Monday, December 24, 2018

Monday, December 24th: Final Full Week Of December (2018) Poker Action Kicks Off

ICYMI: Sunday's tournament schedule started with an $80 No Limit Hold'em event, which had a $2,000 guaranteed prize pool.  After eight levels of open registration, the field would close with (23) entries, and an official prize pool of $2,000.  Three spots were scheduled to get paid, and once the money bubble burst, the remaining players agreed to a deal.  Listed below, are the official results from the tournament:
  1. Bernie Boudle (Hollywood, FL) $800
  2. Erez Fishman (Boca Raton, FL) $800
  3. Aaron Burstein (Deerfield Beach, FL) $400
The evening tournament hosted the second running of the $130 No Limit Hold'em "Single Re-Entry" event, boasting a $1,500 guarantee.  The posted number would be eclipsed, after the field closed with (19) entries.  The $1,843 prize pool was scheduled to be spread across two pay spots, but a deal was made on the money bubble, allowing three players to walk away with a return on their investment.  The official details from the deal are listed below:
  1. Robert Comiskey (Ft. Lauderdale, FL) $800
  2. Jeffrey Oldakowski (Pompano Beach, FL) $674
  3. Danny Blackburn (Deerfield Beach, FL) $369
Tournaments: Monday's tournament slate begins at 11:00am, with a $150 No Limit Hold'em event.  The tournament is structured with 20,000 unit starting stacks, (20) minute levels, and registration that is open through Level 10.  This is the same tournament that usually has a $5,000 guarantee, but with today being the day before Christmas, it will runs sans the posted number.

The evening time slot hosts an $90 No Limit Hold'em event, which will also run without a posted guarantee.The tournament has an optional "front-end" add-on, which allows players to spend $10 for an extra "boost" to their stacks.  The structure sees players sitting down to 15,000 unit starting stacks, (20) minute levels, and registration that is open through Level 8.

Promotions: The high hands will run from 9:00am-12:00am, with the opportunity to win $400 every (30) minutes.  During that period, the promotion sees tournament players eligible 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.  


It should also be noted that 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).

From 12:00am-3:00am, the high hand will be awarded $100 every (60) minutes.

11:00am - $150 No Limit Hold'em

- Players start with 20,000 in tournament chips
- Late and re-entries for the first (10) levels
- Alternates and late entries will start with a full stack
- Levels will last (30) minutes

6:00pm - $90 No Limit Hold'em

- Players start with 15,000 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
- Optional add-on prior to each player's first hand played ($10 for 5,000 units)