Thursday, April 25th: Lichaa And Coughlin Top Tournament Chops, As "Twilight Full House" Headlines Promo Schedule

ICYMI: Wednesday's schedule began at 11:00am, with the $130 No Limit Hold'em "Survivor" ($3,000 GTD), which has become one of the most popular tournaments on the schedule.  After eight levels of open registration, the field would close with (28) entries, meaning three players would be scheduled to walk away with $1,000 prizes.  As play got close to the money bubble, a deal was agreed to, with five players walking away with a piece of the prize pool.  Official results from the event are listed below:

1. Zaki Lichaa (Pompano Beach, FL) $794
2. Anthony Broderick (Parkland, FL) $757
3. Pedro Palacio (Coconut Creek, FL) $626
4. Arnold Cohen (West Palm Beach, FL) $513
5. Salvatore Accardi (Pompano Beach, FL) $310

The evening time slot hosted an $80 No Limit Hold'em event, which boasted a guaranteed prize pool of $1,500.  That number would end up being eclipsed. as (23) entries made up the field, at the end of registration.  The $1,585 prize pool was scheduled to be spread across three pay spots, and while those numbers stayed strong, the actual payouts were altered in a three-way deal.  Official results from the tournament are listed below:

1. David Coughlin (Lighthouse Point, FL) $530
2. Danny Blackburn (Deerfield Beach, FL) $530
3. Charles Zusag (Plantation, FL) $525

Tournaments: Thursday's tournament schedule sees the return of a "staple," along with the introduction of a new event.  The day's action begins at 11:00an, with the $130 No Limit Hold'em "Monster Stack" ($1,500 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 "Progressive Bounty" ($2,000 GTD) 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 15,000 unit starting stacks).  Registration is also open through Level 8, not the ten levels that the turbo allows.  The "progressive bounty" aspect of the tournament, will see all bounties earned over the course of the evening, awarded to the player that scores an elimination.  For example, if Player A has collected four bounties, and is eliminated by Player B in Level 13, Player B will be awarded Player A's four bounties.

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).

There is an addition to the day's promotions, with the "Twilight Full House" promo beginning at 6:00pm.  The promotion sees (30) total prize awarded, with the breakdown as such: the first (15) full houses (that are tens full or better) will be awarded $50, while the first (15) quads or better will be awarded $150.  In order for hands to qualify for the promotional prize, they must be made using both hole cards (in Omaha, players must flop the qualifying high hand to be eligible).

From 12:00am-3:00am, the high hand will be awarded $100 every (60) minutes.

11:00am - $130 No Limit Hold'em "Monster Stack" ($1,500 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 - $150 No Limit Hold'em "Progressive Bounty" ($2,000 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