The complete list of Venetian Deepstack Extravaganza II series champions includes renowned players such as Barry Shulman, Kathy Liebert, and Dan Heimiller, with total prize money exceeding $2.39 million across 75 events.
The Venetian Resort recently concluded its Deepstack Extravaganza II series, a 75-event series that ran from April 1 to May 17. The series attracted 8,026 entries (excluding satellites) and awarded $2,390,700 in prize money.
Among the champions, five are two-time champions, including Samy Dighlawi. He won the #5 event on April 4th.400 No-Limit Texas Hold'em Champion, Prize Money4,973, and then a little over a month later, he won the #73 tournament:200 No-Limit Texas Hold'em Bounty Tournament Champion, Prize Money1,378.
During this period, Andrew Rodgers won the event #24:400 No-Limit Texas Hold'em6,975) and Event #35:400 No-Limit Texas Hold'emTwo titles (6,597). WSOP bracelet winner Donnell Dais won on two consecutive days, in events #31:200 No-Limit Texas Hold'em Bounty Tournament2,550) and Event #34:Grinder's Bounty Tournament (200 No-Limit Texas Hold'em)1,488).
Jeffrey Kostyniuk won the tournament with #44:300 No-Limit Texas Hold'em Champion, Prize Money15,032, and two days later he won the tournament #50:200 No-Limit Texas Hold'em Bounty Tournament Champion, Prize Money2,374.
Finally, Kevin Matter became a two-time champion, winning the event #66.200 No-Limit Texas Hold'em Bounty Tournament1,482), and less than a week later, they won the tournament #71:200 No-Limit Texas Hold'em Bounty Tournament1,507).
Other notable champions in this series include Barry Shulman, former publisher of CardPlayer magazine (Event #70).400 No-Limit Texas Hold'em Evergreen Series, Prizes18,044), Kathy Liebert (Event #23:200 No-Limit Texas Hold'em Bounty Tournament, Prize Money1,977) and Dan Heimiller (Event #12:800 No-Limit Texas Hold'em, Prizes47,212).
Here is a list of all the champions of this Venetian Series.
2026 Deep Stack Extravaganza II Tournament Winner (Full Version)
| date | Event Name | Number of participants | Total prize pool | Bonus gap | champion | hometown | bonus |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026/4/1 | Event #1: $600 No-Limit Texas Hold'em | 285 | $150,000 | $6,075 | Qing Liu | Las Vegas, NV | $30,596 |
| 2026/4/1 | Event #2: $200 No-Limit Texas Hold'em Bounty Tournament | 66 | $10,560 | $0 | Himmaphoum Bounthinh | Las Vegas, NV | $2,223 |
| 2026/4/2 | Event #3: $200 No-Limit Texas Hold'em Bounty Tournament | 84 | $13,440 | $0 | Adam Churnick | Las Vegas, NV | $1,969 |
| 2026/4/3 | Event #4: $200 No-Limit Texas Hold'em Bounty Tournament | 76 | $12,160 | $0 | Jonathan Wirjo | Las Vegas, NV | $1,509 |
| 2026/4/4 | Event #5: $400 No-Limit Texas Hold'em | 73 | $24,455 | $0 | Samy Dighlawi | Temecula, CA | $4,973 |
| 2026/4/4 | Event #6: $200 No-Limit Texas Hold'em Bounty Tournament | 82 | $13,120 | $0 | Phillip Leblanc | Lafayette, LA | $2,604 |
