1 p.m. – Event #1 Day 2 Restart
Tournament updates will begin at about 3:30 p.m.
4 p.m. – Event #2 – $400 Quad Stack Black Chip Bounty No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$400 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool: $158,070 | Structure | Payouts
Level 15: 2,000/4,000 with a 4,000 ante
Players Remaining: 61 of 479
Flight A: 253 Entries; 32 Advanced
Flight B: 226 Entries; 29 Advanced
Day 2: Saturday at 1 p.m.
| Table | Seat | First Name | Last Name | Chip Count |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 | 1 | Carlo | Rodriguez | 88,000 |
| 19 | 2 | Evgeny | Kharchenko | 114,000 |
| 19 | 3 | Frederico | Dabus | 118,000 |
| 19 | 5 | Caio | Sobral | 148,000 |
| 19 | 6 | Paul | Prager | 30,000 |
| 19 | 7 | Joseph | Incatasciato | 314,000 |
| 19 | 8 | Ernesto | Gomez | 249,000 |
| 19 | 9 | Eriberuto | Uehara | 73,000 |
| 20 | 1 | Fernando | Pages | 198,000 |
| 20 | 2 | Francesco | Nigro | 31,000 |
| 20 | 3 | Marcelo | Aagesen | 108,000 |
| 20 | 4 | Jairo | Velasquez | 90,000 |
| 20 | 5 | Katsuhide | Yamamoto | 164,000 |
| 20 | 6 | Anthony | Casas | 155,000 |
| 20 | 7 | Roberto | Mellino | 345,000 |
| 20 | 8 | Richard | Whitebrook | 244,000 |
| 20 | 9 | Paul | Shafran | 52,000 |
| 24 | 1 | Christopher | Carbine | 70,000 |
| 24 | 2 | Yordan | Petrov | 89,000 |
| 24 | 3 | Bassem | Agayby | 49,000 |
| 24 | 4 | Mark | Bryan | 304,000 |
| 24 | 5 | David | Inselberg | 210,000 |
| 24 | 6 | Michael | Moskowitz | 240,000 |
| 24 | 7 | T.K. | Miles | 108,000 |
| 24 | 8 | DNR | 82,000 | |
| 24 | 9 | Benjamin | Moschel | 153,000 |
| 25 | 1 | Rafael | Rodriguez Arango | 262,000 |
| 25 | 2 | Roni | Zelichonok | 149,000 |
| 25 | 3 | Sagi | Zommer | 119,000 |
| 25 | 4 | TJ | Shulman | 248,000 |
| 25 | 5 | Michael | Newman | 104,000 |
| 25 | 6 | Richard | Caplan | 262,000 |
| 25 | 7 | Vito | Distefano | 162,000 |
| 25 | 8 | Anibal | Pabon | 65,000 |
| 25 | 9 | Allan | Bieler | 164,000 |
| 26 | 1 | Michael | Tarafa | 271,000 |
| 26 | 2 | Aidar | Sharifullin | 103,000 |
| 26 | 3 | Marisa Barbara | Steller | 49,000 |
| 26 | 4 | Adrian | Winebarger | 170,000 |
| 26 | 5 | Marcos | Saravia Escalante | 214,000 |
| 26 | 6 | James | Salmon | 166,000 |
| 26 | 7 | Alejandro | Funes | 85,000 |
| 26 | 8 | John | Ubina | 170,000 |
| 26 | 9 | Christopher | Zollo | 50,000 |
| 27 | 2 | Rafael | Lima | 245,000 |
| 27 | 3 | Gary | Gelman | 203,000 |
| 27 | 4 | Alexander | Borukhovich | 165,000 |
| 27 | 5 | Kyle | Sullivan | 201,000 |
| 27 | 6 | Steven | McKoy | 52,000 |
| 27 | 7 | David | Iseman | 98,000 |
| 27 | 8 | Brandon | Noe | 77,000 |
| 27 | 9 | Ira | Horowitz | 88,000 |
| 45 | 1 | Jason | Kwartler | 64,000 |
| 45 | 2 | Claudio | Vassallo | 439,000 |
| 45 | 3 | Carlos | Bermudez | 194,000 |
| 45 | 4 | Johnny | Bromberg | 138,000 |
| 45 | 5 | Julian Teoman | Petrowski | 249,000 |
| 45 | 6 | Judith | Bielan | 357,000 |
| 45 | 7 | Logan | Eisner | 60,000 |
| 45 | 8 | Ariel | Rosello | 162,000 |
| 45 | 9 | Luis | Blumberg | 180,000 |
$400 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool: $158,070 | Structure | Payouts
Level 15: 2,000/4,000 with a 4,000 ante
Players Remaining: 61 of 479
Flight A: 253 Entries; 32 Advanced
Flight B: 226 Entries; 29 Advanced
Day 2: Saturday at 1 p.m.
