Event 3: Philippe Plouffe Doubles Through Paul Smerdon

$600 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$50,000 Guarantee | Structure | Payouts
Prize Pool:  $91,875
Level 19:  4,000/8,000 with an 8,000 ante
Players Remaining:  13 of 175

Philippe Plouffe raised all in for 21,000 from the button and Paul Smerdon called in the big blind (with just 1,000 behind afterward) with Td6h. Plouffe showed Ah5d and needed to hold.

The board came 7s6c3s4d9h, giving Plouffe a seven-high straight to double up.

Down to 1,000, Smerdon busted the following hand.

Philippe Plouffe  –  54,000  (7 bb)
Paul Smerdon  –  Eliminated in 14th Place  ($1,741)

Recent Eliminations
15th:  Mark Wiser  –  $1,741
16th:  Mike Beasley  –  $1,447
17th:  Steven Richardson  –  $1,447
18th:  Jason Ainsworth  –  $1,447

Event 3: Final Two Tables

$600 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$50,000 Guarantee | Structure | Payouts
Prize Pool:  $91,875
Level 17:  3,000/6,000 with a 6,000 ante
Players Remaining:  18 of 175

Table 20
Seat 1:  Gregory Pessine  –  100,000  (17 bb)
Seat 2:  T.K. Miles  –  122,000  (20 bb)
Seat 3:  Ryan Estrada  –  145,000  (24 bb)
Seat 4:  Keith Geller  –  278,000  (46 bb)
Seat 5:  Ian Kramer  –  312,000  (52 bb)
Seat 6:  Philippe Plouffe  –  175,000  (29 bb)
Seat 7:  Robert Goldberg  –  62,000  (10 bb)
Seat 8:  Paul Smerdon  –  80,000  (13 bb)
Seat 9:  Steven Richardson  –  60,000  (10 bb)

Table 27
Seat 1:  Mark Wiser  –  90,000  (15 bb)
Seat 2:  Russell Broadway  –  90,000  (15 bb)
Seat 3:  Victor Nassif  –  472,000  (79 bb)
Seat 4:  Mike Beasley  –  53,000  (9 bb)
Seat 5:  Brenden Gluck  –  295,000  ( 49 bb)
Seat 6:  Jason Ainsworth  –  115,000  (19 bb)
Seat 7:  Mike Graffeo  –  550,000  (92 bb)
Seat 8:  Michael Jankowski  –  289,000  (68 bb)
Seat 9: Paul Domb  –  167,000  (28 bb)

Recent Eliminations
19th:  Scott Levitt  –  $1,171

Event 3: Benjamin Goldstein Eliminated in 20th Place by Victor Nassif

$600 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$50,000 Guarantee | Structure | Payouts
Prize Pool:  $91,875
Level 16:  3,000/5,000 with a 5,000 ante
Players Remaining:  19 of 175

Benjamin Goldstein raised all in for 64,000 from the hijack and Victor Nassif called on the button with 7h7s. Goldstein tabled AdTs and needed to improve to stay alive.

The board ran out 2d2h2c4c3s, keeping Nassif’s sevens best to eliminate Goldstein.

Victor Nassif  –  410,000  (82 bb)
Benjamin Goldstein  –  Eliminated in 20th Place  ($1,171)

Recent Eliminations
21st:  James Carroll  –  $1,171
22nd:  David O’Connor  –  $896

Event 3: Robert Mantin Eliminated on the Money Bubble by Brenden Gluck

$600 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$50,000 Guarantee | Structure | Payouts
Prize Pool:  $91,875
Level 16:  3,000/5,000 with a 5,000 ante
Players Remaining:  22 of 175

Robert Mantin raised all in for about 62,000 from under the gun and Brenden Gluck isolated the action with a reshove for about 110,000 from the next seat over.

Mantin:  7c7s
Gluck:  AsKh

The board came AcQs10s6h3d, giving Gluck a pair of aces to eliminate Mantin on the money bubble.

Brenden Gluck  –  185,000  (37 bb)
Robert Mantin  –  Eliminated on the Money Bubble

Event 3: Ryan Estrada Doubles Through Paul Domb on the Money Bubble

$600 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$50,000 Guarantee | Structure | Payouts
Prize Pool:  $91,875
Level 15:  2,000/4,000 with a 4,000 ante
Players Remaining:  23 of 175

Robert Goldberg raised to 10,000 from under the gun, Russell Broadway called in the hijack, and Paul Domb called in the cutoff.

