David Prociak Won Thrummy games allree Titles At Venetian Showdown Series

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Table Of Contents

• JJ Lui Nabs a Title
• Event #8 Final Table Results
• Wisconsin’s Julie Vanguilder Wins Ultimate Bounty
• Event #28 Final Table Results
• Venetian Showdown Series Winners

The Venetian Las Vegas, which a few months ago debuted its new 50-table, 14,000 square foot poker room (the largest on the Las Vegas Strip), just wrapped up its latest DeepStack Showdown Series, which ran from October 11 through November 24.

Through 79 events, the festival catered to a combined 8,997 entries and awarded $2,247,495 in prize money (not including satellites). They also forked over $31,665 in overlays.

Among those to win titles were Paul Balzano (Event #10: $400 Seniors for $6,248), Landon Brown (Event #21: $400 NLH Ultimate Stack for $10,253), Gary Bolden (Event #24: $300 Big O Bounty for $2,119), Xiang Qun Lin (Event #40: $600 NLH Ultimate Stack for $35,026), and Michael Milne (Event #67: $300 NLH Monster Stack for $13,028).

There were also some two-time winners including Andrew Rodgers (Event #57: $400 NLH Ultimate Stack for $6,182 and Event #65: $400 NLH Ultimate Stack for $10,343) and Portugal’s Jose Demeyere (Event #41: $200 NLH Bounty for $2,417 and Event #52: $200 NLH Bounty for $1,752). Likewise, Canada’s Doug Lee actually took down two of the final three tournaments – Event #77: $200 NLH Raceday Stack for $1,731 and Event #79: $200 NLH Raceday Stack for $1,713.

Doing one better than all of them was poker pro David Prociak, who laid claim to a trio of titles. On Nov. 6, he won Event #53: $200 NLH Bounty for $2,203, and quickly followed that up by winning the 2024 NAPT $550 Cardplayer Lifestyle H.E.R.O.S. for $10,100. Three days later, he won the Venetian Event #58: $200 NLH Bounty for $4,549, and on Nov. 19 added a third title by taking down Event #74: $200 NLH Bounty for $2,660.

Prociak wasn’t the only three-time winner as Sergei Saakian also accomplished the feat. He first won Event #20: $200 NLH Bounty for $2,300 on Oct. 18 and then on Nov. 1 won Event #45: $200 NLH Bounty for $1,677. He then took down the same tournament – Event #66: $200 NLH Bounty – for a third time on Nov. 14, good for $2,000.

Here’s a look at two other winners from the Venetian DeepStack Showdown Series.

JJ Lui Nabs a Title

On Oct. 12, Event #8: $400 NLH Ultimate Bounty attracted 100 entries and awarded a $33,500 prize pool, of which $14,700 came in the form of bounties. The top 13 finishers made the money and among those to cash but fell short of the final table were Wing Yam (10th - $497), Samy Dighlawi (11th - $497), Yolanda Scott (12th - $470), and Richard Lanes (13th - $470).

In the end, it was poker legend JJ Liu defeating David Taylor in heads-up play to win the title and $4,182 first-place prize. A month later, Liu nearly captured a second title finishing fourth in Event #59: $400 NLH Seniors for $2,997.

Event #8 Final Table Results

Place	Player	Hometown	Prize
1	JJ Liu	Las Vegas, NV	$4,182
2	David Taylor	Tracy, CA	$3,685
3	Hyunho Chae	Sandy, UT	$3,129
4	Rudolf Wigchert	Netherlands	$1,697
5	Natalie Jackson	Daytona Beach, FL	$1,255
6	Givargis Eddy	Turlock, CA	$963
7	Alexander Tafesh	Las Vegas, NV	$767
8	Carl Nielsen	Prescott Valley, AZ	$637
9	Roger Hazzard	Sunnyside, WA	$551

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Wisconsin’s Julie Vanguilder Wins Ultimate Bounty

On Oct. 22, Event #28: $400 NLH Ultimate Bounty attracted 82 players and awarded a $27,470 prize pool to the top 11 finishers. Of that, $12,100 was awarded in the form of bounties. Some familiar names made the final table including Arizona’s Ryan Stiner (5th - $1,069) and Christopher Marshall (3rd - $2,018), but ultimately it was Wisconsin’s Julie Vanguilder defeating Switzerland’s Erdener Koyun in heads-up play to win the tournament for $4,437.

