One WSOP tournament to keep an eye on among the 99 bracelet events is the first-ever PokerNews Deepstack Championship. Sponsored by PokerNews, the tournament comes with a $600 entry fee and puts the spotlight on low-stakes grinders in their quest for eternal poker glory.
Find out everything you need to know about the PokerNews Deepstack Championship at the 2024 World Series of Poker.
The remaining 401 players have gone for a 15-minute break.
Edgar Varas had his opponent dominated and at risk when all the chips went in preflop.
Opponent: A♦8♠ 
Edgar Varas: A♥Q♣
The flop came 2♠9♦3♥ and Varas was still in the lead. Tablemate Andrew Miller, who was seated directly to the left of Varas, excitedly cheered on from the sidelines. The turn fell the Q♠, securing the win for Varas, and the A♠ completed the board.
Shawn Buchanan limped from late position when the player on the button went all in for 860,000. Buchanan tanked for a few moments, counting his stack and debating before making the call.
Button: 6♣6♥
Shawn Buchanan: 9♠9♦
The board ran out 4♦Q♠5♦7♣J♥ and Buchanan got a massive boost to his stack and, almost as importantly, a coveted bounty.
Aside from the showmanship and chance of winning a million dollars in the Mystery Bounty portion of this event, there's also a regular prize pool with another $1 million up top.
The tournament clock shows 459 players remaining and they are all currently guaranteed $3,470.
| Place | Prize |
|---|---|
| 1 | $1,000,000 |
| 2 | $536,080 |
| 3 | $407,970 |
| 4 | $312,250 |
| 5 | $240,350 |
| 6 | $186,080 |
| 7 | $144,900 |
| 8 | $113,490 |
| 9 | $89,411 |
| 10-11 | $70,860 |
| 12-13 | $56,500 |
| 14-17 | $45,310 |
| 18-26 | $36,550 |
| 27-35 | $29,660 |
| 36-44 | $24,220 |
| 45-53 | $19,900 |
| 54-62 | $16,450 |
| 63-71 | $13,680 |
| 72-80 | $11,450 |
| 81-89 | $9,640 |
| 90-98 | $8,170 |
| 99-161 | $6,970 |
| 162-197 | $5,980 |
| 198-224 | $5,980 |
| 225-287 | $5,170 |
| 288-350 | $4,500 |
| 351-413 | $3,930 |
| 414-459 | $3,470 |
Nobuaki Sasaki laid claim to a $25,000 bounty while Uri Reichenstein picked up the second $50,000 bounty of the day, with three of those still left in the chest.
With hands tabled at showdown, David Kang got the double up versus Kitty Kuo.
Kang's J♠7♥ bested Kuo's A♣K♦ on a board that ran out 7♠3♠4♣8♦10♠.
Kuo couldn't collect a bounty on the hand, but sits with a healthy chip stack.
Action picked up with Alex Foxen in the small blind all in, the player in the big blind then shoving all in, Craig Varnell all in from under the gun, and the player in middle position next to Varnell also all in.
Alex Foxen: A♠K♥
Big Blind: K♣Q♣
Middle Position: A♥K♠
Craig Varnell: A♣10♣
The board ran out 4♠10♠6♦5♥6♥ and Varnell picked up three bounties and a massive stack.
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