Monday, August 19, 2019

Monday, August 19th: A Fresh Week Of Poker Action, With The Return Of "Maniac Mondays" To The Recurring Tournament Schedule

ICYMI: Sunday's tournament action kicked off with the second ever running of the $130 No Limit Hold'em "Seniors And Veterans" event, which had a $2,000 guaranteed prize pool.  Registration for the event closed with a total of (15) entries, but will the player-option of $100 re-buys, the official prize pool closed at $2,055.  Two spots were scheduled to get paid, but players ended up agreeing to a six-way chop, with the official results listed below:
  1. Zaki Lichaa (Pompano Beach, FL) $580
  2. Paul Price (Weston, FL) $354
  3. Bernie Boudle (Davie, FL) $330
  4. Robert Bass (Ft. Lauderdale, FL) $285
  5. Lee Schneider (Pompano Beach, FL) $257
  6. Danny Blackburn (Deerfield Beach, FL) $249
The evening time slot (6:00pm) hosted a $50 No Limit Hold'em tournament, that offered $30 rake-free rebuys (and a $1,000 guaranteed prize pool).  Registration for the tournament closed with (13) entries, and an official prize pool of $1,000.  Just like the afternoon event, two players were scheduled to reach the money, but a four-way deal was agreed to (prior to the bubble bursting).  Official results of the tournament are listed below:
  1. Jesse Koven (Deerfield Beach, FL) $343
  2. Diane Linke (Boynton Beach, FL) $333
  3. Robert Peoples (Coral Springs, FL) $222
  4. Sabas Ferrer (Coral Springs, FL) $102
Tournaments: Monday's recurring schedule begins at 11:00am, with an $80 No Limit Hold'em event, that offers $50 rake-free re-buys (and a guaranteed prize pool of $2,000).  The tournament is structured with 12,000 unit starting stacks, (20) minute levels, and has a registration period that stays open through Level 8.

The 6:00pm time slot hosts a $60 No Limit Hold'em tournament, which offers $40 rake-free re-buys (a $1,200 guaranteed prize pool), and is known as "Maniac Mondays."  The structure for the event sees players sitting down to starting stacks of 10,000 units, playing (15) minute levels, and registration open through Level 10.

Promotions: Things begin with the "Full House Promo," which will open the doors seven days a week (9:00am on Saturday and Sunday).  The proceedings begin once the doors of the poker room open, with the first (25) full houses made, earning a $50 prize.  Each jackpot eligible cash game is included in the promotion, with two rules to keep in mind, when thinking about winning the $50.  In order to be eligible, the full house must be made using two cards, and must be the winning hand.

The "standard" high hands will be awarding $150 every (20) minutes (from 9:00am-12:00am).  Every jackpot game is eligible for the same amount, with the full $150 being rewarded, regardless of one or two cards being used to make the high hand.  For those players in tournaments, two-card high hands are worth $100, with one-card high hands walking away with $50.

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

11:00am - $80 No Limit Hold'em w/ $50 Rake-Free Be-buys ($1,500 GTD)

- Players start with 12,000 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 - $60 No Limit Hold'em w/ $40 Rake-Free Re-Buys ($1,200 GTD)

- Players start with 10,000 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 (15) minutes