Thursday, January 9th: "Chip Buster" Front And Center On Thursday, Headlining Tournament Schedule

ICYMI: Wednesday's tournament schedule has taken on the name of "Bounty Wednesday," with both events awarding monetary prizes for eliminations.  The first tournament of the day got underway at 11:00am, and was a $60 No Limit Hold'em "Bounty" (with $10 bounties).  Registration for the event closed with (23) entries, and an official prize pool of $736 (not counting bounties).  Three players were scheduled to get paid, and once the money bubble burst, a deal was agreed to (with results listed below):

1. Jonathan Jimenez (Ft. Lauderdale, FL) $368
2. George Tardugno (Weston, FL) $221
3. Danielle Da Silva (Parkland, FL) $147

The evening tournament was a $125 No Limit Hold'em "Green Chip Bounty," where $25 was awarded for each elimination.  The tournament's registration closed with (11) entries, and an official prize pool of $770 (not including bounties).  Two players were scheduled to reach the money, with action playing down to an outright winner.  Bradley Morris (Bloomington, IN) took advantage of a vacation to Florida, besting Matthew Axelrod to win the tournament (results listed below):

1. Bradley Morris (Bloomington, IL) $500
2. Matthew Axelrod (Boynton Beach, FL) $270

Tournaments: In the evening time slot (6:00pm), we have the $130 No Limit Hold'em "Chip Buster" ($3,000 GTD), one of (if not) the most popular recurring tournaments on the schedule.  The event is structured with 50,000 unit starting stacks, (20) minute levels, and registration that is open through Level 8.

Promotions: The doors open at 9:00am, with three hours of "Turbo High Hands," as $100 will be awarded every (10) minutes (rollovers apply).  The promotion runs from 9:00am-12:00pm, and has quickly become popular with the players (as the rollovers have seen some high hands reach the $1,000 mark!!!).

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, $100 high hands will be awarded every (60) minutes.

6:00pm - $130 No Limit Hold'em "Chip Buster" ($3,000 GTD)

- 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 (20) minutes