Sunday, December 4, 2016

ICYMI: November 21st-27th "Week In Review"

Raminder Singh
Monday, November 21st saw the return of the "Structure Beast" which crushed the $20,000 guarantee that was posted on the event.  Tournament regular Raminder Singh (Delray Beach, FL) took down the "winner's share" of a four-way chop.

12:00pm - $150 No Limit Hold'em "Structure Beast" ($20,000 Guaranteed):

  1. Raminder Singh ($5,069)
  2. Alex Shafran ($4,738)
  3. Michael Guardino ($2,878)
  4. Scott Jaffa ($2,854)
  5. Gregg Weiss ($1,416)
  6. John Palace ($1,076)
  7. Jeram Capinpin ($838)
  8. Edgard Mendes ($623)
  9. Paulius Bikus ($442)
  10. Bryace McVay ($351)
  11. Eddie Do ($351)
  12. Gunnar Rabe ($351)
  13. Tom Gity ($295)
  14. Andres Ramirez ($295)
  15. Neil Plotkin ($295)
  16. Steven Abramowitz ($261)
  17. Vendel Johnson ($261)
  18. Norman Botthe ($261)
7:00pm - $40 No Limit Hold'em ($3,000 Guaranteed):
  1. Osvaldo Concepcion ($602)
  2. Prince Rogers ($546)
  3. Christopher Benoit ($531)
  4. Amit Savani ($503)
  5. John Bilas ($368)
  6. Luis Perez ($358)
  7. Kevin Carter ($291)
  8. Daniel Tatonetti ($262)
  9. Stephen Bromfield ($84)
  10. Maraianne Dewitt ($65)
  11. Les Abrahms ($65)
  12. Marcus Rabin ($65)
The highlighting tournament on Tuesday, November 22nd was the evening event ($40 buy-in NLH with $10,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool), which attracted a total of (394) entries.  The players chopped once they reached the final table, with Sarah Billia (Plantation, FL) taking home the winner's share, which ended up being $1,268.

11:00am - $100 No Limit Hold'em "Monster Stack" ($3,000 Guaranteed):
  1. Peter Coloyan ($975)
  2. Daniel Genachte ($553)
  3. Larry Richie ($498)
  4. Leonid Goldshteyn ($395)
  5. Aubrey Borenstein ($385)
  6. Rosa Gonzalez ($274)
6:00pm - $40 No Limit Hold'em ($10,000 Guaranteed):
  1. Sarah Bilia ($1,268)
  2. Billy Michel  ($1,110)
  3. William Ameral ($1,110)
  4. Eugene Alkes ($1,110)
  5. Juan Carlos Vasquez ($1,110)
  6. Sean Ryan ($1,110)
  7. Lascelles Peart ($1,110)
  8. John Vidal ($1,110)
  9. Alvaro Grisales ($1,060)
  10. Arie Ben-Mayor ($1,010)
  11. German Zaga ($183)
  12. Tevy Wellins ($183)
  13. Rochard Contell ($148)
  14. Andres Duran ($148)
  15. Ali Khalil ($148)
  16. Jeffrey Baisley ($127)
  17. Rafael Santoni ($127)
  18. Michael Fraidin ($127)
  19. Nathan Schwartz ($106)
  20. William Norbeck ($106)
  21. Larisa Kogan ($106)
  22. Kaitlin Sims ($106)
  23. Jimmy Cortes ($106)
  24. Sandy Jean ($106)
  25. Bruno Goulart ($106)
  26. Andres Verona ($106)
  27. Melissa Mancini ($106)
  28. Karen Deramo ($91)
  29. Guillermo Randu ($91)
  30. Sebasti Blandon ($91)
  31. Vito Polera ($91)
  32. Ramon Munoz ($91)
  33. Hosney Boutros ($91)
  34. David Hrin ($91)
  35. Susan King ($91)
  36. Demetrius Givens ($46)
  37. Ingo Jurgen ($45)
Wednesday, November 23rd only had one tournament on the schedule, to accommodate the crowd that makes their way into the poker room for the "Spin To Win" promotion.  The tournament was not chopped on that evening, with Ali Khalil ($1,635) winning outright, and earning his second cash of the week.

$100 No Limit Hold'em "Big Stack Bounty Turbo" w/ $25 Bounties ($5,000 Guaranteed):
  1. Ali Khalil ($1,635)
  2. Tyler Morgan ($958)
  3. Jessie Roberts ($626)
  4. Prince Rogers ($457)
  5. Luke Rosenberg ($342)
  6. Jonathan Adams ($265)
  7. Camilio Poerio ($212)
  8. Gregory Cohen ($173)
  9. Jeffrey Nahom ($144)
Thursday, November 24th was about family and friends, as the room did not host any tournaments on Thanksgiving Day.  The room did open at 3:00pm for cash game play, and players vying for the high hand throughout the day.

