"June $50,000 GTD" (Flight 1B): Official End Of Flight 1B Chip Counts

"June $50,000 GTD"
$75 No Limit Hold'em
Level 15 (Blinds 1,500/3,000/400)
Flight 1B Players Remaining: 15/114

It should be noted that Flight 1B play concluded with 3:20 minutes on the tournament clock, as the field reached the 13% mark, meaning that Day 2 will begin at that exact time.

Joe	Latona	281,200
Nestor	Caraballo	273,100
Scott	Strickland	175,600
Matthew	Kelley	158,400
Michael	Watkins	149,000
Joseph	Ritzie	125,600
Errol	Gunter	114,500
Jose	Tacher	83,600
Robert	Arahovitis	81,400
Eric	West	58,900
James	Hamburger	57,900
Jeff	Lutin	47,500
Raul	Hernandez	41,200
Christopher	Bell	35,500
Haim	Toorgeman	30,800

"June $50,000 GTD" (Flight 1A): Not So Fast...Gerald Blum On Top After Bagging Process (Official Flight 1A Chip Counts)

"June $50,000 GTD"
$75 No Limit Hold'em
Level 16 (Blinds 4,000/8,000/1,000)
Flight 1A Players Remaining: 18/121

While it was thought that Steven Carswell bagged the Flight 1A chip lead, once the stacks were broken down and verified, it would be Gerald Blum earning the $500 "chip lead bonus."  Blum, from Boca Raton, Florida, is coming off a month long stretch where his made three final tables (during recurring events here at the Isle Poker Room).  Both Blum and Carswell weren't even on the radar in terms of the "race" as the flight entered it's final stages, and ended up finishing one-two.

Gerald	Blum	248,000
Steven	Carswell	211,000
Kareem	Bernardo	160,000
Francios	Gagne	155,000
David	Becker	128,000
Joe	Mancuso	123,500
Andres	Rodriguez	96,000
Vincent	Lobianco	89,000
Hugh D	Hardy	72,500
Julien	Wohlgemuth	71,500
Seymour	Field	65,500
Avi	Levy	64,000
Shawn	Neifeld	62,500
JoAnn	Nicolette	59,500
Robert	Slater	56,500
Rafael	Lazo	55,000
Eugene	Mirabello	43,000
Greg	Heller	40,000

"June $50,000 GTD" (Flight 1A): Carswell Comes Out Of Nowhere To Bag The Bonus!

"June $50,000 GTD"
$75 No Limit Hold'em
Level 16 (Blinds 4,000/8,000/1,000)
Flight 1A Players Remaining: 19/121

Steven Carswell (Palm Beach Gardens, FL) 

Like we've seen so many times before in these multi-flight/multi-day events, a player comes from seemingly nowhere to grab a chip lead in the final few levels of the day.  Steven Carswell was one of the shorter stacked players in the tournament after the registration window closed, but some quality cards (and quality play) helped Steven eclipse the 200,000 mark midway through Level 18.  The Florida-based player has just $16,000 in career tournament earnings, with his largest cash happening almost a year ago to the date.  Carswell took down a $130 No Limit Hold'em event on June 8th of last year (at Coconut Creek), worth close to $4,250.

Steven's official count has not been verified just yet, but once the stacks from Flight 1A have been bagged and verified, a list of end of flight chip counts will be posted.

"June $50,000 GTD" (Flight 1A): A Little Interest In The Race, As They Come Down The Stretch

"June $50,000 GTD"
$75 No Limit Hold'em
Level 18 (Blinds 4,000/8,000/1,000)
Flight 1A Players Remaining: 21/121

Francois Gagne (Hillsboro Beach, FL) 

As was expected, the few short stacks that are remaining at this point are picking their spots to try and double, but they've been unsuccessful in doing so.  One recipient of some later staged "run good" has been Francois Gagne (Hillsboro Beach, FL), a tournament veteran who now has a shot at the $500 chip lead bonus.  Gagne has trended steadily upward since the most recent break, and now sits with just over 150,000.  

While Francois is the only other player beside Bernardo and Mancuso that seems to be "in the race," there are those in the field that are only one double away from assuming the chip lead (Robert Slater - 95,000, David Becker - 90,000).

