Wednesday, January 3rd: Only A Day Away From The Year's First Multi, But Action Resumes Leading Up

ICYMI: Yesterday's tournament action started at 11:00am, with the $120 No Limit Hold'em "Monster Stack" ($3,000 GTD).  The guaranteed number was surpassed just after the tournament's first break, with the field officially closing at (46) entries.  The $3,542 prize pool was spread across five pay spots, with first place scheduled to take home $1,452.  After the money was reached, and Gail Hand (Oregon) departed in fifth place, the remaining four players agreed to an ICM chop.  Stanton Drazen (Boynton Beach, FL) would be declared the tournament's winner, earning $966 for his efforts.  The official results from the tournament are published below:

1. Stanton Drazen (Boynton Beach, FL) $966
2. Nick Visconti (Delray Beach, FL) $854
3. Edgard Mendes (Deerfield Beach, FL) $821
4. Barry Teller (Tamarac, FL) $616
5. Gail Hand (Oregon) $285

The "Monster Stack" was followed by the year's first "larger" guaranteed event, which was a $150 No Limit Hold'em tournament, with a $20,000 guarantee.  The posted number would once again be no match for the showing, as (184) entries made up the field at registration's close.  The prize pool was posted at $21,528, with nineteen players scheduled to reach the money.  There were some big final table payouts listed, so it's no surprise that the event ended in a six-way deal, agreed to after the elimination of Isle Poker regular John Magnetta (Boynton Beach, FL).  Henry Behr (Pompano Beach, FL) held a sizable chip lead at the time of the ICM deal, and ended up walking away with $4,630.  The results of the deal, along with the full final table numbers, are listed below:

1. Henry Behr (Pompano Beach, FL) $4,630
2. Anthony Zambrowski (Candler, AZ) $2,961
3. Jacobo Mugrabi (Miami, FL) $2,560
4. Hosney Boutros (Ft. Lauderdale, FL) $2,357
5. Anthony Anatasi (Glen Mills, FL) $2,062
6. Edward Lark (BIloxi, MS) $1,692
7. John Magnetta (Boynton Beach, FL) $807
8. Brandon Lulov (Brooklyn, NY) $667
9. Felix Beltre (West Palm Beach, FL) $530
10. Roberto Desogos (Pompano Beach, FL) $420

Tournaments: The first tournament on today's schedule is the $120 No Limit Hold'em "Big Stack Turbo Bounty," which carries with it a $3,000 guaranteed prize pool.  The event is structured with 18,000 unit starting stacks, and levels that last (15) minutes.  There is also an optional add-on at the end of registration (Level 10), which could see a return of 10,000 units for $25 (if players choose to take it).  It should be known that 100% of the add-on money goes towards the prize pool.

At 6:00pm, the squares begin flying for the $80 No Limit Hold'em evening tournament, which has 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 night.  There is also an optional add-on for the event, with $20 seeing a return of 10,000 units (offered at the end of Level 8).

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 "Big Stack Turbo" w/ $25 Bounties ($3,000 GTD)

- Players will begin with a 18,000 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 

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