Monday, January 7th: Rodney Moret-Rojas Top Nine-Way Chop Of The "Kickstart," As We Return To Recurring Schedule

ICYMI: While Sunday was highlighted by Day 2 of the "Isle New Year Kickstart," there were two recurring events on the schedule as well.  The day started at 11:00am, with an $80 No Limit Hold'em event, which boasted a $2,000 guaranteed prize pool.  After eight levels of open registration, the field would close with (15) entries, and an official prize pool of $2,000.  The tournament was scheduled to pay two spots, but players agreed to a four-way deal prior to the money being reached.  Official results of the tournament are listed below:

1. German Zaga (Tamarac, FL) $500
2. Alex Perez (Miami, FL) $500
3. Andrea Lloha Naples, FL) $500
4. Coskun Yalcin (Naples, FL) $500

At 12:00pm, (127) players returned for Day 2 of the $200 No Limit Hold'em "Isle New Year Kickstart" ($100,000 GTD).  The money was reached just over an hour into the day, and from there, we saw the field shrink at a rapid pace.  The final table was reached just before 7:30, which would end up being the end of the tournament, as players agreed to a nine-way deal.  Official results from the tournament will be posted (in full) later this afternoon, but details of the deal are listed below:

1. Rodney Moret-Rojas (Boca Raton, FL) $18,764
2. Robert Transue (North Lauderdale, FL) $13,863
3. Michael Pawelek (Coconut Creek, FL) $12,041
4. Dennis Brinn (West Palm Beach, FL) $12,000
5. Pedro Palacio (Delray Beach, FL) $11,426
6. Al Gomez (Miami Beach, FL) $10,500
7. Allan Bieler (Sunrise, FL) $10,471
8. Enrique Perez (Miami, FL) $10,357
9. David Albertson (Margate, FL) $7,406

At 6:00pm, the final tournament of the day got underway, which was a $130 No Limit Hold'em "Single Re-Entry" ($1,500 GTD).  The field would official close with (27) entries, and an official prize pool of $2,619.  Four spots were scheduled to get paid, with the tournament finishing in a heads-up chop.  Results from the tournament are listed below:

1. Richard Paradis (Coconut Creek, FL) $943
2. Torrin Brauch (Ft. Myers, FL) $943
3. Antoine Sankari (Quebec, Canada) $445
4. Patricia Conrad (Wellington, FL) $288

Tournaments: Monday returns to the recurring tournament schedule, with the 11:00am time slot seeing the return of the $150 No Limit Hold'em ($5,000 GTD).  The event is structured with 20,000 unit starting stacks, (20) minute levels, and registration that is open through Level 10.

The 6:00pm event is a $90 No Limit Hold'em tournament, which has a $1,500 guaranteed prize pool. The tournament has an optional "front-end" add-on, which allows players to spend $10 for an extra "boost" to their stacks.  The tournament is structured with 15,000 unit starting stacks, (20) minute levels, and registration that is open through Level 8.

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.

11:00am - $150 No Limit Hold'em ($5,000 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 (20) 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