"June $50,000 GTD" (Flight 1A): It's A Two Horse Race For The Bonus

"June $50,000 GTD"
$75 No Limit Hold'em
Level 17 (Blinds 2,000/4,000/500)
Flight 1A Players Remaining: 23/121

Joseph Mancuso (Ft. Lauderdale, FL) and Kareem Bernardo (Ft. Lauderdale, FL)

Flight 1A play just entered Level 17, which means that there are (40) minutes left in the day, at which point the bagging process begins.  While the chip average currently sits at 78,000, which is just over (12) big blinds, there aren't many players over that amount.  The race for the chip lead bonus seems to be between Joseph Mancuso (150,000) and Kareem Bernardo (180,000), but with the blinds as high as they are to finish the day, some drastic changes before bags come out wouldn't surprise anyone.  The clock will be paused with (10) minutes remaining in Level 18, and a predetermined amount of hands will be played, followed by the bagging process (and the crowning of the $500 winner).

"June $50,000 GTD" (Flight 1B): "Live Look-In Flight 1B," Regs Abound

"June $50,000 GTD"
$75 No Limit Hold'em
Level 4 (Blinds 100/200)
Total Flight 1B Entries: 80

Paulius Bikus (Ft. Lauderdale, FL)

Flight 1B's registration period is at it's midway point, and there have been (80) entries to this point...a pace that looks to crush that of Flight 1A.  While it was mentioned that a handful of players that busted Flight 1A are in this early Flight 1B field, there are also numerous familiar faces firing their first bullet into the event.  Paulius Bikus (Ft. Lauderdale, FL) has already earned $5,700 in live tournament cashes this year, which brings his overall total to $39,448.  Paulius is coming off of a tournament win just two weeks ago, as he took down the $150 No Limit Hold'em (May 21st) for $2,454.  Some other notables Isle Poker players in the second flight include:

Tom Gity

Thomas Gari

Zaki Lichaa

Zakarya Wolgamott

Nancy Birnbaum

Robert Urspruch

Hector Caraballo

Nestor Caraballo

Larry Stoddard

Sergio Amato

James Hamburger

"June $50,000 GTD" (Flight 1A): Mirabello Looking To Enter Uncharted Territory

"June $50,000 GTD"
$75 No Limit Hold'em
Level 14 (Blinds 1,200/2,400/300)
Flight 1A Players Remaining: 37/121

Gene Mirabello (Deerfield Beach, FL) 

One of the great things about this tournament is the "availability" it offers to players of all abilities, experience, and bankroll.  While the $75 buy-in is very comfortable for recreational players, the $50,000 guarantee helps attract the tournament veterans and grinders.  There aren't many opportunities for players to turn a $75 buy-in into a five-figure score, which is why we are seeing a lot of new faces in the crowd.  

One of those new faces just tripled up moments ago, a Gene Mirabello eliminated one opponent, and doubled through another to scoop a multi-way pot.  The chips from the three players would find their way to the middle on a flop of K♥ 7♣ 3♠, with Mirabello holding 7♠ 7♦ against 7♥ 8♥ and K♣ 9♣.  Gene had both of his opponents in really rough shape, and after the Q fell on the turn, he'd have the hand locked up.  Mirabello is up to 80,000 with that pot, and sits with a top ten stack in Flight 1A.  Mirabello is a player with just one $88 cash on his tournament resume, so potentially bagging chips and reaching Day 2 would be a new experience for Gene.

Remaining players will head on their final break of the day at the conclusion of this level, and will return to finish the final four levels.  Focus can begin to shift toward the chip lead bonus, with the largest stack of each starting flight walking away $500 richer.

"June $50,000 GTD" (Flight 1A): Updated Chip Counts, Flight 1B Getting Underway

"June $50,000 GTD"
$75 No Limit Hold'em
Level 12 (Blinds 800/1,600/200)
Total Flight 1A Entries: 121

Kareem Bernardo (Ft. Lauderdale, FL)

As 3:00pm approaches, players entered in the second flight of the day (Flight 1B) are beginning to take their seats.  There are some former Flight 1A players looking for a better result, but a lot of new faces in this early afternoon field.  

