Friday, January 12th: The Single-Ante Structure Returns, With A $175 Buy-In And $15,000 GTD

ICYMI: Thursday's tournament action began (at 11:00am) with the $130 Limit Omaha 8B Hi/Lo, which carried a $2,000 guarantee.  That number would be surpassed just after the midway point of open registration, with the field official closing at (24) entries.  The $2,328 prize pool would be spread across five pay spots, with the results from the tournament listed below:

1. Robert Wachtel (Boca Raton, FL) $732
2. Susan Karon (Boca Raton, FL) $580
3. Gene Groenke (Bainerd, MN) $387
4. Arnold Cohen (West Palm Beach, FL) $323
5. Jeff Levitt (Delray Beach, FL) $306

The early afternoon mixed event was followed up (at 6:00pm) by the return of the "survivor."  The $100 No Limit Hold'em Survivor guaranteed that at least (5) players would be walking away with $1,000.  The event saw registration close with (57) entries, which was a very nice showing, and saw the guaranteed $1,000 prize awarded to the following players:

1. Donald Francois (Delray Beach, FL) $1,000
2. Elgin Young (Boynton Beach, FL) $1,000
3. Fidencio Velez (Winter Garden, FL) $1,000
4. Joseph Kearns (Ft. Lauderdale, FL) $1,000
5. Blaine McCrae (Ft. Lauderdale, FL) $1,000

Tournaments: Friday's tournament action begins at 11:00am, with the cards getting in the air for the $120 No Limit Hold'em "Monster Stack" ($3,000 GTD).  This event is a player-favorite, primarily because of the incredible structure.  Players in the event sit down to starting stacks of 25,000 units, and play levels that last (20) minutes over the course of the afternoon.

The string of large guarantees continues this evening, with the month's first "single-ante" event.  The $175 No Limit Hold'em "Single-Ante" event has a $15,000 guarantee, and should attract a sizable crowd.  The tournament is structured with 24,000 unit starting stacks, and has levels that last (20) minutes.

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).

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 - $175 No Limit Hold'em "Single-Ante Structure" ($15,000 GTD)

- Players start with 24,000 in tournament chips

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

- Alternates and late entries will start with a full stack

- Levels will last (20) minutes throughout the event