ICYMI: Saturday's tournament action kicked off with a $130 No Limit Hold'em "Bounty" event, which boasted a $3,000 guarantee. After eight levels of open registration, the field would close with (32) entries, and an official prize pool of $2,464 (not including bounties). Four players were scheduled to reach the money, which action playing through the bubble, and eventually pausing once things were heads up. Blaine McRae and Francois Gagne, players who are tournament regulars at the Isle Poker Room, agreed to a deal that would wrap up the tournament. Full results from the afternoon event are listed below:
- Blaine McRae (Ft. Lauderdale, FL) $920
- Francois Gagne (Hillsboro Beach, FL) $854
- Eric Piderit (Weston, FL) $419
- Parinaz Bristol (Davie, FL) $271
A few hours after the bounty tournament finished up, the tournament area would fill up once again, for the $100 No Limit Hold'em ($5,000 GTD). With registration open through Level 8 once again, the field would close with more than double the afternoon's number of entries (66). The official prize pool of $5,000 would be spread across seven pay spots, with action playing down to the point where things were three-handed. A deal was then agreed to, with Robert Urspruch (Delray Beach, FL) taking home first place money ($1,266). Official results from the tournament are listed below:
- Robert Urspruch (Delray Beach, FL) $1,266
- Aaron Klausman (Wellington, FL) $1,060
- Raul Hernandez (West Palm Beach, FL) $1,035
- Michael Horton (Ft. Lauderdale, FL) $438
- Russ Stampler (Weston, FL) $338
- Marquis Grant (Ft. Lauderdale, FL) $263
- Celso Leroy (Delray Beach, FL) $225
Tournaments: Sunday's tournament action has a combined $6,000 in guarantees, beginning with the $120 No Limit Hold'em "Monster Stack." 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 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"
- 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
