Event 5: Prize Pool and Payouts; $12,310 to the Winner

2025 Seminole Hard Rock Fun in the Sun
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 5
$300 Holiday Triple Stack No-Limit Hold’em
$30,000 Guarantee
Entries:  225
Prize Pool:  $56,250
December 30, 2025

1st:  $12,310 + Trophy
2nd:  $8,200
3rd:  $6,100
4th:  $4,560
5th:  $3,440
6th:  $2,620
7th:  $2,020
8th:  $1,560
9th-10th:  $1,240
11th-12th:  $1,020
13th-15th:  $880
16th-19th:  $720
20th-23rd:  $600
24th-29th:  $500

Andrew Cabezas Wins Event 4 of the 2025 Fun in the Sun Poker Open in Heads-Up Deal for $16,240

2025 Seminole Hard Rock Fun in the Sun
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 4
$600 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em
$50,000 Guarantee
Entries:  148
Prize Pool:  $76,960
December 29, 2025

2025 Fun in the Sun Poker Open Event 4 Champion Andrew Cabezas
PlaceFirst NameLast NamePrize Amount
1AndrewCabezas$16,240*
2AlcidesGomez$15,000*
3PaulBalzano$9,300
4RobertPoolos$7,000
5JohnnyBromberg$5,300
6YuryParad$4,000
7StephenEkin$3,080
8AntonioArencibia Monduy$2,400
9EvgenyKharchenko$1,880
10MiriamSharon$1,880
11JudithBielan$1,500
12JohnPage$1,500
13LoganEisner$1,240
14RafaelRodriguez Arango$1,240
15MinoChristoulakis$1,240
16RafaelLima$1,040
17DanielMonosson$1,040
18SharonBachar$1,040
19EricSiegel$1,040

*denotes heads-up deal

Fun in the Sun Day 5 Schedule (Tuesday)

  • 11 a.m. – Event #5 – $300 Holiday Triple Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
    • $30,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
    • Players begin with 30,000 in chips
    • Levels 1-6 last 20 minutes / Levels 7+ last 30 minutes
    • Late Registration until start of Level 11 (3:30 p.m.)
    • Event #5 Structure Sheet
  • 6 p.m. – Event #6 – $150 Triple Stack Turbo No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
    • $10,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
    • Players begin with 30,000 in chips
    • Levels 1-8 last 15 minutes / Levels 9+ last 20 minutes
    • Late Registration until start of Level 11 (8:55 p.m.)
    • Event #6 Structure Sheet

Leonardo Morales Wins The 2025 Fun in the Sun Poker Open Main Event Outright for $47,540

Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 3
$1,100 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em Main Event (Re-Entry)
$100,000 Guarantee
Entries:  222
Prize Pool:  $215,340
December 28-29, 2025

2025 Fun in the Sun Main Event Winner Leonardo Morales

Event 3 of the 2025 Fun in the Sun Poker Open was the $1,100 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em Main Event (Re-Entry). A field of 222 entries generated a prize pool of $215,340, more than doubling the guarantee.

Emerging victorious was Leonardo Morales, winning outright for $47,540.

PlaceFirst NameLast NamePrize Amount
1Leonardo DanielMorales Flores$47,540
2TKMiles$31,500
3JalalFarooq$23,500
4AdiBen Ami$17,600
5KirkSmith$13,300
6VincentBryant$10,100
7ShovalMalin$7,800
8CarlosBermudez$6,100
9JasonPrest$4,740
10LorneGreenberg$4,740
11MarkLeBlanc$3,980
12JamesSalmon$3,980
13EricKolodny$3,400
14DanielMonosson$3,400
15AlanLeon$3,400
16AndreuFerragut Lluch$2,820
17ReedRudick$2,820
18RoniZelichonok$2,820
19LoganEisner$2,820
20OryHen$2,320
21LuisDomenech$2,320
22VitoDeStefano$2,320
23RaminderSingh$2,320
24WilliamSchmegel$1,940
25GlennFishbein$1,940
26DavidMacDonald$1,940
27ScottZakheim$1,940
28EvgeniiFidchuk$1,940

Event 3: Leonardo Morales Wins! ($47,540); TK Miles Finishes Runner-Up ($31,500)

$1,100 Deep Stack Main Event (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool:  $215,340  | Structure  |  Payouts
Level 28:  40,000/80,000 with an 80,000 ante
Players Remaining:  1 of 222

TK Miles raised to 175,000 from the button, Leonardo Morales reraised to 450,000 in the big blind, Miles four-bet all in for about 2,390,000, and Morales thought for a while before he called with Ac5h.

Miles showed AhQh and needed his hand to hold up to survive.

The board came Ts9d5cKd4c, giving Morales a pair of fives to win the 2025 Fun in the Sun Poker Open Main Event outright for $47,540. Miles finished runner-up for $31,500.

Event 3: Leonardo Morales Extends His Lead

$1,100 Deep Stack Main Event (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool:  $215,340  | Structure  |  Payouts
Level 28:  40,000/80,000 with an 80,000 ante
Players Remaining:  2 of 222

Leonardo Morales limped in for 80,000 on the button, TK Miles raised to 330,000 in the big blind, and Morales called.

