- Dan Blackburn (Deerfield Beach, FL) $900
- Alvaro Grisales (Miami, FL) $800
- JC Madrid (Margate, FL) $700
- Joseph Mancuso (Deerfield Beach, FL) $600
The evening tournament (6:00pm) was an $80 No Limit Hold'em event, with a $1,500 guaranteed prize pool. Registration closed with (21) entries in the field, and once the optional add-ons were included into the number, the prize pool closed at $1,555. Three spots were scheduled to reach the money, and once the bubble burst, a deal with agreed to (with details listed below):
- Alejandro Navarro (Ft. Lauderdale, FL) $556
- Marianne Dewitt (Lauderdale Lakes, FL) $534
- Michael Boykin (Ft. Lauderdale, FL) $465
Tournaments: Thursday's tournament schedule sees the return of a "staple," along with the introduction of a new event. The day's action begins at 11:00an, with the $130 No Limit Hold'em "Monster Stack" ($1,500 GTD). The player-friendly event is structured with 25,000 unit starting stacks, (20) minute levels, and registration that is open through Level 8. This tournament has a history of attracted nice sized fields, with today's installment expected nothing less.
The "Monster Stack" is followed at 6:00pm, by a $130 No Limit Hold'em "Green Chip Bounty" ($2,000 GTD) event. The tournament is structured with starting stacks of 15,000 units, (20) minute levels, and registration that is open through Level 8. Throughout the tournament, each player elimination is worth $25 (hence the green chip bounty).
The "Monster Stack" is followed at 6:00pm, by a $130 No Limit Hold'em "Green Chip Bounty" ($2,000 GTD) event. The tournament is structured with starting stacks of 15,000 units, (20) minute levels, and registration that is open through Level 8. Throughout the tournament, each player elimination is worth $25 (hence the green chip bounty).
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).
There is an addition to the day's promotions, with the "Twilight Full House" promo beginning at 6:00pm. The promotion sees (30) total prize awarded, with the breakdown as such: the first (15) full houses (that are tens full or better) will be awarded $50, while the first (15) quads or better will be awarded $150. In order for hands to qualify for the promotional prize, they must be made using both hole cards (in Omaha, players must flop the qualifying high hand to be eligible).
From 12:00am-3:00am, the high hand will be awarded $100 every (60) minutes.
11:00am - $130 No Limit Hold'em "Monster Stack" ($1,500 GTD)
- Players start with 25,000 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 "Green Chip Bounty" ($2,000 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