jack bell wins deepstacks annual championship

Jack Bell came into the final table second in chips, and was able to use his stack to eliminate 4 of his 9 competitors on his way to winning the DeepStacks Annual Championship.

10th - Rich Potter Rich put his chips in with A5 only to run into Cara's A8. Cara turned an 8.

9th - Will Hill Shoved a short stack with pocket 10's into Jack's pockets Kings

8th - Trinje Reidelberger Was eliminated after failing to hit her broadway draw vs Mike Presley's two pair of Kings & Tens

7th - Bobby Reidelberger Finished off a frustrating day with KQ vs Jack's 88. Jack flopped a set and rivered a flush.

6th - John Oetting Eliminated in a 3-way all-in with A8 vs Cara's QJ vs Connie Hackmann's 88. Connie flopped a set and eventually hit a flush to eliminate John.

5th - Cara Pearson Holding QJ, Cara out flops Jack's pocket 9's, hitting a J, but is eliminated when Jack hits a flush on the river.

4th - Marty Cross Extremely short stacked, attempted to represent trip Aces post flop, only to be called by Jack who was holding an Ace

Once down to three players, a chop agreement was reached. Mike Presley (3rd) & Connie Hackmann (2nd). Jack Bell (1st) is your DeepStacks Annual Championship Champion.

Congratulations to Jack Bell

PHIL DITTER wins $525 monthly tourNAment

The $525 Monthly Tournament was held at 4204 Main Street Brewing Company on September 26th. Thirty-six players showed up to play and there were 17 re-entries.

Congratulations to Phil Ditter and all the final table participants

RESULTS
# Player Earnings
1 Ditter, Phil Bar Poker Open $100,000 Championship Online Qualifier
$150 + $125 Sponsorship
1217.6 Points
2 Egelhofer, Marvin Bar Poker Open $100,000 Championship Online Qualifier
$150
836.0 Points
3 Morrow, Bill Bar Poker Open $100,000 Championship Online Qualifier
$100
616.0 Points
4 Morman, Mary 502.1 Points
5 Moody, Donna Marie 422.6 Points
6 Pearson, Cara 374.9 Points
7 Colburn, Bobby 352.6 Points
8 Stovey, Steve 336.7 Points
9 Davis, Ray 320.8 Points

 

bar poker open $100K national championship

 

DeepStacks Poker League is proud to announce that we will begin hosting Bar Poker Open qualifiers August 22nd.

The Bar Poker Open brings together a community of bar poker players from various leagues across the country to play a series of affordable buy-in events with great guaranteed prize pools, fun parties, and a $100,000 National Championship Event. Final tables for all events will be played on the same set of the World Poker Tour. The $100,000 National Championship Final Table will be streamed live.

All players from DeepStacks Poker League are welcome to join in the open events. The Nationional Championship Invitational is only open to players that have qualified and received an invitation.

How Do I Qualify?
You cannot simply head to the Borgata and buy into this $100,000 Championship. You must qualify through an authorized Bar Poker Open League.

This year's qualification will be simple, yet very effective: 

Finish Top 3 At Any DeepStacks Event (starting August 22nd) to advance to a private online free-roll every Saturday.

- That's it! No points! Instant and Direct Qualifiers at every single event!

- Just finish top 3 at any of our events, then finish in the top 6 of the online free-roll. First Place also wins $400 cash in spending money while they are out there!
- Win as many top 3 tickets as you can because there is no limit to how many you can earn
- Play from the comfort of your PC or Phone.

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tone wallace wins $525 monthly tourNAment

The $525 Monthly Tournament was held at Nightshift Bar & Grill on August 22nd. Forty-two players showed up to play and there were 17 re-entries.

Congratulations to Tone Wallace and all the final table participants

RESULTS
# Player Earnings
1 Tone Wallace Bar Poker Open $100,000 Championship Online Qualifier entry
$150 + $125 Sponsorship
1313.6 pts
2 Donna Marie Moody Bar Poker Open $100,000 Championship Online Qualifier entry
$150
896.0 pts
3 Cara Pearson Bar Poker Open $100,000 Championship Online Qualifier entry
$100
655.9 pts
4 Jack Bell 530.6 pts
5 Jeramie Hill 443.6 pts
6 Bruce Seithel 391.4 pt
7 Larry Wysocky 367.0 pts
8 Will Hill 349.6 pts
9 Kim Jackson 332.2 pts
tim herman wins $525 monthly tourNAment

The $525 Monthly Tournament was held at Dorsett Inn Bar on August 8th. In our second installment of the re-entry format, 40 players showed up to play and there were 30 re-entries.

