Monday, January 22nd: Kicking Off A Big Week Of Poker Action

ICYMI: Sunday's tournament action kicked off with the $120 No Limit Hold'em "Monster Stack," which had a $2,000 guarantee.  The event would attract a total of (25) entries, which surpassed the posted number, and saw registration close with an official prize pool of $2,425.  A total of four places were scheduled to get paid in the tournament, with a three-way deal agreed to, after the elimination of Thomas Gari (Hollywood, FL) in fourth place.  Listed below are the details of the deal:

1. Jean Dorvil (North Miami, FL) $780
2. Paul Price (Weston, FL) $715
3. Bernie Poole (Davie, FL) $663
4. Thomas Gari (Hollywood, FL) $267

Following the "Monster Stack," was the $120 No Limit Hold'em "Turbo Bounty," which had a $2,500 guaranteed prize pool.  The tournament also had a field of (25) entries, which equated to a prize pool of $1,950 (not including bounties).  Once again, four spots were scheduled to get paid, but this time the players would agree to a deal the moment that the money was reached.  John Miller (New York, NY) was the tournament's declared winner, and would earn $501 for his first place share.  The rest of the details from the event are listed below:

1. John Miller (New York, NY) $501
2. Joanna Rodriguez Gonzalez (Puerto Rico) $483
3. Sergio Amato (Ft. Lauderdale, FL) $483
4. Joseph Roda (Staten Island, NY) $483

Tournaments: Monday's tournament schedule begins at 11:00am, with the $120 No Limit Hold'em "Big Stack Turbo Bounty," which has a $3,000 guaranteed prize pool.  The event is structured with starting stacks of 18,000 units, and levels that last (15) minutes.  There is an optional add-on at the end of registration (Level 10), which sees players getting return of 10,000 units for $25 (with 100% of the add-on money going towards the prize pool).

The "Big Stack Turbo Bounty" is followed (at 6:00pm) by an $80 No Limit Hold'em event, which has a $3,000 guarantee.  The tournament is structured with 12,000 unit starting stacks, and 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 - $100 No Limit Hold'em "Big Stack Turbo" w/ $25 Bounties ($3,000 GTD)

- Players will begin with a 18,000 starting stack

- Late and re-entries for the first (10) levels

- Levels are (15) minutes in length

- Option player "add-on" at the end of Level 10 ($25 for 10,000 tournament chips), with 100% of the "add-on" going to the prize pool 

6:00pm - $80 No Limit Hold'em

- Players will begin with a 12,000 starting stack

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

- Levels are (20) minutes in length

- All late registrants and re-entries will receive a full stack