"Week In Review:" Official Daily Tournament Results (March 13th-19th)

Last week was the first full week of "daily tournaments" for the month, with the first two involving events from the 2017 Battles At The Beach.  The week was highlighted by two more good showings from the "Tuesday $10k" and "Thursday $12k," along with Edgard Mendes' (Miami, FL) special Saturday.

Monday, March 13th kicked the week off with two tournaments, The $80 No Limit Hold'em w/ $10 Bounties ($2,000 GTD) at 11:00am, followed by the inaugural running of the $230 No Limit Hold'em w/ $100 Bounties.

$80 No Limit Hold'em w/ $10 Bounties ($2,000 GTD)
Total Entries: 24
Total Prize Pool: $2,000

1. George Lukawski (Parkland, FL) $755
2. Robert Tinsbloom (Delray Beach, FL) $513
3. Walter Swirsky (Delray Beach, FL) $491

$230 No Limit Hold'em w/ $100 Bounties

Total Entries: 29

Total Prize Pool: $2,900

1. David Richardson (Cape Coral, FL) $1,160
2. Adel Jo (Miami, FL) $1,160
3. Rafiki Brown (Pembroke Pines, FL) $580

As mentioned above, we saw another great showing from "Tuesday $10k" on Tuesday, March 14th, with over (380) runners in the event.  It's clearly become the most popular tournament on the "daily" schedule, and posted a first place prize over $3,500 (although the tournament would eventually be chopped).

$100 No Limit Hold'em "Monster Stack" ($3,000 GTD)

Total Entries: 48

Total Prize Pool: $3,696

1. William Catlett (Lisbon, OH) $1,200
2. Alfonso Perez (Coconut Creek, FL) $897
3. Scott Krautman (Boca Raton, FL) $896
4. Stacy Thomas (Jupiter, FL) $407
5. Steven Lipkins (Boca Raton, FL) $296

$40 No Limit Hold'em ($10,000 GTD)

Total Entries: 384

Total Prize Pool: $13,068

1. Henry Behr ($1,469)
2. Rob Hindman (Knoxville, TN) $1,346
3. Raj Mathur (Ft. Lauderdale, FL) $990
4. David Poces (Boca Raton, FL) $984
5. Roy Paulena (West Palm Beach, FL) $953
6. Wilfredo Madrigal (Lake Worth, FL) $941
7. Sean Ryan (Pompano Beach, FL) $941
8. Barry Chazan (Ft. Lauderdale, FL) $928
9. Rob Schmeltzer (Boca Raton, FL) $760
10. Rick Kalgstein (Sunrise, FL) $687
11. Mark Bernstein (Hollywood, FL) $487
12. Charles Horton (Clewiston, FL) $170
13. Patrick Carnakie (West Palm Beach, FL) $137
14. Michael Corbett (Ft. Lauderdale, FL) $137
15. William Underdown (Boca Raton, FL) $137
16. David Hassen (Dania Beach, FL) $118
17. Janet Solov (Pompano Beach, FL) $118
18. Alan Werner (Cooper City, FL) $118
19. Glen Canelstein (Coconut Creek, FL) $98
20. Alan Golad (Riviera Beach, FL) $98
21. Dennis Dacosta (Pompano Beach, FL) $98
22. Jean-Pierre Gagnon (Quebec City, Canada) $98
23. Glen Sugarman (Coconut Creek, FL) $98
24. Jeffrey Pardue (Jupiter, FL) $98
25. Markus Petteway (Pompano Beach, FL) $98
26. Dan Avitsur (Miami, FL) $98
27. Michael Ingber (Boca Raton, FL) $98
28. Yesniel Pulido (Davie, FL) $85
29. David Miller (Davie, FL) $85
30. Bruno Fortin (Lauderhill, FL) $85
31. Maxton Habitzreuter (Pompano Beach, FL) $85
32. Scott Greenberg (Delray Beach, FL) $85
33. Peter Leone (Ft. Lauderdale, FL) $85
34. Salvatore Accardi (Pompano Beach, FL) $85
35. Francisco Pulido Castil (Pembroke Pines, FL) $85
36. Herschel Williams (Lighthouse Point, FL) $85

With the "Spin To Win" high hand promotion garnering much of the focus on Wednesday, March 15th, there was just one tournament on the schedule.  The "Big Stack Turbo Bounty" drew a nice sized field, and saw the event finish in a four-way deal.  David Padilla (Ft. Lauderdale, FL) ended up getting the "winner's share" of the chop, and earned the largest live tournament cash of his career ($878).