Congratulations to Tim Herman and all the final table participants

RESULTS
# Player Earnings
1 Tim Herman $125 Sponsorship
1554.0 pts
2 Donna Marie Moody $200
1040.0 pts
3 Debbie Hicks $150
750.2 pts
4 Tom Nensel 599.0 pts
5 Will Hill 494.0 pts
6 Ray Davis 431.0 pts
7 Bill Morrow 401.6 pts
8 Joe Fischer 380.6 pts
9 Chris Derby 359.6 pts
* prizes reflect 3-way chop
gene wirtEL wins $525 monthly tourNAment (apr)

The $525 Monthly Tournament (APR) was held at 4204 Main Street Brewing Company on July 25th. Forty-two players qualified, and twenty showed up to play. 

To qualify for the $525 Monthly Tournament (APR) you had to:

1. Finish Top 16 total combined points on the Illinois or Missouri Combined Leaderboard
2. Finish Top 3 for the month at any venue

The Final Table:

9. Ron Clark
8. Jon Teague
7. Bob Trentman
6. Tim Herman
5. Mike Presley
4. Will Hill
3. Mel Jackson
2. Monty VanHoose

and the $525 Monthly Tournament (APR) Winner GENE WIRTEL

CONGRATULATIONS to GENE WIRTEL and to all the qualifiers!

Prizes won

1st Place - $80 + $125 Sponsorship
2nd - 5th Place - $80

*prizes reflect 5-way chop agreement

mel jackson iv wins $525 monthly tourNAment

The $525 Monthly Tournament was held at Stratford Bar on July 18th. This was our first tournament where players used points earned during the 2nd quarter to buy-in to the tournament. It also marked the first time that players were allowed to re-enter the tournament after either busting during the first 3 levels or surrendering their stack during the first break. With re-entries, there were a total of 51 total entries.

Congratulations to Mel Jackson IV and all the final table participants

RESULTS
# Player Earnings
1 Jackson IV, Mel $150 + $125 Sponsorship
1275.2 pts
2 Waller, Jeff $150
872 pts
3 Miller, Mike $150
640.16 pts
4 Morrow, Bill 519.2 pts
5 Bell, Jack 435.2 pts
6 Newbury, Jess 384.8 pts
7 James, Dino 361.28 pts
8 Czopek, Mike 344.48 pts
9 Hill, Jeramie 327.68 pts
$1000 WINTER SEASON CHAMPIONSHIP WINNER - 
DICK MENNEMEYER

The $1000 Winter Season Championship was held at Nightshift Bar & Grill on June 13th. Sixty-Two players qualified and forty showed up to play. 

To qualify for the $1000 Winter Season Championship you had to:

1. Finish Top 25 total combined points on the Illinois or Missouri Winter Season Combined Leaderboard
2. Finish Top 3 for the Winter Season at any venue

The Final Table:

10. Rob Jarvis
9. Rich Potter
8. Joe Benfatto
7. Debbie Hicks
6. Mike Miller
5. Phil Ditter
4. Mike Moutray
3. Tone Wallace
2. Bob Stone

and the $1000 Summer Season Championship 2015 Winner DICK MENNEMEYER

CONGRATULATIONS to DICK MENNEMEYER and to all the qualifiers!

Prizes won

1st Place - $275 + $350 Heartland Poker Sponsorship + DeepStacks .999 Fine Silver Coin + Invite to Annual Championship
2nd Place - $275
3rd Place = $100

$500 monthly tournament (mar) winner -
dave unger

The $500 Monthly Tournament (MAR) was held at Nightshift Bar & Grill on May 3rd. Forty-five players qualified and thirty-four showed up to play.

To qualify for the $500 Monthly Tournament (MAR) you had to:

1. Finish Top 16 on the IL or MO Monthly Leaderboard for February
2. Finish Top 3 at on any Venue Points Leaderboard for February
3. Win 2 tournaments in March

The Final Table:

9. Jeremy Baker
8. Jack Bell
7. Cara Pearson
6. Tim Jones
5. Bobbie Paule
4. Joe Campbell
3. Rob Crum
2. Scott Wise

and the $500 Monthly Tournament (MAR) 2015 Winner DAVE UNGER

CONGRATULATIONS to DAVE UNGER and to all the qualifiers!

