Wednesday, June 27, 2018

Wednesday, June 27th: Fred Dabus Ships Last Night's $20,000 GTD, Just Days After Chopping The $360 NLH ($50,000 GTD)

ICYMI: Tuesday's tournament schedule kicked of with an $80 No Limit Hold'em event, which had a $2,000 guaranteed prize pool.  The field would eventually close with (30) total entries, and an official prize pool of $2,000.  Six players were scheduled to reach the money, and as we've seen many times before in afternoon events, the action stopped right after the money bubble burst.  Player immediately agreed to a deal at that time, with everyone earning at least $250.  The official results from the tournament are listed below:
  1. Gerald Hertz (Pompano Beach, FL) $463
  2. Marc Brown (Miami, FL) $407
  3. Richard Barboza (Boca Raton, FL) $336
  4. Marc Bernstein (Delray Beach, FL) $333
  5. Daniel Genachte (Deerfield Beach, FL) $211
  6. Edward Russell (Pompano Beach, FL) $250
The headlining event of the day was the evening tournament, which was a $175 No Limit Hold'em tournament, with a $20,000 guaranteed prize pool.  The posted number would be surpassed long before registration closed, with the field growing to (167) entries.  The $22,879 prize pool would be spread across (21) pay spots, with numerous Isle Poker notables adding cashes to their resumes.  Names like Matthew Vitale, Michael Bonsignore, Carlos Torres Vazquez, Thomas Gary, and Prang In, all booked respectable results in the event.  The final table also included recognizable names, especially the one that ended up winning the tournament outright.  Frederico Dabus (Doral, FL), coming off his chop of the $360 No Limit Hold'em ($50,000 GTD) just days ago, shipped the event for $6,081.  Results from the final table are listed below, with official results from the event posted on Hendon Mob later this afternoon.
  1. Frederico Dabus (Doral, FL) $6,081
  2. Joseph Wilson (Wilton Manors, FL) $3,984
  3. Robert Dobbs (Delray Beach, FL) $2,347
  4. Ovenson Benoit (Delray Beach, FL) $1,429
  5. Michael Ralyea (Boca Raton, FL) $1,103
  6. Thomas McCardle (Bardonia, NY) $914
  7. Matthew Cava (Delray Beach, FL) $792
  8. Al Gomez (Miami, FL) $698
  9. Michael Gabriel (Canada) $608
  10. Bruce Warren (Ft. Lauderdale, FL) $526
Tournaments:  The action begins this afternoon at 11:00am, with a $100 No Limit Hold'em event ($2,500 GTD), which is sure to attract a nice size field. 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 second tournament of the day is a $60 No Limit Hold'em ($2,000 GTD) event, which begins at 6:00pm.  The tournament is structured with 10,000 unit starting stacks, and levels that last (20) minutes.  Player can join the action until just before 9:00pm, as registration closes once Level 9 begins.


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 - $100 No Limit Hold'em ($3,000 GTD)

- Players will begin with a 14,000 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 

6:00pm - $60 No Limit Hold'em ($2,000 GTD)

- Players will begin with a 10,000 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