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 8:26pm
It was exactly 700 entrants?
DanM says:
May 29th, 2009 at 8:28pm
That’s what I’ve been told.
Kevin Mathers says:
May 29th, 2009 at 8:28pm
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 8:32pm
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 8:35pm
The 1,650 difference is the .5%. The 3% was already removed from the prize pool.
DanM says:
May 29th, 2009 at 8:35pm
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 8:37pm
ahh, ahh, ok … (i think).
here’s my source:
http://twitter.com/venetianvegas/status/1965248129
Kevin Mathers says:
May 29th, 2009 at 8:38pm
700 x $300 is 210,000. $210,000 – 3.5% = $202,650.