- Kenneth Taffaro (Mooresville, NC) $560
- Arnold Cohen (West Palm Beach, FL) $448
- Shravan Kulshrestha (Miami, FL) $427
- Duane Minerva (Delray Beach, FL) $416
- Blaine McRae (Delray Beach, FL) $346
- Jessie Roberts (Ft. Lauderdale, FL) $140
The 6:00pm tournament lived up to it's name for sure, as the $120 No Limit Hold'em "Monster Stack" saw registration close with (103) entries, and a total prize pool of $8,755. That is one of the higher numbers we've seen for that tournament, which boasted a first lace prize of $2,669. The event also ended up in a chop, as the final five players broke down the ICM numbers, with Mike Diamond (Miami, FL) taking home the win.
- Mike Diamong (Miami, FL) $1,747
- Joseph Quaider (Tamarac, FL) $1,558
- Mark Bernstein (Hollywood, FL) $1,357
- Mandy Restrepo (Boca Raton, FL) $953
- Nathan Schwartz (Boca Raton, FL) $872
- John Bilas (Wilton Manor, FL) $409
- Danny Blackburn (Deerfield Beach, FL) $348
- Jared Carter (Pompano Beach, FL) $302
- Bernard Beloff (Boynton Beach, FL) $267
- Nathaniel Moore (Boca Raton, FL) $241
Tournaments: Sunday's tournament slate has two tournaments on the schedule, with the first starting at 12:00pm. The $150 No Limit Hold'em event that kicks the action off is structured with starting stacks of 20,000 units, and levels lasting (25) minutes throughout the tournament. The play is deep throughout the event, which is one of the reasons this tournament is one of the more popular with the players on the weekend.
That event is followed by a tournament that is growing in popularity each and every time it is run. The $130 No Limit Hold'em "Hard Stop, ICM Chop" event sees the cards in the air at 6:00pm, and assures players they will be finished no later than 12:30am. Players sit down to starting stacks of 20,000 units, with (20) minute levels, but there is a little wrinkle towards the end of the night. After Level 16, the clock will be paused, and (10) final hands will be played. Once those hands have finished, those players still left will split the prize pool (according to ICM calculations).
Promotions: For a number of months, Sunday's high hand promotion has been of the "turbo" format, with $300 awarded every (15) minutes from 2:00pm-9:00pm (rollovers apply). While that promotion is still in place this afternoon, there will be an extra six hours of "turbo" high hands, with $100 awarded every (10) minutes, from 8:00am-2:00pm. However you break it down, it's $600 worth of high hands up for grabs over the span of (13) hours. Both tournaments are high hand eligible, adding even more appeal to the events.
11:00am - $150 No Limit Hold'em
- Players will start with 20,000 in tournament chips
- Late and re-entries for the first (8) levels
- Alternates and late entries will start with a full stack
- Levels are (25) minutes
6:00pm - $100 No Limit Hold'em "Hard Stop, ICM Chop"
- Players will start with 20,000 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
- At the end of Level 16, tables will be balanced and tournament will play (10) more hands, in hard-for-hand format. Tables will be re-balanced after (5) hands.
- At the end of (10) hands, tournament play will end, and all remaining players will chop the prize pool using an ICM calculation.
