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The 2026 Venetian Summer DeepStack Championship concluded after running from May 21 through August 2, closing out with $22,947,285 paid out across 121 numbered events. The series had guaranteed more than $16 million, but organizers reported $233,375 in overlays paid to players, with a total of 28,595 entries recorded, not counting satellites.
Among the standout performers was France’s Adel Kabbani, who captured three separate bounty titles during the summer. His wins included Event #38 for $8,286, Event #53 for $7,880, and Event #93 for $6,478, each coming against fields ranging from 92 to 179 entrants.
San Diego’s Richard Kent also picked up multiple titles, winning Event #46 for $10,049 in June before adding a second victory in Event #97 for $3,883 in July.
The series featured two marquee MSPT Main Events with $1 million guarantees each. Florida’s Peter Walsworth won the $1,100 buy-in edition for $168,494 after a heads-up deal, while Adam Walton, who finished third in the 2023 WSOP Main Event, topped the $1,600 buy-in Heart Poker Championship for $185,966.
Event #108, a $600 buy-in No-Limit Hold’em event, exceeded its $150,000 guarantee with 307 entries, producing a $155,035 prize pool. Notable cashers included Ryan Tosoc, Benjamin Palmer, and Jeremy Becker, before Justin Arnwine defeated Bobby Poe in a heads-up deal to claim the title for $25,048.
The Venetian has already launched its next festival, the August DeepStack Showdown, running through the end of the month with more than $1.1 million guaranteed across 37 events.
