Event 5: More for Ira Friedman

$1,100 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool:  $205,640 |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 27:  30,000/60,000 with a 60,000 ante
Players Remaining:  2 of 212

Ira Friedman raised to 125,000 from the button and Matt Glantz defended his big blind.

The flop was 6s3d2d, Glantz checked, Friedman bet 75,000, and Glantz called.

The turn was the Ad and both checked.

The river was the Qh, Glantz bet 225,000, and Friedman called.

Glantz showed QsJh for a pair of queens, but Friedman tabled AhJc for a pair of aces to win the pot.

Ira Friedman  –  4,930,000  (82 bb)
Matt Glantz  –  1,450,000  (24 bb)

1st:  $45,320 + Trophy
2nd:  $30,000

Event 5: Full House for Ira Friedman

$1,100 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool:  $205,640 |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 27:  30,000/60,000 with a 60,000 ante
Players Remaining:  2 of 212

Ira Friedman raised to 125,000 from the button and Matt Glantz called in the big blind.

They checked to the turn of a TcTh3hQh board where Friedman bet 75,000. Glantz called.

The river was the 8s, Glantz checked, Friedman bet 400,000, and Glantz called.

Friedman tabled QsQc for queens full of tens, Glantz mucked, and Friedman collected the pot.

Ira Friedman  –  4,530,000  (76 bb)
Matt Glantz  –  1,850,000  (31 bb)

Event 6: Prize Pool and Payouts; $13,082 to the Winner

2024 Seminole Hard Rock Fun in the Sun
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 6
$300 Holiday Triple Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$30,000 Guarantee
Entries:  233
Prize Pool:  $59,182
December 30, 2024

1st:  $13,082 + Trophy
2nd:  $8,600
3rd:  $6,400
4th:  $4,780
5th:  $3,620
6th:  $2,760
7th:  $2,120
8th:  $1,640
9th-10th:  $1,300
11th-12th:  $1,040
13th-15th:  $880
16th-19th:  $740
20th-23rd:  $600
24th-30th:  $500

Event 5: River Bet Win for Ira Friedman

$1,100 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool:  $205,640 |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 26:  25,000/50,000 with a 50,000 ante
Players Remaining:  2 of 212

Ira Friedman

Matt Glantz raised to 100,000 on the button and Ira Friedman called in the big blind.

The flop was 5h3h2s, Friedman checked, Glantz continued for 75,000, Friedman check-raised to 175,000, and Glantz called.

The turn was the 7s, Friedman bet 300,000, and Glantz called.

The river was the 9s, Friedman bet 500,000, and Glantz folded.

Ira Friedman  –  3,280,000  (66 bb)
Matt Glantz  –  3,100,000  (62 bb)

1st:  $45,320 + Trophy
2nd:  $30,000

Event 5: Aliaksei Tsiareshka – 3rd Place ($22,400)

$1,100 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool:  $205,640 |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 25:  20,000/40,000 with a 40,000 ante
Players Remaining:  2 of 212

Aliaksei Tsiareshka

Aliaksei Tsiareshka raised all in for about 565,000 on the button and Matt Glantz called in the big blind with Ad5s. Tsiareshka showed Kd4c and needed to improve to survive.

The board ran out Th8d7d3hAh, no help to Tsiareshka, ending his tournament in third place.

Matt Glantz  –  3,300,000  (83 bb)
Ira Friedman  –  3,080,000  (77 bb)
Aliaksei Tsiareshka  –  Eliminated in 3rd Place  ($22,400)

1st:  $45,320 + Trophy
2nd:  $30,000

Event 5: Matt Glantz Doubles Through Ira Friedman

$1,100 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool:  $205,640 |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 25:  20,000/40,000 with a 40,000 ante
Players Remaining:  3 of 212

Matt Glantz

On the turn of a Tc7c5dQh board, Ira Friedman checked in the small blind and Matt Glantz bet 115,000 from the big blind. Friedman called.

