Sunday, June 23rd: Now Only A Week Away From The Florida State Poker Championships, The Preparation Begins (With Daily Satellites Introduced)

ICYMI: Saturday's tournament schedule kicked off at 11:00am, with a $130 No Limit Hold'em "Survivor," which had a $3,000 guarantee.  After eight levels of open registration, the field would close with (24) total entries, and an official prize pool of $3,000.  Three players were scheduled to walk away with $1,000 payouts, but when action reached the money bubble, a four-way deal was agreed to:

1. Daniel Blackburn (Deerfield Beach, FL) $911
2. Lou Ruyou (Boca Raton, FL) $812
3. Juan Madrid (Margate, FL) $798
4. Lee Schneider (Pompano Beach, FL) $479

The evening tournament was an $80 No Limit Hold'em event, which boasted a $1,500 guaranteed prize pool.  The field would eventually close with (38) entries, which almost doubled the posted number, as the prize pool closed at $2,790.  Unlike many of the recurring tournament, there would be no chop last night, as action played down to an outright winner.  Official results from the tournament are listed below:

1. William Yu (Miami, FL) $1,143
2. Donna Bennett (Orlando, FL) $698
3. Bruno Carvalho (Wellington, FL) $419
4. David Konopelski (Ft. Lauderdale, FL) $307
5. Eric Garcia (Boca Raton, FL) $223

Tournaments: Sunday's tournament schedule begins at 11:00am, with an $80 No Limit Hold'em event, that carries a $2,000 guaranteed prize pool.  The tournament is structured with 12,000 unit starting stacks, (20) minute levels, and has registration that is open through Level 8.  At the end of registration, players have the option to take an add, choosing between a single ($20) or double ($40).

The evening time slot (5:00pm) sees the return of the $130 No Limit Hold'em "Turbo Bounty" ($2,000 GTD), which was a Sunday staple for a very long time.  The tournament is structured with 20,000 unit starting stacks, (15) minute levels, and registration that is open through Level 10.

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.

It should be noted, that from 9:00am-12:00pm, there will be $250 high hands awarded every (15) minutes.  The winning high hands that are made using two cards will be awarded the full $250 prize, while those using one card will be awarded $125.

11:00am - $80 No Limit Hold'em ($2,000 GTD)

- Players start with 12,000 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

- Optional single ($20) or double ($40) add-on at the end of registration

5:00pm - $130 No Limit Hold'em "Turbo Bounty" ($2,000 GTD)

- Players start with 20,000 in tournament chips

- Late and re-entries for the first (10) levels

- Alternates and late entries will start with a full stack
- Levels will last (15) minute