- Errol Massey (Hollywood, FL) $607
- Gernie Moorehead (Lake Worth, FL) $606
- Joseph Conti (Boynton Beach, FL) $606
- Mark Brown (Miami, FL) $606
The no limit action returned yesterday evening, with a $130 No Limit Hold'em event, that had a $15,000 guaranteed prize pool. The players come out in force for the tournament, as registration closed with a total of (176) entries. That would equate to an official prize pool of $17,072, and some large final table payouts, including a scheduled first place prize of $4,486. Six of those final table payouts would be altered, as a deal was agreed to in the early morning hours, with Dan Weitenkorn (Morganton, NC) heading the chop (earning $2,438). The full details of the deal, along with the rest of the final table payouts, can be found listed below.
- Dan Weiztenkorn (Morganton, NC) $2,438
- Trotsky Horton (Boynton Beach, FL) $2,408
- Robert Kessler (Parkland, FL) $2,284
- Mark Bernstein (Hollywood, FL) $1,640
- Steven Scala (Syracuse. NY) $1,524
- Alexander Thomas (Gainesville, FL) $1,480
- James Orleans (Boca Raton, FL) $589
- Paulius Bikus (Ft. Lauderdale, FL) $515
- Rodney Tullock (Greenville, TN) $449
- Anthony Albano (Deerfield Beach, FL) $382
Tournaments: Friday's tournament action gets started at 11:00am, with the return of the $120 No Limit Hold'em "Monster Stack" ($3,000 GTD). The player-friendly structure sees entrants sitting down to starting stacks of 25,000 units, and levels that last (20) minutes throughout the event.
The "Monster Stack" is followed (at 6:00pm) by an $80 No Limit Hold'em event, with a $2,500 guaranteed prize pool. The tournament is structured with 12,000 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 - $120 No Limit Hold'em "Monster Stack" ($3,000 GTD)
- Players start with 25,000 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)
- 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
