Fun in the Sun

Event 5: Chip Leaders as the Money Bubble Approaches

$1,100 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool:  $205,640 |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 16:  3,000/5,000 with a 5,000 ante
Players Remaining:  36 of 212

1.  Matt Glantz  –  580,000  (116 bb)
2.  Shai Tsarfaty  –  415,000  (83 bb)
3.  Benjamin Zamani  –  366,000  (73 bb)
4.  Rafael Oropesa  –  319,000  (64 bb)
5.  Cangir Elcin  –  316,000  (63 bb)

Event 5: Paul Domb Eliminated by Paul Balzano

$1,100 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool:  $205,640 |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 15:  2,000/4,000 with a 4,000 ante
Players Remaining:  44 of 212

The player under the gun limped in for 4,000, Paul Domb raised all in for 19,500 on the button, Paul Balzano reraised all in for about 60,000 in the big blind, and UTG player folded.

Domb:  5c5h
Balzano:  AcJc

“May the best Paul win,” says tablemate Matt Bretzfield.

The board came KhJs2s7h4h, giving Balzano a pair of jacks to eliminate Domb.

Paul Balzano  –  95,000  (24 bb)
Paul Domb  –  Eliminated

With 44 players remaining from the field of 212 entries, the average stack is about 145,000 (36 big blinds). The final 27 players will finish in the money.

Event 5: Chip Counts from the Field

$1,100 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool:  $205,640 |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 14:  1,500/3,000 with a 3,000 ante
Players Remaining:  49 of 212

Matt Glantz –  400,000  (133 bb)
Benjamin Zamani  –  320,000  (107 bb)
Cangir Elcin  –  178,000  (59 bb)
Howard Mash  –  175,000  (58 bb)
Benjamin Moschel  –  175,000  (58 bb)
T.K. Miles  –  130,000  (43 bb)
Evan Teitelbaum  –  113,000  (38 bb)
Scott Zakheim  –  108,000  (36 bb)
Matt Yorra  –  100,000  (33 bb)
Carlos Bermudez  –  87,000  (29 bb)
Asher Neaman  –  80,000  (27 bb)
Nancy Birnbaum  –  60,000  (20 bb)
Paul Balzano  –  57,000  (19 bb)
Paul Domb  –  50,000  (17 bb)
Alexander Orlov  –  45,000  (15 bb)
Walter Bravo  –  43,000  (14 bb)
Matt Zarcadoolas  –  43,000  (14 bb)
Joel Gola  –  37,000  (12 bb)
Rob Brown  –  32,000  (11 bb)

Terrence Doyle Wins Event 4 of the 2024 Fun in the Sun Poker Open Outright for $5,333

2024 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:  175
Prize Pool:  $20,300
December 28, 2024

2024 Fun in the Sun Poker Open Event 4 Champion Terrence Doyle

Event 4 of the 2024 Seminole Hard Rock Fun in the Sun Poker Open was a $150 Triple Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry), drawing a field of 175 entries for a prize pool of $20,300, more than doubling the guarantee.

Taking it down was Terrence Doyle, winning outright for $5,333.

PlaceFirst NameLast NamePayout
1TerrenceDoyle$5,333
2LukeThomas$3,530
3YoanPerez Jimenez$2,082
4SujoyMenon$1,267
5JuanDiaz$977
6RichardDavis$810
7MichaelO'Brien$700
8JoseArango Tenorio$613
9SajibulAlam$533
10RobertKuznietz$455
11MatthewBretzfield$455
12SheikhAkhter$455
13DavidMacDonald Jr$385
14JoelDiaz$385
15GreysiTyson$385
16YoelLajonchere Espinosa$320
17TaniaArana$320
18JoachimGunster$320
19MatthewZarcadoolas$259
20PaulValenzuela$259
21StevenFostoff$259
22StoykoKolev$198

Event 5: Prize Pool and Payouts; $45,320 to the Winner

2024 Seminole Hard Rock Fun in the Sun
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 5
$1,100 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em Main Event (Re-Entry)
$100,000 Guarantee
Entries:  212
Prize Pool:  $205,640
December 29-30, 2024

1st:  $45,320 + Trophy
2nd:  $30,000
3rd:  $22,400
4th:  $16,800
5th:  $12,700
6th:  $9,700
7th:  $7,400
8th:  $5,800
9th-10th:  $4,520
11th-12th:  $3,980
13th-15th:  $3,400
16th-19th:  $2,820
20th-23rd:  $2,320
24th-27th:  $1,940

Arthur Azen Wins Event 3 of the 2024 Fun in the Sun Poker Open in Six-Way Chop for $9,623

2024 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:  150
Prize Pool:  $78,000
December 28, 2024

2024 Fun in the Sun Poker Open Event 3 Champion Arthur Azen

Event 3 of the 2024 Seminole Hard Rock Fun in the Sun Poker Open was a $600 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry), drawing a field of 150 entries for a prize pool of $78,000.

A six-way even chop was reached at the final table and Arthur Azen was the chip leader at the time, making him the official Event 3 winner for $9,623.

PlaceFirst NameLast NamePayout
1ArthurAzen$9,623*
2JoseNeto$9,623*
3ChristopherLiranzo$9,623*
4BohdanSlyvinskyi$9,623*
5PaulBalzano$9,623*
6AdilKhan$9,623*
7AlexanderPerez$3,140
8MarkPukhov$2,440
9MikeChiappetta$1,900
10LarryHirschfield$1,900
11AngelGamarra$1,500
12AnthonyDunne$1,500
13MarcSacheli$1,240
14DavidPoces$1,240
15ChristopherNomikos$1,240
16AlejandroArana$1,040
17T.K.Miles$1,040
18RaymondMcDonough$1,040
19RichardLeger$1,040

*denotes six-way even chop

Event 3: We Have a Deal!

$600 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool:  $78,000 |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 20:  5,000/15,000 with a 15,000 ante
Players Remaining:  6 of 150

Following that last double up, the remaining six players agreed to an even chop for $9,623 apiece.

Here were the chip counts at the time:

Arthur Azen  –  940,000  (63 bb)
Jose Neto  –  725,000  (48 bb)
Christopher Liranzo  –  655,000  (44 bb)
Bohdan Slyvinskyi  –  620,000  (41 bb)
Paul Balzano  –  430,000  (29 bb)
Adil Khan  –  375,000  (25 bb)

As the chip leader, Arthur Azen was the official Event 3 winner.

A recap of Event 3 will be posted later tonight.

Event 3: Bohdan Slyvinskyi Doubles Through Jose Neto

$600 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool:  $78,000 |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 20:  5,000/15,000 with a 15,000 ante
Players Remaining:  6 of 150

Jose Neto raised to 30,000 in the hijack, Bohdan Slyvinskyi reraised all in for 295,000 from the small blind, and Neto called.

Neto:  6c6d
Slyvinskyi:  9c9h

The board came AcKs7h4sJd, safe for Slyvinskyi to double up.

Bohdan Slyvinskyi  –  620,000  (41 bb)
Jose Neto  –  725,000  (48 bb)