2023 Seminole Hard Rock Fun in the Sun
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 6
$250 Holiday Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$30,000 Guarantee
Entries:  258
Prize Pool:  $53,664
December 30, 2023

Event 6 of the 2023 Seminole Hard Rock Fun in the Sun was a $250 Holiday Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry). A field of 258 entries generated a prize pool of $53,664, nearly doubling the guarantee.

A five-way deal was reached at the final table and Lester Trimino was on top of the chip counts at the time, making him the official winner for $7,584.

*denotes five-way deal

2023 Seminole Hard Rock Fun in the Sun
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 5
$1,100 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$100,000 Guarantee
Entries:  174
Prize Pool:  $168,780
December 29-30, 2023

Event 5 of the 2023 Seminole Hard Rock Fun in the Sun was the $1,100 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em Main Event (Re-Entry), drawing a field of 174 entries and generating a prize pool of $168,780.

Emerging victorious was Robert Georato, taking it down outright for $43,685.

On the heels of a 37th-place finish at the WPT World Championship earlier this month, Georato continued his end-of-the-year heater with the outright victory today. He bagged the chip lead after Day 1 and never relinquished it at the final table en route to his victory.

$1,100 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$100,000 Guarantee | Results
Prize Pool:  $168,780
Level 28:  50,000/75,000 with a 75,000 ante
Players Remaining:  1 of 174

Robert Georato raised from the button and Mike Chiappetta called all in for 450,000 in the big blind.

Georato: 
Chiappetta: 

The board came , giving Georato kings and queens to win the 2023 Fun in the Sun Main Event outright for $43,685. Chiappetta finished runner-up for $29,350.

A recap of the event will be posted soon.

$1,100 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$100,000 Guarantee | Results
Prize Pool:  $168,780
Level 27:  30,000/60,000 with a 60,000 ante
Players Remaining:  2 of 174

Mike Chiappetta limped in from the button for 60,000, Robert Georato raised to 180,000 from the small blind, Gary Gelman was forced all in for 15,000 in the big blind, and Chiappetta folded.

Georato: 
Gelman: 

The board came , no help to Gelman, ending his tournament in third place.

Robert Georato  –  4,260,000  (71 bb)
Mike Chiappetta  –  960,000  (16 bb)
Gary Gelman  –  Eliminated in 3rd Place  ($17,310)

1st:  $43,685 + Trophy
2nd:  $29,350

$1,100 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$100,000 Guarantee | Results
Prize Pool:  $168,780
Level 27:  30,000/60,000 with a 60,000 ante
Players Remaining:  3 of 174

Mike Chiappetta raised all in for 540,000 from the button and Gary Gelman called in the big blind with . Chiappetta showed and needed to hold to stay alive.

The board came , giving Chiappetta trip tens to double through Gelman again.

Mike Chiappetta  –  1,170,000  (20 bb)
Gary Gelman  –  95,000  (2 bb)

$1,100 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$100,000 Guarantee | Results
Prize Pool:  $168,780
Level 27:  30,000/60,000 with a 60,000 ante
Players Remaining:  3 of 174

Mike Chiappetta raised all in for 730,000 and Gary Gelman called in the big blind.

Chiappetta: 
Gelman: 

The board ran out , giving Chiappetta a pair of kings on the river to double through Gelman.

Mike Chiappetta  –  1,550,000  (26 bb)
Gary Gelman  –  915,000  (15 bb)

With three players remaining from a field of 174, the average stack is 1,740,000 (29 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed $17,310.

$1,100 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$100,000 Guarantee | Results
Prize Pool:  $168,780
Level 26: 25,000/50,000 with a 50,000 ante
Players Remaining:  3 of 174

Mike Chiappetta raised all in for 695,000 from the small blind and Robert Georato called in the big blind with . Chiappetta showed and needed to improve to stay alive.

The board came , giving Chiappetta a flush on the river to double up.

Mike Chiappetta  –  1,440,000  (29 bb)
Robert Georato  –  2,600,000  (52 bb)
Gary Gelman  –  1,180,000  (24 bb)

With three players remaining from a field of 174, the average stack is 1,740,000 (35 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed $17,310.

$1,100 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$100,000 Guarantee | Results
Prize Pool:  $168,780
Level 25: 20,000/40,000 with a 40,000 ante
Players Remaining:  3 of 174

Yury Parad raised all in for 250,000 from UTG/cutoff and Mike Chiappetta called in the big blind with . Parad showed and needed to improve to stay alive.

The board came , no help to Parad, ending his tournament in fourth place.

MIke Chiappetta  –  975,000  (24 bb)
Yury Parad  –  Eliminated in 4th Place  ($10,530)

With three players remaining from a field of 174, the average stack is 1,740,000 (44 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed $17,310.

$1,100 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$100,000 Guarantee | Results
Prize Pool:  $168,780
Level 25: 20,000/40,000 with a 40,000 ante
Players Remaining:  4 of 174

Girish Reknar was all in from the small blind for about 400,000 against Robert Georato in the cutoff.

Reknar: 
Georato: 

The board ran out , no help to Reknar, ending his tournament in fifth palce.

Robert Georato  –  3,400,000  (85 bb)
Girish Reknar  –  Eliminated in 5th Place  ($8,125)

With four players remaining from a field of 174, the average stack is 1,305,000  (33 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed $10,530.