Players were ready to get back into "tournament mode" on Friday, November 25th, as the evening event ($150 NLH) soared past the posted prize pool (which was $10,000).  The $14,835 prize pooled event saw thirteen players making the money, and the field agree to chop when eight players remained.  Michael Weinberger (Delray Beach, FL) took home first place money in the deal, which was worth $2,541.

6:00pm - $150 No Limit Hold'em ($10,000 Guaranteed):
  1. Michael Weinberger ($2,541)
  2. Franklin Rojas ($2,311)
  3. Ernestos Azucena ($1,713)
  4. Harry Silver ($1,660)
  5. German Zaga ($1,617)
  6. Zaki Lichaa ($1,364)
  7. Simon Ene ($1,042)
  8. Ronald Higgins Jr. ($1,029)
  9. Kevin Shick ($341)
  10. Aubrey Borenstein ($326)
  11. Richard Coppola ($312)
  12. Michael Slobasky ($297)
  13. David Albertson ($282)
Saturday, November 26th saw more big fields in the evening, as the $75 No Limit Hold'em ($10,000 Guarantee) event crushed the guarantee (and ended up with a $14,629 prize pool).  A deal was made with five players remaining, and saw Atanel Thomas (Palm Springs, FL) walk away with the "winner's share," and an even $4,000.

11:00am - $100 No Limit Hold'em "Big Stack Turbo" w/ $25 Bounties ($3,000 Guarantee):
  1. Frank Hollins ($1,207)
  2. Greggory Victor ($739)
  3. Cynthia Radnovich ($481)
  4. George Duffield ($334)
  5. Chad Haas ($244)
  6. Ryan Finlayson ($187)
  7. Joseph Mancuso ($150)
7:00pm - $75 No Limit Hold'em "Double Guarantee" ($10,000 Guarantee):
  1. Atanel Thomas ($4,000)
  2. Kamal Mohammed ($1,815)
  3. Olena Kuzenna ($1,417)
  4. Joseph Verrastro ($1,417)
  5. Debra Giglia ($1,417)
  6. Marcia Costa Savidge ($644)
  7. Marco Crescenzi ($497)
  8. Ralph Maula II ($366)
  9. Angelo Inghan ($263)
  10. Charles Marik ($205)
  11. Adam Umstattd ($205)
  12. Dominick Nuzzi ($205)
  13. Omar Sader ($176)
  14. Maxton Habitzreuter ($176)
  15. Rebecca Richmond ($176)
  16. James Giglia ($154)
  17. Ryan McLane ($154)
  18. Edward Rappa ($154)
  19. Omar Nassif ($132)
  20. Richard Coppola ($132)
  21. Albert Barney ($132)
  22. Alejandro Bristol ($132)
  23. Andrew Ballas ($132)
  24. Adam Bienstock ($132)
  25. Damion Loli ($132)
  26. Christopher Zollo ($132)
  27. Allen Quickfall ($132)
Sara Bilia reached the final table for the second time in the same week on Sunday, November 27th... this time "min-cashing" the Sunday morning bounty event ($70 No Limit Hold'em w/ $10 Bounties).

11:00am - $70 No Limit Hold'em w/ $10 Bounties ($2,000 Guaranteed):
  1. Steve Raemen ($547)
  2. Kevin Carter ($394)
  3. Vincent Seina ($257)
  4. David Zweibel ($236)
  5. Peter Fitzgerald ($160)
  6. Sara Bilia ($106)
6:00pm - $135 No Limit Hold'em w/ $25 Bounties ($2,500 Guaranteed):
  1. Gregory Barker ($656)
  2. Roberto Herrera ($618)
  3. Larry Stoddard ($456)
  4. Alfred Zucaro ($420)


Sunday, December 4th: Saturday Night Success, Bounty Sunday Upon Us

Yesterday's "New" Monster Stack was a big success with the tournament players, as the event attracted over (275) entries, and saw a prize pool that eclipsed $21,000.  There was a nine-way chop at the final table, with Rudy Vasquez (Port St. Lucie, FL) taking home the first place prize, worth $3,100.  The high hand promotion for the day sees $300 awarded every (15) minutes from the hours of 2:00-9:00pm (to qualifying hand).

11:00am - $70 No Limit Hold'em w/ $10 Bounties ($2,000 GTD):

- Players will start with 8,000 in tournament chips
- Late and re-entries for the first (8) levels
- Alternates and late entries will start with a full stack
- Optional players add-on at the end of Level 8 ($20 for 8,000 units), with 100% of the add-on money going to the prize pool
- Levels are (20) minutes in length throughout the tournament

7:00pm - $135 No Limit Hold'em w/ $25 Bounties ($3,000 GTD):

- Players will 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 are (20) minutes in length throughout the tournament