Monday, February 27th: Event 8 Final Table Front And Center, "Battles" Continue

Event 8 ($360 No Limit Hold'em $200,000 GTD) was scheduled to end last night, but with the unexpected size of the tournament's field (coupled with the amount of chips in play), the event wrapped up at 2:05am with (8) players still remaining.  Those still left bagged their chips for Day 3, which will begin this afternoon at 12:00pm.  Here is a look at the players remaining, their updated chip counts heading into the afternoon, and a payout reminder for those eight spots:

1. Eddie Uehara - 4,640,000
2. Rifiki Brown - 1,640,000
3. Ariel Williams - 2,795,000
4. Patrick Peduto - 3,350,000
5. Jeffrey Kessler - 3,965,000
6. James Salmon - 1,795,000
7. Michael Amato - 3,925,000
8. Marty Mordechai - 6,255,00

1. $79,678
2. $46,188
3. $31,924
4. $21,226
5. $14,603
6. $11,207
7. $8,490
8. $6,249

Event 9 Winner Tony Burns (Coconut Creek, FL)

While the Event 8 final table was being reached, Event 9 ($75 No Limit Hold'em $5,000 GTD) was also at it's final table, but that tournament would play out to a conclusion.  There would be no deal struck between players though, Tony Burns (Coconut Creek, FL) won the event outright, steamrolling the final table (after grinding a short stack through the money bubble).  If you're asking yourself if it's "that" Tony Burns...you'd be correct.  Tony is the Tournament Director at Seminole Hard Rock Hollywood, and is well known by most all of the players in this South Florida community.  Tony returned from the American Poker Awards late Saturday night, but couldn't pass up the opportunity to jump in the event.  He's added not just the first place prize money to his resume, but earned the first piece of tournament poker hardware in his career (according to Hendon Mob).

The Battles At The Beach series rolls on today as well, with two events on the schedule.  The first tournament begins at 11:00am (Event 10), and is a $75 No Limit Hold'em ($10,000 GTD).  That tournament is followed at 6:00pm by a $130 No Limit Hold'em ($20,000 GTD).


11:00am - Event 10 (Battles At The Beach) $75 No Limit Hold'em $10,000 GTD

- Players receive 12,000 in tournament chips
- All late registrants and re-entries receive a full stack
- Level are (20) minutes in length
- Late and re-entries for the first (8) levels
- Optional add-on at the end of Level 8 ($20 for 10,000 units), 100% goes towards the prize pool)

6:00pm - Event 11 (Battles At The Beach) $130 No Limit Hold'em $20,000 GTD

- Players receive 18,000 in tournament chips
- All late registrants and re-entries receive a full stack
- Level are (20) minutes in length
- Late and re-entries for the first (8) levels