Saturday, March 30th: Polychronopoulos Takes Down Event #6 Title, As The Battles At The Beach Main Event Rolls On

Event #6 Winner Athanasios Polychronopoulos

ICMYI: At 12:00pm yesterday afternoon, (20) players returned to the poker room, for Day 2 of the $1,100 No Limit Hold'em ($100,000 GTD).  The prize pool was over $15,000 short of the posted guarantee, but the field would gain (14) entries via Day 2 buy-ins, which helped land the official number on the $100,000 mark.  The day's action was pretty swift, as the field was down to the final table just after 4:30pm.  With the levels transitioning to (60) minutes, and stacks super deep, one would guess that things would slow down to a crawl...but that was not the case.  The eliminations kept coming at the final table, with players agreeing to a four-way chop at approximately 7:45pm.  Athanasios Polychronopoulos (Delray Beach, FL) took home first place money in the deal ($21,366), and was also awarded the event's trophy.  Official results from Event #6 are posed below:

1. Athanasios Polychronopoulos (Delray Beach, FL) $21,366
2. Michael Amato (Boca Raton, FL) $17,491
3. Vadims Ivanovs (Hallandale Beach, FL) $14,708
4. Brandon Noe (Ft. Lauderdale, FL) $14,685
5. Raminder Singh (Delray Beach, FL) $5,850
6. Christopher Bolek (Coconut Creek, FL) $4,675
7. Ian O'Hara (Coconut Creek, FL) $4,675
8. Jason Wandling (Ft. Lauderdale, FL) $3,450
9. Marvin Gay (Margate, FL) $3,050
10. Scott Zakheim (Davie, FL) $2,750
11. Solange Lucas (Davie, FL) $2,750
12. Jason Young (Suffern, NY) $2,750
13. Matthew Smith (Coconut Creek, FL) $2,500

At 1:00pm, play got started for Event #7 of the Battles At The Beach, which is the $1,500 No Limit Hold'em ($300,000 GTD) Main Event.  The first of three starting days attracted a total of (37) entries, with (9) players reaching the bagging process.  Luis Zedan led the group with a stack of 190,500, just beating out Anthony Astarita (183,500).  Official chip counts from Day 1A are listed below:

Luis Zedan - 190,500

Anthony Astarita - 183,500

Manuel Amaro - 167,500

James Petzing - 141,000

Antonio DeAraujo - 136,500

Raffaello Locatelli - 136,000

Mark Wiser - 93,500

Scott Zakheim - 70,000

Chad Eveslage - 31,500

With two starting days remaining, Event #7 has a prize pool of $36,260.  A total of (186) entries are needed to reach the posted guarantee, which should be easily attainable over the next two days (along with the Day 2 buy-ins).

Tournaments: It's another big day of tournament poker action, all surrounding the Battles At The Beach Main Event.  Things get started at 10:00am, with a $340 No Limit Hold'em Satellite Into Event $7 ($1,500 No Limit Hold'em $300,000 GTD).  The satellite is structured with 15,000 unit starting stacks, has (20) minute levels throughout, and registration that is open through Level 8.

The tournament we've all been waiting for then follows (at 1:00pm), as players have their second opportunity to try and bag chips for Event #7 ($1,500 No Limit Hold'em $300,000 GTD).  The Battles At The Beach Main Event is structured with 30,000 unit starting stacks, (50) minute levels (up until the final table), and has registration period that stays open through the first hand of Day 2.  

There are then two more satellite into Event #7 that wrap up the day, with a $340 No Limit Hold'em Satellite at 6:00pm (structured the same as the satellite at 10:00am), and a step-satellite into that satellite at 3:00pm.  The $80 No Limit Hold'em Step-Satellite is structured with 10,000 unit starting stacks, (20) minute levels, and has registration open through Level 8.  There is also a (5) seat guarantee into the $340 No Limit Hold'em Event #7 Satellite.    
      

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.

10:00am - $340 No Limit Hold'em Satellite Into Battles At The Beach Event #7 ($1,500 No Limit Hold'em $300,000 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

1:00pm - 2019 Battles At The Beach (Event #7) | $1,500 No Limit Hold'em ($300,000 GTD) Day 1B

- Players start with 30,000 in tournament chips

- Late and re-entries for the first (12) levels

- Alternates and late entries will start with a full stack

- Levels will last (50) minutes, transitioning to (60) minutes at the final table

- Registration open until the first Day 2 hand is dealt (12:00pm)

3:00pm - $80 No Limit Hold'em Step-Satellite Into $340 No Limit Hold'em Event #7 Satellite (5 Seats GTD)

- Players start with 10,000 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 - $340 No Limit Hold'em Satellite Into Battles At The Beach Event #7 ($1,500 No Limit Hold'em $300,000 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