Wednesday, May 31st: "Tuesday 12k" Crushes, "Spin To Win" Back Again As Month Wraps

ICYMI: Tuesday's have steadily become one of the more popular tournament days on the schedule, as both the "Monster Stack" and "Tuesday $12k" have held their spots their for a while now.  The $100 No Limit Hold'em "Monster Stack" ($3,000 GTD) saw a small drop in field size this week, but still surpassed the guaranteed number with a field of (46) entries ($3,542).  When they payouts were posted, five spots were scheduled to get paid, but players agreed to add a spot in a six-way deal that ended the event.

1. Daniel Reitberg (Lauderdale Lakes, FL) $766
2. Michael Spadafore (Boynton Beach, FL) $641
3. Zaki Lichaa (Pompano Beach, FL) $641
4. Pietro Tomabene (Boca Raton, FL) $641
5. Sergio Amato (Ft. Lauderdale, FL) $640
6. James Mills (Pompano Beach, FL) $213

The "Tuesday $12k" drew one the biggest field we've seen for the event since its' inception, with a total of (367) entries making up the field.  The guarantee was in the rear view mirror long before the registration window had closed, and once the numbers were made official, the prize pool would stand at $18,614.  Less than half of the field would remain after registration closed, with the money bubble beginning just around 11:00pm.  There were (46) spots reaching the money in the tournament, with a min-cash earning $93, and first place scheduled to take home $3,911.  Joseph Franchino (Stuart, FL) was the first player to cash, with a group of notables to follow (Robert Blanchette, Karin Powsner, Robert Kessler, Robert Perniola, Daniel Miller, Hari Sukhu, and Vito Polera).  As Tuesday turned into Wednesday, the final table continued on, but it was clear that a deal was looming.  After the third final table elimination (Michael Corbet), the remaining seven players began discussing the numbers, and agreed to a chop (results listed below).

1. Richard Cooper (Ft. Lauderdale, FL) $2,308
2. Alfredo Fernandez (Doral, FL) $1,977
3. Gilbert Sanchez (Bartow, FL) $1,767
4. Fedner Oralien (Ft. Lauderdale, FL) $1,516
5. Anthony Casas (Miami, FL) $1,482
6. Luciano Bianchi (Venezuela) $1,379
7. Charles Bury (Boca Raton, FL) $1,363
8. Michael Corbet (Ft. Lauderdale, FL) $503
9. Felicia Scott (Riviera Beach, FL) $391
10. Roberto Alvarado (Pompano Beach, FL) $328

Tournaments: With the "Spin To Win" high hand promotion garnering most of the attention during the day, the one tournament on the day's schedule begins this evening (6:00pm).  The $100 No Limit Hold'em "Big Stack Turbo" w/ $25 Bounties ($5,000 GTD) sees players sitting down to starting stacks of 18,000 units, while playing (15) minute levels throughout the event.

Promotions: The high hand promotions are in full swing from the moment the doors open this morning, with the "Turbo High Hands" ($100 awarded every 10 minutes from 9:00am-12:00pm, with rollovers) distributing money at a rapid pace.  The transition at 12:00pm begins the "Spin To Win" promotion, which awarded over $11,000 in promotional prize money last week (over a span of eleven hours).  It's the high hand promotion that makes all others jealous, and affords those that have a qualifying high hand (awarded every 30 minutes), an opportunity to spin the ever-popular "Money Wheel."  The total amount awarded...along with hourly breakdown, will be published tomorrow afternoon, here on the blog.

6:00pm - $100 No Limit Hold'em "Big Stack Turbo" w/ $25 Bounties ($5,000 GTD):

- Players will begin with a 18,000 starting stack

- Late and re-entries for the first (10) levels

- Option player "add-on" at the end of Level 10 ($25 for 10,000 tournament chips), with 100% of the "add-on" going to the prize pool 

- Levels are (15) minutes in length