Sunday, March 11, 2018

Sunday, March 11th: The 2018 Battles At The Beach Begins Today, First Pair Of Event #1 Flights On Tap

ICYMI: Saturday's tournament action began with a $340 No Limit Hold'em "Super Survivor," which offered a $3,000 "cash package" for every ten players in the field.  One "package" would be exactly what was listed on the tournament clock, after (10) entries made up the field at registration's end.  With only one payout spot for the players to battle it out for, it's no surprise that a deal was made, with the final three players agreeing to a chop.  The details of the deal are listed below:
  1. Justin Fiorilli (Pompano Beach, FL) $1,160
  2. Son Phan (Coral Springs, FL) $985
  3. Leonard Feldman (Ft. Lauderdale, FL) $855
The standard tournament format returned for the evening event, which was a $100 No Limit Hold'em tournament, with a $5,000 guarantee.  The posted number would be surpassed long before registration's end, as the field officially closed with (97) entries (and a $7,275 prize pool).  Once the payouts were posted, the remaining players learned that thirteen would reach the money, with first place scheduled to take home $2,218.  Action played through the money bubble, and continued once the final table was reached, with a deal struck when six players remained.  Maine Parker (Miami Springs, FL) would head the chop, taking home $1,648 for first place money, which was more than $600 than the runner-up spot.  The official final table results are posted below:
  1. Maine Parker (Miami Springs, FL) $1,648
  2. Gustavo Santos (Deerfield Beach, FL) $1,013
  3. Atanael Thomas (Palm Springs, FL) $936
  4. David Padilla (Ft. Lauderdale, FL) $762
  5. Shachar Ginzburg (Coral Springs, FL) $700
  6. Francis Adams, Jr. (Boca Raton, FL) $672
  7. Abdolhamid Caby (N. Miami, FL) $289
  8. Evan Beard (Lexington, SC) $251
  9. Daniel Luckey (Naples, FL) $222
  10. Edgar Cruz (Lake Worth, FL) $200
Tournaments: Today begins the 2018 Battles At The Beach series, with the first pair of Event #1 starting flights on the schedule.  The $175 No Limit Hold'em event boasts a $100,000 guarantee, which should be in the rear-view mirror long before the final of six starting flights has been completed.

The tournament is structured with starting stacks of 20,000 units, and levels that last (25) minutes over the course of the event.  Registration for each starting flight is open through Level 8 (and the break that follows), with the action scheduled to conclude after Level 16 (unless the field reaches the 10% mark before that point).  

There is an afternoon (11:00am) and evening (6:00pm) flight each of the next three days (Sunday through Tuesday), with players that bagged returning Wednesday afternoon (for Day 2).  There will be live blogged coverage of each afternoon flight, along with detailed Day 2 coverage on Wednesday.  

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 - 2018 Battles At The Beach Event #1 (Flight 1A) | $175 No Limit Hold'em ($100,000 GTD) 

- Players start with 20,000 in tournament chips
- Late and re-entries for the first (8) levels
- Alternates and late entries will start with a full stack
- Levels will last (25) minutes
- All Day 1's will play (16) complete levels or until 10% of the field remains (whichever comes first)

6:00pm - 2018 Battles At The Beach Event #1 (Flight 1B) | $175 No Limit Hold'em ($100,000 GTD) 

- Players start with 20,000 in tournament chips
- Late and re-entries for the first (8) levels
- Alternates and late entries will start with a full stack
- Levels will last (25) minutes
- All Day 1's will play (16) complete levels or until 10% of the field remains (whichever comes first)

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