Monday, April 9, 2018

Monday, April 9th: April's Second Week Starts With Over $7,500 In Combined Guarantees

ICYMI: Sunday's afternoon tournament action kicked off at 11:00am, with the $120 No Limit Hold'em "Monster Stack" ($3,000 GTD).  The generously structured event ended up attracting a total of (32) entries, and had an official prize pool of $3,000.  After four final table eliminations, the six remaining players would agree to a deal, with Blaine McRae (Ft. Lauderdale, FL) taking home first place money ($772).  The official results from the event are listed below:
  1. Blaine McRae (Ft. Lauderdale, FL) $772
  2. Alfred Low (Hallandale Beach, FL) $538
  3. Arnold Cohen (West Palm Beach, FL) $538
  4. Carlos Urrea (Weston, FL) $507
  5. Michael Hefley (Lake Worth, FL) $395
  6. Ronald Bishop (Pompano Beach, FL) $250
The evening tournament that followed (at 6:00pm) was the $130 No Limit Hold'em "Turbo Bounty" ($3,000 GTD).  After ten levels of open registration, the field would officially close with (36) entries, and a paid-out prize pool of $2,772 (not including the $25 bounties).  The tournament eventually ended in a heads-up chop between Frank Immersi (South Orange, NJ) and Michael Mazzei (Miami, FL), but also saw Blaine McRae record the elusive "same-day double."
  1. Frank Immersi (South Orange, NJ) $1,000
  2. Michael Mazzei (Miami, FL) $829
  3. Robert Kuznietz (Ft. Lauderdale, FL) $416
  4. Blaine McRae (Ft. Lauderdale, FL) $305
  5. Matthew Quartaro (Ft. Lauderdale, FL) $222
Tournaments: Monday's tournament schedule begins (at 11:00am) with an $80 No Limit Hold'em event, that boasts a $2,500 guaranteed prize pool.  The tournament is structured with starting stacks of 12,000 units, and levels that last (20) minutes throughout the afternoon.  Registration is open through Level 8, which means players have until just before 2:00pm to join the action.

The guarantee doubles for the evening event, as players begin arriving at 6:00pm for the $150 No Limit Hold'em ($5,000 GTD).  The tournament is structured with starting stacks of 16,000 units, and levels that last (20) minutes.  With registration open through Level 8, those interested in entering the event, have until 8:00pm to do so.

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 - $80 No Limit Hold'em ($2,500 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

6:00pm - $150 No Limit Hold'em ($5,000 GTD)

- Players will begin with a 16,000 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