Tuesday, June 5th: Early Birds All About The Full House Promotion, Tournament Players A Day Away From The $100K

ICYMI: Monday's tournament scheduled hosted an $80 No limit Hold'em ($2,5000 GTD) "double", with the same event in both the afternoon, and evening time slot.  The 11:00am installment of the event saw registration close with (53) entries, and an official prize pool of $3,021.  Seven players were scheduled to reach the money, with action playing through the money bubble, and pausing once three players remained.  At that point, a three-way deal was agreed to, with each of the players walking away with $730.  Official results from the tournament are listed below:

1. Joseph Mancuso (Deerfield Beach, FL) $730
2. Adil Khan (Coral Springs, FL) $730
3. Matthew Vitale (Ft. Lauderdale, FL) $730
4. Arlene Vazquez (Parkland, FL) $227
5. Zaki Lichaa (Pompano Beach, FL) $181
6. George Lukawski (Parkland, FL) $136

The evening version of the $80 No Limit Hold'em ($2,500 GTD) saw a slightly smaller field, as registration closed with (33) entries.  The $2,500 prize pool was scheduled to be spread across four pay spots, but it would be an early evening for the players, as the tournament ended in a n eight-way deal.  Full results from the event are listed below:

1. Michael Anderson (Sunrise, FL) $475
2. Koreen Ford (Delray Beach, FL) $423
3. Denise Westerfield (Coconut Creek, FL) $398
4. Patricia Conrad (Wellington, FL) $332
5. Teddy Mendesse (Boynton Beach, FL) $291
6. John Wolfe (Canada) $196
7. Sabas Ferrer (Coral Springs, FL) $196
8. Andrew Davey (Pompano Beach, FL) $189

Tournaments:  Tuesday's tournament action begins (at 11:00am) with a $100 No Limit Hold'em event, which has a $2,500 guaranteed prize pool.  The tournament is structured with 14,000 unit starting stacks, and levels that last (20) minutes.  Registration is open through Level 8, allowing players to join the action up until just before 2:00pm.

The evening time slot (6:00pm) hosts an $80 No Limit Hold'em event, which sees the $2,500 guaranteed prize pool return.  The tournament is structured with 12,000 unit starting stacks, as well as (20) minute levels.  Registration is open through Level 8 (and the break that follows), meaning those interested in joining, can enter up until 9:00pm.

Promotions: Tuesday's promotions start with the every-popular Full House Early Bird, with the first (25) full houses awarded up to $60.  The amount won depends on which game is being played, as 2/2 Limit Hold'em players earn $20 (for each full house while eligible), 2/4 Limit Hold'em players earning $40 (for each full house while eligible), and $60 for those playing: 1/2 No Limit Hold'em, 2/5 No Limit Hold'em, 5/10 No Limit Hold'em, 3/6 Limit Hold'em, and 8/16 O.E.

The standard high hands begin at 10:00am (because off the full house promotion), with the opportunity to win $400 every (30) minutes. During that period, the promotion sees tournament players eligible 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 - $100 No Limit Hold'em ($2,500 GTD)

- 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 - $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