Tuesday, March 3rd: Tournament Tuesday Hosts Two Of The Most Popular Recurring Events

ICYMI: Yesterday evening, the first $50 No Limit Hold'em Step Satellite (into the $1,500 Battles At The Beach Main Event Mega Satellite) ran.  The action began at 6:00pm, and saw the field grow to (10) entries at registration's close.  There would be two spots getting paid, one that would walk away with a $340 No Limit Hold'em Mega-Satellite seat, and a another that would win a cash prize.  Andriy Sokyrko bested Eugene Alkes during heads up play, with official results from the satellite listed below:

1. Andriy Sokyrko (Entry Into $340 NLH Mega-Satellite)
2. Eugene Alkes ($90)

Tournaments: Tuesday's action gets underway at 11:00am, with the $120 Omaha 8B Hi/Lo event, which has a $1,500 guaranteed prize pool.  The tournament is structured with 12,000 unit starting stacks, (20) minute levels, and registration that is open through Level 8.

In the evening time slot, 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 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.

11:00am - $120 Omaha 8B Hi/Lo ($2,000 GTD)

- Players start with 12,000 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

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