"Week In Review:" Official Daily Tournament Results (April 10th-16th)

April's second week of tournament action brought a handful of new storylines, including Jason Young's (Suffern, NY) return to the "winner's circle," Peter Fellow's (Pembroke Pines, FL) big score in the deal that ended Thursday's $25,000 GTD, and the ladies chopping up the Friday night tournament (Jane Forsythe and Erin Coley).

Since making himself familiar with blog followers last October, Pedro Palacio (Delray Beach, FL) found himself taking first place (and earning the lion's share) in a deal that ended the afternoon event on Monday, April 10th.  That was followed by Jason Young's (Suffern, NY) first recorded tournament win since January of 2009.

$80 No Limit Hold'em w/ $10 Bounties ($2,000 GTD)
Total Entries: 43
Total Prize Pool: $$1,986 ($430 Bounty Pool)

1. Pedro Palacio (Delray Beach, FL) $750
2. Daniel Genachte (Deerfield Beach, FL) $359
3. Gregg Weiss (Delray Beach, FL) $359
4. Denis Fecteau (La Prarie, Quebec) $359
5. John Scigliano (Cooper City, FL) $159

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

Total Entries: 26

Total Prize Pool: $2,600 ($2,600 Bounty Pool)

1. Jason Young (Suffern, NY) $1,040
2. Michael Goldfarb (Parkland, FL) $,1040
3. Manny Alvarez (Boynton Beach, FL) $520

There was elevated attendance in Tuesday, April 11th's afternoon event, one of the better structured "day" events on the schedule.  The $100 No Limit Hold'em ($3,000 GTD) tournament drew a field of (60) total entries, and ended in an eight-way deal, with Thomas Gari (Hollywood, FL) taking the top spot.  The evening event continued it'a trend of crushing the guarantee, as a field of (292) entries officially gave us a prize pool of $14,764 (almost $3,000 over the $12,000 guarantee).

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

Total Entries: 60

Total Prize Pool: $4,620

1. Thomas Gari (Hollywood, FL) $897
2. Steven Broniecki (Palm Beach Gardens, FL) $890
3. Donna Broniecki (Palm Beach Gardens, FL) $695
4. Dwight Pinkerton (Boca Raton, FL) $573
5. George Lukawski (Parkland, FL) $480
6. Mary Magazine (Miami, FL) $402
7. Frank Talierci (Naples, FL) $353
8. Nancy Thomas  (Lauderdale By The Sea, FL) $330

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

Total Entries: 292

Total Prize Pool: $14,764

1. Paul Chrulski (St. Petersburg, FL) $2,001
2. Daniel Shortley (Lake Worth, FL) $2,000
3. Alan Brostoff (Boca Raton, FL) $1,703
4. Paul Louis (Oakland Park, FL) $1,703
5. Jack Sedaka (Coconut Creek, FL) $1,703
6. Tom Millward (Boca Raton, FL) $1,703
7. Steve Moreno (Miami, FL) $502
8. Patrick Tobar (Ft. Lauderdale, FL) $369
9. Sergio Santoni (Deerfield Beach, FL) $266
10. George Lukin (Brooklyn, NY) $207
11. Ali Khalil (Ft. Lauderdale, FL) $207
12. Thea Hermes (Stuart, FL) $207
13. Allen Gload (Riviera Beach, FL) $177
14. Richard Ganesh (Royal Palm Beach, FL) $177
15. Sean Ryan (Pompano Beach, FL) $177
16. Omar Sader (Pompano Beach, FL) $155
17. Zinovi Tsukerman (Oakland Park, FL) $155
18. Julian Cuartas (Oakland Park, FL) $155
19. David Dohner (Hollywood, FL) $133
20. Alon Dror (Israel) $133
21. Steven Cabas (Miami, FL) $133
22. Sam Costa (Palm Beach Gardens, FL) $133
23. Oscar Rodriguez (Miami, FL) $133
24. Hector Caraballo  (Hialeah, FL) $133
25. Matthew Meeuwen (Greenacres, FL) $133
26. Andrew Davey (Pompano Beach, FL) $133
27. Mark Wasserman (Hillsboro Beach, FL) $133

Wednesday, April 12th was all about the "Spin To Win" high hand promotion, so there was only one tournament on the schedule.  The $100 No Limit Hold'em ($5,000 GTD) event is a "Big Stack Turbo Bounty," so the payouts you see below don't include the bounties earned by each player (for having eliminated someone from the field).

