Sunday, December 24th: "Twas The Day Before Christmas," And All Through The Poker Room...

ICYMI: Saturday's tournament action kicked off with the $100 No Limit Hold'em "Deepstack Turbo Bounty," which had a $3,000 guaranteed prize pool.  A total of (41) entries made up the field, with the official prize pool closing at $3,352 (bounties included).  Once the payouts were posted, players would learn that six spots were scheduled to get paid, with first place set to take home $907.  Things players out a little differently yesterday afternoon, as the tournament played down to an outright winner.  Paul Price (Weston, FL) bested Joseph Zelnick (Jupiter, FL) during heads-up play, recording his second largest tournament cash, and first tournament win.

1. Paul Prize (Weston, FL) $907
2. Joseph Zelnick (Jupiter, FL) $535
3. Dale Smith (Pompano Beach, FL) $326
4. Cathy Miller (Jupiter, FL) $233
5. Donald Gordon (Boynton Beach, FL) $186
6. Barry Teller (Tamarac, FL) $140

The "Deepstack Turbo Bounty" was followed by the $130 No Limit Hold'em ($10,000 GTD), which got underway at 6:00pm.  Players must have been busy doing last minute shopping, and the tournament fell surprisingly short of the guarantee.  The field of (85) entries would see the official prize pool close at $10,000, with eleven players scheduled to reach the money.  After the money bubble burst, play would continue on at the final table, but eventually the talks of a chop began.  Players agreed to a six-way deal, with Hugh Coley (Lake Worth, FL) taking home first place money ($2,490).  It should be noted, that Donald Gordon (Boynton Beach, FL) made his second final table of the day, and ended up taking home second place money ($1,563).

1. Hugh Coley (Lake Worth, FL) $2,490
2. Donald Gordon (Boynton Beach, FL) $1,563
3. Tyler Morgan (Ft. Myers, FL) $1,338
4. Michael Berkman (Palm Beach, FL) $1,168
5. Allan Bieler (Sunrise, FL) $940
6. Scott Bailey (Loxahatchee, FL) $833
7. Kenneth Berman (Hallandale Beach, FL) $415
8. Nicholas Marzelli (Northfield, NJ) $350
9. Richard Paradis (Coconut Creek, FL) $323
10. Cherie Thomas (Ft. Lauderdale, FL) $300
11. Robert Transue (North Lauderdale, FL) $280

Tournaments: There is one tournament on the schedule today, which will assure players that are home in the early evening.  The $130 No Limit Hold'em "Hard Stop, ICM Chop" carries a $2,500 guarantee, and returns for the first time this month.  The tournament is structured with 20,000 unit starting stacks, and levels that last (20) minutes throughout.  After Level 16 concludes, there will be (10) untimed hands (Level 17), with an ICM chop occurring with the players that remain afterward.  

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 started back on 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 "Hard Stop, ICM Chop"

- Players will 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

- Levels are (20) minutes

- At the end of Level 16, tables will be balanced and tournament will play (10) more hands, in hard-for-hand format.  Tables will be re-balanced after (5) hands.

- At the end of (10) hands, tournament play will end, and all remaining players will chop the prize pool using an ICM calculation.