"Week In Review:" Official Daily Tournament Results (May 15th-21st)

Monday, May 15th saw the return of the "Structure Beast," one of the most popular tournament formats amongst players.  The event has (30) minute levels, offering deep play throughout each and every stage of the tournament.  Isle Poker tournament regular Raminder Singh (Delray Beach, FL) added yet another win to his impressive live tournament resume, which now boasts over $710,000 in career earnings (and growing).

$150 No Limit Hold'em "Structure Beast" ($15,000 GTD)
Total Entries: 109
Total Prize Pool: $15,000

1. Raminder Singh (Delray Beach, FL) $2,410
2. Alvaro Grisales (Kendall, FL) $2,217
3. Joseph Ritzie (Hamilton, OH) $2,110
4. Steven Lamm (Boca Raton, FL) $1,800
5. Yesniel Pulido (Davie, FL) $1,601
6. Victor Nassif (Davie, FL) $1,417
7. Sean Shah (Delray Beach, FL) $585
8. Adel Jo (Miami, FL) $510
9. Karin Powsner (Watershed, FL) $450
10. Larry Stoddard (Ft. Lauderdale, FL) $398
11. Marc Medrano (Wellington, FL) $398
12. Dominic Capino (Delray Beach, FL) $398
13. Steven Fine (Boca Raton, FL) $353
14. Tom Gity (Pompano Beach, FL) $353

$75 No Limit Hold'em 
Total Entries: 40
Total Prize Pool: $2,080

1. Peter Bejusca (Ft. Lauderdale, FL) $557
2. Marianne Dewitt (Lauderdale Lakes, FL) 4509
3. Max Martin (Ft. Lauderdale, FL) $498
4. Allen Hallacker (Pompano Beach, FL) $350
5. Stephen Bromfield (Ft. Lauderdale, FL) $166

In what was one of the busier days of the week, we saw both tournaments surpass the guaranteed numbers on Tuesday, May 16th.  Both tournaments ended in chops, as a majority of these "daily" tournaments do.  The afternoon event ($100 No Limit Hold'em "Monster Stack") split evenly amongst the top three players, while the "Tuesday $12k" ended in a final table chop (nine ways, after the elimination of Brian O'Keefe in 10th place).

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

Total Entries: 52

Total Prize Pool: $4,004

1. Jeffrey Silverstein (Delray Beach, FL) $968
2. Daniel Reitberg (Lauderdale Lakes, FL) $968
3. Edward Headley (Altamonte Springs, FL) $968
4. George Tardugno (Weston, FL) $380
5. Myma Albert (Boca Raton, FL) $300
6. Raul Jimenez (Homestead, FL) $240
7. Arnold Cohen (West Palm Beach, FL) $180

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

Total Entries: 352

Total Prize Pool: $17,564

1. Seymour Field (Tamarac, FL) $1,993
2. Hari Sukhu (Miramar, FL) $1,673
3. Scott Di Benedetto (Boca Raton, FL) $1,598
4. David Price (Boynton Beach, FL) $1,523
5. Paula Abend (Delray Beach, FL) $1,480
6. Adam Wagner (West Palm Beach, FL) $1,041
7. Victor Berny (Ft. Lauderdale, FL) $977
8. James Orleans (Boca Raton, FL) $959
9. Alexander Goodrich (Hillsboro Beach, FL) $830
10. Brian O'Keefe (Sunrise, FL) $314
11. Richard Stein (Stuart, FL) $314
12. Barry Price (North Palm Beach, FL) $314
13. Allan Steinberg (Boynton Beach, FL) $267
14. Brandon Bryant (N. Lauderdale, FL) $267
15. Karen Duffy (Delray Beach, FL) $267
16. Rosa Gonzalez (Deerfield Beach, FL) $220
17. Damen Goolijar (Lauderhill, FL) $220
18. Samuel Pearlstein (Charlotte, NC) $220
19. Lynette Robinson (Miramar, FL) $184
20. Peter Bejusca (Ft. Lauderdale, FL) $184
21. Brian Eisenberg (Plantation, FL) $184
22. Patrick Tobar (Ft. Lauderdale, FL) $149
23. Mark Bernstein (Hollywood, FL) $149
24. Hector Pacheco (Davie, FL) $149
25. Brian Gelrod (Wellington, FL) $129
26. Frank Annunziato (Hollywood, FL) $129
27. Angelo Castildi (Plantation, FL) $129
28. Leroy Jones (Hollywood, FL) $109
29. Roberto Alvarado (Pompano Beach, FL) $109
30. Marianne Dewitt (Lauderdale Lakes, FL) $109
31. Andrew Turzak (Boynton Beach, FL) $109
32. Matthew Porter (Coral Springs, FL) $109
33. Elias Nassif (Plantation, FL) $109
34. Leslie Baller (Miami Beach, FL) $109
35. Richard Morgan (Davie, FL) $109
36. Lesley Cutler (Ft. Lauderdale, FL) $109
37. Paul Smerdon (Oakland Park, FL) $90
38. David Morris (Plantation, FL) $90
39. Juan Tamboulini (Pompano Beach, FL) $90
40. Ilan Hadida (Boca Raton, FL) $90
41. Robert Kessler (Parkland, FL) $90
42. Steven Shepard (Coral Springs, FL) $90
43. Francisco Castil (Pembroke Pines, FL) $90
44. Kamal Mohammed (Pompano Beach, FL) $90

