWeingardTampaFL101,000
215RalphKourbanTampaFL149,000
216MatthewLeecyTampaFL288,500
217KennethGroomsLakelandFL406,000
218JoshuaMorganWinter HavenFL109,500
219JackRushLakelandFL128,000
Monthly Tournaments

2025 December DeepStack Challenge Day 2 Chip Counts

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$400 DeepStack Challenge No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$100,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Current Prize Pool: $131,670
Players Remaining: 53 of 399
Day 2 Resume level 11 03:38  Blinds 1,500/2,500 with a 2,500 Ante

Flight A: 41 Entries, 6 Advanced
Flight B: 23 Entries, 3 Advanced
Flight C: 45 Entries, 6 Advanced
Flight D: 33 Entries, 5 Advanced
Flight E: 69 Entries, 9 Advanced
Flight F: 71 Entries, 9 Advanced
Flight G: 117 Entries, 15 Advanced
Day 2: Sunday, December 7th at 11am

RankFirst NameLast NameCityStateChip Count
1ChristopherMorganWinter HavenFL598,000
2KevinCarnevaleLakelandFL537,000
3ManuelLopezBlufftonSC466,500
4KennethO 'DonnellSt PetersburgFL431,500
5ShawnBarnettOldsmarFL418,000
6KennethGroomsLakelandFL406,000
7LinhQuachBradentonFL396,000
8NathanSeifertTampaFL392,000
9GrantMissonisClearwaterFL371,000
10MichaelPoeltlerRuskinFL354,000
11AnatolyZharnitsSarasotaFL351,000
12JulioNovoTampaFL300,000
13MatthewLeecyTampaFL288,500
14DonaldLinskyTampaFL287,000
15VamsiDoddaThonotosassaFL282,000
16RamonMartinezMelbourneFL271,000
17RobertoMeloLakelandFL265,000
18MichaelGarrisonGallagherWV261,000
19IgorTretyakovLutzFL252,000
20ArdijanHasandzekajTampaFL251,000
21CarlieStricklandHartsfieldGA238,000
22MichaelSilvaTampaFL238,000
23ArthurBoatmanLakelandFL234,000
24CorneliusWalkerOrmond BeachFL218,500
25MichaelTomicDavenportFL216,000
26JohnWolfe IiiRiverviewFL214,000
27JoshuaHansenBrocktonMA203,000
28AlexanderGrassiaPalm HarborFL200,000
29HunterColeSorrentoFL189,000
30CarlosEvangelistaTampaFL185,000
31DominickMinayaTampaFL165,000
32RobertWuestnerRiverviewFL164,000
33SonnyMineoPort CharlotteFL162,000
34GeorgeDecandioParrishFL160,000
35MichaelMiraviBoca GrandeFL153,000
36JesseHunnicuttTampaMI151,000
37RalphKourbanTampaFL149,000
38JerryDrewSilver SpringMD145,000
39ForrestRaleighLakelandFL129,000
40JackRushLakelandFL128,000
41JordanJoeckelDavenportFL124,000
42BrianCurtnerLargoFL121,000
43JoshuaMorganWinter HavenFL109,500
44StephenDiamantasLakelandFL103,000
45AdamWeingardTampaFL101,000
46DaltonDowdyWinter HavenFL100,000
47GeorgeHortelanoWesley ChapelFL93,000
48JeffreyBarnettJacksonville BeachFL92,000
49EdwardStephensoTampaFL84,000
50MatthewEhlertLongwoodFL69,500
51TamNguyenTampaFL62,000
52SamuelO'BryantWinter GardenFL61,000
53WilliamCriegoNokomisFL52,000
2025 Pinktober Poker Open

2025 December DeepStack Challenge: Prize Pool and Payouts

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2025 December Deep Stack Challenge
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Tampa, Florida
$400 Buy-in/$100,000 Guaranteed
Entries: 399
Prize Pool: $131,670
December 2 – 7, 2025

Registration is closed for the 2025 December Deep Stack Challenge tournament.  It drew 399 entrants over seven starting flights, for a total prize pool of $131,670.

A min-cash will earn $690, and the December Deep Stack Challenge champ is set to take home $27,950.

