$1,100 Deep Stack Main Event (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool:  $215,340  | Structure  |  Payouts
Level 17:  3,000/6,000 with a 6,000 ante
Players Remaining:  21 of 222

Adi Ben Ami was the chip leader to start the day and within a half hour has nearly doubled his stack.

It started with a double elimination, picking up aces and eliminating William Schmegel (kings) and Raminder Singh (jacks), and shortly thereafter he cracked Vito DeStefano’s kings to hit the 1.2 million chip mark.

Adi Ben Ami  –  1,200,000  (200 bb)

With 21 players remaining from the field of 222 entries, the average stack is about 317,000 (53 bb). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $2,320.

Recent Eliminations
22nd:  Vito DeStefano  –  $2,320
23rd:  Raminder Singh  –  $2,320
24th:  William Schmegel  –  $1,940
25th:  Glenn Fishbein  –  $1,940

$1,100 Deep Stack Main Event (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool:  $215,340  | Structure  |  Payouts
Level 17:  3,000/6,000 with a 6,000 ante
Players Remaining:  25 of 222

David MacDonald raised all in for 27,000 in middle position and Vincent Bryant called in the big blind with . MacDonald showed and needed his hand to improve to survive.

The board came , giving Bryant a set of treys to eliminate MacDonald in 26th place.

Vincent Bryant  –  280,000  (47 bb)
David MacDonald  –  Eliminated in 26th Place  ($1,940)

With 25 players remaining from the field of 222 entries, the average stack is about 266,000 (44 bb). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $1,940.

Recent Eliminations
27th:  Scott Zakheim  –  $1,940

$1,100 Deep Stack Main Event (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool:  $215,340  | Structure  |  Payouts
Level 17:  3,000/6,000 with a 6,000 ante
Players Remaining:  27 of 222

Evgenii Fidchuk raised all in for 72,000 from the button and Raminder Singh called in the big blind.

Fidchuk: 
Singh: 

The board came , no help to Fidchuk and giving Singh a set of fours, ending Fidchuk’s tournament in 28th place.

Raminder Singh  –  180,000  (30 bb)
Evgenii Fidchuk  –  Eliminated in 28th Place  ($1,940)

With 27 players remaining from the field of 222 entries, the average stack is about 247,000 (41 bb). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $1,940.

$1,100 Deep Stack Main Event (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool:  $215,340  | Structure  |  Payouts
Level 17:  3,000/6,000 with a 6,000 ante
Players Remaining:  28 of 222

$1,100 Deep Stack Main Event (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool:  $215,340  | Structure  |  Payouts
Level 17:  3,000/6,000 with a 6,000 ante
Players Remaining:  28 of 222

• 12 p.m.  –  Event #3 Day 2 Restart
  • 40-minute levels

• 1 p.m.   –   Event #4 – $600 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em
  • $50,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
  • Players begin with 25,000 in chips
  • Level last 30 minutes
  • Late Registration until start of Level 9 (5:30 p.m.)
  • Event #4 Structure Sheet

2025 Seminole Hard Rock Fun in the Sun
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 3
$1,100 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em Main Event (Re-Entry)
$100,000 Guarantee
Entries:  222
Prize Pool:  $215,340
December 28-29, 2025

1st:  $47,540 + Trophy
2nd:  $31,500
3rd:  $23,500
4th:  $17,600
5th:  $13,300
6th:  $10,100
7th:  $7,800
8th:  $6,100
9th-10th:  $4,740
11th-12th:  $3,980
13th-15th:  $3,400
16th-19th:  $2,820
20th-23rd:  $2,320
24th-28th:  $1,940

$1,100 Deep Stack Main Event (Re-Entry)
$100,000 Guarantee  | Structure
Level 13:  1,500/2,500 with a 2,500 ante
Flight B Players Remaining:  28 of 64

Flight B of the 2025 Fun in the Sun Poker Open Main Event opening event drew 64 entries, locking in the total field size at 222 entries.

The prize pool is set at $215,350. Payout information, along with the Day 2 table and seat draw, will be posted prior to the start of Day 2, which begins Monday at 12 pm noon.

The Flight B field will play down to eight players. As a reminder, players must bag chips in order to cash and advance to Day 2.

$1,100 Deep Stack Main Event (Re-Entry)
$100,000 Guarantee  | Structure
Level 17:  3,000/6,000 with a 6,000 ante
Flight A Players Remaining:  20 of 158

Flight A:  158 Entries;  20 Advanced
Flight B:  In Progress  (Reg. Open Until 9:45 pm)
Day 2:  Monday at 12 p.m.

$1,100 Deep Stack Main Event (Re-Entry)
$100,000 Guarantee  | Structure
Level 17:  3,000/6,000 with a 6,000 ante
Flight A Players Remaining:  20 of 158

As the field dwindled down to 21 players with the eliminations of Uri Kadosh, Stanley Baumann, David Nathaniel, and Shawn Fagan, play was set to go hand-for-hand on the money bubble.

However, just before it was set to begin, Leonardo Morales raised in middle position and Matthew Zarcadoolas called in the big blind.

The flop was and Zarcadoolas ended up all in for about 45,000 with for a pair of kings against Morales’ for a flush draw.

The turn and river completed the board, giving Morales a flush to eliminate Zarcadoolas on the money bubble.

Leonardo Morales  –  171,000  (29 bb)
Matthew Zarcadoolas  –  Eliminated on the Money Bubble