Monday, April 15, 2019

Monday, April 15th: A New Week, Means Monday's Solid Recurring Schedule, And The Twilight Full House Promo

ICYMI: Sunday's tournament action kicked off (at 11:00am) with an $80 No Limit Hold'em event, which had a $2,000 guarantee.  Registration for the event closed with (28) entries, and after the optional add-ons were included into the number, the prize pool officially closed at $2,020.  Three spots were scheduled to reach the money, but the tournament's action ended in a five-way deal, with the official results posted below:
  1. Michael Spadafore (Boynton Beach, FL) $457
  2. Paul Efron (Ft. Lauderdale, FL) $431
  3. Chein Chiu (Coconut Creek, FL) $419
  4. Zaki Lichaa (Pompano Beach, FL) $415
  5. Arthur Smith (Bayshore, NY) $298
The 6:00pm time slot hosted the $130 No Limit Hold'em "Turbo Bounty," which carried a $1,500 guaranteed prize pool.  The posted number would be eclipsed, as the field closed with (13) entries, equating to an official prize pool of $1,675.  Two players were scheduled to reach the money in the event, but players agreed to a four-way deal short of that point, with the official results listed below:
  1. Alan Levin (Rochester, NY) $598
  2. Diane Linke (Boynton Beach, FL) $412
  3. Jeffrey Poole (Germany) $390
  4. Richard Jones (Montreal, CA) $275
Tournaments: This week of recurring tournaments begins at 11:00am, with a $130 No Limit Hold'em event, that carries at $2,500 guarantee. Players in the event will sit down to starting stacks of 16,000 units, with levels that last (20) minutes, and registration that is open through Level 8.

The evening time slot (6:00pm) hosts an $80 No Limit Hold'em tournament, which has a $1,500 guarantee.  The event is structured with 15,000 unit starting stacks, (20) minute levels, and registration that is open through Level 8.  Prior to the player's first hand, they have the option to get an add-on for $10.     



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).

There is an addition to the day's promotions, with the "Twilight Full House" promo beginning at 6:00pm.  The promotion sees (30) total prize awarded, with the breakdown as such: the first (15) full houses (that are tens full or better) will be awarded $50, while the first (15) quads or better will be awarded $150.  In order for hands to qualify for the promotional prize, they must be made using both hole cards (in Omaha, players must flop the qualifying high hand to be eligible).

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

11:00am - $130 No Limit Hold'em ($2,500 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
- Levels will last (20) minutes

6:00pm - $90 No Limit Hold'em ($1,500 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