Tuesday, December 26th: Closing Out The Year Strong, $10,000 Guaranteed Event Highlights Day's Schedule

ICYMI: Monday's tournament schedule hosted one event, which started later in the day (6:00pm).  The $120 No Limit Hold'em "Monster Stack" ($3,000 GTD) attracted a field of (36) entries, and boasted an official prize pool of $3,060.  Once the payouts were posted, players learned that nine spots would get paid, with first place schedule to take home $1,254.  Action continued after the money was reached, but eventually paused when five players remained.  A deal was then agreed to, with Daniel Gonzalez Jr. (Coral Springs, FL) declared the tournament's winner, taking home $662 for his first place share.

1. Daniel Gonzalez (Coral Springs, FL) $662
2. Zaki Lichaa (Pompano Beach, FL) $395
3. Horney Boutros (Ft. Lauderdale, FL) $380
4. Anthony Kern (Ft. Lauderdale, FL) $355
5. Noam Hadar (Boynton Beach, FL) $326
6. David Walker (Pompano Beach, FL) $250
7. Bruce Klein (Durham, NC) $245
8. Michael Spadafore (Boynton Beach, FL) $237
9. Robert Kuznietz (Ft. Lauderdale, FL) $210

Tournaments: Today's tournament schedule is "back to normal," with two events for players to choose from, the first of which begins at 11:00am.  The $120 No Limit Hold'em "Monster Stack" ($3,000 GTD) is structured with 25,000 unit starting stacks, and levels that last (20) minutes over the course of the event.

The "Monster Stack" is followed at 6:00pm, by the "headlining" tournament of the day, a $100 No Limit Hold'em event with a $10,000 guaranteed prize pool.  The event has a slightly more generous structure than the other $10,000 guaranteed tournament this month, with starting stacks of 16,000 units, and levels that last (20) minutes.

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 - $120 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 - $100 No Limit Hold'em ($10,000 GTD)

- Players will begin with a 16,000 starting stack

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

- Levels are (20) minutes in length

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