2020 Fun in the Sun
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 1
$360 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$25,000 Guaranteed
Entries: 161
Prize Pool: $48,300
December 26, 2020
The opening event of the 2020 Fun in the Sun, the $360 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry), drew a field of 161 entries and created a total prize pool of $48,300, nearly doubling the $25,000 guarantee.
The final three players agreed to a deal, and Theo Lawson was the chip leader at the time to officially earn the title of champion.
Lawson, a regular at the Seminole Hard Rock, pushed his career tournament winnings to above the $260,000 mark and this also marked his fifth-largest score, according to the Hendon Mob database.
| Place | First Name | Last Name | Prize Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Theo | Lawson | $9,435* |
| 2 | Mihkail | Shlapakou | $8,511* |
| 3 | Lenny | Goldstein | $8,259* |
| 4 | Jason | Barry | $3,016 |
| 5 | Joel | Lumpkins II | $2,328 |
| 6 | Manuel | Rodriguez | $1,930 |
| 7 | Tamra | Piderit | $1,671 |
| 8 | Lester | Rodriguez | $1,473 |
| 9 | Juan | Diaz | $1,284 |
| 10 | Walter | Buss | $1,111 |
| 11 | Christopher | Funari | $1,111 |
| 12 | Haim | Or Krief | $1,111 |
| 13 | Nigel | Murray | $942 |
| 14 | Michael | Goldfarb | $942 |
| 15 | Sebastiaan | de Jonge | $942 |
| 16 | Mitchell | Smith | $782 |
| 17 | Steve | Olivier | $782 |
| 18 | Antonio | Rey | $782 |
| 19 | Joseph | Pantalano | $629 |
| 20 | Solange | Lucas | $629 |
| 21 | Roberto | Bendeck | $629 |
*denotes three-way deal