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

Total Entries: 59

Total Prize Pool: $3,618 ($1,475 Bounty Pool)

1. Linzell Borders (Tamarac, FL) $1,376
2. Ariel Williams (Hollywood, FL) $843
3. Sandra Seligman (Sunny Isles Beach, FL) $546
4. Antonio De Araujo (Pompano Beach, FL) $376
5. Raul Hernandez (West Palm Beach, FL) $271
6. Bart Lino (Coral Springs, FL) $206

The may have been two tournaments on the schedule for Thursday, April 13th, but it was the evening event that overshadowed everything.  The $130 No Limit Hold'em tournament carried with it a guarantee of $25,000, which was crushed by the huge turnout.  The event had a posted first place prize just short of $9,000, and finished up with an official prize pool of $33,100.

$80 No Limit Hold'em w/ $10 Bounties ($2,000 GTD)

Total Entries: 36

Total Prize Pool: $1,672 ($360 Bounty Pool)

1. Howard Rappaport (Johnston, RI) $752
2. Jon Gottlieb (Roslyn, NY) $400
3. David Walker (Deerfield Beach, FL) $174
4. Dwight Pinkerton (Boca Raton, FL) $173
5. Stanley Sternberg (Highland Beach, FL) $173

$130 No Limit Hold'em ($20,000 GTD)

Total Entries: 331

Total Prize Pool: $33,100

1. Peter Fellows (Pembroke Pines, FL) $6,776
2. Robert Kessler (Parkland, FL) $4,124
3. Christian Rodriguez (Boynton Beach, FL) $3,457
4. Robert Blanchette (Ft. Lauderdale, FL) $3,187
5. Irwin Block (Coconut Creek, FL) $3,187
6. Hari Sukhu (Miramar, FL) $1,822
7. Ethiel Garcia (Weston, FL) $1,811
8. Nancy Birnbaum (Ft. Lauderdale, FL) $778
9. Marcin Plewinksi (Coconut Creek, FL) $563
10. Joel Greenfeld (Boynton Beach, FL) $430
11. Michael Goldfarb (Parkland, FL) $430
12. Scot Hartman (Coral Springs, FL) $430
13. William Cook (Ft. Lauderdale, FL) $348
14. Christopher Zollo (Delray Beach, FL) $348
15. Andre Rukasa (Miami, FL) $348
16. Dhrumel Shah (Doral, FL) $298
17. Francisco Soliman (Opa Locka, FL) $298
18. Ray Millard (Davie, FL) $298
19. Raul Hernandez (Boca Raton, FL) $248
20. Jeffrey Pardue (Jupiter, FL) $248
21. Hamilton Hunt (West Palm Beach, FL) $248
22. Nader Bahhur (Boca Raton, FL) $248
23. Jeffrey Nahom (Coconut Creek, FL) $248
24. John Mitchalk (Oakland Park, FL) $248
25. Michelle Shah (Delray Beach, FL) $248
26. Paulius Bikus (Ft. Lauderdale, FL) $248
27. Devond Marshall (Miami, FL) $248
28. Dan Koff (Pompano Beach, FL) $215
29. Kevin McGillicuddy (Tamarac, FL) $215
30. Raul Vargas (Coral Springs, FL) $215
31. Manuel Amaro Alvarez (West Palm Beach, FL) $215
32. Nora Pujol (Miami, FL) $215
33. Jessica Beyrer (Hobe Sound, FL) $215
34. John Bilas (Wilton Manors, FL) $215
35. Frank Hollins (Margate, FL) $215
36. Jerrold Jacobs (Boynton Beach, FL) $215

There were two story lines to come out of the tournament on Friday, April 14th...with two ladies chopping up the event, one of which bested her husband (who also made the final table).  Jane Forsythe (West Palm Beach, FL) and Erin Coley (Lake Worth, FL) agreed to an even chop to end the event, eating taking home $2,795.

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

Total Entries: 77

Total Prize Pool: $10,000

1. Jane Forsythe (West Palm Beach, FL) $2,795
2. Erin Coley (Lake Worth, FL) $2,795
3. Dylan Drazen (Ft. Lauderdale, FL) $1,370
4. Jeffrey Liu (Coconut Creek, FL) $970
5. Edgard Mendes (Deerfield Beach, FL) $720
6. Hugh Coley (Lake Worth, FL) $550
7. Mark Shupienis (Stuart, FL) $440
8. Seymour Weiner (Boca Raton, FL) $360

Saturday, April 15th was another successful tournament day, as the evening event ($120 No Limit Hold'em w/ $25 Bounties $8,000 GTD) bested the number by over $4,000.  There were a handful of notables to cash in the tournament (Chad Millward, Tom Gity, Bart Lino, and Jose Rodriguez), but all fell short of the even three-way deal that was made to end the event.

