Thursday, August 3rd: "Mixing It Up," Introducing A New Tournament On The Recurring Schedule

ICYMI: The first tournament on yesterday's schedule was the $100 No Limit Hold'em "Monster Stack" ($3,000 GTD), which got underway at 11:00am.  The tournament surpassed the guarantee once again, attracted a total of (47) entries, for an official prize pool of $3,619.  Etan Aloush (Hollywood, FL) was awarded the win after a six-way chop, recording a cash for the first time since 2013, which also happens to be his largest lifetime score ($929).  Listed below are the full results from the tournament:

1. Etan Aloush (Hollywood, FL) $929
2. Andrew Thompson (Bloomfield Hills, MI) $783
3. Scott Johnston (Plantation, FL) $742
4. Gregory Anderson (Berwyn, PA) $658
5. Robert Cavataio (Delray Beach, FL) $290
6. Daniel Genachte (Deerfield Beach, FL) $217

The evening event (6:00pm) was a $40 No Limit Hold'em tournament without a guarantee, but that didn't stop the (131) entries from making up the field.  The official prize pool closed at $4,297, with the event offering a first place prize of $1,214.  A total of (17) spots were scheduled to get paid in the event, with the action playing down to heads-up.  Once Ronald Lindquist and Scott Bailey were up against each other, they agreed to a deal, with Lindquist being awarded the win.  The cash was Lindquist's fourth of the year, and also happened to be the largest of his career ($1,182).  Listed below are the results from last night's final table:

1. Ronald Lindquist (West Palm Beach, FL) $1,182
2. Scott Bailey (Loxahatchee, FL) $800
3. Marcus Petteway (Pompano Beach, FL) $455
4. Daniel Shortley (Lake Worth, FL) $279
5. John Young (Deerfield Beach, FL) $213
6. Christian Larsen (Canada) $180
7. Scott Sommer (Palm Beach Gardens, FL) $157
8. Lawrence Kombaher (Deerfield Beach, FL) $138
9. Rick Kalgstein (Sunrise, FL) $121
10. Marcos Cedeno (Lake Worth, FL) $107

Tournaments: This afternoon (11:00am) sees the introduction of a new "set" of tournaments to the schedule, as Thursday afternoons (not during multi-day event) will become "Mixed Thursdays."  Players will find different non-no limit hold'em variations on the schedule, the first of which is a $130 O.E. 8B ($2,000 GTD) event.  The O.E. stands for Omaha 8B (Hi/Lo) and Stud 8B (Hi/Lo), which happens to be one of the most popular lower limit cash games in the room (6/12).  The tournament has a great structure, which will see the event finish up no later than 4:30-5:00pm.  Players sit down to starting stack of 16,000 units, and playing levels of 15/20 minutes.  Levels 1-8 will be 15 minutes, and will transition to 20 minutes Levels 9+.

The evening tournament is also a new event to the schedule, as a "survivor" tournament joins the fray.  The tournament, which is a $120 buy-in, offers up a $500 package for every five players in the event. The event is structured with starting stacks of 14,000 units, and levels of (20) minutes throughout the event.  It's a great way to pocket $500, and there are a lot of things a poker player can do with that kind of cash.

Promotions: Today's "special" promotion (outside of the standard high hands), is the Limit Hold'em Early Bird, in which the first (50) full houses (in a limit hold'em game) are paid the minimum buy-in for the designated game.  Those players in the 2/2 LHE game will receive $20 for each "winning" full house (or better), while those in 2/4 LHE will receive $40.  That is followed by $300 high hands every (15) minutes, from 12:0pm-4:00pm.

11:00am - $120 Omaha 8B/Stud 8B Hi/Lo ($2,000 GTD)

- Players will begin with a 16,000 starting stack

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

- Alternates and late entries will receive full stacks

- Levels 1-8 are (15) minutes in length, with Levels 9+ lasting (20) minutes

6:00pm - $120 No Limit Hold'em Survivor (3) $500 Winners GTD (1 in 5 win $500)

- Players will begin with a 14,000 starting stack

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

- Alternates and late entries will receive full stacks

- Levels are (20) minutes in length throughout