Wednesday, May 1st: New Month Means Big Tournament Action, And New Promos Upcoming

ICYMI: Tuesday's tournament slate started (at 11:00am) with the $150 Omaha 8B Hi/Lo ($2,500 GTD), which has been a Tuesday afternoon staple for months.  The event's field would see registration close with (20) entries, and an official prize pool of $2,500.  Three players were scheduled to reach the money, which didn't end up changing, but the payouts were eventually altered (in a three-way chop).  Official results from the tournament are listed below:

1. Walter Buss (Belgium) $878
2. Cesal Garcia (Miramar, FL) $863
3. Lee Schneider (Pompano Beach, FL) $759

The evening time slot hosted the $130 No Limit Hold'em "Chip Buster," which boasted a $2,000 guaranteed prize pool.  That guarantee would almost be doubled by the time registration closed, as the field ended up with (41) total entries.  Six players were scheduled to reach the money, and after three in-the-money eliminations, a three-way deal was agreed to.  Official results from the evening event are listed below:

1. Celso Leroy (Delray Beach, FL) $1,245
2. Markus Petteway (Jacksonville, FL) $940
3. Jason Batten (Plantation, FL) $837
4. Shawn Friedman (Boca Raton, FL) $398
5. Matthew Vitale (Ft. Lauderdale, FL) $318
6. Gregory Monaldi (Davie, FL) $239

Tournaments: May is packed with great tournament action, with it's first multi-flight event beginning tomorrow afternoon.  Today's recurring tournament schedule begins at 11:00am, with a $130 No Limit Hold'em "Survivor" ($3,000 GTD), one of the more popular events with the players.  The tournament is structured with 16,000 unit starting stacks, (20) minute levels, and has registration open through Level 8.  For every 1 in 10 entries, a $1,000 prize spot will be added to the payouts (with three spots guaranteed).

The evening time slot (6:00pm) hosts the first of three satellites for the $150 No Limit Hold'em ($50,000 GTD), which runs from May 2nd-May 5th.  The satellite guarantees (10) seats into the $50,000 guaranteed event, and is structured with: 10,000 unit starting stacks, (15) minute levels, and registration that is open through Level 8.

Promotions: Outside of the "standard" high hands, the poker opens with the Full House Promotion.  The proceedings begin once the doors of the poker room open, with the first (25) full houses made, earning a $40 prize.  Each jackpot eligible cash game is included in the promotion, with two rules to keep in mind, when thinking about winning the $40.  In order to be eligible, the full  house must be made using two cards, and must be the winning hand.

 The day's "standard" high hand period will last 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 "Survivor" ($3,000 GTD)

- Players start with 16,000 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 - $40 No Limit Hold'em Satellite Into $150 No Limit Hold'em ($50,000 GTD) 10 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 (15) minutes