Officially, Flight 1A had a total of (121) entries, which means that $6,413 will be going towards the overall prize pool for the event.  Only (39) active players currently remain at the midway point of Level 12, with everyone currently looking up at Kareem Bernardo (Ft. Lauderdale, FL), who sits with over 105,000.  A  potential deep run in this event would be a career highlighting tournament score for Kareem, who comes into the day with just over $1,000 in live earnings (four of his five results have been from here at the Isle Poker Room).  The chip average sits at 46,000, which still leaves for some deep play early, as the average stack is just under (30) big blinds.  As the flight progresses, and the blinds continue to climb, you'll see the action "forced" a little by the structure.

Kareem Bernardo - 105,000

Bernie Schmidt - 92,000

Francis Margaglione - 82,000

Joseph Mancuso - 50,000

Hugh Hardy - 48,0000

Daniel Genachte - 33,000

"June $50,000 GTD" (Flight 1A): As Advertised...Margaglione Breaks Away From The Pack

"June $50,000 GTD"
$75 No Limit Hold'em
Level 8 (Blinds 300/600/75)
Total Flight 1A Entries: 113

"I'm going to have to try and live up to your post now," exclaimed Francis Margaglione as we walked by his table.  Not (10) minutes after that statement, Margaglione limp shoved over an open with pocket aces, getting a call out of the opener who held pocket jacks.  Both players held close to 60,000 in chips each, so this pot would be worth well over 100,000 to the eventual winner.  While to paint cards found there way onto the board, neither were the jack that Francis's opponent would be looking for.  Margaglione would take an overwhelming chip lead as player head to their first break of the day.  

Once the break that follows this level has concluded, and cards are in the air for Level 9, registration for this flight will be closed.  There is currently over $6,000 in the flight's prize pool, and if field sizes stayed on this exact pace, we'd be looking at a prize pool eclipsing the guarantee.  Some of the following flights may have less than this opening number, but a majority of them will be larger.  Players can looking forward to a prize pool in the $60,000-$70,000 for this tournament, which offers an incredible ROI for a $75 buy-in event.

"June $50,000 GTD" (Flight 1A): Rakusa Looking For A Return To The Winner's Circle

"June $50,000 GTD"
$75 No Limit Hold'em
Level 6 (Blinds 200/400/50)
Total Flight 1A Entries: 103

Andre Rakusa (Coral Springs, FL) 

Andre Rakusa (Coral Springs, FL) is another Isle Poker tournament regular in today's field, and his goal is likely the same as the rest of the players...get the hands on the trophy (and first place money).  Andre has experienced that moment once in his tournament career, winning Event 9 of the 2016 Isle Poker Open ($350 No Limit Hold'em $300,000 GTD).  He'd earn just over $60,000 for his part of the ICM chop, holding a sizable final table chip lead.  Now a first place from a deal isn't quite the same as winning a tournament outright, but who can possibly argue with their name next to number one...and the largest payout in the event.

Andre continued his success as the calendar year turned, bubbling the "official final table" of the SHR WPT Deepstacks $1,100 Main Event, finishing tenth for $17,529.  Rakusa headlines the first look at notables in the Flight 1A field, a list that's been growing from the moment the cards got in the air.

Marc Culberson

Ralph Spadafore

Michael Hefley

Devond Marshall

Ian Cohen

Bruce Smith

Hugh Hardy

Francois Gagne

Glen Canelstein

"June $50,000 Guarantee" (Flight 1A): Coming Off A "Treble," Francis Looks To Continue Streak

"June $50,000 GTD"
$75 No Limit Hold'em
Level 4 (Blinds 100/200)
Total Flight 1A Entries: 87

Francis Margaglione (Davie, FL)

Towards the end of last month, the "Deepstack Series" was run at the Seminole Hard Rock Hollywood poker room.  The three "main" events of the series were a $150 No Limit Hold'em, $350 No Limit Hold'em, and $560 No Limit Hold'em.  Francis Margaglione (Davie, FL), who plays at many of the different properties in Florida, cashed in each of those events during the series, finishing no worse than 46th place.  Considering the field sizes and tournament variance, three deep runs like that are even more impressive.

Francis came into Day 2 of the $560 No Limit Hold'em as an overwhelming chip leader, but began trending the wrong way, and couldn't stop the slide.  He ended up finishing in 41st place for $1,085, but considering how he was returning with the largest stack, the result fell short of expectations.  Margaglione has been a frequent face on the blog, with the ability (and tendency) to amass chip at a quick rate.

