Sunday, April 8th: Recapping Saturday's Tournament Action, As The Weekend Wraps Up

ICYMI: Saturday afternoon's tournament schedule started with the $130 No Limit Hold'em Survivor, where 1 in 10 entries equated to a $1,000 pay spot for the field.  Once registration closed (with 26 entries), the remaining players would be battling it out for two $1,000 prizes, and a third place of $522.  When the money was reached, there was actually a little deal made between the second and third place players, as the split those respective prizes evenly.  The exact results from the tournament are listed below:

1. Frederico Camara (Miami, FL) $1,000
2. Harry Freeman (West Palm Beach, FL) $761
3. Rebecca Dellagloria (Oakland Park, FL) $761

The standard tournament format returned in the 6:00pm time slot, as players were arriving for the $100 No Limit Hold'em ($5,000 GTD).  The event would finish with a $5,175 prize pool, and a field that was comprised of (69) entries.  A total of nine players were scheduled to reach the money, with action playing through the money bubble, eventually pausing when four players remained.  Joseph Quaider (Tamarac, FL) would take first place money in the deal ($1,348), with Ronald Sorci (Parkland, FL) also earning over $1,000 in the chop.  Full details of the deal, including the rest of the payouts, are listed below:

1. Joseph Quaider (Tamarac, FL) $1,348
2. Ronald Sorci (Parkland, FL) $1,120
3. Franc Nemanic (Coconut Creek, FL) $783
4. Danny Blackburn (Deerfield Beach, FL) $682
5. Cesar Saiz (Plantation, FL) $349
6. Scot Hartman (Parkland, FL) $272
7. Irwin Block (Deerfield Beach, FL) $233
8. Jeffrey Oldakowski (Pompano Beach, FL) $207
9. Timothy Hartmann (Miami, FL) $181

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" ($3,000 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" ($3,000 GTD)

- 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