2017 Fun in the Sun Poker Open
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino 
Hollywood, Florida
Event 4
$250 Big Stack No Limit Hold’em
Entries: 126
Prize Pool: $26,460
December 29, 2017

The 2017 Fun in the Sun Poker Open continued on Friday with Event 4, a $250 Big Stack No Limit Hold’em tournament. A field of 126 entries generated a total prize pool of $26,460 and for a while, it looked as if Event 1 winner Steven Bennett was going to win a second trophy in the span of three days, as he was the chip leader for the majority of the final table. In the end, the final four players agreed to a deal. The chip leader at the time was Julian Gallo, making him the official winner.

Hailing from Miami, FL, this marks Gallo’s first official tournament series win at the Seminole Hard Rock, and pushes him just below the $100,000 mark in career tournament earnings.

*denotes four-handed deal

$250 Big Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 22: 10,000/20,000 with a 3,000 ante
Structure | Payouts
Prize Pool: $26,460
Players Remaining: 4/126

The remaining four players agreed to a deal. Here were their chip counts at the time, followed by their subsequent payouts.

Julian Gallo – 598,000 (30 bb)
Michael Sinisgalli – 507,000 (25 bb)
Steven Bennett – 413,000 (21 bb)
Andrew Butler – 372,000 (19 bb)

As chip leader,  Julian Gallo is officially the winner of Event 4 of the 2017 Seminole Hard Rock Fun in the Sun Poker Open.

Julian Gallo – $4,800
Michael Sinisgalli – $4,089
Steven Bennett – $4,088
Andrew Butler – $4,088

A tournament recap will be posted later tonight.

$250 Big Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 22: 10,000/20,000 with a 3,000 ante
Structure | Payouts
Prize Pool: $26,460
Players Remaining: 4/126

Andrew Butler raised all in for 175,000 from the button, and Steven Bennett called from the big blind with , racing with Butler’s .

The board came down , giving Butler a set of sixes to double through Bennett.

Andrew Butler – 372,000 (19 bb)
Steven Bennett – 455,000 (23 bb)

$250 Big Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 21: 8,000/16,000 with a 2,000 ante
Structure | Payouts
Prize Pool: $26,460
Players Remaining: 4/126

Yuriy Kozinskiy raised all in from under the gun for about 180,000, and Julian Gallo isolated from the small blind with , leading Kozinskiy’s .

The board came down , no help to Kozinskiy, ending his tournament in fifth place.

Julian Gallo – 585,000 (37 bb)
Yuriy Kozinskiy – Eliminated in 5th Place ($1,323)

$250 Big Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 20: 6,000/12,000 with a 2,000 ante
Structure | Payouts
Prize Pool: $26,460
Players Remaining: 5/126

Julian Gallo raised to 37,000 from the cutoff, Richard Perea reraised all in from the small blind for roughly 70,000, and Gallo called.

Gallo:
Perea:

The board came down , no help to Perea, ending his tournament in sixth place.

Julian Gallo – 470,000 (39 bb)
Richard Perea – Eliminated in 6th Place ($1,138)

$250 Big Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 20: 6,000/12,000 with a 2,000 ante
Structure | Payouts
Prize Pool: $26,460
Players Remaining: 6/126

Manny Tarich raised all in for about 68,000 from the cutoff, and Steven Bennett called from the big blind with , leading Tarich’s .

The board came down , giving Bennett a pair of aces to eliminate Tarich in seventh place.

Steven Bennett – 610,000 (51 bb)
Manny Tarich – Eliminated in 7th Place ($986)

$250 Big Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Upcoming Level 20: 6,000/12,000 with a 2,000 ante
Structure | Payouts
Prize Pool: $26,460
Players Remaining: 7/126

The players are in the midst of a dinner break. Play resumes at about 6:37 p.m.

Steven Bennett – 436,000 (36 bb)
Michael Sinisgalli – 424,000 (35 bb)
Yuriy Kozinskiy – 298,000 (25 bb)
Julian Gallo – 268,000 (22 bb)
Andrew Butler – 257,000 (21 bb)
Richard Perea – 129,000 (11 bb)
Manny Tarich – 79,000 (7 bb)

$250 Big Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 19: 5,000/10,000 with a 1,000 ante
Structure | Payouts
Prize Pool: $26,460
Players Remaining: 7/126

Yossi Ben Kessous raised to 49,000 from the cutoff, Julian Gallo reraised all in from the small blind, and Ben Kessous called all in for about 90,000 with , trailing Gallo’s .

The board came down , no help to Ben Kessous, ending his tournament in eighth place.

Julian Gallo – 255,000 (26 bb)
Yossi Ben Kessous – Eliminated in 8th Place ($873)

$250 Big Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 18: 4,000/8,000 with a 1,000 ante
Structure | Payouts
Prize Pool: $26,460
Players Remaining: 8/126

Andrew Butler raised from early position, Robert Leff reraised all in from the small blind for 61,000, and Butler called.

Butler:
Leff:

The board came down , not enough help to Leff, ending his tournament in ninth place.

Andrew Butler – 275,000 (34 bb)
Robert Leff – Eliminated in 9th Place ($767)

$250 Big Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 18: 4,000/8,000 with a 1,000 ante
Structure | Payouts
Prize Pool: $26,460
Players Remaining: 9/126

Julian Gallo raised to 17,500 from early position, Robert Leff called from the small blind, and Kelly Sejour reraised all in from the big blind for 81,500. Gallo reraised all in with a covering stack, and Leff folded.

Gallo:
Sejour:

The board came down , no help to Sejour, ending his tournament in tenth place.

Julian Gallo – 250,000 (31 bb)
Kelly Sejour – Eliminated in 10th Place ($675)