Tuesday, August 15th: Six-Way Event Chop Of The $25,000 GTD, "Tournament Tuesday" Returns

ICYMI: It's usually said that only one person walks away truly happy from a poker tournament after it's over, and that's the winner.  Last night would be the an exception though, as the final six players agreed to an even chop, with each of them walking away with $2,991.  The $130 No Limit Hold'em tournament had a $25,000 posted guaranteed, but ended up eclipsing that number, after (297) entries made up the field.  The official prize pool closed at $28,809, and ended up boasting a first place prize of $6,330.  Obviously that number would be altered once the deal was agreed to, but first we would see numerous Isle Poker Room notables book cashes for their resumes (including Guillermo Irving, Chad Millward, Anna Dikker, Alexander Thomas, David Moreno, and Charlemagne Benjamin, Jr.).  The final table was reached just before midnight, and after four eliminations, the players left managed to work out a deal where they all took the same amount.  For "records" purposes, Nathan Schwartz (Boca Raton, FL) was listed as the tournament's winner.  

1. Nathan Schwartz (Boca Raton, FL) $2,991
2. David Shifrel (Margate, FL) $2,991
3. Scott Bailey (Loxahatchee, FL) $2,991
4. Evan Teisch (Ft. Lauderdale, FL) $2,991
5. Lloyd Nastase (Coral Springs, FL) $2,991
6. Jon Lane (Davie, FL) $2,991
7. Michael Heverly (West Hollywood, CA) $962
8. Ralph Spadafore (Boynton Beach, FL) $791
9. Dean Arahovites (Margate, FL) $633
10. Richard Pace (Louisville, KY) $533

Tournaments: It's come to be known as "Tournament Tuesday," with any tournament that is plugged into the afternoon evening time slot, turning out to be a success.  The day's action starts at 11:00am, with the $100 No Limit Hold'em "Monster Stack" ($3,000 GTD).  The tournament sees players sitting down to starting stacks of 25,000 units, and playing levels lasting (20) minutes.  

That tournament is followed by one of the more popular evening events, the $60 No Limit Hold'em ($8,000 GTD).  The event crushes the guarantee on a weekly basis, with fields over (200) entries becoming the norm.  The event is structured with a 14,000 unit starting stack, levels of (20) minutes, and an optional add-on at the end of registration.

Promotions: It's all about getting to the poker room early on Tuesdays (and Thursdays), as the "Early Bird Full House" promotion offers an awarded cash prize (depending on game plated) for the first (50) full houses of the day (in live cash games).  That promotion is followed by $300 high hands every (15) minutes, from the hours of 12:00pm-4:00pm.

11:00am - $100 No Limit Hold'em "Monster Stack" ($3,000 GTD)

- Players start with 25,000 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 (20) minutes throughout the event

6:00pm - $60 No Limit Hold'em ($8,000 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, 100% goes towards the prize pool)

- All late registrants and re-entries will receive a full stack