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2024 World Series of Poker

Event #62: $600 PokerNews Deepstack Championship
Giorni 4
Event Info

2024 World Series of Poker

Risultati finali
Vincitore
Mano Vincente
a9
Premio
$282,876
Event Info
Buy-in
$600
Montepremi
$2,606,100
Entries
5,110
Informazioni livello
Livello
40
Bui
800,000 / 1,600,000
Ante
1,600,000
Informazioni Giocatori - Giorno 4
Entries
5
Giocatori Rimasti
1

Event #62: $600 PokerNews Deepstack Championship

Giorno 4 completo

Hector Berry Wins Event #62: $600 PokerNews Deepstack Championship

Livello 40 : Blinds 800,000/1,600,000, 1,600,000 ante
Hector Berry
Hector Berry

It's coming home! The PokerNews Deepstack Championship title, that is.

After four days of action in the inaugural $600 PokerNews Deepstack Championship at the 2024 World Series of Poker (WSOP) at Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas, it was British player Hector Berry who came out on top to take home $282,876.

Berry came into the final day as the second-shortest stack, but still held 40 big blinds thanks to the deepstack format, and eventually topped a 5,110-player field to defeat Canada's Luke Varrasso heads-up.

Event #62: $600 PokerNews Deepstack Championship Final Table Results

PlacePlayerCountryPayout (USD)
1Hector BerryUnited Kingdom$282,876
2Luke VarrassoCanada$188,644
3Harrison AshdownUnited States$140,264
4Branden ShimamotoUnited States$105,122
5Darryll FishUnited States$79,418
6Sihao ZhangLuxembourg$60,485
7Jolan ManciniCanada$46,442
8Thomas MurphyIreland$35,953
9Kenny HuynhUnited States$28,064

Winner's Reaction

Berry spoke exclusively to PokerNews after his win and said he was "thrilled" to come out on top after a draining final day.

"I think you could see at the end I was a little emotional seeing all the messages coming in," admitted Berry. "Heads-up I was just so engrossed in the moment, it's so draining."

Having registered late on Day 1, Berry made it through to Day 2 with just nine big blinds, and was ready for an early exit.

"I started in the cutoff and knew I had a few hands before I was all in. But I doubled up twice and that gave me a chance."

The PokerNews Deepstack Championship was down to three tables when the Millionaire Maker crowned its champion, and at a final table when Daniel Negreanu won in the Poker Players Championship, something Berry said him and the rest of the field had to contend with.

"Playing final three tables with all the Argentines going mental, Daniel [Negreanu] winning a bracelet, and I was just sitting here trying to work out how to defend my big blind!"

From a seven-time bracelet winner, to a first-timer and Berry said he never expected to win a bracelet.

"I've only been taking it seriously for a few years. I came here for three weeks last year and played about twenty tournaments. Played about five this year and won one — which is kind of insane! Very lucky, very fortunate."

"I don't know where I go from here. It's a lot of money, for anyone. But I just hope to come back, play more, play higher buy-in tournaments...if you ask me that question in a couple of weeks maybe I'll have a better answer!"

Hector Berry
Hector Berry

Final Day Recap

There was a quickfire exit for Darryll Fish who arrived minutes late, only to bust first hand with pocket jacks after overnight chip leader Branden Shimamoto turned a flush.

After Berry scored an early double, four-handed play was a slugfest. No player managed to extend a gap, and the deep-stacked nature of play allowed dynamics to form and players to adjust accordingly.

First Harrison Ashdown, then Luke Varrasso took turns in the chip lead, with barely ten big blinds separating the remaining players.

Another double for Berry came at the expense of Shimamoto, with Berry rivering a straight to take the majority of the American's stack, with Varrasso finishing him off on the next hand.

Harrison Ashdown
Harrison Ashdown

Four became three and suddenly three became two as a cooler flop saw Ashdown eliminated.

Berry raised pre-flop, with Ashdown calling. The flop was queen-nine-eight and Berry bet again, and called a raise from Ashdown. After checking the turn, Ashdown shoved and Berry called having flopped the nut straight with jack-ten.

Ashdown had top two-pair, but bricked the river and was eliminated

"There's always a chance," Berry said afterwards. "With five left I had just 15 big blinds, but I was fortunate [with the Ashdown elimination]."

Now down to just two players, Berry held the chip lead, and slowly and methodically crept further ahead. Varrasso had his moments, but there was an inescapable feeling that this would end in one single confrontation rather than a series of smaller spots.

Luke Varrasso
Luke Varrasso

Eventually, Varrasso got it in against Berry but was dominated. The Brit dodged straight outs on the turn to seal victory — the largest of his career.

Thank you for following along to our coverage, and thank you to everyone who took part in the inaugural PokerNews Deepstack Championship and, of course, the PokerNews Daily Deepstacks — which continue all summer long. Stay tuned to PokerNews for full coverage from the rest of the 2024 World Series of Poker.

Hector Berry
Hector Berry

Tags: Branden ShimamotoDarryll FishHarrison AshdownHector BerryLuke Varrasso

Luke Varrasso Eliminated in 2nd Place ($188,644)

Livello 40 : Blinds 800,000/1,600,000, 1,600,000 ante
Luke Varrasso
Luke Varrasso

Luke Varrasso shoved for around 30,000,000 and Hector Berry called.