Prizes won

1st Place - $150 + $100 HPT Sponsorship
2nd Place - $150
3rd Place = $100

deepstacks poker league at the hollywood poker open

Congratulations to the following DeepStacks Poker League members having success at the Hollywood Poker Open

Paul McGuire - Event #33 NL Hold'em Deepstack (Six-Handed) - 
Congratulations to Paul McGuire 5th / 79 entries for $1037

Tone Wallace - Event #22 NL Hold'em Deeptack - 1st / 70 entries for $5999, HPO Trophy

Mel Jackson IV - Event #4 NL Hold'em Deepstack - 1st / 301 entries for $13000, an entry into the $2,500 buy-in Hollywood Poker Open Championship at the M Resort in Las Vegas, HPO Trophy

Jerry Hill - Event #7 Seniors No Limit - 9-way chop for $3200

Jeff Warnecke - Even #9 Pot Limit High - 4-way chop for $1000



deepstacks poker league at the heartland poker tour

Congratulations to the following DeepStacks Poker League members having success at the Heartland Poker Tour

Rich Potter - $125 Nightly (FRI) 14th / 273 entries for $329

Tessa Maciejewski - $125 Nightly (SAT) 3rd / 117 entries for $1404

Mark M - $125 Nightly (SAT) 10th / 117 entries for $263

Jeramie Hill - $230 Event 1 - 27th-29th of 260 in flight B for $550

Denis Tanzi - $230 Event 1 - $600

Jerry Hill - $230 Event 1 - $600



$500 monthly tournament (feb) winner -
cara pearson

The $500 Monthly Tournament (FEB) was held at Nightshift Bar & Grill on March 28th. Fifty-three players qualified and thirty-four showed up to play.

To qualify for the $500 Monthly Tournament (FEB) you had to:

1. Finish Top 16 on the IL or MO Monthly Leaderboard for February
2. Finish Top 3 at on any Venue Points Leaderboard for February
3. Win 2 tournaments in February

The Final Table:

9. Donna Marie Moody
8. Kevin Kinnie
7. Bill Morrow
6. Mark Borchert
5. Mark M
4. Tim Herman
3. Tone Wallace
2. John Leonard

and the $500 Monthly Tournament (FEB) 2015 Winner CARA PEARSON

CONGRATULATIONS to CARA PEARSON and to all the qualifiers!

Prizes won

1st Place - $150 + $100 HPT Sponsorship
2nd Place - $150
3rd Place = $100

$500 monthly tournament (jan) winner -
shelia clark

The $500 Monthly Tournament (JAN) was held at Nightshift Bar & Grill on March 14th. Forty-four players qualified and twenty-nine showed up to play.

To qualify for the $500 Monthly Tournament (JAN) you had to:

1. Finish Top 16 on the IL or MO Monthly Leaderboard for January
2. Finish Top 3 at on any Venue Points Leaderboard for December
3. Win 2 tournaments in January

The Final Table:

10. Bobby Reidelberger
9. Ken Phelps
8. Bob Ashauer
7. Ron Clark
6. Kris Kueker
5. George Rafeedie
4. Nancy Pinion
3. Adriana Miller
2. Tim Edwards

and the $500 Monthly Tournament (JAN) 2015 Winner SHELIA CLARK

CONGRATULATIONS to SHELIA CLARK and to all the qualifiers!

Prizes won

1st Place - $150 + $100 HPT Sponsorship
2nd Place - $150
3rd Place = $100

$500 monthly tournament (dec) winner -
rich potter

The $500 Monthly Tournament (DEC) was held at Nightshift Bar & Grill on March 7th. Forty-seven players qualified and thirty-four showed up to play.

To qualify for the $500 Monthly Tournament (DEC) you had to:

1. Finish Top 16 on the IL or MO Monthly Leaderboard for December
2. Finish Top 3 at on any Venue Points Leaderboard for December
3. Win 2 tournaments in December

The Final Table:

10. Justin Habeck
9. Kevin Kinnie
8. Jeramie Hill
7. Will Hill
6. Cara Pearson
5. Donna Marie Moody
4. Jayson Thompson
3. Jack Bell
2. Victor Koerth

and the $500 Monthly Tournament (DEC) 2015 Winner RICH POTTER

CONGRATULATIONS to RICH POTTER and to all the qualifiers!

