"Week In Review:" Official Daily Tournament Results (May 29th-June 4th)

There are certain tournaments that "come out of nowhere" to surprise with the attendance, and the afternoon tournament on Monday, May 29th was that event.  That tournament usually averages anywhere between 25-35 total entries, but last week saw a total of (52) make up the field.  Dana Leonaggeo (Pompano Beach, FL) booked her first ever tournament win, which also happened to be her second cash.

$80 No Limit Hold'em w/ $10 Bounties ($2,000 GTD)
Total Entries: 52
Total Prize Pool: $2,664 ($520 Bounty Pool)

1. Dana Leonaggeo (Pompano Beach, FL) $933
2. Brain Haines (Southwest Ranches, FL) $700
3. David Padilla (Ft. Lauderdale, FL) $402
4. Joseph Nay (Plantation, FL) $277
5. Nail Sara (Deerfield Beach, FL) $200
6. Steven Zukowski (Coral Springs, FL) $152

$75 No Limit Hold'em
Total Entries: 46
Total Prize Pool: $2,438

1. Thomas Reidy (Lauderhill, FL) $951
2. Alfred Cotton (Cutler Bay, FL) $336
3. Jason Maltz (Latham, NY) $335
4. Kyann Johnson (Sunrise, FL) $335
5. Terry Wooten (Pompano Beach, FL) $335
6. Anthony Casas (Miami, FL) $146

"Tournament Tuesday" is what it should be called at the Isle Poker Room, as both tournament time slots have seen a lot of success for months now.  While the "Monster Stack" has been in the afternoon slot for a while now, the $60 No Limit Hold'em ($12,000 GTD) looks to be finding a new home on Monday's, moving forward.  On Tuesday, May 30th,  the "Monster Stack" tournament saw Daniel Reitberg lead the way of a six-way chop, while Richard Cooper took home first place money in a seven-way chop of the evening's event.

$100 No Limit Hold'em "Monster Stack" ($3,000 GTD)

Total Entries: 46

Total Prize Pool: $3,542

1. Daniel Reitberg (Lauderdale Lakes, FL) $766
2. Michael Spadafore (Boynton Beach, FL) $641
3. Zaki Lichaa (Pompano Beach, FL) $641
4. Pietro Tomabene (Boca Raton, FL) $641
5. Sergio Amato (Ft. Lauderdale, FL) $640
6. James Millis (Pompano Beach, FL) $213

$60 No Limit Hold'em ($12,000 GTD)

Total Entries: 367

Total Prize Pool: $18,614

1. Richard Cooper (Ft. Lauderdale, FL) $2,308
2. Alfredo Fernandez (Doral, FL) $1,977
3. Gilbert Sanchez (Bartow, FL) $1,767
4. Fedner Oralien (Ft. Lauderdale, FL) $1,516
5. Anthony Casas (Miami, FL) $1,482
6. Luciano Bianchi (Venezuela) $1,379
7. Charles Bury (Boca Raton, FL) $1,363
8. Michael Corbet (Ft. Lauderdale, FL) $503
9. Felicia Scott (Riviera Beach, FL) $391
10. Roberto Alvarado (Pompano Beach, FL) $328
11. Michael Gutterman (Delray Beach, FL) $328
12. Robert Chusid (Boca Raton, FL) $328
13. Manuel Alvarez (West Palm Beach, FL) $277
14. Vito Polera (Miami, FL) $277
15. Vu Huynh (Plantation, FL) $277
16. Leroy Jones (Hollywood, FL) $228
17. Robert Peoples (Coral Springs, FL) $228
18. Jack Sedaka (Coconut Creek, FL) $228
19. Hari Sukhu (Miramar, FL) $190
20. David Licht (New York, NY) $190
21. Neil Warner (Pompano Beach, FL) $190
22. Jason Maltz (Latham, NY) $155
23. Willie Wiggins (Miramar, FL) $155
24. Morris Husarsky (Boynton Beach, FL) $155
25. Vinicius Felipe (Coral Springs, FL) $134
26. Daniel Miller (Pompano Beach, FL) $134
27. Terry Wooten (Pompano Beach, FL) $134
28. Daniel Shortley (Lake Worth, FL) $110
29. Robert Perniola (Pompano Beach, FL) $110
30. Stephen Harris (Delray Beach, FL) $110
31. Andrew Turzak (Boynton Beach, FL) $110
32. Jonathan Ounjian (Delray Beach, FL) $110
33. Richard Scmitt (Tamarac, FL) $110
34. Robert Kessler (Parkland, FL) $110
35. John Ambrosi (Melbourne, FL) $110
36. Benjamin Scotkin (Pompano Beach, FL) $110
37. Karin Powsner (Ft. Lauderdale, FL) $101
38. David Riess (Pompano Beach, FL) $101
39. Phil Lifschitz (Livingston, NJ) $101
40. Robert Blanchette (Ft. Lauderdale, FL) $101
41. Antonio Campbell (Boynton Beach, FL) $101
42. Harvey Sukienik (Boca Raton, FL) $101
43. Karl Brittell (Ft. Lauderdale, FL) $101
44. Richard Coppola (Plantation, FL) $101
45. Adam Hamby (Ft. Lauderdale, FL) $101
46. Joseph Franchino (Stuart, FL) $93

