Thursday, January 18th: Mixed-Game Action On Tap, Along With A $15,000 Guaranteed Evening Event

ICYMI: Wednesday's tournament action began (at 11:00am) with a $120 No Limit Hold'em "Big Stack Turbo Bounty," which had a $3,000 guaranteed prize pool.  The event attracted a field of (46) entries, and had an official prize pool of $3,632 (bounties not included).  Six places were scheduled to get paid in the tournament, and after the eliminations of Debbie Underhill-Horn and Enrique Perez, a four-way deal was agreed to.  Isle Poker tournament veteran Thomas Gari (Hollywood, FL) would be the declared winner, taking home just over $1,000 for his efforts.  Full results of the tournament are listed below:

1. Thomas Gari (Hollywood, FL) $1,008
2. Stanton Drazen (Boynton Beach, FL) $713
3. Dave Gallagher (West Palm Beach, FL) $704
4. Alan Levin (Ft. Lauderdale, FL) $698
5. Enrique Perez (Miami, FL) $291
6. Debbie Underhill-Horn (Ft. Lauderdale, FL) $218

Last night's event was an $80 No Limit Hold'em tournament, which had a $2,500 guaranteed prize pool.  The $2,500 prize pool was comprised of (42) total entries, of which six players were scheduled to reach the money.  Once the money bubble burst, action continued on as planned, up until the point that heads-up play was reached.  Steve Fernandes (Austin, TX) and Pat Basilio (Ft. Lauderdale, FL) then agreed to an even chop, with each player earning $775 (final table results listed below).

1. Steve Fernandes (Austin, TX) $775
2. Pat Basilio (Ft. Lauderdale, FL) $775
3. James Kasperski (Woodridge, IL) $350
4. Joseph Roda (Staten Island, NY) $250
5. Anthony Kern (Ft. Lauderdale, FL) $200
6. Douglas Mazzola (Pembroke Pines, FL) $150

Tournaments: Thursday has become a day for mixed games in the afternoon, and the players have seemed to take a real liking to the different non-no limit hold'em events.  The 11:00am time slot hosts a $130 Limit Omaha 8B (Hi/Lo) event, which boasts a $2,000 guaranteed prize pool.  The tournament is structured with starting stacks of 12,000 units, and levels that last (20) minutes over the course of the afternoon.

The no limit hold'em action returns in the evening (at 6:00pm), with a $130 No Limit Hold'em tournament, that carries with it a $15,000 guaranteed prize pool.  The event is structured with 16,000 unit starting stacks, and levels that last (20) minutes.

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 - $130 Omaha 8B Hi/Lo ($2,000 GTD)

- Players will begin with a 12,000 starting stack

- Late and re-entries for the first (8) levels

- Alternates and late entries will receive full stacks

- Levels are (20) minutes in length

6:00pm - $130 No Limit Hold'em ($15,000 GTD)

- Players will begin with a 16,000 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