Event 1 Flight A: Willie Wiggins Takes One Out

$400 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$100,000 Guarantee | Structure
Level 10:  600/1,200 with a 1,200 ante
Flight A Players Remaining:  102 of 286

With a raise to 2,500 and three callers, the player in the big blind squeezed to 15,000. Willie Wiggins was the lone caller in middle position.

The flop as Ah6h4s, the big blind bet 15,000, and Wiggins called.

The turn was the 7c and both checked.

The river was the 6s, the big blind checked, Wiggins bet 15,000, and his opponent thought for a bit before he called all in for a little less.

Wiggins tabled Ac9c for aces and sixes, besting his opponent’s QsQc to score the elimination.

Willie Wiggins  –  260,000  (217 bb)

Event 1 Flight A: Chip Counts From the Field

$400 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$100,000 Guarantee | Structure
Level 9:  500/1,000 with a 1,000 ante
Flight A Players Remaining:  117 of 286

Nancy Birnbaum  –  158,000  (158 bb)
Eric Kolodny  –  115,000  (115 bb)
Mica Lamar  –  84,000   (84 bb)
Steven Bennett  –  80,000  (80 bb)
Brett Feldman  –  78,000  (78 bb)
Johnny Bromberg  –  68,000  (68 bb)
Pasquale Caiazza  –  64,000  (64 bb)
Ido Ashkenazi  –  58,000  (58 bb)
David Nathaniel Jr.  –  57,000  (57 bb)
Raminder Singh  –  53,000  (53 bb)
Jaime Wiegrefe  –  43,000  (43 bb)
Richard Whitebrook  –  42,000  (42 bb)
Mike Beasley  –  40,000  (40 bb)
T.K. Miles  –  35,000  (35 bb)
Richard Rice  –  35,000  (35 bb)
Matt Yorra  –  35,000  (35 bb)
Marc Sacheli  –  31,000  (31 bb)
Joel Gola  –  30,000  (30 bb)
Larry Klur  –  24,000  (24 bb)
Gary Gelman  –  22,000  (22 bb)
Willie Wiggins  –  22,000  (22 bb)
Loni Hui  –  21,000  (21 bb)
Solange Lucas  –  18,000  (18 bb)
Jason Wandling  –  17,000  (17 bb)
Neal Corcoran  –  12,000  (12 bb)

Event 1 Flight A: Field Size Set

$400 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$100,000 Guarantee | Structure
Level 9:  500/1,000 with a 1,000 ante
Flight A Players Remaining:  126 of 286

Flight A of the 2023 Fun in the Sun opening event drew 286 entries, nearly reaching the $100,000 guarantee with one more starting flight to come this evening.

The Flight A field will play down to 36 players. As a reminder, players must bag chips in order to cash and advance to Day 2.

Fun in the Sun Day 1 Schedule (Tuesday)

11 a.m. – Event #1 Flight A  –  $400 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry) 

  • Late Registration until start of Level 9 (3:30 p.m.)
  • $100,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
  • Flight B will end when 12.5% of the field remains
  • 20,000 in chips
  • Day 1 levels  –  30 minutes
  • Event #1 Structure Sheet

6 p.m. – Event #1 Flight B  –  $400 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)

  • Late Registration until start of Level 9 (10:30 p.m.)
  • $100,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
  • Flight B will end when 12.5% of the field remains
  • 20,000 in chips
  • Day 1 levels  –  30 minutes
  • Event #1 Structure Sheet

Tournament updates will begin at about 3:45 p.m.

2023 Fun in the Sun Begins Tuesday – 6 Events/$320,000 in Guarantees

Tuesday, December 26th

  • 11 a.m.  –  Event #1 Flight A  –  $400 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry) 
    • Late Registration until start of Level 9 (3:30 p.m.)
    • $100,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
    • Flight A will end when 12.5% of the field remains
    • 20,000 in chips / Day 1 levels  –  30 minutes
    • Event #1 Structure Sheet
  • 6 p.m.  –  Event #1 Flight B  –  $400 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
    • Late Registration until start of Level 9 (10:30 p.m.)
    • $100,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
    • Flight B will end when 12.5% of the field remains
    • 20,000 in chips / Day 1 levels  –  30 minutes
    • Event #1 Structure Sheet

Wednesday, December 27th

  • 1 p.m.  –  Event #1 Day 2 Restart
    • Day 2 Levels  –  40 minutes
  • 4 p.m.  –  Event #2  –  $400 Quad Stack Black Chip Bounty No-Limit Hold’em (Single Re-Entry)
    • Late Registration until start of Level 12 (8:10 p.m.)
    • $30,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
    • 40,000 in chips and 20-minute levels
    • Event #2 Structure Sheet

Thursday, December 28th

  • 11 a.m. – Event #3  –  $600 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
    • Late Registration until start of Level 9 (3:30 p.m.)
    • $50,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
    • 20,000 in chips / 30-minute levels
    • Event #3 Structure Sheet
  • 6 p.m.  –  Event #4  –  $150 Triple Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
    • Late Registration until start of Level 11 (8:55 p.m.)
    • $10,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
    • 30,000 in chips and 15/20 minute levels
    • Event #4 Structure Sheet

Friday, December 29th

  • 11 a.m. – Event #5 – $1,100 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em Main Event (Re-Entry)
    • Late Registration until start of Level 13 (6:10 p.m.)
    • $100,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
    • 30,000 in chips and 30/40 minute levels
    • Day 1 will end when 9 players remain (or Tournament Manager’s discretion)
    • Event #5 Structure Sheet

Saturday, December 30th

  • 11 a.m. – Event #6 – $250 Holiday Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
    • Late Registration until start of Level 11 (3:30 p.m.)
    • $30,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
    • 20,000 chips and 20/30-minute levels
    • Event #6 Structure Sheet
  • 12 p.m.  –  Event #5 Day 2 Restart
    • 40-minute levels