Luke Varrasso: 109 All in
Hector Berry: A9

Varrasso shrugged when he saw he was dominated, and there was an ace on the flop of A84 for Berry. The turn 7 had Varrasso muttering the outs that would save him — a six or a jack — but the river 2 bricked and he was eliminated in second place.

Giocatore Chip Avanzamento
Profile photo of Hector Berry gb
Hector Berry
153,000,000
32,000,000
32,000,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Profile photo of Luke Varrasso ca
Luke Varrasso
Eliminato

Tags: Hector BerryLuke Varrasso

Varrasso Getting Shorter

Livello 40 : Blinds 800,000/1,600,000, 1,600,000 ante

In a limped pot, Luke Varrasso check-called 1,600,000 on the 4410 flop from Hector Berry and the pair checked the 8 turn. The river was the 3 and Varrasso check-called 2,200,000 and was shown 67 from Berry.

Varrasso showed A3 and won the pot.

Then, after Berry opened to 3,200,000 Varrasso called and the pair saw a flop of AQ10

Varrasso check-called 3,200,000 but check-folded to 6,400,000 on the 5 turn.

Giocatore Chip Avanzamento
Profile photo of Hector Berry gb
Hector Berry
121,000,000
5,500,000
5,500,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Profile photo of Luke Varrasso ca
Luke Varrasso
32,000,000
-5,500,000
-5,500,000

Tags: Hector BerryLuke Varrasso

Berry Opens Biggest Heads-Up Lead

Livello 40 : Blinds 800,000/1,600,000, 1,600,000 ante
Hector Berry
Hector Berry

Luke Varrasso opened to 3,800,000 and Hector Berry called.

Berry check-called 2,800,000 on the 227 flop and the turn was the 4. Both players checked and Berry checked the 6 river to Varrasso.

He bet 7,000,000 and Berry called. Varrasso tabled Q9 for a missed flush draw, while Berry took down the pot with A8 for ace-high.

Giocatore Chip Avanzamento
Profile photo of Hector Berry gb
Hector Berry
115,500,000
9,500,000
9,500,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Profile photo of Luke Varrasso ca
Luke Varrasso
37,500,000
-9,500,000
-9,500,000

Tags: Hector BerryLuke Varrasso

Berry Building Up Chip Lead

Livello 40 : Blinds 800,000/1,600,000, 1,600,000 ante

Luke Varrasso raised from the button for Hector Berry to defend.

The flop came 946, Berry check-called the continuation-bet of Varrasso to see the 2 on the turn.

They both checked to the 7 on the river. Berry bet 3,100,000 for Varrasso to raise it up 8,500,000. Berry considered it for a bit and then called. Varrasso saw Berry held the 74 for two pair and mucked his hand to award the pot to Berry.

Giocatore Chip Avanzamento
Profile photo of Hector Berry gb
Hector Berry
106,000,000
13,000,000
13,000,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Profile photo of Luke Varrasso ca
Luke Varrasso
47,000,000
-13,000,000
-13,000,000

Tags: Hector BerryLuke Varrasso

2024 WSOP $25K Fantasy Hands of the Week: Two Royal Flushes, Negreanu's Quads & Brutal Rivers

Livello 40 : Blinds 800,000/1,600,000, 1,600,000 ante

The $25K Fantasy league rolls on, and as of June 19, Team The Dinkers (Josh Kay) is still on top with 899 points, which is a good bit ahead of both Team Sternheimer (765 points) and Team Baker (673 points). Of the 19 teams, Team Chingas is on the bottom with 213 points. Check out 25Kfantasy.com to see the current standings.

PokerNews has been tracking $25K Fantasy players in our live updates and has even made it simple to follow the action by tagging all players with a $25K Fantasy badge. That allows you to utilize our chip count filter option to follow only those players (just tick the $25K Fantasy badge); what’s more, each blog will have a “$25K Fantasy” tab that if you click all you will see are hands played by $25K Fantasy players.

As a result, we can capture some of the biggest, best, and most game-changing hands involving the $25K Fantasy roster. Here are five from the last week of action in the 2024 WSOP.

Click here to see the big $25K Fantasy hands!

Varrasso Trying to Make Inroads

Livello 40 : Blinds 800,000/1,600,000, 1,600,000 ante

Hector Berry opened to 3,500,000 and Luke Varrasso called.

Varrasso check-called 1,600,000 on the 772 flop and the pair checked the 4Q runout. Varrasso tabled 102 for two pair and won the pot.

Giocatore Chip Avanzamento
Profile photo of Hector Berry gb
Hector Berry
93,000,000
-10,000,000
-10,000,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Profile photo of Luke Varrasso ca
Luke Varrasso
60,000,000
10,000,000
10,000,000

Tags: Hector BerryLuke Varrasso

Berry Back in Nine-Figure Territory

Livello 40 : Blinds 800,000/1,600,000, 1,600,000 ante

Hector Berry opened to 3,500,000 and Luke Varrasso called.

Varrasso check-called 4,200,000 on the 965 flop and the turn was the J. Varrasso checked but this time folded to a bet of 10,500,000 from Berry.

Giocatore Chip Avanzamento
Profile photo of Hector Berry gb
Hector Berry
103,000,000
5,000,000
5,000,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Profile photo of Luke Varrasso ca
Luke Varrasso
50,000,000
-5,000,000
-5,000,000

Tags: Hector BerryLuke Varrasso