ICYMI: The final day of February saw a tournament schedule that kicked off with a $130 No Limit Hold'em "Monster Stack" ($1,500 GTD). After eight levels of open registration, the field would close with (19) entries, and an official prize pool of $1,843. Three players were scheduled to reach the money, but when action was on the money bubble (four players remaining), a deal was agreed to. Alan Levin (Ft. Lauderdale, FL) took home the lion's share of the deal ($771), with the official results from the event listed below:
- Alan Levin (Ft. Lauderdale, FL) $771
- John Krueger (Canandaigua, NY) $441
- George Tardugno (Weston, FL) $351
- Arlene Vazquez (Parkland, FL) $280
The "Monster Stack" was followed by a $130 No Limit Hold'em "Green Chip bounty" event, which boasted a $1,000 guaranteed prize pool. The tournament's field closed with (12) entries, and an official prize pool of $864 (and bounty pool of $300). Two pay spots were posted on the tournament clock one registration closed, with Ed Shea and Blaine McRae making a heads-up deal, once the money was reached. Details of their chop are listed below:
- Ed Shea (Slingerland, NY) $562
- Blaine McRae (Ft. Lauderdale, FL) $302
Tournaments: The first two months of 2019 saw their tournament schedules kick off with a multi-flight tournament right off the bat, and March is no different. Today begins a $140 No Limit Hold'em event, that boasts a very healthy $50,000 guaranteed prize pool. There are six flights over the next three days, with Day 2 scheduled for Monday at 12:00pm. Flight 1A (11:00am) and Flight 1B (6:00pm) both carry the same structure: with 20,000 unit starting stacks, (30) minute levels, and registration that is open through Level 8. End of flight chip counts will be posted after the conclusion of each starting flight, with detailed "live blogged coverage" on Day 2.
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.
11:00am - $140 No Limit Hold'em ($50,000 GTD) Flight 1A
- Players start with 20,000 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 (30) minutes
6:00pm - $140 No Limit Hold'em ($50,000 GTD) Flight 1B
- Players start with 20,000 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 (30) minutes
