$150 Triple Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$10,000 Guarantee | Structure | Payouts
Level 21:  10,000/15,000 with a 15,000 ante
Players Remaining:  15 of 198

Howard Schrager was all in from the cutoff for 145,000 against Paula Alibrandi in middle position.

Schrager: 
Alibrandi: 

The final board read , giving Schrager trip queens to double up.

Down to about 45,000, Alibrandi busted shortly thereafter in 15th place.

Howard Schrager  –  330,000  (22 bb)
Paula Alibrandi  –  Eliminated in 16th Place  ($440)

Recent Eliminations
16th:  Antonio Colon  –  $440
17th:  Gerardo Arguella  –  $365
18th:  Willie Wiggins  –  $365
19th:  Alain Candales Falcon  –  $365

$150 Triple Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$10,000 Guarantee | Structure | Payouts
Level 20:  5,000/15,000 with a 15,000 ante
Players Remaining:  19 of 198

Ross Robbins raised all in for about 70,000 from under the gun and Damen Gooljar isolated with a shove of his own from the small blind.

Robbins: 
Gooljar: 

The flop came , keeping Gooljar’s kings ahead. The turn vaulted Robbins into the lead with a pair of aces, but the river was the to give Gooljar a winning set of kings to eliminate Robbins.

Damen Gooljar  –  735,000  (49 bb)
Ross Robbins  –  Eliminated in 20th Place  ($365)

$150 Triple Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$10,000 Guarantee | Structure | Payouts
Level 20:  5,000/15,000 with a 15,000 ante
Players Remaining:  20 of 198

21st:  Hyman Friedman  –  $300
22nd:  Matthew Baden  –  $300
23rd:  James Mann  –  $300
24th:  Christopher Funari  –  $300
25th:  Marco Rodriguez  –  $300

$150 Triple Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$10,000 Guarantee | Structure
Level 12:  1,000/2,000 with a 2,000 ante
Players Remaining:  77 of 198

Event 2 of the 2021 Fun in the Sun drew 198 entries, generating a prize pool of $23,760, more than doubling the guarantee. The final 25 players will make the money, with a min-cash set at $300.

Up top for the winner is $5,520 and a F.I.T.S. trophy.

1st:  $5,520
2nd:  $3,675
3rd:  $2,435
4th:  $1,590
5th:  $1,145
6th:  $950
7th:  $805
8th:  $700
9th-10th:  $595
11th-12th:  $515
13th-16th:  $440
17th-20th:  $365
21st-25th:  $300

Primary Event Schedule

11 a.m. – Event #2 – $150 Triple Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)

• $10,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
• 30,000 chips and 15/20 minute levels
• Late registration/re-entry available until 1:15 p.m.
• Event 2 Structure Sheet

Tournament updates will begin at about 1:30 p.m.

Secondary Event Schedule

6 p.m. – $140 Mega Satelite into Fun in the Sun Main Event (1 In 5) 

• 5 Seats Guaranteed
• 1 in Every 5 Entries Wins a Seat
• 10,000 Chips and 15-minute levels
• Late registration/re-entry available until 8:15 p.m.
• Mega Satelite Structure Sheet

2021 Fun in the Sun
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 1
$400 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$30,000 Guaranteed
Entries: 308
Prize Pool:  $104,720
December 26, 2021

The opening event of the 2021 Fun in the Sun was a $400 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry). A field of 308 entries generated a prize pool of $104,720, more than tripling the guarantee.

A seven-way deal was reached at the final table and as the chip leader, Seminole Hard Rock poker regular Michael Newman was the official winner.

With more than $1.5 million in career tournament winnings according to the Hendon Mob poker database, and already with six SHRP major series trophies to his name, Newman added a Fun in the Sun trophy to his mantle as well.

*denotes seven-way deal

$400 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$30,000 Guarantee | Structure |  Payouts
Prize Pool:  $104,720
Level 23:  15,000/25,000 with a 25,000 ante
Players Remaining:  7 of 308

The remaining seven players agreed to deal. Here were their chip counts at the time:

Michael Newman  –  1,290,000  (52 bb)
Suju Abraham  –  1,175,000  (47 bb)
Alejandro Gonzalez  –  1,110,000  (44 bb)
Peter Delgado  –  875,000  (35 bb)
Berthin Jacques  –  695,000  (28 bb)
Scott Levitt  –  625,000  (25 bb)
Felix Reznick  –  390,000  (16 bb)

Here were the resulting payouts:

Michael Newman  –  $11,427
Suju Abraham  –  $10,939
Alejandro Gonzalez  –  $10,649
Peter Delgado  –  $9,514
Berthin Jacques  –  $8,533
Scott Levitt  –  $8,121
Felix Reznick  –  $6,587

As the chip leader, Michael Newman is officially the winner of Event 1 of the 2021 Fun in the Sun.

A recap of the event will be posted shortly.

$400 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$30,000 Guarantee | Structure |  Payouts
Prize Pool:  $104,720
Level 22:  10,000/20,000 with a 20,000 ante
Players Remaining:  7 of 308

Barry Abramowitz raised all in for 155,000 from under the gun, Alejandro Gonzalez called on his direct left, and Suju Abraham called on his direct left.

Gonzalez and Abraham proceeded to check down a board of .

Abramowitz: 
Gonzalez: 
Abraham: 

Abraham’s queens were best, ending Abramowitz’s run in eighth place.

Suju Abraham  –  1,520,000  (76 bb)
Alejandro Gonzalez  –  950,000  (48 bb)
Barry Abramowitz  –  Eliminated in 8th Place  ($2,870)

Recent Eliminations
9th:  Barry Sisselman  –  $2,290

$400 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$30,000 Guarantee | Structure |  Payouts
Prize Pool:  $104,720
Level 21:  10,000/15,000 with a 15,000 ante
Players Remaining:  9 of 308

Seat 1:  Barry Sisselman  –  170,000  (11 bb)
Seat 2:  Michael Newman  –  1,500,000  (100 bb)
Seat 3:  Berthin Jacques  –  305,000  (20 bb)
Seat 4:  Felix Reznick  –  510,000  (34 bb)
Seat 5:  Peter Delgado  –  675,000   (45 bb)
Seat 6:  Barry Abramowitz  –  100,000  (7 bb)
Seat 7:  Alejandro Gonzalez  –  1,590,000  (106 bb)
Seat 8:  Suju Abraham  –  880,000  (59 bb)
Seat 9:  Scott Levitt  –  375,000  (25 bb)

1st:  $22,420
2nd:  $15,050
3rd:  $9,320
4th:  $6,310
5th:  $5,025
6th:  $4,155
7th:  $3,490
8th:  $2,870
9th:  $2,290