Tuesday, March 20, 2018

Tuesday, March 20th: Lambrecht And Magnetta Earn Trophy Wins, As Another Big To Leads Up To Battles Championship Event

ICYMI: Yesterday's Battles At The Beach scheduled with started one of the series' top events, as players began showing up at 11:00am for Event #10, a $560 No Limit Hold'em Single-Ante tournament ($50,000 guaranteed prize pool).  Outside of the twelve players to have won seats into the event (from the Event #1 chip lead bonus), the field would be comprised of another (99) entries (for 111 total in the tournament).  The prize pool would eclipse the posted guarantee, official closing at $55,500, and boasting a schedule first place prize of $16,648.  Once registration close, the tournament was all about pace...and things moving very slowly.  The incredible structure offered for some of the deepest play of the entries series, and after close to tweet full levels (of thirty minutes each), the event would reach the money.  Matthew Lambrecht (Stuart, FL) would eventually chop the event head-up with David Oshry, with a lot of new names grabbing a cash in the prestigious event.  The full results from Event #10 are listed below:
  1. Matthew Lambrecht (Stuart, FL) $14,336
  2. David Oshry (Lake Worth, FL) $12,580
  3. Greg McCann (Pompano Beach, FL) $6,161
  4. Jaime Wiegrefe (Miami, FL) $4,024
  5. Alex Nguyen (Coral Springs, FL) $3,108
  6. Janet Fitzgerald (West Palm Beach, FL) $2,553
  7. Gavin Gowie (Cape Coral, FL) $2,165
  8. Son Pham (Coral Springs, FL) $1,887
  9. Dominic Jones (Palmetto Bay, FL) $1,665
  10. Barton Taylor (Miramar, FL) $1,471
  11. Andrew Daire (Boca Raton, FL) $1,471
  12. Tuan Phan (Lake Worth, FL) $1,471
  13. Patrick Biancone (Delray Beach, FL) $1,304
  14. Adam Koppel (West Palm Beach, FL) 
As the $560 NLH Single-Ante was in it's middle stages, the Event #11 action started up, a $100 No Limit Hold'em event with a $15,000 guaranteed prize pool.  After eight levels of open registration, the field would close with (240) entries, and a prize pool of $18,720.  A total of (29) players would reach the money in the event, with numerous notables notching cashes for their resume.  Some players to cash short of the final table included Scott Jaffa (29th place), Karin Powsner (23rd place), Lisa Teebagy (22nd place), Michael Mazzei (14th place), and Steve Bukowski (12th place).  The tournament would end just like the event that came before it (in a heads-up) chop, with John Magnetta (Boynton Beach, FL) adding another Isle Poker trophy to his mantle.  It was all about the "chip and a chair story," as Magnetta was left with 1,200 units after registration was closed (after losing a big pot to Kenny Hambert), but spun it back up to a tournament win.  Results from the Event #11 final table are listed below:
  1. John Magnetta (Boynton Beach, FL) $3,727
  2. Robert McGowan (Birdsboro, PA) $3,725
  3. Mohd Majid (Parkland, FL) $1,919
  4. Michael Corbett (Ft. Lauderdale, FL) $1,167
  5. Akeem Leacock (Tamarac, FL) $901
  6. Otto Chwastek (Czech Republic) $747
  7. Jennifer Guner (Oakland Park, FL) $636
  8. Frederico Camara (Las Vegas, FL) $543
  9. David Sternberg (Coconut Creek, FL) $438
  10. Nathan Schwartz (Boca Raton, FL) $374
Tournaments: Today's Battles At The Beach schedule starts with a non-no limit hold'em event, as all of the Omaha-lics will be flocking to the $10,000 guaranteed event ($250 Limit Omaha 8B Hi/Lo).   The tournament is structured with starting stacks of 14,000 units, and levels that last (20) minutes over the course of the afternoon.  Registration is open through Level 8 (and the break that follows), meaning players have until approximately 3:00pm to join the action.

The single-ante format returns in the evening time slot (6:00pm), as the tournament area is sure to be full with players for Event #12, a $175 No Limit Hold'em Single-Ante with a $25,000 guaranteed prize pool.  The structure of the tournament sees players sitting down to starting stacks of 25,000 units, and playing levels of (20) minutes.  Registration is open through Level 8 (and the break that follows), allowing players to join the action until just before 9:00pm.


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 - 2018 Battles At The Beach Event #12 | $250 Limit Omaha 8B Hi/Lo ($10,000 GTD) 

- Players start with 14,000 in tournament chips
- Late and re-entries for the first (8) levels
- Alternates and late entries will start with a full stack
- Levels will last (20) minutes

6:00pm - 2018 Battles At The Beach Event #12 | $175 No Limit Hold'em Single-Ante  ($25,000 GTD)

- Players start with 25,000 in tournament chips
- Late and re-entries for the first (8) levels
- Alternates and late entries will start with a full stack
- Levels will last (20) minutes

BATB Event #10 ($560 NLH Single-Ante): Matthew Lambrecht Wins Event #10 In Heads-Up Chop

2018 Battles At The Beach
Event #10 | $560 NLH Single-Ante ($50,000 GTD)

Level 27 (Blinds 80,000/160,000/160,000)
Total Event #10 Entries: 111
Players Remaining: 1

Matthew Lambrecht takes home the Event #10 trophy (along with $14,336), just weeks after winning the WSOP Circuit High Roller at the Bicycle Casino.

The following players have been eliminated from Event #10 of the 2018 Battles At The Beach, and have cashed for the respective listed amount:
  1. Matthew Lambrecht (Stuart, FL) $14,336
  2. David Oshry (Lake Worth, FL) $12,580
  3. Greg McCann (Pompano Beach, FL) $6,161
  4. Jaime Wiegrefe (Miami, FL) $4,024

BATB Event #10 ($560 No Limit Hold'em Single-Ante): Final Table Payouts (5th-9th Places)

2018 Battles At The Beach
Event #10 | $560 NLH Single-Ante ($50,000 GTD)

Level 24 (Blinds 40,000/80,000/80,000)
Total Event #10 Entries: 111
Players Remaining: 4

The following players have been eliminated from Event #10 of the 2018 Battles At The Beach, and have cashed for the respective listed amount:

5. Alex Nguyen (Coral Springs, FL) $3,108
6. Janet Fitzgerald (West Palm Beach, FL) $2,553
7. Gavin Gowie (Cape Coral, FL) $2,165
8. Son Pham (Coral Springs, FL) $1,887
9. Dominic Jones (Palmetto Bay, FL) $1,665