"June $50,000 GTD" (Flight 1A): Looking For That "Home Field Advantage"

"June $50,000 GTD"
$75 No Limit Hold'em
Level 2 (Blinds 50/100)
Total Flight 1A Entries: 62

Joseph Mancuso (left), Thomas Gari (top right), and Joseph
Durso (bottom right)

It's been long said in sports, that one of the biggest advantages to a team is playing in their home stadium/area.  There is a comfort to playing in a place that your mind is familiar with, and almost offers a sense of empowerment.  This tournament has already brought out a large group of players that call this poker room home...that play in a majority of the weekly schedule...and that like their chances in this room over others.  

Joseph Mancuso, Thomas Gari, and Joseph Durso are just three of those players currently seated in the Flight 1A field.  The three have combined live tournament earnings of $130,000, with close to three-quarters of those results happening here at the Isle.

Mancuso has seen the most recent success, reaching three final tables in May, during "daily" events.  Thomas Gari has been consistent here as well though, cashing in both the "April $100,000 GTD and the "May $100,000 GTD."

"June $50,000 GTD" (Flight 1A): It's "Valuetown" At The Isle Poker Room As $50,000 GTD Gets Underway

"June $50,000 GTD"
$75 No Limit Hold'em
Level 1 (Blinds 25/50)
Total Flight 1A Entries: N/A

Players are looking to turn a $75 buy-in into a potential five-figure score, as the cards get in the air for the first flight (of nine) for the "June $50,000 GTD."  Tournament Director Ralph Brandt will be making his first rules announcement of the week in just moments, and will make the "shuffle up and deal" announcement just after 11:00am.  Players in each flight will be sitting down to starting stacks of 15,000 units, and play (20) minute levels throughout the tournament.  Registration is open through eight levels each flight, which is just about three hours into the action.  The "chip leader bonus" is back, with $500 awarded to the top stack from each starting flight...

...Which will be a focus during live blogged coverage of the tournament, which begins with this post, and will continue through Flight 1A's bagging process.  The official end of flight chip counts will be posted for the afternoon and evening sessions, but the "in-depth" coverage will be offered to start the day.  Sunday's Day 2 will offer "full coverage," from the moment the cards get in the air, to the time the event's trophy is raised by the eventual winner.

Some time will be allowed for the tournament area to fill up, with the first look at notables in Flight 1A to follow shortly.

Thursday, June 8th: June's "Multi-Flight Madness" Begins Today With $50,000 GTD

ICYMI: The Wednesday installment of the $100 No Limit Hold'em "Monster Stack" ($3,000 GTD) drew a field of (40) entries, which ended up surpassing the posted guarantee ($3,080 prize pool).  There were five spots scheduled to reach the money, and once the bubble burst, the deal making discussions begun.  After working the numbers, the five players agreed to a deal, with tournament regular Edgard "Corona" Mendes (Deerfield Beach, FL) earning first place money.

1. Edgard Mendes (Deerfield Beach, FL) $819
2. Stacy Thomas (Jupiter, FL) $699
3. Morris Heider (Boca Raton, FL) $671
4. Daniel Genachte (Deerfield Beach, FL) $558
5. Arnold Cohen (West Palm Beach, FL) $333

Tournaments: Today marks the beginning of the $75 No Limit Hold'em ($50,000 GTD), the only multi-day...multi-flight tournament on June's calendar.  The first of nine flights (Flight 1A) begins at 11:00am, and will be followed in the afternoon by Flight 1B (3:00pm), and Flight 1C at 6:00pm.  Each starting flights will follow the same structure, with players sitting down to starting stacks of 15,000, and playing levels that are (20) minutes in length (throughout the tournament).  Registration will be open for (8) levels, which is just under three hours into each flight.  The tournament also sees the return of the "chip leader bonus," with each of the starting flight's chip leader's earning $500.  The tournament will be covered live here on the blog, with full action from each day's opening flight, as well as full Day 2 coverage (as the tournament plays down to a winner).

Promotions: The "Limit Hold'em Early Bird" promotion has been a staple on Thursday's, giving the room a little "break" from the high hand madness that is the "Spin To Win" promotion.  This afternoon sees an addition to the promotional calendar, with "Turbo High Hands" awarded from 12:00pm-11:00pm.  High hands will be awarded every (15) minutes, with those qualifying winners taking home $300 (rollovers apply).

