Monday, November 26th: Recapping The $200 No Limit Hold'em ($50,000 GTD), Looking Towards Another Successful Monday Slate

ICYMI: At 12:00pm yesterday afternoon, (46) players returned for Day 2 of the $200 No Limit Hold'em ($50,000 GTD).  The event attracted a total of (407) entries, and closed with an official prize pool of $63,085.  Of those players that were present when action resumed, (39) would reach the money.  Numerous notable players added results to their resumes, including Andrew Daire (34th place), Cary Hecker (29th place), Tim Frazin (19th), Blaine McRae (14th place), and Andrew Turzak (11th place).  The final table action would play down to the point where three players remained, at which time a deal was agreed to.  Gloria Molina (Medllin, CO) took home first place money in the chop, with Frank Traino (Ft. Lauderdale, FL) second, and Tim Shane (Boca Raton, FL) third.  Official results from the final table are listed below:

1. Gloria Molina (Medellin, CO) $11,163
2. Frank Traino (Ft. Lauderdale, FL) $10,932
3. Tim Shane (Boca Raton, FL) $7,575
4. Marcin Plewinski (Coconut Creek, FL) $3,920
5. Andres Morales (Boca Raton, FL) $3,025
6. Nathan Woodside (Miami, FL) $2,505
7. Pedro Palacio (Coconut Creek, FL) $2,105
8. Marco Scharen (Sunny Isles, FL) $1,730
9. Jacobo Milhem (Miami, FL) $1,380
10. Lesley Cutler (Dania Beach, FL) $1,160

As that event was wrapping up, players began arriving for the 6:00pm tournament, which was a $130 No Limit Hold'em "Turbo Bounty" ($4,000 GTD).  After ten levels of open registration, the field closed with (30) entries, and an official prize pool of $3,250 (with a $750 bounty pool).  Four players were scheduled to reach the money, but a deal was agreed to on the bubble, with the official results listed below:

1. Anthony Vulpis (Pompano Beach, FL) $1,323
2. Kenneth Arnaez (Boca Raton, FL) $574
3. Edgar Mendes (Deerfield Beach, FL) $501
4. Brian Levine (Pompano Beach, FL) $466
5. Danny Blackburn (Deerfield Beach, FL) $386

Tournaments: Monday's tournament schedule has hosted the same pair of events this month, with each of the tournaments growing in popularity.  The $150 No Limit Hold'em ($8,000 GTD) is in the 11:00am time slot, and is a week removed from seeing a prize pool that eclipsed the $10,000 mark.  The tournament is structured with starting stacks of 20,000 units, and levels that last (30) minuets.  Registration is open through Level 10, allowing players to join the event up until 5:30pm (approximately).

Shortly after the registration closes for the afternoon event, players will begin arriving for the evening tournament,  with the cards getting in the air for the $90 No Limit Hold'em ($1,500 GTD) at 6:00pm.  The tournament is structured with 15,000 unit starting stacks, (20) minute levels, and registration that is open through Level 8 (and the break that follows).  There is an optional add-on at the beginning of each player's tournament, with the ability to increase their stack by 5,000 (for just $10).  The add-on is only available prior to the player's first hand dealt.

Promotions: The high hands will run from 9:00am-12:00am, 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.  

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).

From 12:00am-3:00am, the high hand will be awarded $100 every (60) minutes.

12:00pm - $150 No Limit Hold'em ($8,000 GTD)

- Players start with 20,000 in tournament chips

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

- Alternates and late entries will start with a full stack

- Levels will last (30) minutes

6:00pm - $90 No Limit Hold'em ($1,500 GTD)

- Players start with 15,000 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

- Optional add-on prior to each player's first hand played ($10 for 5,000 units)