Ryan Estrada three-bet to 95,000 from the small blind (leaving 2,500 behind), Goldberg folded, and Broadway folded. Domb called.

The flop was Qc9s2c, Estrada bet his remaining 2,500, and Domb called AdQs for a pair of queens. Estrada showed KhKd for a pair of kings and needed his hand to hold.

The Jc turn and 2d river completed the board, safe for Estrada to double up.

Ryan Estrada  –  223,000  (56 bb)
Paul Domb  –  105,000  (26 bb)

Event 3: Mike Graffeo Doubles Through Robert Mantin on the Money Bubble

$600 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$50,000 Guarantee | Structure | Payouts
Prize Pool:  $91,875
Level 15:  2,000/4,000 with a 4,000 ante
Players Remaining:  23 of 175

Robert Mantin raised to 12,000 from under the gun, Mike Graffeo called in the cutoff, and Benjamin Goldstein called in the small blind.

The flop was 8c5h4h, Goldstein checked, Mantin went all in for about 287,000, Graffeo called all in for 211,000, and Goldstein folded.

Mantin:  AhAc
Graffeo:  7s6s

Graffeo was ahead with an eight-high straight.

The turn was the 4c, giving Mantin a few outs to a full house.

The river was the Jh, safe for Graffeo to double up on the money bubble.

Mike Graffeo  –  466,000  (117 bb)
Robert Mantin  –  76,500  (19 bb)

Event 3: James Fox Eliminated by James Carroll

$600 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$50,000 Guarantee | Structure | Payouts
Prize Pool:  $91,875
Level 13:  1,500/2,500 with a 2,500 ante
Players Remaining:  30 of 175

Following a flop of Qh6c3d with abut 35,000 in the pot, Victor Nassif checked from the big blind. James Fox went all in for 26,500 from under the gun, James Carroll called in early position, and Nassif folded.

Fox:  8h8s
Carroll:  KhKd

Carroll was ahead with a pair of kings and held up through the 6s turn and Jh river to score the elimination.

James Carroll  –  164,000  (66 bb)
Victor Nassif  –  130,000  (52 bb)
James Fox  –  Eliminated

Event 3: Chip Leaders at Break

$600 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$50,000 Guarantee | Structure | Payouts
Prize Pool:  $91,875
Level 13:  1,500/2,500 with a 2,500 ante
Players Remaining:  33 of 175

As the money bubble approaches, here are the top stacks at the latest break:

1.  Robert Mantin  –  287,000  (115 bb)
2.  Johnny Bromberg  –  206,000  (82 bb)
3.  T.K. Miles  –  191,500  (77 bb)

Event 3: Prize Pool and Payouts; $24,148 to the Winner

2023 Seminole Hard Rock Fun in the Sun
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 3
$600 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$50,000 Guarantee
Entries:  175
Prize Pool:  $91,875
December 28, 2023

Event 3 of the 2023 Seminole Hard Rock Fun in the Sun was a $600 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry). A field of 175 entries generated a prize pool of $91,875, nearly doubling the guarantee. The final 22 players will finish in the money, with a min-cash paying $896.

Up top for the winner is $24,148.

1st:  $24,148 + Trophy
2nd:  $15,977
3rd:  $9,422
4th:  $5,733
5th:  $4,424
6th:  $3,666
7th:  $3,170
8th:  $2,774
9th:  $2,414
10th-12th:  $2,058
13th-15th:  $1,741
16th-18th:  $1,447
19th-21st:  $1,171
22nd:  $896

Fun in the Sun Day 3 Schedule (Thursday)

11 a.m. – Event #3  –  $600 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)

  • Late Registration until start of Level 9 (3:30 p.m.)
  • $50,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
  • 20,000 in chips / 30-minute levels
  • Event #3 Structure Sheet

6 p.m.  –  Event #4  –  $150 Triple Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)

  • Late Registration until start of Level 11 (8:55 p.m.)
  • $10,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
  • 30,000 in chips and 15/20 minute levels
  • Event #4 Structure Sheet

Tournament updates will begin at about 4:30 p.m.