- Glen Canelstein (Coconut Creek, FL) $538
- Zaki Lichaa (Pompano Beach, FL) $497
- Jairo Carrillo (Pompano Beach, FL) $454
- Vincent Bianco (Pompano Beach, FL) $418
- Robert Sacher (Boca Raton, FL) $293
- William Reich (Pompano Beach, FL) $187
If last night's $130 No Limit Hold'em "Chip Buster" ($3,000 GTD) was a sign of things to come, this weekend should be something special. The most popular event on the recurring tournament schedule saw registration close with (39) entries, and an official prize pool of $3,783. Five place were scheduled to get paid in the event, and after two in-the-money eliminations, a three-way chop was agreed to (with the details listed below):
- Robert Kessler (Parkland, FL) $1,113
- Pedro Palacio (Coconut Creek, FL) $1,001
- Marcio Peixoto (Ocoee, FL) $950
- Michael Boykin (Ft. Lauderdale, FL) $416
- Gregg Weiss (Delray Beach, FL) $303
Tournaments: Today begins the month's headlining tournament, as the schedule hosts the first pair of starting flights for the $175 No Limit Hold'em "Chip Buster" ($100,000 GTD). There is an 10:00am flight (Flight 1A), and 5:00pm flight (Flight 1B), with a satellite sandwiched in between. The "Chip Buster" is structured with 50,000 unit starting stacks, has (30) minute levels, and registration that is open through Level 8. Players that bag chips in one of the ten starting flights (Wednesday-Sunday), will return on Monday afternoon (12:00pm), for Day 2 action. The above mentioned satellite has a $45 buy-in, and gets underway at 2:00pm (for the next five days).
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.
10:00am - $175 No Limit Hold'em "Chip Buster" ($100,000 GTD) Flight 1A
- 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 (30) minutes
- Day 2 on Monday (September 30th)
5:00pm - $175 No Limit Hold'em "Chip Buster" ($100,000 GTD) Flight 1B
- 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 (30) minutes
- Day 2 on Monday (September 30th)
