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Joshua Morgan takes down the $100K GTD Winter Deep Stack

February 2, 2026

Sydney Bishop

Joshua Morgan is your $100K GTD Winter Deep Stack Champion, closing out the event after a 2‑way ICM chop with Andrea Finkelstein. Joshua locked up an impressive $25,000 payday along with the Daytona Poker Trophy, sealing a dominant performance from start to finish.

Morgan’s run was strong from the beginning. He bagged the chip lead in Flight 1G, then carried that momentum into Day 2 as the overall tournament chip leader. From there, he navigated the field with control, composure, and big‑pot execution.

A well‑deserved win and a standout showing from both finalists.

Congratulations to Joshua Morgan, your Winter Deep Stack Champion!

Event Name:	Winter Deep Stack			Total Number of Entries:	635
Dates:	Jan. 28 - Feb. 1, 2026			Day 2 Players Advancing:	76
Prize Pool:	$158,750			Average Chip Stack:	250,000

Place	First Name	Last Name	City	State	Amount Won
1	Joshua	Morgan	Winter Haven	FL	$25,000.00
2	Andrea	Finkelstein	Daytona Beach	FL	$23,718.00
3	Imre	Papp	Clermont	FL	$13,105.00
4	Gil	Levy	Sanford	FL	$9,705.00
5	Keith	Quilty	St. Augustine	FL	$7,397.00
6	Gary	Boone	Titusville	FL	$5,670.00
7	Eric	Dillon	Orlando	FL	$4,385.00
8	Joseph	Stempek	Orange City	FL	$3,455.00
9	Gerard	Decaluwe	Ontario	CAN	$2,746.00
10	Mohammed	Bidarian	Port Orange	FL	$2,200.00
11	Michael	Fine	Apopka	FL	$2,200.00
12	Cameron	Rowe	New Symrna Beach	FL	$2,200.00
13	Wendy	Lu	Jacksonville	FL	$1,801.00
14	Vincent	Yenko	Orlando	FL	$1,801.00
15	Seth	Bobet	Haines City	FL	$1,801.00
16	Kurt	Collis	Deland	FL	$1,477.00
17	Jeffrey	Fullmer	Titusville	FL	$1,477.00
18	Susan	Hazelgrove	Daytona Beach	FL	$1,477.00
19	Robert	Taylor	Palm Coast	FL	$1,225.00
20	Matthew	Martin	Orlando	FL	$1,225.00
21	Austin	Hazelgrove	Daytona Beach	FL	$1,225.00
22	Motyk	Scott	Jacksonville	FL	$1,034.00
23	Christopher	Morgan	Winter Haven	FL	$1,034.00
24	William	Farnan	Julipter	FL	$1,034.00
25	Andrew	Difeo	St. Augustine	FL	$886.00
26	David	Trager	Jacksonville	FL	$886.00
27	Lawrence	Dowling	Orlando	FL	$886.00
28	Francis	Ackley	Melbourne	FL	$768.00
29	Douglas	Maniscalco	Longwood	FL	$768.00
30	Enos	Smith	Palatka	FL	$768.00
31	Michael	Anderson	Gwinnett	GA	$664.00
32	Steven	Michelini	Oakdale	NY	$664.00
33	Paul	Pantoja	Boca Raton	FL	$664.00
34	Gregory	Roberts	Orange City	FL	$591.00
35	Roiler	Gomez	Altamonte Springs	FL	$591.00
36	Rodney	Neubauer	DeLand	FL	$591.00
37	Jason	Lengyel	Palm Coast	FL	$517.00
38	Michael	Scalice	Ponte Vedra	FL	$517.00
39	Michael	Dalberth	Lake Mary	FL	$517.00
40	Joe	Slade	Sebastian	FL	$517.00
41	Aiden	Kipp	Jacksonville	FL	$517.00
42	Brandon	Schaefer	Orlando	FL	$517.00
43	Steven	Kaplan	Orlando	FL	$517.00
44	Robertson	Stribling	Titusville	FL	$517.00
45	Logan	Laub	Indialantic	FL	$517.00
46	John	Esser	Daytona Beach	FL	$472.00
47	Stephen	Speer	Altamonte Springs	FL	$472.00
48	Keith	Jones	DeBary	FL	$472.00
49	Donald	Eckert	Jacksonville	FL	$472.00
50	Roger	Thompson	Port Orange	FL	$472.00
51	Danny	Clarkson	St Johns	FL	$472.00
52	Patrick	Grooms	Madison	WI	$472.00
53	Matt	Ehlert	Longwood	FL	$472.00
54	Jamie	Apicella	Ormond Beach	FL	$472.00
55	Mack	McLaughlin	Maitland	FL	$450.00
56	Jamshid	Ilanlou	Jacksonville	FL	$450.00
57	Jonathan	Preservati	Eustis	FL	$450.00
58	Alexander	Kimpel	DeBary	FL	$450.00
59	Margo	Costa	Port Orange	FL	$450.00
60	David	Smith	DeBary	FL	$450.00
61	Mark	Marcellus	Jacksonville	FL	$450.00
62	Marcio	Peixoto	Winter Garden	FL	$450.00
63	Nikita	Bakarjiev	Hollywood	FL	$450.00
64	Austin	Basque	Port Orange	FL	$400.00
65	Santos	Biddix	Hollywood	FL	$400.00
66	David	Johnson	Eastport	NY	$400.00
67	David	Fowler	Deltona	FL	$400.00
68	Vladimir	Khiznchenko	Winter Park	FL	$400.00
69	John	Hoffman	DeBary	FL	$400.00
70	Joseph	Burns	St Johns	FL	$400.00
71	Kelley	Slay	Jacksonville	FL	$400.00
72	Aaron	Friedich	DeLand	FL	$400.00
73	Corey	Zedo	Maitland	FL	$400.00
74	Louis	Leo	St Johns	FL	$400.00
75	Mark	Cover	DeBary	FL	$400.00
76	Douglas	Schoen	Daytona Beach	FL	$400.00
77	Lawrence	Dowling	Orlando	FL	$340.00	$1,200
78	William	Farnan	Jupiter	FL	$340.00	$1,200
79	Robertson	Stribling	Titusville	FL	$340.00	$1,200
80	Gil	Levy	Sanford	FL	$340.00	$1,200
81	Gil	Levy	Sanford	FL	$340.00	$1,200
82	Roiler	Gomez	Altamonte Springs	FL	$340.00	$1,200
83	Cameron	Rowe	New Symrna Beach	FL	$340.00	$1,200

