Wednesday, March 4, 2020

Wednesday, March 4th: Recapping Tuesday's Tournament Action, With Step-Satellites Returning To The Spotlight

ICYMI: "Tournament Tuesday" kicked off at 11:00am yesterday afternoon, with a $120 Omaha 8B Hi/Lo event, that boasted a $2,000 guaranteed prize pool.  That number would be surpassed, as registration for the tournament closed with a total of (26) entries, an an official prize pool of $2,522.  Four players were scheduled to earn a share of the prize pool, but players agreed to a seven-way chop (short of the money bubble), with results listed below:
  1. Robert Herrera (Margate, FL) $535
  2. Robert Altner (Boca Raton, FL) $511
  3. Mark Robinson (Miami, FL) $475
  4. Ronald Schroeder (Pembroke Pines, FL) $436
  5. Aubrey Gilbert (Boca Raton, FL) $352
  6. Marty Raschkovan (Tamarac, FL) $120
  7. Charles Jacoby (Coral Springs, FL) $93
The evening time slot (6:00pm) hosted another installment of the $130 No Limit Hold'em "Chip Buster" ($3,000 GTD), which cruised past the guarantee once again.  At the time of registration's close, the tournament clock showed (50) entries, and an official prize pool of $4,850.  A total of seven places were scheduled to get paid, and after the money bubble burst, a seven-way chop was agreed to.  Official results of the tournament are listed below:
  1. David Herzog (Ft. Lauderdale, FL) $936
  2. Robert Cox (Coral Springs, FL) $750
  3. Harry Silver (Boca Raton, FL) $719
  4. Mohamad Mbaied (Boca Raton, FL) $699
  5. Zaki Lichaa (Pompano Beach, FL) $630
  6. Alberto Faur (Miami, FL) $617
  7. Kenneth Green (Ft. Lauderdale, FL) $499
Tournaments: With the month of March now upon us, and the tournament schedule recently released, players may have noticed the proliferation of satellites (for the 2020 Battles At The Beach).  The premier day for satellites is on March 19th, as there will be at least (30) seats awarded into the $1,500 No Limit Hold'em Main Event ($250,000 GTD).  Leading up to those mega-satellites, there are (31) step-satellites that players can choose from, trying to gain entry for a fraction of the price.  There are two step-satellites on today's schedule, playing out at 11:00am and 6:00pm.

Promotions: The day's promotions begin at 9:00am, with three hours of "Turbo High Hands," as $100 will be awarded every (10) minutes (rollovers apply).  The promotion runs from 9:00am-12:00pm, and has quickly become popular with the players (as the rollovers have seen some high hands reach the $1,000 mark!!!).

The standard high hand promotion then takes over, and runs from 12:00pm-12:00am.  Qualifying high hands will be awarded $300, given away every (30) minutes (no rollovers).  During that period, if the winning high hand is made using one card, a $150 prize will be awarded.  For those players playing in a tournament, winning high hands will be paid out $100.

From 12:00am-3:00am, $50 high hands will be awarded every (60) minutes.

11:00am - $50 No Limit Hold'em Step-Satellite Into $340 Battles At The Beach Main Event Mega Satellite (1 Seat GTD)

6:00pm - $50 No Limit Hold'em Step-Satellite Into $340 Battles At The Beach Main Event Mega Satellite (1 Seat GTD)