Tuesday, February 19th: Berman Tops Five-Way Deal Of $150 No Limit Hold'em ($50,000 GTD), Returning To Regularly Scheduled Programming

ICYMI: Yesterday was highlighted by Day 2 of the $150 No Limit Hold'em ($50,000 GTD), with (78) players returning to action at 12:00pm.  Of those that came back to play, (72) were scheduled to reach the money, leading one to believe the bubble would burst pretty quickly.  That was not the case though, as the hand-for-hand process would last (22) hands, and close to an hour.  Once the field was in the money, the pace of play picked up, with the final table reached by 6:30pm.  The idea of an ICM chop was brought up before the first final hand was dealt, but one player immediately shut that down. Action continued on through the elimination of Juan Reyes (in sixth place), with the final five players then agreeing to a deal.  Kenneth Berman, who found himself with the chip lead at the time of the chop, was awarded first place money.  Chop results are listed below (with official full results to be posted later):

1. Kenneth Berman (Hallandale, FL) $11,539
2. Michel Gariepy (Quebec, Canada) $10,181
3. Zara Jackson (Jacksonville, FL) $8,173
4. Norman Boothe (Coconut Creek, FL) $7,508
5. Donald Dove (New Orleans, LA) $6,736

Tournaments: The day starts at 11:00am, with the $150 Omaha 8B Hi/Lo event, which has a $2,500 guarantee.  The tournament is structured with starting stacks of 15,000 units, (20) minute levels, and registration that is open through Level 8.

Following the Omaha 8B event, we have the introduction of the $130 No Limit Hold'em "Chip Buster" ($1,500 GTD).  The tournament is structured with an eye-opening 50,000 unit starting stack, along with levels of (20) minutes, and registration that is open through Level 8.

Promotions: Outside of the "standard" high hands, the poker opens with the "new" Full House Promotion.  The proceedings begin once the doors of the poker room open, with the first (25) full houses made, earning a $40 prize.  Each jackpot eligible cash game is included in the promotion, with two rules to keep in mind, when thinking about winning the $40.  In order to be eligible, the full  house must be made using two cards, and must be the winning hand.

 The day's "standard" high hand period will last 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 Omaha 8B Hi/Lo ($2,500 GTD)

- 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

6:00pm - $130 No Limit Hold'em "Chip Buster" ($1,500 GTD)

- Players start with 50,000 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