Thursday, June 28, 2018

Thursday, June 28th: Mixed Game And Bounty Action Headline Tournament Schedule, While Evening Full House Promotion Returns

ICYMI: Wednesday's tournament schedule started at 11:00am, with the $100 No Limit Hold'em ($3,000 GTD).  The field would be made up of (24) entries at registration's close, with the official prize pool closing at $3,000.  Only four spots were scheduled get paid, but even before the money bubble was reached, players agreed to a deal, which would see six players walk away with a score.  Susan Krowitz (Ft. Lauderdale, FL) was awarded first place money, earning $821 for her share of the deal.  Official details of the chop are listed below:
  1. Susan Krowitz (Ft. Lauderdale, FL) $821
  2. Joseph Mancuso (Deerfield Beach, FL) $712
  3. Daniel Genachte (Deerfield Beach, FL) $406
  4. Lashone Dobard (Hollywood, FL) $389
  5. Gerald Hertz (Pompano Beach, FL) $389
  6. Jeffrey Shepard (Weston, FL) $283
The evening tournament that followed (at 6:00pm), was a $60 No Limit Hold'em event, which boasted a $2,000 guarantees prize pool.  After eight levels of open registration, the field would close with (32) entries, and an official prize pool of $2,000.  Once again, a deal was made long before the money bubble, this time with a group of seven players agreeing to a chop.  Cathy Miller (Jupiter, FL) took home first place money in the deal, which was worth $474.  The rest of the results from the tournament are listed below:
  1. Cathy Miller (Jupiter, FL) $474
  2. David Miller (Davie, FL) $347
  3. Matthew Crissy (Hillsboro Beach, FL) $324
  4. Paul Price (Weston, FL) $286
  5. Alan Werner (Cooper City, FL) $274
  6. Daniel Shortley (Lake Worth, FL) $273
  7. James Wolf (Plantation, FL) $20
Tournaments: The lovers of the non-no limit hold'em action will be entering the poker room at 11:00am, as the $150 Omaha 8B/Stud 8B Hi/Lo ($2,500 GTD) gets underway.  The tournament is structured with starting stacks of 12,000 units, and levels that last (20) minutes.  Registration for the event is open through Level 8, and the break that follows.

No limit returns at 6:00pm, with a $150 No Limit Hold'em "Double Green Chip Bounty."  This tournament was phased from the schedule years back, but is now making it's triumphant return.  Players in the event will be sitting down to starting stacks of 16,000 units, and playing levels that last (20) minutes.  There is a $50 bounty for every player elimination, just adding to the potential return for deep runs.


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 - $150 Omaha 8B/Stud 8B Hi/Lo  ($2,500 GTD)

- Players will begin with a 12,000 starting stack
- Late and re-entries for the first (8) levels
- Alternates and late entries will receive full stacks
- Levels are (20) minutes in length

6:00pm - $150 No Limit Hold'em "Double Green Chip Bounty" ($5,000 GTD)

- Players will begin with a 16,000 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
- Each player in the tournament will carry a $50 "bounty," which will be awarded to the opponent that eliminates them.