The money bubble brought one of the first dramatic moments of the day, as Scott Zakheim (Davie, FL) lost an all-in on the stone bubble, that would leave him with less than one big blind. Luckily for Scott, another player would be eliminated from another table, allowing him to sneak into the money with just a few antes. The field would then go from (55) players to (18) in less than three hours, as the landscape for the "homestretch" began to take shape.
There were numerous notable names remaining at the final two tables, with different potential storylines in play. The deep runs that fell short of the final table belonged to players like Steve Karp, Francklin Michel, Alton Mendleson, Bryce McVay, Matt Lambrecht, and Antonio Campbell. The final table would begin nine-handed as Lambrecht and Campbell were eliminated simultaneously, with action continuing as scheduled. Richard Kirsch (Ft. Lauderdale, FL) was the first to exit the final table, followed by Andrew Thompson (Maui, HI) and Linda Lipkins (Boca Raton, FL).
The remaining six players continued play, but after Bobby Leff turned a stack of three big blinds into 1,800,000 (fifteen bigs), the talks of a chop began. The numbers were quickly agreed to, with Nagui Yassa declared the tournament's winner (with official results posted below):
- Nagui Yassa (Deerfield Beach, FL) $20,750
- Bobby Leff (Ft. Lauderdale, FL) $20,477
- Steve Moreno (Miami, FL) $19,897
- Kenneth Bruno (Lake Worth, FL) $19,311
- Diane Linke (Boynton Beach, FL) $18,045
- Jamie Wiegrefe (Coconut Grove, FL) $14,820
There was also another event on the "daily schedule" last night, with the results from the $130 No Limit Hold'em "Hard Stop, ICM Chop" ($2,500 GTD) to be posted this afternoon.
Tournaments: The "daily tournament" schedule continues today, with the cards getting in the air at 11:00am, for the $100 No Limit Hold'em "Big Stack Turbo Bounty" ($2,000 GTD). Players begin the tournament with an 18,000 unit starting stack, and play levels that last (15) minutes throughout the event. There is an optional add-on at the end of registration (after Level 10), with $25 seeing a return of 10,000 units (100% of add-on money goes towards the prize pool). For every player elimination, a $25 bounty is awarded.
The evening tournament (6:00pm) sees the big numbers return, as the action begins for the $130 No Limit Hold'em ($20,000 GTD). The event is structured with 16,000 unit starting stacks, and levels that last (20) minutes over the course of the tournament.
Promotions: From (9:00am-10:00am), the high hand will award $150 every (30) minutes. The high hands will then transition from 10:00am-12:00am (midnight), with the opportunity to win $400 every (30) minutes. During that period, the promotion sees tournament players eligible (Isle Open events not eligible for high hand) each half-hour for $100 high hands, 2/2 limit hold'em players eligible for $200 high hands, 2/4 limit hold'em players eligible for $300 high hands, and all other raked games (1/2-5/10 NLH, 4/8 Omaha 8B, 6/12 O.E., etc.) eligible for $400 high hands. From 12:00am-9:00am, players are eligible for $100 high hands every hour.
It should also be noted that starting November 1st, players are able to win the high hand using only one card in their hand!!! The payouts for those that use one card are different than the standard numbers listed above, and can be found (full listing of one-card payouts on flyers in the poker room).
11:00am - $100 No Limit Hold'em "Big Stack Turbo" w/ $25 Bounties
- Players will begin with a 18,000 starting stack
- Late and re-entries for the first (10) levels
- Levels are (15) minutes in length
- Option player "add-on" at the end of Level 10 ($25 for 10,000 tournament chips), with 100% of the "add-on" going to the prize pool
6:00pm - $130 No Limit Hold'em ($20,000 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 are (20) minutes in length throughout
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