Sunday, May 21st : The High Hands Are "Turbo," And The Guarantee Is Large ($10,000)

ICYMI: There were two tournaments on the schedule yesterday, the first of which got underway at 11:00am ($100 No Limit Hold'em "Big Stack Turbo" w/ $25 Bounties).  The event had a $3,000 guarantee, and after a total of (60) entries made up the field, the official prize pool ended up at $4,795.  Eight spots were getting paid in the event, meaning two players would walk away from the final table empty handed.  Most of the final table action would play out, as a deal wasn't agreed to until heads-up play was reached.  Alberto Niebla (Miami, FL) and John Vasser (Coral Springs, FL) chopped the remaining prize money evenly, with each walking away with $941.

1. Alberto Niebla (Miami, FL) $941
2. John Vasser (Coral Springs, FL) $941
3. Oren Rosenthal (Miami, FL) $437
4. Robert Sacher (Boca Raton, FL) $297
5. Vincent Green (Boynton Beach, FL) $231
6. Atanael Thomas (Miami, FL) $181
7. Arnold Cohen (West Palm Beach, FL) $148
8. David Miller (Davie, FL) $119

The evening event (6:00pm) was a $120 buy-in No Limit Hold'em tournament with an $8,000 guaranteed prize pool.  There were (105) entries, which meant that the guarantee was surpassed, and the official prize pool ended up at $8,925.  There were (14) spots scheduled to reach the money, and while there were a handful of storylines throughout the evening, the headliner was Atanael Thomas (Miami, FL).  Thomas cashed in his second tournament of the day, and bested his sixth place finish from earlier with a runner-up finish, after a heads-up deal was agreed to.

1. Curtis Daye (Jamaica) $2,300
2. Atanael Thomas (Miami, FL) $2,026
3. Richard Maccarone (Orlando, FL) $991
4. Barry Price (North Palm Beach, FL) $647
5. Andrew Blake (Boynton Beach, FL) $500
6. David Light (Lauderdale By The Sea, FL) $411
7. Martin Markov (Key West, FL) $348
8. Alex Michaels (Hollywood, FL) $303
9. Marianne Dewitt (Lauderdale Lakes, FL) $268
10. Robert Mikuski (Margate, FL) $237

Tournaments: After two "non-standard" Sundays, because of Mother's Day and the "May $100,000 GTD," the $150 buy-in No Limit Hold'em with a $10,000 guaranteed prize pool returns.  The tournament has a very solid structure, with a starting stack of 20,000 units, and (25) minute levels played throughout.

Promotions: 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