11:00am - $75 No Limit Hold'em ($50,000 GTD) Flight 1A

- Players will start with 15,000 in tournament chips

- Late and re-entries for the first (8) levels

- Alternates and late entries will start with a full stack

- Levels are (20) minutes

- Each starting flight will conclude at the end of Level 18, or if the field reaches 13% of total flight's entries (whichever comes first)

3:00pm - $75 No Limit Hold'em ($50,000 GTD) Flight 1B

- Players will start with 15,000 in tournament chips

- Late and re-entries for the first (8) levels

- Alternates and late entries will start with a full stack

- Levels are (20) minutes

- Each starting flight will conclude at the end of Level 18, or if the field reaches 13% of total flight's entries (whichever comes first)

7:00pm - $75 No Limit Hold'em ($50,000 GTD) Flight 1C

- Players will start with 15,000 in tournament chips

- Late and re-entries for the first (8) levels

- Alternates and late entries will start with a full stack

- Levels are (20) minutes

- Each starting flight will conclude at the end of Level 18, or if the field reaches 13% of total flight's entries (whichever comes first)

"Week In Review:" Official Daily Tournament Results (May 29th-June 4th)

There are certain tournaments that "come out of nowhere" to surprise with the attendance, and the afternoon tournament on Monday, May 29th was that event.  That tournament usually averages anywhere between 25-35 total entries, but last week saw a total of (52) make up the field.  Dana Leonaggeo (Pompano Beach, FL) booked her first ever tournament win, which also happened to be her second cash.

$80 No Limit Hold'em w/ $10 Bounties ($2,000 GTD)
Total Entries: 52
Total Prize Pool: $2,664 ($520 Bounty Pool)

1. Dana Leonaggeo (Pompano Beach, FL) $933
2. Brain Haines (Southwest Ranches, FL) $700
3. David Padilla (Ft. Lauderdale, FL) $402
4. Joseph Nay (Plantation, FL) $277
5. Nail Sara (Deerfield Beach, FL) $200
6. Steven Zukowski (Coral Springs, FL) $152

$75 No Limit Hold'em
Total Entries: 46
Total Prize Pool: $2,438

1. Thomas Reidy (Lauderhill, FL) $951
2. Alfred Cotton (Cutler Bay, FL) $336
3. Jason Maltz (Latham, NY) $335
4. Kyann Johnson (Sunrise, FL) $335
5. Terry Wooten (Pompano Beach, FL) $335
6. Anthony Casas (Miami, FL) $146

"Tournament Tuesday" is what it should be called at the Isle Poker Room, as both tournament time slots have seen a lot of success for months now.  While the "Monster Stack" has been in the afternoon slot for a while now, the $60 No Limit Hold'em ($12,000 GTD) looks to be finding a new home on Monday's, moving forward.  On Tuesday, May 30th,  the "Monster Stack" tournament saw Daniel Reitberg lead the way of a six-way chop, while Richard Cooper took home first place money in a seven-way chop of the evening's event.

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

Total Entries: 46

Total Prize Pool: $3,542

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 Millis (Pompano Beach, FL) $213

