Tuesday, January 9th: Parada And Richardson Head Chops Of Recurring Events, As The Schedule Continues On

ICYMI: With the "January $100,000" ending on Sunday evening, yesterday's tournament action reverted back to the recurring schedule.  Action started (at 11:00am) with the $120 No Limit Hold'em "Big Stack Turbo Bounty," which had a $3,000 guaranteed prize pool.  Registration in the tournament closed with (32) entries, and a prize pool of $3,244 (including bounties).  Four players were scheduled to reach the money, and after Sergio Amato (Ft. Lauderdale, FL) was eliminated in fourth place, a three-way deal was agreed to.  The full results from the tournament are listed below:

1. Steven Richardson (Michigan) $1,100
2. Jeffrey Turcotte (Boca Raton, FL) $660
3. Stanton Drazen (Boynton Beach, FL) $415
4. Sergio Amato (Ft. Lauderdale, FL) $269

At 6:00pm, the $130 No Limit Hold'em $10,000 GTD got underway, the first of four larger guaranteed events this week.  The posted number was surpassed long before registration closed, and ended up at $12,610 (comprised of 130 entries).  A total of seventeen places got paid in the event, with a min-cash worth $243, and first place scheduled to win $3,563.  All but four of the payouts were handed out as scheduled, with the tournament ending in a chop between Danilo Parada, Glen Canelstein, Stacey Gilbert, and Michele Milker.  The final table results are posted below:

1. Danilo Parada (Oakland Park, FL) $3,015
2. Glen Canelstein (Coconut Creek, FL) $2,076
3. Stacey Gilbert (Port St. Lucie, FL) $1,476
4. Michele Milker (Delray Beach, FL) $1,407
5. Richard Paradis (Canada) $624
6. Jonah Wasserstrom (Hollywood, FL) $530
7. Donald Abdelhay (Canada) $460
8. Pedro Perez (Miami, FL) $404
9. Steven Thoman (Ft. Lauderdale, FL) $356
10. Alfredo Geuvara (Hialeah, FL) $315

Tournaments: Today's tournament action begins (at 11:00am) with a $100 No Limit Hold'em event, that has a $2,500 guaranteed prize pool.  The structure sees players sitting down to starting stacks of 12,000 units, with levels lasting (20) minutes over the course of the afternoon.

That event is followed (at 6:00pm) by an $80 No Limit Hold'em event.  This is the same tournament that was run last Monday (January 1st), and has the same structure.  Players in the tournament sit down to starting stacks of 12,000 units, and play 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 - $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