| Rank | First Name | Last Name | Chip Count |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Claudio | Vassallo | 439,000 |
| 2 | Judith | Bielan | 357,000 |
| 3 | Roberto | Mellino | 345,000 |
| 4 | Joseph | Incatasciato | 314,000 |
| 5 | Mark | Bryan | 304,000 |
| 6 | Michael | Tarafa | 271,000 |
| 7 | Rafael | Rodriguez Arango | 262,000 |
| 8 | Richard | Caplan | 262,000 |
| 9 | Ernesto | Gomez | 249,000 |
| 10 | Julian Teoman | Petrowski | 249,000 |
| 11 | TJ | Shulman | 248,000 |
| 12 | Rafael | Lima | 245,000 |
| 13 | Richard | Whitebrook | 244,000 |
| 14 | Michael | Moskowitz | 240,000 |
| 15 | Marcos | Saravia Escalante | 214,000 |
| 16 | David | Inselberg | 210,000 |
| 17 | Gary | Gelman | 203,000 |
| 18 | Kyle | Sullivan | 201,000 |
| 19 | Fernando | Pages | 198,000 |
| 20 | Carlos | Bermudez | 194,000 |
| 21 | Luis | Blumberg | 180,000 |
| 22 | Adrian | Winebarger | 170,000 |
| 23 | John | Ubina | 170,000 |
| 24 | James | Salmon | 166,000 |
| 25 | Alexander | Borukhovich | 165,000 |
| 26 | Katsuhide | Yamamoto | 164,000 |
| 27 | Allan | Bieler | 164,000 |
| 28 | Vito | Distefano | 162,000 |
| 29 | Ariel | Rosello | 162,000 |
| 30 | Anthony | Casas | 155,000 |
| 31 | Benjamin | Moschel | 153,000 |
| 32 | Roni | Zelichonok | 149,000 |
| 33 | Caio | Sobral | 148,000 |
| 34 | Johnny | Bromberg | 138,000 |
| 35 | Sagi | Zommer | 119,000 |
| 36 | Frederico | Dabus | 118,000 |
| 37 | Evgeny | Kharchenko | 114,000 |
| 38 | Marcelo | Aagesen | 108,000 |
| 39 | T.K. | Miles | 108,000 |
| 40 | Michael | Newman | 104,000 |
| 41 | Aidar | Sharifullin | 103,000 |
| 42 | David | Iseman | 98,000 |
| 43 | Jairo | Velasquez | 90,000 |
| 44 | Yordan | Petrov | 89,000 |
| 45 | Carlo | Rodriguez | 88,000 |
| 46 | Ira | Horowitz | 88,000 |
| 47 | Alejandro | Funes | 85,000 |
| 48 | DNR | 82,000 | |
| 49 | Brandon | Noe | 77,000 |
| 50 | Eriberuto | Uehara | 73,000 |
| 51 | Christopher | Carbine | 70,000 |
| 52 | Anibal | Pabon | 65,000 |
| 53 | Jason | Kwartler | 64,000 |
| 54 | Logan | Eisner | 60,000 |
| 55 | Paul | Shafran | 52,000 |
| 56 | Steven | McKoy | 52,000 |
| 57 | Christopher | Zollo | 50,000 |
| 58 | Bassem | Agayby | 49,000 |
| 59 | Marisa Barbara | Steller | 49,000 |
| 60 | Francesco | Nigro | 31,000 |
| 61 | Paul | Prager | 30,000 |
2025 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: 479
Prize Pool: $158,070
December 26-27, 2025
1st: $28,070 + Trophy
2nd: $19,200
3rd: $14,200
4th: $10,600
5th: $8,000
6th: $6,100
7th: $4,720
8th: $3,660
9th-10th: $2,880
11th-12th: $2,480
13th-15th: $2,120
16th-19th: $1,780
20th-23rd: $1,480
24th-31st: $1,220
32nd-39th: $1,000
40th-47th: $800
48th-61st: $660
$400 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$100,000 Guarantee | Structure
Level 9: 500/1,000 with a 1,000 ante
Flight B Players Remaining: 105 of 226
Flight B of the 2025 Fun in the Sun opening event drew 226 entries, locking in the total field size at 479 entries.
The prize pool is set at $158,070. Payout information, along with the Day 2 table and seat draw, will be posted following the conclusion of Flight B.
The Flight B field will play down to 29 players. As a reminder, players must bag chips in order to cash and advance to Day 2.
