Monday, February 5, 2018

Monday, February 5th: Quick Turnaround After "Big Game," $20,000 Guarantee Headlines Day's Schedule

ICYMI: Sunday's tournament action began at 11:00am, with a $120 No Limit Hold'em "Monster Stack," which had a $3,000 guaranteed prize pool.  A total of (28) entries made up the field, which equated to an official prize pool that fell directly on the posted number.  Once registration was over, the payouts listed were spread across four spots, with the tournament's action playing down to the point where Michael Graffeo and Arlene Vasquez were heads-up.  The two agreed to a deal, with Graffeo the tournament's "declared winner:"
  1. Michael Graffeo (Boca Raton, FL) $1,190
  2. Arlene Vasquez (Parkland, FL) $970
  3. Da Araujo (Pompano Beach, FL) $510
  4. Glen Boutilier (Missasauga, ON) $330
Even with the "big game" going on, the tournament action continued into the evening, with a $130 No Limit Hold'em tournament getting underway at 6:00pm.  A total of (16) entries showed on the tournament clock when registration closed, which equated to a $1,232 prize pool.  Listed below are the official results from the event:
  1. Lisa Do (Parkland, FL) $542
  2. Sergio Amato (Ft. Lauderdale, FL) $410
  3. Joakim Dag (Pompano Beach, FL) $280
Tournaments: The second week of February hosts three headlining tournament, the first of which is this evening.  Before it starts, there is an event in the afternoon time slot (11:00am), an $80 No Limit Hold'em tournament with a $2,500 guaranteed prize pool.  The tournament is structured with 12,000 unit starting stacks, and levels that last (20) minutes.

At 6:00pm, the cards will be in the air for a $150 No Limit Hold'em event, that carries a $20,000 guarantee.  The first "headlining" tournament of the week is structured with 16,000 unit starting stacks, and (20) minutes levels over the course of the evening.

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 - $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

6:00pm - $150 No Limit Hold'em ($20,000 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