2016 Fun in the Sun
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino
Hollywood, FL
$560 Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Entries: 148
Prize Pool: $74,000
December 30, 2016

Yousef Nassr won the Main Event of Fun in the Sun at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Hollywood late Friday night. Nassr topped a tough field of 148 entries in the series’ $560 buy-in, $50,000 guaranteed headliner. It was an outright win that earned him $20,428.

Originally from Fremont, California, the 27-year-old Nassr now resides in Haines City, Florida. The victory marks his second at the Seminole Hard Rock in as many months and Nassr now has more than $40,000 in tournament earnings.

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

Jose Castro raised to 145,000 from the button and Yousef Nassr defended his big blind.

The flop fell and Nassr checked to Castro who went all in for about 520,000. Nassr called with for jacks and fours, miles ahead of Castro’s .

The turn left Castro drawing dead, and the river further improved Nassr to a full house to seal the victory. Castro earned $12,950 for his runner-up showing.

Yousef Nassr took down the Main Event of Fun in the Sun for $20,428!

A recap of the event with complete payouts will be posted later tonight.

$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)

Yousef Nassr – 2,175,000 (54 bb)
Jose Castro – 785,000 (19 bb)

$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)

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

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

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

$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:
Nassr

The board came down , 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)

$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:
Nassr:

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

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

$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 and Castro checked to Argano who went all in for roughly 270,000. Levy called and Castro folded.

Levy:
Argano:

Levy was well ahead with top set against top pair, but the turn was the to give Argano a straight draw. However, the 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)

$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:
Levy:

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

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

$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

$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 and Castro shoved for about 550,000. Chiappetta tanked for a bit before he called all in for 467,000 with for a pair of tens. Castro, though, tabled for a set of sevens.

The turn and 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)