2016 Fun in the Sun

Event 7: Chip Counts at Break

$560 Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Upcoming Level 24: 12,000/24,000 with a 4,000 Ante
Players Remaining: 5 of 148
Average Stack: 592,000 (24 bb)

Jose Castro – 1,042,000 (43 bb)
Howard Mash – 784,000 (32 bb)
Yousef Nassr – 549,000 (22 bb)
Frank Argano – 327,000 (13 bb)
Adam Levy – 259,000 (10 bb)

Here are the remaining prizes:

1st: $20,428
2nd: $12,950
3rd: $7,622
4th: $4,627
5th: $3,589

Event 7: Nicholas Chiappetta Eliminated in 6th Place ($2,964)

$560 Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 23: 10,000/20,000 with a 3,000 Ante
Players Remaining: 5 of 148
Average Stack: 592,000 (29 bb)

Nicholas Chiappetta raised from the button and Jose Castro defended his big blind.

The flop fell 10s9s7s and Castro shoved for about 550,000. Chiappetta tanked for a bit before he called all in for 467,000 with Kd10d for a pair of tens. Castro, though, tabled 7c7h for a set of sevens.

The Qh turn and 10h river completed the board, giving Castro sevens full of tens to eliminate Chiappetta in sixth place.

Jose Castro – 1,080,000 (54 bb)
Nicholas Chiappetta – Eliminated in 6th Place ($2,964)

Event 7: Jose Castro Doubles Through Frank Argano

$560 Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 22: 8,000/16,000 with a 2,000 Ante
Players Remaining: 6 of 148
Average Stack: 493,000 (30 bb)

Howard Mash raised to 35,000 from the hijack, Jose Castro called from the small blind, and Frank Argano called from the big blind.

The flop fell 10d7h5c and Castro shoved for 239,000. Argano called after a few moments, and Levy folded.

Castro: Ad10s
Argano: Qd10c

The 4h turn and 6c river completed the board, safe for Castro to score the double.

Jose Castro – 595,000 (37 bb)
Frank Argano – 335,000 (21 bb)

Event 7: Nicholas Chiappetta Doubles Through Yousef Nassr

$560 Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 22: 8,000/16,000 with a 2,000 Ante
Players Remaining: 6 of 148
Average Stack: 493,000 (30 bb)

Nicholas Chiappetta limped in from the hijack, Yousef Nassr raised from the cutoff, Chiappetta reraised all in for 302,000, and Nassr called with 10s10h, flipping with Chiappetta’s KsJs.

The board comes down Ac3s2d4cJc, giving Chiappetta a pair of jacks to double through Nassr.

Nicholas Chiappetta – 640,000 (40 bb)
Yousef Nassr – 560,000 (35 bb)

Event 7: John Depersio Eliminated in 7th Place ($2,590)

$560 Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 21: 6,000/12,000 with a 2,000 Ante
Players Remaining: 6 of 148
Average Stack: 493,000 (41 bb)

John Depersio

John Depersio raised all in from middle position for about 80,000 and Frank Argano called from the big blind with AhAs, well ahead of Depersio’s Ac6d.

The board ran out 10c9c3hKd8h, safe for Argano to eliminate Depersio in seventh place.

Frank Argano – 810,000 (67 bb)
John Depersio – Eliminated in 7th Place ($2,590)

Event 7: David Gelley Eliminated in 8th Place ($2,313)

$560 Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 21: 6,000/12,000 with a 2,000 Ante
Players Remaining: 7 of 148
Average Stack: 423,000 (35 bb)

David Gelley – 8th Place

Howard Mash raised to 30,000 from the hijack, David Gelley reraised all in from the cutoff for 166,000, and Mash called.

Mash: 8s8c
Gelley: Kh10h

The board ran out Js6s6d5cAd, no help to Gelley, ending his tournament in eighth place.

Howard Mash – 630,000 (52 bb)
David Gelley – Eliminated in 8th Place ($2,313)

Event 7: Jeff Fogel Eliminated in 9th Place ($2,043)

$560 Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 21: 6,000/12,000 with a 2,000 Ante
Players Remaining: 8 of 148
Average Stack: 370,000 (30 bb)

Following a flop Kh6d4h, Jeff Vogel gets his stack of about 280,000 in the middle from the small blind with 10h9h against Frank Argano in middle position with 4d4c.

The turn was the 3h to give Fogel the lead with a flush, but the river was the 6h to give Argano a full house to score the elimination.

Frank Argano – 640,000 (53 bb)
Jeff Fogel – Eliminated in 9th Place ($2,043)

Event 7: Approximate Chip Counts

$560 Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 21: 6,000/12,000 with a 2,000 Ante
Players Remaining: 9 of 148
Average Stack: 328,000 (27 bb)

Seat 1: Yousef Nassr – 710,000 (59 bb)
Seat 2: Jose Castro – 405,000 (33 bb)
Seat 3: Frank Argano – 275,000 (22 bb)
Seat 4: Adam Levy – 270,000 (22 bb)
Seat 5: John Depersio – 80,000 (6 bb)
Seat 6: Howard Mash – 385,000 (32 bb)
Seat 7: David Gelley – 160,000 (12 bb)
Seat 9: Jeff Fogel – 360,000 (30 bb)
Seat 10: Nicholas Chiappetta – 315,000 (26 bb)

Event 7: Jose Castro Doubles Through David Gelley

$560 Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 20: 5,000/10,000 with a 1,000 Ante
Players Remaining: 9 of 148
Average Stack: 328,000 (32 bb)

Adam Levy opened to 22,000 from early position, David Gelley called from the hijack, and Jose Castro called from the big blind.

The flop came down JhJs7s and Castro led out for 40,000. Levy folded, Gelley called, and the turn was the 5s. Castro shoved for 201,000 and Gelley called with 10s9s for a flush, leading Castro’s Ad5c for jacks and fives.

The river was the Jd, giving Castro jacks full of fives to double through Gelley.

Jose Castro – 562,000 (56 bb)
David Gelley – 165,000 (16 bb)

Event 7: Scott Efron Eliminated in 10th Place ($1,776)

$560 Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 19: 4,000/8,000 with a 1,000 Ante
Players Remaining: 9 of 148
Average Stack: 328,000 (41 bb)

John Depersio raised to 20,000 from middle position, Scott Efron called from the cutoff, and Yousef Nassr called from the big blind.

They checked to the turn of a QdJd7sAd board where Depersio bet 24,000. Efron raised to 85,000, Nassr check-reraised all in for 198,000, Depersio folded, and Efron mulled it over for a bit before he called all in for slightly less.

Nassr tabled Kd7d for the nut flush, and Efron was drawing dead with Ac8c. The meaningless 3c river completed the board, ending Efron’s tournament in 10th place.

Yousef Nassr – 485,000 (60 bb)
John Deperio – 315,000 (39 bb)
Scott Efron – Eliminated in 10th Place ($1,776)