Friday, April 21st: Lark Takes Home Lion's Share, Weekend Action Gets Underway

ICYMI: The first of two tournaments yesterday began at 11:00am ($80 No Limit Hold'em w/ $10 Bounties $2,000 GTD), and attracted a total of (27) entries.  The prize pool was an even $2,000 ($1,730 prize and $270 bounty), with three spots scheduled to get paid in the event.  The tournament would never reach that point though, as a deal was agreed to between the final five players:

1. Brandon Virgilio (Ft. Lauderdale, FL) $642
2. Stephen Beauregard (Boca Raton, FL) $309
3. John Reslow (Delray, FL) $271
4. Stanley Sternberg (Highland Beach, FL) $269
5. Jeremy Argueta (Oceanside, NY) $239

The evening tournament ($130 No Limit Hold'em $20,000 GTD) brought out many of the Isle Poker notables, and while the turnout wasn't quite what we've seen recently, the prize pool still eclipsed the guaranteed number.  With a total of (206) entries, and a $20,600 prize pool, (18) players were hoping to grab their share of the pie (a pie that boasted $6,384 up top).  O'neil McCalla would be the first player to cash in the tournament ($237), followed by other notables such as Daniel Miller ($268), Tom Gity ($404), and Robert Perniola ($567).  The tournament ended in a six-way chop, with five players taking home $2,279, and Edward Lark (Las Vegas, NV) grabbing $5,000.

1. Edward Lark (Las Vegas, NV) $5,000
2. Patrick Carnakie (West Palm Beach, FL) $2,279
3. Marc Cohen (Boca Raton, FL) $2,279
4. Oscar Rodriguez (Miami, FL) $2,279
5. Richard Vargas (Pembroke Pines, FL) $2,279
6. Isua Mbang (Coral Springs, FL) $2,279

Tournaments: There is one tournament on the schedule this evening, a $150 No Limit Hold'em ($10,000 GTD), beginning a 6:00pm.

Promotions: Things start off "quickly" this afternoon, with the "Turbo High Hands" running from 9:00am-12:00pm.  During that window, $100 will be awarded every (10) minutes to the qualifying high hand (rollovers do apply).  The promotion will then transition to $250 every (20) minutes (rollovers do apply), from 12:00pm-4:00pm...laddering up one more time to $500 every (20) minutes (rollovers apply), from 4:00pm-12:00am.

6:00pm - $150 No Limit Hold'em ($10,000 GTD)

- Players will begin with a 20,000 starting stack
- Late and re-entries for the first (8) levels
- Alternates and late entries will start with a full stack
- Levels are (25) minutes in length