Fun in the Sun

Evan Teitelbaum Wins F.I.T.S. Event #7 ($19,888)!

F.I.T.S. Event #7 Champion Evan Teitelbaum (left) and Tournament Director Tony Burns (right)
F.I.T.S. Event #7 Champion Evan Teitelbaum (left) and Tournament Director Tony Burns (right)

Event #7 of the Fun in the Sun Poker Open was a $560 Big Stack No-Limit Hold’em Re-Entry. The guarantee was set at $50,000, and that was easily surpassed as a field of 177 entries generated a prize pool of $88,500.

Taking it down after a four-handed deal was Evan Teitelbaum, earning $19,888 for his victory.

Final Results
*Denotes four-handed deal

PlaceFirst NameLast NamePrize Amount
1Evan Teitelbaum$19,888*
2MiguelMartinez$15,500*
3StevenCohen$11,250*
4JohnMcLaughlin$10,000*
5MatthewRizai$5,310
6LarryKlur$4,425
7JeffKessler$3,540
8TJ Shulman$2,655
9ToddStabinski$1,991
10HaydenFortini$1,770
11SaschaWalter$1,770
12Mauricio Cardona$1,770
13MichaelNewman$1,549
14GiuseppeRuvolo $1,549
15MarcelDeschamps$1,549
16MartinCarnero$1,328
17FaridJattin$1,328
18MarcSacheli$1,328

Event #7: Matthew Rizai Eliminated in 5th Place ($5,310)

Event #7: $560 Big Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 22 : 8,000/16,000 /2,000 Ante
Players Remaining: 4/177
Average Stack: 531,000 (33 bb)

With a dead button on the hand, Matthew Rizai raised all in for about 40,000 from cutoff. Even Teitelbaum called from the big blind with 9c3c, trailing Rizai’s Ac3h.

The board ran out Qs8c2h3d9s, giving Teitelbaum nines and threes on the river to eliminate Rizai.

Evan Teitelbaum – 1,180,000 (74 bb)
Matthew Rizai – Eliminated in 5th Place ($5,310)

Event #7: Larry Klur Eliminated in 6th Place ($4,425)

Event #7: $560 Big Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 22 : 8,000/16,000 /2,000 Ante
Players Remaining: 5/177
Average Stack: 531,000 (33 bb)

With the board reading AdJc5c, Larry Klur was all in for 376,000 after a flurry of action. Miguel Martinez tanked for about three minutes before he called with KhJs for a pair of jacks.

Klur trailed, but was drawing with Kc10c. However, he found no help from the Ah turn and 9d river, ending his tournement in sixth place.

Miguel Martinez – 830,000 (52 bb)
Larry Klur – Eliminated in 6th Place ($4,425)

Event #7: Jeff Kessler Eliminated in 7th Place ($3,540)

Event #7: $560 Big Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 22 : 8,000/16,000 /2,000 Ante
Players Remaining: 6/177
Average Stack: 443,000 (28 bb)

Evan Teitelbaum raised to 38,000 from middle position, Steven Cohen called from the hijack, Miguel Martinez three-bet to 100,000 from the cutoff and Jeff Kessler called all in for 87,000 from the button. Both Teitelbaum and Martinez called.

They checked to the turn of a Qh10s5s5c board where Teitelbaum bet 120,000, chasing out Cohen and Martinez.

Teitelbaum: KhKc
Kessler: JhJc

The river was the Ks, further improving Teitelbaum’s hand to eliminate Kessler.

Evan Teitelbaum – 1,080,000 (68 bb)
Jeff Kessler – Eliminated in 7th Place ($3,540)

Event #7: TJ Shulman Eliminated in 8th Place ($2,655)

Event #7: $560 Big Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 21 : 6,000/12,000 /2,000 Ante
Players Remaining: 7/177
Average Stack: 379,000 (31 bb)

Evan Teitelbaum raised to 31,000 from the cutoff, TJ Shulman three-bet shoved for about 210,000 from the small blind and Teitelbaum called.

Teitelbaum: 6c6s
Shulman: AhQs

The flop came down Qh10h2c to give Shulman the lead with a pair of queens. The 3h turn fell, leaving Teitelbaum with just one out to win the pot.

River: 6d

Teitelbaum spiked the one outer to make a set of sixes, ending Shulman’s run in eighth place.

Evan Teitelbaum – 630,000 (53 bb)
TJ Shulman – Eliminated in 8th Place ($2,655)

Event #7: Todd Stabinski Eliminated in 9th Place ($1,991)

Event #7: $560 Big Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 20 : 5,000/10,000 /1,000 Ante
Players Remaining: 8/177
Average Stack: 322,000 (33 bb)

Todd Stabinski raised all in for 47,000 from middle position, Larry Klur called from the button, John McLaghlin called from the small blind and Evan Teitelbaum called from the big blind.

The trio then proceeded to check down a board of 8h3h8s2d3d.

McLaughlin: 9c7c
Teitelbaum: Ah7h
Stabinski: KhQd
Klur: KcJh

Teitelbaum’s ace took it down, ending Stabinski’s run in ninth place.

Evan Teitelbaum – 410,000 (41 bb)
Todd Stabinski – Eliminated in 9th Place ($1,991)

Event #7: Hayden Fortini Eliminated in 10th Place ($1,770)

Event #7: $560 Big Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 20 : 5,000/10,000 /1,000 Ante
Players Remaining: 9/177
Average Stack: 266,000 (26 bb)

Larry Klur raised to 40,000 from middle position and Hayden Fortini three-bet to 75,000 from two seats over. After a little while in the tank, Klur called to see the flop come down 6c5c2s.

Klur shoved for 119,000 and Fortini called immediately with AcAh, leading Klur’s QdQs.

The 5h turn kept Fortini ahead, but the Qc river landed to give Klur queens full of fives to double up.

Down to 9,000, Fortini managed to quadruple up before getting it in with As5c against Evan Teitelbaum’s KhQh.

The board came down 7s7h4cQsKd, ending Fortini’s run in 10th place.

Event #7: Final 10 Players

Event #7: $560 Big Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 20 : 5,000/10,000 /1,000 Ante
Players Remaining: 10/177
Average Stack: 266,000 (26 bb)

With the eliminations for Mauricio Cardona (12th – $1,770) and Sascha Walter (11th – $1,770), the final table of 10 is set.

Here are the approximate chip counts:

Seat 1: Evan Teitelbaum – 245,000 (25 bb)
Seat 2: Steven Cohen – 435,000 – (44 bb)
Seat 3: TJ Shulman – 165,000 – (17 bb)
Seat 4: Miguel Martinez – 365,000 (37 bb)
Seat 5: Todd Stabinski – 75,000 (8 bb)
Seat 6: Jeff Kessler – 205,000 (21 bb)
Seat 7: Matthew Rizai – 240,000 (24 bb)
Seat 8: Larry Klur – 160,000 (16 bb)
Seat 9: John McLaughlin – 620,000 (62 bb)
Seat 10: Hayden Fortini – 195,000 (20 bb)

Event #7: Michael Newman Eliminated in 13th Place ($1,549)

Event #7: $560 Big Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 20 : 5,000/10,000 /1,000 Ante
Players Remaining: 12/177
Average Stack: 221,000 (22 bb)

Michael Newman raised all in for about 55,000 from under the gun and Jeff Kessler called from the button with 6d6s, racing with Newman’s AcKs.

The board came down QdQc7h9c4h, no help to Newman, securing the pot for Kessler.

Jeff Kessler – 300,000 (30 bb)
Michael Newman – Eliminated in 13th Place ($1,549)