Monday, December 17th: A New Week Begins With A $5,000 GTD Afternoon Event

ICYMI: Sunday's tournament slate started at 11:00am, with an $80 No Limit Hold'em event, which carried a $2,000 guaranteed prize pool.  After eight levels of open registration, the field closed with (32) entries, and an official prize pool of $2,304.  The event ended in a six-way chop, with David Wicinski (Lighthouse Point, FL) awarded first place money ($556).  Official results from the tournament are listed below:

1. David Wicinski (Lighthouse Point, FL) $556
2. Mohamad Mbaied (Boca Raton, FL) $511
3. Danny Blackburn (Deerfield Beach, FL) $431
4. Zaki Lichaa (Pompano Beach, FL) $354
5. Joseph Sansevero (East Islip, NY) $250
6. Paul Price (Weston, FL) $202

The evening tournament was a $130 No Limit Hold'em "Single Re-Entry," which had a $1,500 guaranteed prize pool.  The field grew to (15) entries by the time registration closed, with the official prize pool falling exactly on the posted number.  Two spots were scheduled to get paid, but when action reached the money bubble, a deal was agreed to.  Wajdi Ali Fakih (Aruba) and Samuel Silva (Palm Beach Gardens, FL) took home $520, while Kevin Edwards (Coral Springs, FL) walked away with $460.  Official results are posted below:

1. Wajdi Ali Fakih (Aruba) $520
2. Samuel Silva (Palm Beach Gardens, FL) $520
3. Kevin Edwards (Coral Springs, FL) $460

Tournaments: A new week brings a "new" twist on a recent tournament...at the $150 No Limit Hold'em event that had found a home on Monday afternoon, returns with a different guarantee.  Today's event will boast a $5,000 guaranteed prize pool, which is extremely healthy for an afternoon tournament.  The event still has it's solid structure, with 20,000 unit starting stacks, and levels that last (20) minutes.  Registration for the tournament is open through Level 10, and the short break that follows.

The 6:00pm event is a $90 No Limit Hold'em tournament, which has a $1,500 guaranteed prize pool. The tournament has an optional "front-end" add-on, which allows players to spend $10 for an extra "boost" to their stacks.  The tournament is structured with 15,000 unit starting stacks, (20) minute levels, and registration that is open through Level 8.

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.

11:00am - $150 No Limit Hold'em ($5,000 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)