Monday, November 12, 2018

Monday, November 12th: Day's Schedule Headlined By Afternoon $8,000 GTD Event, Beginning At 12:00PM

ICYMI: Sunday's tournament schedule began at 11:00am, with the $130 No Limit Hold'em "Monster Stack," an event that had a $3,000 guaranteed prize pool.  The tournament's registration closed with (31) entries, of which four players were scheduled to earn a piece of the $3,007 prize pool.  Once the money bubble burst, the remaining players agreed to an even chop, with Jose Genao (Ft. Lauderdale, FL) finding himself in the top slot.  Official results from the "Monster Stack" are listed below:
  1. Jose Genao (Ft. Lauderdale, FL) $752
  2. Sheila Masterson (Ft. Lauderdale, FL) $752
  3. Ira Horowitz (Miami, FL) $752
  4. Salah Salmen (Miami, FL) $751
In Sunday's evening time slot, we had the $130 No Limit Hold'em "Turbo Bounty," which carried a $4,000 guaranteed prize pool.  The event's field grew to (25) entries, and closed with an official prize pool of $3,375 ($625 bounty pool).  Just like the afternoon tournament, four spots were scheduled to get paid, but a deal was agreed to prior to the money bubble.  Six players ended up sharing the prize pool, with Odette Cutter (Boynton Beach, FL) earning first place money in the deal ($801).  Official results from the tournament are listed below:
  1. Odette Cutter (Boynton Beach, FL) $801
  2. Andrew Kern (Ft. Lauderdale, FL) $652
  3. David Coughlin (Lighthouse Point, FL) $585
  4. Blaine McRae (Ft. Lauderdale, FL) $524
  5. Salvatore Accardi (Pompano Beach, FL) $458
  6. Gail Lutin (Boca Raton, FL) $355
Tournaments: Monday afternoon's have become one of the headlining time slots on November's calendar, with the addition of the $150 No Limit Hold'em ($8,000 GTD) to the schedule.  The tournament carries the largest daytime guarantee in the surrounding area ($8,000 guaranteed prize pool), along with one of the most player-friendly structures.  Players in the event sit down to starting stacks of 20,000 units, and have the luxury of (30) minute levels throughout the course of the tournament.  Registration is open through Level 10, and with the "new" 12:00pm starting time, players have the opportunity to join the action just after the work day ends.

The evening time slot also hosts a "new" event, with the cards getting in the air for the $90 No Limit Hold'em ($1,500 GTD) at 6:00pm.  The tournament is structured with 15,000 unit starting stacks, (20) minute levels, and registration that is open through Level 8 (and the break that follows).  There is an optional add-on at the beginning of each player's tournament, with the ability to increase their stack by 5,000 (for just $10).  The add-on is only available prior to the player's first hand dealt.

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-3:00am, the high hand will be awarded $100 every (60) minutes.

12:00pm - $150 No Limit Hold'em ($8,000 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 (30) minutes

6:00pm - $90 No Limit Hold'em ($1,500 GTD)

- Players start with 15,000 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
- Optional add-on prior to each player's first hand played ($10 for 5,000 units)