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
• 25,000 in chips / 30-minute levels
• Event #3 Structure Sheet

Tournament updates will begin at about 6:30 p.m.

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

2024 Seminole Hard Rock Fun in the Sun
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 2
$400 Quad Stack Black Chip Bounty NLH (Single Re-Entry)
$30,000 Guarantee
Entries:  180
Prize Pool:  $42,300
Bounty Prize Pool:  $18,000
December 27, 2024

Event 2 of the 2024 Seminole Hard Rock Fun in the Sun Poker Open was a $400 Quad Stack Black Chip Bounty No-Limit Hold’em (Single Re-Entry). A field of 180 entries produced a prize pool of $42,300, with an additional $18,000 set aside for bounties.

A four-way chop was made at the final table and Ron Basch was the chip leader at the time, making him the official Event 2 winner for $6,235.

*denotes four-way chop

2024 Seminole Hard Rock Fun in the Sun
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 1
$400 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$100,000 Guarantee
Entries:  594
Prize Pool:  $196,020
December 26-27, 2024

The opening event of the 2024 Fun in the Sun Poker Open was a $400 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry). A field of 594 entries generated a prize pool of $196,020, nearly doubling the guarantee.

A four-handed deal was reached at the final table and Theo Lawson was the chip leader at the time, making him the official winner for $21,805.

*denotes four-handed deal

$400 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool:  $196,020  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 31:  75,000/150,000 with a 125,000 ante
Players Remaining:  4 of 594

After playing four-handed for a little while, the remaining players agreed to a deal.

Here were their chip counts at the time:

Theo Lawson  –  3,475,000  (23 bb)
Michael Tarafa  –  3,150,000  (21 bb)
Cory Rock Jr.  –  2,950,000  (20 bb)
Frank Luciano  –  2,325,000  (16 bb)

As the chip leader, Theo Lawson was the official winner of the 2024 Fun in the Sun opening event for $21,805.

$400 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool:  $196,020  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 30:  75,000/125,000 with a 125,000 ante
Players Remaining:  4 of 594

Benjamin Moschel raised all in from the small blind for 875,000 and Michael Tarafa called in the big blind.

Moschel: 
Tarafa: 

The board came . giving Tarafa queens and tens to eliminate Moschel in fifth place.

Michael Tarafa  –  2,200,000  (18 bb)
Benjamin Moschel  –  Eliminated in 5th Place  ($9,200)

With four players remaining, the average stack is about 2,970,000 (24 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed $12,200.

$400 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool:  $196,020  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 30:  75,000/125,000 with a 125,000 ante
Players Remaining:  5 of 594

Seat 1: Theo Lawson  –  5,100,000  (41 bb)
Seat 2:  Benjamin Moschel  –  800,000  (6 bb)
Seat 3:  Michael Tarafa  –  1,175,000 (9 bb)
Seat 4:  Cory Rock Jr.  –  2,975,000  (24 bb)
Seat 9:  Frank Luciano –  1,825,000  (15 bb)

With five players remaining, the average stack is about 2,375,000 (19 big blinds).

1st:  $33,480 + Trophy
2nd:  $21,900
3rd:  $16,300
4th:  $12,200
5th:  $9,200

6th:  Gary Lieberman  –  $7,000
7th:  Anthony Dunne  –  $5,400
8th:  Angel Gamarra  –  $4,200
9th:  Christopher Howard  –  $3,300

$400 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool:  $196,020  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 29:  50,000/100,000 with a 100,000 ante
Players Remaining:  5 of 594

Gary Lieberman raised all in for 610,000 in the hijack and Theo Lawson called on the button.

Lieberman: 
Lawson: 

The board came , no help to Lieberman, ending his tournament in sixth place.

Theo Lawson  –  2,300,000  (23 bb)
Gary Lieberman  –  Eliminated in 6th Place  ($7,000)

With six players remaining from the field of 594 entries, the average stack is about 2,375,000 (24 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed $9,200.

$400 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool:  $196,020  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 28:  50,000/75,000 with a 75,000 ante
Players Remaining:  6 of 594

With the board reading and roughly 600,000 in the pot, Frank Luciano bet 225,000 from the big blind. Michael Tarafa raised to about 650,000, Luciano reraised all in, and Tarafa thought for a bit before he called all in for 1,365,000 with , leading Luciano’s .

The river was the , safe for Tarafa to double up and retake the chip lead.

Michael Tarafa  –  3,330,000  (44 bb)
Frank Luciano  –  1,800,000  (24 bb)

With six players remaining from the field of 594 entries, the average stack is about 1,980,000 (26 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed $7,000.

$400 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool:  $196,020  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 28:  50,000/75,000 with a 75,000 ante
Players Remaining:  6 of 594

Anthony Dunne raised all in for 435,000 from under the gun and Cory Rock Jr. called in the big blind with , leading Dunne’s .

The board came , no help to Dunne, ending his tournament in seventh place.

Cory Rock Jr.  –  2,300,000  (31 bb)
Anthony Dunne  –  Eliminated in 7th Place  ($5,400)

With six players remaining from the field of 594 entries, the average stack is about 1,980,000 (26 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed $7,000.

$400 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool:  $196,020  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 27:  30,000/60,000 with a 60,000 ante
Players Remaining:  7 of 594

Jonathan Moschel raised to 150,000 in the hijack, Anthony Dunne called in the small blind, and Angel Gamarra called all in for 115,000 in the big blind.

The flop was , Dunne checked, Moschel bet about 600,000, and Dunne folded.

Moschel showed for a pair of aces, leading Gamarra’s .

The turn and river completed the board, no help to Gamarra. ending his tournament in eighth place.

Benjamin Moschel  –  2,005,000  (33 bb)
Anthony Dunne  –  410,000  (7 bb)
Angel Gamarra  –  Eliminated in 8th Place  ($4,200)

With seven players remaining from the field of 594 entries, the average stack is about 1,695,000 (28 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed $5,400.