Event #28 Final Table Results

Place	Player	Hometown	Prize
1	Julie Vanguilder	Poplar, WI	$4,437
2	Erdener Koyun	Switzerland	$2,939
3	Christopher Marshall	Las Vegas, NV	$2,018
4	Karen Fletcher	United Kingdom	$1,440
5	Ryan Stiner	Scottsdale, AZ	$1,068
6	Andre Abreau Miranda	Portugal	$825
7	Jose Delzaldo	Portugal	$666
8	Philip Holmes	Utah	$561
9	Raymond Santucci	France	$496
10	Howard Louis Schriber	Worland, NY	$460

Venetian Showdown Series Winners

Date	Tournament	Entries	Prize Pool	Overlay	Winner	Hometown	Prize
10/11/24	Event #1: $400 NLH Ultimate Stack	464	$153,120	$0	Jose Lopez Fibla	Spain	$27,116
10/7/24	Event #2: $200 NLH Bounty	58	$10,000	$720	Timothy Debyl	Madison, WI	$1,584
10/8/24	Event #3: $200 NLH Bounty	65	$10,400	$0	Baurzhan Akimov	Las Vegas, NV	$1,609
10/9/24	Event #4: $200 NLH Bounty	75	$12,000	$0	Richard Meister	Oak Forest, IL	$2,161
10/10/24	Event #5: $200 NLH Bounty	67	$10,720	$0	Edgar Harutyunyan	Glendale, CA	$2,207
10/11/24	Event #6: $400 NLH Ultimate Stack	80	$26,800	$0	Chris Hochscheid	Florence, KY	$4,836
10/11/24	Event #7: $200 NLH Bounty	72	$11,520	$0	Eyal Marziano	Israel	$2,010
10/12/24	Event #8: $400 NLH Ultimate Bounty	100	$33,500	$0	JJ Liu	Las Vegas, NV	$4,182
10/12/24	Event #9: $200 NLH Bounty Special	115	$20,000	$1,600	Antonino Gassiraro	France	$3,142
10/13/24	Event #10: $400 NLH Seniors	97	$32,495	$0	Paul Balzano	Sunrise, FL	$6,248
10/13/24	Event #11: $200 NLH Bounty	57	$10,000	$880	James May	Grand Forks, ND	$2,267
10/14/24	Event #12: $400 NLH Ultimate Stack	85	$28,475	$0	Shamica Lamar	Wellington, FL	$6,203
10/14/24	Event #13: $200 NLH Bounty	110	$17,600	$0	Scott Ytzen	Colorado Springs, CO	$1,960
10/15/24	Event #14: $400 NLH Ultimate Stack	80	$26,800	$0	Rico Cox	Fort Lauderdale, FL	$6,012
10/15/24	Event #15: $200 NLH Bounty	69	$11,040	$0	Yu-Jung Lo	Taiwan	$2,324
10/19/24	Event #16: $250 NLH Monster Stack	454	$90,800	$0	Hobin Suh	Las Vegas, NV	$13,154
10/16/24	Event #17: $200 NLH Bounty	119	$19,040	$0	Yulong Cui	Milpitas, CA	$1,505
10/17/24	Event #18: $300 Big O	44	$10,780	$0	Josh Ray	Chattanooga, TN	$2,628
10/17/24	Event #19: $200 NLH Bounty	83	$13,280	$0	Amir Hussein	Germany	$2,637
10/18/24	Event #20: $200 NLH Bounty	72	$11,520	$0	Sergei Saakian	Las Vegas, NV	$2,300
10/19/24	Event #21: $400 NLH Ultimate Stack	116	$38,860	$0	Landon Brown	Kent, WA	$10,253
10/19/24	Event #22: $300 Heroes Fore Kids Celebrity Charity Showdown	59	$20,000	$0	Michael Russell	Las Vegas, NV	$4,334
