Wednesday, March 8th saw just one event on the tournament schedule, with Robert Lovett (Boynton Beach, FL) taking down the $100 No Limit Hold'em Big Stack Turbo Bounty outright. It was one of the only events of the week not to end in a chop, and was Lovett's first tournament win at the Isle.
$100 No Limit Hold'em "Big Stack Turbo Bounty" ($5,000 GTD)
Total Entries: 54
Total Prize Pool: $5,000
- Robert Lovett (Boynton Beach, FL) $1,287
- Sergio Amato (Ft. Lauderdale, FL) $950
- Michael Golub (Boynton Beach, FL) $551
- Melissa Hunt (Ft. Lauderdale, FL) $380
- John Scalia (Pompano Beach, FL) $274
- Stefan Korolczuk (Tamarac, FL) $208
There were two tournaments on the schedule on Thursday, March 9th, the second of which has become one of the most popular tournaments with the players. Very similar to the "Tuesday $10k," which gets upwards of (400) runners on a consistent basis, Thursday's $60 No Limit Hold'em $12,000 GTD is gaining following in the footsteps.
$80 No Limit Hold'em ($2,000 GTD)
Total Entries: 33
Total Prize Pool: $1,706
- Joseph Mancuso (Ft. Lauderdale, FL) $523
- Peter Martin (Trinity, FL) $408
- William Catlett (Florida) $284
- Pietro Tornabene (Boca Raton, FL) $283
- James Arthur (Florida) $208
$60 No Limit Hold'em ($12,000 GTD)
Total Entries: 323
Total Prize Pool: $16,146
- Jean Chery (West Palm Beach, FL) $2,546
- Robert Flacco (Ambler, PA) $2,540
- Hari Sukhu (Miramar, FL) $1,906
- Frank Annunziato (Hollywood, FL) $1,696
- Peter Bejusca (Ft. Lauderdale, FL) $1,401
- Irwin Block (Coconut Creek, FL) $1,270
- Anthony Casas (Miami, FL) $525
- Craig Witz (Hypoluxo, FL) $379
- Willie Wiggins (Miramar, FL) $274
- Devond Marshall (Miami, FL) $210
- Farrell Lapi (Coconut Creek, FL) $210
- Kevin Shick (Irmo, SC) $210
- Reed Alenik (Ft. Lauderdale, FL) $170
- Carl Cajuste (Coconut Creek, FL) $170
- Vasile Schita (Oakland Park, FL) $170
- David Feyjin (Franklin Lakes, NJ) $145
- Jeffrey Seldin (Weston, FL) $145
- Charles Ramos (Sunrise, FL) $145
- Berton Rutherford (Meadeville, PA) $121
- Ralph Spadafore (Boynton Beach, FL) $121
- Tuan Phan (Lake Worth, FL) $121
- Allan Fungo (Dania Beach, FL) $121
- Roy Paulena (West Palm Beach, FL) $121
- Carolyn Mevorah (Staten Island, NY) $121
- Sandy Sanchez (North Lauderdale, FL) $121
- Dan Koff (Pompano Beach, FL) $121
- Charles Lee (Tamarac, FL) $121
- Luis Guarda (Coral Springs, FL) $105
- Matan Yahudai (Hollywood, FL) $105
- Frank Hollins (Margate, FL) $105
- Catherine Joyce (Port St. Lucie, FL) $105
- Howard Katz (Deerfield Beach, FL)$105
- Kamal Mohammed (Pompano Beach, FL) $105
- Tom Gity (Pompano Beach, FL) $105
- Walter Swirsky (Delray Beach, FL) $105
- Michael Mora (Ft. Lauderdale, FL) $105
With much of the focus on high hand promotions during the day, there was only one tournament on Friday, March 10th, an event that saw Donald Day (Pembroke Pines, FL) record his first tournament win. Donald now has three results on his resume, all of which were final table finishes, and he is just short of the $10,000 career earnings benchmark.
