{"id":2618,"date":"2018-03-08T20:21:09","date_gmt":"2018-03-08T21:21:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pokerscout.com\/?p=2618"},"modified":"2018-03-09T08:03:28","modified_gmt":"2018-03-09T08:03:28","slug":"venetian-releases-deepstack-extravaganza-iii-schedule","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pokerscout.com\/venetian-releases-deepstack-extravaganza-iii-schedule\/","title":{"rendered":"The Venetian Releases DeepStack Extravaganza III Schedule"},"content":{"rendered":"
One of the biggest summer poker series in Las Vegas, Nevada<\/strong> is on the books for 2018. The Venetian DeepStack Extravangaza III<\/strong> schedule features 150 events<\/strong> and more than $31 million<\/strong> in guarantees between May 14 and July 29. Players can expect a\u00a0smorgasbord of events from the $200 buy-in level all the way up to $5,000. No Limit Hold\u2019em dominates the schedule with Bounty, Big Blind Ante and everything in-between.<\/p>\n According to Venetian Tournament Director Tommy LaRosa<\/strong>, the $31 million in guarantees is what jumps out among the legion of tournaments.<\/p>\n \u201cMy goal was to create a schedule of can\u2019t-miss poker tournaments that the players want to see\u00a0and ultimately participate in,\u201d LaRosa said. \u201cThe $31 million in guaranteed tournament prize pools is what stands out the most. It\u2019s either the largest or close to the largest total guarantee ever offered.\u201d<\/p>\n The lone foothold for the Mid-States Poker Tour<\/strong> in Las Vegas is at The Venetian. The series plays branded events across the year. This summer, that schedule is expanded to five tournaments all of which include a live-streamed final table.<\/p>\n Buy-in levels for these events are $600, $1,100, $1,600, $3,500, and $5,000. The minimum guarantee is $1 million. Formerly, the $1,100 event was the only MSPT event on the schedule. This year\u2019s guarantee for that tournament is a whopping $3,500,000.<\/p>\n LaRosa looks forward to what the live streaming aspect of final tables will do for DSE III. This is the introduction of live streams to The Venetian\u2019s repertoire of tournaments.<\/p>\n \u201cThis summer, The Venetian Poker Room and Mid-States Poker Tour team up for five events at various buy-in levels. All of these events will have \u2018live\u2019 reporting by the MSPT team for at least a portion of the event, and all of these Final Tables will be \u2018live\u2019 streamed at msptpoker.com.\u201d<\/p>\n The days of cramming thousands of players into The Venetian Poker Room and surrounding sportsbook are gone. This year, 103 tables are available in the Sands Expo Convention Center starting on Saturday, May 26. With up to four events running per day in the heart of the summer, players can look forward to maximized space and little to no lines for alternates.<\/p>\n New Players Get A Free Bonus At WSOP.com NJ<\/p>\n<\/div>\n <\/li>\n Players want the big blind ante<\/strong> in their events and The Venetian offers it in 16 tournaments this summer and is available at all buy-in levels. Certain $400, $600, and $1,100 single-day events carry the big blind ante along with the $3,500 MSPT event and the two $5,000 Main Events.<\/p>\n LaRosa took a practical approach to instituting the big blind ante to please the full spectrum of players who play DSE III events.<\/p>\n \u201cFor me, it mostly came down to the one-day events where it is very important for players to maximize the number of hands they see,\u201d LaRosa noted. \u201cOf course, with the popularity of this format amongst a number of professional players, I chose to offer it with our highest buy-ins as well.\u201d<\/p>\n Demand for mixed games is on the mind of all Las Vegas operators when constructing the summer calendar. The Venetian has a strong quota of games to choose from with new Pot Limit Omaha<\/strong> variants fresh on the menu.<\/p>\n Single-day PLO and PLO\/8 tournaments fill in a few days. The grand addition is the $1,600 PLO MonsterStack 8Max event. The three-day MTT opens on Friday, June 1 and carries a $250,000 guarantee with players starting at a stack of 35,000.<\/p>\n Other mixed events include H.O.R.S.E., OE, and PLO Progressive Bounty.<\/p>\n The Venetian is keeping players entertained with new tournaments across the summer. LaRosa looks forward to rolling the additions out with the PLO Monster Stack among his favorites.<\/p>\n \u201cI think all four new MSPT events will be a huge hit, but I am also excited to offer a few new events including our $1,600 NLH (6Max) $750K guarantee, $1,600 PLO (6Max) $150K guarantee, $1,600 PLO MonsterStack (8Max) $250K guarantee, $1,100 NLH Summer Savers I and II; both with $1 million guarantees, as well as the $400 NLH NightStack with a $1 Million Guarantee, which should be one of the best valued events all summer.\u201d<\/p>\n The Summer Savers that LaRosa speaks of match up against the end of the World Series of Poker<\/strong> schedule following the start of the Main Event. It will be interesting to see how the numbers from the respective series match up against one another with overlap among major events.<\/p>\n LaRosa is active on Twitter<\/a>\u00a0in responding to player feedback. Responses to various tweets inspired some of the makeup for the final draft of the DSE III schedule.<\/p>\nVenetian and MSPT expand partnership<\/span><\/h2>\n
New convention space<\/span><\/h2>\n
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Bring on the big blind ante<\/span><\/h2>\n
Mixed Games represented<\/span><\/h2>\n
More new events to choose from<\/span><\/h2>\n
Keeping player feedback in mind<\/span><\/h2>\n