The tournament schedule is normally pretty light on Wednesday's, as the "Spin To Win" high hand promotions garners much of the attention from the players.  Omar Sader (Coral Springs, FL) added a third Isle Poker tournament win to his resume, after winning back-to-back events on April 4th-5th.  Sader returned on April 5th to finish out the tournament from the night before ($40 No Limit Hold'em $10,000 GTD), and after winning that event, entered that same days nightly...and won that too!!!  The score on Wednesday, May 17th brought Omar's lifetime earnings above the $25,000 mark, which is a number to recognize for any tournament player.

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

Total Entries: 53

Total Prize Pool: $3,675 ($1,325 Bounty Pool)

1. Omar Sader (Pompano Beach, FL) $960
2. Allen Levine (Pembroke Pines, FL) $897
3. Joel Lumpkins (Lauderhill, FL) $807
4. Patricia Basilio (Ft. Lauderdale, FL) $349
5. Justin Walker (Tamarac, FL) $276
6. Bill Seiden (Tamarac, FL) $221
7. Charles Dimario (Wellington, FL) $165

Two tournaments made up the schedule once again on Thursday, May 18th, the first of which was the $80 No Limit Hold'em w/ $10 Bounties ($1,500 GTD).  It was an "intimate" field for the event, which was played out to a winner, with Miguel Marrero (Cooper City, FL) earning his second ever Isle Poker tournament win.  The "Thursday $10k" continued to put up impressive numbers, with a prize pool over $2,000 more than the posted guarantee ($12,086).  The tournament finished in a five-way deal, with Scott Jaffa (Ft. Lauderdale, FL) earning first place money.

$80 No Limit Hold'em w/ $10 Bounties ($1,500 GTD)
Total Entries: 18
Total Prize Pool: $1,320 ($180 Bounty Pool)

1. Miguel Marrero (Cooper City, FL) $600
2. Oren Rosenthal (Miami, FL) $456
3. George Tardugno (Weston, FL) $264

$40 No Limit Hold'em ($10,000 GTD)

Total Entries: 358

Total Prize Pool: $12,086

1. Scott Jaffa (Ft. Lauderdale, FL) $1,705
2. John Ambrosi (Viera, FL) $1,479
3. Peter Bejusca (Ft. Lauderdale, FL) $1,413
4. Jean Chery (West Palm Beach, FL) $1,258
5. Chantal Tremblay (Montreal, Quebec) $959
6. Max Martin (Ft. Lauderdale, FL) $477
7. Greysi Panchame (Pompano Beach, FL) $400
8. Angelo Ingham (Ft. Lauderdale, FL) $327
9. Michael Gutterman (Delray Beach, FL) $255
10. Craig Witz (Hypoluxo, FL) $215
11. Alan Taggart (Poolesville, MD) $215
12. Ian Bishop (Boynton Beach, FL) $215
13. Jack Sedaka (Coconut Creek, FL) $182
14. Mark Chichelli (Ft. Lauderdale, FL) $182
15. Jose Cabrera (Coral Springs, FL) $182
16. Omar Sanchez (Miami, FL) $150
17. Alvaro Vivas Grisales (Miami, FL) $150
18. Robert Cromwell (Deerfield Beach, FL) $150
19. Jeffrey Harris (Ft. Lauderdale, FL) $126
20. Donald Gordon (Boynton Beach, FL) $126
21. Leigh Zoloto (Coral Springs, FL) $126
22. Rafael Rodriguez (Columbia) $102
23. Patrick Tobar (Miami, FL) $102
24. Robert Blanchette (Ft. Lauderdale, FL) $102
25. Robert Perniola (Pompano Beach, FL) $88
26. Luis Abedrabbo (Deerfield Beach, FL) $88
27. Jorge Morffi Mederos (Miami, FL) $88
28. Juan Rodriguez (Boca Raton, FL) $74
29. Barry Chazen (Ft. Lauderdale, FL) $74
30. Paul Humphrey (Ocala, FL) $74
31. Vasila Schita (Oakland Park, FL) $74
32. Jean-Francois Gagnon (Quebec, Canada) $74
33. Michael Mayo (Dania, FL) $74
34. Scott DiBenedetto (Boca Raton, FL) $74
35. Diane Link (Delray Beach, FL) $74
36. Carlos Garcia (Miami, FL) $74
37. Lincoln Moquete (Hollywood, FL) $62
38. Archie Davis (Aventura, FL) $62
39. Daniel Aguirre (Port St. Lucie, FL) $62
40. Hao Jian (Boca Raton, FL) $62
41. Michael Bellomo (Boca Raton, FL) $62
42. Joanna Gonzalez (Caguas, Puerto Rico) $62
43. Jeremy Rivens (West Palm Beach, FL) $62
44. Athanasios Datseris (Delray Beach, FL) $62
45. Steve Zukowski (Coral Springs, FL) $62

