Wednesday, February 5th: "Tournament Tuesday" Crushes, As Players Prepare For $400 NLH ($40,000 GTD)

ICYMI: With the $200 No Limit Hold'em ($100,000 GTD) in the rear-view mirror, the recurring tournament schedule returned yesterday afternoon.  The day's proceedings got started at 11:00am, with the $120 Omaha 8B Hi/Lo event, which carried a $2,000 guarantee.  That number would be easily eclipsed, as the registration period closed with a total of (28) entries, and an official prize pool of $2,716.  Four players were scheduled to reach the money, but a seven-way deal was agreed to, which would end the tournament much earlier than planned.  Official results of the tournament are listed below:

1. Marty Raschkovan (Tamarac, FL) $593
2. Lazaro Rodriguez (Kendall, FL) $593
3. Stanley Oremland (Parkland, FL) $371
4. Stephen Ried (Winnipeg, Canada) $328
5. Gerald Hertz (Pompano Beach, FL) $313
6. Bernie Moorhead (West Palm Beach, FL) $274
7. Harry Eisenberg (Way, MA) $244

At 6:00pm, players began arriving for the most popular tournament on the recurring schedule, the $130 No Limit Hold'em "Chip Buster" ($3,000 GTD).  The posted guarantee was reached long before registration closed, as the field ended up with a total of (51) entries, and an official prize pool of $4,947.  Seven players were in line to earn a share of the prize pool, and after two in-the-money eliminations, a five-way chop was agreed to (with the official results listed below):

1. Danny Blackburn (Deerfield Beach, FL) $1,127
2. Roberto Alvarado (Pompano Beach, FL) $984
3. Anthony Casas (Miami, FL) $820
4. Salvatore Luciano (Venezuela) $784
5. Christopher Lin (Winter Garden, FL) $712
6. Brandon Woodburn (Coconut Creek, FL) $297
7. Craig Browne (Ft. Lauderdale, FL) $223

Tournaments: This weekend, we see a new tournament on the schedule for the first time, a $400 No Limit Hold'em ($40,000 GTD).  The event has two flights on Friday, and Day 2 on Saturday, with a guaranteed first place prize of $10,000.  If this event has success, it will likely find it's way back to the schedule in March.  

For those interested in playing, but not shelling out the full $400 for the buy-in, there are two satellites on today's schedule.  The $60 No Limit Hold'em satellites will run at 11:00am and 6:00pm, and carry the same structure.  Players will sit down to starting stacks of 8,000 units, with (15) minute levels, and registration 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.

11:00am - $60 No Limit Hold'em Satellite Into $400 NLH ($40,000 GTD)

- Players start with 8,000 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 (15) minutes

6:00pm - $60 No Limit Hold'em Satellite Into $400 NLH ($40,000 GTD)

- Players start with 8,000 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 (15) minutes