Friday, February 9th: Cohen Just Misses Back-To-Back, Weekend Tournament Action Begins

ICYMI: The mixed-game action returns yesterday afternoon (11:00am), with the $150 Limit Omaha 8B Hi/Lo event.  The $2,500 posted guarantee was surpassed pretty quickly, as the field grew to (38) entries, with the official prize pool closing at $4,256.  Five players were scheduled to reach the money, with action continuing through the money bubble, and playing down to an outright winner.  Ian Cohen (Ft. Lauderdale, FL) found himself heads-up for the second tournament in a row, after winning the previous evening's PLO event.  He would have to settle for the runner-up spot yesterday, after falling to Joseph Tamer (Ann Arbor, MI).  Listed below are the official results from the tournament:

1. Joseph Tamer (Ann Arbor, MI) $1,746
2. Ian Cohen (Ft. Lauderdale, FL) $1,064
3. Bobby Leff (Opa Locka, FL) $638
4. Harry Eisenberg (Wayland, MA) $468
5. Marc Wolfe (Miami, FL) $340

The Omaha Hi/Lo event was followed by a $150 No Limit Hold'em "Double Green Chip Bounty," which had a $5,000 guaranteed prize pool.  This tournament used to be one of the more popular on the schedule (close to three years ago), and saw a good reception last night, with (52) entries at registration's close.  The prize pool officially closed at $3,224, which does not include the bounties (which are added to the number), meaning the guaranteed was surpassed by a fair amount.  The event ended in a five-way deal, headed by Diane Linke (Boynton Beach, FL), one of the more successful tournament players of the past two year (at the Isle Poker Room):

1. Diane Linke (Boynton Beach, FL) $829
2. Paul Efron (Coconut Creek, FL) $705
3. Michael Bucar (West Palm Beach, FL) $536
4. Michael Stewartson (Margate, FL) $535
5. Bernhard Schmidt (Naples, FL) $435
6. David Glube (Ottawa) $184

Tournaments: Friday's tournament schedule starts at 11:00am, with the $120 No Limit Hold'em "Monster Stack," which carries a $3,000 guarantee.  The event is generously structured with starting stacks of 25,000 units, and levels that last (20) minutes.  

The evening time slot (6:00pm) is filled by an $80 No Limit Hold'em tournament, which has a healthy $5,000 guarantee.  Players in the event will be sitting down to starting stacks of 12,000 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 - $120 No Limit Hold'em "Monster Stack" ($3,000 GTD)

- Players start with 25,000 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 ($5,000 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