Friday, May 19th hosted one of the "special" tournaments for the month, a $150 No Limit Hold'em tournament with a $20,000 guaranteed prize pool. The tournament offered a great structure, and with the poker room open (24) hours on Friday's, players had the opportunity to finish the event without being up against the clock (poker room closes at 3:00am on weekdays).  The tournament was eventually chopped four ways, after the elimination of Raminder Singh (Delray Beach, FL) in fifth place.  The real storyline of the event was the Ahmed's, a husband and wife duo from Minnesota that managed to make the final table together.  What makes that even more impressive, is the fact that it was the first of two final tables that the couple would make over the weekend!

$150 No Limit Hold'em ($20,000 GTD)

Total Entries: 209

Total Prize Pool: $24,035

1. Arnold Erenstoft (Coconut Creek, FL) $4,678
2. Juan Rodriguez (Boca Raton, FL) $3,659
3. Muneer Ahmed (Shakopp, MN) $3,118
4. John Lane (Davie, FL) $2,400
5. Raminder Singh (Delray Beach, FL) $1,157
6. Al Gomez (Miami Beach, FL) $959
7. Gilbert Bramwell (Plantation, FL) $817
8. Shelly Ahmed (Shakopp, MN) $699
9. Ramon Gonzalez (Miami, FL) $584
10. Rita Balbirer (Coral Springs, FL) $505
11. Jeffery Pardue (Juipter, FL) $505
12. Edward Leonardo (Plantation, FL) $505
13. John De Soto (Hialeah, FL) $433
14. Gili Prizament (Miami, FL) $433
15. Michael Weinberg (Delray Beach, FL) $433
16. Andre Bryan (Miami, FL) $361
17. David Kahan (Boca Raton, FL) $361
18. Charles Marik (Coconut Creek, FL) $361
19. Jennifer Parker (Miami, FL) $288
20. Joule Kadadu (Hallandale, FL) $288
21. Kenneth Kuhl (Margate, FL) $288
22. Darlene Vazquez (Parkland, FL) $222
23. Albert Efremoff (Hollywood, FL) $222
24. Karen Duffy (Delray Beach, FL) $222
25. Blake Robbins (Boca Raton, FL) $179
26. Mark Bernstein (Hollywood, FL) $179
27. Dan Kof (Pompano Beach, FL) $179

The storyline of Saturday, May 20th (outside of the Preakness Stakes), was Atanael Thomas (Miami, FL).  Thomas reached the final table of both events on the day's schedule, finishing in sixth place during the afternoon event, and chopping the evening event heads-up with Curtis Daye (Jamaica).

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

Total Entries: 60

Total Prize Pool: $3,295

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

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

Total Entries: 105

Total Prize Pool: $8,925

1. Curtis Daye (Jamaica) $2,300
2. Atanael Thomas (Palm Springs, FL) $2,026
3. Richard Maccarone (Orlando, FL) $991
4. Barry Price (N. Palm Beach, FL) $647
5. Andrew Blake (Boynton Beach, FL) $500
6. David Light (Lauderdale By The Sea, FL) $411
7. Martin Markov (Kew West, FL) $348
8. Alex Michaels (Hollywood, FL) $303
9. Marianne Dewitt (Lauderdale Lakes, FL) $268
10. Robert Mikuski (Margate, FL) $237
11. Gilberto Vega (West Palm Beach, FL) $237
12. Beth Braver (Hollywood, FL) $237
13. Jeffrey Goodman (Wellington, FL) $210
14. Alvaro Vivas Grisales (Miami, FL) $210

Sunday, May 21st wrapped up another incredible week of tournament poker at the Isle Casino Poker Room, with the Ahmed's once again stealing the spotlight.  The couple would once again reach the event's final table, with Shelly taking second place money, and Muneer fifth place money, in a six-way chop that ended the tournament.

