2019 Fun in the Sun
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 5
$250 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$30,000 Guaranteed
Entries: 242
Prize Pool:  $50,820
December 30, 2019

Event 5 of the 2019 Fun in the Sun was a $250 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry). A field of 242 entries generated a prize pool of $50,820, easily surpassing the $30,000 guarantee.

A deal between the final seven players took place and as the chip leader, it was Alain Teffaud who earned the official victory and first-place payday of $6,779.

$250 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$30,000 Guarantee | Structure | Payouts
Level 25: 20,000/40,000 with a 40,000 ante
Players Remaining: 7 of 242

After playing seven handed for a few minutes, the remaining players agreed to a deal.

Here were their chip counts at the time:

Alain Teffaud – 1,255,000
David Esquijarosa – 1,085,000
Neil Blumenfield – 815,000
Christopher Hughes – 575,000
Trent Smith – 430,000
Luis Rivera – 370,000
Anthony Moreda – 310,000

Here were the payouts:

Alain Teffaud – $6,779
David Esquijarosa – $6,342
Neil Blumenfield – $5,533
Christopher Hughes – $4,664
Trent Smith – $4,052
Luis Rivera – $3,776
Anthony Moreda – $3,484

As the chip leader, Alain Teffaud is officially the winner of Event 5 of the 2019 Fun in the Sun!

$250 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$30,000 Guarantee | Structure | Payouts
Level 24: 20,000/30,000 with a 30,000 ante
Players Remaining: 7 of 242

Cesar Florin raised all in for 220,000 from under the gun, Neil Blumenfield called from middle position and Alain Teffaud called from the button.

Blumenfield and Teffaud proceeded to check down a board of .

Florin:
Blumenfield:
Teffaud:

Teffaud took it down with sevens and deuces, eliminating Florin in eighth place.

Alain Teffaud – 1,340,000
Neil Blumenfield – 700,000
Cesar Florin – Eliminated in 8th Place ($1,474)

$250 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$30,000 Guarantee | Structure | Payouts
Level 23: 15,000/25,000 with a 25,000 ante
Players Remaining: 8 of 242

Donald Abdelhay raised all in for 150,000 from under the gun and Alain Teffaud isolated with a shove of his own from the next seat over.

Abdelhay:
Teffaud:

The board ran out , giving Teffaud a pair of jacks to eliminate Abdelhay in ninth place.

Alain Teffaud – 925,000
Donald Abdelhay – Eliminated in 9th Place ($1,178)

$250 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$30,000 Guarantee | Structure | Payouts
Level 23: 15,000/25,000 with a 25,000 ante
Players Remaining: 9 of 242

Seat 1: Cesar Florin – 245,000
Seat 2: Luis Rivera – 475,000
Seat 3: Neil Blumenfield – 1,065,000
Seat 4: David Esquijarosa  – 790,000
Seat 5: Christopher Hughes – 400,000
Seat 6: Donald Abdelhay – 210,000
Seat 7: Alain Teffaud – 515,000
Seat 8: Trent Smith – 390,000
Seat 9: Anthony Moreda – 750,000

Remaining Payouts
1st: $11,773
2nd: $8,276
3rd: $5,209
4th: $3,169
5th: $2,447
6th: $2,028
7th: $1,728
8th: $1,474
9th: $1,178

$250 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$30,000 Guarantee | Structure | Payouts
Level 23: 15,000/25,000 with a 25,000 ante
Players Remaining: 9 of 242

Alain Teffaud limped on the button, David Esquijarosa raised to 90,000 from the small blind and Luis Mantilla reraised all in for about 175,000 from the big blind. Teffaud folded and Esquijarosa called with , trailing Mantilla’s .

The board ran out , giving Esquijarosa an ace-high flush to eliminate Mantilla.

David Esquijarosa – 790,000
Luis Mantilla – Eliminated in 10th Place ($999)

$250 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$30,000 Guarantee | Structure | Payouts
Returning to Level 23: 15,000/25,000 with a 25,000 ante
Players Remaining: 10 of 242

Table 20
Seat 1: Cesar Florin – 440,000
Seat 2:
Seat 3: Luis Rivera – 250,000
Seat 4:
Seat 5:
Seat 6:
Seat 7: Neil Blumenfield – 1,155,000
Seat 8: Anthony Moreda – 520,000
Seat 9: Christopher Hughes – 435,000

Table 27
Seat 1: Donald Abdelhay – 340,000
Seat 2: Alain Teffaud – 530,000
Seat 3: David Esquijarosa – 545,000
Seat 4: Luis Mantilla – 325,000
Seat 5:
Seat 6: Trent Smith – 270,000
Seat 7:
Seat 8:
Seat 9:

$250 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$30,000 Guarantee | Structure | Payouts
Level 21: 10,000/15,000 with a 15,000 ante
Players Remaining: 10 of 242

Michael Tait raised all in for 220,000 from the button and Neil Blumenfield thought a for a bit before he called from the small blind.

Tait:
Blumenfield:

The board ran out , not enough help to Tait, ending his run in 11th place.

Neil Blumenfield – 895,000
Michael Tait – Eliminated in 11th Place ($999)

$250 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$30,000 Guarantee | Structure | Payouts
Level 20: 5,000/15,000 with a 15,000 ante
Players Remaining: 11 of 242

Neil Blumenfield raised to 35,000 from the cutoff, Hector Pacheco three-bet all in for 185,000 from the big blind and Blumenfield called with , leading Pacheco’s .

The board ran out , safe for Blumenfield to score the elimination.

Neil Blumenfield – 850,000
Hector Pacheco – Eliminated in 12th Place ($999)