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

Total Entries: 367

Total Prize Pool: $18,614

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
11. Michael Gutterman (Delray Beach, FL) $328
12. Robert Chusid (Boca Raton, FL) $328
13. Manuel Alvarez (West Palm Beach, FL) $277
14. Vito Polera (Miami, FL) $277
15. Vu Huynh (Plantation, FL) $277
16. Leroy Jones (Hollywood, FL) $228
17. Robert Peoples (Coral Springs, FL) $228
18. Jack Sedaka (Coconut Creek, FL) $228
19. Hari Sukhu (Miramar, FL) $190
20. David Licht (New York, NY) $190
21. Neil Warner (Pompano Beach, FL) $190
22. Jason Maltz (Latham, NY) $155
23. Willie Wiggins (Miramar, FL) $155
24. Morris Husarsky (Boynton Beach, FL) $155
25. Vinicius Felipe (Coral Springs, FL) $134
26. Daniel Miller (Pompano Beach, FL) $134
27. Terry Wooten (Pompano Beach, FL) $134
28. Daniel Shortley (Lake Worth, FL) $110
29. Robert Perniola (Pompano Beach, FL) $110
30. Stephen Harris (Delray Beach, FL) $110
31. Andrew Turzak (Boynton Beach, FL) $110
32. Jonathan Ounjian (Delray Beach, FL) $110
33. Richard Scmitt (Tamarac, FL) $110
34. Robert Kessler (Parkland, FL) $110
35. John Ambrosi (Melbourne, FL) $110
36. Benjamin Scotkin (Pompano Beach, FL) $110
37. Karin Powsner (Ft. Lauderdale, FL) $101
38. David Riess (Pompano Beach, FL) $101
39. Phil Lifschitz (Livingston, NJ) $101
40. Robert Blanchette (Ft. Lauderdale, FL) $101
41. Antonio Campbell (Boynton Beach, FL) $101
42. Harvey Sukienik (Boca Raton, FL) $101
43. Karl Brittell (Ft. Lauderdale, FL) $101
44. Richard Coppola (Plantation, FL) $101
45. Adam Hamby (Ft. Lauderdale, FL) $101
46. Joseph Franchino (Stuart, FL) $93

Wednesday, May 31st would be the last Wednesday (for at least a month) with only one tournament on the schedule.  A similar structured tournament to the "Monster Stack" will be added to the June Tournament Calendar.  The $100 No Limit Hold'em "Big Stack Turbo Bounty" will be keeping it's spot in the evening, so Gilbert Sanchez (Bartow, FL) can look to defend his title on June 7th.

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

Total Entries: 51

Total Prize Pool: $3,725 ($1,275 Bounty Pool)

1. Gilbert Sanchez (Bartow, FL) $883
2. Edgard Mendes (Deerfield Beach, FL) $722
3. Maury Halperin (Lauderdale By The Sea, FL) $590
4. James Newcomb (Parkland, FL) $588
5. Jeff Ege (Niceville, FL) $550
6. Charles Buford (Naples, FL) $224
7. Andrew McDonald (Islamorada, FL) $168

Looking over the results from Thursday, June 1st, it was "notables only" to cash in the 11:00am "Monster Stack" event, as tournament veteran Daniel Genachte (Deerfield Beach, FL) was listed first on a four-way even chop.  Player's surely had the evening tournament circled on their calendars, as (239) entries created a prize pool of over $23,000.  Manuel Amaro Alvarez earned the second largest cash of his career with the $5,000 payday.

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

Total Entries: 37

Total Prize Pool: $3,000

1. Daniel Genachte (Deerfield Beach, FL) $690
2. David Licht (New York, NY) $690
3. Ian Cohen (Pompano Beach, FL) $690
4. Jean Chery (Ellenton, FL) $690
5. Nancy Zion Thomas (Ft. Lauderdale, FL) $240

$130 No Limit Hold'em ($20,000 GTD)
Total Entries: 239
Total Prize Pool: $23,183

1. Manuel Amaro Alvarez (West Palm Beach, FL) $5,000
2. David Shaw (Boca Raton, FL) $4,229
3. Bradford Greeley (Lake Worth, FL) $2,376
4. Earl Gallegos (West Palm Beach, FL) $1,445
5. Tom Millward (Boca Raton, FL) $1,116
6. Karin Powsner (Pompano Beach, FL) $925
7. Ramon Gonzalez (Miami, FL) $788
8. Pantelis Hatzikontos (Boca Raton, FL) $672
9. Yigal Hen (Ft. Lauderdale, FL) $542
10. Steven Cabas (Miami, FL) $464
11. Robert Transue (N. Lauderdale, FL) $464
12. David Light (New York, NY) $464
13. Vincent Simonelli (Juno Beach, FL) $400
14. Robert Blanchette (Ft. Lauderdale, FL) $400
15. Eli Math (Hollywood, FL) $400
16. Al Gomez (Miami, FL) $336
17. Amit Savani (Miami, FL) $336
18. Daniel Miller (Pompano Beach, FL) $336
19. Dan Koff (Pompano Beach, FL) $273
20. Willie Wiggins (Miramar, FL) $273
21. Konstantinos Hatzikontos (Boca Raton, FL) $273
22. Conley Howard (Boca Raton, FL) $213
23. Luciano Salvatore Maurizio (Venezuela) $213
24. Christopher Brown (Plantation, FL) $213
25. Robert Kessler (Parkland, FL) $184
26. Charles Marik (Coconut Creek, FL) $184
27. Francis Margaglione (Davie, FL) $184
28. Steve Zukowski (Coral Springs, FL) $160
29. Allan Bieler (Sunrise, FL) $160
30. David Lopez (Pembroke Pines, FL) $160

