Event #57: $600 Deepstack Championship No-Limit Hold'em
Day 4 Completed
2022 World Series of Poker
Event #57: $600 Deepstack Championship No-Limit Hold'em
Day: 4
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 4
2022 World Series of Poker
Buy-in
$600
Prize Pool
$2,505,630
Entries
4,913
Level
39
Blinds
600,000 / 1,200,000
Ante
1,200,000
Entries
7
Players Left
1
Level 39
: 600,000/1,200,000, 1,200,000 ante
It was a comeback for the ages for Hungary��s Tamas Lendvai, who came out victorious in Event #57: $600 Deep Stack Championship No-Limit Hold��em at the 2022 World Series of Poker at Bally��s and Paris Las Vegas, topping the field of 4,913 players, who generated a prize pool of $2,505,630.
Lendvai will take home a cash of $299,464 and the first WSOP bracelet of his career for his efforts. He defeated German Frank Reichel in heads-up play to capture the hardware.
Event #57: $1,000 Deep Stack Championship No-Limit Hold'em Final Table Results
| Place | Player | Country | Prize (USD) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tamas Lendvai | Hungary | $299,464 |
| 2 | Frank Reichel | Germany | $185,027 |
| 3 | Jon Van Fleet | United States | $138,149 |
| 4 | Alex Jim | United States | $103,994 |
| 5 | Daniel Marcus | United States | $78,793 |
| 6 | Abdullah Alshanti | United States | $60,196 |
| 7 | Tsuf Saltsberg | Israel | $46,347 |
| 8 | Tamir Saidman | Israel | $35,964 |
| 9 | John Ypma | United States | $28,129 |
Lendvai entered Day 4 as the smallest stack on the table, at 7,800,000, less than eight big blinds. He managed to run his stack up and capture the title in just two hours, with the final hand being dealt just before the players would have otherwise gone on their first break of the day. He did so thanks to his aggressive play, frequently applying pressure by moving all in, slowly building his stack when most of his jams received no callers, and by having the goods when he did get a caller.
After the final card hit the felt and Lendvai had locked up the championship, he was overcome with emotion. After yelling and celebrating briefly with his rail, he collapsed to the ground with his face in his hands before pumping his fists in the air in pure bliss.
His supporters quickly climbed over the rail to celebrate with him.
After the excitement calmed down a bit, he told PokerNews about what this win meant to him, in a teary eyed, emotional interview.
��Since I��ve been playing poker I��ve been dreaming about this moment so what can I say�� It means the world. It means everything and more for me and for my family.�� He went on to give more context behind why his reaction was as emotional as it was, ��I did this for my dad, who's battling cancer now. Dad, let��s do it.��
Lendvai, who has been playing competitively for well over a decade, with cashes dating back to 2007, finally broke through to capture his first career bracelet, doing so for his family. Some of whom were on the rail supporting him throughout, including his wife, his son, and several close friends.
Other notable deep runs included online player Jon ��apestyles�� Van Fleet (Third - $138,149), four time bracelet winner Jeremy Ausmus (14th - $14,119), and 2019 Main Event finalist Nick Marchington (15th - $14,119).
Final Table Action
Day 2 chip leader John Ypma was the first to fall from the proper final table, finishing in 9th place. Ypma had the second biggest stack when the field reached ten remaining players, but he lost a chunk after his queens were busted by Reichel��s trip jacks. He later doubled up Tsuf Saltsberg after losing a flip, which left him with a half of a big blind. He��d be eliminated once he got into the big blind, as his ten-deuce was no good.
Israeli Tamir Saidman was the next to fall, after running his jacks into Abdullah Alshanti��s ace king. Alshanti paired his king on the turn, and Saidman was eliminated.
When action resumed on Day 4, it was Saidman��s fellow Israeli Saltsberg who was the first knockout of the day. After doubling up Daniel Marcus and Reichel, who busted Saltsberg��s aces by flopping trip tens, his stack was down to just over a single big, and Lendvai knocked him out a few hands later with a flush.
Lendvai picked up his second knockout of the day when Alshanti ran his queens into Lendvai��s aces, knocking out Alshanti in 6th place. Lendvai then eliminated Marcus in fifth place by winning a flip with pocket fives, putting him in the chip lead, which he never relinquished.
Alex Jim, who entered the day as the big stack, was the next to leave the table for a fourth place finish, after Van Fleet flopped top pair against him and he was unable to improve.
The stage seemed set for Van Fleet and Lendvai to duke it out in heads-up play, as the two were both over 60,000,000, while Reichel had only around 20,000,000. That was until Van Fleet jammed with ace-ten in the small blind, while Lendvai woke up with pocket aces in the big blind. His aces held, and Van Fleet was eliminated in third place.