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

Total Entries: 81

Total Prize Pool: $10,000

1. Paulius Bikus (Ft. Lauderdale, FL) $2,454
2. Shelly Ahmed (Shakopp, MN) $1,446
3. Jerrold Solov (Pompano Beach, FL) $1,331
4. George Berendei (Boca Raton, FL) $1,119
5. Muneer Ahmed (Shakopp, MN) $1,001
6. David Miller (Davie, FL) $981
7. Charlie Odenz (Hollywood, FL) $415
8. Elizabeth Smith (West Palm Beach, FL) $350
9. Carlos Torres Vazquez (Weston, FL) $323
10. Paul Price (Weston, FL) $300
11. Duane Minerva (Delray Beach, FL) $280

Tuesday, May 23rd: $25,000 GTD Crushes The Number Again, Finishes In Six-Way (Even) Chop

ICYMI: The $130 No Limit Hold'em ($25,000 GTD) event was the highlight of yesterday's tournament schedule, attracting a massive field, and finishing up with a prize pool well above the guarantee.  It was not the only tournament of the day though, as the $80 No Limit Hold'em w/ $10 Bounties ($2,000 GTD) kicked off the proceedings at 11:00am.  There were (25) entries that made up the $2,000 prize pool ($1,750 prize pool and $250 bounty pool), with three spots reaching the money in the event.  Once the money bubble was burst (around 3:15pm), the remaining trio agreed to a deal, with Paul Berenson (Delray Beach, FL) taking home first place honors.

1. Paul Berenson (Delray Beach, FL) $658
2. Jonathan Rackman (Boca Raton, FL) $576
3. Alberto Niebla (Miami, FL) $516

Around 5:45pm, there was a noticeable buzz around the poker room, as players began to arrive for the evening tournament ($130 No Limit Hold'em $25,000 GTD).  This event has been one of the most successful "daily" tournaments since it's inception, with over (307) entries and a $29,779 prize pool the last time it was run (May 8th).  It looked as if last night's installment was going to eclipse those numbers, but ended up falling just short...with (297) total entries and a $28,809 prize pool.  As expected, the field was a "who's who" of Isle tournament poker regulars, including Karin Powsner, Tom Gity, Rafael Ramos, Raminder Singh, Peter Fellows, and Omar Sader.  After registrations close, almost half of the field remained, and players were looking to reach their first goal...making the money.

A total of (38) spots were being paid in the event, with a min-cash worth $169, and first place scheduled to see $6,330!!  The money bubble burst just past 10:30pm, with Lou Ojeda (Miami, FL) the first to take the successful walk to the tournament podium to get paid.  Some other players to follow Ojeda included Elias Nassif (30th Place - $190), Raminder Singh (19th Place - $308), and Elliot Zaydman (12th Place - $533).  The final table was reached shortly after midnight, and while discussions of a deal weren't solidified right away, players knew it was just around the corner.  After four eliminations from the final table (including Philip Novick, Jean Chery, and Eric Kolodny), the remaining players agreed to an even chop, with each receiving $2,991.  Thomas Millward (Boca Raton, FL) would see his name atop the payouts, earning himself another Isle Poker tournament win for his resume.  The full final table payouts are posted below:

1. Thomas Millward (Boca Raton, FL) $2,991
2. Francisco Castil (Pembroke Pines, FL) $2,991
3. Michael Spadafore (Boynton Beach, FL) $2,991
4. Steve Moreno (Miami, FL) $2,991
5. Jose Jamie (Hollywood, FL) $2,991
6. Carlos Garcia (Miami, FL) $2,991
7. Philip Novick (Pembroke Pines, FL) $962
8. Jean Chery (West Palm Beach, FL) $791
9. Eric Kolodny (Sunny Isles, FL) $633
10. Alfredo Guevara (Hialeah, FL) $533

Tournaments: There are two tournaments on the daily schedule once again, starting a 11:00am with the $100 No Limit Hold'em ($3,000 GTD), which has steadily become the most popular daytime event of the week.  The field sizes have ranged from 45-65 in the past month, with players realizing how good of a value the event really is (25,000 starting stack and 20 minute levels).  

That tournament is then followed at 6:00pm by the $60 No Limit Hold'em ($12,000 GTD), also known at the "Tuesday $12k."  One of...if not, the premier tournaments on the schedule, this event usually sees field sizes above (350-400) players.  

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