Wednesday, May 31st would be the last Wednesday (for at least a month) with only one tournament on the schedule.  A similar structured tournament to the "Monster Stack" will be added to the June Tournament Calendar.  The $100 No Limit Hold'em "Big Stack Turbo Bounty" will be keeping it's spot in the evening, so Gilbert Sanchez (Bartow, FL) can look to defend his title on June 7th.

$100 No Limit Hold'em "Big Stack Turbo Bounty" ($5,000 GTD)

Total Entries: 51

Total Prize Pool: $3,725 ($1,275 Bounty Pool)

1. Gilbert Sanchez (Bartow, FL) $883
2. Edgard Mendes (Deerfield Beach, FL) $722
3. Maury Halperin (Lauderdale By The Sea, FL) $590
4. James Newcomb (Parkland, FL) $588
5. Jeff Ege (Niceville, FL) $550
6. Charles Buford (Naples, FL) $224
7. Andrew McDonald (Islamorada, FL) $168

Looking over the results from Thursday, June 1st, it was "notables only" to cash in the 11:00am "Monster Stack" event, as tournament veteran Daniel Genachte (Deerfield Beach, FL) was listed first on a four-way even chop.  Player's surely had the evening tournament circled on their calendars, as (239) entries created a prize pool of over $23,000.  Manuel Amaro Alvarez earned the second largest cash of his career with the $5,000 payday.

$100 No Limit Hold'em "Monster Stack" ($3,000 GTD)

Total Entries: 37

Total Prize Pool: $3,000

1. Daniel Genachte (Deerfield Beach, FL) $690
2. David Licht (New York, NY) $690
3. Ian Cohen (Pompano Beach, FL) $690
4. Jean Chery (Ellenton, FL) $690
5. Nancy Zion Thomas (Ft. Lauderdale, FL) $240

$130 No Limit Hold'em ($20,000 GTD)
Total Entries: 239
Total Prize Pool: $23,183

1. Manuel Amaro Alvarez (West Palm Beach, FL) $5,000
2. David Shaw (Boca Raton, FL) $4,229
3. Bradford Greeley (Lake Worth, FL) $2,376
4. Earl Gallegos (West Palm Beach, FL) $1,445
5. Tom Millward (Boca Raton, FL) $1,116
6. Karin Powsner (Pompano Beach, FL) $925
7. Ramon Gonzalez (Miami, FL) $788
8. Pantelis Hatzikontos (Boca Raton, FL) $672
9. Yigal Hen (Ft. Lauderdale, FL) $542
10. Steven Cabas (Miami, FL) $464
11. Robert Transue (N. Lauderdale, FL) $464
12. David Light (New York, NY) $464
13. Vincent Simonelli (Juno Beach, FL) $400
14. Robert Blanchette (Ft. Lauderdale, FL) $400
15. Eli Math (Hollywood, FL) $400
16. Al Gomez (Miami, FL) $336
17. Amit Savani (Miami, FL) $336
18. Daniel Miller (Pompano Beach, FL) $336
19. Dan Koff (Pompano Beach, FL) $273
20. Willie Wiggins (Miramar, FL) $273
21. Konstantinos Hatzikontos (Boca Raton, FL) $273
22. Conley Howard (Boca Raton, FL) $213
23. Luciano Salvatore Maurizio (Venezuela) $213
24. Christopher Brown (Plantation, FL) $213
25. Robert Kessler (Parkland, FL) $184
26. Charles Marik (Coconut Creek, FL) $184
27. Francis Margaglione (Davie, FL) $184
28. Steve Zukowski (Coral Springs, FL) $160
29. Allan Bieler (Sunrise, FL) $160
30. David Lopez (Pembroke Pines, FL) $160

Friday, June 2nd saw a little twist in the schedule, as the $75 No Limit Hold'em ($5,000 GTD) entered the evening tournament time slot for the first time.  The turnout was very solid for the event, besting the guaranteed number by over $1,000.  A four-way chop would end the event, with Mikhail Wisdom (Philadelphia, PA) taking home first place money (worth $1,533).

