2025 Summer Super Stack – Event #16: $280 NLH

This was Ramaz Haymour’s 6th cash this series, and fourth final table. After all that, he finally picked up his first win as well.

It took about nine hours to play down to the winner, and for a while, it looked like Mohsen Shafazideh might just run over the table. He held an early chip lead, but part of Haymour’s style over the last week has been hanging around with a mid-stack and laddering up.

Haymour hung back a little as Shafazideh and 3rd place finisher Mike St Pierre-Porter dominated a lot of the early FT play. Once they got three ways, Haymour sent St Pierre-Porter to the rail to take a bit of a lead.

With play heads up and the average stack getting shorter, the final two decided to guarantee themselves $4,500 each with a handshake, and play for the rest. From there, it was all Haymour, as he chipped Shafazideh down to the point where he had less than a big blind back after paying the blind and ante. He shoved dark before the cards were dealt, and Haymour called.

Shafazideh was best preflop with an ace versus a king, but Haymour hit the duck to connect with his kicker, and Shafazideh bricked the board. He won $4,500 from the deal, while Haymour got the win bonus for a final score of $4,941.

They are heads up now after Mike St Pierre-Porter limp-called a shove from Ramaz Haymour with king-jack against ace-queen for Haymour. St Pierre-Porter hit his jack on the flop, but Haymour found an ace as well.

Haymour now has a big lead over Mohsen Shafizadeh.

Jordan Innes was first to act and shoved for 215k. It folded to Mike St Pierre-Porter in the big blind, and he called. He had ace-queen again, and had Innes’ ace-deuce dominated. This time, there was no save for Innes as the board ran 7♠9♣10♦J♦5♦.

The average stack is up to 25 big blinds now, but will drop to about 21 in 3 minutes when the levels go up.

Mike St Pierre-Porter raised to 50k under the gun, and then called when Jordan Innes shoved the button for 95k. Innes was in trouble with A♣4♣ against A♦Q♠, but he spiked the turn on the board of K♦2♦8♣4♦A♥ and he’s now a bit bigger than 200k, but still the short stack at the table.

There are just four left in Event #16 now after Eldho Kuriakose hit the rail for 5th place. He shoved the small blind for 91k after Ramaz Hamour raised to 50k. Haymour called, but was in bad shape with two red deuces, against the black & red kings for Kuriakose.

The board was sweet for Haymour, however, running out a heart flush with 6♥9♥3♣8♥5♥. Kuriakose’s red king was a diamond, and he was out in 5th place.

Meanwhile, players are on a break, and Mohsen Shafizadeh is the big leader now.

They are down to 5 left now after Jordan Matsui ended his night in 5th. He was nearly all in from the big blind, with just 25k behind when Mohsen Shafizadeh raised the button to 40k. Matsui flat-called, leaving himself just 5k behind. That went in on the [invalid notations] and had backdoor draws to the flush and straight while Shafazideh was on pocket sevens. The board completed 3♠8♥ and Matsui was out in 6th place. That brings the average stack close to 20 bigs, but it will drop to 15 again after the break, which starts in about 7 minutes.

There are just 6 players left as Level 21 begins. I missed the action while writing the last post, but Paul Westberg was the shortest stack when I took the chip counts earlier. He pocketed $802 for his night’s work.

With 6 players left, and action now in Level 21, the average stack is now 15 big blinds.

They are down to 7 left now in Event #16 after Jeff Carpenter busted out in 8th place. I missed the action, but Carpenter was short after the recent hand against Mike St Pierre-Porter.

The average stack is less than 20 big blinds, and will drop to just 13 bigs when the level goes up in 1 minute.

Mike St Pierre-Porter is over 300k now, in part thanks to a hand against Jeff Carpenter. St Pierre-Porter raised early to 24k, and Carpenter called from the small blind.

Carpenter led out for 20k on the 5♠4♥6♥ flop, and got the call, with both players checking the 3♦ turn. When the 3♥ paired the river, Carpenter led out again for 25k, and St Pierre-Porter called quickly, showing J♥10♥ for the rivered flush.

