Sunday, September 15, 2019

Sunday, September 15th: Surprisingly Strong Saturday Tournament Numbers, Looking To Carry Over To Sunday

ICYMI: Saturday's recurring tournament schedule was an impressive one, in regards to field sizes, beginning with the $80 No Limit Hold'em "Bank Roll Builder" ($2,000 GTD).  The 11:00am event would see registration close with (44) entries, and an official prize pool of $2,508.  Six players were scheduled to reach the money, and after three post-bubble eliminations, an ICM chop was agreed to.  Official results from the tournament are listed below:
  1. Blake Bluffington (Boynton Beach, FL) $753
  2. Sara Azmi (Aventura, FL) $581
  3. Fabrice Mace (Boca Raton, FL) $572
  4. Alan Ellenby (Deerfield Beach, FL) $251
  5. Melanie Hochman (Boynton Beach, FL) $201
  6. Paul Price (Weston, FL) $150
The evening time slot hosted a $100 No Limit Hold'em event ("Monster Stack"), that boasted a very health $3,500 guarantee.  That number would be surpassed long before registration closed, as the final numbers saw (63) entries, and a prize pool of $4,851.  A total of eight players were scheduled to reach the money, with action reach three-handed play, before a deal was agreed to.  Official results from the event are listed below:
  1. Jonathan Jimenez (Ft. Lauderdale, FL) $1,4447
  2. Max Martin (Hollywood, FL) $1,185
  3. Seymour Weiner (Boca Raton, FL) $782
  4. Antonio Campbell (Boynton Beach, FL) $437
  5. John Bilas (Wilton Manor, FL) $340
  6. Alberto Faur (Miami, FL) $267
  7. Andrew Kern (Ft. Lauderdale, FL) $218
  8. Kamal Mohammed (Pompano Beach, FL) $175
Tournaments: Sunday's recurring schedule offers up another day of "fresh" events, one of which is making it's first appearance.  At 11:00am, we have the inaugural running of the $130 No Limit Hold'em ($1,000 GTD).  The tournament is structured with 14,000 unit starting stacks, (20) minute levels, and registration that is open through Level 8.

The 6:00pm tournament has been labeled "Super Sunday Nights," as the $50 No Limit Hold'em ($1,000 GTD) event runs with $30 "rake-free" re-buys.  The tournament is structured with 10,000 unit starting stacks, (15) minute levels, and registration that is open through Level 10.  Re-buys are offered when players have 10,000 unit stacks (or below).

Promotions: Things begin with the "Full House Promo," which will open the doors seven days a week (9:00am on Saturday and Sunday).  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 ($1,000 GTD)

- Players start with 14,000 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 - $50 No Limit Hold'em w/ $20 Rake-Free Re-Buys ($1,000 GTD)

- Players start with 10,000 in tournament chips
- Late and re-entries for the first (10) levels
- Alternates and late entries will start with a full stack
- Levels will last (15) minutes