- Yesniel Pulido (Davie, FL) $975
- Harry Freeman (Palm Beach Gardens, FL) $575
- Daniel Diamond (Plantation, FL) $350
- Bob Flacco (Jenkintown, PA) $250
- Henry Roupe (Kissimmee, FL) $200
- Stanton Drazin (Boynton Beach, FL) $150
The "highlighting" event of the day was in the evening time slot (6:00pm), as players flocked to the poker room for the $150 No Limit Hold'em ($20,000 GTD). A total of (158) entries made up the field, with the payouts listing the $20,000 prize pool spread across (20) pay spots. We saw some notables names cash in the tournament (short of the final table), including David Inselberg (19th place), Raminder Singh (15th place), Steve Bukowski (12th place), and Errol Gunter (11th place). Play at the final table would continue through the eliminations of Joakim Dag, Leslie Hyde, and Peter Bejusca...before the final six players agreed to a deal. While Vinicius Monteiro (Boca Raton, FL) took home $3,685 for first place, it was Michael Marks stealing the headlines. Marks received fourth place money in the deal ($1,831), reaching his third final table in a row, earning a combined $37,000 in the past ten days alone!!!
- Vinicius Monteiro (Boca Raton, FL) $3,685
- Herbert Souza (Boca Raton, FL) $2,368
- Lona Rubenstein (East Hampton, NY) $2,173
- Michael Marks (Coconut Creek, FL) $1,831
- William Underdown (Boca Raton, FL) $1,647
- Carlos Sanchez (Venezuela) $1,528
- Miguel Briganty (Sunrise, FL) $1,395
- Peter Bejusca (Ft. Lauderdale, FL) $624
- Leslie Hyde (Woodburn, NY) $538
- Joakim Dag (Pompano Beach, FL) $470
Tournaments: Tuesday's tournament action begins (at 11:00am) with a $100 No Limit Hold'em event, that has a $3,000 guaranteed prize pool. The tournament is structured with starting stacks of 14,000 units, and levels that last (20) minutes over the course of the afternoon.
That event is followed (at 6:00pm) by an $80 No Limit Hold'em tournament, which boasts a $2,500 guarantee. This is the same tournament that was run yesterday afternoon, and carries the same structure, with (20) minute levels and 12,000 unit starting stacks. Yesterday's installment had a first place prize just under $1,000, with a much larger prize pool expected this 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 - $100 No Limit Hold'em ($3,000 GTD)
- Players start with 14,000 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