Prizes won * reflect chop agreement

1st Place - $100 + $100 HPT Sponsorship
2nd Place - $200
3rd Place = $100

$1000 fall season championship winner -
mark m

The $1000 Fall Season Championship was held at Buffalo Park on January 25th. Sixty players qualified and forty-four showed up to play. 

To qualify for the $1000 Fall Season Championship you had to:

1. Finish Top 25 total combined points on the Illinois or Missouri Fall Combined Leaderboard
2. Finish Top 3 for the Fall Season at any venue

The Final Table:

10. Lewis Troutman
9. Shelia Clark
8. Mel Jackson
7. Jeramie Hill
6. Carla Barrett
5. Tessa Maciejewski
4. Mike Presley
3. Bill Morrow
2. Eric Woodworth

and the $1000 Fall Season Championship 2014 Winner MARK M.

CONGRATULATIONS to MARK M. and to all the qualifiers!

Prizes won

1st Place - $275 + Heartland Poker Tour EVENT #5 - $350 NLH Tournament
Sponsorship + DeepStacks .999 Fine Silver Coin + Invite to Annual Championship
2nd Place - $275
3rd Place = $100


$500 monthly tournament (nov) winner -
marvin egelhofer

The $500 Monthly Tournament (NOV) was held at Nightshift Bar & Grill on January 18th. Forty-seven players qualified and forty showed up to play.

To qualify for the $500 Monthly Tournament (NOV) you had to:

1. Finish Top 16 on the IL or MO Monthly Leaderboard for November
2. Finish Top 3 at on any Venue Points Leaderboard for November
3. Win 2 tournaments in November

The Final Table:

10. Rob Leuschke
9. Dino James
8. David Clark
7. George Rafeedie
6. Jeff Jones
5. Donna Marie Moody
4. Will Hill
3. Cara Pearson
2. Michael Miller

and the $500 Monthly Tournament (NOV) 2014 Winner MARVIN EGELHOFER

CONGRATULATIONS to MARVIN EGELHOFER and to all the qualifiers!

Prizes won

1st Place - $150 + $100 HPT Sponsorship
2nd Place - $150
3rd Place = $100

$500 monthly tournament (OCT) winner -
LAUREN WISE

The $500 Monthly Tournament (OCT) was held at Buffalo Park on December 14th. Forty-four players qualified and thirty-three showed up to play.

To qualify for the $500 Monthly Tournament (OCT) you had to:

1. Finish Top 16 on the IL or MO Monthly Leaderboard for October
2. Finish Top 3 at on any Venue Points Leaderboard for October
3. Win 2 tournaments in October

The Final Table:

8. Monty VanHoose
7. Larry Wysocky
6. Marty Cross
5. Mel Reinhardt
4. Fred Rice
3. Bobby Reidelberger
2. Mel Jackson

and the $500 Monthly Tournament (OCT) 2014 Winner LAUREN WISE

CONGRATULATIONS to LAUREN WISE and to all the qualifiers!

Prizes won (* Prizes reflect 4-way chop)

1st Place - $100 + $100 HPT Sponsorship
2nd Place - $100
3rd Place = $100
4th Place = $100

$500 monthly tournament (sep) winner -
jim hewitt

The $500 Monthly Tournament (SEP) was held at Nightshift Bar & Grill on October 12th. Fourty players qualified and thirty showed up to play.

To qualify for the $500 Monthly Tournament (SEP) you had to:

1. Finish Top 16 on the IL or MO Monthly Leaderboard for September
2. Finish Top 3 at on any Venue Points Leaderboard for September
3. Win 2 tournaments in September

The Final Table:

8. Darrell Hackmann
7. Bob Ashauer
6. Mike Presley
5. Marty Cross
4. Mel Jackson
3. Bob Trentman
2. Dave Nielsen

and the $500 Monthly Tournament (SEP) 2014 Winner JIM HEWITT

CONGRATULATIONS to JIM HEWITT and to all the qualifiers!

Prizes won

1st Place - $150 + $100 HPT Sponsorship
2nd Place - $150
3rd Place = $100

$500 monthly tournament (aug) winner -
jack bell

The $500 Monthly Tournament (AUG) was held at Bobby's on October 5th. Fifty-one players qualified and thirty-one showed up to play.

