Monday, June 5th: Gity Ships First "ICM Chop" Event, $40 NLH ($8,000 GTD) Moves To Monday

ICYMI: Sunday's afternoon event was the $150 No Limit Hold'em (12:00pm), a tournament that's been in that slot for over a month.  Even without a posted guarantee, (41) entries made up the field, which ended up with an official prize pool of $4,715.  A total of six spots were scheduled to get paid, with players earning $283 for a min-cash, and $1,839 for first place.  Joseph Franchino (Stuart, FL) was the first player to cash, followed by Elizabeth Smith (West Palm Beach, FL) and Zaki Lichaa (Pompano Beach, FL).  With three players remaining, a deal was agreed to, with Marc Geftman (Boynton Beach, FL) the "declared winner."

1. Marc Geftman (Boynton Beach, FL) $1,511
2. Joseph Duchman (Miami, FL) $1,264
3. Scott Michener (Lauderdale By The Sea, FL) $808
4. Zaki Lichaa (Pompano Beach, FL) $472
5. Elizabeth Smith (West Palm Beach, FL) $377
6. Joseph Franchino (Stuart, FL) $283

Last night's evening event saw the first installment of the $100 No Limit Hold'em "Hard Stop, ICM Chop" ($2,500 GTD) tournament.  A total of (28) entries were in the inaugural event, with an official prize pool of $2,500.  Tom Gity (Pompano Beach, FL) has won numerous Isle Casino poker tournaments in the past, but last night was Gity's first ever "recorded" win on Hendon Mob.  Tom took home $1,000 for the win, which brings his lifetime earnings over $137,000.

1. Tom Gity (Pompano Beach, FL) $1,000
2. Diane Linke (Delray Beach, FL) $800
3. A. Nonymous (Parts Unknown, USA) $425
4. Howard Goodsite (Weston, FL) $275

Tournaments: The $80 No Limit Hold'em w/ $10 Bounties ($2,000 GTD) is in it's regularly scheduled spot this afternoon, with the cards getting in the air at 11:00am.  The structure is still the same, with starting stacks of 12,000 units, and levels of (20) minutes throughout.  That tournament is followed by one of the most popular events with the players, the $40 No Limit Hold'em ($8,000 GTD).  This particular tournament has been played on both Tuesdays and Thursdays in the past, and has had a $10,000 guarantee.  It's a new day and new guarantee, but the structure stays the same (12,000 unit starting stacks, and (20) minute levels).

Promotions: Outside of the "standard high hand" promotion, there will be "Turbo High Hands" from 9:00am-12:00pm.  During that window of time, $100 will be awarded to the qualifying high hand every (10) minutes (rollovers apply).

11:00am - $80 No Limit Hold'em w/ $10 Bounties ($2,000 GTD)

- Players will begin with a 10,000 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 ($8,000 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