- Bruce McPhillips (Port St. Lucie, FL) $2,837
- Jason Blank (Ft. Lauderdale, FL) $2,242
- Donald Abdelhay (Canada) $2,175
- Jay Stafford (Deerfield Beach, FL) $2,009
- Robert Feinstein (Monroe Township, NJ) $1,840
- Stefan Korolczuk (Tamarac, FL) $1,826
- Darcy Deconza (Hollywood, FL) $1,596
- Susan Krowitz (Ft. Lauderdale, FL) $1,534
- Carlos Vazquez (Weston, FL) $1,291
- Hashim Burney (Miami Beach, FL) $1,011
Last night's evening tournament was an $80 No Limit Hold'em ($2,500 GTD), and always saw a very nice showing. There were a total of (61) entries in the field, and after the optional add-ons were included (at the end of registration), the official number would close at $3,477. Eight players were scheduled to reach the money, with action playing down three-handed. At that point, the trio agreed to a deal, with Jairo Velasquez (Sunrise, FL) the declared winner. The details of the chop, along with full results, are listed below:
- Jairo Velazquez (Sunrise, FL) $901
- Marquis Grant (Ft. Lauderdale, FL) $774
- Brahm Alexis (Pompano Beach, FL) $774
- Anthony Zambrowski (Chandler, AZ) $313
- James Powers (Ft. Lauderdale, FL) $243
- Daniel Shortley (Lake Worth, FL) $191
- Ronald Brown (Ft. Lauderdale, FL) $156
- Richard Jones (Canada) $125
Tournaments: Today's tournament action begins at 11:00am, with a $100 No Limit Hold'em event, that carries a $2,500 guaranteed prize pool. The tournament is structured with 12,000 unit starting stacks, and levels that last (20) minutes.
That event is followed (at 6:00pm), by the same tournament that was in last night's evening time slot...the $80 No Limit Hold'em ($2,500 GTD). Players in the event sit down to starting stacks of 12,000 units, and play levels that last (20) minutes. There is an optional add-on at the end of registration (Level 8), with $20 seeing a return of 10,000 units (100% of the add-on money goes towards the official prize pool).
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 started back on November 1st, 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 12,000 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
