Isle Casino Poker : Wednesday, July 5th: The 2017 Florida State Poker Championship Begins Today!!

Wednesday, July 5, 2017

Wednesday, July 5th: The 2017 Florida State Poker Championship Begins Today!!

ICYMI: While some people chose to celebrate the fourth of July by barbecuing and watching fireworks, others were interested in the incredible action going on at the Isle Casino Poker Room. Outside of the amazing high hand promotion that ran for most of the day, there were also two tournaments on the schedule. Things got started at 11:00am, with the $100 No Limit Hold'em "Monster Stack" ($3,000 GTD). A total of (46) entries made up the field, which equated to a prize pool of $3,542. Of those entries, seven players would eventually reach the money, with a deal made once the money bubble has burst.

Ira Horowitz (Miami, FL) $760
Mario Anivarro (Palm Beach, FL) $574
Daniel Genachte (Deerfield Beach, FL) $523
Mitchell Silver (Dania Beach, FL) $460
David Schnegelberger (Boca Raton, FL) $447
Davie Miller (Davie, FL) $421
Susan Krowitz (Ft. Lauderdale, FL) $357

That tournament was followed at 6:00pm by the $130 No Limit Hold'em ($20,000 GTD) event, the final "recurring tournament" of the month (with the FSPC beginning today). The $20,000 prize pool was comprised of (134) entries, with (17) spots scheduled to reach the money. Once the field had reached the money, notables like Joseph Zelnick, Michele Milker, Pedro Palacio, and Paulius Bikus notched yet another Isle tournament poker score on their impressive resumes. The final table payouts were big, so it seemed like just a matter of time before a deal was struck. That time happened when four players remained, with Andreas Athanasopolous (Tamarac, FL) earning first place money worth $4,315.

Andreas Athanasopolous (Tamarac, FL) $4,315
David Coughlin (Lighthouse Point, FL) $3,547
Tom Gity (Pompano Beach, FL) $2,590
Anthony Casas (Miami, FL) $2,193
Joseph Nay (Plantation, FL) $990
Marc Bronstein (Delray Beach, FL) $840
Antionette Catalanotto (Tamarac, FL) $730
Hubert Ganter (Pompano Beach, FL) $640
Kenneth Honeghan (Plantation, FL) $565
Tom Millward (Boca Raton, FL) $500

Tournaments: Today marks the beginning of the 2017 Florida State Poker Championships, a series that boasts over $1,100,000 in tournament guarantees. Things get started with Event 1 ($175 No Limit Hold'em), which has a $100,000 guarantee, and eight flights to reach that number. This tournament should see one of (if not the) largest field of the series, as players hope to turn a $175 buy-in into a five figure score. Players that sit down in one of today's two flights (Flight 1A at 11:00am, and Flight 1B at 6:00pm) will do so with starting stacks of 20,000 units, along with levels of (25) minutes in length (throughout the entire tournament). Flight 1A marks the return of "live blogged coverage," as each of the next four days afternoon starting flights get some "extra attention" from the media.

Promotions: One would think that after a weekend full of "special" high hand promotions, things would maybe take a "day off." That "day off" isn't today though, as the "Turbo High Hands" award $100 every (10) minutes from 9:00am-12:00pm...followed by the ever-popular money wheel, and the "Spin To Win" promotion from 12:00pm-11:00pm. Last week saw one lucky player earn the $5,000 jackpot, so it will be interesting to see what this week follows up with.

11:00am - FSPC Event #1 (Flight 1A): $175 No Limit Hold'em ($100,000 GTD)

- Players start with 20,000 in tournament chips

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

- Alternates and late entries will start with a full stack

- Level will last (25) minutes throughout the event

- All Day 1's will play (16) complete levels or until 13% of the field remains (whichever comes first)

6:00pm - FSPC Event #1 (Flight 1B): $175 No Limit Hold'em ($100,000 GTD)