Fun in the Sun Poker Open
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
$560 Buy-In No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Entries: 221
Prize Pool: $110,500           
December 30, 2018

The final event of the 2018 Fun in the Sun Poker Open took place on Sunday. The $560 buy-in No Limit Hold’em Main Event drew 221 entries and generated a prize pool of $110,500, easily surpassing the $75,000 guarantee. Outlasting the field was Alcides Gomez, winning the tournament outright for $26,348.

Gomez scored several eliminations with two tables remaining and brought a sizable chip lead into the final table. He never relinquished it, going wire-to-wire to win his first Seminole Hard Rock Trophy.

It was also a bit of redemption for Gomez. Last year, he final tabled this same event and finished 10th. However, this time around it was a much different story.

“I’ve had a few deep runs in the trophy events before,” said Gomez, “But I usually got sucked out on. It’s nice to finally win one.”

$560 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$75,000 Guarantee | Structure | Payouts
Level 26: 25,000/50,000 with a 50,000 BB Ante
Prize Pool: $110,500
Players Remaining: 1 of 221

Alcides Gomez raised to 135,000 from the button, Paul Tran-Hau three-bet to about 290,000 from the big blind, Gomez four-bet to about 710,000, Tran-Hau five-bet shoved for about 1,900,000 and Gomez called.

Gomez:
Tran-Hau:

The board ran out , giving Gomez a pair of kings to eliminate Tran-Hau in second place for $18,433.

Alcides Gomez wins the 2018 Fun in the Sun Main Event for $26,438!

A recap of the event will be published later tonight.

$560 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$75,000 Guarantee | Structure | Payouts
Level 26: 25,000/50,000 with a 50,000 BB Ante
Prize Pool: $110,500
Players Remaining: 2 of 221

Paul Tran-Hau (left) – 1,920,000 (38 bb)
Alcides Gomez (right) – 2,500,000 (50 bb)

$560 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$75,000 Guarantee | Structure | Payouts
Level 26: 25,000/50,000 with a 50,000 BB Ante
Prize Pool: $110,500
Players Remaining: 2 of 221

Richard Ptasnik raised all in for about 580,000 from the button and Paul Tran-Hau called from the big blind.

Ptasnik:
Tran-Hau:

The board ran out , no help to Ptasnik, ending his tournament in third place.

Richard Ptasnik – Eliminated in 3rd Place ($11,326)

$560 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$75,000 Guarantee | Structure | Payouts
Level 25: 20,000/40,000 with a 40,000 BB Ante
Prize Pool: $110,500
Players Remaining: 3 of 221

Alcides Gomez raised all in with a covering stack from the small blind and Alex Ortiz Vazquez called all in for about 440,000 from the big blind.

Gomez:
Ortiz Vazquez:

The board ran out , giving Gomez a pair of eights to eliminate Ortiz Vazquez in fourth place.ava

Alcides Gomez – 2,500,000 (63 bb)
Alex Ortiz Vazquez – Eliminated in 4th Place ($6,890)

$560 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$75,000 Guarantee | Structure | Payouts
Level 25: 20,000/40,000 with a 40,000 BB Ante
Prize Pool: $110,500
Players Remaining: 4 of 221

David Oshry raised all in for about 340,000 from the button and Paul Tran-Hau called from the small blind.

Oshry:
Tran-Hau:

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

Paul Tran-Hau – 1,520,000 (38 bb)
David Oshry – Eliminated in 5th Place ($5,321)

$560 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$75,000 Guarantee | Structure | Payouts
Level 25: 20,000/40,000 with a 40,000 BB Ante
Prize Pool: $110,500
Players Remaining: 5 of 221

Seat 1: Richard Ptasnik – 335,000 (8 bb)
Seat 3: Alcidez Gomez – 1,910,000 (48 bb)
Seat 5: Alex Ortiz Vazquez – 565,000 (14 bb)
Seat 7: David Oshry – 510,000 (13 bb)
Seat 10: Paul Tran-Hau – 1,100,000 (28 bb)

$560 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$75,000 Guarantee | Structure | Payouts
Level 24: 20,000/30,000 with a 30,000 BB Ante
Prize Pool: $110,500
Players Remaining: 5 of 221

Robert Tannenbaum raised all in from the small blind for about 260,000 and Paul Tran-Hau called from he big blind.

Tannenbaum:
Tran-Hau:

The flop came down , keeping Tran-Hau ahead. The turn gave Tannenbaum the lead with a pair of aces, but the river was the to give Tran-Hau a set of nines to score the elimination.

Paul Tran-Hau –  1,300,000 (43 bb)
Robert Tannenbaum – Eliminated in 6th Place ($4,409)

$560 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$75,000 Guarantee | Structure | Payouts
Level 24: 20,000/30,000 with a 30,000 BB Ante
Prize Pool: $110,500
Players Remaining: 6 of 221

David Oshry raised all in for about 530,000 from middle position and George Hortelano called all in for about 130,000 from the next seat over.

Oshry:
Hortelano:

The board came down , giving Oshry aces and kings to eliminate Hortelano in seventh place.

David Oshry – 740,000 (25 bb)
George Hortelano – Eliminated in 7th Place ($3,757)