Hollywood, FL- With just under a hour left in registration, the clock reads 272 entries and a prize pool over $57,000! Entry number 267 marked a new Holiday DeepStack record and we are still going strong! You can still buy-in and re-enter until ~ 3:20.
Hollywood, FL- With almost 2 hours of play in the books, the $30,000 guarantee has been smashed!!! So far we’ve seen 202 entries with many South Florida locals in the field! Sean & Michelle Shah, Ory Hen, Lou Stadler, Abbey Daniels, and Jackie Scott to mention a few. We thank everyone who has come out so far and don’t forget that late reg. and re-entries are open until ~ 3:20pm!!! Good Luck!!!
Hollywood, FL- Happy New Year and Welcome to the 2016 $30K GTD Holiday DeepStack!!! Today’s event is a $250 Buy-in with a $30,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool!!! First place today will also receive an $1,100 WPTDeepStacks Main Event Seat and a $2,650 Lucky Hearts Poker Open seat! Late registration will be open until the start of Level 13, approximately 3:20pm. Come join the action and follow today’s tournament updates on the blog!
Event #8 of the Fun in the Sun Poker Open was a $130 Deep Stack Turbo No-Limit Hold’em Re-Entry. The guarantee was set at $10,000, and that was easily surpassed as a field of 162 entries generated a prize pool of $16,200.
Taking it down after a six-handed deal was Josh Tzur, earning $3,148 for his victory.
Final Results
*Denotes six-handed deal
| Place | First Name | Last Name | Prize Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Josh | Tzur | $3,148* |
| 2 | Errol | Massey | $1,800* |
| 3 | Danit | Dayan | $1,800* |
| 4 | Arthur | Holmes | $1,800* |
| 5 | Paul | Njoka | $1,800* |
| 6 | Frank | Zampini | $1,800* |
| 7 | Matthew | Lessor | $648 |
| 8 | Richard | Tintera | $486 |
| 9 | Sebastien | Soares | $365 |
| 10 | Damien | Simon | $324 |
| 11 | Carolyn | Zegeer | $324 |
| 12 | Brendan | Kashuba | $324 |
| 13 | Charles | Odenz | $284 |
| 14 | Angelo | Castaldi | $284 |
| 15 | Elvio | Cescato Taboada | $284 |
| 16 | Annie | Claude Gaudreau | $243 |
| 17 | Roberto | Armengol | $243 |
| 18 | David | Guillen | $243 |
Event #8: $130 Deep Stack Turbo No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 25: 25,000/50,000/5,000 Ante
Players Remaining: 6/162
Average Stack: 675,000 (14 bb)
The remaining six players agreed to a deal.
Here were the chip counts at the time:
Josh Tzur – 1,610,000
Errol Massey – 605,000
Danit Dayan – 570,000
Arthur Holmes – 500,000
Paul Njoka – 435,000
Frank Zampini – 330,000
Tzur collected $3,148, while the other five players each pocketed $1,800.
Event #8: $130 Deep Stack Turbo No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 25: 25,000/50,000/5,000 Ante
Players Remaining: 6/162
Average Stack: 675,000 (14 bb)
Matthew Lessor raised all in for about 385,000 from the button and Josh Tzur isolated with a shove from the small blind.
Lessor: 
Tzur: 
The board rolled out 
, giving Tzur a pair of aces to score the elimination.
Josh Tzur – 1,540,000 (31 bb)
Matthew Lessor – Eliminated in 7th Place ($648)
Event #8: $130 Deep Stack Turbo No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 24: 20,000/40,000/5,000 Ante
Players Remaining: 7/162
Average Stack: 579,000 (14 bb)
Danit Dayan raised all in from under the gun for about 430,000, Paul Njoka called all in from small blind for about 360,000 and Richard Tintera called all in from the big blind for about 170,000.
Dayan: 
Njoka: 
Tintera:
The board came down 
, no help to Tintera, ending his run in eighth place.
Danit Dayan – 540,000 (14 bb)
Paul Njoka – 450,000 (11 bb)
Richard Tintera – Eliminated in 8th Place ($486)
Event #8: $130 Deep Stack Turbo No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 23: 15,000/30,000/5,000 Ante
Players Remaining: 8/162
Average Stack: 507,000 (17 bb)
Sebastien Soares raised all in for 160,000 from under the gun, Richard Tintera called from the hijack, Matthew Lessor reraised all in for 175,000 from the button and Tintera called.
Soares: 
Tintera: 
Lessor:
The board came down 
, safe for Lessor to triple up and eliminate Soares.
Matthew Lessor – 600,000 (20 bb)
Richard Tintera – 460,000 (15 bb)
Sebastien Soares – Eliminated in 9th Place ($365)
Event #8: $130 Deep Stack Turbo No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 23: 15,000/30,000/5,000 Ante
Players Remaining: 9/162
Average Stack: 450,000 (15 bb)
Damien Simon raised all in for 160,000 from early position and Errol “X” Massey (also with exactly 160,000) called from middle position.
Simon: 
Massey: 
The board ran out 
, giving Massey an ace-high straight to eliminate Simon.
Errol “X” Massey – 415,000 (14 bb)
Damien Simon – Eliminated in 10th Place ($324)
Event #8: $130 Deep Stack Turbo No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 23: 15,000/30,000/5,000 Ante
Players Remaining: 10/162
Average Stack: 405,000 (14 bb)
Seat 1: Sebastien Soares – 205,000 (7 bb)
Seat 2: Arthur Holmes – 780,000 (26 bb)
Seat 3: Frank Zampini – 405,000 (14 bb)
Seat 4: Paul Njoka – 150,000 (5 bb)
Seat 5: Richard Tintera – 610,000 (20 bb)
Seat 6: Danit Dayan – 405,000 (14 bb)
Seat 7: Damien Simon – 180,000 (6 bb)
Seat 8: Matthew Lessor – 260,000 (9 bb)
Seat 9: Josh Tzur – 850,000 (28 bb)
Seat 10: Errol “X” Massey – 180,000 (6 bb)