Thursday, January 4, 2018

Thursday, January 4th: Paradis And Menorah Top Wednesday's Tournament Action, As The Multi-Flight Madness Begins Today

ICYMI: Wednesday's tournament action kicked off (11:00am) with the $120 No Limit Hold'em "Big Stack Turbo Bounty," which had a $3,000 guaranteed prize pool.  The event attracted a field of (40) total entries, which equated to a prize pool of $4,180.  When the payouts were posted, the players remaining would find out that five spots were going to get paid, with first place scheduled to take home $1,304.  Yesterday's "Big Stack Turbo Bounty" ended up playing down to an outright winner, with Richard Paradis (Coconut Creek, FL) besting Daniele Nucci (Ft. Lauderdale, FL) during heads-up play.  The full results from the tournament are listed below:
  1. Richard Paradis (Coconut Creek, FL) $1,304
  2. Daniele Nucci (Ft. Lauderdale, FL) $795
  3. Robyn Handler (Pompano Beach, FL) $477
  4. Gale Hand (Seaside, OR) $350
  5. Marquis Grant (Ft.  Lauderdale, FL) $254
Wednesday's evening event was an $80 No Limit Hold'em tournament, with a $2,500 guaranteed prize pool.  The posted number was surpassed, with the addition of the optional add-ons seeing the prize pool close at $2,565.  Six spots were scheduled to get paid, but once the event reached the final table, the players that remained agreed to a chop.  Listed below are the full results from the deal:
  1. Carolyn Mevorah (Boca Raton, FL) $392
  2. Daniel Shortley (Lake Worth, FL) $387
  3. Robert Cromwell (Deerfield Beach, FL) $363
  4. Joann Nicolette (Hollywood, FL) $320
  5. Abraham Mevorah (Boca Raton, FL) $253
  6. Lisa Do (Parkland, FL) $210
  7. Stephen Bromfield (Ft. Lauderdale, FL) $196
  8. Alex Eaton (Schaumburg, IL) $184
  9. Luke Rosenberg (Parkland, FL) $145
  10. Luciano Bianchi (Venezuela) $115
Tournaments: Today begins the first multi-flight event of 2018, as the first flight of the $360 No Limit Hold'em ($100,000 GTD) begins at 11:00am (Flight 1A).  The tournament has six starting flights over the next three days, all of which share the same structure.  Players in the event sit down to starting stacks of 18,000 units, with levels that last (30) minutes over the course of the event.  Registration is open through Level 12, with each opening flight scheduled to end after Level 15 is completed.  There is a small change when it comes to the chip lead bonus, as the top four stacks after all of the starting flights have been completed, with earn entry into this month's $2,500 No Limit Hold'em Single-Ante ($100,000 GTD).  There are two flights on today's schedule, with Flight 1A beginning at 11:00am, followed by Flight 1B at 6:00pm. 


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 - $360 No Limit Hold'em ($100,000 GTD) Flight 1A

- Players start with 18,000 in tournament chips
- Late and re-entries for the first (12) levels
- Alternates and late entries will start with a full stack
- Levels will last (30) minutes
- All Day 1's will play (15) complete levels or until 10% of the field remains (whichever comes first)
- The top four stacks, after all of the starting flights have been completed, will earn entry into the $2,500 No Limit Hold'em Single-Ante ($100,000 GTD) on January 26th.

6:00pm - $360 No Limit Hold'em ($100,000 GTD) Flight 1B

- Players start with 18,000 in tournament chips
- Late and re-entries for the first (12) levels
- Alternates and late entries will start with a full stack
- Levels will last (30) minutes
- All Day 1's will play (15) complete levels or until 10% of the field remains (whichever comes first)
- The top four stacks, after all of the starting flights have been completed, will earn entry into the $2,500 No Limit Hold'em Single-Ante ($100,000 GTD) on January 26th.

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