Sunday, December 31st: Ringing In The New Year, Lots In Store For January...And 2018 As A Whole

ICYMI: Yesterday's tournament schedule hosted the final pair of recurring events for the year, beginning with the $100 No Limit Hold'em "Big Stack Turbo Bounty" ($3,000 GTD).  The afternoon event (11:00am) attracted a sizable field, as registration closed with (57) total entries.  The official prize pool closed at $4,529 (including bounties), and ended up paying eight spots.  There would be no deal making discussion, as action played down to an outright winner.  Two Isle Poker notables battled it out for the win, with David Albertston (Margate, FL) besting Arlene Vazquez (Parkland, FL) during heads-up play.  Listed below are the official results from the final table:

1. David Albertson (Margate, FL) $1,118
2. Arlene Vazquez (Parkland, FL) $656
3. Paul Mabel (Coral Springs, FL) $411
4. Mile Belan (Pompano Beach, FL) $279
5. Marlon Reid (Margate, FL) $217
6. Ivan Michel (Deland, FL) $171
7. A. Nonymous (Parts Unknown, USA)
8. Michel Gariepy (Okeechobee, FL) $112

The "Big Stack Turbo Bounty" was followed by a $130 No Limit Hold'em event, which boasted a $15,000 guaranteed prize pool.  The tournament ended up attracted a total of (146) entries, with the official prize pool falling directly on the $15,000 number.  Nineteen players would make the money in the tournament, with the final seven players agreeing to a seven-way chop  Dennis Rodriguez (Sunrise, FL) held a massive chip lead at the time of the deal, and ended up taking home a healthy $2,575 for his first place finish.  The rest of the results from the real, along with full final table finishes, are listed below:

1. Dennis Rodriguez (Sunrise, FL) $2,575
2. Elliot Goldman (Ft. Lauderdale, FL) $1,600
3. Paul Smerdon (Oakland Park, FL) $1,550
4. Tiago De Almeida (Brazil) $1,439
5. Lev Pamas (Boca Raton, FL) $1,378
6. Andrew Sassen (Deerfield Beach, FL) $1,297
7. Harry Silver (Boca Raton, FL) $1,260
8. Allan Bieler (Sunrise, FL) $469
9. Omar Garcia (Miami, FL) $414
10. John Magnetta (Boynton Beach, FL) $360

Tournaments:  There are no tournaments on the daily schedule this afternoon/evening, with recurring events returning tomorrow (January 1st).

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 started back on 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).