Sunday, January 10th: Grechinkov Wins Last Night's $3,000 GTD Outright, With The Final Leg Of The "Weekend Swing" On Tap

ICYMI: Saturday's $100 No Limit Hold'em ($3,000 GTD) may not have the same sized guarantee as Friday's tournament, but it's definitely in the running for popularity with the players.  The event attracted a total of (118) entries, a record for this tournament (since it's re-introduction to the schedule), which equated to a prize pool of $8,850.  There would be no dealmaking at the final table, as action played down to an outright winner, with Vladimir Grechinkov (Toms River, NJ) taking home first place.  Official results from the event are listed below:

1. Vladimir Grechinkov (Toms River, NJ) $2,612
2. Betty Davis (Boca Raton, FL) $1,615
3. Isaac Brik (Weston, FL) $965
4. Anthony Casas (Miami, FL) $620
5. Richard Case (Pompano Beach, FL) $469
6. John Riccardi (Lake Worth, FL) $389
7. Jose Cabrera (Coral Springs, FL) $336
8. Jasmine Schofill (Ft. Lauderdale, FL) $296
9. Darkhan Botabayev (Sunny Isles, FL) $261
10. Christopher Elenbaas (Boynton Beach, FL) $230
11. Ted Transue (North Lauderdale, FL) $230
12. Michael Bover (Sunrise, FL) $230
13. Carlos Vazquez (Weston, FL) $199
14. Jon Newey (Kalamazoo, MI) $199
15. William Romano (Pompano Beach, FL) $199

Tournaments: Sunday's tournament has become so popular, that it's now received it's own marketing campaign.  The action for the $130 No Limit Hold'em "Monster Stack" ($3,000 GTD) gets underway at 3:00pm, with another great crowd expected.  The tournament is structured with 20,000 unit starting stacks, (20) minute levels, and has registration open through Level 8 (and the break that follows).  Results from the event will be posted tomorrow morning, in Monday's blog update.

Promotions: One of the changes in the promotional calendar for January, was the addition of $300 high hands on Sunday.  From 11:00am to 11:00pm, players will be vying for those $300 bonus payments every (30) minutes.  Those qualifying high hands must be aces-full or better, using both hole cards (one card high hands no longer qualify).

3:00pm: $130 No Limit Hold'em ($3,000 GTD)

• Players start with 20,000 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