Thursday, August 9th: An Action Packed Thursday, With $1,000 High Hands, And The "Night Owl" Headlining The Day's Schedule

ICYMI: To start recapping events, we have to go back to Tuesday's $175 No Limit Hold'em ($25,000 GTD), as eight players returned to finish up the tournament last night.  While they bypassed an agreement the night prior, after a handful of eliminations, a three-way deal was made to end the tournament.  Andre Bryan (Miami, FL) was declared the event's winner, and earned $4,857 for his first place share of the deal.  Official results from yesterday unscheduled "Day 2" are posted below:

1. Andre Bryan (Miami, FL) $4,857
2. David Moreno (Hallandale Beach, FL) $4,553
3. John Magnetta (Boynton Beach, FL) $4,282
4. Waldemar Wasilewski (Deerfield Beach, FL) $1,614
5. Bruce Warren (Ft. Lauderdale, FL) $1,247
6. Jose Clemente (Key West, FL) $1,033
7. Jake Embers (Coral Springs, FL) $880
8. Richard Glabman (Davie, FL) $768

Yesterday afternoon hosted another $90 No Limit Hold'em Satellite Into CPPT Event #1 ($360 NLH $200,000 GTD), with (5) seats guaranteed.  The satellite would attract a total of (15) entries, with the official seat winner posted below:

1. Michael Pawelek (CPPT Event #1 Seat)
2. Gene Hochman (CPPT Event #1 Seat)
3. Matthew Brown (CPPT Event #1 Seat)
4. Stanley Aufseeser (CPPT Event #1 Seat)
5. George Lukwaski (CPPT Event #1 Seat)

Last night was the opening flight of the "Night Owl," a $175 No Limit Hold'em ($50,000 GTD) multi, with all of it's flights (including Day 2) running in the evening (6:00pm start time).  Flight 1A saw registration close with (51) entries, of which (6) players reached the bagging process.  William Smith bagged the flight's chip lead (216,000), with the official counts from Flight 1A listed below:

William Smith - 216,000

Pinchas Chakchakov - 201,000

Jessica Leal - 152,000

Richard Saunder - 125,000

Pannaz Bristol - 92,000

John Palace - 31,000

Tournaments: The day's schedule opens up at 11:00am, with the third $90 No Limit Hold'em Satellite Into Event #1 of the Card Player Poker Tour of the week.  The $360 No Limit Hold'em ($200,000 GTD) tournament runs from August 16th-August 20th, and is sure to be an event that crushes the guarantee.  Today's satellite is structured with 10,000 unit starting stacks, and levels that last (20) minutes.  Registration is open through Level 8 (and the break that follows), with the event guaranteeing a total of (5) seats.

The evening time slot sees the second of five starting flights for the "Night Owl," a $175 No Limit Hold'em multi, that boasts a $50,000 guaranteed prize pool.  Each of the flights has a 6:00pm starting time (hence the "Night Owl" moniker), and is structured with 16,000 unit starting stacks, along with (20) minute levels.  Registration is open through the first eight levels, with play scheduled to end after Level 18 (or when the 10% mark is reached).  Players that successfully bag chips will be returning on Monday (August 13th) for Day 2 (6:00pm).

Promotions: The standard high hands begin at 10:00am, 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.  

At 6:00pm-12:00am, the promotion transitions, and offers the opportunity for players to earn $1,500 every (30) minutes.  During that time period, high hands will be awarded as follows:

NLH: 2 Cards ($1,000) 1 Card ($500)

3/6 Limit Hold'em (And Higher): 2 Cards ($500) 1 Card ($250)
2/2 & 2/4 Limit Hold'em: 2 Cards ($500) 1 Card ($250)
Tournament: 2 Cards ($500) 1 Card ($250)

(In flop games, to be awarded the $1,500, you must flop the high hand)

From 12:00am-3:00am, 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 - $90 No Limit Hold'em Satellite Into CPPT Event #1 ($360 NLH $200,000 GTD) 5 Seats GTD

- Players start with 10,000 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 (20) minutes

6:00pm - $175 No Limit Hold'em "Night Owl" ($50,000 GTD) Flight 1B

- Players start with 16,000 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 (20) minutes

- Players to bag chips from any of the starting flights, will return Sunday (August 13th) at 6:00pm