| 2026/4/8 | Event #7: $400 No-Limit Texas Hold'em | 390 | $128,700 | $0 | Justin Russell | Montrose, CO | $24,106 |
| 2026/4/5 | Event #8: $200 No-Limit Texas Hold'em Bounty Tournament | 58 | $10,000 | $720 | Eric Rivkin | Laguna Woods, CA | $2,250 |
| 2026/4/6 | Event #9: $200 No-Limit Texas Hold'em Bounty Tournament | 58 | $10,000 | $720 | Jon Orlando | Las Vegas, NV | $1,748 |
| 2026/4/7 | Event #11: $200 No-Limit Texas Hold'em Bounty Tournament | 62 | $10,000 | $80 | Edouard Moret | France | $2,187 |
| 2026/4/12 | Event #12: $800 No-Limit Texas Hold'em | 359 | $247,710 | $0 | Dan Heimiller | Las Vegas, NV | $47,212 |
| 2026/4/8 | Event #14: $200 No-Limit Texas Hold'em Bounty Tournament | 50 | $10,000 | $2,000 | Jesse Whittemore | Honolulu, HI | $2,473 |
| 2026/4/9 | Event #16: $200 No-Limit Texas Hold'em Bounty Tournament | 51 | $10,000 | $1,840 | Fabrizio Mattiacci | Italy | $2,456 |
| 2026/4/10 | Event #18: $200 No-Limit Texas Hold'em Bounty Tournament | 59 | $10,000 | $560 | Yoeri Van Erp | Santa Rosa, CA | $1,854 |
| 2026/4/11 | Event #19: $200 No-Limit Texas Hold'em Bounty Tournament | 50 | $10,000 | $2,000 | Nicholas Peterson | Las Vegas, NV | $2,060 |
| 2026/4/12 | Event #20: $400 No-Limit Texas Hold'em | 60 | $20,100 | $0 | Zhongtian Jiang | Mountain View, CA | $4,837 |
| 2026/4/12 | Event #21: $200 No-Limit Texas Hold'em Bounty Tournament | 54 | $10,000 | $1,360 | Neil Miller | Canada | $1,298 |
| 2026/4/13 | Event #22: $400 No-Limit Texas Hold'em Evergreen Division | 114 | $38,190 | $0 | Jason Sagle | Canada | $6,258 |
| 2026/4/13 | Event #23: $200 No-Limit Texas Hold'em Bounty Tournament | 73 | $11,680 | $0 | Kathy Liebert | Las Vegas, NV | $1,977 |
| 2026/4/14 | Event #24: $400 No-Limit Texas Hold'em | 68 | $22,780 | $0 | Andrew Rodgers | Henderson, NV | $6,975 |
| 2026/4/14 | Event #25: $200 No-Limit Texas Hold'em Bounty Tournament | 65 | $10,400 | $0 | Sara Cushman | Austin, TX | $2,189 |
| 2026/4/15 | Event #26: $400 No-Limit Texas Hold'em Bounty Tournament | 89 | $29,815 | $0 | Paul O'Brien | Australia | $3,897 |
| 2026/4/15 | Event #28: $200 No-Limit Texas Hold'em Bounty Tournament | 67 | $10,720 | $0 | Denise Bronte | Henderson, NV | $1,869 |
| 2026/4/19 | Event #29: $1, 100 No-Limit Texas Hold'em | 225 | $216,000 | $0 | Adam Walton | North Las Vegas, NV | $46,755 |
| 2026/4/16 | Event #31: $200 No-Limit Texas Hold'em Bounty Tournament | 94 | $15,040 | $0 | Donnell Dais | Las Vegas, NV | $2,550 |
| 2026/4/17 | Event #33: $200 No-Limit Texas Hold'em Grinder's Bounty Tournament | 78 | $12,480 | $0 | Anjulie Marriott | New York, NY | $2,203 |
| 2026/4/18 | Event #34: $200 No-Limit Texas Hold'em Grinder's Bounty Tournament | 67 | $10,720 | $0 | Donnell Dais | Las Vegas, NV | $1,488 |
| 2026/4/19 | Event #35: $400 No-Limit Texas Hold'em | 54 | $20,000 | $1,910 | Andrew Rodgers | Henderson, NV | $6,597 |
