2024 Fun in the Sun

Event 1: Day 2 Table and Seat Draw

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$400 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool:  $196,020  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 15:  2,000/4,000 with a 4,000 ante
Players Remaining:  74 of 594

Flight A:  330 Entries;  42 Advanced
Flight B:  264 Entries;  32 Advanced
Day 2:  Friday at 1 p.m.

TableSeatFirst NameLast NameCitySTChip Count
61DarioPistaloMiami BeachFL200,000
62CangirElcinMiamiFL169,000
63StevenRossDelray BeachFL90,000
64AlexanderOrlovMoscowNV81,000
65GuillermoNajera-SweeneyDoralFL63,000
66CoryRock JrWest Palm BeachFL169,000
68AnthonyDunneMinneapolisMN355,000
69RichardGaneshPort Saint LucieFL139,000
71AndresGomezMiamiFL61,000
72DenisSnyderGarnerNC82,000
73AngelGamarraWest Palm BeachFL567,000
74NancyBirnbaumFt LauderdaleFL143,000
75MichaelTarafaHomesteadFL157,000
76BenjaminMoschelMiamiFL257,000
78JayKlitznerWestonFL26,000
79AbdullahAbusafiehManhattan BeachCA92,000
121JuanAmayaDoralFL416,000
122PaulDombKey BiscayneFL46,000
123FrankLucianoDelray BeachFL181,000
124GaryLiebermanDavieFL272,000
125TheoLawsonMiami GardensFL382,000
126LakishiaJeffersonSunriseFL15,000
128JosephMurphyVero BeachNY156,000
129EthanSchapiraBrooklynNY109,000
131PasqualeCaiazzaDavieFL104,000
132MitchellSilverBoynton BeachFL105,000
133MattGlantzLake WorthFL155,000
134MariaHernandezMiamiFLDNR
135AdamUmstattdBoca RatonFL537,000
136AdiAmitBoca RatonFL40,000
137VincentPicardiLake WorthFL74,000
138RobertHaganBoca RatonFL314,000
139JohnVidalHollywoodFL164,000
141BryanLittlefieldFort MyersFL71,000
142CarlosBermudezHialeahFL215,000
143MikhailChykiliovMiami BeachFL147,000
144HenryEisensteinMiami BeachNJ209,000
145BogdanTomaSeattleWA200,000
146ThomasGariAventuraFL145,000
147RoryMillerGlen CoveNY146,000
148JamesMorrisNicholasvilleKY176,000
149PaulLacourciereVero BeachFL60,000
201VencentWelchMiamiFL226,000
202AlexanderPerezMiamiFL55,000
203ArthurAzenHackensackNJ246,000
204ChristopherCarbineFort LauderdaleFL25,000
205AlcidesGomezMiamiFL56,000
206JuanMontoya BernalAventuraFL71,000
207ShneurCimentBoynton BeachFL110,000
208DanKashvinTorontoON167,000
209BarryWeprinKey BiscayneFL127,000
391AdrianWinebargerSunriseFL94,000
392AlizeeParadisPompano BeachFL60,000
393JordanFlaschnerOkeechobeeFL136,000
394RobertMcallisterDenverCO98,000
395JamesIndiveriBlue SpringsMO136,000
396NirSharonNaplesFL88,000
397RaminderSinghDelray BeachFL108,000
399MarcusLipinerNew YorkNY34,000
401CorelTheumaDelray BeachFL175,000
402BrendaNelsonWest Palm BeachFL129,000
403BenjaminBakalGlencoeIL11,000
404MervickNunezCoral SpringsFL158,000
405KamilZemanBrno473,000
406PiyushMittalNew OrleansLA61,000
409RichardWhitebrookMiami BeachFL80,000
451IonutPitaruLawrencevilleGA219,000
452JackNathanPalm Beach GardensFL506,000
453JustinSwankTallahasseeFL153,000
454SamSternfieldCoral SpringsFL48,000
455PaulPragerDavieFL101,000
456JudyBielanLas VegasNV394,000
458ChristopherHowardWellingtonFL242,000
459WalterBravoGolden BeachFL139,000
2024 Fun in the Sun

Event 1: Day 2 Chip Counts

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$400 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool:  $196,020  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 15:  2,000/4,000 with a 4,000 ante
Players Remaining:  74 of 594

Flight A:  330 Entries;  42 Advanced
Flight B:  264 Entries;  32 Advanced
Day 2:  Friday at 1 p.m.

