2024 Fun in the Sun 726k2

Event 5: Howard Mash Doubles Through Benjamin Zamani 6i1il

$1,100 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)Prize Pool:  $205,640 |  Payouts Level 20:  5,000/15,000 with a 15,000 ante Players Remaining:  13 of 212 455u5x

Benjamin Zamani raised to 30,000 from the hijack, Howard Mash reraised all in for 230,000 in the big blind, and Zamani thought for a bit before he called.

Zamani:  8s8h
Mash:  6d6s

The board came Qc6hQhKd7d, giving Mash sixes full of queens to double through Zamani.

Howard Mash  –  480,000  (32 bb)
Benjamin Zamani  –  200,000  (13 bb)

With 13 players remaining from the field of 212 entries, the average stack is about 490,000 (33 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed $3,400.

Event 5: Final 13 Players 2a5cr

$1,100 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool:  $205,640 |  Payouts
Level 19:  5,000/10,000 with a 10,000 ante
Players Remaining:  13 of 212

Table 14
Seat 1:  Benjamin Zamani  –  475,000  (48 bb)
Seat 2:  Benjamin Moschel  –  300,000  (30 bb)
Seat 3:
Seat 4:
Seat 5:  Matt Bretzfield  –  725,000  (73 bb)
Seat 6:  Matt Glantz  –  770,000  (77 bb)
Seat 7:  Howard Mash –  260,000  (26 bb)
Seat 8:  Mark Pukhov  –  670,000  (67 bb)
Seat 9:  Ira Friedman  –  505,000  (51 bb)

Table 7
Seat 1: Aliaksei Tsiareshka  –  810,000  (81 bb)
Seat 2:
Seat 3:  Cangir Elcin  –  200,000  (20 bb)
Seat 4:  Zachary Zaffos  –  545,000  (55 bb)
Seat 5:
Seat 6:  Matthew Wolf  –  475,000  (48 bb)
Seat 7:
Seat 8:  Alexander Orlov  –  320,000  (32 bb)
Seat 9:  Bruce Yamron  –  330,000  (33 bb)

1st:  $45,320 + Trophy
2nd:  $30,000
3rd:  $22,400
4th:  $16,800
5th:  $12,700
6th:  $9,700
7th:  $7,400
8th:  $5,800
9th-10th:  $4,520
11th-12th:  $3,980
13th:  $3,400

Event 5: Sicheng Wang Eliminated in 14th Place by Aliaksei Tsiareshka 6l3c1w

$1,100 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool:  $205,640 |  Payouts
Level 19:  5,000/10,000 with a 10,000 ante
Players Remaining:  13 of 212

Sicheng Wang was all in for about 220,000 in the hijack with Ad9h against Aliaksei Tsiareshka in the small blind holding Kh7h.

The board ran out Kc9c4sQd5s, giving Tsiareshka a pair of kings to eliminate Wang in 14th place.

Aliaksei Tsiareshka  –  910,000  (91 bb)
Sicheng Wang  –  Eliminated in 14th Place  ($3,400)

Recent Eliminations
15th:  Abraham Aburman Labra  –  $3,400
16th:  Rafael Oropesa  –  $2,820
17th:  Ofir Shmuel  –  $2,820
18th:  Scott Zakheim  –  $2,820

Event 5: Shai Tsarfaty Eliminated in 19th Place by Benjamin Zamani 503o70

$1,100 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool:  $205,640 |  Payouts
Level 19:  5,000/10,000 with a 10,000 ante
Players Remaining:  18 of 212

Benjamin Zamani raised to 20,000 from the cutoff, Shai Tsarfaty three-bet all in for about 180,000 in the big blind, and Zamani called with KhKc, leading Tsarfaty’s TcTd.

The board ran out KdQs3dTs7h, not enough help to Tsarfaty with the smaller set, ending his tournament in 19th place.

Benjamin Zamani  –  650,000  (65 bb)
Shai Tsarfaty  –  Eliminated in 19th Place  ($2,820)

Event 5: Joel Gola Eliminated in 20th Place by Mark Pukhov 2l17

$1,100 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool:  $205,640 |  Payouts
Level 18:  4,000/8,000 with an 8,000 ante
Players Remaining:  19 of 212

Joel Gola raised all in for 36,000 from under the gun and Mark Pukhov called in the next seat over with KdQd, leading Gola’s QhTc.

The board ran out 8h7c2hQs8d, not enough help to Gola, ending his tournament in 20th place.

Mark Pukhov  –  470,000  (59 bb)
Joel Gola  –  Eliminated in 20th Place  ($2,320)

With 19 players remaining from the field of 212 entries, the average stack is about 335,000 (42 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed $2,820.

Event 5: Evan Teitelbaum Eliminated in 21st Place by Matt Bretzfield 3x1x50

$1,100 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool:  $205,640 |  Payouts
Level 18:  4,000/8,000 with an 8,000 ante
Players Remaining:  20 of 212

Evan Teitelbaum raised all in for 32,000 from under the gun, Howard Mash three-bet to 65,000 UTG+1, Matt Bretzfield four-bet all in for 212,000 in the big blind, and Mash thought for a bit before he folded.

