Tuesday, July 18th: Seniors Champ Crowned, Event #10 Says "No Deal," Another Big Day For FSPC

ICYMI: After a hiatus from "major" schedules, the Seniors' No Limit Hold'em Championship made a triumphant yesterday afternoon.  The $175 buy-in No Limit Hold'em event carried with it an $8,000 guarantee, and ended up almost doubling that number once registration closed.  A total of (112) entries made up the field, with some of the Isle's most notable names making their way to the room (including Robert Transue, Daniel Genachte, Tom Gity, and Michael Hefley).  The prize pool closed at $15,680, with (14) spots scheduled to reach the money, and first place scheduled to get $4,704.  The great structure allowed for some deep play for the field, with the money reached in the early evening.  Cashing in the event, but falling short of the final table, were Lloyd Nastase, Stephen Greenstein, Robert Bass, and Michael Hefley.  Play resumed after a redraw for the final table, with action pausing when five players remained.  The handful began discussing a deal, and after just a short while, agreed on an ICM chop (with the numbers listed below).  After coming off of his biggest tournament score in Las Vegas, Scott Levitt (Delray Beach, FL) would be the declared winner of the event, winning his second Isle Poker Seniors' event.  Levitt won this event in 2013, when it was on the Isle Poker Open schedule as a $330 No Limit Hold'em event ($2,500).

1. Scott Levitt (Delray Beach, FL) $3,627
2. Danny Blackburn (Deerfield Beach, FL) $2,585
3. Ira Horowitz (Miami, FL) $1,970
4. Jeffrey Berry (Plantation, FL) $1,858
5. Glenn Popkin (Coral Springs, FL) $1,320

This year's Florida State Poker Championships have been all about big numbers, with last night's Event #10 continuing that trend.  The $40 No Limit Hold'em ($10,000 GTD) event ended up with a field that was comprised of (493) entries!  We've seen some staggering numbers for this exact tournament (which is also on the monthly recurring schedule), but nothing like what we saw last night.  One registration closed, and the optional add-ons were calculated, the official prize pool finished at $16,871.  There would be (65) spots scheduled to reach the money, with the posted first place prize sitting at $3,323.  Numerous Isle Poker notables notched an FSPC score once the money was reached, including Michael Weinberg, Benjamin Robinson, Robert Perniola, Rick Kalgstein, Adam Hamby, Andre Bryan, and Erin Steinberg.  The final table was reached in the early hours of Tuesday morning, and with "closing time" looming, the remaining five players needed to decide what to do (make a deal and end the event, or bag the chips and return today).  The players chose to bag their chips, with "Day 2" action resuming at 7:00pm.  Posted below are the payouts remaining, along with final results:

1. ($3,323)
2. ($2,324)
3. ($1,494)
4. ($1,031)
5. ($792)
6. Anthony Bennett (West Palm Beach, FL) $660
7. Dillon Bindewald (Ft. Lauderdale, FL) $550
8. Garrick Young (Miami Gardens, FL) $440
9. Lynette Robinson (Miami, FL) $332
10. John Mayers (Ft. Lauderdale, FL) $274

Tournaments: There are two tournaments on the Florida State Poker Championships schedule today, the first of which is the only non-no limit hold'em event on the schedule.  Event #11 is a $150 Limit Omaha 8B (Hi/Lo) event, with a $5,000 guarantee.  The event sees players sitting down to starting stack of 14,000, and playing levels of (25) minutes throughout.  The no limit format returns in the evening, with Event #12 ($130 No Limit Hold'em $20,000 GTD) getting underway at 6:00pm.  This is a tournament that is also on the recurring schedule each month, and offers 16,000 unit starting stacks, along with (20) minute levels.

Promotions: The Limit Hold'em Early Bird promotion is in it's regularly scheduled spot this morning, but there is one "not so small" addition to the schedule..."Turbo High Hands."  Similar to what is run on Friday's, there will be $300 awarded to qualifying high hands every (15) minutes (from 12:00pm-4:00pm), followed by $300 high hands (under the same 15 minute schedule) from 4:00pm-Midnight.

11:00am - FSPC Event #11- $150 Limit Omaha Hi/Lo 8B ($5,000 GTD)

- Players will begin with a 14,000 starting stack

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

- Levels are (25) minutes in length

 - All late registrants and re-entries will receive a full stack

6:00pm - FSPC Event #12 - $130 No Limit Hold'em ($20,000 GTD)

- Players will begin with a 16,000 starting stack

- Late and re-entries for the first (8) levels
- All late registrants and re-entries will receive a full stack

- Levels are (20) minutes in length