2018 Fun in the Sun Poker Open
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino 
Hollywood, Florida
Event 4
$250 Big Stack (Re-Entry)
Entries: 175
Prize Pool: $36,750
December 29, 2018

The 2018 Fun in the Sun Poker Open continued on Saturday with Event 4, a $250 Big Stack (Re-Entry) No-Limit Hold’em tournament. A field of 175 entries created a total prize pool of $36,750, easily topping the $25,000 guarantee. The final three players agreed to a deal, and Jason Prest was the biggest stack of the bunch to officially earn the title of champion.

Residing in Boca Raton, this marks the 44-year-old Prest’s second career title at the Seminole Hard Rock, having won a $560 No-Limit Hold’em event at the 2012 Showdown series.

*denotes three-handed deal

$250 Big Stack (Re-Entry)
$25,000 Guarantee | Structure | Payouts
Prize Pool: $36,750
Level 21: 10,000/15,000 with a 15,000 BB Ante
Players Remaining: 3/175

The remaining three players agreed to a deal. Here were their chip counts at the time:

Jason Prest – 1,305,000 (87 bb)
Alexander Michaels – 875,000 (58 bb)
Julian Durity – 445,000 (30 bb)

Here were their subsequent payouts:

Jason Prest – $8,501
Alexander Michaels – $6,606
Julian Durity – $4,712

As the chip leader, Jason Prest is officially the winner of Event 4 of the 2018 Fun in the Sun.

$250 Big Stack (Re-Entry)
$25,000 Guarantee | Structure | Payouts
Prize Pool: $36,750
Level 20: 6,000/12,000 with a 12,000 BB Ante
Players Remaining: 3/175

Ariel Rosello raised all in for 97,000 from the cutoff and Julian Durity called from the button.

Rosello:
Durity:

The board came down , giving Durity kings and treys to eliminate Rosello in fourth place.

Julian Durity – 445,000 (37 bb)
Ariel Rosello – Eliminated in 4th Place ($2,293)

$250 Big Stack (Re-Entry)
$25,000 Guarantee | Structure | Payouts
Prize Pool: $36,750
Level 19: 5,000/10,000 with a 10,000 BB Ante
Players Remaining: 4/175

Steven Zukowski raised all in for about 93,000 from the hijack, Alexander Michaels reraised all in for about 600,000 from the cutoff and Gustavo Perla called all in for roughly 360,000 from the small blind.

Zukowski:
Michaels:
Perla:

The board came down , giving Michaels a pair of aces to eliminate both opponents.

Alexander Michaels – 1,080,000 (108 bb)
Gustavo Perla – Eliminated in 5th Place ($1,770)
Steven Zukowski – Eliminated in 6th Place ($1,466)

$250 Big Stack (Re-Entry)
$25,000 Guarantee | Structure | Payouts
Prize Pool: $36,750
Level 19: 5,000/10,000 with a 10,000 BB Ante
Players Remaining: 6/175

Jason Prest raised to 25,000 from middle position and Abraham Mevorah called from the cutoff.

The flop fell , Prest continued for 30,000, Mevorah raised all in for about 280,000 and Prest called.

Prest:
Mevorah:

The turn and river completed the board, not enough help to Mevorah, ending his tournament in seventh place.

Jason Prest – 880,000 (88 bb)
Abraham Mevorah – Eliminated in 7th Place ($1,268)

$250 Big Stack (Re-Entry)
$25,000 Guarantee | Structure | Payouts
Prize Pool: $36,750
Level 18: 4,000/8,000 with an 8,000 BB Ante
Players Remaining: 7/175

Scott Efron raised all in for 109,000 from under the gun and Gustavo Perla isolated with a shove of his own from the cutoff.

Efron:
Perla:

The board ran out , no help to Efron, ending his run in eighth place.

Gustavo Perla – 360,000 (45 bb)
Scott Efron – Eliminated in 8th Place ($1,109)

$250 Big Stack (Re-Entry)
$25,000 Guarantee | Structure | Payouts
Prize Pool: $36,750
Level 18: 4,000/8,000 with an 8,000 BB Ante
Players Remaining: 8/175

Juan Diaz raised all in for about 55,000 from early position, Scott Efron reraised to about 130,000 from the button, Alexander Michaels four-bet shoved for 304,000 from the big blind and Efron called.

Diaz:
Efron:
Michaels:

The board came down , giving Michael a set of kings to double through Efron and eliminate Diaz.

Alexander Michaels – 675,000 (84 bb)
Scott Efron – 105,000 (13 bb)
Juan Diaz – Eliminated in 9th Place ($966)

$250 Big Stack (Re-Entry)
$25,000 Guarantee | Structure | Payouts
Prize Pool: $36,750
Level 17: 3,000/6,000 with a 6,000 BB Ante
Players Remaining: 9/175

Daniel Diamond raised all in for about 30,000 from middle position and Jason Prest called from the big blind.

Diamond:
Prest:

The board ran out , no help to Diamond, locking up the pot for Prest.

Jason Prest – 370,000 (62 bb)
Daniel Diamond – Eliminated in 10th Place ($823)

$250 Big Stack (Re-Entry)
$25,000 Guarantee | Structure | Payouts
Prize Pool: $36,750
Level 17: 3,000/6,000 with a 6,000 BB Ante
Players Remaining: 10/175

Seat 1: Gustavo Perla – 130,000 (22 bb)
Seat 2: Abraham Mevorah – 120,000 (20 bb)
Seta 3: Ariel Rosello – 325,000 (54 bb)
Seat 4: Daniel Diamond – 50,000 (8 bb)
Seat 5: Julian Durity – 255,000 (44 bb)
Seat 6: Scott Efron – 600,000 (100 bb)
Seat 7: Steven Zukowski – 450,000 (75 bb)
Seat 8: Alexander Michaels – 270,000 (45 bb)
Seat 9: Jason Prest – 330,000 (55 bb)
Seat 10: Juan Diaz –  95,000 (16 bb)

$250 Big Stack (Re-Entry)
$25,000 Guarantee | Structure | Payouts
Prize Pool: $36,750
Level 17: 3,000/6,000 with a 6,000 BB Ante
Players Remaining: 10/175

Following the turn of a board, Marc Roth was all in for about 110,000 with against Jason Prest’s .

The river was the , no help to Roth, locking up the pot for Prest.

Jason Prest – 330,000 (55 bb)
Marc Roth – Eliminated in 11th Place ($823)

Recent Eliminations
12th: Todd Lafever – $923
13th: Nigel Murray – $696