Monday, February 12th: Sunday's Pair Of Three-Way Chops, Looking Forward To Second Full Week Of Tournaments

ICYMI: Sunday closed out the first full week of the February Tournament Calendar, with two events on the schedule.  The first tournament of the day, which began at 11:00am, was a $100 No Limit Hold'em ($3,000 GTD).  After eight levels of open registration, the field would close with (44)  entries, and an official prize pool of $4,048.  Seven places were scheduled to get paid, with action continuing through the money bubble, until three-handed play was reached.  At that point, a deal was agreed to, with Susan Krowitz (Ft. Lauderdale, FL) taking home first place money.  The results from the chop, and the rest of the final table, are listed below:

1. Susan Krowitz (Ft. Lauderdale, FL) $1,150
2. David Dolinsky (Atlanta, GA) $999
3. Vincent Lo Bianco (Brooklyn, NY) $927
4. Joseph Kearns (Ft. Lauderdale, FL) $405
5. Stacy Thomas (Jupiter, FL) $324
6. Nick Fiore (Boca Raton, FL) $243

The evening time slot (6:00pm) hosted an $130 No Limit Hold'em "Turbo Bounty," which also carried a $3,000 guarantee.  The event would attract (41) total entries, which equated to a prize pool of $3,157.  Six players would reach the money in the event, with action once again pausing after three-handed play was reached.  The deal was headed by Carmelo Maldonado-Nieves (Puerto Rico), who took home $893 for first place.  The rest of the details from the tournament are listed below:

1. Carmelo Maldonado-Nieves (Puerto Rico) $893
2. Anthony Vulpis (Lauderdale By The Sea, FL) $788
3. James Orphanos (Boca Raton, FL) $718
4. Anthony Cicali (Riverside, NJ) $316
5. Osvaldo Concepcion (Puerto Rico) $253
6. Celso Leroy (Delray Beach, FL) $189

Tournaments: There are two events on the schedule today, the first of which is an $80 No Limit Hold'em event (11:00am), which has a $2,500 guaranteed prize pool.  The structure of the tournament sees players sitting down to 12,000 unit starting stacks, and levels that last (20) minutes.

Tonight's evening tournament is a $150 No Limit Hold'em event, which carries a $5,000 guarantee.  The players in the event sit down to starting stacks of 16,000 units, and levels that last (20) minutes over the course of the evening.

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 - $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

6:00pm - $150 No Limit Hold'em ($5,000 GTD)

- Players will begin with a 16,000 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