2024 Fall Super Stack – Event #5: $340 1 Day Deepstack NLH

It was a spirited heads up match that saw the chips fly around pretty freely. Michael St. Pierre-Porter looked like he was on a run to the win when they got heads up as he had a huge chip lead.

But poker, especially heads up, is a game of variance, and O’Bertos wouldn’t die. He doubled a very short stack a couple of times to stay alive, then got into a small lead before St. Pierre-Porter got it back again.

O’Bertos was finding cards when he had to, however, at one point spiking a nine against pocket tens to hit his underset and stay alive, as well as a hand where he went runner-runner Broadway to catch a double.

For his part, St. Pierre-Porter was also running pure throughout the final table. He had the lead most of the way, not least because he busted the first three players from the table on his own. He had several chances to win it against O’Bertos, but variance kept kicking him back down again.

The set of nines was the hand that gave O’Bertos a big lead, but St. Pierre-Porter put on a show of his own, doubling back to even. It was at that point the players decided to call it a night with an even chop of the money.

Michael St. Pierre-Porter jammed from the button and Stephen O’Bertos called it off. St. Pierre-Porter had ace-ten against queen-jack, but he flopped his ace and held for the double. That put them pretty much even in chips, and they are now talking deal.

The players decided to make an even money chop and call it a night. Stay tuned for the final recap shortly.

Stephen O’Bertos just “sucked out” to the lead, in his own words. It was a four-bet all in from Michael St. Pierre-Porter and a call from O’Bertos that saw St. Pierre-Porter’s pocket tens look set to end the night against the nines for O’Bertos. A nine on the flop changed all that and gave O’Bertos a double to about 2 million and the big lead now.

It was all in preflop with Michael St. Pierre-Porter on ace-three of hearts versus Stephen O’Bertos’ king-queen off. St. Pierre-Porter hit his ace on the flop, but then O’Bertos ran out to Broadway with jack-ten on the turn and river to secure his straight.

He then doubled a second time with ace-jack over pocket threes when he flopped an ace and turned another one. St. Pierre-Porter still has the lead, but O’Bertos isn’t going down lightly.

It all went in before the flop when Stephen O’Bertos raised to 55k, then snap-called when Michael St. Pierre-Porter shoved the big stack. O’Bertos had A♥5♥ against the off0suit king-queen for St. Pierre-Porter. It was pretty much over on the 4♣2♠3♣ flop that gave O’Bertos the wheel.

What started as a family pot ended with Kyle Dery heading to the cage. Dery raised the button to 32k and both players called to the 9♦8♥3♣ flop where things went a bit crazy.

Michael St. Pierre-Porter checked before Stephen O’Bertos bet 9k. Kyle Dery came over the top to 75k, but St. Pierre-Porter put in the check-shove with the big stack. O’Bertos let his hand go, but Dery snap-called with ace-nine only to run into the nine-eight for St, Pierre-Porter, who is running extremely hot tonight.

The final anonymous player just hit the rail in fourth place for $3,534 to bring the game to three left.

They are down to four left now after one of the anonymous players hit the rail in 5th place tonight for $2,474.

They are down to five now after Jeremy Graham got his remaining chips in with queen-ten but ran into pocket queens for Stephem O’Bertos. Graham was short after doubling O’Bertos up a couple fo hands earlier, and the queens held to send him to the rail in 6th place.

There was just two doubles in a row. Stephen O’Bertos grabbed a double through Jeremy Graham when action checked through to the river on a queen-high board and O’Bertos shoved the river. Graham called with an underpair but O’Bertos’ queen was good for the win. In the next hand, the two remaining anonymous players went to war with eights versus sixes and the eights held.

They are down to 6 left now in the One-Day Deepstack game and Michael St. Pierre-Porter has gone on a tear, busting all players from the table so far. Dolant Limbago, Jaqueline Ray, and Curtis Singleton are the players out from ninth to seventh places.

In the case of Ray, she jammed with jacks over a raise from St. Pierre-Porter and he called off with ace-queen. The flop was safe for Ray, but St. Pierre-Porter spiked his ace on the turn and held for the win.

Chips for Final Six

They are down to 9 left in the One-Day now after one of the anonymous players hit the rail for 10th place. Michael St. Pierre-Porter was the recipient of the chips after a long tank when the busted player shoved and St. Pierre-Porter tank-called with a set of queens on a straighty board.

There are a few players at the FT who requested anonymity with no pictures, but below are seven of the ten final tablists.

The numbers are confirmed for the One-Day Deepstack game with 124 total entries and prizes of $35,340. 12 players will get a piece of that later tonight with the winner set to pocket about $9,500.

One-Day Deepstack Prizes

There are 121 entries in the One-Day now with just under 20 minutes to play in Level 10. This is the final level of entry for this game, so that means the reg-desk shuts down in just over 30 minutes.

They are up to 78 entries on the board for the One-Day now with 72 players still in their seats. The prizes are now at a bit more than $22k.

The field in the one-day is up to 67 entries for prizes just over $19k. Shane Brotherwood, Wendy Wenaas, and Wayne Hoffert are among the new faces I’ve spotted in the crowd since the last update.

They are up to 56 players in the side game so far with about 10 minutes to play in Level 2. Among the other players I’ve spotted in this today are a few of the Day 2 players who lost their chips including Seoul Hee Kim, Derek Letourneau, Jolnar Teliani, Mal Hagan, Debi Loomer, and Kyle Dery, as well as Kirk Nilson in from SK for his first event, Reg Hampton, Cardelle Szego (fresh off her third place in the Mystery last night), Cris Hillana, Julius Roque, Tyler Thomas, Darrell Moore, Ali Razzaq, and Toms Varghese.

Level 2 is about to begin with 45 players on the board and a short line at the entry desk. Among the players I’ve spotted in the game so far are Thomas Taylor, who is here for his first event so far this series, Curtis Singleton, Jeff Charlebois, and Bash Ramahi.

The side game is now underway with 30 players in their seats in the opening level of play. Entries are open until 8:15 so there is lots of time to get into this one. There is a bit of a line at the reg desk, so the numbers will climb to around 40 pretty quickly.