Saturday, September 15, 2018

Saturday, September 15th: The Weekend Rolls On With More "Super High Hands," And The Opportunity To Win Up To $3,000 Every (30) Minutes

ICYMI: Friday's 11:00am event was an $80 No Limit Hold'em tournament, which boasted a $3,000 guaranteed prize pool.  The field would grow to (29) entries by the time registration closed, and after the add-ons were included into the prize pool, it would officially close at $3,000.  Official results from the event are listed below:
  1. Jessie Roberts (Ft. Lauderdale, FL) $974
  2. Gregg Weiss (Delray Beach, FL) $651
  3. Jaidev Marajh (Coconut Creek, FL) $542
  4. Arnold Cohen (West Palm Beach, FL) $487
  5. Juan Madrid (Coconut Creek, FL) $346
The evening's event was also an $80 No Limit Hold'em tournament, but it carried a larger guarantee of $5,000.  The field would more than double it's afternoon counterpart, as it closed with (71) entries.  With the optional add-ons included, the prize pool would close at $5,000.  The official final table (nine players) would reach the money, with the top six players agreeing to a deal that ended the event.  Waldermar Wasilewski (Deerfield Beach, FL) took home first place money in the deal, which was worth $1,054.  Official results from the tournament are listed below:
  1. Waldemar Wasilewski (Deerfield Beach, FL) $1,054
  2. JC Madrid (Margate, FL) $886
  3. Andrew Daire (Boca Raton, FL) $700
  4. Mohamad Mbaied (Boca Raton, FL) $700
  5. Dennis Aron (Pompano Beach, FL) $560
  6. William Romano (Pompano Beach, FL) $500
  7. Anthony Vulpis (Lauderdale By The Sea, FL) $225
  8. Chase Carlin (Boynton Beach, FL) $200
  9. Joshua Skaggs (Nixon, MO) $175
Tournaments: Saturday's tournament schedule begins at 11:00am, with a $250 No Limit Hold'em "Black Chip Bounty."  The event is structured with 16,000 unit starting stacks, levels that last (25) minutes, and registration that is open through Level 8.  In addition to having one of the more "player friendly" structures, the tournament also offers $100 bounties for each player elimination.

The evening time slot if filled by a $150 No Limit Hold'em event, which is structured with 16,000 unit starting stacks, and levels that last (20) minutes.  Players have the opportunity to join the action up until the beginning Level 9, which is a time period just under three hours.


Promotions: The high hand period runs from 10:00am-12:00am (midnight), 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).

In addition to the "standard" high hands, from 6:00pm through 1:00am, players are eligible for the "Super High Hands." Players that make a qualifying royal flush, will be awarded up to $3,000, depending on what game they are playing (No Limit Hold'em and Pot Limit Omaha are awarded the $3,000).  Players that make a qualifying straight flush, will be awarded up to $1,200, depending on what game they are playing (No Limit Hold'em and Pot Limit Omaha are awarded the $1,200).  Full rules and payouts are posted in the poker room, and on social media (Twitter and Facebook).

11:00am - $250 No Limit Hold'em "Black Chip Bounty"

- Players start with 16,000 in tournament chips
- Late and re-entries for the first (8) levels
- Alternates and late entries will start with a full stack
- Levels will last (25) minutes

6:00pm - $150 No Limit Hold'em

- Players start with 16,000 in tournament chips
- Late and re-entries for the first (8) levels
- Alternates and late entries will start with a full stack
- Levels will last (20) minutes