The river was the Kh, Friedman went all in with a covering stack, and Glantz thought for about ten seconds before he called all in for 945,000.

Friedman showed AcKc for a pair of kings, but Glantz tabled Qd7h for queens and sevens to win the pot and double up.

Matt Glantz  –  2,300,000 (58 bb)
Ira Friedman  –  3,240,000  (81 bb)

Event 5: Final Three Players

$1,100 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool:  $205,640 |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 25:  20,000/40,000 with a 40,000 ante
Players Remaining:  3 of 212

Seat 2:  Aliaksei Tsiareshka  –  1,030,000  (26 bb)
Seat 3:  Ira Friedman  –  4,110,000  (103 bb)
Seat 4:  Matt Glantz  –  1,240,000  (31 bb)

1st:  $45,320 + Trophy
2nd:  $30,000
3rd:  $22,400

4th:  Matty Bretzfield  –  $16,800
5th:  Howard Mash  –  $12,700
6th:  Benjamin Zamani  –  $9,700
7th:  Matthew Wolf  –  $7,400
8th:  Bruce Yamron  –  $5,800
9th:  Mark Pukhov  –  $4,520

Event 5: Matty Bretzfield – 4th Place ($16,800)

$1,100 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool:  $205,640 |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 24:  15,000/30,000 with a 30,000 ante
Players Remaining:  3 of 212

Matty Bretzfield

Ira Friedman raised to 75,000 from the button, Matty Bretzfield three-bet to 330,000 in the big blind, Friedman four-bet all in with a covering stack, and Bretzfield called all in for 1,105,000.

Friedman:  8s8c
Bretzfield:  AhQs

The board came 9d5s3d3c2h, no help to Bretzfield, ending his tournament in fourth place.

Ira Friedman  –  4,110,000  (137 bb)
Matty Bretzfield  – Eliminated in 4th Place  ($16,800)

Event 5: Matty Bretzfield Slips, then Doubles Up

$1,100 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool:  $205,640 |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 24:  15,000/30,000 with a 30,000 ante
Players Remaining:  4 of 212

Matty Bretzfield raised to 65,000 in the cutoff, Ira Friedman three-bet to 165,000 in the small blind, and Bretzfield called.

They checked to the turn of a Jd4h3h6h board where Friedman bet 300,000. Bretzfield called.

The river was the 7s, Friedman went all in with a covering stack, and Bretzfield folded.

Three hands later, Bretzfield raised all in for 500,000 on the button and Aliaksei Tsiareshka called in the small blind with Ad7d. Bretzfield showed Qd6c and needed to improve to survive.

The board ran out KhJs6dJdTs, giving Bretzfield jacks and sixes to double up.

Matty  Bretzfield  –  1,060,000  (35 bb)
Aliaksei Tsiareshka  –  1,010,000  (34 bb)

Event 5: Howard Mash – 5th Place ($12,700)

$1,100 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool:  $205,640 |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 24:  15,000/30,000 with a 30,000 ante
Players Remaining:  4 of 212

Matty Bretzfield raised to 70,000 from the cutoff, Howard Mash three-bet all in for about 490,000 on the button, Ira Friedman four-bet all in from the big blind with his chip-leading stack, and Bretzfield folded.

Mash:  AdTs
Friedman:  QhQs

The board came down Ks9c7h5d4h, no help to Mash, ending his tournament in fifth place.

Ira Friedman  –  3,100,000  (103 bb)
Matt Glantz  – 1,150,000  (38 bb)
Matty Bretzfield  –  1,110,000  (37 bb)
Aliaksei Tsiareshka  –  1,000,000  (33 bb)
Howard Mash  –  Eliminated in 5th Place  ($12,700)

1st:  $45,320 + Trophy
2nd:  $30,000
3rd:  $22,400
4th:  $16,800

With four players remaining from the field of 212 entries, the average stack is about 1,590,000 (53 big blinds).