- Steven Spiegelman (Pompano Beach, FL) $1,148
- Zaki Lichaa (Pompano Beach, FL) $1,084
- Allen Stern (Boca Raton, FL) $504
- Barry Teller (Tamarac, FL) $360
- Erkan Demir (Boca Raton, FL) $288
- Danny Racer (Hanover, PA) $216
Last night's scheduled tournament was an $80 No Limit Hold'em event, which didn't carry a guarantee. That didn't deter players from joining in on the action, as the field was comprised of (33) entries. The prize pool closed at $1,881, and was official listed across five pay spots. As mentioned in the title of today's post, the players must have been "feeling the early Valentine's Day love," as they agreed to a seven-way deal. Not only were two extra players awarded money, but the deal was basically even across the board (with two players earning just one dollar less than the others).
- Sabas Ferrer (Coral Springs, FL) $269
- Robert Blanchette (Ft. Lauderdale, FL) $269
- Jeffrey Oldakowski (Pompano Beach, FL) $269
- Joakim Dag (Pompano Beach, FL) $269
- Alain Bleanger (Canada) $269
- Richard Desanctis (Pompano Beach, FL) $268
- Larry Rheinschmidt (Pompano Beach, FL) $268
Tournaments: Today's recurring schedule starts at 11:00am, with one of the larger guaranteed...and better structured tournaments player will find in the area. The $150 buy-in event carries a $5,000 guarantee, and is structured with starting stacks of 20,000 units, and levels that last (20) minutes in length. This is one of the first times we are seeing this event in the afternoon time slot, so it will be interesting to see how the showing is.
After making it's appearance on the recurring schedule for the first time in months, the $150 Pot Limit Omaha ($3,000 GTD) event returns to the Wednesday evening time slot. The tournament is structured with starting stacks of 12,000 units, and levels that last (20) minutes over the course of the evening.
Promotions: From (9:00am-10:00am), the high hand will award $150 every (30) minutes. The high hands will then transition from 10:00am-12:00am (midnight), with the opportunity to win $400 every (30) minutes. During that period, the promotion sees tournament players eligible (Isle Open events not eligible for high hand) each half-hour for $100 high hands, 2/2 limit hold'em players eligible for $200 high hands, 2/4 limit hold'em players eligible for $300 high hands, and all other raked games (1/2-5/10 NLH, 4/8 Omaha 8B, 6/12 O.E., etc.) eligible for $400 high hands. From 12:00am-9:00am, players are eligible for $100 high hands every hour.
It should also be noted that started back on November 1st, players are able to win the high hand using only one card in their hand!!! The payouts for those that use one card are different than the standard numbers listed above, and can be found (full listing of one-card payouts on flyers in the poker room).
11:00am - $150 No Limit Hold'em ($5,000 GTD)
- Players start with 20,000 in tournament chips
- Late and re-entries for the first (8) levels
- Alternates and late entries will start with a full stack
- Level will last (20) minutes throughout the event
6:00pm - $150 Pot Limit Omaha ($3,000 GTD)
- Players will begin with a 12,000 starting stack
- Late and re-entries for the first (8) levels
- Levels are (20) minutes in length
- All late registrants and re-entries will receive a full stack
