Lucas Tae Dominates Venetian Showdown Series with Four Victories
Summary
The Venetian Showdown Series ran from 1 August to 1 September, hosting 52 events with 6,323 total entrants and $1,508,045 in prize money. Florida’s Lucas Tae was the standout, winning four titles across the festival — including the marquee Event #10: $400 NLH Ultimate Stack (609 entries) for $23,665 after a five-way chop. Tae also collected wins in Event #11 ($200 NLH Bounty), Event #18 ($300 NLH Ultimate Stack) and Event #38 ($200 NLH Bounty), cementing a dominant run.
Christopher Hull also had a big series with two titles and more than $26,000 in prize cash (notably Event #45 and Event #47). Other notable winners included David White ($21,641), Phillip Latimer ($14,205) and TJ Reid ($8,362).
The Venetian immediately followed the Showdown with the DeepStack Extravaganza III (2 September–5 October), a 52-event series guaranteeing over $2.5 million in prize pools.
Key Points
- Lucas Tae won four titles at the Venetian Showdown Series, the most of any player at the festival.
- The series featured 52 events, 6,323 entrants and a total prize pool of $1,508,045.
- Tae’s biggest score came in Event #10: $400 NLH Ultimate Stack — $23,665 after a five-way chop.
- Christopher Hull won two events, including a $21,167 score in Event #47.
- Other top winners: David White ($21,641), Phillip Latimer ($14,205) and TJ Reid ($8,362).
- The Venetian launched DeepStack Extravaganza III (2 Sept–5 Oct) with $2.5M+ in guarantees.
Why should I read this?
Short version: Lucas Tae ran hot and cleaned up. If you want to know who’s on form at the Venetian, which events paid well and who might be a player to watch in the upcoming DeepStack series — this saves you the time of trawling results. Quick, punchy and useful if you follow live tournament results.
