ICYMI: "Spin To Win" Money Wheel Results (May 3rd)

From 12:00pm-11:00pm yesterday, the "Spin To Win" high hand promotion was running, one of the most popular poker promotions you'll find in the state (as well as one of the richest).  The player with the "winning" high hand from each half hour is awarded an opportunity to spin the "money wheel," which sits located in the "stage area" of the poker room, closest to the cashier.  There are over (70) different slots on the wheel, all with different monetary amounts.  The "major" amounts that can be won are $1,000, $2,000, $3,000, and $5,000.  If (and only if) the high hand that qualifies is a royal flush, the $5,000 "Jackpot' slice is worth $25,000.  Posted below are all of the results from yesterday's promotion (along with the game the player was playing):

12:30pm: $400 (2/5 NLH)

1:00pm: $500 (1/2 NLH)

1:30pm: $550 (1/2 NLH)

2:00pm: (NQHH) **

2:30pm: $250 (1/2 NLH)

3:00pm: $475 (2/5 NLH)

3:30pm: $275 (1/2 NLH)

4:00pm: $550 (2/5 NLH)

4:30pm: $600 (1/2 NLH)

5:00pm: $325 (2/5 NLH)

5:30pm: $400 (2/5 NLH)

6:00pm: $625 (1/2 NLH)

6:30pm: $325 (1/2 NLH)

7:00pm: $350 (2/5 NLH)

7:30pm: $250 (MTT)

8:00pm: $525 (2/5 NLH)

8:30pm: (NQHH) **

9:00pm: $200 (2/2 LHE)

9:30pm: $350 (1/2 NLH)

10:00pm: $550 (1/2 NLH)

10:30pm: $1,000 (2/5 NLH)

11:00pm: $475 (MTT)

Over the course of the eleven hour promotion, a total of $8,975 was awarded to players who spun the wheel.  One of the more interesting things to note about yesterday's promotion was the fact that only one of the spins was by a player from a limit game.  There is a pre-conceived notion that players in the small limit games have an advantage when it comes to a high hand promotion...but that just isn't the case.  Another "nugget" about yesterday's promotion...the final spin came from the tournament, and the eventual winner of the tournament (Justin Margolis).

Thursday, May 4th: "Big Stack Turbo Bounty" Gets Chopped Up, "Thursday $10k" Bringing In The Big Field

ICYMI: The $100 No Limit Hold'em "Big Stack Turbo" w/ $25 Bounties ($5,000 GTD) was the only tournament on the schedule yesterday, with the "Spin To Win" high hand promotion garnering most of the attention during the day.  The field had a total of (48) entries, which equated to a prize pool of $3,800 ($1,200 bounty pool).  A min-cash in the event would see players walking away with $228, but everyone's focus was on the $1,482 up top.  Players reached the money just after 10:00pm, with David Padilla (Ft. Lauderdale, FL) the first to cash ($228).  After the elimination of Michael Weinberg (Delray Beach, FL) in fifth place ($304), and Danilo Parada (Oakland Park, FL) in fourth place ($380), the remaining three players would agree to a chop.  The official results from the final table are as follows:

1. Justin Margolis (Boca Raton, FL) $1,130
2. Bill Seiden (Tamarac, FL) $949
3. George Tardungo (Weston, FL) $809
4. Danilo Parada (Oakland Park, FL) $380
5. Michael Weinberg (Delray Beach, FL) $304
6. David Padilla (Ft. Lauderdale, FL) $228

Justin Margolis (Boca Raton, FL) earned his second recorded cash of 2017 with his win, breaking a pattern in his resume.  Margolis had recorded one singular cash each year from 2016-2017 (all here at the Isle Poker Room), including a trophy win during last year's Isle Poker Open (Event #2 - $100 No Limit Hold'em "Monster Stack").

Tournaments: There are two tournaments on the schedule for today, beginning at 11:00am with the $80 No Limit Hold'em w/ $10 Bounties ($1,500 GTD).  The tournament sees players sitting down to starting stacks of 12,000 units, and playing (20) minute levels throughout the tournament.  That event is followed by one of the more popular tournaments on the schedule, the $40 No Limit Hold'em ($10,000 GTD), otherwise known as the "Thursday $10k."  The structure closely mirrors that of the afternoon event, but usually attracts a field about ten times the size (350-400 entries).

Promotions: After an exciting day of wheel spins, Thursday offers up the Early Bird No Limit Hold'em high hand promotion, paying $60 to the first (50) full houses of the day (eligible players must be playing no limit hold'em).  The "standard high hand" promotion runs throughout the day as well, from 9:00am-12:00am.

11:00am - $80 No Limit Hold'em w/ $10 Bounties $1,500 GTD

- Players will begin with a 12,000 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 - $40 No Limit Hold'em ($10,000 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