RankFirst NameLast NameCitySTChip Count
1AngelGamarraWest Palm BeachFL567,000
2AdamUmstattdBoca RatonFL537,000
3JackNathanPalm Beach GardensFL506,000
4KamilZemanBrno473,000
5JuanAmayaDoralFL416,000
6JudyBielanLas VegasNV394,000
7TheoLawsonMiami GardensFL382,000
8AnthonyDunneMinneapolisMN355,000
9RobertHaganBoca RatonFL314,000
10GaryLiebermanDavieFL272,000
11BenjaminMoschelMiamiFL257,000
12ArthurAzenHackensackNJ246,000
13ChristopherHowardWellingtonFL242,000
14VencentWelchMiamiFL226,000
15IonutPitaruLawrencevilleGA219,000
16CarlosBermudezHialeahFL215,000
17HenryEisensteinMiami BeachNJ209,000
18DarioPistaloMiami BeachFL200,000
19BogdanTomaSeattleWA200,000
20FrankLucianoDelray BeachFL181,000
21JamesMorrisNicholasvilleKY176,000
22CorelTheumaDelray BeachFL175,000
23CangirElcinMiamiFL169,000
24CoryRock JrWest Palm BeachFL169,000
25DanKashvinTorontoON167,000
26JohnVidalHollywoodFL164,000
27MervickNunezCoral SpringsFL158,000
28MichaelTarafaHomesteadFL157,000
29JosephMurphyVero BeachNY156,000
30MattGlantzLake WorthFL155,000
31JustinSwankTallahasseeFL153,000
32MikhailChykiliovMiami BeachFL147,000
33RoryMillerGlen CoveNY146,000
34ThomasGariAventuraFL145,000
35NancyBirnbaumFt LauderdaleFL143,000
36RichardGaneshPort Saint LucieFL139,000
37WalterBravoGolden BeachFL139,000
38JordanFlaschnerOkeechobeeFL136,000
39JamesIndiveriBlue SpringsMO136,000
40BrendaNelsonWest Palm BeachFL129,000
41BarryWeprinKey BiscayneFL127,000
42ShneurCimentBoynton BeachFL110,000
43EthanSchapiraBrooklynNY109,000
44RaminderSinghDelray BeachFL108,000
45MitchellSilverBoynton BeachFL105,000
46PasqualeCaiazzaDavieFL104,000
47PaulPragerDavieFL101,000
48RobertMcallisterDenverCO98,000
49AdrianWinebargerSunriseFL94,000
50AbdullahAbusafiehManhattan BeachCA92,000
51StevenRossDelray BeachFL90,000
52NirSharonNaplesFL88,000
53DenisSnyderGarnerNC82,000
54AlexanderOrlovMoscowNV81,000
55RichardWhitebrookMiami BeachFL80,000
56VincentPicardiLake WorthFL74,000
57BryanLittlefieldFort MyersFL71,000
58JuanMontoya BernalAventuraFL71,000
59GuillermoNajera-SweeneyDoralFL63,000
60AndresGomezMiamiFL61,000
61PiyushMittalNew OrleansLA61,000
62PaulLacourciereVero BeachFL60,000
63AlizeeParadisPompano BeachFL60,000
64AlcidesGomezMiamiFL56,000
65AlexanderPerezMiamiFL55,000
66SamSternfieldCoral SpringsFL48,000
67PaulDombKey BiscayneFL46,000
68AdiAmitBoca RatonFL40,000
69MarcusLipinerNew YorkNY34,000
70JayKlitznerWestonFL26,000
71ChristopherCarbineFort LauderdaleFL25,000
72LakishiaJeffersonSunriseFL15,000
73BenjaminBakalGlencoeIL11,000
74MariaHernandezMiamiFLDNR
2024 Fun in the Sun