$100 No Limit Hold'em "Big Stack Turbo Bounty" ($5,000 GTD)

Total Entries: 67

Total Prize Pool: $3,959

1. David Padilla (Ft. Lauderdale, FL) $878
2. Carmine Napolitano (Waxhaw, NC) $878
3. Thomas Tranfo (Greenwich, CT) $788
4. Justin Walker (Tamarac, FL) $726
5. David Levine (Miami, FL) $289
6. Stefan Korolczuk (Tamarac, FL) $222
7. Kathleen Heckman (Reading, PA) $178

Thursday, March 16th saw two tournaments back on the schedule, with both ending in four-way deals.  The highlight of the day was the "Thursday $12k," which attracted (265) total entries, and had an official prize pool of $13,290.

$80 No Limit Hold'em ($2,000 GTD)

Total Entries: 23

Total Prize Pool: $2,000

1. Ryan Baroff (Ft. Lauderdale, FL) $630
2. Charles MacClennan (Boca Raton, FL) $475
3. Gerald Bloom (Boca Raton, FL) $342
4. William Catlett (Lisbon, OH) $323

$60 No Limit Hold'em ($12,000 GTD)

Total Entries: 265

Total Prize Pool: $13,290

1. Charles Marik (Coconut Creek, FL) $2,195
2. Felix Acevedo Beltre (West Palm Beach, FL) $2,194
3. Nivaldo Gutierrez (Hialeah, FL) $2,000
4. Eric Goldstein (Boca Raton, FL) $2,000
5. David Kahan (Boca Raton, FL) $758
6. David Zwiebel (Boca Raton, FL) $585
7. Michael Swerdloff (Florham, NJ) $452
8. Will Underwood (Boca Raton, FL) $332
9. Claude Comtois (Ft. Lauderdale, FL) $239
10. Alex White (Boca Raton, FL) $186
11. Patrick Carnakie (West Palm Beach, FL) $186
12. Jeffrey Neubauer (Bronxville, NY) $186
13. Robert Perniola (Pompano Beach, FL) 
14. Eugene Cohen (Hollywood, FL) $159
15. Jeffrey Pardue (Jupiter, FL) $159
16. Steven Randall (Boca Raton, FL) $140
17. Craig Witz (Hypoluxo, FL) $140
18. Jason Sterling (Mirimar, FL) $140
19. Robert Schafer (Sunrise, FL) $120
20. Greg Tomlinson (Jupiter, FL) $120
21. Mark Bernstein (Hollywood, FL) $120
22. Edina Pantinchin (Miami Beach, FL) $120
23. Jaori Carrilo (Pompano Beach, FL) $120
24. Scott Jaffa (Ft. Lauderdale, FL) $120
25. Allen Gload (Riviera Beach, FL) $120
26. Raj Mathur (Ft. Lauderdale, FL) $120
27. Berton Rutherford (Meadeville, PA) $120

The high hands were the focus on Friday, March 17th, but the scheduled evening tournament is always a great start to the weekend, offering up a more "mid-major" type structure, and allowing for deeper play than some of the other tournaments during the week.  

$150 No Limit Hold'em ($10,000 GTD)

Total Entries: 68

Total Prize Pool: $10,000

1. Robert Tanner (Wellington, FL) $2,500
2. Barry Price (N. Palm Beach, FL) $1,507
3. Carlos Molinet (Davie, FL) $1,371
4. Wayne Luggery (Plantation, FL) $1,351
5. Adam Schwartz (Coral Springs, FL) $1,151
6. Walter Swirsky (Delray Beach, FL) $1,151
7. Roland Trocher (Hollywood, FL) $969

Saturday, March 18th was all about Edgard Mendes (Deerfield Beach, FL), a player that chopped the afternoon event evenly ($432), and then went on to win the evening event!  The Isle Casino Poker Room regular, better known as "Corona," is one of the first players in recent memory to accomplish the feat.

