Saturday, April 14th: Recapping Friday's Action, As Paula Holder And Daniel Genacthe Earn The Recurring Event "Double"

ICYMI: Friday's tournament schedule kicked off (at 11:00am) with the $120 No Limit Hold'em "Monster Stack," which boasted a $3,000 guaranteed prize pool.  Considering that the "Monster Stack" is one of the most popular events on the recurring schedule, nobody was surprised when the guarantee was surpassed halfway through open registration.  The field would eventually close with (39) entries, which equated to a prize pool of $3,588.  Six players were scheduled to reach the money, with a deal agreed to immediately after the bubble burst.  Tournament regular Rick Kalgstein (Sunrise, FL) would earn first place in the chop, with notables Daniel Genacthe and Zaki Lichaa rounding out the top three.  Full results from the tournament are listed below:

1. Rick Kalgstein (Sunrise, FL) $899
2. Daniel Genachte (Deerfield Beach, FL) $676
3. Zaki Lichaa (Pompano Beach, FL) $660
4. Joseph Ricco (Boynton Beach, FL) $540
5. Paula Holder (Pompano Beach, FL) $500
6. Martin Kaplan (West Palm Beach, FL) $313

The strong numbers continued yesterday evening as well, with the $80 No Limit Hold'em ($5,000 GTD) attracting a field of (107) entries.  The guarantee was surpassed by more than $1,000, as the official number closed at $6,099.  Of the players remaining at registration's close, fourteen were scheduled to reach the money, with action continuing through the money bubble.  A deal would be struck with eight players remaining, which included two names from the afternoon chop.  Paula Holder (Pompano Beach, FL), who took fifth place in the "Monster Stack" chop, earned first place money for her second cash of the day ($1,068).  The official results from the evening event are listed below:

1. Paula Holder (Pompano Beach, FL) $1,068
2. Kenneth Arnaez (Boca Raton, FL) $865
3. Paul Price (Weston, FL) $703
4. Anthony Vulpis (Pompano Beach, FL) $685
5. Daniel Genacthe (Deerfield Beach, FL) $476
6. Parinaz Bristol (Davie, FL) $477
7. Paul Kem (Pompano Beach, FL) $460
8. Daniel Shortly (Lake Worth, FL) $408
9. Evan Beard (Lexington, SC) $183
10. Charles Zusage (Plantation, FL) $162
11. Jerrold Solov (Pompano Beach, FL) $162
12. Michele Milker (Delray Beach, FL) $162
13. Michael Valenzano (Pompano Beach, FL) $143
14. Ricardo Quintero (Miramar, FL) $143

Tournaments: Saturday's tournament schedule begins at 11:00am, with the $130 No Limit Hold'em Survivor (1 In 10 @ $1,000).   Formatted similar to a satellite, for every ten entries in the field, a $1,000 pay spot will be posted on the tournament clock. For example, if there are forty entries in the tournament, then four players will be scheduled to earn $1,000 each.  The event is structured with starting stacks of 15,000 units, and levels that last (20) minutes.  Registration is open through Level 8, allowing players until approximately 2:00pm to join the action.

The survivor is followed (at 6:00pm) by a $100 No Limit Hold'em event, which boasts a $5,000 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 evening.  Registration is open through Level 8 (and the break that follows), which falls around 9:00pm.

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 - $130 No Limit Hold'em "Survivor" (1 In 10 @ $1,000)

- 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 - $100 No Limit Hold'em ($5,000 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