Event 1: Ofer Peleg Doubles Through Raminder Singh

$250 Big Stack (re-entry)
$50,000 Guarantee | Structure | Payouts
Level 18: 4,000/8,000 with an 8,000 BB Ante
Players Remaining: 31/465

Manfred Rosenow limped in from early position, and Ofer Peleg raised to 22,000 from the next seat over. Raminder Singh called from the hijack, and Rosenow called as well.

The flop was KcQd8c, and action checked to Singh who bet 30,000. Only Peleg called.

The turn was the Jh, Peleg checked, Singh shoved all in for effectively 108,000 and Peleg mulled it over for a while before he called all in.

Peleg: AhJc
Singh: Ac5c

Peleg was ahead with a pair of jacks against Singh’s flush draw and held up through the Qh river to double up.

Ofer Peleg – 362,000 (45 bb)
Raminder Singh – 440,000 (55 bb)

Event 1: First Break of the Day; Chip Leaders and Recent Eliminations

$250 Big Stack (re-entry)
$50,000 Guarantee | Structure | Payouts
Returning to Level 18: 4,000/8,000 with an 8,000 BB Ante
Players Remaining: 31/465

Ido Ashkenazi – 865,000 (108 bb)
Raminder Singh – 610,000 (76 bb)
Luis Bastidas – 595,000 (74 bb)

Recent Eliminations
32nd: Joseph Levitt – $537
33rd: Joseph Block – $537
34th: Leighton Gaynair – $537
35th: Iuri Leite – $537
36th: Scott Swatscheno – $537

Event 1: 37th-45th Place Finishers

$250 Big Stack (re-entry)
$50,000 Guarantee | Structure | Payouts
Level 17: 3,000/6,000 with a 6,000 BB Ante
Players Remaining: 36/465

37th: Ira Marcus – $488
38th: Ricardo Eyzaguirre – $488
39th: David Nathaniel Jr – $488
40th: Jussi Mattila – $488
41st: Carlos Guerrero – $488
42nd: Marcel Deschamps – $488
43rd: Gabriel Sack – $488
44th: Roni Zelichonok – $488
45th: Jorge Chavez – $488

Event 1: Money Bubble Bursts

$250 Big Stack (re-entry)
$50,000 Guarantee | Structure | Payouts
Level 16: 2,500/5,000 with a 5,000 BB Ante
Players Remaining: 45/465

With the board reading Ad6s3d, Theo Lawson bet 12,000 from the cutoff. Jack Rolnitzky raised all in with a covering stack from the button and Lawson tanked for about two minutes before he called all in for about 98,000.

Lawson: 8d6d
Rolnitzky: AsKc

The Js turn and 4s river completed the board, no help to Lawson’s middle pair and flush draw, ending his tournament.

Jack Rolnitzky – 250,000 (50 bb)
Theo Lawson – Eliminated

At another table, Dennis Brinn was eliminated at about the same time. No hand-for-hand play was needed as the remaining 45 players are in the money.

Event 1: Big Stacks Battle

$250 Big Stack (re-entry)
$50,000 Guarantee | Structure | Payouts
Level 15: 2,000/4,000 with a 4,000 BB Ante
Players Remaining: 47/465

Carlos Guerrero raised to 10,000 from middle position, Ido Ashkenazi called from the cutoff and Scott Efron called from the big blind.

The flop came down 6h6s5c, and action checked to Ashkenazi who bet 17,000. Only Guerrero called.

The turn was the 4c, and Guerrero check-called 24,500 from Ashkenazi.

The river was the 3s, and both players checked.

Guerrero showed Ah8h, but Ashkenazi tabled JdJs for jacks and sixes to win the pot.

Ido Ashkenazi – 540,000 (135 bb)
Carlos Guerrero – 364,000 (91 bb)

Early eliminations thus far include Richard Ptasnik, Scott Sommer, Yuriy Kozinsky, Mathieu Selides and Shawn Vrenna.

