Fun in the Sun Main Event | Structure
$560 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 12: 800/1,600 with a 200 ante
Entries: 196
On the turn of an 
board with about 15,000 in the pot, Event 5 winner Dani Dayan bet 10,000 from the big blind. Her opponent in the hijack called.
The river was the 
, Dayan bet 20,000, and her opponent called.
Dayan showed 
for sevens full of aces, her opponent mucked, and Dayan won the pot.
Dani Dayan – 188,000 (118 bb)
Fun in the Sun Main Event | Structure
$560 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 11: 600/1,200 with a 200 ante
Entries: 180
Yossi Ben Kessous raised to 3,000 from middle position, the player on the button called, and Michael Newman called from the small blind.
The flop came down 
, and Newman checked to Ben Kessous who bet 6,000. The button folded, and Newman called.
The turn was the 
, and Newman check-called 7,000 from Ben Kessous.
The river was the 
, and Newman led out for 15,000. Ben Kessous tanked for about two minutes, squirming in his seat a bit while Newman just stared at him. Ben Kessous eventually folded, and Newman casually tossed over 
as he collected the pot.
Michael Newman – 165,000 (138 bb)
Yossi Ben Kessous – 18,000 (15 bb)
Fun in the Sun Main Event | Structure
$560 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 10: 500/1,000 with a 100 ante
Entries: 177
With about 17,500 in the pot and the board reading 
, Farid Jattin (fresh off of his Main Event win at Seminole Hard Rock Tampa) was all in from middle position for 12,600 with 
against an opponent in the cutoff with 
.
The 
turn and river completed the board, no help to Jattin, giving his opponent the pot.
Jattin rejoined the field shortly thereafter as registration remains open until the beginning of Level 13.
Fun in the Sun Main Event | Structure
$560 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 9: 400/800 with a 100 ante
Entries: 159
Matt Yorra raised all in from middle position for roughly 14,000, and the player on the button called all in for about 11,000.
” I have my favorite button calling hand,” said Yorra’s opponent, who showed 
. Yorra showed 
.
The board came down 
, giving Yorra aces full of kings to eliminate his opponent.
Matt Yorra – 27,500 (34 bb)
Fun in the Sun Main Event | Structure
$560 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 7: 250/500 with a 75 ante
Entries: 131
Michael Newman – 57,000 (114 bb)
Josh Tzur – 52,000 (104 bb)
Jacquelyn Scott – 49,000 (98 bb)
Jack Shea – 48,000 (96 bb)
Cory Blum – 37,500 (75 bb)
Abbey Daniels – 32,500 (65 bb)
Tony Ruberto – 32,500 (65 bb)
Bob Norris – 26,000 (52 bb)
Nancy Thomas – 26,000 (52 bb)
Neil Blumenfield – 25,000 (50 bb)
Yigal Hen – 18,000 (36 bb)
Almog Bitton – 17,000 (34 bb)
Ory Hen – 16,000 (32 bb)
Matt Yorra – 16,000 (32 bb)
Luis Santoni – 14,500 (29 bb)
Marc Sacheli – 14,000 (28 bb)
Allan Bieler – 13,000 (26 bb)
Nigel Murray – 10,000 (20 bb)
Evan Teitelbaum – 9,000 (18 bb)
Fun in the Sun Main Event | Structure
$560 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 6: 200/400 with a 50
Entries: 103
It’s early in Level 6 and the $50,000 guarantee is already bested in the Fun in the Sun $560 Main Event. The clock shows 103 to this point with registration and re-entry available until about 4:25pm. Looking back to last year, today’s event is slightly ahead of pace of its predecessor and should best the year-over-year turnout.
Fun in the Sun Main Event | Structure
$560 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 5: 150/300 with a 50
Entries: 87
Registration and re-entry in the Fun in the Sun Main Event is available until about 4:25pm. Until that time, anyone that goes bust can simply head back to the registration desk and get back in the game for another $560. After that time, though, the re-entry period is closed and the field will be final.
Those who find the felt post-4:25pm have another option to scratch the poker itch at the cash tables. Bonus High Hands up to $1,000 kick in at 6pm and are paid every 30 minutes with rollover until midnight.
If tonight’s not the night, tomorrow marks another installment with a little longer window for payouts when they begin at noon and go straight through until a special $2,018 payout at midnight.
Fun in the Sun Main Event | Structure
$560 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 3: 75/150 with a 25
Entries: 70
There’s a been a steady tick up in the entry count since cards went in the air for the Fun in the Sun Main Event just about 45 minutes ago. After kicking off with 30, the field has more than doubled as it just hit the 70 mark. That puts the prize pool at an unofficial $35,000 and the tournament is well on its way to smashing the $50,000 guarantee.
A quick stroll through the tables shows a handful of notables in the game taking a shot at a $560 trophy. Recent Rock ‘n’ Roll Poker Open Championship winner Michael Newman is joined by World Series of Poker gold bracelet winner Jacquelyn Scott and former November Niner Neil Blumenfield.
Fun in the Sun Main Event | Structure
$560 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 1: 25/50
Entries: 30
The clock strikes 11am in South Florida and the headline event of the 2017 Fun in the Sun Poker Open is underway at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino. Recognized as the Main Event, the final tournament of the series is a $560 buy-in no limit hold’em re-entry event. Players take their seats to 20,000 starting chips with 20-minute levels kicking it off before they jump to 30 minutes two hours into the structure.
Here are the details on the event:
Last year’s closer saw a field of 148 entries generate a total prize pool of $74,000. When the dust settled, Yousef Nassr scored an outright win along with $20,428 in prize money.
Link: Yousef Nassr Wins 2016 FITS Main Event for $20K
Updates from this year’s event will be available now through its conclusion in the early morning hours of Sunday. Good luck, players!
11am: Fun in the Sun Main Event ($560 Deep Stack)