2024 Fun in the Sun

Event 1 Flight A: Chip Leaders on the Money Bubble

$400 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$100,000 Guarantee  |  Structure
Level 15:  2,000/4,000 with a 4,000 ante
Flight A Players Remaining:  43 of 330

1.  Angel Gamarra  –  514,000  (129 bb)
2.  Jack Nathan  –  424,000  (106 bb)
3.  Juan Amaya  –  416,000  (104 bb)

The Flight A field will play down to 42 players. As a reminder, players must bag chips in order to cash and advance to Day 2.

Event 1 Flight A: Jack Nathan Shows King High

$400 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$100,000 Guarantee  |  Structure
Level 14:  1,500/3,000 with a 3,000 ante
Flight A Players Remaining:  44 of 330

The player on the button raised to 8,000, the player in the small blind called, and Jack Nathan three-bet to 22,000 out of the big blind. Only the player on the button called.

The flop was Qs8s3c, Nathan bet 21,000, and his opponent called.

The turn was the 4d, Nathan bet 45,000, and his opponent called.

The river was the Ad, Nathan moved all in (covering his opponent’s remaining 88,000-ish) and after a little while his opponent folded.

Nathan showed Ks2x as he collected the pot.

Jack Nathan  –   390,000  (130 bb)

With 44 players remaining from the Flight A field of 330 entries, the average stack is 150,000 (50 big blinds).

The Flight A field will play down to 42 players. As a reminder, players must bag chips in order to cash and advance to Day 2.

Event 1 Flight A: Chip Counts from the Field

$400 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$100,000 Guarantee  |  Structure
Level 14:  1,500/3,000 with a 3,000 ante
Flight A Players Remaining:  46 of 330

Angel Gamarra  –  480,000  (160 bb)
Jack Nathan  –  300,000  (100 bb)
Mervick Nunez  –  238,000  (79 bb)
Carlos Bermudez  –  185,000  (62 bb)
Walter Bravo  –  165,000  (55 bb)
Matt Glantz  –  151,000  (50 bb)
Cangir Elcin  –  148,000  (49 bb)
Richard Whitebrook  –  115,000  (38 bb)
Pasquale Caiazza  –  85,000  (28 bb)
Sam Sternfield  –  78,000  (26 bb)
Jordan Flaschner  –  75,000  (25 bb)
Howard Mash  –  70,000  (23 bb)
Paul Domb  –  55,000  (18 bb)

Event 1 Flight A: River Bet Win for Matt Glantz

$400 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$100,000 Guarantee  |  Structure
Level 13:  1,500/2,500 with a 2,500 ante
Flight A Players Remaining:  53 of 330

Matt Glantz raised to 5,000 in early position, a player in middle position three-bet to 14,000, and Glantz called.

They checked to the turn of a QcTc7c5c board where Glantz bet 12,000. His opponent called.

The 8h river completed the board, Glantz bet 26,000, and his opponent thought for a bit before he folded.

Matt Glantz  –  171,000  (68 bb)

Event 1 Flight A: Alcides Gomez Eliminated by Carlos Bermudez

$400 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$100,000 Guarantee  |  Structure
Level 13:  1,500/2,500 with a 2,500 ante
Flight A Players Remaining:  57 of 330

Carlos Bermudez raised from the middle position, Alcides Gomez reraised all in for about 50,000 on the button, and Bermudez called.

Bermudez:  QsQh
Gomez:  6s6d

The board came KhQc4c9dTs, giving Bermudez a set of queens to eliminate Gomez.

Carlos Bermudez  –  160,000  (64 bb)
Alcides Gomez  –  Eliminated

With about 57 players remaining from the Flight A field of 330 entries, the average stack is about 116,000 (46 big blinds).

The Flight A field will play down to 42 players. As a reminder, players must bag chips in order to cash and advance to Day 2.

Event 1 Flight A: Angel Gamarra Above 300K

$400 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$100,000 Guarantee  |  Structure
Level 13:  1,500/2,500 with a 2,500 ante
Flight A Players Remaining:  60 of 330

Angel Gamarra raised to 8,000 in the hijack and Cangir Elcin called on the button.

The flop was AsJh8c, Gamarra continued for 7,000, and Elcin called.

The turn was the 6s, Gamarra bet 12,000, and Elcin called.

The river was the 5s, Gamarra bet 35,000, and Elcin thought for a while before he folded.

Angel Gamarra  –  330,000  (132 bb)
Cangir Elcin  –  74,000  (30 bb)

Event 1 Flight A: Howard Mash Thins the Field by One

$400 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$100,000 Guarantee  |  Structure
Level 12:  1,000/2,000 with a 2,000 ante
Flight A Players Remaining:  66 of 330

Howard Mash raised to 4,500 in early position, the player on the button reraised all in for 20,000, and Mash called with As9h, racing with his opponent’s 5h5d.

The board came Ks6h3cAdKh, giving Mash aces and kings to win the pot and eliminate his opponent.

Howard Mash  –  81,000  (41 bb)

With about 66 players remaining from the Flight A field of 330 entries, the average stack is about 100,000 (50 big blinds).

The Flight A field will play down to 42 players. As a reminder, players must bag chips in order to cash and advance to Day 2.

Event 1 Flight A: Mike Chiappetta Takes One Out

$400 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$100,000 Guarantee  |  Structure
Level 12:  1,000/2,000 with a 2,000 ante
Flight A Players Remaining:  77 of 330

After a series of raises, a player in middle position was all in for roughly 70,000 with AdQc against Mike Chiappetta on the button holding KcKh.

The board ran out Td9c4s2c5s, safe for Chiappetta to score the elimination.

Mike Chiappetta  –  170,000  (85 bb)

With about 77 players remaining from the Flight A field of 330 entries, the average stack is about 86,000 (43 big blinds).

Event 1 Flight A: Chip Leaders at Break

$400 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$100,000 Guarantee  |  Structure
Level 12:  1,000/2,000 with a 2,000 ante
Flight A Players Remaining:  88 of 330

A scan of the stacks during the break turned up three players above 200,000.

1.  Mervick Nunez  –  272,000  (136 bb)
2.  Carlos Bermudez  –  239,000  (120 bb)
3.  Angel Gamarra  –  223,000  (112 bb)

The Flight A field will play down to 42 players. As a reminder, players must bag chips in order to cash and advance to Day 2.