Friday, February 1st: February Starts Of With $360 No Limit Hold'em ($50,000 GTD), Three Starting Flights On Today's Schedule

ICYMI: Thursday's tournament schedule began with the $130 No Limit Hold'em "Monster Stack," which boasted a $3,000 guaranteed prize pool.  Registration for the event closed with (25) entries, with the $3,000 prize pool scheduled to be spread across four payspots.  Once the money bubble burst, the remaining four players agreed to a deal, with Yesniel Pulido (Davie, FL) taking home first place money.  Official results from the tournament are listed below:

1. Yesniel Pulido (Davie, FL) $1,000
2. Leonard Feldman (Ft. Lauderdale, FL) $730
3. William Swicicki (Boca Raton, FL) $685
4. Robert Flacco (Ambler, PA) $585

The evening time slot hosted a $130 No Limit Hold'em "Green Chip Bounty," one of the longest tenured recurring tournaments.  Yesterday's installment saw a field that closed with (23) entries, and an official prize pool of $1,656.  Three spots were scheduled to get paid, and once Howard Katz (Deerfield Beach, FL) was eliminated in third place, the final two players agreed to a heads-up deal.  Official results from the tournament are listed below:

1. Michael Stonehill (Orlando, FL) $725
2. Stan Walkanowski (Saratoga Springs, FL) $600
3. Howard Katz (Deerfield Beach, FL) $331

Tournaments: February's tournament schedule starts strong, with a $360 No Limit Hold'em ($50,000 GTD) event.  There are three starting flights for the event, all of which fall on today's slate.  Players can choose from Flight 1A (at 11:00am), Flight 1B (at 3:00pm), or Flight 1C (at 7:00pm).  The tournament is structured with 20,000 unit starting stacks, levels that last (30) minutes, and registration that is open through Level 8.  Each of the flights are scheduled to wrap up after Level 13, or when the field reaches the 10% mark...whichever comes first.  Those that are fortunate to bag chips for Day 2, will be returning to action tomorrow afternoon (at 1:00pm), with the event to play to a conclusion.

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, the high hand will be awarded $100 every (60) minutes.

11:00am - $360 No Limit Hold'em ($50,000 GTD) Flight 1A

- 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 (30) minutes

3:00pm - $360 No Limit Hold'em ($50,000 GTD) Flight 1B

- 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 (30) minutes

7:00pm - $360 No Limit Hold'em ($50,000 GTD) Flight 1C

- 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 (30) minutes