Sunday, February 11, 2018

Sunday, February 11th: Recapping Yesterday's Tournament Action, As We Enter Week 2 Of February

ICYMI: Saturday's tournament action began with a $130 No Limit Hold'em Survivor, with was guaranteeing three $1,000 winners.  Similar to a satellite, the prize pool would be three $1,000 spots, with anything above that number be awarded to a fourth place spot (and so on).  The event would end up attracted (22) players, with the following reaching the "money:"
  1. Anthony Canario (Ft. Lauderdale, FL) $1,000
  2. David Dolinky (Atlanta, GA) $1,000
  3. Howard Braver (Hollywood, FL) $1,000
The scheduled returned to the "standard" tournament format in the evening time slot (6:00pm), as players arrived for the $100 No Limit Hold'em ($5,000 GTD).  After eight levels of open registration, the field would consist of (70) entries, which equated to a $5,250 prize pool.  When the payouts were posted, players learned that nine spot would reach the money, and first place looked to be walking away with $1,838.  As we've seen so many times before, those posted numbers were altered, as a four-way deal was agreed to.  Listed below are the official results from the tournament:
  1. Michael Sischo (Deerfield Beach, FL) $1,305
  2. Celso Leroy (Delray Beach, FL) $940
  3. Jonathna Matzkin (N. Potomac, MD) $926
  4. Karen Duffy (Delray Beach, FL) $819
  5. Brian Levine (Pompano Beach, FL) $354
  6. William Toy (Mt. Sterling, KY) $276
  7. Jacob Spruell (Mason, OH) $236
  8. Wilfried Menninger (Palm City, FL) $210
  9. Paul De Angelo (Pompano Beach, FL) $184
Tournaments: Sunday's tournament action has a combined $6,000 in guarantees, beginning with the $120 No Limit Hold'em "Monster Stack" ($3,000 GTD).  The tournament starts at 11:00am, structured with 25,000 unit starting stacks, and levels that last (20) minutes over the course of the afternoon.

The "Monster Stack" is followed by a $130 No Limit Hold'em "Turbo Bounty," which also has a $3,000 guaranteed prize pool.  The tournament is structured with 20,000 unit starting stacks, (15) minute levels, and $25 bounties for each elimination.


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" ($2,000 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 - $130 No Limit Hold'em "Turbo Bounty"

- Players will begin with a 20,000 starting stack
- Late and re-entries for the first (10) levels
- Levels are (20) minutes in length
- Alternates and late entries will start with a full stack

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