Tuesday, January 30th: Angel Anglero Notches First Tournament Win, Preparing To Get "Over The Hump"

ICYMI: After a weekend of multi-flight action, the tournament schedule returned to the standard "daily events," beginning with a $120 No Limit Hold'em "Big Stack Turbo Bounty" ($3,000 GTD).  The field was comprised of (38) entries, which equated to an official prize pool of $2,971 (bounties not included).  A total of six players were scheduled to get paid, with action playing down to three-handed play, at which point a deal was made.  Peter Tornabene (Boca Raton, FL) headed the deal, taking home $647 for first place money.  Listed below are the official results from the tournament:

1. Peter Tornabene (Boca Raton, FL) $647
2. Michael Spadafore (Boynton Beach, FL) $624
3. Arlene Vasquez (Parkland, FL) $598
4. Alan Dobrow (Melville, NY) $469
5. Stanton Drazin (Boynton Beach, FL) $361
6. Juan Madrid (Margate, FL) 

The "Big Stack Turbo Bounty" was followed by a $130 No Limit Hold'em event, which had a $10,000 posted guarantee.  After registration's close, a total of (85) entries made up the field, meaning that the prize pool would spread $10,000 over eleven posted pay spots.  Unlike many of the evening events, last night's tournament played down to an outright winner, with Angel Anglero (Ft. Lauderdale, FL) besting Wilson Alfonso (Colombia) during heads-up play.  After a tournament career with (14) recorded results, and over $18,500 in earnings, Anglero notched his first ever tournament win.  Full results from the event are listed below"

1. Angel Anglero (Ft. Lauderdale, FL) $3,224
2. Wilson Alfonso (Colombia) $1,950
3. Jose Lorenzo (Puerto Rico) $1,213
4. Kevin McGillicuddy (Tamarac, FL) $820
5. Marianne Dewitt (Lauderdale Lakes, FL) $625
6. Hebert Nairn (Naples, FL) $500
7. Steven Raab (Davie, FL) $415
8. Tony Burns (Davie, FL) $350
9. David Wernikoff (Dix Hills, NY) $323
10. Gina Minshaw (Plantation, FL) $300
11. Dan Miller (Pompano Beach, FL) $280

Tournaments: Today's tournament action begins at 11:00am, with a $100 No Limit Hold'em event, that carries a $2,500 guaranteed prize pool.  The tournament is structured with 12,000 unit starting stacks, and levels that last (20) minutes.  

That event is followed (at 6:00pm), by an $80 No Limit Hold'em ($2,500 GTD).  Players in the event sit down to starting stacks of 12,000 units, and play levels that last (20) minutes.  There is an optional add-on at the end of registration (Level 8), with $20 seeing a return of 10,000 units (100% of the add-on money goes towards the official prize pool).

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 - $80 No Limit Hold'em ($2,500 GTD)

- 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