10/20/24	Event #23: $400 NLH Ultimate Bounty	76	$25,460	$0	Christopher Da Rocha	Canada	$4,263
10/20/24	Event #24: $300 Big O Bounty	40	$9,800	$0	Gary Bolden	Las Vegas, NV	$2,119
10/20/24	Event #25: $200 NLH Bounty	64	$10,240	$0	Alexander Coulson	Los Angeles, CA	$2,000
10/21/24	Event #26: $400 NLH Ultimate Stack	89	$29,815	$0	Amie Martini	Zephyrhills, FL	$8,395
10/21/24	Event #27: $200 NLH Bounty	87	$13,920	$0	Nikkailette Luistro	Las Vegas, NV	$2,764
10/22/24	Event #28: $400 NLH Ultimate Bounty	82	$27,470	$0	Julie Vanguilder	Poplar, WI	$4,437
10/22/24	Event #29: $200 NLH Bounty	71	$11,360	$0	Philip Brocoum	Portland, OR	$1,610
10/23/24	Event #30: $400 NLH Ultimate Stack	79	$26,465	$0	Zachary Beyer	Las Vegas, NV	$7,857
10/23/24	Event #31: $200 NLH Bounty	85	$13,600	$0	Kendra Bernard	Canada	$2,698
10/27/24	Event #32: $300 NLH Monster Stack	549	$131,760	$0	Neil Anderson	Canada	$15,181
10/24/24	Event #33: $200 NLH Bounty	105	$16,800	$0	Jose Silverman Sr.	Orlando, FL	$2,455
10/25/24	Event #34: $200 NLH Bounty	112	$17,920	$0	Dorianne May	Springfield, MO	$3,318
10/26/24	Event #35: $200 NLH Bounty Special	153	$24,480	$0	Robert Champion	McKinney, TX	$2,279
10/27/24	Event #36: $400 NLH Seniors	100	$33,500	$0	Miguel Angel Jose	Argentina	$7,044
10/27/24	Event #37: $200 NLH Bounty	58	$10,000	$720	Tomy Tiangco	Canada	$2,225
10/28/24	Event #38: $400 NLH Ultimate Stack	118	$39,530	$0	Gary Simpson	Rancho Santa Margarita, CA	$7,429
10/28/24	Event #39: $200 NLH Bounty	45	$10,000	$2,800	Joel Baker	Las Vegas, NV	$2,500
11/1/24	Event #40: $600 NLH Ultimate Stack	364	$183,820	$0	Xiang Qun Lin	Brooklyn, NY	$35,026
10/29/24	Event #41: $200 NLH Bounty	74	$11,840	$0	Jose Demeyere	Portugal	$2,417
10/30/24	Event #42: $200 NLH Bounty	93	$14,880	$0	Sean Mercer	Gresham, OR	$1,940
10/31/24	Event #43: $200 NLH Bounty	69	$11,040	$0	David Walker	Greenville, SC	$1,891
11/1/24	Event #44: $400 NLH Ultimate Stack	61	$20,435	$0	Joseph Altman	Henderson, NV	$6,479
11/1/24	Event #45: $200 NLH Bounty	48	$10,000	$2,320	Sergei Saakian	Las Vegas, NV	$1,677
11/2/24	Event #46: $400 NLH Ultimate Stack	82	$27,470	$0	Withheld	N/A	$6,988
11/2/24	Event #47: $200 NLH Bounty Special	128	$20,480	$0	Karel Kratochvil	Czech Republic	$3,647
11/3/24	Event #48: $400 NLH Ultimate Bounty	61	$20,435	$0	Giacomo Borin	Windsor Locks, CT	$2,596
11/3/24	Event #49: $200 NLH Bounty	55	$10,000	$1,200	Thomas Vass	Las Vegas, NV	$2,391
11/8/24	Event #50: $300 NLH Monster Stack	582	$139,680	$0	N/A	N/A	$16,892
11/4/24	Event #51: $200 NLH Bounty	47	$10,000	$2,480	6 winners`	N/A	$1,225
