Sunday, November 10th: It's The Reason For This Entire Weekend...The 11th Annual Howard Frank Memorial Tournament Begins At 12:00PM

ICYMI: Saturday's tournament schedule was dedicated to the Deepstack Charity Classic Tour, with incredible action throughout the entire day.  Things got started at 1:00pm, with Event #3 of the series, a $100 No Limit Hold'em tournament.  Registration closed with (44) entries in the field, and an official prize pool of $3,080.  Six places were scheduled to get paid, and after three in-the-money eliminations, a three-way chop was agreed to (with Fred Alesi taking home first place).  Official results from the tournament are listed below:

1. Fred Alesi (Delray Beach, FL) $890
2. David Coughlin (Lighthouse Point, FL) $745
3. Judy Bamoshi (Port Charlotte, FL) $706
4. Chris Siroda (Pompano Beach, FL) $308
5. James Andrade (New York, NY) $246
6. James Henderson (Sunrise, FL) $185

Just a short while after Event #3 got started, players starting arriving for Event #4, which was the $195 H.O.R.S.E. event (hosted by Norman Chad).  There was another nice showing, as the field grew to (28) entries, giving players a $4,060 prize pool to compete for.  Four places were scheduled to reach the money, but players ended up agreeing to a deal on the money bubble, with the official results listed below:

1. Sandy Sanchez (Parkland, FL) $1,059
2. Charles Odenz (Margate, FL) $895
3. Salah Levy (Westfield, NJ) $802
4. Michael Conway (Houston, TX) $712
5. Sheldon Tuerk (Hallandale Beach, FL) $592

Event #5 was labeled "Beat The Brat," with Phil Hellmuth the host for the $2,200 No Limit Hold'em "High Roller."  Registration for the tournament closed with (29) entries, and an official prize pool of $58,000.  Four players would make the money in the event, with action playing down to the point that Raminder Singh and Sam Panic were heads-up.  They agreed to a deal, with Raminder Singh taking home first place money, and defending his title from last year!!! Not bad for an amateur poker player!!!

1. Raminder Singh (Delray Beach, FL) $22,760
2. Sam Panzica (Ft. Lauderdale, FL) $19,000
3. Michael Dwyer (Ft. Lauderdale, FL) $9,860
4. Michael Ciccarelli (New Orleans, LA) $6,380

The final event of the day was Event #6 of the series, the $490 No Limit Hold'em "Sexton On The Beach."  Players in the tournament would be battling it out for a $15,000 PartyPoker prize package, with the winner heading to the Bahamas in a few weeks (for the PartyPoker Millions Main Event, which has a $10,000,000 guarantee).  A total of (35) entries made up the field, meaning there would be an extra $240 for second place.  Lyn Henderson (Sunrise, FL) bested Vincent Laino to win the title, and the coveted package!!!

Tournaments: Today is dedicated to the 11th Annual Howard Frank Memorial Deepstack Charity Classic, a $295 No Limit Hold'em event, that is the reason for the incredible weekend.  The action begins at 12:00pm, with great celebrity guests, incredible raffles, and an overall special time.  The actual tournament is structured with 6,000 unit starting stacks, (20) minute levels, and has registration open through Level 8.  There are many ways a player can get more chips if they like: a $60 chip-up before a hand is played will get you another 6,000 units.  Anytime a player is below 6,000 units, they can get 10,000 units for $60...or you can spend $120 for 20,000 units!!!!  At the end of registration, there is an optional add-on for $60, which will get players 15,000 units.  

Promotions: The "standard" high hands will be awarding $300 every (30) minutes (from 9:00am-12:00am).  Every jackpot game is eligible for the same amount, with the full $150 being rewarded to those that use one card to make the high hand.  For those players in tournaments, high hands are worth $100.

From 12:00am-9:00am, the high hand will be awarded $100 every (60) minutes.

12:00pm: Deepstack Charity Classic Tour Event #7 | 11th Annual Howard Frank Memorial Tournament ($295 No Limit Hold'em)

- Players start with 6,000 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 $60 chip-up prior to players first hand (additional 6,000 units)

- Optional re-buys when stack is below 6,000 ($60 for 10,000 units, $120 for 20,000 units)

- Optional add-on at the end of registration ($60 for 15,000 units)