Samuel Bernabeu Wins Venetian DeepStack Extravaganza III $5,000 Main Event, Aditya Sushant Finishes 12th for $38,358

Venetian DeepStack Extravaganza III was one of the few popular series running alongside the 2015 WSOP to attract the large influx of poker players that throng Las Vegas during the mega series.

A sizeable Indian contingent was present at the series and while many came back to India soon after their Main Event campaign was over, a few players stayed back to play the $5,000 Venetian DeepStack Extravaganza Main Event that began on July 12 and featured a massive $2 Million guarantee.

The three starting flights saw 547 player registrations, creating a total prize pool of $2,557,225 with the top 63 places getting paid. Prominent Indian names in the field were Rahul Byrraju, Aditya Sushant and Shashank Jain. All three satellited their way into the event with Rahul Byrraju emerging as the chip leader among 253 survivors going into Day 2.

While Shashank Jain and Rahul Byrraju were unable to make it past Day 2, Adda52 Team Spades Pro Aditya Sushant stormed into the final day, though as the second shortest stack in 13^th chip position. He finally busted in 12^th place with $38,358.

Samuel Bernabeu (cover image) topped the stacked field that featured prominent names like Mark Newhouse, Anthony Zinno, Jared Jaffee, Mukul Pahuja, Bryn Kenney among others, defeating Doug Lee in the heads-up match to win the title and the top prize of $537,017.

DSE III Main Event Final Table Results

1. Samuel Bernabeu – $537,017

2. Doug Lee – $329,882

3. Hans Winzeler – $240,379

4. Scott Efron – $179,006

5. David Nicholson – $135,533

6. David Patterson II – $102,289

7. Javier Zarco – $79,274

8. Mark Newhouse – $61,373

9. Senouio Ramirez – $48,587

10. David Sands – $38,358

The Indian campaign at Las Vegas may be over but we will be seeing them hit the Asian Poker Circuit next with the APPT Manila just around the corner.

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