Event 1: Prize Pool and Payouts; $33,480 to the Winner

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2024 Seminole Hard Rock Fun in the Sun
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 1
$400 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$100,000 Guarantee
Entries:  594
Prize Pool:  $196,020
December 26-27, 2024

1st:  $33,480 + Trophy
2nd:  $21,900
3rd:  $16,300
4th:  $12,200
5th:  $9,200
6th:  $7,000
7th:  $5,400
8th:  $4,200
9th-10th:  $3,300
11th-12th:  $2,880
13th-15th:  $2,480
16th-19th: $2,120
20th-23rd:  $1,780
24th-31st:  $1,480
32nd-39th:  $1,260
40th-47th:  $1,060
48th-55th:  $900
56th-63rd:  $760
64th-74th:  $660

2024 Fun in the Sun

Event 1: Field Size and Prize Pool Set

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$400 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$100,000 Guarantee  |  Structure
Level 9:  500/1,000 with a 1,000 ante
Flight B Players Remaining:  117 of 264

Flight B of the 2024 Fun in the Sun opening event drew 264 entries, locking in the total field size at 594.

The prize pool is set at $196,020. Payout information, along with the Day 2 table and seat draw, will be posted following the conclusion of Flight B.

The Flight B field will play down to 33 players. As a reminder, players must bag chips in order to cash and advance to Day 2.

2024 Fun in the Sun

Event 1 Flight B: A Few Chip Counts from the Field

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$400 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$100,000 Guarantee  |  Structure
Level 8:  400/800 with an 800 ante
Flight B Entries:  252

Shoshanna Dayan  –  108,000  (135 bb)
Raminder Singh  –  83,000  (104 bb)
Thomas Gari  –  68,000  (85 bb)
Corel Theuma  –  65,000  (81 bb)
Pete Walsworth  –  58,000  (73 bb)
Michael Tarafa  –  43,000  (54 bb)
Theo Lawson  –  37,000  (46 bb)
Alcides Gomez  –  32,000  (40 bb)
Steve Karp  –  31,000  (39 bb)
Mica Lamar  –  29,000  (36 bb)
Eric Kolodny  –  25,000  (31 bb)
T.K. Miles  –  24,000  (30 bb)
Christian Roberts  –  23,000  (29 bb)
Scott Levitt  –  20,000  (25 bb)
Jonathan Marcu  –  19,000  (24 bb)
Solange Lucas  –  17,000  (21 bb)
Nancy Birnbaum  –  16,000  (20 bb)
David Castranova  –  14,000  (18 bb)

2024 Fun in the Sun

Event 1: Flight A Chip Counts

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$400 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$100,000 Guarantee  |  Structure
Level 15:  2,000/4,000 with a 4,000 ante
Players Remaining:  42 of 330

Flight A:  330 Entries;  42 Advanced
Flight B:  In Progress (Reg. Open Until 10:30 p.m.)
Day 2:  Friday at 1 p.m.

RankFirst NameLast NameCitySTChip Count
1AngelGamarraWest Palm BeachFL567,000
2JackNathanPalm Beach GardensFL506,000
3JuanAmayaDoralFL416,000
4AnthonyDunneMinneapolisMN355,000
5RobertHaganBoca RatonFL314,000
6ArthurAzenHackensackNJ246,000
7ChristopherHowardWellingtonFL242,000
8CarlosBermudezHialeahFL215,000
9DarioPistaloMiami BeachFL200,000
10FrankLucianoDelray BeachFL181,000
11JamesMorrisNicholasvilleKY176,000
12CangirElcinMiamiFL169,000
13DanKashvinTorontoON167,000
14JohnVidalHollywoodFL164,000
15MervickNunezCoral SpringsFL158,000
16JosephMurphyVero BeachNY156,000
17MattGlantzLake WorthFL155,000
18JustinSwankTallahasseeFL153,000
19MikhailChykiliovMiami BeachFL147,000
20WalterBravoGolden BeachFL139,000
21RichardGaneshPort Saint LucieFL139,000
22JordanFlaschnerOkeechobeeFL136,000
23BrendaNelsonWest Palm BeachFL129,000
24BarryWeprinKey BiscayneFL127,000
25EthanSchapiraBrooklynNY109,000
26MitchellSilverBoynton BeachFL105,000
27PasqualeCaiazzaDavieFL104,000
28RobertMcallisterDenverCO98,000
29AdrianWinebargerSunriseFL94,000
30AbdullahAbusafiehManhattan BeachCA92,000
31StevenRossDelray BeachFL90,000
32DenisSnyderGarnerNC82,000
33RichardWhitebrookMiami BeachFL80,000
34AndresGomezMiamiFL61,000
35PaulLacourciereVero BeachFL60,000
36AlizeeParadisPompano BeachFL60,000
37AlexanderPerezMiamiFL55,000
38SamSternfieldCoral SpringsFL48,000
39PaulDombKey BiscayneFL46,000
40MarcusLipinerNew YorkNY34,000
41JayKlitznerWestonFL26,000
42BenjaminBakalGlencoeIL11,000
2024 Fun in the Sun