$75 No Limit Hold'em ($5,000 GTD)
Total Entries: 98
Total Prize Pool: $6,056

1. Mikhail Wisdom (Philadelphia, PA) $1,533
2. Diane Linke (Delray Beach, FL) $920
3. Nathan Schwartz (Boca Raton, FL) $860
4. Michael Corbett (Ft. Lauderdale, FL) $819
5. Susan Krowitz (Ft. Lauderdale, FL) $354
6. Karen Duffy (Delray Beach, FL) $283
7. Robert Bilsker (Tamarac, FL) $241
8. Joshua Adkins (Ona, WV) $209
9. Elliot Goldman (Ft. Lauderdale, FL) $185
10. Maxim Bjelos (Boca Raton, FL) $167
11. Michael Gutterman (Delray Beach, FL) $167
12. Jonathan Joffey (Davie, FL) $167
13. Brian Orrizzi (Pembroke Pines, FL) $151

While chopping has become "commonplace" in the Florida poker community, something not seen often occurred on Saturday June 3rd.  The $120 No Limit Hold'em ($8,000 GTD) evening event ended in an eight-way chop, which saw only a dollar difference between the first and eighth place payouts.  

$100 No Limit Hold'em "Big Stack Turbo Bounty" ($3,000 GTD)

Total Entries: 40

Total Prize Pool: $2,230 ($400 Bounty Pool)

1. Debra Nesser (Boynton Beach, FL) $747
2. Frank Risi (Lauderhill, FL) $530
3. David Miller (Davie, FL) $530
4. Sara Azmi (Aventura, FL) $245
5. Shamir Patel (Boca Raton, FL) $178

$120 No Limit Hold'em ($8,000 GTD)
Total Entries: 109
Total Prize Pool: $9,265

1. Jared Carter (Pompano Beach, FL) $977
2. Jorge Castaneda (Hialeah, FL) $977
3. Mark Press (Miami, FL) $977
4. Atanael Thomas (Palm Springs, FL) $977
5. Anthony Casas (Miami, FL) $977
6. Thelma Schuman (Delray Beach, FL) $976
7. Barry Cohen (Boca Raton, FL) $976
8. Edgard Mendes (Deerfield Beach, FL) $976
9. Endong Zhao (Palm Beach Gardens, FL) $278
10. Kenneth Kuhl (Margate, FL) $246
11. Tom Gity (Pompano Beach, FL) $246
12. Matthew Sloan (Lake Worth, FL) $246
13. Lyle Romer (Davie, FL) $218
14. Warren Sanders (Orlando, FL) $218

There was another first on Sunday, June 4th, as the "Hard Stop, ICM Chop" was introduced to the calendar.  The event is intended to give players more of a comfort, knowing that the tournament will be over by a specific time (which in this case is between 12:15-12:30am).  The payouts are scheduled "as normal," but once the hand-for-hand process (ten hands) is completed after Level 16, the remaining payouts are determined by ICM calculations.  It's only fitting that one of the poker room's regulars won the inaugural event, with Tom Gity earning an even $1,000 for his efforts. 

$150 No Limit Hold'em
Total Entries: 41
Total Prize Pool: $4,715

1. Marc Geftman (Boynton Beach, FL) $1,511
2. Joseph Duchman (Miami, FL) $1,264
3. Scott Michener (Lauderdale By The Sea, FL) $808
4. Zaki Lichaa (Pompano Beach, FL) $472
5. Elizabeth Smith (West Palm Beach, FL) $377
6. Joseph Franchino (Stuart, FL) $283

$100 No Limit Hold'em "Hard Stop, ICM Chop"
Total Entries: 28
Total Prize Pool: $2,500

1. Tom Gity (Pompano Beach, FL) $1,000
2. Diane Linke (Delray Beach, FL) $800
3. (Did Not Report) 4425
4. Howard Goodsite (Weston, FL) $275