Event #8: Matthew Lessor Eliminated in 7th Place ($648)

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: 6c6s
Tzur: AsKc

The board rolled out AhQs4d8d3s, 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: Richard Tintera Eliminated in 8th Place ($486)

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: KcKh
Njoka: KsKd
Tintera:QsQc

The board came down 7h4c2c9h6c, 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: 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: 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: As2s
Tintera: 2h2d
Lessor: QsQc

The board came down 9d6d4s4c9h, 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: 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: 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: 7h7s
Massey: As10s

The board ran out KdQs6d10dJd, 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: Final 10 Players

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)

Event #8: Payouts

Event #8, a $130 Deep Stack Turbo No-Limit Hold’em Re-Entry, drew 162 entries and generated a prize pool of $16,200, easily topping the $10,000 guarantee.

PlacePrize Amount
1st$4,696
2nd$2,754
3rd$1,620
4th$1,296
5th$972
6th$810
7th$648
8th$486
9th$365
10th-12th$324
13th-15th$284
16th-18th$243

Evan Teitelbaum Wins F.I.T.S. Event #7 ($19,888)!

F.I.T.S. Event #7 Champion Evan Teitelbaum (left) and Tournament Director Tony Burns (right)
F.I.T.S. Event #7 Champion Evan Teitelbaum (left) and Tournament Director Tony Burns (right)

Event #7 of the Fun in the Sun Poker Open was a $560 Big Stack No-Limit Hold’em Re-Entry. The guarantee was set at $50,000, and that was easily surpassed as a field of 177 entries generated a prize pool of $88,500.

Taking it down after a four-handed deal was Evan Teitelbaum, earning $19,888 for his victory.

Final Results
*Denotes four-handed deal

PlaceFirst NameLast NamePrize Amount
1Evan Teitelbaum$19,888*
2MiguelMartinez$15,500*
3StevenCohen$11,250*
4JohnMcLaughlin$10,000*
5MatthewRizai$5,310
6LarryKlur$4,425
7JeffKessler$3,540
8TJ Shulman$2,655
9ToddStabinski$1,991
10HaydenFortini$1,770
11SaschaWalter$1,770
12Mauricio Cardona$1,770
13MichaelNewman$1,549
14GiuseppeRuvolo $1,549
15MarcelDeschamps$1,549
16MartinCarnero$1,328
17FaridJattin$1,328
18MarcSacheli$1,328

Event #7: Matthew Rizai Eliminated in 5th Place ($5,310)

Event #7: $560 Big Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 22 : 8,000/16,000 /2,000 Ante
Players Remaining: 4/177
Average Stack: 531,000 (33 bb)

With a dead button on the hand, Matthew Rizai raised all in for about 40,000 from cutoff. Even Teitelbaum called from the big blind with 9c3c, trailing Rizai’s Ac3h.

The board ran out Qs8c2h3d9s, giving Teitelbaum nines and threes on the river to eliminate Rizai.

Evan Teitelbaum – 1,180,000 (74 bb)
Matthew Rizai – Eliminated in 5th Place ($5,310)

Event #7: Larry Klur Eliminated in 6th Place ($4,425)

Event #7: $560 Big Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 22 : 8,000/16,000 /2,000 Ante
Players Remaining: 5/177
Average Stack: 531,000 (33 bb)

With the board reading AdJc5c, Larry Klur was all in for 376,000 after a flurry of action. Miguel Martinez tanked for about three minutes before he called with KhJs for a pair of jacks.

Klur trailed, but was drawing with Kc10c. However, he found no help from the Ah turn and 9d river, ending his tournement in sixth place.

Miguel Martinez – 830,000 (52 bb)
Larry Klur – Eliminated in 6th Place ($4,425)