Raphael Doromal Outlasts Massive 509-Entry Field in Presidents’ Day Deep Stack

2016 Presidents’ Day Deep Stack
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino
Tampa, Fla.
$250 No Limit Hold’em ($30,000 Guaranteed)
Entries: 509
Prize Pool: $106,890
February 15, 2016

Raphael Doromal Winner
Presidents’ Day Deep Stack champion, Raphael Doromal ($10,400)

Tampa, Fla. (February 16, 2015) — The 2016 Presidents’ Day Deep Stack shattered expectations and blew the doors off the poker room Monday at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Tampa. The $250 buy-in, $30,000 guaranteed event drew a field of 509 entries obliterating the targeted prize pool before topping it out at $106,890.

The top 54 spots paid and the tournament saw the final table agree to a 10-way, ICM deal. Raphael Doromal of Orlando held the chip lead at the time and went home as the tournament’s champion. He turned his $250 buy-in into $10,400.

Final table results:

1st: Raphael Doromal – $10,400
2nd: Anthony March – $10,050
3rd: Amelio Amato – $9,510
4th: Kammar Andries – $9,080
5th: Mary Donahoe – $8,788
6th: James Mouser – $8,030
7th: Fausto Cruz – $7,869
8th: Dustin Geselius – $7,600
9th: Franklin Brigham – $5,900
10th: Michael Medina – $3,000

Full Results