11/5/24	Event #52: $200 NLH Bounty	50	$10,000	$2,000	Jose Demeyere	Portugal	$1,752
11/6/24	Event #53: $200 NLH Bounty	61	$10,000	$240	David Prociak	Orlando, FL	$2,203
11/7/24	Event #54: $200 NLH Bounty	63	$10,080	$0	Lester McCord	West Linn, OR	$1,422
11/8/24	Event #55: $400 NLH Ultimate Stack	49	$20,000	$3,585	Jose Delzaldo	Portugal	$5,016
11/8/24	Event #56: $200 NLH Bounty	47	$10,000	$2,480	Qais Soroor	Canada	$2,643
11/9/24	Event #57: $400 NLH Ultimate Stack	87	$29,145	$0	Andrew Rodgers	Anchorage, AK	$6,182
11/9/24	Event #58: $200 NLH Bounty	85	$20,000	$6,400	David Prociak	Orlando, FL	$4,549
11/10/24	Event #59: $400 NLH Seniors	116	$38,860	$0	Robert Webb	Las Vegas, NV	$8,388
11/10/24	Event #60: $200 NLH Bounty	70	$11,200	$0	Matthew Campbell	Sandy, UT	$1,953
11/14/24	Event #61: $400 NLH Ultimate Stack	518	$170,940	$0	Andre Abreu Miranda	Portugal	$25,249
11/11/24	Event #62: $200 NLH Bounty	82	$13,120	$0	Robert Morbitzer	Columbia, WA	$2,604
11/12/24	Event #63: $200 NLH Bounty	77	$12,320	$0	Kelly Gall	Canada	$2,100
11/13/24	Event #64: $200 NLH Bounty	60	$10,000	$400	David Patent	Chicago, IL	$1,573
11/14/24	Event #65: $400 NLH Ultimate Stack	117	$39,195	$0	Andrew Rodgers	Anchorage, AK	$10,343
11/14/24	Event #66: $200 NLH Bounty	75	$12,000	$0	Sergei Saakian	Las Vegas, NV	$2,000
11/17/24	Event #67: $300 NLH Monster Stack	378	$90,720	$0	Michael Milne	Canada	$13,028
11/15/24	Event #68: $200 NLH Bounty	62	$10,000	$80	Squanto Oakley	Quincy, MA	$1,807
11/16/24	Event #69: $200 NLH Bounty Special	136	$21,760	$0	Jung-His Wang	Hillsboro, OR	$2,085
11/17/24	Event #70: $400 NLH Ultimate Bounty	92	$30,820	$0	Alan Prok	Franklin, OH	$4,975
11/17/24	Event #71: $200 NLH Bounty	60	$10,000	$400	Ryan Luppino	Charleston, SC	$1,619
11/20/24	Event #72: $250 NLH Monster Stack	277	$55,400	$0	Talia Khio	Westmont, IL	$10,398
11/18/24	Event #73: $200 NLH Bounty	58	$10,000	$720	Doug Zucco	Las Vegas, NV	$2,032
11/19/24	Event #74: $200 NLH Bounty	46	$10,000	$2,640	David Prociak	Orlando, FL	$2,660
11/20/24	Event #75: $300 NLH Monster Stack	73	$17,885	$0	Kelly Gall	Canada	$5,209
11/21/24	Event #76: $200 NLH Raceday Stack	27	$4,455	$0	Brian Reiss	Canada	$1,744
11/22/24	Event #77: $200 NLH Raceday Stack	38	$6,270	$0	Doug Lee	Canada	$1,731
11/23/24	Event #78: $200 NLH Raceday Stack	38	$6,270	$0	Eric O'Connell	Vacaville, CA	$2,290
11/24/24	Event #79: $200 NLH Raceday Stack	37	$6,105	$0	Doug Lee	Canada	$1,713

_{*Images courtesy of Venetian Poker.}