Thursday, March 16th: "March Madness" In...And Out Of The Poker Room

There are few sporting events that garner interest from the public like "March Madness," with the opening few days of the tournament full of dramatics.  There are (16) games both today and tomorrow, and you can be sure that each and every one will be broadcast across the numerous screens in the poker room.

ICYMI: With the "Spin To Win" promotion getting much of the day's focus, there was only one tournament on the schedule yesterday.  The $100 No Limit Hold'em "Big Stack Turbo Bounty" had (67) total entries, and ended up with an official prize pool of $5,634 (bounties included).  There would be (7) spots paid in the event, with the event ending in a four-way chop.  Both David Padilla (Ft. Lauderdale, FL) and Carmine Napolitano (Waxhaw, NC) to home "first place billing," each earning themselves $878.  Thomas Tranfo (Greenwich, CT) took home $788 for third place money, and Justin Walker (Tamarac, FL) getting $726 for fourth.

Promotions: After an incredible day of wheel spins yesterday, and (15) hours of "special" high hand promotions coming up tomorrow, today is more of a "light day," in terms of high hand promotions.  From 9:00am-12:00am, the "standard" high hand promotion will be in place, awarding qualifying high hands every (30) minutes across that time period (rollovers are live).  The No Limit Hold'em Early Bird Promotion will run coinciding to start the day, as the first (50) full houses earn $60, with only those playing in a no limit cash game eligible.

Tournaments: There are two tournaments on the schedule today, beginning at 11:00am with the $80 No Limit Hold'em w/ $10 Bounties ($2,000 GTD).  That tournament is followed this evening with the increasingly popular $60 No Limit Hold'em $12,000 GTD, getting underway at 6:00pm.

11:00am - $80 No Limit Hold'em w/ $10 Bounties $2,000 GTD

- Players will begin with a 10,000 starting stack

- Late and re-entries for the first (8) levels

- Option player "add-on" at the end of Level 8 ($20 for 8,000 tournament chips), with 100% of the "add-on" going to the prize pool 

- Levels are (20) minutes in length

6:00pm - $60 No Limit Hold'em $12,000 GTD

- Players will begin with a 14,000 starting stack

- Late and re-entries for the first (8) levels 

- Levels are (20) minutes in length 

- Optional add-on at the end of Level 8 ($20 for 10,000 units), 100% goes towards the prize pool)