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Event #5: Matthew Yorra Eliminated in 7th Place ($1,445)

Event #5: $250 No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 21: 10,000/20,000 /3,000 Ante
Players Remaining: 6/172
Average Stack: 246,000 (15 bb)

In a battle of the blinds, Matthew Yorra was all in from the small blind for about 75,000 with As4c against Eli Levy in the big blind with 6d6s.

The board came down 7c7d10h4d9h, safe for Levy to score the elimination.

Eli Levy – 430,000 (21 bb)
Matthew Yorra – Eliminated in 7th Place ($1,445)

Event #5: Stephen Murray Eliminated in 8th Place ($1,084)

Event #5: $250 No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 20: 8,000/16,000 /2,000 Ante
Players Remaining: 7/172
Average Stack: 246,000 (15 bb)

Robert Norris raised to 60,000 from middle position, Stephen Murray three-bet shoved for 88,000 from the cutoff and Norris called.

Norris: 9d9c
Murray: 7d7c

The board ran out 10h8d6cQh2c, no help to Murray, ending his tournament in eighth place.

Robert Norris – 350,000 (22 bb)
Stephen Murray – Eliminated in 8th Place ($1,084)

Event #5: Yves Fequiere Eliminated in 9th Place ($813)

Event #5: $250 No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 19: 6,000/12,000 /2,000 Ante
Players Remaining: 8/172
Average Stack: 215,000 (18 bb)

Yves Fequiere raised all in for about 30,000 from the hijack and Marcel Deschamps called from the small blind with 10d10c, leading Fequiere’s Ks5s. The board came down 9s6h3d10s5h, giving Deschamps a set of tens to eliminate Fequiere in 9th place.

Marcel Deschamps – 110,000 (9 bb)
Yves Fequiere – Eliminated in 9th Place ($813)

Event #5: Tom Krizanic Eliminated in 10th Place ($722)

Event #5: $250 No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 19: 6,000/12,000 /2,000 Ante
Players Remaining: 9/172
Average Stack: 191,000 (16 bb)

Zach Zaffos raised to 25,000 from middle position, Tom Krizanic called from the cutoff, and Yves Fequiere three-bet shoved from the button for about 110,000.

Matthew Yorra called all in from the small blind for about 75,000, Zaffos folded and Krizanic called all in for about 65,000.

Krizanic: 10h10d
Fequiere: JdJs
Yorra: KcKs

The board ran out Ah6h2c5c5d, safe for Yorra to triple up and eliminate Krizanic in the process.

Matthew Yorra – 240,000 (20 bb)
Yves Fequiere – 35,000 (3 bb)
Tom Krizanic – Eliminated in 10th Place ($722)

Event #5: Down to 10 Players

Event #5: $250 No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 18: 4,000/8,000 /1,000 Ante
Players Remaining: 10/172
Average Stack: 172,000 (21 bb)

Seat 1: Marcel Deschamps – 70,000 (9 bb)
Seat 2: Sean Syed Shah – 265,000 (33 bb)
Seat 3: Adewale Adeyemi – 220,000 (28 bb)
Seat 4: Robert Norris – 110,000 (14 bb)
Seat 5: Zach Zaffos – 430,000 (54 bb)
Seat 6: Stephen Murray – 280,000 (35 bb)
Seat 7: Tom Krizanic – 80,000 (10 bb)
Seat 8: Yves Fequiere – 130,000 (16 bb)
Seat 9: Matthew Yorra – 85,000 (11 bb)
Seat 10: Eli Levy – 55,000 (7 bb)

Oscar Rodriguez Wins F.I.T.S. Event #4 ($3,680)!

F.I.T.S. Event #4 Champion Oscar Rodriguez
F.I.T.S. Event #4 Champion Oscar Rodriguez

Event #4 of the Fun in the Sun Poker Open was a $130 Deep Stack Turbo No-Limit Hold’em Re-Entry. The guarantee was set at $10,000, and that was easily covered as a field of 160 entries generated a prize pool of $16,000.

After a heads-up deal was made, Oscar Rodriguez earned the official victory and a first-place payday of $3,680.

Final Results
*Denotes a heads-up deal

PlaceFirst NameLast NamePrize Amount
1OscarRodriguez$3,680*
2ScottJaffa$3,680*
3RaymondRoberty$1,600
4WillieWiggins$1,280
5MiltonOrtega$960
6AviFrier$800
7AnthonyOcampo$640
8TomKrizanic$480
9AlexeyGatsko$360
10AlfredoGuevara$320
11LarryKlur$320
12BruceKahn$320
13ManuelSoltero Luna$280
14StevenMoreno$280
15ErrolMassey$280
16KishorBhakta$240
17RobertoArmengol$240
18JacobSnider$240

Event #4: Raymond Roberty Eliminated in 3rd Place ($1,600)

Event #4: $130 Deep Stack Turbo No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 27: 40,000/80,000/10,000 Ante
Players Remaining: 2/160
Average Stack: 2,000,000 (25 bb)

With a dead button on the hand, Raymond Roberty raised all in from the cutoff for about 1,025,000. Oscar Rodriguez called from the big blind.

Roberty: 7c7s
Rodriguez: QcQs

The board came down 5d5h3c8hAc, no help to Roberty, ending his run in third place.

Oscar Rodrigues – 2,175,000 (27 bb)
Raymond Roberty – Eliminated in 3rd Place ($1,600)