1st: $27,950
2nd: $17,270
3rd: $12,460
4th: $9,130
5th: $6,800
6th: $5,150
7th: $3,960
8th: $3,100
9th: $2,470
10th-12th: $2,000
13th-15th: $1,650
16th-18th: $1,390
19th-21st: $1,190
22nd-24th: $1,040
25th-27th: $920
28rd-30th: $830
31st-33rd: $770
34th-36th: $730
37th-45th: $700
46th-53rd: $690

Monthly Tournaments

2025 December DeepStack Challenge Chip Counts Through Flight F

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$400 DeepStack Challenge No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$100,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Current Prize Pool: $93,060
Players Remaining: 38 of 282
Day 2 Resume level 11 03:38  Blinds 1,500/2,500 with a 2,500 Ante

Flight A: 41 Entries, 6 Advanced
Flight B: 23 Entries, 3 Advanced
Flight C: 45 Entries, 6 Advanced
Flight D: 33 Entries, 5 Advanced
Flight E: 69 Entries, 9 Advanced
Flight F: 71 Entries, 9 Advanced
Flight G: Saturday, December 6th at 11:00am
Day 2: Sunday, December 7th at 11am

RankFirst NameLast NameCityStateChip Count
1KevinCarnevaleLakelandFL537,000
2KennethO 'DonnellSt PetersburgFL431,500
3ShawnBarnettOldsmarFL418,000
4KennethGroomsLakelandFL406,000
5LinhQuachBradentonFL396,000
6NathanSeifertTampaFL392,000
7GrantMissonisClearwaterFL371,000
8MichaelPoeltlerRuskinFL354,000
9JulioNovoTampaFL300,000
10DonaldLinskyTampaFL287,000
11VamsiDoddaThonotosassaFL282,000
12RamonMartinezMelbourneFL271,000
13MichaelGarrisonGallagherWV261,000
14IgorTretyakovLutzFL252,000
15ArdijanHasandzekajTampaFL251,000
16CarlieStricklandHartsfieldGA238,000
17ArthurBoatmanLakelandFL234,000
18MichaelTomicDavenportFL216,000
19JohnWolfe IiiRiverviewFL214,000
20AlexanderGrassiaPalm HarborFL200,000
21HunterColeSorrentoFL189,000
22DominickMinayaTampaFL165,000
23RobertWuestnerRiverviewFL164,000
24SonnyMineoPort CharlotteFL162,000
25JesseHunnicuttTampaMI151,000
26RalphKourbanTampaFL149,000
27JerryDrewSilver SpringMD145,000
28JackRushLakelandFL128,000
29JordanJoeckelDavenportFL124,000
30BrianCurtnerLargoFL121,000
31StephenDiamantasLakelandFL103,000
32AdamWeingardTampaFL101,000
33DaltonDowdyWinter HavenFL100,000
34GeorgeHortelanoWesley ChapelFL93,000
35MatthewEhlertLongwoodFL69,500
36TamNguyenTampaFL62,000
37SamuelO'BryantWinter GardenFL61,000
38WilliamCriegoNokomisFL52,000
Monthly Tournaments

2025 December DeepStack Challenge Chip Counts Through Flight E

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$400 DeepStack Challenge No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$100,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Current Prize Pool: $69,6300
Players Remaining: 29 of 211
Day 2 Resume level 11 03:38  Blinds 1,500/2,500 with a 2,500 Ante

Flight A: 41 Entries, 6 Advanced
Flight B: 23 Entries, 3 Advanced
Flight C: 45 Entries, 6 Advanced
Flight D: 33 Entries, 5 Advanced
Flight E: 69 Entries, 9 Advanced
Flight F: Friday, December 5th at 6:00pm
Flight G: Saturday, December 6th at 11:00am
Day 2: Sunday, December 7th at 11am

RankFirst NameLast NameCityStateChip Count
1KevinCarnevaleLakelandFL537,000
2KennethO 'DonnellSt PetersburgFL431,500
3ShawnBarnettOldsmarFL418,000
4KennethGroomsLakelandFL406,000
5NathanSeifertTampaFL392,000
6GrantMissonisClearwaterFL371,000
7MichaelPoeltlerRuskinFL354,000
8JulioNovoTampaFL300,000
9RamonMartinezMelbourneFL271,000
10MichaelGarrisonGallagherWV261,000
11ArdijanHasandzekajTampaFL251,000
12MichaelTomicDavenportFL216,000
13JohnWolfe IIIRiverviewFL214,000
14AlexanderGrassiaPalm HarborFL200,000
15HunterColeSorrentoFL189,000
16DominickMinayaTampaFL165,000
17RobertWuestnerRiverviewFL164,000
18RalphKourbanTampaFL149,000
19JerryDrewSilver SpringMD145,000
20JordanJoeckelDavenportFL124,000
21BrianCurtnerLargoFL121,000
22StephenDiamantasLakelandFL103,000
23AdamWeingardTampaFL101,000
24DaltonDowdyWinter HavenFL100,000
25GeorgeHortelanoWesley ChapelFL93,000
26MatthewEhlertLongwoodFL69,500
27TamNguyenTampaFL62,000
28SamuelO'BryantWinter GardenFL61,000
29WilliamCriegoNokomisFL52,000
Monthly Tournaments

