Tuesday, May 1st: New Month...New Tournament Schedule (And Promotions), With A Multi Starting Tomorrow

ICYMI: Monday's tournament schedule kicked off with an $80 No Limit Hold'em event, which had a $2,500 guaranteed prize pool.  The field would close with (43) entries, with the $2,500 prize pool eventually spread across a seven-way chop.  Marc Roth (Plantation, FL) topped the deal, earning himself $551 for first place.  Full results from the tournament are listed below:

1. Marc Roth (Plantation, FL) $551
2. Roberto Herrera (Lima, Peru) $440
3. Osman Nasir (Aventura, FL) $393
4. Thomas Gari (Aventura, FL) $343
5. Morris Heider (Boca Raton, FL) $300
6. Nancy Thomas (Ft. Lauderdale, FL) $281
7. Arlene Vazquez (Parkland, FL) $192

The evening tournament was a $150 No Limi Hold'em tournament, which boasted a $5,000 guaranteed prize pool.  Once registration closed, the payouts were posted, with the players remaining having to do a double-take.  With a field of (25) entries, only three spots were scheduled to get paid, with first place a healthy $2,500.  Being that the payouts were so large, players decided to chop the prize pool up when six remained.  Details of the deal are posted below:

1. James Hansen (Lumberton, NJ) $1,300
2. Anthony Vulpis (Pompano Beach, FL) $1,121
3. Andrey Kolckov (Pompano Beach, FL) $1,053
4. Andrew Mizerak (Mays Landing, NJ) $600
5. Blaine McRae (Ft. Lauderdale, FL) $463
6. Vikram Ghai (Weston, FL) $463

Tournaments: Before May's first multi begins ($175 No Limit Hold'em $100,000 GTD), the is one day of recurring schedule events.  Tuesday's tournament action begins (at 11:00am) with a $100 No Limit Hold'em event, which has a $2,500 guaranteed prize pool.  The tournament is structured with 14,000 unit starting stacks, and levels that last (20) minutes.  Registration is open through Level 8, allowing players to join the action up until just before 2:00pm.

The evening time slot (6:00pm) hosts an $80 No Limit Hold'em event, which also boasts a $2,500 guaranteed prize pool.  The tournament is structured with 12,000 unit starting stacks, as well as (20) minute levels.  Registration is open through Level 8 (and the break that follows), meaning those interested in joining can enter up until 9:00pm.

Promotions: Tuesday's promotions start with the every-popular Full House Early Bird, with the first (25) full houses awarded up to $60.  The amount won depends on which game is being played, as 2/2 Limit Hold'em players earn $20 (for each full house while eligible), 2/4 Limit Hold'em players earning $40 (for each full house while eligible), and $60 for those playing: 1/2 No Limit Hold'em, 2/5 No Limit Hold'em, 5/10 No Limit Hold'em, 3/6 Limit Hold'em, and 8/16 O.E.

The standard high hands begin at 10:00am (because off the full house promotion), with the opportunity to win $400 every (30) minutes. During that period, the promotion sees tournament players eligible 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 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 ($2,500 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