Winter Deep Stack Day 2 Updates

February 1, 2026

Sydney Bishop

00:10 – Level 31 (400,000/200,000/400,000)

Imre Papp goes out in 3rd place.

00:07 – Level 31 (400,000/200,000/400,000)

Gil Levy goes out in 4th place.

23:11 – Level 29 (200,000/100,000/200,000)

Joshua Morgan has regained the chip lead, with Gil Levy close behind and well‑positioned heading into four‑handed play.

The field remains deep, with the average stack at 4,760,000 units, setting up plenty of room for action as we move closer to crowning a champion.

Seat	First Name	Last Name	Unit Count
1	Joshua	Morgan	8,500,000
3	Andrea	Finkelstein	2,500,000
6	Gil	Levy	5,300,000
8	Imre	Papp	1,700,000

22:38-Level 28 (150,000/100,000/150,000)

Andrea is on a heater.

Fresh off her previous knockout, she scores a back‑to‑back elimination, sending Keith Quilty out in 5th place. Quilty moved all in with J♣J♥, looking to double, but Andrea made the call with A♥6♣.

The board ran clean for her, and despite Keith’s premium starting hand, Andrea’s ace‑high held through the runout to take the pot and the knockout.

22:32-Level 28 (150,000/100,000/150,000)

We’re down to the final five in the $100K GTD Winter Deep Stack after a massive three‑way all‑in that sent Gary Boone to the rail in 6th place.

The action kicked off preflop with all three players moving their stacks in:

Joshua Morgan: J♥J♦
Andrea Finkelstein: Q♥Q♦
Gary Boone: A♦3♥

Boone was looking to spike an ace or find some runout magic, but the board didn’t cooperate:

Flop: 6♣ 8♥ 10♦
Turn: 10♠
River: K♠

Andrea’s queens held strong throughout, securing the double through Joshua and eliminating Gary in the process.

