Thursday, January 31st: Wrapping Up The Month Of January, And Beginning February With A Band ($360 No Limit Hold'em $50,000 GTD)

ICYMI: Wednesday's tournament site began with the $130 No Limit Hold'em "Survivor" ($3,000 GTD), which has quickly become one of the most popular events on the schedule.  The field would reach (40) entries before registration's close, with an official prize pool of $4,000.  While four $1,000 winners were scheduled to get paid, a deal was agreed to on the money bubble, with the official results listed below:

1. Zaki Lichaa (Pompano Beach, FL) $800
2. Morris Heider (Boca Raton, FL) $800
3. Chris Young (Ft. Lauderdale, FL) $800
4. Yesneil Pulido (Davie, FL) $800
5. Francois Gagne (Hillsboro Beach, FL) $800

The 6:00pm event was an $80 No Limit Hold'em tournament, which boasted a $1,500 guaranteed prize pool.  The posted number would be surpassed early in the registration period, as the field eventually closed with (41) entries, and a prize pool of $2,735.  The tournament did end in a chop, with the official results posted below:

1. Teddy Mendesse (Boynton Beach, FL) $693
2. Gail Lutin (Boca Raton, FL) $693
3. Athanasios Datseris (Parkland, FL) $692
4. Cinda Goodale (Dania Beach, FL) $274
5. Stephen Marcin (Bel Aire, MD) $219
6. Paul Price (Weston, FL) $164

Tournaments: Two "staple" tournaments of the recurring schedule highlight Thursday's schedule, beginning at 11:00am, with the $130 No Limit Hold'em "Monster Stack" ($3,000 GTD) The player-friendly event is structured with 25,000 unit starting stacks, (20) minute levels, and registration that is open through Level 8.  This tournament has a history of attracted nice sized fields, with today's installment expected nothing less.

The "Monster Stack" is followed at 6:00pm, by a $130 No Limit Hold'em "Bounty" event.  It should be noted, that this tournament is not the "turbo bounty" that runs on Sunday's, as players get extended levels of (20) minutes (along with the 20,000 unit starting stacks).  Registration is also open through Level 8, not the ten levels that the turbo allows.

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 - $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

6:00pm - $130 No Limit Hold'em "Green Chip Bounty"

- Players start with 20,000 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