Fun in the Sun

Lester Trimino Wins Event 6 of the 2023 Fun in the Sun in Five-Way Deal for $7,584

2023 Seminole Hard Rock Fun in the Sun
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 6
$250 Holiday Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$30,000 Guarantee
Entries:  258
Prize Pool:  $53,664
December 30, 2023

2023 Fun in the Sun Event 6 Champion Lester Trimino

Event 6 of the 2023 Seminole Hard Rock Fun in the Sun was a $250 Holiday Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry). A field of 258 entries generated a prize pool of $53,664, nearly doubling the guarantee.

A five-way deal was reached at the final table and Lester Trimino was on top of the chip counts at the time, making him the official winner for $7,584.

PlaceFirst NameLast NamePrize Amount
1LesterTrimino$7,584*
2KennethGoff$7,584*
3DavidVurgait$6,478*
4WilliamHarbour$5,590*
5DanielQuesada$5,010*
6PaulaAlibrandi$2,141
7JosephTeixeira$1,798
8RandyBurnstein$1,503
9CharlesThurman$1,222
10RonaldLandy$1,033
11BrianWashburn$1,033
12AntonioColon$1,033
13ZoltanCzinkota$887
14HarmeetChawla$887
15JonathanOunjian$887
16KunpengLi$746
17MichaelKlionsky$746
18NeilFlorin$746
19SolangeLucas$612
20AurelioChavez$612
21AnthonyAskey$612
22GilfredBertin Jr.$483
23YigalHen$483
24MartinKonstantinov$483
25JasonMayes$419
26RichardWhitebrook$419
27FernandoPages$419
28CurtisDaye$369
29AlexBorukhovich$369
30JackAppel$369
31EricKey$369
32SebastianCrema$369
33JapneetSingh$369

*denotes five-way deal

2023 Fun in the Sun Review

Event 1:  Scott Baumstein ($400 Deep Stack NLHE )  –  $35,405
Event 2:  Ernest Bush ($400 Black Chip Bounty)  –  $5,080
Event 3:  Brenden Gluck ($600 Deep Stack NLHE)  –  $21,183
Event 4:  Rafael Calmet Mosto ($150 Triple Stack NLHE –  $3,400
Event 5:  Robert Georato ($1,100 Deep Stack NLHE)  –  $43,685
Event 6:  Lester Trimino  ($250 Holiday Deep Stack)  –  $7,584

Thank you to everyone who participated in the 2023 Fun in the Sun!

The next tournament series at the Seminole Hard Rock is the 2024 Lucky Hearts Poker Open. The action begins on January 11th and series details can be found here.

Robert Georato Wins the 2023 Fun in the Sun Main Event Outright for $43,685

2023 Seminole Hard Rock Fun in the Sun
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 5
$1,100 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$100,000 Guarantee
Entries:  174
Prize Pool:  $168,780
December 29-30, 2023

2023 Fun in the Sun Main Event Champion Robert Georato

Event 5 of the 2023 Seminole Hard Rock Fun in the Sun was the $1,100 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em Main Event (Re-Entry), drawing a field of 174 entries and generating a prize pool of $168,780.

Emerging victorious was Robert Georato, taking it down outright for $43,685.

On the heels of a 37th-place finish at the WPT World Championship earlier this month, Georato continued his end-of-the-year heater with the outright victory today. He bagged the chip lead after Day 1 and never relinquished it at the final table en route to his victory.

PlaceFirst NameLast NamePrize Amount
1RobertGeorato$43,865
2MikeChiappetta$29,350
3GaryGelman$17,310
4YuryParad$10,530
5GirishReknar$8,125
6JuanGelez$6,735
7MariaCurta$5,825
8JoseChapui$5,105
9Scott Levitt$4,440
10JohnnyBromberg$4,440
11WillieWiggins$3,780
12DavidPoces$3,780
13SteveKarp$3,200
14EricSiegel$3,200
15OwenLynn$3,200
16MichaelMcCray$2,660
17PhilHui$2,660
18IanAnderson$2,660
19PaulBalzano$2,150
20ScottBaumstein$2,150
21TomasBrokl$2,150
22AlexBorukhovich$1,645

Event 5: Robert Georato Wins! ($43,685); Mike Chiappetta Finishes Runner-Up ($29,350)

$1,100 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$100,000 Guarantee | Structure | Results
Prize Pool:  $168,780
Level 28:  50,000/75,000 with a 75,000 ante
Players Remaining:  1 of 174

2023 Fun in the Sun Event 5 Champion Robert Georato

Robert Georato raised from the button and Mike Chiappetta called all in for 450,000 in the big blind.

