- Etan Aloush (Hollywood, FL) $929
- Andrew Thompson (Bloomfield Hills, MI) $783
- Scott Johnston (Plantation, FL) $742
- Gregory Anderson (Berwyn, PA) $658
- Robert Cavataio (Delray Beach, FL) $290
- Daniel Genachte (Deerfield Beach, FL) $217
The evening event (6:00pm) was a $40 No Limit Hold'em tournament without a guarantee, but that didn't stop the (131) entries from making up the field. The official prize pool closed at $4,297, with the event offering a first place prize of $1,214. A total of (17) spots were scheduled to get paid in the event, with the action playing down to heads-up. Once Ronald Lindquist and Scott Bailey were up against each other, they agreed to a deal, with Lindquist being awarded the win. The cash was Lindquist's fourth of the year, and also happened to be the largest of his career ($1,182). Listed below are the results from last night's final table:
- Ronald Lindquist (West Palm Beach, FL) $1,182
- Scott Bailey (Loxahatchee, FL) $800
- Marcus Petteway (Pompano Beach, FL) $455
- Daniel Shortley (Lake Worth, FL) $279
- John Young (Deerfield Beach, FL) $213
- Christian Larsen (Canada) $180
- Scott Sommer (Palm Beach Gardens, FL) $157
- Lawrence Kombaher (Deerfield Beach, FL) $138
- Rick Kalgstein (Sunrise, FL) $121
- Marcos Cedeno (Lake Worth, FL) $107
Tournaments: This afternoon (11:00am) sees the introduction of a new "set" of tournaments to the schedule, as Thursday afternoons (not during multi-day event) will become "Mixed Thursdays." Players will find different non-no limit hold'em variations on the schedule, the first of which is a $130 O.E. 8B ($2,000 GTD) event. The O.E. stands for Omaha 8B (Hi/Lo) and Stud 8B (Hi/Lo), which happens to be one of the most popular lower limit cash games in the room (6/12). The tournament has a great structure, which will see the event finish up no later than 4:30-5:00pm. Players sit down to starting stack of 16,000 units, and playing levels of 15/20 minutes. Levels 1-8 will be 15 minutes, and will transition to 20 minutes Levels 9+.
The evening tournament is also a new event to the schedule, as a "survivor" tournament joins the fray. The tournament, which is a $120 buy-in, offers up a $500 package for every five players in the event. The event is structured with starting stacks of 14,000 units, and levels of (20) minutes throughout the event. It's a great way to pocket $500, and there are a lot of things a poker player can do with that kind of cash.
Promotions: Today's "special" promotion (outside of the standard high hands), is the Limit Hold'em Early Bird, in which the first (50) full houses (in a limit hold'em game) are paid the minimum buy-in for the designated game. Those players in the 2/2 LHE game will receive $20 for each "winning" full house (or better), while those in 2/4 LHE will receive $40. That is followed by $300 high hands every (15) minutes, from 12:0pm-4:00pm.
11:00am - $120 Omaha 8B/Stud 8B Hi/Lo ($2,000 GTD)
- Players will begin with a 16,000 starting stack
- Late and re-entries for the first (8) levels
- Alternates and late entries will receive full stacks
- Levels 1-8 are (15) minutes in length, with Levels 9+ lasting (20) minutes
6:00pm - $120 No Limit Hold'em Survivor (3) $500 Winners GTD (1 in 5 win $500)
- Players will begin with a 14,000 starting stack
- Late and re-entries for the first (8) levels
- Alternates and late entries will receive full stacks
- Levels are (20) minutes in length throughout
