Event 5: George Hortelano Eliminated by Tomas Brokl

$1.100 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$100,000 Guarantee | Structure | Payouts
Prize Pool:  $168,780
Level 16:  3,000/5,000 with a 5,000 ante
Players Remaining:  27 of 174

Following a flop of 8d4d4c, George Hortelano was all in for about 40,000 from the hijack with 8s7s against Tomas Brokl in the big blind with Ah4h for trip fours.

The 5s turn and 4s river completed the board, giving Brokl quad fours to eliminate Hortelano.

Tomas Brokl  –  330,000  (66 bb)
George Hortelano  –  Eliminated

The players are redrawing for seats at the final three tables now. A full seat map with approximate chip counts will be posted soon.

Rafael Calmet Mosto Wins Event 4 of the 2023 Seminole Hard Rock Fun in the Sun in Five-Way Deal for $3,400

2023 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:  197
Prize Pool:  $22,852
December 28, 2023

2023 Fun in the Sun Event 4 Champion Rafael Calmet Mosto

Event 4 of the 2023 Seminole Hard Rock Fun in the Sun was a $150 Triple Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry). A field of 197 entries produced a prize pool of $22,852, more than doubling the guarantee.

A deal was reached between the final five players and Rafael Calmet Mosto was leading at the time, making him the official Event 4 winner for $3,400.

PlaceFirst NameLast NamePrize Amount
1RafaelCalmet Mosto$3,400*
2StuartNewmark$3,211*
3DanKashvin$3,035*
4EdsonInalien$2,728*
5ReinoldsCastro$1,938*
6TanasIstiraneopulos$910
7RichardArno$775
8DavidOshry$670
9GideonKornbluth Seinfeld$570
10CharlemagneBenjamin$570
11MarceloBellizzi$495
12ReneGarcia$495
13IsabelleDang$425
14JoelDiaz$425
15MarcCohen$425
16NicholasKaplinsky$355
17JenniferRisting$355
18DerrickFoster$355
19DarianFumero$285
20ChadWaldo$285
21JenniferArno$285
22Marc AntoineFortier$215
23McKenzieLewis$215
24EfthimiosPiperakis$215
25JesusFortuny$215

*denotes five-way deal

Event 5: Chip Counts from the Field

$1.100 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$100,000 Guarantee | Structure | Payouts
Prize Pool:  $168,780
Level 14:  2,000/3,000 with a 3,000 ante
Players Remaining:  52 of 174

Jose Chapui  –  270,000  (90 bb)
Paul Balzano  –  244,000  (81 bb)
George Hortelano  –  220,000  (73 bb)
Gary Gelman  –  210,000  (70 bb)
Mike Chiappetta  –  155,000  (52 bb)
Matt Zarcadoolas  –  153,000  (51 bb)
Scott Baumstein  –  150,000  (50 bb)
Ryan Estrada  –  134,000  (45 bb)
Scott Levitt  –  107,000  (36 bb)
T.K. Miles  –  105,000  (35 bb)
Robert Tannenbaum  –  105,000  (35 bb)
Michael McCray  –  102,000  (34 bb)
Joseph McCray  –  93,000  (31 bb)
Johnny Bromberg  –  93,000  (31 bb)
Eric Siegel  –  90,000  (30 bb)
Steve Karp  –  75,000  (25 bb)
Nick Raio  –  75,000  (25 bb)
Loni Hui  –  75,000  (25 bb)
Willie Wiggins  –  63,000  (21 bb)
Phil Hui  –  60,000  (20 bb)
David Nathaniel Jr.  –  43,000  (14 bb)
Nadya Magnus  –  32,000  (11 bb)
Richard Whitebrook  –  30,000  (10 bb)
Steven Bennett  –  28,000  (9 bb)
Mike Beasley  –  25,000  (8 bb)
Jordan Semel  –  24,000  (8 bb)

Event 5: Prize Pool and Payouts; $43,685 to the Winner

2023 Seminole Hard Rock Fun in the Sun
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 5
$1,100 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$100,000 Guarantee
Entries:  174
Prize Pool:  $168,780
December 29-30, 2023

Event 5 of the 2023 Seminole Hard Rock Fun in the Sun was the $1,100 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em Main Event (Re-Entry). A field of 174 entries generated a prize pool of $168,780. The final 22 players will finish in the money, with a min-cash paying $1,645.

Up top for the winner is $43,685.

