Venetian Deep Stacks Booming, Too Record DSE field today
Don’t forget that the WSOP isn’t the only big poker action going on in town right now. The Venetian has its own not-so-mini series of poker four times a year, the third of which kicked off today.
Event #1 ($300+30 NLH) of the 2009 Deep Stack Extravaganza III had a record 700 entrants — compared to 337 for the same event last year.
Total prize pool: $202,650. 1st Place: $56,743. Paying 63 spots.
(Not sure where the $1,650 overlay comes from.)
We actually had a Team Pokerati player in the field — Cliff Fisher, aka @brdpoker — but he made it only halfway through the field (and halfway through the first level in the second-chance tourney). Cliff plays in the WSOP $1,000 Stimulus tourney on Sunday, btw.
We’ll also see if we can’t find out how the other Little Big Tourneys are doing — specifically the Grand Series of Poker at the Golden Nugget, and the Caesar’s Megastacks.
Kevin Mathers says:
May 29th, 2009 at 8:26 pm
It was exactly 700 entrants?
DanM says:
May 29th, 2009 at 8:28 pm
That’s what I’ve been told.
Kevin Mathers says:
May 29th, 2009 at 8:28 pm
Figured it out, they take out an additional .5% for the Best Overall Points of the DSE (Top 10 points earners get $).
DanM says:
May 29th, 2009 at 8:32 pm
Ahh ah, I got the math wrong — will correct … it’s not a $1,650 overlay, it’s a $7,350 underlay … which translates, i presume, to .5 percent?
Kevin Mathers says:
May 29th, 2009 at 8:35 pm
The 1,650 difference is the .5%. The 3% was already removed from the prize pool.
DanM says:
May 29th, 2009 at 8:35 pm
still doesn’t add up … .5 percent is only $1,050. There must be some other fee involved. $7,350 is 3.5 percent of $210,000.
DanM says:
May 29th, 2009 at 8:37 pm
ahh, ahh, ok … (i think).
here’s my source:
http://twitter.com/venetianvegas/status/1965248129
Kevin Mathers says:
May 29th, 2009 at 8:38 pm
700 x $300 is 210,000. $210,000 – 3.5% = $202,650.