The lone "paid" tournament of the day, a $120 No Limit Hold'em ($8,000 GTD), got underway at 6:00pm. The event ended up crushing the guarantee, finishing with a prize pool of $10,285, after a total of (121) entries. There were (13) spots getting paid in the tournament, with things playing down to heads-up action, at which point a deal was made. Jason Jimenez Rojas (Dominican Republic) took home $3,295 as his part of the deal, with Patrick Carnakie (West Palm Beach, FL) earning $2,054 for his runner-up finish.
Tournaments: There is one tournament on the schedule this afternoon, a $150 No Limit Hold'em ($10,000 GTD) event. The levels are (25) minutes throughout the tournament, and offers players a 20,000 starting stack.
Promotions: After a day where there where $2,000 high hands awarded for a period of nine hours, the "promotions" train continues to roll on. Outside of the "standard" high hands during the day, the "Turbo High Hands" return, with $300 awarded to qualifying high hands from 2:00pm-9:00pm (every 15 minutes).
12:00pm - $150 No Limit Hold'em ($10,000 GTD)
- 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 (25) minutes