Editor's Note: The DeepStack Championship Poker Series runs until Sunday, July 28.
For many poker players, the Card Player Poker Tour Venetian DeepStack Championship Poker Series $5,000 main event represented the last chance to make their mark on Las Vegas before heading home. With a $2 million guarantee, players knew that a deep run could add to a great summer, or perhaps salvage a poor one.
That was the case with Russian poker pro Andrey Pateychuk, who got off to a miserable start this summer before turning it around late with a deep run in the WSOP main event.
“I came to Las Vegas in the middle of June, and my first three weeks were terrible,” admitted Pateychuk. “I mean, really, really terrible. I never had [above] my starting stack in any tournament. I would just fold for five hours and bust. Everyday, I would go first to the Rio and bust there. Then I would go to the Wynn and lose a couple entries. Then I would go to Venetian and do the same thing. But then I ran deep in the main event, had a few cashes, and now this.”
This, being a win, of course. Pateychuk topped a field of 564 players to earn the lion’s share of the $2,608,500 prize pool, scoring a payday of $547,777. This was the third largest score of the 29-year-old’s career. He previously won the EPT San Remo main event for $963,628 and the WPT Prague main event for $599,720.
The illustrious amenities and hospitality of The Venetian Resort, combined with its dynamic tournament atmosphere, makes the DeepStack Championship Poker Series the quintessential poker event of the year. The best news is that you you can still play this week!
Check out the remaining 2019 DSCPS schedule below.
To learn more about the CPPT and see other upcoming tour stops, visit the tour’s homepage. If you would like to improve your poker game, try Card Player's excellent and FREE Online Poker School.
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