Teitelbaum:  JcTh
Bretzfield:  AdQc

The board came Qd5d3cAs4h, giving Bretzfield aces and queens to eliminate Teitelbaum in 21st place.

Matt Bretzfield  –  329,000  (41 bb)
Evan Teitelbaum  –  Eliminated in 21st Place  ($2,320)

With 20 players remaining from the field of 212 entries, the average stack is about 318,000 (40 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed $2,320.

Recent Eliminations
22nd:  Richard Leger  –  $2,320
23rd:  Daniel Lei  –  $2,320

Event 5: Final 23 Players 2r4a3q

$1,100 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool:  $205,640 |  Payouts
Level 18:  4,000/8,000 with an 8,000 ante
Players Remaining:  23 of 212

Table 14
Seat 1:
Seat 2:  Benjamin Moschel  –  405,000  (51 bb)
Seat 3:  Rafael Oropesa  –  180,000  (23 bb)
Seat 4:  Ofir Shmuel  –  96,000  (12 bb)
Seat 5:  Matt Bretzfield  –  90,000  (11 bb)
Seat 6:  Evan Teitelbaum  –  140,000  (18 bb)
Seat 7:  Howard Mash –  485,000  (61 bb)
Seat 8:
Seat 9:  Ira Friedman  –  390,000  (49 bb)

Table 13
Seat 1:  Richard Leger  –  70,000  (9 bb)
Seat 2:
Seat 3:  Zachary Zaffos  –  410,000  (51 bb)
Seat 4:  Aliaksei Tsiareshka  –  560,000  (70 bb)
Seat 5:  Matt Glantz  –  585,000  (73 bb)
Seat 6:  Benjamin Zamani  –  490,000  (61 bb)
Seat 7:  Scott Zakheim  –  70,000  (9 bb)
Seat 8:  Bruce Yamron  –  245,000  (31 bb)
Seat 9:  Shai Tsarfaty  –  300,000  (38 bb)

Table 7
Seat 1:  Joel Gola  –  55,000  (7 bb)
Seat 2:  Mark Pukhov  –  440,000  (55 bb)
Seat 3:  Cangir Elcin  –  140,000  (18 bb)
Seat 4:  Tefy Lei  –  78,000  (10 bb)
Seat 5:  Abraham Aburman Labra  –  270,000  (34 bb)
Seat 6:  Matthew Wolf  –  190,000  (24 bb)
Seat 7:  Sicheng Wang  –  350,000  (44 bb)
Seat 8:  Alexander Orlov  –  110,000  (14 bb)
Seat 9:

1st:  $45,320 + Trophy
2nd:  $30,000
3rd:  $22,400
4th:  $16,800
5th:  $12,700
6th:  $9,700
7th:  $7,400
8th:  $5,800
9th-10th:  $4,520
11th-12th:  $3,980
13th-15th:  $3,400
16th-19th:  $2,820
20th-23rd:  $2,320

24th:  Matt Yorra  –  $1,940
25th:  Steve Karp  –  $1,940
26th:  Steven Zaffos  –  $1,940
27th:  Lee Gorodetsky  –  $1,940

Event 5: 24th – 27th Place Finishers 2r2l1v

$1,100 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool:  $205,640 |  Payouts
Level 18:  4,000/8,000 with an 8,000 ante
Players Remaining:  23 of 212

24th:  Matt Yorra  –  $1,940
25th:  Steve Karp  –  $1,940
26th:  Steven Zaffos  –  $1,940
27th:  Lee Gorodetsky  –  $1,940

Event 5: Nancy Birnbaum Eliminated on the Money Bubble by Mark Pukhov 1z1l34

$1,100 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool:  $205,640 |  Payouts
Level 17:  3,000/6,000 with a 6,000 ante
Players Remaining:  27 of 212

Nancy Birnbaum raised all in for 12,000 in the hijack, Mark Pukhov called in the small blind, and Matt Yorra called in the big blind.

Pukhov and Yorra checked down a board of JsJc6h7h4c.

Birnbaum:  AsTd
Pukhov:  Ad4s
Yorra:  8h3s

Pukhov made jacks and fours on the river to eliminate Birnbaum on the money bubble.

Mark Pukhov  –  452,000  (75 bb)
Matt Yorra  –  156,000  (26 bb)
Nancy Birnbaum  –  Eliminated on the Money Bubble

Event 5: Benjamin Moschel Scores a Double Knockout; Hand-for-Hand Play Begins 4e605i

$1,100 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool:  $205,640 |  Payouts
Level 17:  3,000/6,000 with a 6,000 ante
Players Remaining:  28 of 212

Juan Amaya raised all in for 101,000 from under the gun, Benjamin Moschel called in the next seat over, Matthew Beinner reraised all in for about 115,000 on the button, and Moschel called.

Amaya:  JcJs
Moschel:  AhAd
Beinner: KhKc

The board ran out Th6h6c5dAc, safe for Moschel to score the double elimination to put the tournament on the money bubble.

Benjamin Moschel  –  415,000  (69 bb)
Juan Amaya  –  Eliminated
Matthew Beinner  –  Eliminated