22:20-Level 28 (150,000/100,000/150,000)

Eric Dillon has been eliminated in 7th place after a roller‑coaster showdown against Joshua Morgan.

Dillon moved all in holding J♠10♣, while Morgan called with 9♣8♠.

The board ran out:

Flop: 8 ♣ 4♣ 9 ♥ — Morgan flopped two pair, while Dillon picked up an open-ended straight draw.
Turn: 7 ♦ — Dillon completed his straight, surging into the lead.
River: 9 ♠ — a dramatic river card that paired the board and gave Morgan a full house, sealing Dillon’s fate.

A massive swing of momentum sends Joshua Morgan’s stack climbing even higher as we head into six‑handed play.

21:50-Level 28 (150,000/100,000/150,000)

The $100K GTD Winter Deep Stack continues, with 7 players still battling for the title. The pressure is on, and two players have begun to separate themselves from the field.

At the top of the pack:

Joshua — 3.8 million units
Gil — 3.7 million units

Both are sitting comfortably with big stacks as we head deeper into late‑tournament action.

Seat	First Name	Last Name	Unit Count
1	Joshua	Morgan	3,800,000
3	Andrea	Finkelstein	3,300,000
4	Gary	Boone	2,600,000
6	Gil	Levy	3,700,000
7	Eric	Dillon	1,900,000
8	Imre	Papp	2,400,000
9	Keith	Quilty	1,000,000

20:55 – Level 26 (100,000/50,000/100,000)

We’re down to 7 players in the $100K GTD Winter Deep Stack!

Gerard Decaluwe was eliminated in 9th place.
Joseph Stempek followed shortly after in 8th place.

Seat	First Name	Last Name	Unit Count
1	Joshua	Morgan	2,800,000
3	Andrea	Finkelstein	1,800,000
4	Gary	Boone	2,000,000
6	Gil	Levy	4,000,000
7	Eric	Dillon	2,500,000
8	Imre	Papp	900,000
9	Keith	Quilty	2,800,000

19:40 – Level 24 (60,000/30,000/60,000)

We’ve reached the final table of the Winter Deep Stack, and the tension inside Daytona Beach Poker is at an all‑time high. Only 9 players remain, each one now officially in the hunt for the $31,013 top prize.

Eric Dillon continues to be the force at the table, coming in as the chip leader and the clear one to watch as the field tightens.

Just before the final table was set, Mohammed Bidarian was eliminated in 10th place, earning himself a solid $2,200 for his run.

Seat	First Name	Last Name	Unit Count
1	Joshua	Morgan	4,500,000
2	Gerard	Decaluwe	875,000
3	Andrea	Finkelstein	575,000
4	Gary	Boone	2,000,000
5	Joseph	Stempek	1,500,000
6	Gil	Levy	1,800,000
7	Eric	Dillon	4,200,000
8	Imre	Papp	1,400,000
9	Keith	Quilty	900,000

18:45 – Level 23 (50,000/25,000/50,000)

Average Stack: 1,465,385
Players Remaining: 13
Guaranteed Payout: $1,801

Two familiar names from the flights are still setting the pace:

Eric Dillon, the Flight 1F chip leader, is continuing his dominant run with approximately 4 million in chips.
Joshua Morgan, the overall chip leader from Flight 1G, remains right on his heels with 3.5 million.

17:30 – Level 22 (15,000/30,000/30,000)

Day 2 of the Winter Deep Stack is rolling strong at Daytona Beach Poker after drawing 635 total entries and bringing 76 players back for the restart. Seven players recorded multi‑bags and locked up $340 + the multi‑bag bonus, while the rest returned guaranteed at least $400. Up top remains the big one: $31,013 for first place.

The field has now been cut to 23 players, and everyone still seated is guaranteed $1,038. With the average stack climbing just over 865,000, the pressure is rising quickly as every pot starts to matter.

A few early Day 2 standouts were unable to advance.

Flight 1D chip leader Stephen Speer exited in 47th place.
Flight 1E chip leader Michael Dalberth followed soon after in 39th.

Every decision from here pushes someone closer to a deep run… and one step nearer to the $31,013 top prize.