Monday, May 14th: Second Full Week Of Poker In May Begins, Highlighted By Wednesday's "Black Chip Bounty"

ICYMI: Sunday's tournament action started at 11:00am, with the $120 No Limit Hold'em "Monster Stack."  The importance of Mother's Day to players showed, as the intimate field ended up closing with just (9) entries, and a prize pool of $828.  Two spots were scheduled to get paid, with Gerald Blum and Raul Hernandez chopping the tournament eve, once the money was reached.  Official numbers from the event are posted below:

1. Gerald Blum (Boca Raton, FL) $414
2. Raul Hernandez (West Palm Beach, FL) $414

The guarantees returned last night, as players showed up at 6:00pm, for the $130 No Limit Hold'em "Turbo Bounty" ($3,000 GTD).  After ten levels of open registration, the field would close with (37) entries, and $2,849 prize pool (bounties not included).  Five players were scheduled to reach the money, with a three-way deal agreed to, after the eliminations of Patricia Basilio and Richard Shtrax. The details of the tournament's payouts are listed below:

1. Sean Moses (Trinidad & Tobago) $900
2. Stefan Haqq (Trinidad & Tobago) $704
3. Jose Vargas (Margate, FL) $704
4. Patricia Basilio (Ft. Lauderdale, FL) $313
5. Richard Shtrax (Coral Springs, FL) $228

Tournaments: Monday's tournament schedule begins (at 11:00am) with an $80 No Limit Hold'em event, that boasts a $2,500 guaranteed prize pool.  The tournament is structured with starting stacks of 12,000 units, and levels that last (20) minutes throughout the afternoon.  Registration is open through Level 8, which means players have until just before 2:00pm to join the action.

The evening tournament, which begins at 6:00pm, mirrors the event that came before.  It's an $80 No Limi Hold'em ($2,500 GTD) "double," each Monday in the month of May.

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 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 - $80 No Limit Hold'em ($2,500 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

6:00pm - $80 No Limit Hold'em ($2,500 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