Saturday, March 31st: Recurring Schedule Returns With Big Numbers, And Big Deals

ICYMI: Yesterday was the first full day of recurring tournaments since the Battles At The Beach started, just over three weeks ago.  The action started at 11:00am, with the $120 No Limit Hold'em "Monster Stack," which had a $3,000 guaranteed prize pool.  After eight levels of open registration, the field would close with (40) entries, and an official prize pool of $3,680.  With only a handful of players scheduled to reach the money, players began discussing a deal after one find table elimination.  The nine-way deal was topped by Robert Lowery (Pompano Beach, FL), who earned $522 for first place money.  The rest of the results from the chop are listed below:

1. Robert Lowery (Pompano Beach, FL) $522
2. Paul Mabel (Coral Springs, FL) $507
3. Deborah Dana (Ft. Lauderdale, FL) $458
4. Arthur Rodriguez (Pembroke Pines, FL) $435
5. Arnold Cohen (West Palm Beach, FL) $427
6. Alan Levin (Manchester, NY) $427
7. George Lukawski (Parkland, FL) $366
8. Francois Gagne (Hillsboro Beach, FL) $310
9. Stacy Thomas (Jupiter, FL) $228

The 6:00pm time slot hosted an $80 No Limit Hold'em event, which had a $5,000 guarantee prize pool, and has quickly become one of the recurring schedules most popular events.  The field would eclipse the century mark, as registration closed with (107) total entries.  The official prize pool closed at $6,099, with first place scheduled to take home $1,829.  That numbers up top, along with the second and third place prizes, were altered in a three-way deal.  Official results from the tournament are listed below:

1. Epaminodas Polymenakos (Astoria, NY) $1,254
2. Wolfgang Linder (Hamburg, Germany) $1,190
3. Maxton Habitzreuter (Boca Raton, FL) $1,190
4. Patrick Hanley (Boca Raton, FL) $442
5. Ernesto Mohr (Bay Harbor Island, FL) $342
6. Richard Maiorino (Delray Beach, FL) $281
7. Shamir Patel (Boca Raton, FL) $238
8. Bart Lino (Coral Springs, FL) $207
9. Anthony Zambrowski (Chandler, AZ) $183

Tournaments: Saturday's tournament action begins at 11:00am, with the return of the $130 No Limit Hold'em Survivor, which allows players to see a return of almost ten times their buy-in (without having to win the tournament outright).  The tournament is structured with starting stacks of 15,000 units, and levels that last (20) minutes.  Every (1 in 10) entries will create a $1,000 payspot on the tournament clock.  Once the designated "money bubble" has burst, the tournament will then be over, and payouts will be awarded accordingly.

The standard tournament format returns at 6:00pm, with the evening time slot hosting a $100 No Limit Hold'em event (that has a $5,000 guaranteed prize pool).  The tournament is structured with starting stacks of 14,000 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 - $130 No Limit Hold'em "Survivor" (1 In 10 @ $1,000)

- Players start with 14,000 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 - $100 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