Friday, August 23, 2019

Friday, August 23rd: It's Friday...Which Means $5,000 In Tournament Guarantees, And $500 High Hands!!!

ICYMI: The Omaha fans can out strong yesterday morning (11:00am), for the $120 Omaha 8B Hi/Lo event, which boasted a $2,000 guarantee.  The posted number was never in doubt, as registration for the tournament closed with (26) entries, and an official prize pool of $2,522.  Four places were scheduled to get paid, and after one in-the-money elimination, a three-way chop was agreed to.  Results from the tournament are listed below:
  1. Mark Belzer (Delray Beach, FL) $822
  2. Ricardo Quintero (Miramar, FL) $719
  3. Jerry Blum (Boca Raton, FL) $704
  4. Lazaro Rodriguez (Miami, FL) $277
The evening time slot (6:00pm) hosted a $100 No Limit Hold'em "Green Chip Bounty" tournament, which had a $2,000 guarantee.  The number would once again be surpassed, as the field closed with (38) entries, and an official prize pool of $1,976 (not including bounties).  The tournament's action played down to an outright winner, with Misty Abein (Parkland, FL) taking down first place.  Official results from the tournament are listed below:
  1. Misty Abein (Parkland, FL) $811
  2. Jack Schrold (Raleigh, NC) $494
  3. Vicki Holmes (Boynton Beach, FL) $296
  4. Jesse Glover (Deerfield Beach, FL) $217
  5. Richard Maiomo (Delray Beach, FL) $158
Tournaments: At 11:00am, we see the second ever running of the $125 Pot Limit Omaha (w/ $100 Re-Buys), which carries a $2,000 guaranteed prize pool.  The tournament is structured with 16,000 unit starting stacks, (20) minute levels, and registration through Level 8.  Players can re-buy anytime they have a stack of 16,000 units (or below).

The evening tournament (6:00pm) is an $80 No Limit Hold'em event, which carries a $3,000 guarantee.  The tournament is structured with 12,000 unit starting stacks, (20) minute levels, and registration that is open through Level 8.  At the end of registration, players have the option to add-on, choosing between a single ($20) or double ($40).


Promotions: Things begin with the "Full House Promo," which opens the doors seven day a week!!!  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-6:00pm).  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 6:00pm-12:00am, the high hands will still be awarded every (30) minutes, but the winning amount goes up to $500 (for high hands using both cards).  Those winning high hands that are made using one card (during that time period), will be awarded $250.

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

11:00am - $120 Pot Limit Omaha w/ $100 Re-Buys ($2,000 GTD)

- Players start with 16,000 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 - $80 No Limit Hold'em ($3,000 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