1st:  $43,685 + Trophy
2nd:  $29,350
3rd:  $17,310
4th:  $10,530
5th:  $8,125
6th:  $6,735
7th:  $5,825
8th:  $5,105
9th-10th:  $4,440
11th-12th:  $3,780
13th-15th:  $3,200
16th-18th:  $2,660
19th-21st:  $2,150
22nd:  $1,645

Brenden Gluck Wins Event 3 of the 2023 Seminole Hard Rock Fun in the Sun in Heads-Up Deal for $21,183

2023 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:  175
Prize Pool:  $91,875
December 28, 2023

Event 3 of the 2023 Seminole Hard Rock Fun in the Sun was a $600 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry). A field of 175 entries produced a prize pool of $91,875, nearly doubling the guarantee.

A deal was reached between the final two players and Brenden Gluck was the chip leader at the time, making him the official Event 3 winner for $21,183.

PlaceFirst NameLast NamePrize Amount
1BrendenGluck$21,183*
2IanKramer$18,942*
3MikeGraffeo$9,422
4VictorNassif$5,733
5KeithGeller$4,424
6T.K.Miles$3,666
7PhilippePlouffe$3,170
8RussellBroadway$2,774
9RyanEstrada$2,414
10PaulDomb$2,058
11MichaelJankowski$2,058
12GregoryPessine$2,058
13RobertGoldberg$1,741
14PaulSmerdon$1,741
15MarkWiser$1,741
16MikeBeasley$1,447
17StevenRichardson$1,447
18JasonAinsworth$1,447
19ScottLevitt$1,171
20BenjaminGoldstein$1,171
21JamesCarroll$1,171
22DavidO'Connor$896

Event 3: We Have a Deal!

$600 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$50,000 Guarantee | Structure | Results
Prize Pool:  $91,875
Level 27:  30,000/60,000 with a 60,000 ante
Players Remaining:  2 of 175

Brenden Gluck

Before heads-up play began, Brenden Gluck and Ian Kramer agreed to a deal.

Here were their chip counts at the time:

Brenden Gluck  –  2,230,000  (37 bb)
Ian Kramer  –  1,270,000  (21 bb)

Here were the resulting payouts:

Brenden Gluck  –  $21,183
Ian Kramer  –  $18,942

As the chip leader, Brenden Gluck was the official Event 3 winner of the 2023 Seminole Hard Rock Fun in the Sun for $21,183. Ian Kramer finished runner-up for $18,942.

A recap of the Event 3 will be posted soon.

Ian Kramer

Event 3: Mike Graffeo – 3rd Place ($9,422)

$600 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$50,000 Guarantee | Structure | Results
Prize Pool:  $91,875
Level 27:  30,000/60,000 with a 60,000 ante
Players Remaining:  2 of 175

Mike Graffeo

Mike Graffeo raised all in for 565,000 from the small blind and Brenden Gluck called all in for 495,000 in the big blind.

Graffeo:  6h6d
Gluck:  9s7s

The board came Js4s2cTc6s, giving Gluck a flush to double through Graffeo.

The following hand, Graffeo raised all in for 70,000 from the button. Gluck called in the small blind, Ian Kramer reraised all in with his chip-leading stack from the big blind, and Gluck called all in for 1,050,000,

Graffeo:  7c6h
Gluck:  Ad6d
Kramer:  KcKs

The board ran out Ac4s3h9hTs, giving Gluck a pair of aces to double through Kramer while eliminating Graffeo in third place.

Brenden Gluck  –  2,230,000  (37 bb)
Ian Kramer  –  1,270,000  (21 bb)
Mike Graffeo  –  Eliminated in 3rd Place  ($9,422)

1st:  $24,148 + Trophy
2nd:  $15,977

Event 3: Victor Nassif – 4th Place ($5,733)

$600 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$50,000 Guarantee | Structure | Results
Prize Pool:  $91,875
Level 26:  25,000/50,000 with a 50,000 ante
Players Remaining:  3 of 175

Victor Nassif

Brenden Gluck limped in for 50,000 from UTG/cutoff, Victor Nassif called in the small blind, and Mike Graffeo checked his option.

The flop was JdTc3c and action checked to Gluck who bet 150,000. Nassif check-raised all in for about 400,000, Graffeo folded, and Gluck called with ThTd for a set of tens. leading Nassif’s Js9d for a pair of jacks.

The 6s turn and 6d river further improved Gluck to a full house, ending Nassif’s tournament in fourth place.

Brenden Gluck  –  1,700,000  (34 bb)
Victor Nassif  –  Eliminated in 4th Place  ($5,733)

With three players remaining from a field of 175, the average stack is about 1,165,000 (23 bb). The remaining players are guaranteed $9,422.