Sunday, January 12th: "Turbo High Hands" Get Things Started At 9:00AM, As The Sun Goes Down On Another Week Of Great Poker Action

ICYMI: Yesterday was a big day for tournaments, as the action got underway at 11:00am, with an $80 No Limit Hold'em ($1,500 GTD).  The tournament attracted a total of (28) entries, which equated to an official prize pool of $1,540.  Players ended up agreeing to a chop (prior to the scheduled money bubble), with the official results listed below:

1. Jessie Roberts (Ft. Lauderdale, FL) $408
2. Zaki Lichaa (Pompano Beach, FL) $352
3. Mohamad Mbaied (Boca Raton, FL) $290
4. Joseph Mancuso (Deerfield Beach, FL) $246
5. Alan Levin (Ft. Lauderdale, FL) $244

The headlining tournament was a $130 No Limit Hold'em ($10,000 GTD), which was in the 6:00pm time slot.  This particular tournament has been gaining a lot of steam with players, with the prize pool growing each time it has ran.  Last night's tournament saw the largest field to date (since this tournament returned to the schedule), as registration closed with (149) entries in the field.  The $14,453 prize pool was scheduled to be spread across (19) pay-spots, with first place to walk away with just under $4,000!!! The money bubble burst a few minutes before 11:00pm, with action playing down to four-handed play.  At that point, a deal was struck, with Cajo Deluca (Weston, FL) taking home first place money ($3,245).  Official results from the tournament are posted below:

1. Cajo Deluca (Weston, FL) $3,245
2. Todd Berman (Boca Raton, FL) $2,124
3. Nestor Caraballo (Miami, FL) $1,968
4. Donald Abdelhay (Quebec, Canada) $1,574
5. Jackson Clark (Trenton, GA) $701
6. Patricia Conrad (Delray Beach, FL) $579
7. David Oshry (West Palm Beach, FL) $506
8. Reyes Henry (Lehigh Acres, FL) $452
9. German Zaga (Tamarac, FL) $399
10. Jerold Kaminsky (Fairlawn, NJ) $347
11. Steven Gore (Ft. Lauderdale, FL) $347
12. Dean Stevenson (Coral Springs, FL) $347
13. Vinny Green (Boynton Beach, FL) $296
14. Debra Garlfalinsky (Fairlawn, NJ)  $296
15. Diana Prackim (Ft. Lauderdale, FL) $253
16. Matt Axelrod (Boynton Beach, FL) $253
17. Marc Zeitlin (Miami, FL) $253
18. Paul Winter (Toronto, Canada) $217

Tournaments: Today's schedule focuses on the $80 No Limit Hold'em "Sit-N-Go" once again.  These single-table tournaments are paying out two spots, with the first and second place finishers earning $350 (adding an element of "survivor" to the proceedings).  Players that are interested in these "Sit-N-Gos" can put their name on the list (at the brush stand), and once ten names are collected, the tournament will begin.

Promotions: The "Turbo High Hands" were well received in December, and they have found a home in January as well. Beginning at 9:00am (every day of the week), $100 high hands will be awarded every (10) minutes, with rollovers applying. Because of those rollovers, we have seen the 9:00am-12:00pm period award prizes of $400...$700...even $1,000, over the past month.

The standard high hand promotion then takes over, and runs from 12:00pm-12:00am.  Qualifying high hands will be awarded $300, given away every (30) minutes (no rollovers).  During that period, if the winning high hand is made using one card, a $150 prize will be awarded.  For those players playing in a tournament, winning high hands will be paid out $100.

From 12:00am-3:00am, $50 high hands will be awarded every (60) minutes.

All Day: $80 No Limit Hold'em "Sit-N-Go" (Top Two Spots Win $350)