Georato:  QsTh
Chiappetta:  As3d

The board came Qh8h8cKcKd, giving Georato kings and queens to win the 2023 Fun in the Sun Main Event outright for $43,685. Chiappetta finished runner-up for $29,350.

A recap of the event will be posted soon.

Mike Chiappetta

Event 5: Gary Gelman – 3rd Place ($17,310)

$1,100 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$100,000 Guarantee | Structure | Results
Prize Pool:  $168,780
Level 27:  30,000/60,000 with a 60,000 ante
Players Remaining:  2 of 174

Gary Gelman

Mike Chiappetta limped in from the button for 60,000, Robert Georato raised to 180,000 from the small blind, Gary Gelman was forced all in for 15,000 in the big blind, and Chiappetta folded.

Georato:  Ks5d
Gelman:  Ts3c

The board came Qc6h5s4sAs, no help to Gelman, ending his tournament in third place.

Robert Georato  –  4,260,000  (71 bb)
Mike Chiappetta  –  960,000  (16 bb)
Gary Gelman  –  Eliminated in 3rd Place  ($17,310)

1st:  $43,685 + Trophy
2nd:  $29,350

Event 5: Mike Chiappetta Doubles Through Gary Gelman Again

$1,100 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$100,000 Guarantee | Structure | Results
Prize Pool:  $168,780
Level 27:  30,000/60,000 with a 60,000 ante
Players Remaining:  3 of 174

Mike Chiappetta raised all in for 540,000 from the button and Gary Gelman called in the big blind with Ad3c. Chiappetta showed AsTs and needed to hold to stay alive.

The board came QcTdTh5dKc, giving Chiappetta trip tens to double through Gelman again.

Mike Chiappetta  –  1,170,000  (20 bb)
Gary Gelman  –  95,000  (2 bb)

Event 5: Mike Chiappetta Doubles Through Gary Gelman

$1,100 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$100,000 Guarantee | Structure | Results
Prize Pool:  $168,780
Level 27:  30,000/60,000 with a 60,000 ante
Players Remaining:  3 of 174

Mike Chiappetta raised all in for 730,000 and Gary Gelman called in the big blind.

Chiappetta:  KcTs
Gelman:  9c9d

The board ran out 7h5s3c8hKh, giving Chiappetta a pair of kings on the river to double through Gelman.

Mike Chiappetta  –  1,550,000  (26 bb)
Gary Gelman  –  915,000  (15 bb)

With three players remaining from a field of 174, the average stack is 1,740,000 (29 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed $17,310.

Event 5: Mike Chiappetta Doubles Through Robert Georato

$1,100 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$100,000 Guarantee | Structure | Results
Prize Pool:  $168,780
Level 26: 25,000/50,000 with a 50,000 ante
Players Remaining:  3 of 174

Mike Chiappetta

Mike Chiappetta raised all in for 695,000 from the small blind and Robert Georato called in the big blind with JhJs. Chiappetta showed 5s4s and needed to improve to stay alive.

The board came Ks8d7d3s2s, giving Chiappetta a flush on the river to double up.

Mike Chiappetta  –  1,440,000  (29 bb)
Robert Georato  –  2,600,000  (52 bb)
Gary Gelman  –  1,180,000  (24 bb)

With three players remaining from a field of 174, the average stack is 1,740,000 (35 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed $17,310.

Event 5: Yury Parad – 4th Place ($10,530)

$1,100 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$100,000 Guarantee | Structure | Results
Prize Pool:  $168,780
Level 25: 20,000/40,000 with a 40,000 ante
Players Remaining:  3 of 174

Yury Parad raised all in for 250,000 from UTG/cutoff and Mike Chiappetta called in the big blind with AsAh. Parad showed 3c3d and needed to improve to stay alive.

The board came Qc9h6s8hTh, no help to Parad, ending his tournament in fourth place.

MIke Chiappetta  –  975,000  (24 bb)
Yury Parad  –  Eliminated in 4th Place  ($10,530)

With three players remaining from a field of 174, the average stack is 1,740,000 (44 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed $17,310.

Event 5: Girish Reknar – 5th Place ($8,125)

$1,100 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$100,000 Guarantee | Structure | Results
Prize Pool:  $168,780
Level 25: 20,000/40,000 with a 40,000 ante
Players Remaining:  4 of 174

Girish Reknar was all in from the small blind for about 400,000 against Robert Georato in the cutoff.

Reknar:  QhQs
Georato:  AdAs

The board ran out Tc8s7c4d2s, no help to Reknar, ending his tournament in fifth palce.

Robert Georato  –  3,400,000  (85 bb)
Girish Reknar  –  Eliminated in 5th Place  ($8,125)

With four players remaining from a field of 174, the average stack is 1,305,000  (33 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed $10,530.