Sunday, January 21st: It's Championship Sunday, With A Lot Of Poker Action Still Happening

ICYMI: Saturday's tournament action began with the $120 No Limit Hold'em "Big Stack Turbo Bounty," which had a $5,000 posted guarantee.  The tournament attracted a total of (60) entries, and after the optional add-ons were included into the prize pool, the official number would close at $4,495 (not including bounties).  A total of eight spots were scheduled to reach the money, with action continuing through the money bubble.  The clock was eventually paused when four players remained, with a deal then agreed to.  Paul Efron (Coconut Creek, FL) held a massive chip lead at the time of the deal, and ended up with a lions share of the money for first place.

1. Paul Efron (Coconut Creek, FL) $1,402
2. Joseph Mancuso (Deerfield Beach, FL) $840
3. Daniel Diamond (Plantation, FL) $677
4. Norman Simmons (Plantation, FL) $650
5. Bob Brandl (Clinton, TN) $315
6. Sara Azmi (Miami, FL) $247
7. Richard Small (Boston, MA) $202
8. Maurice Simard (Longueuil, Quebec) $162

The evening tournament was a $150 No Limit Hold'em event with a $15,000 guarantee, with a total of (161) entries making up the field.  The official prize pool closed at $18,515, and boasted some healthy final table payouts.  There would be no deal making at the final table, as action played down to an outright winner, with Steven Zukowski (Coral Springs, FL) besting Steven Carswell (Palm Beach Gardens, FL) during heads-up play.  Zukowski would take home $4,921 for the win, bringing his career earnings above the $60,000 mark.  Listed below are the results from the final table:

1. Steven Zukowski (Coral Springs, FL) $4,921
2. Steven Carswell (Palm Beach Gardens, FL) $3,224
3. Joseph Conti (Boynton Beach, FL) $1,900
4. Dominic Pacelli (Lake Worth, FL) $1,156
5. Jeremy Wilson (Apple Valley, MN) $892
6. Frank Hagen (Davie, FL) $740
7. Stacey Gilbert (Port St. Lucie, FL) $641
8. Michael Gutterman (Delray Beach, FL) $565
9. Joseph Marchese (Ft. Lauderdale, FL) $492
10. Lisa Teebagy (Boca Raton, FL) $426

Tournaments: Sunday's tournament action begins with the $120 No Limit Hold'em "Monster Stack," which has a $2,000 guaranteed prize pool.  The player-friendly structure sees entrants sitting down to starting stacks of 25,000 units, and levels that last (20) minutes throughout the event.

The "Monster Stack" is followed (at 6:00pm) by an $120 No Limit Hold'em "Turbo Bounty," which has a $2,500 guarantee.  The tournament is structured with 14,000 unit starting stacks, and levels that last (15) minutes.  There is an optional player add-on at the end of registration (Level 10), with players seeing a return of 10,000 units, for a $25 cost.  There will also be a $25 bounty awarded for each player eliminated in the event.

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" ($2,000 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 - $100 No Limit Hold'em "Turbo Bounty" ($2,500 GTD)

- Players will begin with a 14,000 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