2016 Fun in the Sun
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino
Hollywood, FL
$130 Deep Stack Turbo No Limit Hold’em
Entries: 133
Prize Pool: $13,300
December 29, 2016

*denotes three-handed deal

$130 Deep Stack Turbo No Limit Hold’em
Level 25: 15,000/30,000 with a 5,000 ante
Players Remaining: 3/133
Average Stack: 886,000 (29 bb)

A deal was reached by the final three players. Here were their chip counts at the time, and the subsequent payouts:

Christopher Blanco – 1,085,000 (21 bb) – $2,677
George Boyadjean – 1,015,000 (20 bb) – $2,464
John Holley – 560,000 (11 bb) – $2,400

$130 Deep Stack Turbo No Limit Hold’em
Level 25: 25,000/50,000 with a 5,000 ante
Players Remaining: 3/133
Average Stack: 886,000 (17 bb)

George Boyadjean raised all in from the button and Paulius Bekus called all in from the small blind for about 235,000 with , trailing Boyadjean’s .

The flop fell , giving Boyadjean a pair of eights and Bekus a flush draw. The turn and river completed the board, safe for for Boyadjean to score the elimination.

George Boyadjean – 1,015,000 (20 bb)
Paulius Bekus – Eliminated in 4th Place ($865)

The eliminations prior to this were Evan Nacherlilla (8th – $426), Fabio Pereira (7th – $485), Sylvain Lessard (6th – $559), and Alan Gold (5th – $658).

$130 Deep Stack Turbo No Limit Hold’em
Level 23: 15,000/30,000 with a 5,000 ante
Players Remaining: 8/133
Average Stack: 332,000 (11 bb)

Seat 1: John Holley – 630,000 (21 bb)
Seat 2: Evan Nacherlilla – 115,000 (4 bb)
Seat 3: Fabio Pereira – 225,000 (7 bb)
Seat 4: Christopher Blanco – 590,000 (19 bb)
Seat 5: Sylvain Lessard – 420,000 (14 bb)
Seat 6: George Boyadjean – 210,000 (7 bb)
Seat 8: Paulius Bekus – 130,000 (4 bb)
Seat 9 : Alan Gold  – 340,000 (11 bb)

$130 Deep Stack Turbo No Limit Hold’em
Blinds: 6,000/12,000 with a 2,000 ante
Players Remaining: 17/133
Average Stack: 156,000 (13 bb)

Theo Lawson was all in and at risk holding , trailing John Holley’s . The board ran out safe for Holley, sending the remaining field into the money.

Holley also notched his 52nd reported cash of 2016 which, according to The Hendon Mob, puts him in the lead for the year. (Tonight’s cash and last night’s cash in Event 4 will be reported after the completion of the Fun in the Sun series).

$130 Deep Stack Turbo No Limit Hold’em
Entries: 133
Prize Pool: $13,300

11am: Event 5 – $250 Big Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)

• $25,000 guaranteed
• 15,000 chips, 20-minute levels
• Late registration and re-entry available until the start of Level 10
• This is a one-day event
• Structure sheet

6pm: Event 6 – $130 Deep Stack Turbo No Limit Hold’em

• $10,000 guaranteed
• 20,000 chips, 15-minute levels
• Late registration and re-entry available until the start of Level 13
• This is a one-day event
• Structure sheet

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