2021 Fun in the Sun
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 4
$600 Deep Stack Main Event No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$50,000 Guaranteed
Entries: 288
Prize Pool:  $151,200
December 29, 2021

Event 4 of the 2021 Fun in the Sun was the $600 Deep Stack Main Event No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry). A field of 288 entries generated a prize pool of $151,200, more than tripling the guarantee.

The final table was reached about 13 hours after play began. After four eliminations in about a level’s worth of action, the remaining five players agreed to look at the numbers and quickly reached a deal.

Seminole Hard Rock poker regular Ory Hen was the chip leader at the time, making him the official winner of the 2021 Fun in the Sun Main Event for $23,607.

Already with four SHRP major series trophies and a May Deep Stack Series victory under his best, Hen adds a Fun in the Sun trophy to his mantle. The win also pushes him toward the $1.8 million mark in career tournament winnings according to the Hendon Mob poker database.

*denotes five-handed deal

$600 Deep Stack Main Event No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$50,000 Guarantee | Structure | Payouts
Level 23:  15,000/25,000 with a 25,000 ante
Players Remaining:  5 of 288

After playing five-handed for a few minutes, the remaining players agreed to look at the numbers and shortly thereafter agreed to a deal.

Here were their chip counts at the time:

Ory Hen  –  2,195,000  (88 bb)
Michael Dermer  –  1,335,000  (53 bb)
Victor Nassif  –  890,000  (36 bb)
Michael McCray  –  720,000  (29 bb)
Michael Mitrione  –  620,000  (25 bb)

Here were the resulting payouts:

Ory Hen  –  $23,607
Michael Dermer  –  $19,529
Victor Nassif  –  $16,464
Michael McCray  –  $15,032
Michael Mitrione  –  $14,113

As the chip leader, Ory Hen is officially the winner of the 2021 Fun in the Sun Main Event!

A recap of the event will be posted later tonight.

$600 Deep Stack Main Event No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$50,000 Guarantee | Structure | Payouts
Level 23:  15,000/25,000 with a 25,000 ante
Players Remaining:  5 of 288

Victor Nassif raised to 50,000 from under the gun, Roberto Vazquez called from the button and Ory Hen called from the big blind.

The flop was and Hen checked to Nassif who continued for 100,000. Vazquez raised all in for 165,000, Hen folded and Nassif called.

Nassif: 
Vazquez: 

Nassif was ahead with a pair of jacks and the better kicker, but the turn was the to vault Vazquez into the lead with jacks and tens.

However, the river delivered the , giving Nassif kings and jacks to eliminate Vazquez in sixth place.

Victor Nassif  –  955,000  (38 bb)
Roberto Vazquez  –  Eliminated in 6th Place  ($6,020)

$600 Deep Stack Main Event No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$50,000 Guarantee | Structure | Payouts
Level 22:  10,000/20,000 with a 20,000 ante
Players Remaining:  6 of 288

Nancy Birnbaum raised all in for 200,000 from the hijack and Victor Nassif called from the big blind.

Birnbaum: 
Nassif: 

The board came , no help to Birnbaum, ending her run in seventh place.

Victor Nassif  –  460,000  (23 bb)
Nancy Birnbaum  –  Eliminated in 7th Place  ($5,055)

$600 Deep Stack Main Event No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$50,000 Guarantee | Structure | Payouts
Level 22:  10,000/20,000 with a 20,000 ante
Players Remaining:  7 of 288

Steve Karp raised all in for 165,000 from the hijack and Ory Hen called from the big blind.

Karp: 
Hen: 

The board came down , giving Hen an ace-high flush to eliminate Karp in eighth place.

Ory Hen  –  2,275,000  (114 bb)
Steve Karp  –  Eliminated in 8th Place  ($4,200)

$600 Deep Stack Main Event No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$50,000 Guarantee | Structure | Payouts
Level 22:  10,000/20,000 with a 20,000 ante
Players Remaining:  8 of 288

Ory Hen raised to 45,000 from under the gun, Chad Vetstein three-bet all in for about 310,000 from the button and Hen called with , flipping with Vetstein’s .

The board ran out , no help to Vetstein, ending his tournament in ninth place.

Ory Hen  –  2,100,000  (105 bb)
Chad Vetstein  –  Eliminated in 9th Place  ($3,355)

$600 Deep Stack Main Event No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$50,000 Guarantee | Structure | Payouts
Level 21:  10,000/15,000 with a 15,000 ante
Players Remaining:  9 of 288

Seat 1:  Michael Mitrione  –  775,000  (52 bb)
Seat 2:  Steve Karp  –  330,000  (22 bb)
Seat 3:  Nancy Birnbaum  –  415,000  (28 bb)
Seat 4:  Chad Vetstein  –  560,000  (37 bb)
Seat 5:  Roberto Vazquez  –  580,000  (39 bb)
Seat 6:  Michael McCray  –  545,000  (36 bb)
Seat 7:  Ory Hen  –  1,330,000  (89 bb)
Seat 8:  Victor Nassif  –  400,000  (27 bb)
Seat 9:  Michael Dermer  –  800,000  (53 bb)

1st:  $33,695
2nd:  $23,145
3rd:  $15,225
4th:  $9,415
5th:  $7,265
6th:  $6,020
7th:  $5,055
8th:  $4,200
9th:  $3,355

$600 Deep Stack Main Event No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$50,000 Guarantee | Structure | Payouts
Level 21:  10,000/15,000 with a 15,000 ante
Players Remaining:  9 of 288

Ira Schwartz raised all in for 55,000 from under the gun, Ory Hen called from the cutoff, Roberto Vazquez three-bet all in for about 450,000 from the small blind and Hen folded.

Schwartz: 
Vazquez: 

The board ran out , no help to Schwartz, ending his run short of the final table in 10th place.

Roberto Vazquez  –  580,000  (39 bb)
Ira Schwartz  –  Eliminated in 10th Place  ($3,355)

$600 Deep Stack Main Event No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$50,000 Guarantee | Structure | Payouts
Level 21:  10,000/15,000 with a 15,000 ante
Players Remaining:  10 of 288

Chad Vetstein was all in from the big blind for 360,000 with against Ira Schwartz on the button holding .

The flop came down , giving Schwartz the lead with a pair of aces. However, the turn fell to lock up the pot for Vetstein with a set of sixes, rendering the river moot.

Chad Vetstein  –  745,000  (50 bb)
Ira Schwartz  –  55,000 (4 bb)

Recent Eliminations
11th:  Geo Ruby  –  $2,875
12th:  Scott Levitt  –  $2,875

$600 Deep Stack Main Event No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$50,000 Guarantee | Structure | Payouts
Level 20:  5,000/15,000 with a 15,000 ante
Players Remaining:  12 of 288

Pasquale Caiazza raised to 40,000 from the hijack, Geo Ruby three-bet to about 110,000 from the big blind, Caiazza four-bet all in for about 235,000 and Ruby called.

Caiazza: 
Ruby: 

The board came down , giving Ruby aces and kings to eliminate Caiazza in 13th place.

Geo Ruby  –  745,000  (50 bb)
Pasquale Caiazza  –  Eliminated in 13th Place  ($2,400)