Thursday, April 4th: Norman Boothe Wins Final Battles At The Beach Trophy, As Recurring Schedule Returns...Along With "New" Twilight Promotion

ICYMI: Wednesday's tournament schedule was headlined by Day 2 Of Event #8 ($360 No Limit Hold'em $50,000 GTD), which was the final event of the series.  A total of (17) players returned (from $116 entries), all looking to reach the money, as four players would walk away empty handed.  The Event #8 would continue through the money bubble, and play down to an outright winner, as Norman Boothe bested Brian Dunn to win the title.  Official Event #8 results are listed below:

1. Norman Boothe (Oakland Park, FL) $13,004
2. Brian Dunn (Plantation, FL) $11,616
3. Sebastian Kos (Czech Republic) $5,750
4. Mark Wiser (Boca Raton, FL) $3,750
5. Rodney Moret-Rojas (Boca Raton, FL) $2,925
6. Charles Odenz (Margate, FL) $2,340
7. Leon Toledo (Hallandale Beach, FL) $1,990
8. Casey Campbell (Coral Springs, FL) $1,725
9. Stafanie Deluca (Ft. Lauderdale, FL) $1,525
10. Jorge Gomez (Miami, FL) $1,375
11. Zachary Mullennix (Ft. Lauderdale, FL) $1,375
12. Robert Christensen (Cooper City, FL) $1,375
13. Raminder Singh (Delray Beach, FL) $1,250

There were also two recurring tournaments on yesterday's schedule, beginning with the $130 No Limit Hold'em "Survivor" ($3,000 GTD) at 11:00am.  The tournament's field would close with (24) entries at registration's end, which equated to an official prize pool of $3,000.  Three spots were scheduled to be awarded $1,000, but players ended up agreeing to a six-way deal.  Official results from the "Survivor" are listed below:

1. Arlene Vazquez (Parkland, FL) $680
2. Robert Mantin (Boca Raton, FL) $566
3. Zaki Lichee (Pompano Beach, FL) $550
4. Stanley Grandon (Boca Raton, FL) $461
5. Joseph Mancuso (Deerfield Beach, FL) $385
6. Richard Stein (Vero Beach, FL) $358

The evening time slot (6:00pm) hosted an $80 No Limit Hold'em event, which carried a $1,500 guarantee.  The official prize pool for the tournament would cruise past the posted number, eventually closing at $2,245.  Of the (31) entries in the event, four would be scheduled to reach the money, with the action playing down to an outright winner.  Official results from the evening's event are listed below:

1. David Coughlin (Lighthouse Point, FL) $1,010
2. Joseph Kerns (Ft. Lauderdale, FL) $606
3. Paul Price (Weston, FL) $382
4. Sabas Ferrer (Pembroke Pines, FL) $247

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, is 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