Event 1 Flight A: Jack Nathan Sends the Remaining 42 Onward to Day 2

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$400 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$100,000 Guarantee  |  Structure
Level 15:  2,000/4,000 with a 4,000 ante
Flight A Players Remaining:  42 of 330

Jack Nathan raised in middle position and the player in the big blind called.

The flop was Qh3s2c, the big blind checked, Nathan bet 4,000, the big blind check-raised all in for 54,000, and Nathan called with 3c3h for a set of treys. His opponent showed Ad2s for a pair of deuces.

The 6c turn and 5s river completed the board, locking up the pot for Nathan and sending the remaining 42 players onward to Day 2.

Jack Nathan  –  506,000  (127 bb)

2024 Fun in the Sun

Event 1 Flight A: Chip Leaders on the Money Bubble

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$400 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$100,000 Guarantee  |  Structure
Level 15:  2,000/4,000 with a 4,000 ante
Flight A Players Remaining:  43 of 330

1.  Angel Gamarra  –  514,000  (129 bb)
2.  Jack Nathan  –  424,000  (106 bb)
3.  Juan Amaya  –  416,000  (104 bb)

The Flight A field will play down to 42 players. As a reminder, players must bag chips in order to cash and advance to Day 2.

2024 Fun in the Sun

Event 1 Flight A: Jack Nathan Shows King High

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$400 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$100,000 Guarantee  |  Structure
Level 14:  1,500/3,000 with a 3,000 ante
Flight A Players Remaining:  44 of 330

The player on the button raised to 8,000, the player in the small blind called, and Jack Nathan three-bet to 22,000 out of the big blind. Only the player on the button called.

The flop was Qs8s3c, Nathan bet 21,000, and his opponent called.

The turn was the 4d, Nathan bet 45,000, and his opponent called.

The river was the Ad, Nathan moved all in (covering his opponent’s remaining 88,000-ish) and after a little while his opponent folded.

Nathan showed Ks2x as he collected the pot.

Jack Nathan  –   390,000  (130 bb)

With 44 players remaining from the Flight A field of 330 entries, the average stack is 150,000 (50 big blinds).

The Flight A field will play down to 42 players. As a reminder, players must bag chips in order to cash and advance to Day 2.

2024 Fun in the Sun

Event 1 Flight A: Chip Counts from the Field

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$400 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$100,000 Guarantee  |  Structure
Level 14:  1,500/3,000 with a 3,000 ante
Flight A Players Remaining:  46 of 330

Angel Gamarra  –  480,000  (160 bb)
Jack Nathan  –  300,000  (100 bb)
Mervick Nunez  –  238,000  (79 bb)
Carlos Bermudez  –  185,000  (62 bb)
Walter Bravo  –  165,000  (55 bb)
Matt Glantz  –  151,000  (50 bb)
Cangir Elcin  –  148,000  (49 bb)
Richard Whitebrook  –  115,000  (38 bb)
Pasquale Caiazza  –  85,000  (28 bb)
Sam Sternfield  –  78,000  (26 bb)
Jordan Flaschner  –  75,000  (25 bb)
Howard Mash  –  70,000  (23 bb)
Paul Domb  –  55,000  (18 bb)