2025 December DeepStack Challenge Chip Counts Through Flight D

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$400 DeepStack Challenge No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$100,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Current Prize Pool: $46,200
Players Remaining: 20 of 142
Day 2 Resume level 11 03:38  Blinds 1,500/2,500 with a 2,500 Ante

Flight A: 41 Entries, 6 Advanced
Flight B: 23 Entries, 3 Advanced
Flight C: 45 Entries, 6 Advanced
Flight D: 33 Entries, 5 Advanced
Flight E: Friday, December 5th at 11:00am
Flight F: Friday, December 5th at 6:00pm
Flight G: Saturday, December 6th at 11:00am
Day 2: Sunday, December 7th at 11am

RankFirst NameLast NameCityStateChip Count
1KennethO 'DonnellSt PetersburgFL431,500
2KennethGroomsLakelandFL406,000
3NathanSeifertTampaFL392,000
4GrantMissonisClearwaterFL371,000
5MichaelPoeltlerRuskinFL354,000
6JulioNovoTampaFL300,000
7RamonMartinezMelbourneFL271,000
8MichaelGarrisonGallagherWV261,000
9ArdijanHasandzekajTampaFL251,000
10HunterColeSorrentoFL189,000
11DominickMinayaTampaFL165,000
12RalphKourbanTampaFL149,000
13BrianCurtnerLargoFL121,000
14StephenDiamantasLakelandFL103,000
15AdamWeingardTampaFL101,000
16DaltonDowdyWinter HavenFL100,000
17GeorgeHortelanoWesley ChapelFL93,000
18MatthewEhlertLongwoodFL69,500
19TamNguyenTampaFL62,000
20SamuelO'BryantWinter GardenFL61000
Monthly Tournaments

2025 December DeepStack Challenge Chip Counts Through Flight C

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$400 DeepStack Challenge No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$100,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Current Prize Pool: $35,970
Players Remaining: 15 of 109
Day 2 Resume level 11 03:38  Blinds 1,500/2,500 with a 2,500 Ante

Flight A: 41 Entries, 6 Advanced
Flight B: 23 Entries, 3 Advanced
Flight C: 45 Entries, 6 Advanced
Flight D: Wednesday, December 3rd at 6:00pm
Flight E: Friday, December 5th at 11:00am
Flight F: Friday, December 5th at 6:00pm
Flight G: Saturday, December 6th at 11:00am
Day 2: Sunday, December 7th at 11am

RankFirst NameLast NameCityStateChip Count
1KennethO 'DonnellSt PetersburgFL431,500
2KennethGroomsLakelandFL406,000
3GrantMissonisClearwaterFL371,000
4MichaelPoeltlerRuskinFL354,000
5JulioNovoTampaFL300,000
6RamonMartinezMelbourneFL271,000
7ArdijanHasandzekajTampaFL251,000
8HunterColeSorrentoFL189,000
9RalphKourbanTampaFL149,000
10StephenDiamantasLakelandFL103,000
11AdamWeingardTampaFL101,000
12DaltonDowdyWinter HavenFL100,000
13GeorgeHortelanoWesley ChapelFL93,000
14MatthewEhlertLongwoodFL69,500
15TamNguyenTampaFL62,000
Monthly Tournaments

2025 December DeepStack Challenge Chip Counts Through Flight B

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$400 DeepStack Challenge No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$100,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Current Prize Pool: $21,120
Players Remaining: 9 of 64
Day 2 Resume level 11 03:38  Blinds 1,500/2,500 with a 2,500 Ante

Flight A: 41 Entries, 6 Advanced
Flight B: 23 Entries, 3 Advanced
Flight C: Wednesday, December 3rd at 11:00am
Flight D: Wednesday, December 3rd at 6:00pm
Flight E: Friday, December 5th at 11:00am
Flight F: Friday, December 5th at 6:00pm
Flight G: Saturday, December 6th at 11:00am
Day 2: Sunday, December 7th at 11am

RankFirst NameLast NameCityStateChip Count
1KennethO 'DonnellSt PetersburgFL431,500
2KennethGroomsLakelandFL406,000
3GrantMissonisClearwaterFL371,000
4HunterColeSorrentoFL189,000
5RalphKourbanTampaFL149,000
6StephenDiamantasLakelandFL103,000
7AdamWeingardTampaFL101,000
8DaltonDowdyWinter HavenFL100,000
9MatthewEhlertLongwoodFL69,500