$250 Big Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 15: 1,500/3,000 with a 500 ante
Structure | Payouts
Prize Pool: $26,460
Players Remaining: 21/126
Michael Sinisgalli limped from the small blind, the player in the big blind raised all in for 17,500, and Sinisgalli called mulled it over for a bit before he called with 
, trailing his opponent’s 
.
The board came down 
, giving Sinisgalli tens and sevens to score the elimination.
Michael Sinisgalli – 120,000 (40 bb)
$250 Big Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 12: 800/1,600 with a 200 ante
Structure | Payouts
Prize Pool: $26,460
Players Remaining: 36/126
Following a flop of 
with about 12,000 in the pot, the player in the small blind checked and the player in the big blind bet 4,500. Event 1 winner Steven Bennett called from the button, and the player in the small blind folded.
The turn was the 
, the big blind checked, Bennett bet 8,500, and his opponent called. The river was the 
, the big blind checked, Bennett bet 24,000, and his opponent tanked for a while before he folded.
Bennet won the pot to chip to about 160,000, and he is among the biggest stacks in the room.
$250 Big Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 10: 500/1,000 with a 100 ante
Structure
Prize Pool: $26,460
Players Remaining: 59/126
Event 4 of the 2017 Fun in the Sun Poker Open drew 126 entries, generating a prize pool of $26,460.
The top 16 places will be paid, with a min-cash set at $516 and a first-place prize of $7,672.
| Place | Payout |
|---|---|
| 1 | $7,672 |
| 2 | $4,763 |
| 3 | $2,844 |
| 4 | $1,786 |
| 5 | $1,323 |
| 6 | $1,138 |
| 7 | $986 |
| 8 | $873 |
| 9 | $767 |
| 10 | $675 |
| 11 | $675 |
| 12 | $675 |
| 13 | $589 |
| 14 | $589 |
| 15 | $589 |
| 16 | $516 |
$250 Big Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 9: 400/800 with a 100 ante
Structure
Entries: 116
Allan Bieler raised to 2,000 from early position, Ory Hen three-bet to 5,500 from the hijack, Bieler four-bet shoved for about 8,000, and Hen called.
Bieler: 
Hen: 
The board came down 
, giving Hen kings full of aces to eliminate Bieler.
Ory Hen – 28,000 (35 bb)
Allan Bieler – Eliminated
$250 Big Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 7: 250/500 with a 75 ante
Structure
Entries: 102
Steven Bennett – 38,500 (77 bb)
Marc Sacheli – 28,000 (56 bb)
Stanley Sanders – 21,000 (42 bb)
Steve Oliver – 18,500 (37 bb)
Yigal Hen – 15,000 (30 bb)
Jacquelyn Scott – 15,000 (30 bb)
Haim Toorgeman – 14,000 (28 bb)
Craig Witz – 13,000 (26 bb)
Ory Hen – 12,000 (24 bb)
Jonathan Marks – 12,000 (24 bb)
Juan Diaz – 10,000 (20 bb)
Allan Bieler – 9,500 (19 bb)
Michael Krumenacker – 9,000 (18 bb)
11am: Event 4 ($250 Big Stack) – $25,000 Guaranteed
6pm: Event 5 ($130 Deep Stack Turbo) – $15,000 Guaranteed
Tournament updates will begin following first break in the 11am event
2017 Rock ‘N’ Roll Poker Open
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 4
$360 Pot-Limit Omaha
Entries: 89
Prize Pool: $26,700
November 17, 2017
Brad Ruben continued his dominance in four card flop games at the Seminole Hard Rock on Friday night. Just a year ago, Ruben won his first Hard Rock trophy in the $360 pot-limit Omaha 8-or-Better.
On Friday, he added a second Hard Rock trophy to his mantle after defeating an 89-entry field in the $360 pot-limit Omaha. He defeated Zack Milchman heads-up to earn the title and $8,471.
The win is just the latest in a string of top finishes for Ruben.
“It feels good,” said Ruben after the victory. “It’s always awesome to win a tournament. There were a lot of good players. You got to run good, play good and I did. I’m happy. It’s my second win in the last three or four months, so it’s nice.”
During six-handed play, talks of a chop were afoot. Ruben was one of the short stacks and was willing to take around $3,000 and end the tournament there. Joel Harwood was the chip leader and would’ve taken the trophy.
It was actually Milchman, who ended up finishing runner-up, who turned down the deal as the shortest stack at the table.
“I was like the second shortest chips and I would’ve gotten like third place money, so I thought that was pretty fair,” said Ruben about the chop negotiations. “The guy who got second actually had less than me and he wanted a little bit more. He wanted like $80 bucks from everyone.”
With Milchman demanding a little bit more money, the table couldn’t come to terms on the deal. After the deal negotiations were squashed, Ruben went on a run and never looked back.
“We played on and what vaulted me was that I flopped two pair with a couple backdoors and the other short stack flopped a worse two-pair,” said Ruben. “So, I stacked him and from there I never looked back. I kind of took control.”
The Florida native prefers Omaha to hold’em. The constantly changing hand equities and the intricacies of the game is what draws him to it.
“It seems like every flop, every turn, the equities change,” said Ruben about the game. “So, it’s more interesting and it’s more dynamic. So, I like it more.”
After getting a college degree, Ruben was in the finance world until finding poker. He spent some time playing full-time, but started getting into real estate to supplement his income.
Final Table Results:
1st: Brad Ruben – $8,471
2nd: Zack Milchman – $5,073
3rd: Alexander Orlov – $3,204
4th: Dave Brooker – $2,069
5th: Joel Harwood – $1,602
6th: Drew Epstein – $1,268
7th: Michael Daniel – $1,068
8th: Stefan Lundqvist – $935
9th: Brian Guzman – $847
10th: Mihails Morozovs – $774
11th: Michael Rosenberg – $721
12th: Haim Shrayer – $668
$360 Pot Limit Omaha (Re-Entry)
Structure Sheet
Level 22: 6,000/12,000
Players Remaining: 1 of 89
Brad Ruben finished off Zack Milchman shortly after the level changed and the blinds were increased.
Ruben earned $8,471 for the win and Milchman took home $5,073 for his runner-up finish. A complete recap will be published shortly.
$360 Pot Limit Omaha (Re-Entry)
Structure Sheet
Level 21: 5,000/10,000
Players Remaining: 2 of 89
Alexander Orlov was eliminated by Zack Milchman in third place, leaving Milchman heads-up with Brad Ruben.
On a flop of 
, Ruben checked from the big blind and Milchman bet 14,000 on the button. Ruben check-raised to 56,000 and Milchman called.
The turn was the 
and Ruben bet 83,000. Milchman called and the river was the 
. Ruben moved all in for Milchman’s remaining 120,000 and Milchman didn’t waste much time before folding.
Ruben mucked his hand and took the pot, extending his chip lead to more than 6-to-1.
Brad Ruben – 7700,000
Zack Milchman – 120,000
$360 Pot Limit Omaha (Re-Entry)
Structure Sheet
Level 21: 5,000/10,000
Players Remaining: 3 of 89
Joel Harwood was eliminated in 5th place for $1,602 and Dave Brooker hit the rail in fourth for $2,069.
It looks like Brad Ruben did most of the damage in those two knockouts since he holds more than two-thirds of the chips in play with three players left.
Ruben sits with about 610,000 of the 890,000 in play. Zack Milchman has 160,000 and Alexander Orlov has about 110,000. The next player to be eliminated will leave with $3,204.