Later, Lendvai would go on to attribute some of his success to Van Fleet, telling PokerNews, ��I know it��s only 140 bigs in play, so I can put pressure even with 10 big blinds. Ape [Jon ��apestyles�� Van Fleet], who was on the final table, he was the only one who knew what I was doing, I learned from his videos so shout out to him too.��
Heads-up play lasted only around 20 minutes. Reichel did manage to score a double up early, but Lendvai took down the championship when he flopped top pair and improved to trips on the river to beat Reichel��s king high.
"I'm the short stack most of the time," Lendvai told PokerNews with a laugh. "So I know what to do with the short stack. Obviously it's a dream come true."
Level 39
: 600,000/1,200,000, 1,200,000 ante
Tamas Lendvai open shoved as the small blind, and got called by Frank Reichel.
Frank Reichel: 
Tamas Lendvai: 
Lendvai went to his rail, who had been supportive and vocal all day long, to watch the runout. The 
flop put him ahead and on the precipice of the win. The 
turn changed nothing, and the 
river improved him to trips, more than enough to best Reichel's king high. Frank Reichel was eliminated in second place, for a cash of $185,027, the biggest of his career.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
147,390,000
12,390,000
|
12,390,000 |
|
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|
Busted | |
Level 39
: 600,000/1,200,000, 1,200,000 ante
Action started when Jon Van Fleet opened to 4,000,000 from the small blind and Tamas Lendvai three-bet to 12,000,000 from the big blind. Van Fleet four-bet shoved for roughly 38,000,000 and Lendvai snap-called.
Jon Van Fleet: 
Tamas Lendvai: 
Van Fleet was shocked to see the aces of Lendvai and the board ran out 
, eliminating Van Fleet in 3rd place.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
135,000,000
49,000,000
|
49,000,000 |
|
|
||
|
Busted | |
Level 39
: 600,000/1,200,000, 1,200,000 ante
Jon Van Fleet opened to 2,500,000 from the button. Tamas Lendvai, in the small blind, reraised to 9,600,000, which Van Fleet called.
On the 
flop, Lendvai continued for 7,500,000. Van Fleet called.
The pair checked through the 
turn and 
river. Lendvai turned over for a pair of jacks, while Van Fleet showed . Lendvai scooped the pot, increasing his chip lead.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
86,000,000
17,000,000
|
17,000,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
47,000,000
-13,000,000
|
-13,000,000 |
Level 39
: 600,000/1,200,000, 1,200,000 ante
Alex Jim opened the action by moving all in from under the gun for 11,400,000. It folded to Jon Van Fleet in the big blind who made the call.
Alex Jim: 
Jon Van Fleet:
The board ran out 
, securing the knockout for Van Fleet and eliminated Jim in 4th place for a six-figure score.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
60,000,000
20,000,000
|
20,000,000 |
|
Busted | |
|
||
Level 39
: 600,000/1,200,000, 1,200,000 ante
Tamas Lendvai opened from the hijack for 2,500,000. Daniel Marcus moved all in from the button for 14,900,00. The blinds got out of the way before Lendvai made the call.
Daniel Marcus: 
Tamas Lendvai: 
Marcus was behind, but had outs with his over cards. The 
flop and turn gave him a straight draw, but the was a brick, and Lendvai's pocket fives were still best. Lendvai scooped the pot, not before celebrating, and Marcus headed to the payout desk after shaking his competitors' hands, where he'll take home a payday of $78,793, the biggest live cash of his career.
Lendvai, who started the day as the shortstack with less than eight big blinds, has dominated the final table thus far, soaring into a commanding chip lead.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
69,000,000
16,000,000
|
16,000,000 |
|
|
||
|
Busted | |
Level 39
: 600,000/1,200,000, 1,200,000 ante
Jon Van Fleet opened to 2,500,000 from under the gun and only Daniel Marcus made the call in the big blind.
The flop came 
and Marcus checked. Van Fleet continued for 2,200,000 which was called.
On the 
turn Marcus checked again and Van Fleet sized up to 5,000,000 which got the job done when Marcus folded.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
40,000,000
1,000,000
|
1,000,000 |
|
|
18,000,000
-6,000,000
|
-6,000,000 |
Level 39
: 600,000/1,200,000, 1,200,000 ante
Frank Reichel opened to 2,600,000 from the button. Jon Van Fleet, in the big blind, made the call, and the two went heads-up to the flop.
They both checked on the flop. On the 
turn, Van Fleet fired 3,000,000, and Reichel called quickly.
On the river, Van Fleet fired for 8,400,000. Reichel counted out calling chips quickly, but took a couple of extra minutes to push them into the middle.
Van Fleet turned over 
, good for a full house. Reichel, upon seeing this, pushed his cards towards the muck. This sent the pot to Van Fleet, and sent his rail into celebration. Van Fleet's rail came well prepared, with several bunches of bananas, paying homage to Van Fleet's online username, apestyles. They've been offering the bananas to other rail members and players alike. Van Fleet sits with several on the table in front of him.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
39,000,000
3,000,000
|
3,000,000 |
|
|
17,000,000
-11,000,000
|
-11,000,000 |
Level: 39
Blinds: 600,000/1,200,000
Ante: 1,200,000