Sunday, November 11th: Back To The "Classics," As "Monster Stack" And "Turbo Bounty" (At 5:00PM) Headline Schedule

ICYMI: Yesterday's tournament scheduled kicked off with a $130 No Limit Hold'em "Seniors 50+" event, which attracted some surprisingly impressive numbers.  Registration for the event closed with (36) entries, and an official prize pool of $3,492.  Five spots were scheduled to get paid, and after one in-the-money elimination, the final four players agreed to a chop.  Details of the deal are listed below:

1. Danny Blackburn (Deerfield Beach, FL) $855
2. Ira Horowitz (Miami, FL) $821
3. Gerald Byrnes (Wading River, NY) $800
4. David Bleau (Jupiter, FL) $737
5. Gerald Hertz (Pompano Beach, FL) $279

The evening tournament was a $150 No Limit Hold'em ($10,000 GTD), which ended up with a field of (87) entries, and a prize pool of $10,179.  Of those entries, (11) players reached the money, with the tournament's action playing down to an outright winner.  Noah Taylor (Evansville, IN) bested Steven Carswell (Palm Beach Gardens, FL) during heads-up play, earning $3,284 for the win.  Official results from the event are listed below:

1. Noah Taylor (Evansville, IN) $3,284
2. Steven Carswell (Palm Beach Gardens, FL) $1,985
3. Robert McGowan (Birdsboro, PA) $1,234
4. Maury Halperin (Lauderdale By The Sea, FL) $835
5. Gary Fitzgerald (Miami, FL) $636
6. Eric Bertrand (Miami, FL) $509
7. Lev Binik (Boca Raton, FL) $422
8. Kenneth Arnaez (Boca Raton, FL) $356
9. Katrina Powers (Oakland Park, FL) $328
10. Anthony Kogan (Boca Raton, FL) $305
11. Sandy Sanchez (Parkland, FL) $285

Tournaments: Sunday's tournament schedule starts at 11:00am, with the $130 No Limit Hold'em "Monster Stack," an event that boasts a $3,000 guaranteed prize pool.  The tournament has been a recurring "staple," offering up one of the better daily structures found in the area.  Players in the event sit down to starting stacks of 25,000 units, and play levels of (20) minutes for the duration of the event.  Registration for the tournament is open through Level 8, and the ten minute break that follows.

Following the "Monster Stack," is the $130 No Limit Hold'em "Turbo Bounty," which has a $4,000 guaranteed prize pool.  This is an important thing to note about this event, as the starting time has been changed from 6:00pm, to 5:00pm.  This move was made to assure players get home at an earlier time on Sunday evening, as many people have work the following morning.  The tournament is structured with 20,000 unit starting stacks, levels that last (15) minutes, and registration that is open through Level 10.

Promotions: The high hands will run from 9:00am-12:00am, 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.  

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).

From 12:00am-9:00am (Saturday into Sunday), the high hand will be awarded $100 every (60) minutes.

11:00am - $130 No Limit Hold'em "Monster Stack" ($3,000 GTD)

- 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

- Levels will last (20) minutes

5:00pm - $130 No Limit Hold'em "Turbo Bounty" ($4,000 GTD)

- Players start with 20,000 in tournament chips

- Late and re-entries for the first (10) levels

- Alternates and late entries will start with a full stack

- Levels will last (1) minutes