The flop was JcTc3h, Miles bet 300,000, and Morales called.

The turn was the 6h, Miles checked, and Morales checked.

The river was the 3s, Miles checked, Morales bet 200,000, and Miles calls.

Morales showed QhJd for jacks and treys, Miles mucked, and Morales collected the pot.

Leonardo Morales  –  4,600,000  (58 bb)
TK Miles  –  2,060,000  (26 bb)

1st:  $47,540 + Trophy
2nd:  $31,500

Event 3: Chip Counts at Dinner Break; Play Resumes at about 8:34 pm

$1,100 Deep Stack Main Event (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool:  $215,340  | Structure  |  Payouts
Level 28:  40,000/80,000 with an 80,000 ante
Players Remaining:  2 of 222

Leonardo Morales  –  3,835,000  (48 bb)
TK Miles  –  2,825,000  (35 bb)

1st:  $47,540 + Trophy
2nd:  $31,500

3rd:  Jalal Farooq  –  $23,500
4th:  Adi Ben Ami  –  $17,600
5th:  Kirk Smith  –  $13,300
6th:  Vincent Bryant  –  $10,100
7th:  Shoval Malin  –  $7,800
8th:  Carlos Bermudez  –  $6,100
9th:  Jason Prest  –  $4,740

10th:  Lorne Greenberg  –  $4,740
11th:  Mark LeBlanc  –  $3,980
12th:  James Salmon  –  $3,980

13th:  Eric Kolodny  –  $3,400
14th:  Daniel Monosson  –  $3,400
15th:  Alen Leon  –  $3,400

16th:  Andreu Ferragut Lluch  –  $2,820
17th:  Reed Rudick  –  $2,820
18th:  Roni Zelichonok  –  $2,820
19th:  Logan Eisner  –  $2,820

20th:  Ory Hen  –  $2,320
21st:  Luis Domenech  –  $2,320
22nd:  Vito DeStefano  –  $2,320
23rd:  Raminder Singh  –  $2,320

24th:  William Schmegel  –  $1,940
25th:  Glenn Fishbein  –  $1,940
26th:  David MacDonald  –  $1,940
27th:  Scott Zakheim  –  $1,940
28th:  Evgenii Fidchuk  –  $1,940

Event 3: Jalal Farooq – 3rd Place ($23,500)

$1,100 Deep Stack Main Event (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool:  $215,340  | Structure  |  Payouts
Level 27:  30,000/60,000 with a 60,000 ante
Players Remaining:  2 of 222

TK Miles raised to 125,000 from the button, Jalal Farooq reraised all in for about 1,080,000 in the small blind, and Miles called with 8c8s. Farooq showed AcJh and needed his hand to improve to survive.

The board ran out 8h7d6c5s5c, giving Miles eights full of fives to eliminate Farooq in third place.

Leonard Morales  –  3,970,000  (66 bb)
TK Miles  –  2,690,000  (45 bb)
Jalal Farooq  –  Eliminated in 3rd Place  ($23,500)

1st:  $47,540 + Trophy
2nd:  $31,500

Event 3: Leonardo Morales Takes the Chip Lead

$1,100 Deep Stack Main Event (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool:  $215,340  | Structure  |  Payouts
Level 27:  30,000/60,000 with a 60,000 ante
Players Remaining:  3 of 222

Leonardo Morales limped in from the small blind and TK Miles checked his option in the big blind.

The flop was QdJh3h, Morales checked, Miles bet, and Morales called.

The turn was the 5d, Morales checked, Miles bet 175,000, and Morales called.

The river was the Ts, Morales led for 500,000, and Miles thought got ss bit before he called.

Morales showed 5s3h for fives and treys, Miles mucked, and Morales collected the pot.

Leonardo Morales  –  3,610,000  (60 bb)
TK Miles  – 1,820,000  (30 bb)

With three players remaining from the field of 222 entries, the average stack is about 2,220,000 (37 bb). The remaining players are guaranteed $23,500.

Event 3: Adi Ben Ami – 4th Place ($17,600)

$1,100 Deep Stack Main Event (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool:  $215,340  | Structure  |  Payouts
Level 26:  25,000/50,000 with a 50,000 ante
Players Remaining:  3 of 222

Jalal Farooq raised to 100,000 in the cutoff, Leonardo Morales reraised all in for 570,000 from the button, Adi Ben Ami four-bet all in for 705,000 in the small blind, and Farooq called to put both players at risk.

Farooq:  KcKd
Morales:  AsJd
Ben Ami:  QhQc

The board ran out Ad8h7h6c9h, giving Morales a pair of aces to triple up in the main pot. Ben Ami, meanwhile, fell to Farooq in the side pot and was eliminated in fourth place.

Leonardo Morales  –  1,810,000  (36 bb)
Jalal Farooq  –  2,140,000  (43 bb)
Adi Ben Ami  –  Eliminated in 4th Place  ($17,600)

With three players remaining from the field of 222 entries, the average stack is about 2,220,000 (44 bb). The remaining players are guaranteed $23,500.