Sunday, February 4th: Recapping The "February $100,000," As "Super Sunday" Has Arrived

ICYMI: Yesterday's tournament schedule started at 12:00pm, with Day 2 of the "February $100,000," a $360 buy-in event that had four flights that spanned the prior two days.  The (81) players that bagged chips during those starting flights, were joined by fourteen players that took the opportunity to buy in before the cards started flying.  With the incredibly generous structure for the tournament, it was going to be a while before the money bubble burst.  That "moving period" allowed for the landscape of the leaderboard to change, while some of those Day 2 buy-ins began to spin up their fifteen blind starting stacks.  The first few storylines began to Sean Shah (who got to to one big blind, before building it back to average), Douglas Decker (who came in as the chip leader, and stayed atop the list for most of the day), Michael Marks (who was looking for back-to-back final tables in an Isle Poker multi), and Ronnie Safa (who scored the elimination that got the field into the money).  

As the tournament continued towards the final table, we saw numerous notable names booking cashes.  Players like Scott Zakheim (31st place), Donald Williams (26th place), Chris Lawson (22nd place), Frederico Dabus (17th place), and Day 2 buy-in Robert Transue (12th place), all booked results short of the final table.

The final table happened to host all of the "storylines" mentioned earlier, along with, Sebastian Kos, Erik Kolodny, Erik Christensen, Luqman Alghanim, Brandon Markland, and Robert Flacco.  After just over two hours of final table play, three players would remain (Kolodny, Decker, and Marks), with a deal being made right after Erik Christensen's elimination.  The full results from the deal (and the final table) are posted below:

1. Douglas Decker (Port St. Lucie, FL) $16,961
2. Erik Kolodny (Sunny Isles, FL) $15,720
3. Michael Marks (Boynton Beach, FL) $14,499
4. Erik Christensen (Miami, FL) $5,960
5. Sebastian Kos (Czech Republic) $4,605
6. Luqman Alghanim (Saudi Arabia) $3,815
7. Brandon Markland (Boynton Beach, FL) $3,205
8. Sean Shah (Delray Beach, FL) $2,675
9. Robert Flacco (Ambler, PA) $2,195
10. Ronnie Safa (Aventura, FL) $1,870

While the "February $100,000" was playing down to a winner, players were jumping in the evening tournament, which was a $100 No Limit Hold'em "Turbo Bounty" ($5,000 GTD).  The event attracted a total of (67) entries, which equated to an official prize pool of $5,025.  A total of nine players were scheduled to reach the money, with first place looking to take home $1,758.  Action played down to the point that Ryan Baroff and Margaret Martin were heads-up, with the two agreeing to an event deal.  Listed below are the official results from the tournament:

1. Ryan Baroff (Parkland, FL) $1,381
2. Margaret Martin (Staten Island, NY) $1,381
3. Erik Mutschler (Tarpon Springs, FL) $617
4. Marco Cantizani (Boca Raton, FL) $440
5. Patricia Basilio (Ft. Lauderdale, FL) $339
6. Damion Loli (Lake Worth, FL) $264
7. Steve Bromfield (Ft. Lauderdale, FL) $226
8. Da Araujo (Pompano Beach, FL) $201
9. Hernan Alter (Aventura, FL) $176

Tournaments: There are two tournaments on the "Super Sunday" schedule, the first of which is the $120 No Limit Hold'em "Monster Stack," which has a $3,000 guaranteed prize pool.  The event is structured with starting stacks of 25,000 units, and levels that last (20) minutes.  This is one of the best structures that players can find for a recurring event, and the turnout usually provides proof of said statement.

The "Monster Stack" is followed by a $130 No Limit Hold'em "Turbo Bounty," which begins at 6:00pm.  Players that would like to enjoy some poker action while watching the "big game," will be sitting down to starting stacks of 20,000 units, and levels that last (15) 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" ($2,000 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 - $130 No Limit Hold'em "Turbo Bounty"

- Players will begin with a 14,000 starting stack

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

- Levels are (15) minutes in length

- Option player "add-on" at the end of Level 10 ($25 for 10,000 tournament chips), with 100% of the "add-on" going to the prize pool