| 2026/4/19 | Event #36: $200 No-Limit Texas Hold'em Bounty Tournament | 39 | $10,000 | $3,760 | Jesus Ayala | Portville, CA | $2,563 |
| 2026/4/24 | Event #37: $250 No-Limit Texas Hold'em | 711 | $142,200 | $0 | Mehdi Saleh | Campbell, CA | $17,477 |
| 2026/4/20 | Event #38: $200 No-Limit Texas Hold'em Bounty Tournament | 79 | $12,640 | $0 | Michael Ocampo | Los Angeles, CA | $2,139 |
| 2026/4/21 | Event #39: $200 No-Limit Texas Hold'em Bounty Tournament | 60 | $10,000 | $400 | George Ribeiro | Las Vegas, NV | $1,800 |
| 2026/4/22 | Event #40: $200 No-Limit Texas Hold'em Bounty Tournament | 75 | $12,000 | $0 | Istvan Keller | Las Vegas, NV | $2,428 |
| 2026/4/23 | Event #41: $200 No-Limit Texas Hold'em Bounty Tournament | 109 | $17,440 | $0 | Evan Klerner | Las Vegas, NV | $1,729 |
| 2026/4/24 | Event #42: $400 No-Limit Texas Hold'em | 77 | $25,795 | $0 | James Lee | Lakenada, CA | $4,010 |
| 2026/4/24 | Event #43: $200 No-Limit Texas Hold'em Bounty Tournament | 65 | $10,400 | $0 | Keoki Ongoy-Moore | Las Vegas, NV | $1,539 |
| 2026/4/27 | Event #44: $300 No-Limit Texas Hold'em | 396 | $100,000 | $4,960 | Jeffrey Kostyniuk | Canada | $15,032 |
| 2026/4/27 | Event #45: $400 No-Limit Texas Hold'em | 61 | $20,435 | $0 | Stephen Sola | Las Vegas, NV | $5,547 |
| 2026/4/27 | Event #46: $200 No-Limit Texas Hold'em Bounty Tournament | 59 | $10,000 | $560 | Dean Payne | Canada | $1,900 |
| 2026/4/28 | Event #47: $400 No-Limit Texas Hold'em Bounty Tournament | 61 | $20,435 | $0 | Eric Mizrahi | Las Vegas, NV | $3,689 |
| 2026/4/28 | Event #48: $200 No-Limit Texas Hold'em Bounty Tournament | 62 | $10,000 | $80 | Michael Guerrini | Siford, NY | $1,814 |
| 2026/4/29 | Event #49: $400 No-Limit Texas Hold'em Evergreen Division | 96 | $32,160 | $0 | Anthony Reategui | Las Vegas, NV | $8,935 |
| 2026/4/29 | Event #50: $200 No-Limit Texas Hold'em Bounty Tournament | 53 | $10,000 | $1,520 | Jeffrey Kostyniuk | Canada | $2,374 |
| 2026/4/30 | Event #51: $400 No-Limit Texas Hold'em | 88 | $29,480 | $0 | Greg Garabedian | Pasadena, CA | $8,513 |
| 2026/4/30 | Event #52: $200 No-Limit Texas Hold'em Bounty Tournament | 75 | $12,000 | $0 | Dylan Sprague | Las Vegas, NV | $2,077 |
| 2026/5/1 | Event #53: $400 No-Limit Texas Hold'em Bounty Tournament | 54 | $20,000 | $1,910 | Deiter Prussing | Palm Bay, FL | $3,379 |
| 2026/5/1 | Event #54: $200 No-Limit Texas Hold'em Bounty Tournament | 51 | $10,000 | $1,840 | Caleb Durham | North Pratt, NE | $1,788 |
| 2026/5/5 | Event #55: $250 No-Limit Texas Hold'em | 856 | $171,200 | $0 | Bryan Rushton | Canada | $15,000 |
| 2026/5/5 | Event #56: $400 No-Limit Texas Hold'em | 67 | $22,445 | $0 | Dan Abouaf | France | $6,872 |
| 2026/5/5 | Event #58: $200 No-Limit Texas Hold'em Bounty Tournament | 57 | $10,000 | $880 | Garrett Hannig | St. George, UT | $1,649 |
| 2026/5/10 | Event #59: $800 No-Limit Texas Hold'em | 310 | $213,900 | $0 | Sebastian Crema | Canada | $42,674 |
