Tuesday, February 13, 2018

Tuesday, February 13th: Frade And Garaza Head Chops Of Yesterday's Action, As "Tournament Tuesday" Is Upon Us

ICYMI: Monday's tournament schedule kicked off (at 11:00am) with an $80 No Limit Hold'em event that had a $3,000 guaranteed prize pool.  A strong field of (64) entries helped the prize pool surpass the guarantee, closing at $3,648.  Ten players would eventually reach the money, and after the eliminations of Alvaro Grisales and Alan Werner, the remaining eight players agreed to a deal.  Emiliano Frade (Pompano Beach, FL) took home first place in the chop, earning $688 for his efforts. The full results from the tournament are listed below:

  1. Emiliano Frade (Pompano Beach, FL) $688
  2. Alan Dobrow (Melbourne, FL) $515
  3. Patrick Biancone (Delray Beach, FL) $396
  4. Pedro Palacio (Delray Beach, FL) $374
  5. Margaret Martin (Staten Island, NY) $356
  6. George Lukawsk (Parkland, FL) $318
  7. Paula Holder (Pompano Beach, FL) $298
  8. Arnold Cohen (West Palm Beach, FL) $276
  9. Alan Werner (Cooper City, FL) $224
  10. Alvaro Grisales (Miami, FL) $203
The evening tournament was a $150 No Limit Hold'em event, which boasted a guarantee of $5,000.  The posted number was once again surpassed, as (45) entries made up the field.  Six players would reach the money, with a four-way deal agreed to just before midnight, seeing Juan Garza (Boca Raton, FL) on top of the group (taking home $1,488).  The results from the tournament are listed below:
  1. Juan Garza (Boca Raton, FL) $1,488
  2. Blaine McRae (Ft. Lauderdale, FL) $1,050
  3. Eugene Alkes (Delray Beach, FL) $925
  4. Jonathan Jimenez (Ft. Lauderdale, FL) $872
  5. Tim Shane (Boca Raton, FL) $403
  6. Maury Halperin (Lauderdale By The Sea, FL) $302

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 will run without a 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 $1,315, with similarprize 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

- 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