Sunday, April 15, 2018

Sunday, April 15th: Wrapping Up Week Two Of April, With The Month's First Multi Just Days Away ($175 NLH $100,000 GTD)

ICYMI: Saturday's tournament action began at 11:00am, with players arriving for the $130 No Limit Hold'em Survivor, where 1 in 10 entries equated to a $1,000 payout.  After registration closed with (29) entries, the remaining players would be vying for one of three pay spots...two worth $1,000, and one worth $900.  Once play reached the money bubble, the four players left agreed to a deal, with the official results listed below:
  1. Jamar Brown (Ft. Lauderdale, FL) $913
  2. Diane Ambler (England) $900
  3. Errol Gunter (Coral Springs, FL) $500
  4. Miguel Briganty (Sunrise, FL) $500
The survivor action was followed (at 6:00pm) by a $100 No Limit Hold'em event, that boasted a healthy $5,000 guaranteed prize pool.  With an official field of (79) entries, the guarantee would be surpassed, as players all looked to get a hand on the $2,015 first place prize.  Ten players would reach the money in the event, with action playing down to two players.  At that point, a heads up deal was agreed to, with Marx Martin (Ft. Lauderdale, FL) and Rick Kalgstein (Sunrise, FL) each earring $1,585.  Full results from the tournament are listed below:
  1. Max Martin (Ft. Lauderdale, FL) $1,585
  2. Rick Kalgstein (Sunrise, FL) $1,585
  3. Edson Abadia (Port Orange, FL) $723
  4. Alberto Weber (Boca Raton, FL) $489
  5. Mark Manesh (Jacksonville, FL) $370
  6. Eddie Uehara (Lake Worth, FL) $296
  7. Phil Drigant (Tamarac, FL) $261
  8. Steven Zukowski (Coral Springs, FL) $237
  9. Richard Coppola (Plantation, FL) $201
  10. Lawrence Owens (Plantation, FL) $178
Tournaments: Sunday's tournament action has a combined $6,000 in guarantees, beginning with the $120 No Limit Hold'em "Monster Stack" ($3,000 GTD).  The tournament starts at 11:00am, structured with 25,000 unit starting stacks, and levels that last (20) minutes over the course of the afternoon.

The "Monster Stack" is followed by a $130 No Limit Hold'em "Turbo Bounty," which also has a $3,000 guaranteed prize pool.  The tournament is structured with 20,000 unit starting stacks, (15) minute levels, and $25 bounties for each elimination.

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 - $120 No Limit Hold'em "Monster Stack" ($3,000 GTD)

- Players start with 25,000 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 - $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