Wednesday, May 16th: The Day's Schedule Headlined By The $275 NLH "Black Chip Bounty," And It's $15,000 Guarantee

ICYMI: Tuesday's tournament action began with an $80 No Limit Hold'em event, which had a $2,500 guaranteed prize pool.  The registration period for the tournament closed with (34) entries in the field, and an official prize pool of $2,550.  Five places were scheduled to get paid, with action continuing through the money bubble, but then pausing after one elimination.  After Stanton Drazen's departure from the table, the remaining four players agreed to a deal.  Official numbers from the event are listed below:

1. Lawrence Hawkins (Lake Worth, FL) $623
2. Andre Allon (Boca Raton, FL) $613
3. Brain Haines (Southwest Ranches, FL) $582
4. Bruce Warren (Ft. Lauderdale, FL) $528
5. Stanton Drazen (Boynton Beach, FL) $204

The evening tournament was also an $80 No Limit Hold'em event, which carried another $2,500 guaranteed prize pool.  The field would close with (40) entries, and once again, there would be five players scheduled to get paid.  The action went a little further than the afternoon installment, as a chop wasn't agreed to until heads-up play was reached.  Charles Zusag and Alan Tata both walked away with $825, with the rest of the details from the event listed below:

1. Charles Zusah (Plantation, FL) $825
2. Alan Tata (Lighthouse Point, FL) $825
3. Sabas Ferrer (Coral Springs, FL) $375
4. Steven Flacco (Delray Beach, FL) $275
5. Brandt Wilkerson (Bufort, GA) $200

Tournaments: While the "Black Chip Bounty" is the day's highlighting event, it's not the first tournament on the schedule.  Players hoping to join the $275 No Limit Hold'em tournament for a fraction of the cost will be entering the poker room air 10:00am, as a $70 No Limit Hold'em Satellite (into the "Black Chip Bounty") gets underway.  The satellite is structured with starting stacks of 8,000 units, and levels that last (15) minutes (with registration open through Level 10).

The premier event of the day then follows as 2:00pm, as the action begins for the $275 No Limit Hold'em "Black Chip Bounty" ($15,000 GTD).  The tournament is structured with starting stacks of 18,000 units, and levels that last (25) minutes.  Registration for the event is open until Level 10, giving players the opportunity to enter up until 6:30pm.  There will be a $100 black chip awarded for every player elimination in the event.

Just as registration is closing for the bounty event (6:00pm), the third tournament of the day will be starting.  After it's return last week, the $60 No Limit Hold'em event is back, but this week has a $2,000 guaranteed prize pool.  The structure sees players sitting down to starting stacks of 10,000 units, and will be playing levels that last (20) minutes.  Registration for the tournament is open through Level 8 (and the break that follows).

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 - $70 No Limit Hold'em Satellite Into $275 NLH "Black Chip Bounty" ($15,000 GTD)

- Players will begin with a 8,000 starting stack

- Late and re-entries for the first (10) levels

- Levels are (15) minutes in length

- All late registrants and re-entries will receive a full stack

2:00pm - $275 No Limit Hold'em "Black Chip Bounty" ($15,000 GTD)

- Players will begin with a 18,000 starting stack

- Late and re-entries for the first (10) levels

- Levels are (25) minutes in length

- All late registrants and re-entries will receive a full stack

- Each player in the tournament will carry a $100 "bounty," which will be awarded to the opponent that eliminates them.

6:00pm - $60 No Limit Hold'em ($2,000 GTD)

- Players will begin with a 10,000 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