Jordan Innes leads the final 8 players, with everyone now guaranteed at least $713.

As I was taking the final table photos, Jordan Innes was all in and at risk against Eldho K. Innes shoved the small blind over a button raise from Eldho, and got called.

Innes was on A♠J♥ against Q♦10♦ and the ace held on a board of 3♠7♦7♣6♠K♣.

The side game field is down to 13 left, but I’m still not watching it very closely yet, as I’m still getting some posts for Day 2 of the Main Event sorted out. However, I did have a look at the stacks, and Ramaz Haymour looks to be the leader with 316k.

Level 11 has just begun, and the final number for the side game tonight was 75 entries for prizes of $17,813. 8 players will get a piece of those prizes tonight — See below for the full payout list.

There are 72 entries on the board in the break following Level 9, with entries set to close when they sit down for Level 10 in about 10 minutes. The prizes are currently at $17,100, and either 7 or 8 players will be sharing in those prizes later tonight, depending on the pace of entries over the break.

The side game tonight is playing in Level 8, with 61 entries on the board. Entries are open until the start of Level 10, which is just under an hour away. I’d guess this game will probably top out at about 90 entries tonight.

2025 Summer Super Stack – Event #16: $280 NLH ($250 + $30)

The penultimate game of the 2025 Summer Super Stack is set to run Saturday night, alongside the final flight to the Main Event. Players pay $280 for 25k in chips, and they play 20-minute levels until the field is down to 1.

Entries are open through 9 levels of poker, meaning the final chance to enter this one will come late, at about 10:30 PM, and I expect this game to play well into Sunday morning. I’m not 100% sure I’ll be around at the end of this one for final photos, as I have a fairly early start on Sunday for Day 2 of the Main, but at the very least, I’ll get the results updated by Sunday afternoon, and I should have some time to report on some of the action once the Main Event bags up at around mindnight.

In the Spring Super Stack, Juan Riedinger from Surrey, BC, won this game. It was a relatively small turnout with a field of 51 entries for $12,113, and five places paid. Given the numbers so far in this series, I expect this game to be significantly bigger than the April version.

This was Ramaz Haymour’s 6th cash this series, and fourth final table. After all that, he finally picked up his first win as well.

It took about nine hours to play down to the winner, and for a while, it looked like Mohsen Shafazideh might just run over the table. He held an early chip lead, but part of Haymour’s style over the last week has been hanging around with a mid-stack and laddering up.

Haymour hung back a little as Shafazideh and 3rd place finisher Mike St Pierre-Porter dominated a lot of the early FT play. Once they got three ways, Haymour sent St Pierre-Porter to the rail to take a bit of a lead.

With play heads up and the average stack getting shorter, the final two decided to guarantee themselves $4,500 each with a handshake, and play for the rest. From there, it was all Haymour, as he chipped Shafazideh down to the point where he had less than a big blind back after paying the blind and ante. He shoved dark before the cards were dealt, and Haymour called.

Shafazideh was best preflop with an ace versus a king, but Haymour hit the duck to connect with his kicker, and Shafazideh bricked the board. He won $4,500 from the deal, while Haymour got the win bonus for a final score of $4,941.

They are heads up now after Mike St Pierre-Porter limp-called a shove from Ramaz Haymour with king-jack against ace-queen for Haymour. St Pierre-Porter hit his jack on the flop, but Haymour found an ace as well.

Haymour now has a big lead over Mohsen Shafizadeh.

Jordan Innes was first to act and shoved for 215k. It folded to Mike St Pierre-Porter in the big blind, and he called. He had ace-queen again, and had Innes’ ace-deuce dominated. This time, there was no save for Innes as the board ran 7♠9♣10♦J♦5♦.

The average stack is up to 25 big blinds now, but will drop to about 21 in 3 minutes when the levels go up.

Mike St Pierre-Porter raised to 50k under the gun, and then called when Jordan Innes shoved the button for 95k. Innes was in trouble with A♣4♣ against A♦Q♠, but he spiked the turn on the board of K♦2♦8♣4♦A♥ and he’s now a bit bigger than 200k, but still the short stack at the table.

