Tuesday, January 23rd: Shifting Focus Towards A Big Weekends, As Satellites Start For Single-Ante

ICYMI: The $120 No Limit Hold'em "Big Stack Turbo Bounty" kicked off the tournament action on Monday (at 11:00am), and ended up attracting a field of (41) entries.  After the optional add-ons were tallied, the official prize pool closed at $3,047.  Once the payouts were posted, the players remaining learned that six spots were scheduled to get paid, with a min-cash earning $183.  Sergio Amato (Ft. Lauderdale, FL) would be the first to cash, followed by Anthony Canario, and Carl Giangrosso.  With three players then remaining, a deal was agreed to, making Giovanni Cantatore the declared winner.  Official results from the tournament are listed below:

1. Giovanni Cantatore (Ft. Lauderdale, FL) $894
2. Morris Heider (Boca Raton, FL) $747
3. William Catlett (Lisbon, OH) $674
4. Carl Giangrosso (Chicago, IL) $305
5. Anthony Canario (Lighthouse Point, FL) $244
6. Sergio Amato (Ft. Lauderdale, FL) $183

Following the "Big Stack Turbo Bounty," was an $80 No Limit Hold'em event (at 6:00pm), which had a $3,000 guaranteed prize pool.  The guarantee would be surpassed, after (56) entries made up the field, officially closing at $3,192.  A total of seven places were scheduled to get paid, with action playing through the money bubble.  Once things were three-handed, the clock would be passed, and a deal agreed to.  Jonah Wasserstrom (Hollywood, FL) took home the top spot, along with $940 for his first place finish.  The official results from the tournament are listed below:

1. Jonah Wasserstrom (Hollywood, FL) $940
2. Paul Price (Weston, FL) $744
3. Jean-Phillipe Brodeur (Canada, FL) $630
4. Andrew Davey (Pompano Beach, FL) $303
5. Jeffrey Lutin (Boca Raton, FL) $239
6. Carl Rockoff (Tamarac, FL) $192
7. Jihui Ginsburg (Singer Island, FL) $144

Tournaments: Tuesday's tournament schedule has both a standard tournament, along with a satellite in the evening time slot.  Action begins at 11:00am, with the cards getting in the air for $100 No Limit Hold'em event, which boasts a $2,500 guarantee.  The tournament is structured with 12,000 unit starting stacks, and levels that last (20) minutes over the course of the event.  

That tournament is followed by a $275 No Limit Hold'em Satellite into Friday's $2,500 No Limit Hold'em Single-Ante ($100,000 GTD).  A total of (2) seats are guaranteed, with a structure that sees players sitting down to starting stacks of 16,000 units, 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 ($2,500 GTD)

- Players start with 12,000 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 - $275 No Limit Hold'em Satellite Into $2,500 No Limit Hold'em Single-Ante (2 Seats GTD)

- Players start with 16,000 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

- We will award as many seats as the prize fund will allow.  Any additional prize money will go to the player on the bubble, in the form of cash.  The most cash that can be awarded in this satellite is $2,499.