Fun in the Sun Day 2 Schedule (Thursday)

Primary Event Schedule

2 PM: Event 1 Day 2- $250 Big Stack NLH (Re-Entry)

6 PM: Event 2- $130 Deep Stack Turbo NLH (Re-Entry)

  • $15,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
  • Players begin with 20,000 in chips
  • Single ante will be paid from the big blind for the entire table
  • Levels last 15 minutes
  • Late registration/re-entry available until start of Level 9 (about 8:55 PM)
  • Tournament will play until its conclusion
  • Event 2 Structure Sheet
  • Top 2 Finishers will Receive an Added $1,100 Lucky Hearts Poker Open WPTDeepStacks Seat

Event 1: Day 2 Table and Seat Draw

$250 Big Stack (re-entry)
$50,000 Guarantee | Structure | Payouts
Returning to Level 15: 2,000/4,000 with a 4,000 BB Ante
Players Remaining: 52/465

Tables 23, 31 and 36 will be broken just prior to the start of Day 2 at 2 PM.

TableSeatFirst NameLast NameChip Count
238OferPeleg200,500
239RaminderSingh400,500
281ScottEfron185,000
282NadeemHirani157,000
284CarlosGuerrero426,500
285LeightonGaynair60,500
286JackRolnitzky130,000
287IdoAshkenazi526,500
289JosephLevitt175,000
291JoseNigaglioni210,500
293MarcinPlewinski25,500
294TheoLawson120,000
295MathieuSelides130,000
296JasonBrown51,500
298JorgeChavez66,000
299OryHen111,500
302JamesHamburger13,7000
303ScottSwatcheno51,000
304ScottSommer29,000
305RichardPtasnik60,000
307JanetFitzgerald140,000
308PierrotMessenat159,000
309DennisBrinn97,000
311ReneEsquivel197,000
312MichaelKopjanski116,500
316ElliottZaydman125,500
317JairoVelasquez107,500
331JohnMalczan173,500
332RicardoEyzaguirre86,000
334MitchellSmith52,500
335JosephBlock102,500
336NicholasAvena169,500
337GabrielSack121,000
338ShawnVrenna53,000
339StuartGreenbaum217,000
343IuriLeite51,500
344KennethKuhl94,500
345MarcelDeschamps75,000
347MartinCarnero117,000
348AlexanderMichaels40,500
349YuriyKozinskiy61,000
352GenerosoBarbieri137,000
353ManfredRosenow96,500
354AntonioArencibia Monduy34,000
356JussiMattila184,500
357RoniZelichonok107,500
358JordanKasimow111,000
359DavidNathaniel Jr.67,500
361StevenZukowski179,000
365IraMarcus138,000
366SergioBraga80,500
368LuisBastidas250,000

Event 1: Chip Counts Following Flights A & B

$250 Big Stack (re-entry)
$50,000 Guarantee | Structure | Payouts
Returning to Level 15: 2,000/4,000 with a 4,000 BB Ante
Players Remaining: 52/465

Flight A: 258 Entries, 25 Advanced
Flight B: 207 Entries, 27 Advanced

RankFirst NameLast NameChip Count
1IdoAshkenazi526,500
2CarlosGuerrero426,500
3RaminderSingh400,500
4LuisBastidas250,000
5StuartGreenbaum217,000
6JoseNigaglioni210,500
7OferPeleg200,500
8ReneEsquivel197,000
9ScottEfron185,000
10JussiMattila184,500
11StevenZukowski179,000
12JosephLevitt175,000
13JohnMalczan173,500
14NicholasAvena169,500
15PierrotMessenat159,000
16NadeemHirani157,000
17JanetFitzgerald140,000
18IraMarcus138,000
19JamesHamburger137,000
20GenerosoBarbieri137,000
21JackRolnitzky130,000
22MathieuSelides130,000
23ElliottZaydman125,500
24GabrielSack121,000
25TheoLawson120,000
26MartinCarnero117,000
27MichaelKopjanski116,500
28OryHen111,500
29JordanKasimow111,000
30RoniZelichonok107,500
31JairoVelasquez107,500
32JosephBlock102,500
33DennisBrinn97,000
34ManfredRosenow96,500
35KennethKuhl94,500
36RicardoEyzaguirre86,000
37SergioBraga80,500
38MarcelDeschamps75,000
39DavidNathaniel Jr.67,500
40JorgeChavez66,000
41YuriyKozinskiy61,000
42LeightonGaynair60,500
43RichardPtasnik60,000
44ShawnVrenna53,000
45MitchellSmith52,500
46JasonBrown51,500
47IuriLeite51,500
48ScottSwatcheno51,000
49AlexanderMichaels40,500
50AntonioArencibia Monduy34,000
51ScottSommer29,000
52MarcinPlewinski25,500