$150 No Limit Hold'em ($10,000 GTD)
Total Entries: 73
Prize Pool: $10,000
- Donald Day (Pembroke Pines, FL) $1,709
- Franklin Rojas (Plantation, FL) $1,705
- Marco Rodriguez (Sunrise, FL) $1,438
- Barry Price (North Palm Beach, FL) $1,324
- Wayne Luggery (Plantation, FL) $1,225
- Charles Odenz (Hollywood, FL) $970
- Zaki Lichaa (Pompano Beach, FL) $941
- Seymour Weiner (Boca Raton, FL) $688
Saturday, March 11th saw the return of the player-centric "Free Roll," offering up the opportunity to grab a share of a $5,000 guaranteed prize pool...for zero investment. Players did decide to chop the tournament when five-handed play was reached, with Gernie Moorhead (West Palm Beach, FL) posting his first tournament result since 1996! Moorhead was the "declared winner" in the deal, earning a first place prize of $955.
$5,000 No Limit Hold'em "Free Roll"
Total Entries: 166
Total Prize Pool: $5,000
- Gernie Moorhead (West Palm Beach, FL) $955
- Ronald Linquist (West Palm Beach, FL) $881
- Lawrence Paden (Chester Springs, PA) $787
- Joseph Mancuso (Deerfield Beach, FL) $670
- Raymond Rickard (Oakland Park, FL) $651
- Mary Shaw (Yarmouth Port, MA) $150
- Michael Pisano (Luzerne, PA) $113
- Vincent Scrima (Lauderhill, FL) $88
- Erno Varkonyi (Delray Beach, FL) $75
- Pat Aahara (Boca Raton, FL) $68
- Karen Rutherford (Meadville, PA) $68
- David Bilia (Plantation, FL) $68
- George Lukawski (Parkland, FL) $58
- David Padilla (Ft. Lauderdale, FL) $58
- Douglas Peterson (Charlotte, NC) $58
- Albert Neibla (Miami, FL) $50
- Richard Damigos (Jupiter, FL) $50
- Darcy Deconza (Hollywood, FL) $50
- Vincent Laino (Ft. Lauderdale, FL) $50
- Thomas Moran (Palm Bay, FL) $50
$120 No Limit Hold'em "New Monster Stack" ($8,000 GTD)
Total Entries: 117
Total Prize Pool: $9,945
- Robert Perniola (Pompano Beach, FL) $1,598
- Glenn Popkin (Coral Springs, FL) $1,331
- Steven Cardarelli (Boynton Beach, FL) $1,274
- Yves Fequiere (Miami, FL) $1,170
- Jonathan Ounjian (Delray Beach, FL) $1,067
- Joao Batista Dos Santos (Boca Raton, FL) $1,031
- Luis Abedrabbo (Deerfield Beach, FL) $985
- Todd Berman (Boca Raton, FL) $743
- Anthony Elen (Plantation, FL) $224
- Bruno Fortin (Lauderhill, FL) $174
- Sergio Amato (Ft. Lauderdale, FL) $174
- Alan Dobrow (Melville, NY) $174
Sunday, March 12th was the host of the $150 No Limit Hold'em ($10,000 GTD) event, a tournament that is scheduled perfectly for the final day of the weekend. The tournament begins at 12:00pm, and while the (25) minute levels allow players to enjoy a "mid-major" type structure, it also doesn't keep them in the poker room all night. The tournament ended just around dinner time, and saw Arnold Erensoft (Coconut Creek, FL) take first place in a five-way deal.
$150 No Limit Hold'em ($10,000 GTD)
Total Entries: 88
Total Prize Pool: $10,120
- Arnold Erensoft (Coconut Creek, FL) $2,157
- Walter West (Lantana, FL) $1,737
- Fred Allenshpach (Plantation, FL) $1,662
- John Reslow (Delray Beach, FL) $1,515
- Katherine Hoyle (West Palm Beach, FL) $1,430
- James Yacobellis (Lake Worth, FL) $557
- Richard Leger (Lighthouse Point, FL) $455
- Tony Albano (Deerfield Beach, FL) $354
- Raul Vargas (Coral Springs, FL) $253