To qualify for the $500 Monthly Tournament (AUG) you had to:

1. Finish Top 16 on the IL or MO Monthly Leaderboard for August
2. Finish Top 3 at on any Venue Points Leaderboard for August
3. Win 2 tournaments in August

The Final Table:

8. Rich Potter
7. Mike Presley
6. Bob Ashauer
5. Jeff Warnecke
4. Will Hill
3. Bobby Reidelberger
2. Ron Clark

and the $500 Monthly Tournament (AUG) 2014 Winner JACK BELL

CONGRATULATIONS to JACK BELL and to all the qualifiers!

Prizes won

1st Place - $150 + $100 HPT Sponsorship
2nd Place - $150
3rd Place = $100

$1000 summer season championship winner -
mark craig

The $1000 Summer Season Championship was held at Nightshift Bar & Grill on September 27th. Sixty-Four players qualified and forty-three showed up to play. 

To qualify for the $1000 Summer Season Championship you had to:

1. Finish Top 25 total combined points on the Illinois or Missouri Summer Combined Leaderboard
2. Finish Top 3 for the Summer Season at any venue

The Final Table:

8. Shelia Clark
7. Mike Moutray
6. Christy Sutton
5. John Oetting
4. Ron Clark
3. Jeff Jones
2. William Hill

and the $1000 Summer Season Championship 2014 Winner MARK CRAIG

CONGRATULATIONS to MARK CRAIG and to all the qualifiers!

Prizes won

1st Place - $220 + Heartland Poker Tour EVENT #2 - $350 NLH Tournament
Sponsorship + DeepStacks .999 Fine Silver Coin + Invite to Annual Championship
2nd Place - $215
3rd Place = $215

* prizes reflect chop agreement

$500 monthly tournament (jul) winner -
mel jackson

The $500 Monthly Tournament (JUL) was held at Nightshift Bar & Grill on September 21st. Forty players qualified and twenty-seven showed up to play. 

To qualify for the $500 Monthly Tournament (JUL) you had to:

1. Finish Top 16 on the IL or MO Monthly Leaderboard for July
2. Finish Top 3 at on any Venue Points Leaderboard for July
3. Win 2 tournaments in July

The Final Table:

8. Dave Nielsen
7. Jonathan Fees
6. Phil Ditter
5. Joe Benfatto
4. Adriana Miller
3. Donna Marie Moody
2. Bill Morrow

and the $500 Monthly Tournament (JUL) 2014 Winner MEL JACKSON

CONGRATULATIONS to MEL JACKSON and to all the qualifiers!

Prizes won

1st Place - $150 + $100 HPT Sponsorship
2nd Place - $150
3rd Place = $100

$500 monthly tournament (jun) winner -
butch cuddy

The $500 Monthly Tournament (JUN) was held at Bobby's on August 9th. Forty-eight players qualified and thirty-four showed up to play. 

To qualify for the $500 Monthly Tournament (JUN) you had to:

1. Finish Top 16 on the IL or MO Monthly Leaderboard for June
2. Finish Top 3 at on any Venue Points Leaderboard for Jun
3. Win 2 tournaments in June

The Final Table:

9. Marvin Egelhofer
8. Donna Marie Moody
7. George Rafeedie
6. Justin Habeck
5. Adriana Miller
4. Scott Wise
3. Bill Morrow
2. Tessa Maciejewski

and the $500 Monthly Tournament (JUN) 2014 Winner BUTCH CUDDY

CONGRATULATIONS to BUTCH CUDDY and to all the qualifiers!

Prizes won

1st Place - $150 + $100 HPT Sponsorship
2nd Place - $150
3rd Place = $100

$500 monthly tournament (may) winner -
bill morrow

The $500 Monthly Tournament (MAY) was held at Maryland Yards on July 20th. Forty-eight players qualified and thirty showed up to play. 

To qualify for the $500 Monthly Tournament (MAY) you had to:

1. Finish Top 16 on the IL or MO Monthly Leaderboard for May
2. Finish Top 3 at on any Venue Points Leaderboard for May
3. Win 2 tournaments in May

The Final Table:

9. Mike Jendusa
8. Bobbie Paule
7. Lewis Troutman
6. Bob Ashauer
5. Marvin Egelhofer
4. Mike Masloski
3. Scott Wise
2. Mike Moutray

and the $500 Monthly Tournament (MAY) 2014 Winner BILL MORROW

CONGRATULATIONS to BILL MORROW and to all the qualifiers!

Prizes won

1st Place - $150 + $100 HPT Sponsorship
2nd Place - $150
3rd Place = $100