| 2026/5/6 | Event #61: $200 No-Limit Texas Hold'em Bounty Tournament | 66 | $10,560 | $0 | Richard Kline | Zeffer Bay, NV | $1,949 |
| 2026/5/7 | Event #63: $200 No-Limit Texas Hold'em Bounty Tournament | 56 | $10,000 | $0 | Casey Dunaway | Wengo, KY | $1,796 |
| 2026/5/8 | Event #65: $200 No-Limit Texas Hold'em Bounty Tournament | 57 | $10,000 | $880 | John Trudewind | Huntsville, NC | $1,955 |
| 2026/5/9 | Event #66: $200 No-Limit Texas Hold'em Bounty Tournament | 59 | $10,000 | $560 | Kevin Matter | Las Vegas, NV | $1,482 |
| 2026/5/10 | Event #67: $400 No-Limit Texas Hold'em | 52 | $20,000 | $2,580 | Denis Zimmerman | Switzerland | $5,390 |
| 2026/5/10 | Event #68: $200 No-Limit Texas Hold'em Bounty Tournament | 55 | $10,000 | $10,000 | Jay Shimshack | Charlottetown, VA | $1,892 |
| 2026/5/14 | Event #69: $250 No-Limit Texas Hold'em | 724 | $144,800 | $0 | Roberto Bianchi | Argentina | $22,710 |
| 2026/5/17 | Event #70: $400 No-Limit Texas Hold'em Evergreen Division | 271 | $100,000 | $10,570 | Barry Shulman | Las Vegas, NV | $18,044 |
| 2026/5/14 | Event #71: $200 No-Limit Texas Hold'em Bounty Tournament | 58 | $9,280 | $0 | Kevin Matter | Las Vegas, NV | $1,507 |
| 2026/5/15 | Event #72: $200 No-Limit Texas Hold'em Bounty Tournament | 31 | $4,960 | $0 | Ghassan Abou Khalil | Lebanon | $1,200 |
| 2026/5/16 | Event #73: $200 No-Limit Texas Hold'em Bounty Tournament | 32 | $5,120 | $0 | Samy Dighlawi | Temecula, CA | $1,378 |
| 2026/5/17 | Event #74: $400 No-Limit Texas Hold'em | 60 | $20,100 | $0 | Robbin Hamilton | Henderson, NV | $5,285 |
| 2026/5/17 | Event #75: $200 No-Limit Texas Hold'em Bounty Tournament | 33 | $5,280 | $0 | Nathan Robinson | North Las Vegas, NV | $957 |
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What are the upcoming matches?
The Venetian Resort & Spa in Las Vegas is also ramping up its poker schedule, guaranteeing over $16 million in prize money this year. The 2026 Venetian Deepstack Championship will run 121 numbered events from now until August 2nd.
Highlights of the schedule include:
June 6th to 10th:1,100 No-Limit Texas Hold'em, Guaranteed$1 million
June 11-14:1,100 Evergreen No-Limit Texas Hold'em, Guaranteed$1 million
June 19 to 22:1,600 Evergreen No-Limit Texas Hold'em, Guaranteed$1.5 million
June 30 to July 2:2,500 No-Limit Texas Hold'em LIPS Women's High Roller Event, Guaranteed Minimum$150,000
July 11-14:1,100 No-Limit Texas Hold'em MSPT, Guaranteed$1 million
July 15th to 19th:1,600 No-Limit Texas Hold'em MSPT, Guaranteed$1 million
This year's schedule has increased from last year's 116 events. Last year's series attracted approximately 30,000 entries (29,266 to be exact) and awarded $29,860,175 in prize money. Six events had more than 1,000 entries, and the series successfully combined local grinders, top high-stakes professionals, visitors from around the world, and recreational players.
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