The 2026 Venetian DeepStack Championship at the Venetian Resort Las Vegas distributed $22,947,285 in prize money across 121 numbered events, running from May 21 through August 2, according to PokerNews. The series drew 28,595 entries excluding satellites and carried more than $16 million in guarantees.
Among the notable individual results reported by PokerNews, Adel Kabbani captured three titles during the series — Event #38 ($600 NLH Bounty) on June 6 for $8,286, Event #53 ($600 NLH Bounty) on June 16 for $7,880, and Event #93 ($250 NLH Bounty) on July 15 for $6,478. Richard Kent also took down two events: Event #46 ($600 NLH Bounty) on June 12 for $10,049 and Event #97 ($250 NLH Bounty) on July 17 for $3,883.
The series incorporated two Mid-States Poker Tour Main Events, each carrying a $1 million guarantee. PokerNews reported that Peter Walsworth won the $1,100 buy-in MSPT Main Event — which ran July 11–14 and attracted 1,495 entries — for $168,494 following a heads-up deal with Dimitrios Anastasakis. Adam Walton took down the $1,600 MSPT Heart Poker Championship, which ran July 15–19 and drew 878 entries, for $185,966. In Event #108 ($600 NLH) on July 27, Justin Arnwine won $25,048 and Bobby Poe finished second for $24,043 after a heads-up deal in a field of 307 runners that generated a $155,035 prize pool.
PokerNews noted that the series recorded $233,375 in overlays across its events. The August DeepStack Showdown, a separate festival at the Venetian, began on August 3 and is scheduled to run through the end of the month, offering more than $1.1 million in guaranteed prize pools spread across 37 numbered events.
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