Event 7: Adam Levy Eliminated in 3rd Place ($7,622)

$560 Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 26: 20,000/40,000 with a 5,000 Ante
Players Remaining: 2 of 148
Average Stack: 1,480,000 (37 bb)

Adam Levy

Following a flop of 9c6d3c, Adam Levy was all in from the small blind for about 460,000 with Qh9h against Yousef Nassr in the big blind with 9d8h.

The 3s turn kept Levy out front, but the 8s river gave Nassr nines and eights to eliminate Levy in third place.

Adam Levy – Eliminated in 3rd Place ($7,622)

Event 7: Howard Mash Eliminated in 4th Place ($4,627)

$560 Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 25: 15,000/30,000 with a 5,000 Ante
Players Remaining: 3 of 148
Average Stack: 985,000 (32 bb)

Howard Mash raised all in from under the gun for 225,000 and Yousef Nassr called from the button.

Mash: 7c7d
Nassr Kc10d

The board came down AhQd3h4hKd, giving Nassr a pair of kings to eliminate Mash in fourth place.

Yousef Nasr – 1,150,000 (38 bb)
Howard Mash – Eliminated in 4th Place ($4,627)

Event 8: Vito Polera Wins After Four-Handed Deal

2016 Fun in the Sun
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino
Hollywood, FL
$130 Deep Stack Turbo No Limit Hold’em
Entries: 83
Prize Pool: $10,000
December 30, 2016

PlaceFirst NameLast NamePrize
1VitoPolera*$2,137
2JosephZelnick*$1,822
3RaghuGudala*$1,513
4MarcoDirenzo*$1,352
5JorgeGomez$585
6RafaelRamos$468
7JulioSanchez$398
8BryanTang$345
9ErrolMassey$305
10JaimeAguirre$275
11MarkManesh$275
12MichaelDiPierro$275
13RemyBougeois$250

*denotes four-handed deal

Event 7: Yousef Nassr Doubles Through Adam Levy

$560 Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 25: 15,000/30,000 with a 5,000 Ante
Players Remaining: 4 of 148
Average Stack: 740,000 (30 bb)

Adam Levy raised with a covering stack from the button, Howard Mash folded his small blind, and Yousef Nassr called all in from the big blind for 365,000.

Levy: 7d5c
Nassr: AcQc

The board ran out AdKs5dAh2c, giving Nassr trip aces to double through Levy.

Yousef Nassr – 765,000 (25 bb)
Adam Levy – 775,000 (25 bb)

Event 7: Frank Argano Eliminated in 5th Place ($3,589)

$560 Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 24: 12,000/24,000 with a 4,000 Ante
Players Remaining: 4 of 148
Average Stack: 740,000 (30 bb)

Adam Levy raised from under the gun, Jose Castro called from the small blind, and Frank Argano called from the big blind.

The flop fell Ac10d3h and Castro checked to Argano who went all in for roughly 270,000. Levy called and Castro folded.

Levy: AdAs
Argano: Ah4d

Levy was well ahead with top set against top pair, but the turn was the 5c to give Argano a straight draw. However, the 10c river was no help to Argano and ended his tournament in fifth place.

Adam Levy – 810,000 (33 bb)
Frank Argano – Eliminated in 5th Place ($3,589)

Event 7: Adam Levy Doubles Through Howard Mash

$560 Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 24: 12,000/24,000 with a 4,000 Ante
Players Remaining: 5 of 148
Average Stack: 592,000 (24 bb)

Howard Mash raised to 51,000 from under the gun, Adam Levy three-bet shoved from the big blind for 251,000, and Mash called.

Mash: 6c6s
Levy: AsJh

The board came down 6h5h3h7h10c, giving Levy a jack-high flush to double through Mash.

Adam Levy – 534,000 (22 bb)
Howard Mash – 500,000 (20 bb)

Event 7: Chip Counts at Break

$560 Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Upcoming Level 24: 12,000/24,000 with a 4,000 Ante
Players Remaining: 5 of 148
Average Stack: 592,000 (24 bb)

Jose Castro – 1,042,000 (43 bb)
Howard Mash – 784,000 (32 bb)
Yousef Nassr – 549,000 (22 bb)
Frank Argano – 327,000 (13 bb)
Adam Levy – 259,000 (10 bb)

Here are the remaining prizes:

1st: $20,428
2nd: $12,950
3rd: $7,622
4th: $4,627
5th: $3,589

Event 7: Nicholas Chiappetta Eliminated in 6th Place ($2,964)

$560 Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 23: 10,000/20,000 with a 3,000 Ante
Players Remaining: 5 of 148
Average Stack: 592,000 (29 bb)

Nicholas Chiappetta raised from the button and Jose Castro defended his big blind.

The flop fell 10s9s7s and Castro shoved for about 550,000. Chiappetta tanked for a bit before he called all in for 467,000 with Kd10d for a pair of tens. Castro, though, tabled 7c7h for a set of sevens.

The Qh turn and 10h river completed the board, giving Castro sevens full of tens to eliminate Chiappetta in sixth place.

Jose Castro – 1,080,000 (54 bb)
Nicholas Chiappetta – Eliminated in 6th Place ($2,964)

Event 7: Jose Castro Doubles Through Frank Argano

$560 Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 22: 8,000/16,000 with a 2,000 Ante
Players Remaining: 6 of 148
Average Stack: 493,000 (30 bb)

Howard Mash raised to 35,000 from the hijack, Jose Castro called from the small blind, and Frank Argano called from the big blind.

The flop fell 10d7h5c and Castro shoved for 239,000. Argano called after a few moments, and Levy folded.

Castro: Ad10s
Argano: Qd10c

The 4h turn and 6c river completed the board, safe for Castro to score the double.

Jose Castro – 595,000 (37 bb)
Frank Argano – 335,000 (21 bb)