$100 No Limit Hold'em "Big Stack Turbo Bounty" ($3,000 GTD)

Total Entries: 44

Total Prize Pool: $2,593

1. Alan Dubrow (Melville, NY) $433
2. Edgard Mendes (Deerfield Beach, FL) $432
3. David Miller (Lauderhill, FL) $432
4. John Sherman (Ft. Lauderdale, FL) $432
5. Rahamim Ezra (Hallandale, FL) $432
6. Curtis "Ace" Dehart (Melbourne, FL) $432

$120 No Limit Hold'em "New Monster Stack" ($8,000 GTD)

Total Entries: 117

Total Prize Pool: $9,945

1. Edgard Mendes (Deerfield Beach, FL) $1,514
2. Rubin Brown (West Palm Beach, FL) $1,408
3. David Gordon (Rockville, MD) $1,349
4. Alan Hamby (Pompano Beach, FL) $1,172
5. Willie Wiggins (Miramar, FL) $1,120
6. Bart Lino (Coral Springs, FL) $1,032
7. Jerrold Solov (Pompano Beach, FL) $1,025
8. Chad Millward (Boca Raton, FL) $579
9. Walter Swirsky (Delray Beach, FL) $224
10. Michael Buffa (Pompano Beach, FL) $174
11. Barry Sisselman (Deerfield Beach, FL) $174
12. Brendan Rogers (Plantation, FL) $174

With only one tournament on the schedule on Sunday, March 19th, players can experience a "deeper stacked" event, with the assurance that they will not be playing late into the night (some players have work the next day).

$150 No Limit Hold'em ($10,000 GTD)

Total Entries: 72

Total Prize Pool: $10,000

1. Anthony Gonzalez (Orlando, FL) $1,986
2. Hosney Boutros (Ft. Lauderdale, FL) $1,581
3. Raymond Becker (Boca Raton, FL) $1,422
4. Curtis Dehart (Melbourne, FL) $1,275
5. Jason Greenberg (Delray Beach, FL) $1,161
6. Pedro Castro (Coral Springs, FL) $1,145
7. Karin Powsner (Pompano Beach, FL) $830
8. Elizabeth Davis (West Palm Beach, FL) $350
9. Neal Freeman (Boca Raton, FL) $250

Monday, March 20th: New Week, "Big Game Bounty Hunters" Eye Tonight's Event

ICYMI: There was one tournament on the "daily schedule" yesterday, a $150 No Limit Hold'em ($10,000 GTD), which got underway at 12:00pm.  The tournament drew a total of (72) entries, and officially ended up with a $10,000 prize pool.  There were nine spots getting paid, and after reaching the final table (and losing four players), the remaining six would end up agreeing to a deal.  Anthony Gonzalez (Orlando, FL) earned the second largest cash of his tournament career, receiving $1,986 for his "first place finish."  Also involved in the deal were Hosney Boutros ($1,581), Raymond Becker ($1,422), Curtis Dehart ($1,275), Jason Greenberg ($1,161), and Pedro Castro ($1,145).  The full results, along with hometowns and places, will be posted later this afternoon in the "Week In Review" feature.

Tournaments: This week's daily tournament schedule begins with two events today, the $80 No Limit Hold'em ($2,000 GTD) at 11:00am, followed by the largest buy-in tournament of the week.  At 6:00pm, the $230 No Limit Hold'em w/ $100 Bounties will be making it's "second run.".  This "Deep Stack Bounty" event sees players sitting down to starting stack of 15,000 units, and offers a structure with (20) minute levels (Levels 1-8), which transition to (25) minutes (Levels 9+).

Promotions: Outside of the "standard" high hand promotion, the weeks gets a "quick" start with "Turbo High Hands," offering $100 every (10) minutes from the period of 9:00am-12:00pm.  Rollovers do apply with this promotion (with each game in the house eligible), so it's not uncommon to see a player pick up anywhere from $100-$500 during the promotion.

11:00am - $80 No Limit Hold'em w/ $10 Bounties $2,000 GTD

- Players will begin with a 10,000 starting stack

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

- Option player "add-on" at the end of Level 8 ($20 for 8,000 tournament chips), with 100% of the "add-on" going to the prize pool 

- Levels are (20) minutes in length

6:00pm - $230 No Limit Hold'em "Deep Stack Bounty" w/ $100 Bounties

- Players will begin with a 15,000 starting stack

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

- Alternates and late entries will begin with a full stack

- Levels are (20) minutes (Levels 1-9), transitioning to (25) minutes (Levels 9+)