Tuesday, November 21, 2017

Tuesday, November 21st: Weiss And Santos Head Six-Way Chops, While The $8,000 GTD Headlines Tournament Schedule

ICYMI: Monday's tournament action started with the $100 No Limit Hold'em "Big Stack Turbo Bounty" ($2,000 GTD), which got underway at 11:00am.  The event attracted a field of (46) entries, and after the optional add-ons were included in the prize pool, it would officially close at $2,537 (bounties included).  A total of four pay spots would be shown on the tournament clock, with first place scheduled to take home $989.  The event would end even before the "money bubble" was reached, as the final six players agreed to a deal.  Gregg Weiss (Delray Beach, FL) would earn first place money in the chop (worth $680), while Charles Maclennan and Linzell Borders took home the money from the "extra" pay spots.

  1. Gregg Weiss (Delray Beach, FL) $680
  2. Alberto Rodriguez (Pembroke Pines, FL) $517
  3. Donald Gordon (Boynton Beach, FL) $507
  4. Miguel Martinez (Parkland, FL) $475
  5. Charles Maclennan (Boca Raton, FL) $203
  6. Linzell Borders (Tamarac, FL) $152
The "Big Stack Turbo Bounty" was followed by the $130 No Limit Hold'em event, which boasted a $20,000 guaranteed prize pool.  The field of (192) entries at registration's close would see a sizable first place prize posted, worth just over $5,000.  A total of (24) players would reach the money, with the field reaching the final table just after 11:30pm.  Action continued through the elimination of Tom Gity (in seventh place), at which point the remaining six players would agree to a chop.
  1. Chrystian Santos (Boca Raton, FL) $3,405
  2. Sergio Amato (Ft. Lauderdale, FL) $2,856
  3. Oleg Efremov (Oakland Park, FL) $2,340
  4. Russell Marco (Pompano Beach, FL) $1,829
  5. David Zadivar (Miami, FL) $1,678
  6. Robert Perniola (Ft. Lauderdale, FL) $1,475
  7. Tom Gity (Pompano Beach, FL) $680
  8. Michael Guttermann (Delray Beach, FL) $593
  9. Peter Bejusca (Ft. Lauderdale, FL) $509
  10. Donald Gordon (Boynton Beach, FL) $438

Tournaments: Today's afternoon event (11:00am) is the $120 No Limit Hold'em "Monster Stack" ($3,000 GTD), a tournament that's structured with 25,000 unit starting stacks, and levels of (25) minutes.

The evening tournament brings back the larger guarantee, with the cards getting in the air for the $60 No Limit Hold'em ($8,000 GTD) at 6:00pm.  The tournament is structured with starting stacks of 14,000 units, and levels that last (20) minutes.  There is also an optional add-on at the end of registration (after Level 8), with players seeing a return of 10,000 units for $20 (with 100% of the add-on money going towards the prize pool.

Promotions: From (9:00am-10:00am), the high hand will award $150 every (30) minutes.  The high hands will then transition from 10:00am-12:00am (midnight), with the opportunity to win $400 every (30) minutes.  During that period, the promotion sees tournament players eligible (Isle Open events not eligible for high hand) each half-hour for $100 high hands, 2/2 limit hold'em players eligible for $200 high hands, 2/4 limit hold'em players eligible for $300 high hands, and all other raked games (1/2-5/10 NLH, 4/8 Omaha 8B, 6/12 O.E., etc.) eligible for $400 high hands.  From 12:00am-9:00am, players are eligible for $100 high hands every hour.

It should also be noted that starting November 1st, players are able to win the high hand using only one card in their hand!!!  The payouts for those that use one card are different than the standard numbers listed above, and can be found (full listing of one-card payouts on flyers in the poker room).

11:00am - $120 No Limit Hold'em "Monster Stack" ($3,000 GTD)

- Players start with 25,000 in tournament chips
- Late and re-entries for the first (8) levels
- Alternates and late entries will start with a full stack
- Level will last (20) minutes throughout the event

6:00pm - $60 No Limit Hold'em ($8,000 GTD)

- Players will begin with a 14,000 starting stack
- Late and re-entries for the first (8) levels
- Levels are (20) minutes in length
- Optional add-on at the end of Level 8 ($20 for 10,000 units, 100% goes towards the prize pool)
- All late registrants and re-entries will receive a full stack