Wednesday, February 7th: Single-Ante Returns, As Does PLO To The Recurring Tournament Schedule

ICYMI: Tuesday's tournament schedule started (at 11:00am) with a $100 No Limit Hold'em ($3,000 GTD), which surpassed the guarantee after a total of (43) entries.  The $3,225 prize pool offered up pay spots for six players, with first place scheduled to receive $1,256.  Once players reached the money, and Michael Graffeo (Boca Raton, FL) was eliminated, a five-way deal was agreed to.  Lawrence Hawkins (Wellington, FL) was awarded first place money, which was worth $820, with the rest of the results posted below:

1. Lawrence Hawkins (Wellington, FL) $820
2. Zaki Lichaa (Pompano Beach, FL) $727
3. Daniel Diamond (Plantation, FL) $552
4. Joseph Damer (Ann Arbor, MI) $514
5. George Lukawski (Parkland, FL) $418
6. Michael Graffeo (Boca Raton, FL) $194

The evening time slot hosted an $80 No Limit Hold'em event, which carried a $2,500 guaranteed prize pool.  A strong showing of (54) entries equated to a $3,078 prize pool, with seven players scheduled to reach the money.  After two eliminations in the money, we saw our second five-way deal of the day, with this one headed by David Hixson (Hollywood, FL).  

1. David Hinson (Hollywood, FL) $779
2. Anthony Vulpis (Pompano Beach, FL) $682
3. Samuel Leff (New York, NY) $556
4. Carl Rockoff (Tamarac, FL) $430
5. Christopher Salas (Miami, FL) $307
6. Marcello Nucci (Chevy Chase, MD) $185
7. Andrew Davey (Pompano Beach, FL) $139

Tournaments: Wednesday's tournament schedule kicks off at 11:00am, with the return of the $250 No Limit Hold'em Single-Ante, which has a $30,000 guaranteed prize pool.  This tournament ran just a week ago, and attracted a field of (146) entries.  John Magnetta (Boynton Beach, FL) chopped the event with Adel Jo (Miami, GL), with the former taking home $7,531 for first place.   Even larger numbers are expected for today's event, which is structured with 50,000 unit starting stacks, and levels that last (30) minutes...and of course, that single big blind ante.

Following the single-ante (at 6:00pm), is the return of PLO to the recurring schedule, with a $150 Pot Limit Omaha ($3,000 GTD).  The four-card event is structured with starting stacks of 12,000 units, and levels that last (20) minutes.  Registration is open through Level 8, and the break that follows, allowing for over two hours of re-entry.

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 - $250 No Limit Hold'em Single-Ante ($30,000 GTD)

- Players start with 50,000 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 (30) minutes throughout the event

- Ante to be posted by the big blind (as a single ante), and in an all-in situation, the big blind is to be considered as having been posted first.

6:00pm - $150 Pot Limit Omaha ($3,000 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