April's $100,000 GTD Less Than A Week Away

The month of April has been pretty special in terms of tournament poker, with some huge turnouts, and massive prize pools over the last three weeks.  That being said, everything to this point has been leading up to the end of month $360 No Limit Hold'em Deep Stack tournament, which carries with it a $100,000 guaranteed prize pool.  This is the first "multi-flight" tournament since the 2017 Battles At The Beach, with six total flights for players to choose from (an afternoon and evening flight from April 27th-29th).  A total of (328) entries are needed to reach the guaranteed number, which is easily attainable, and should be surpassed on the second day of tournament action.

To say that the tournament is a great value would be an understatement, as players are putting up $360, with the potential to take home a sizable five-figure score.  Beyond the value though, the actual structure of the tournament is something that needs to be talked about.  Players in the event sit down to starting stacks of 25,000 units, and play levels lasting (30) minutes on each Day 1 flight, transitioning to (50) minutes on Day 2.  There aren't many (if any) "skips" in the structure, offering those remaining in the later stages of the tournament some deep play.

All of the action from the event with be blogged live, with full coverage of the afternoon flights, recaps of the evening flights, and full Day 2 action (until the tournament concludes).

Friday, April 21st: Lark Takes Home Lion's Share, Weekend Action Gets Underway

ICYMI: The first of two tournaments yesterday began at 11:00am ($80 No Limit Hold'em w/ $10 Bounties $2,000 GTD), and attracted a total of (27) entries.  The prize pool was an even $2,000 ($1,730 prize and $270 bounty), with three spots scheduled to get paid in the event.  The tournament would never reach that point though, as a deal was agreed to between the final five players:

1. Brandon Virgilio (Ft. Lauderdale, FL) $642
2. Stephen Beauregard (Boca Raton, FL) $309
3. John Reslow (Delray, FL) $271
4. Stanley Sternberg (Highland Beach, FL) $269
5. Jeremy Argueta (Oceanside, NY) $239

The evening tournament ($130 No Limit Hold'em $20,000 GTD) brought out many of the Isle Poker notables, and while the turnout wasn't quite what we've seen recently, the prize pool still eclipsed the guaranteed number.  With a total of (206) entries, and a $20,600 prize pool, (18) players were hoping to grab their share of the pie (a pie that boasted $6,384 up top).  O'neil McCalla would be the first player to cash in the tournament ($237), followed by other notables such as Daniel Miller ($268), Tom Gity ($404), and Robert Perniola ($567).  The tournament ended in a six-way chop, with five players taking home $2,279, and Edward Lark (Las Vegas, NV) grabbing $5,000.

1. Edward Lark (Las Vegas, NV) $5,000
2. Patrick Carnakie (West Palm Beach, FL) $2,279
3. Marc Cohen (Boca Raton, FL) $2,279
4. Oscar Rodriguez (Miami, FL) $2,279
5. Richard Vargas (Pembroke Pines, FL) $2,279
6. Isua Mbang (Coral Springs, FL) $2,279

Tournaments: There is one tournament on the schedule this evening, a $150 No Limit Hold'em ($10,000 GTD), beginning a 6:00pm.

Promotions: Things start off "quickly" this afternoon, with the "Turbo High Hands" running from 9:00am-12:00pm.  During that window, $100 will be awarded every (10) minutes to the qualifying high hand (rollovers do apply).  The promotion will then transition to $250 every (20) minutes (rollovers do apply), from 12:00pm-4:00pm...laddering up one more time to $500 every (20) minutes (rollovers apply), from 4:00pm-12:00am.

6:00pm - $150 No Limit Hold'em ($10,000 GTD)

- Players will begin with a 20,000 starting stack
- Late and re-entries for the first (8) levels
- Alternates and late entries will start with a full stack
- Levels are (25) minutes in length