Friday, June 2nd saw a little twist in the schedule, as the $75 No Limit Hold'em ($5,000 GTD) entered the evening tournament time slot for the first time.  The turnout was very solid for the event, besting the guaranteed number by over $1,000.  A four-way chop would end the event, with Mikhail Wisdom (Philadelphia, PA) taking home first place money (worth $1,533).

$75 No Limit Hold'em ($5,000 GTD)
Total Entries: 98
Total Prize Pool: $6,056

1. Mikhail Wisdom (Philadelphia, PA) $1,533
2. Diane Linke (Delray Beach, FL) $920
3. Nathan Schwartz (Boca Raton, FL) $860
4. Michael Corbett (Ft. Lauderdale, FL) $819
5. Susan Krowitz (Ft. Lauderdale, FL) $354
6. Karen Duffy (Delray Beach, FL) $283
7. Robert Bilsker (Tamarac, FL) $241
8. Joshua Adkins (Ona, WV) $209
9. Elliot Goldman (Ft. Lauderdale, FL) $185
10. Maxim Bjelos (Boca Raton, FL) $167
11. Michael Gutterman (Delray Beach, FL) $167
12. Jonathan Joffey (Davie, FL) $167
13. Brian Orrizzi (Pembroke Pines, FL) $151

While chopping has become "commonplace" in the Florida poker community, something not seen often occurred on Saturday June 3rd.  The $120 No Limit Hold'em ($8,000 GTD) evening event ended in an eight-way chop, which saw only a dollar difference between the first and eighth place payouts.  

$100 No Limit Hold'em "Big Stack Turbo Bounty" ($3,000 GTD)

Total Entries: 40

Total Prize Pool: $2,230 ($400 Bounty Pool)

1. Debra Nesser (Boynton Beach, FL) $747
2. Frank Risi (Lauderhill, FL) $530
3. David Miller (Davie, FL) $530
4. Sara Azmi (Aventura, FL) $245
5. Shamir Patel (Boca Raton, FL) $178

$120 No Limit Hold'em ($8,000 GTD)
Total Entries: 109
Total Prize Pool: $9,265

1. Jared Carter (Pompano Beach, FL) $977
2. Jorge Castaneda (Hialeah, FL) $977
3. Mark Press (Miami, FL) $977
4. Atanael Thomas (Palm Springs, FL) $977
5. Anthony Casas (Miami, FL) $977
6. Thelma Schuman (Delray Beach, FL) $976
7. Barry Cohen (Boca Raton, FL) $976
8. Edgard Mendes (Deerfield Beach, FL) $976
9. Endong Zhao (Palm Beach Gardens, FL) $278
10. Kenneth Kuhl (Margate, FL) $246
11. Tom Gity (Pompano Beach, FL) $246
12. Matthew Sloan (Lake Worth, FL) $246
13. Lyle Romer (Davie, FL) $218
14. Warren Sanders (Orlando, FL) $218

There was another first on Sunday, June 4th, as the "Hard Stop, ICM Chop" was introduced to the calendar.  The event is intended to give players more of a comfort, knowing that the tournament will be over by a specific time (which in this case is between 12:15-12:30am).  The payouts are scheduled "as normal," but once the hand-for-hand process (ten hands) is completed after Level 16, the remaining payouts are determined by ICM calculations.  It's only fitting that one of the poker room's regulars won the inaugural event, with Tom Gity earning an even $1,000 for his efforts. 

$150 No Limit Hold'em
Total Entries: 41
Total Prize Pool: $4,715

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

$100 No Limit Hold'em "Hard Stop, ICM Chop"
Total Entries: 28
Total Prize Pool: $2,500

1. Tom Gity (Pompano Beach, FL) $1,000
2. Diane Linke (Delray Beach, FL) $800
3. (Did Not Report) 4425
4. Howard Goodsite (Weston, FL) $275