Tuesday, February 5, 2019

Tuesday, February 5th: Full House Promo, And Introduction Of The "Chip Buster," Headline Tuesday's Schedule

ICYMI: Monday's tournament schedule started at 11:00am, with the introduction of the $130 No Limit Hold'em ($3,000 GTD).  After eight levels of open registration, the field closed with a total of (26) entries, and an official prize pool of $3,000.  The event's action ended up pausing with four players remaining, after a deal was agreed to.  Official results from the tournament are listed below:
  1. Zaki Lichaa (Pompano Beach, FL) $999
  2. Al Gomez (Hollywood, FL) $848
  3. Judy Hamilton (Boca Raton, FL) $823
  4. Michael Einhorn (Huntington Valley, PA) $330
The evening time slot (6:00pm) hosted a $90 No Limit Hold'em event, which carried a $1,500 guarantee.  The posted number would quickly be eclipsed, and after registration closed, the tournament clock showed a prize pool of $2,605.  Five players were scheduled to reach the money, and after three in-the-money eliminations, a heads up head was agreed to, between Jeffrey Oldakowski and Joakim Dag.  Official results of the event are listed below:
  1. Jeffrey Oldakowski (Pompano Beach, FL) $961
  2. Joakim Dag (Pompano Beach, FL) $758
  3. Danielle Nucci (Ft. Lauderdale, FL) $391
  4. Stephen Beauregard (Boca Raton, FL) $267
  5. John Nucci (Annapolis, MD) $208
Tournaments: The day starts at 11:00am, with the $150 Omaha 8B Hi/Lo event, which has a $2,500 guarantee.  The tournament is structured with starting stacks of 15,000 units, (20) minute levels, and registration that is open through Level 8.

Following the Omaha 8B event, we have the introduction of the $130 No Limit Hold'em "Chip Buster" ($1,500 GTD).  The tournament is structured with an eye-opening 50,000 unit starting stack, along with levels of (20) minutes, and registration that is open through Level 8.

Promotions: Outside of the "standard" high hands, the poker opens with the "new" 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 - $150 Omaha 8B Hi/Lo ($2,500 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

6:00pm - $130 No Limit Hold'em "Chip Buster" ($1,500 GTD)

- Players start with 50,000 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