$1.100 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$100,000 Guarantee | Structure | Payouts
Prize Pool:  $168,780
Level 16:  3,000/5,000 with a 5,000 ante
Players Remaining:  27 of 174

Following a flop of , George Hortelano was all in for about 40,000 from the hijack with against Tomas Brokl in the big blind with for trip fours.

The turn and river completed the board, giving Brokl quad fours to eliminate Hortelano.

Tomas Brokl  –  330,000  (66 bb)
George Hortelano  –  Eliminated

The players are redrawing for seats at the final three tables now. A full seat map with approximate chip counts will be posted soon.

$1.100 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$100,000 Guarantee | Structure | Payouts
Prize Pool:  $168,780
Level 16:  3,000/5,000 with a 5,000 ante
Players Remaining:  32 of 174

1.  Paul Balzano  –  453,000  (91 bb)
2.  Gary Gelman  –  392,000  (78 bb)
3.  Scott Baumstein  –  342,000  (68 bb)
4.  Ian Anderson  –  340,000  (68 bb)

2023 Seminole Hard Rock Fun in the Sun
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 4
$150 Triple Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$10,000 Guarantee
Entries:  197
Prize Pool:  $22,852
December 28, 2023

Event 4 of the 2023 Seminole Hard Rock Fun in the Sun was a $150 Triple Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry). A field of 197 entries produced a prize pool of $22,852, more than doubling the guarantee.

A deal was reached between the final five players and Rafael Calmet Mosto was leading at the time, making him the official Event 4 winner for $3,400.

*denotes five-way deal

$1.100 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$100,000 Guarantee | Structure | Payouts
Prize Pool:  $168,780
Level 14:  2,000/3,000 with a 3,000 ante
Players Remaining:  52 of 174

Jose Chapui  –  270,000  (90 bb)
Paul Balzano  –  244,000  (81 bb)
George Hortelano  –  220,000  (73 bb)
Gary Gelman  –  210,000  (70 bb)
Mike Chiappetta  –  155,000  (52 bb)
Matt Zarcadoolas  –  153,000  (51 bb)
Scott Baumstein  –  150,000  (50 bb)
Ryan Estrada  –  134,000  (45 bb)
Scott Levitt  –  107,000  (36 bb)
T.K. Miles  –  105,000  (35 bb)
Robert Tannenbaum  –  105,000  (35 bb)
Michael McCray  –  102,000  (34 bb)
Joseph McCray  –  93,000  (31 bb)
Johnny Bromberg  –  93,000  (31 bb)
Eric Siegel  –  90,000  (30 bb)
Steve Karp  –  75,000  (25 bb)
Nick Raio  –  75,000  (25 bb)
Loni Hui  –  75,000  (25 bb)
Willie Wiggins  –  63,000  (21 bb)
Phil Hui  –  60,000  (20 bb)
David Nathaniel Jr.  –  43,000  (14 bb)
Nadya Magnus  –  32,000  (11 bb)
Richard Whitebrook  –  30,000  (10 bb)
Steven Bennett  –  28,000  (9 bb)
Mike Beasley  –  25,000  (8 bb)
Jordan Semel  –  24,000  (8 bb)

2023 Seminole Hard Rock Fun in the Sun
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 5
$1,100 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$100,000 Guarantee
Entries:  174
Prize Pool:  $168,780
December 29-30, 2023

Event 5 of the 2023 Seminole Hard Rock Fun in the Sun was the $1,100 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em Main Event (Re-Entry). A field of 174 entries generated a prize pool of $168,780. The final 22 players will finish in the money, with a min-cash paying $1,645.

Up top for the winner is $43,685.

1st:  $43,685 + Trophy
2nd:  $29,350
3rd:  $17,310
4th:  $10,530
5th:  $8,125
6th:  $6,735
7th:  $5,825
8th:  $5,105
9th-10th:  $4,440
11th-12th:  $3,780
13th-15th:  $3,200
16th-18th:  $2,660
19th-21st:  $2,150
22nd:  $1,645

11 a.m. – Event #5 – $1,100 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em Main Event (Re-Entry)

• Late Registration until start of Level 13 (6:10 p.m.)
• $100,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
• 30,000 in chips and 30/40 minute levels
• Day 1 will end when 9 players remain (or Tournament Manager’s discretion)
• Event #5 Structure Sheet

Tournament updates will begin when registration closes.

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 produced a prize pool of $91,875, nearly doubling the guarantee.

A deal was reached between the final two players and Brenden Gluck was the chip leader at the time, making him the official Event 3 winner for $21,183.

$600 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$50,000 Guarantee | Structure | Results
Prize Pool:  $91,875
Level 27:  30,000/60,000 with a 60,000 ante
Players Remaining:  2 of 175

Before heads-up play began, Brenden Gluck and Ian Kramer agreed to a deal.

Here were their chip counts at the time:

Brenden Gluck  –  2,230,000  (37 bb)
Ian Kramer  –  1,270,000  (21 bb)

Here were the resulting payouts:

Brenden Gluck  –  $21,183
Ian Kramer  –  $18,942

As the chip leader, Brenden Gluck was the official Event 3 winner of the 2023 Seminole Hard Rock Fun in the Sun for $21,183. Ian Kramer finished runner-up for $18,942.

A recap of the Event 3 will be posted soon.

$600 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$50,000 Guarantee | Structure | Results
Prize Pool:  $91,875
Level 27:  30,000/60,000 with a 60,000 ante
Players Remaining:  2 of 175

Mike Graffeo raised all in for 565,000 from the small blind and Brenden Gluck called all in for 495,000 in the big blind.

Graffeo: 
Gluck: 

The board came , giving Gluck a flush to double through Graffeo.

The following hand, Graffeo raised all in for 70,000 from the button. Gluck called in the small blind, Ian Kramer reraised all in with his chip-leading stack from the big blind, and Gluck called all in for 1,050,000,

Graffeo: 
Gluck: 
Kramer: 

The board ran out , giving Gluck a pair of aces to double through Kramer while eliminating Graffeo in third place.

Brenden Gluck  –  2,230,000  (37 bb)
Ian Kramer  –  1,270,000  (21 bb)
Mike Graffeo  –  Eliminated in 3rd Place  ($9,422)

1st:  $24,148 + Trophy
2nd:  $15,977

$600 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$50,000 Guarantee | Structure | Results
Prize Pool:  $91,875
Level 26:  25,000/50,000 with a 50,000 ante
Players Remaining:  3 of 175

Brenden Gluck limped in for 50,000 from UTG/cutoff, Victor Nassif called in the small blind, and Mike Graffeo checked his option.

The flop was and action checked to Gluck who bet 150,000. Nassif check-raised all in for about 400,000, Graffeo folded, and Gluck called with for a set of tens. leading Nassif’s for a pair of jacks.

The turn and river further improved Gluck to a full house, ending Nassif’s tournament in fourth place.

Brenden Gluck  –  1,700,000  (34 bb)
Victor Nassif  –  Eliminated in 4th Place  ($5,733)

With three players remaining from a field of 175, the average stack is about 1,165,000 (23 bb). The remaining players are guaranteed $9,422.