$400 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$100,000 Guarantee | Structure
Level 7: 300/600 with a 600 ante
Flight B Entries: 194
Johnny Bromberg – 106,000 (177 bb)
Roni Zelichonok – 85,000 (142 bb)
Steven McKoy – 80,000 (133 bb)
Mike Beasley – 70,000 (117 bb)
Caio Sobral – 70,000 (117 bb)
Carlos Bermudez – 62,000 (103 bb)
Harry Velkuru – 56,000 (93 bb)
Jairo Velasquez – 52,000 (87 bb)
Chris Bolek – 52,000 (87 bb)
Kimberly Henlin – 49,000 (82 bb)
Benjamin Moschel – 43,000 (72 bb)
Michael Tarafa – 32,000 (53 bb)
Judith Bielan – 32,000 (53 bb)
Nancy Birnbaum – 31,000 (52 bb)
Howard Mash – 30,000 (50 bb)
Alcides Gomez – 23,000 (38 bb)
Joseph Rossi – 20,000 (33 bb)
Lyle Diamond – 20,000 (33 bb)
Matt Bretzfield – 18,000 (30 bb)
Peter Fellows – 17,000 (28 bb)
Paul Freedman – 16,000 (27 bb)
Matt Yorra – 15,000 (25 bb)
Perla Ojeda – 12,000 (20 bb)
$400 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$100,000 Guarantee | Structure
Level 15: 2,000/4,000 with a 4,000 ante
Flight A Players Remaining: 32 of 253
Flight A: 253 Entries; 32 Advanced
Flight B: In Progress (Reg. Open Until 10:30 p.m.)
Day 2: Saturday at 1 p.m.
| Rank | First Name | Last Name | Chip Count |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mark | Bryan | 304,000 |
| 2 | Richard | Caplan | 262,000 |
| 3 | Ernesto | Gomez | 249,000 |
| 4 | Julian Teoman | Petrowski | 249,000 |
| 5 | TJ | Shulman | 248,000 |
| 6 | Rafael | Lima | 245,000 |
| 7 | Richard | Whitebrook | 244,000 |
| 8 | Michael | Moskowitz | 240,000 |
| 9 | Marcos | Saravia Escalante | 214,000 |
| 10 | David | Inselberg | 210,000 |
| 11 | Gary | Gelman | 203,000 |
| 12 | Fernando | Pages | 198,000 |
| 13 | Luis | Blumberg | 180,000 |
| 14 | Adrian | Winebarger | 170,000 |
| 15 | James | Salmon | 166,000 |
| 16 | Allan | Bieler | 164,000 |
| 17 | Vito | DiStefano | 162,000 |
| 18 | Ariel | Rosello | 162,000 |
| 19 | Sagi | Zommer | 119,000 |
| 20 | Frederico | Dabus | 118,000 |
| 21 | Marcelo | Aagesen | 108,000 |
| 22 | T.K. | Miles | 108,000 |
| 23 | Michael | Newman | 104,000 |
| 24 | Carlo | Rodriguez | 88,000 |
| 25 | Ira | Horowitz | 88,000 |
| 26 | DNR | 82,000 | |
| 27 | Brandon | Noe | 77,000 |
| 28 | Eriberuto | Uehara | 73,000 |
| 29 | Anibal | Pabon | 65,000 |
| 30 | Jason | Kwartler | 64,000 |
| 31 | Logan | Eisner | 60,000 |
| 32 | Paul | Shafran | 52,000 |
$400 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$100,000 Guarantee | Structure
Level 5: 200/400 with a 400 ante
Flight B Entries: 160
With 160 entries so far in Flight B, the total prize pool has surpassed $135,000. Registration remains open until the start of Level 9 at about 10:30 p.m.
$400 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$100,000 Guarantee | Structure
Level 15: 2,000/4,000 with a 4,000 ante
Flight A Players Remaining: 32 of 253
A player in early position raised all in for 55,000 and Fernando Pages looked him up in the hijack holding 
, leading his opponent’s 
.
The board ran out 
, safe for Pages to score the elimination and send the remaining 32 players onward to Day 2.
Fernando Pages – 198,000 (50 bb)
The full list of chip counts from Flight A will be posted soon.
$400 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$100,000 Guarantee | Structure
Level 15: 2,000/4,000 with a 4,000 ante
Flight A Players Remaining: 34 of 253
Michael Newman raised all in for 49,000 from the button and Carlo Rodriguez called in the big blind with 
. Newman showed 
and it was off to the races.
The board ran out 
, giving Newman a set of deuces to double up.
Michael Newman – 104,000 (26 bb)
Carlo Rodriguez – 100,000 (25 bb)
With 34 players remaining from the Flight A field for 253 entries, the average stack is about 149,000 (37 big blinds). The field will play until 32 players remain. Players must bag chips in order to cash and advance to Day 2.