Wednesday, July 31st: Tom Gity Wins FSPC Main Event After Five-Way Deal, John Velevich Wins Final Event Of The Series!!!

ICYMI: At 1:00pm yesterday afternoon, the nine remaining players from the $1,500 No Limit Hold'em FSPC Main Event returned to action, ready to crown a champion.  The action would start pretty quickly, as Bryan Rosen (Boca Raton, FL) found himself collecting 9th place money ($8,108), less an hour into the day. Three players would be eliminated over the next three hours (Jonathan Beskin, Dominique Mosley, and Igor Merda), with just five remaining at the final table's second break of the day.  Just a minute into Level 29, the clock would be paused, and players started to discuss a deal.  The numbers were eventually agreed to, with Tom Gity (Port St. Lucie, FL) awarded first place money, along with the FSPC Main Event trophy. The exact numbers from the deal (between Tom Gity, Joshua Hillock, Allan Bieler, Kyle Anderson, and Joe Yselonia) are posted below:

1. Tom Gity (Port St. Lucie, FL) $56,403
2. Joshua Hillock (Lighthouse Point, FL) $47,000
3. Kyle Anderson (Winter Garden, FL) $41,071
4. Allan Bieler (Sunrise, FL) $40,000
5. Joseph Yselonia (Coral Springs, FL) $30,066

The final event of the series got underway at 6:00pm, with players anxious to try and get their hands on the last trophy available.  The field for the $150 No Limit Hold'em ($15,000 GTD) ended up attracting one entry more than needed to eclipse the posted guarantee.  Of the (132) entries, a total of (17) would reach the money, with action playing down to an outright winner.  John Valvevich (Brooklyn, NY) ended up besting Stewart Newmark (Davie, FL) for the title, earning himself $4,287 (and the trophy).  Official results from the tournament are listed below:

1. John Valevich (Brooklyn, NY) $4,287
2. Stuart Newmark (Davie, FL) $2,713
3. Willie Wiggins (Pembroke Pines, FL) $1,609
4. Kenneth Lambert (Hallandale Beach, FL) $987
5. Andre Bryan (Pembroke Pines, FL) $751
6. Zaki Lichaa (Pompano Beach, FL) $638
7. John Magnetta (Delray Beach, FL) $554
8. Gene Hochman (Coconut Creek, FL) $486
9. Jeffrey Trudeau (Mount Dora, FL) $429
10. Jairo Velasquez (Sunrise, FL) $380
11. Lavern Kross (Okeechobee, FL) $380
12. Luke Doolittle (Delray Beach, FL) $380
13. Wilmer Chavira (Pompano Beach, FL) $334
14. Louis Leon (Boca Raton, FL) $334
15. Shawn Kucifitzky (Ft. Lauderdale, FL) $334
16. Joakim Dag (Pompano Beach, FL) $292
17. Steve Smith (Ft. Lauderdale, FL) $292

Tournaments: The recurring tournament schedule sees the return (at 11:00am) of the $130 No Limit Hold'em "Survivor" ($2,000 GTD)  The player-favorite event is structured with 16,000 unit starting stacks, (20) minute levels, and registration that is open through Level 8.  For every one in ten entries in the tournament, a $1,000 pay spot will be awarded.

At 3:00pm (and at that time all week), there will be an $80 No Limit Hold'em Satellite, which will award (3) guaranteed seats into a $340 NLH Florida State Poker Championship Main Event Mega-Satellite.

The evening time slot (6:00pm) hosts an $80 No Limit Hold'em event, which boasts a $1,500 guaranteed prize pool.  The tournament is structured with 12,000 unit starting stacks, (20) minute levels, and registration that is open through Level 8.  At the end of registration (prior to Level 9), players have the option to add-on, with a single ($20) or double ($40) add-on.

Promotions: Things begin with the "Full House Promo," which will open the doors seven day a week!!!  The proceedings begin once the doors of the poker room open, with the first (25) full houses made, earning a $50 prize.  Each jackpot eligible cash game is included in the promotion, with two rules to keep in mind, when thinking about winning the $50.  In order to be eligible, the full house must be made using two cards, and must be the winning hand.

The "standard" high hands will be awarding $150 every (20) minutes (from 9:00am-12:00am).  Every jackpot game is eligible for the same amount, with the full $150 being rewarded, regardless of one or two cards being used to make the high hand.  For those players in tournaments, two-card high hands are worth $100, with one-card high hands walking away with $50.

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

11:00am - $130 No Limit Hold'em "Survivor" ($2,000 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 - $80 No Limit Hold'em ($1,500 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