Thursday, March 30th: "Thursday $12k" Headlines A Busy Day In The Poker Room

ICYMI: With the "Spin to Win" high hand promotion running yesterday afternoon (into evening), there was one tournament on the schedule.  The $100 No Limit Hold'em "Big Stack Turbo" w/ $25 Bounties ($5,000 GTD) began at 6:00pm, and drew a field of (44) total entries.  There were five spots getting paid in the event, with a min-cash receiving $312, and $1,560 up top.  As the tournament reached the money, play continued on as scheduled, until heads-up play was reached.  At that point, Raul Diaz (Miami, FL) and Jared Carter (Pompano Beach, FL) agreed to an "even" chop, with Diaz taking home $1,268, and Cater $1,267.  Rounding out the payouts were Alberto Weber ($624), Marcello Nucci ($429), and Danilo Parada ($312).

Tournaments: There are two tournaments on the "daily schedule" today, with the first beginning at 11:00am.  The $80 No Limit Hold'em ($2,000 GTD) event sees players sitting down to starting stacks of 12,000 chips, playing levels of (20) minutes throughout the tournament.  The evening tournament, which gets underway at 6:00pm, is one of the two headlining events of the week.  The "Thursday $12k" is a $60 No Limit Hold'em ($12,000 GTD) event, with a 20,000 chip starting stack, and (25) minutes throughout.  The tournament sits just behind the "Tuesday $10k" in terms of popularity, and attracts fields of over (250) entries on a consistent basis.

Promotions: Outside of the "standard high hands" running from open to close, the No Limit Hold'em Early Bird Promotion has much of the focus for the day.  From the moment the doors open, the first (50) full houses (must be playing no limit hold'em) receive $60 in chips.  It's one of the more popular promotions for the limit players...so much so, that the no limit crew wanted in on the action.

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), with 100% of the add-on going to the prize pool