Friday, September 29th: Friday Is About A Tournament And "Turbo High Hands"

ICYMI: Thursday's tournament action began with a little "mixed-game" flare, as the $130 Omaha/Stud 8B Hi/Lo ($2,000 GTD) began at 11:00am.  The field of (20) entries would reach the guaranteed prize pool on the number, with three players reaching the money.  After Arnold Cohen (West Palm Beach, FL) was eliminated on the bubble, play would continue on, eventually crowning an outright winner.  Dale Phillips (Naples, FL) entered heads-up play with a slight deficit against Ian Cohen (Lauderdale By The Sea, FL), but used to critical hands to grab a commanding lead, eventually putting Cohen away for the tournament win.

1. Dale Phillips (Naples, FL) $1,000
2. Ian Cohen (Lauderdale By The Sea, FL) $600
3. Stanley Oremland (Coral Springs, FL) $400

The O.E. tournament was followed at 6:00pm, by the $100 No Limit Hold'em "Deepstack Turbo Bounty" ($3,000).  The field was comprised of (53) entries, and once the optional add-ons were added into the number, the official prize pool would close at $4,241 (bounties included).  A total of seven spots would get paid in the tournament, with action mirroring the afternoon event, with the exception of the conclusion.  Once heads-up play was reached between Anthony Wilson and Jack Kay, the two would agree to a deal that ended the event.

1. Anthony Wilson (Sunrise, FL) $970
2. Jack Kay (Aurora, CO) $750
3. Daniel Shortley (Lake Worth, FL) $394
4. Larry Bass (Tamarac, FL) $277
5. Scott Hartman (Coral Springs, FL) $219
6. Al Gomez (Miami Beach, FL) $175
7. Arthur White (Harrisville, RI) $131

Tournaments: There are only two days left in the month, with the calendar turning over to October, and the 2017 Isle Open right around the corner.  Today's event slate consists of one tournament, which gets underway at 6:00pm.  The $75 buy-in No Limit Hold'em event is structured generously, with starting stacks of 15,000 units, and (20) minute levels over the course of the evening.  There is also an optional add-on at the end of registration (after Level 8), which costs $20 for an extra 10,000 units (100% of the add-on goes into the prize pool).  

Promotions: From the moment the doors to the poker room open, the "bonus" high hands are in effect.  Things start with the "Turbo High Hands," with $100 awarded to the qualifying high hand every (10) minutes.  With less tables in the morning hours, we usually see rollovers on a consistent basis, some of which get as high as $600-$700.  The ten minute high hands run from 9:00am-12:00pm, and then transition to a different promotion.

Things are still "turbo-ish," with $250 high hands awarded every (20) minutes, from the hours of 12:00pm-4:00pm.  The promotion only gets richer after that, as one last transition sees $500 awarded every (20) minutes, from the hours of 4:00pm-12:00am.

6:00pm - $75 No Limit Hold'em

- Players will begin with a 15,000 starting stack

- Late and re-entries for the first (8) levels

- Alternates and late entries will receive full stacks

- Levels are (20) minutes in length throughout

- Optional player "add-on" at the end of Level 8 ($20 for 10,000 tournament chips), with 100% of the "add-on" going to the prize pool