$100 No Limit Hold'em w/ $25 Bounties ($3,000 GTD)

Total Entries: 49

Total Prize Pool: $2,678 ($1,225 Bounty Pool)

1. Phillip Tuttle (Delray Beach, FL) $726
2. Robert Zuckerman (Boca Raton, FL) $549
3. Arnold Ernestoft (Coconut Creek, FL) $462
4. Gil Guadalpi (Miami, FL) $380
5. David Miller (Davie, FL) $282
6. Ronald Arena (Boynton Beach, FL) $279

$120 No Limit Hold'em ($8,000 GTD)

Total Entries: 142

Total Prize Pool: $12,070

1. Mark Quinn (Delray Beach, FL) $2,466
2. Raghu Gudala (Edison, NJ) $2,466
3. Kevin Talty (E. Williston, NY) $2,466
4. Chad Millward (Boca Raton, FL) $990
5. Jack Battaglia (Hollywood, FL) $736
6. Tom Gity (Pompano Beach, FL) $569
7. Jose Rodriguez (Deerfield Beach, FL) $398
8. Michael Weinberg (Delray Beach, FL) $290
9. Bart Lino (Coral Springs, FL) $278
10. Diana Prkacin (Ft. Lauderdale, FL) $266
11. Cilea Organ (Hollywood, FL) $253
12. Anthony Vulpis (Lauderdale By The Sea, FL) $241
13. Mahendran Ramanathan (Pembroke Pines, FL) $229
14. James Podwika (Tampa, FL) $217
15. Jack Kay (Hallandale, FL) $205

Sunday, April 16th was "Easter Sunday," so the $150 No Limit Hold'em tournament that usually carries a $10,000 GTD, was run without one.  A total of (33) entries ,are up the prize pool of $3,795, with Ian Cohen (Ft. Lauderdale, FL) and Ramon Gonzalez (Miami, FL) making a heads-up deal to finish the event.

$150 No Limit Hold'em 

Total Entries: 33

Total Prize Pool: $3,795

1. Ian Cohen (Ft. Lauderdale, FL) $1,417
2. Ramon Gonzalez (Miami, FL) $1,316
3. Franklin Rojas (Plantation, FL) $645
4. Duane Minerva (Delray Beach, FL) $417

Tuesday, April 18th: "Tuesday $12k" Tops The Day's Tournament Schedule

ICYMI: Yesterday's tournament action started at 11:00am with the $80 No Limit Hold'em w/ $10 Bounties ($2,000 GTD).  The field consisted of (48) total entries, and had an official prize pool of $2,316 ($480 bounty pool).  The tournament clock showed three spots getting paid, but as the final table played out, the players agreed to a deal when five still remained:

1. Ronald O'Steen (Southwest Ranches, FL) $876
2. Alan Levin (Webster, NY) $500
3. Brian Baris (Tamarac, FL) $500
4. Pasquale Caiazza (Davie, FL) $255
5. Vincenzo Francavilla (Pompano Beach, FL) $185

A similar situation played out in the day's evening event (6:00pm), the $230 No Limit Hold'em w/ $100 Bounties tournament.  The (30) total entries made up a $3,000 prize pool ($3,000 bounty pool), with first place offering up $1,500 (plus any bounties won).  Once again, the tournament clock showed three spots being paid, but players would add a spot after making a four-way deal:

1. Bruce Rosen (Syosset, NY) $1,082
2. Hugh Hardy (Pompano Beach, FL) $764
3. Jose Ordonez (Miami Beach, FL) $594
4. Lance Tomassi (Ft. Lauderdale, FL) $560

The first place finish was the first recorded cash for Rosen since June of last year, who adds the $1,082 to his career earnings of $52,181.

Tournaments: There are two tournaments on the schedule today, the first of which begins at 11:00am ($100 No Limit Hold'em $3,000 GTD).  The play is pretty deep for the "daily" event, with players sitting down to starting stacks of 25,000 units, and playing (20) minute levels throughout the tournament.  The evening tournament is the "headlining" event of the day, as the "Tuesday $12k" gets underway at 6:00pm.  The tournament is a $60 No Limit Hold'em ($12,000 GTD), and has consistently attracted fields of (250-300) total entries.

Promotions: Outside of what we like to refer to as the "standard high hand" promotion, today's promotion calendar feature the "Early Bird Limit Hold'em" special.  This promotion sees those players, only playing limit hold'em, earn money for each full house they have (it's required that the hand also wins the pot).  Those playing 2/2 LHE will earn $20 for each full house, while those playing 2/4 LHE will earn $40 for each full house.

11:00am - $100 No Limit Hold'em ($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 - $60 No Limit Hold'em ($12,000 GTD)

- Players will begin with a 12,000 starting stack

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

- Optional 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