Yesterday's lone tournament on the schedule was a $150 No Limit Hold'em event with a $10,000 guaranteed prize pool. There were a total of (82) entries, with an official prize pool of $10,000 after registration closed. There were (9) spots scheduled to get paid, with a posted first place prize of $3,400. Once players reached the money, discussion of a potential deal began, and was eventually agreed to. Gity was the declared winner, earning $1,621 for his first place finish, with Michael Olcha ($1,542) and Carl Vidal ($1,249) rounding out the top three. The rest of the results will be posted on Monday afternoon, along with all of the other tournaments throughout the week.
Tournaments: There are two tournaments on the schedule today, the first of which begins at 10:00am. The $5,000 GTD Free Roll w/ $20 Rebuys allows players the opportunity to grab there share of a sizable prize pool, without taking a dollar out of there pocket. Each time a free roll is run, they attract large fields, with this afternoon expected to be no different. The second tournament gets underway at 6:00pm, and is $120 No Limit Hold'em event with an $8,000 guaranteed prize pool.
Promotions: Players don't have to wait long before April's high hand promotions stand front and center, with $1,000 high hands this afternoon (running from 1:00pm-10:00pm). The highest qualifying hand for each hour will win themselves a cool thousand dollars. Outside of that particular promotion, the "standard high hand" applies for the rest of the day.
10:00am - $5,000 "Free Roll" No Limit Hold'em w/ $20 Rebuys
- Players will begin with a 2,500 starting stack
- Levels are (15) minutes in length
6:oopm - $120 No Limit Hold'em "New Monster Stack" ($8,000 GTD):
- Players will start with 25,000 in tournament chips
- Late and re-entries for the first (8) levels
- Alternates and re-entries will start with a full stack
- Levels are (20) minutes in length (Levels 1-8), transitioning to (25) minutes Levels 9+)