Sunday, February 25th: Strong Tournament Showing On Saturday, As Robert Kline Heads Evening Chop

ICYMI: Saturday's tournament schedule started at 11:00am, with the $130 No Limit Hold'em Survivor guaranteeing three $1,000 winners.  The guarantee for the tournament was reached at the halfway point of registration, with the final number closing at (32) entries.  The payouts were scheduled to award three $1,000 spots, and a fourth place of $104.  The players felt pretty generous at the final table, as they agreed to a deal that paid out six spots.  Five players walked away with $500, while the top spot headed home with $604.  The full results from the tournament are listed below:

1. Joseph Mancuso (Deerfield Beach, FL) $604
2. Perry Rouzes (Cape St. George, FL) $500
3. Richard Gabauldon (Port St. Lucie, FL) $500
4. Claude Ferland (Boca Raton, FL) $500
5. Michael Heise (Ft. Lauderdale, FL) $500
6. Gervasio Valiente (Barcelona, Spain) $500

The standard tournament format returned at 6:00pm, with a $100 No Limit Hold'em event, that had a $5,000 guarantee.  After eight levels of open registration, the field would close with (100) entries, and an official prize pool of $7,500.  The players that reached the final table of ten were scheduled to reach the money, with action playing through the bubble.  After Jay Schlesinger's (Long Beach, NY) elimination in fourth place, the final three competitors agreed to a deal.  Robert Kline (Ft. Lauderdale, FL) topped the chop, taking home $2,285 for his efforts.  The official results from last night's event are posted below:

1. Robert Kline (Ft. Lauderdale, FL) $2,285
2. Dorene Menezes (Westport, MA) $1,135
3. Richard Hicks (Pompano Beach, FL) $1,135
4. Jay Schlesinger (Long Beach, NY) $563
5. Eric Mutschler (Tarpon Springs, FL) $439
6. Scot Hartman (Parkland, FL) $351
7. Gervasio Valiente (Barcelona, Spain) $298
8. Andrew Ballas (Pompano Beach, FL) $259
9. Maurice Daigle (New Brunswick) $229
10. Diane Linke (Boynton Beach, FL) $206

Tournaments: There is only one tournament on the daily schedule today, with the $130 No Limit Hold'em "Turbo Bounty" getting underway at 6:00pm.  The tournament has a $3,000 guarantee, and is structured with starting stacks of 20,000 units, along with (15) minute levels.  Registration for the tournament is open through Level 10.

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).

6:00pm - $130 No Limit Hold'em "Turbo Bounty" ($3,000 GTD)

- Players will begin with a 20,000 starting stack

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

- Levels are (20) minutes in length

- Alternates and late entries will start with a full stack