There are just four left in Event #16 now after Eldho Kuriakose hit the rail for 5th place. He shoved the small blind for 91k after Ramaz Hamour raised to 50k. Haymour called, but was in bad shape with two red deuces, against the black & red kings for Kuriakose.

The board was sweet for Haymour, however, running out a heart flush with 6♥9♥3♣8♥5♥. Kuriakose’s red king was a diamond, and he was out in 5th place.

Meanwhile, players are on a break, and Mohsen Shafizadeh is the big leader now.

They are down to 5 left now after Jordan Matsui ended his night in 5th. He was nearly all in from the big blind, with just 25k behind when Mohsen Shafizadeh raised the button to 40k. Matsui flat-called, leaving himself just 5k behind. That went in on the [invalid notations] and had backdoor draws to the flush and straight while Shafazideh was on pocket sevens. The board completed 3♠8♥ and Matsui was out in 6th place. That brings the average stack close to 20 bigs, but it will drop to 15 again after the break, which starts in about 7 minutes.

There are just 6 players left as Level 21 begins. I missed the action while writing the last post, but Paul Westberg was the shortest stack when I took the chip counts earlier. He pocketed $802 for his night’s work.

With 6 players left, and action now in Level 21, the average stack is now 15 big blinds.

They are down to 7 left now in Event #16 after Jeff Carpenter busted out in 8th place. I missed the action, but Carpenter was short after the recent hand against Mike St Pierre-Porter.

The average stack is less than 20 big blinds, and will drop to just 13 bigs when the level goes up in 1 minute.

Mike St Pierre-Porter is over 300k now, in part thanks to a hand against Jeff Carpenter. St Pierre-Porter raised early to 24k, and Carpenter called from the small blind.

Carpenter led out for 20k on the 5♠4♥6♥ flop, and got the call, with both players checking the 3♦ turn. When the 3♥ paired the river, Carpenter led out again for 25k, and St Pierre-Porter called quickly, showing J♥10♥ for the rivered flush.

Jordan Innes leads the final 8 players, with everyone now guaranteed at least $713.

As I was taking the final table photos, Jordan Innes was all in and at risk against Eldho K. Innes shoved the small blind over a button raise from Eldho, and got called.

Innes was on A♠J♥ against Q♦10♦ and the ace held on a board of 3♠7♦7♣6♠K♣.

The side game field is down to 13 left, but I’m still not watching it very closely yet, as I’m still getting some posts for Day 2 of the Main Event sorted out. However, I did have a look at the stacks, and Ramaz Haymour looks to be the leader with 316k.

Level 11 has just begun, and the final number for the side game tonight was 75 entries for prizes of $17,813. 8 players will get a piece of those prizes tonight — See below for the full payout list.

There are 72 entries on the board in the break following Level 9, with entries set to close when they sit down for Level 10 in about 10 minutes. The prizes are currently at $17,100, and either 7 or 8 players will be sharing in those prizes later tonight, depending on the pace of entries over the break.

The side game tonight is playing in Level 8, with 61 entries on the board. Entries are open until the start of Level 10, which is just under an hour away. I’d guess this game will probably top out at about 90 entries tonight.

2025 Summer Super Stack – Event #16: $280 NLH ($250 + $30)

The penultimate game of the 2025 Summer Super Stack is set to run Saturday night, alongside the final flight to the Main Event. Players pay $280 for 25k in chips, and they play 20-minute levels until the field is down to 1.

Entries are open through 9 levels of poker, meaning the final chance to enter this one will come late, at about 10:30 PM, and I expect this game to play well into Sunday morning. I’m not 100% sure I’ll be around at the end of this one for final photos, as I have a fairly early start on Sunday for Day 2 of the Main, but at the very least, I’ll get the results updated by Sunday afternoon, and I should have some time to report on some of the action once the Main Event bags up at around mindnight.

In the Spring Super Stack, Juan Riedinger from Surrey, BC, won this game. It was a relatively small turnout with a field of 51 entries for $12,113, and five places paid. Given the numbers so far in this series, I expect this game to be significantly bigger than the April version.