Sunday, February 9th: Eric Piderit Wins Inaugural $400/$40,000 GTD, With Ian Cohen Taking Down $130/$10,000 GTD!!!

ICYMI: At 12:00pm yesterday afternoon, a total of (20) players returned for Day 2 of the $400 No Limit Hold'em ($40,000 GTD).  Just over half of the returning players would reach the money, with all eyes on the $12,900 that was waiting for the scheduled winner.  Even though the levels were (40) minutes in length, the action moved at a pretty swift pace, with the money reached shortly after 3:30pm.  The tournament would continue until play was heads-up, at which point an (almost) even chop was agreed to.  Eric Piderit (Weston, FL) would become the first winner of the $400 No Limit Hold'em ($40,000 GTD), a tournament we expect to see on the next month's tournament calendar.  Official results from the event are listed below:

1. Eric Piderit (Weston, FL) $10,557
2. Michael Stewartson (Margate, FL) $10,143
3. Scott Efron (Boca Raton, FL) $4,850
4. Scott Levitt (Delray Beach, FL) $3,280
5. Marc Freund (Plantation, FL) $2,500
6. Paul Freedman (Seabrook, NH) $2,000
7. David Albertson (Coral Springs, FL) $1,660
8. Shawn Fagan (Boca Raton, FL) $1,290
9. Brenno Dos Santos (Boca Raton, FL) $1,200
10. Marshall Grinstead (Mountain View, CA) $1,200
11. Richard Shoemaker (West Palm Beach, FL) $1,120

Even though the $400 No Limit Hold'em ($40,000 GTD) was the day's headlining event, the $130 No Limit Hold'em ($10,000 GTD) wasn't trying to take a back seat.  The Saturday evening staple continued it's great form, attracting a total of (137) entries, which equated to a prize pool of $13,289.  A total of (18) players were scheduled to reach the money, with action playing down to three-handed play...at which point a deal was agreed to.  Ian Cohen (Ft. Lauderdale, FL) made a triumphant return to the winner's circle, with the official results from the tournament posted below:

1. Ian Cohen (Ft. Lauderdale, FL) $3,200
2. Alvaro Grisales (Miami, FL) $2,121
3. Alberto Faur (Miami, FL) $2,120
4. Sean Bennett (North Lake, TX) $837
5. Dean Stevenson (Coral Springs, FL) $651
6. Richard Coppola (Plantation, FL) $545
7. Endong Zhao (West Palm Beach, FL) $472
8. Jason Marshman (Tamarac, FL) $419
9. Santiago Ospina (Miami, FL) $371
10. Brian Darrow (Pompano Beach, FL) $326
11. Rita Balbirer (Coral Springs, FL) $326
12. Erin Steinberg (Parkland, FL) $326
13. Anthony Sepe (Miami, FL) $282
14. Robyn Marshman (Tamarac, FL) $282
15. Linzell Borders (Tamarac, FL) $282
16. Zaki Lichaa (Pompano Beach, FL) $243
17. Steven Gore (Ft. Lauderdale, FL) $243
18. Joakim Dag (Pompano Beach, FL) $243

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 day's promotions begin 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, $50 high hands will be awarded every (60) minutes.

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