Monday, March 8th: Raminder Singh Finds Himself In The Mix For Player Of The Month Leaderboard, After Sunday Night Win!

ICYMI:  As the saying goes..."records are meant to be broken." After a weekend of strong showing (but nothing record breaking), Sunday's tournament decided to reach another milestone.  The $130 No Limit Hold'em ($3,000 GTD) event more than quadrupled the posted guarantee, after registration closed with a total of (142) players.  The $14,200 prize pool was scheduled to be paid out to (18) players, with some healthy numbers listed up top.  Action would continue through the evening, with things ending just after 10:00pm.  After the dust settled, Raminder Singh (Delray Beach, FL) and Celso Leroy (Delray Beach, FL) agreed to a heads-up chop, with Singh taking home first place money ($3,267).  Along with the money, Singh and Leroy earn valuable points towards the Player Of The Month leaderboard.  Official results from Sunday's tournament are listed below:

1. Raminder Singh (Delray Beach, FL) $3,267
2. Celso Leroy (Delray Beach, FL) $3,200
3. Robert Kessler (Parkland, FL) $1,484
4. Kevin Montagna (Lauderhill, FL) $895
5. Jose Cabrera (Coral Springs, FL) $696
6. Ricky Ricardo (Hialeah, FL) $582
7. Alexey Kashirin (Aventura, FL) $504
8. Joseph Nolin (Coral Springs, FL) $448
9. John Bilas (Wilton Manors, FL) $397
10. Dean Stevenson (Coral Springs, FL) $348
11. Jeffrey Dana (Bellbrook, OH) $348
12. Richard Scola (Ft. Lauderdale, FL) $348
13. Christopher Panczak (West Palm Beach, FL) $302
14. Thomas Hecht (Osceola, WI) $302
15. Tiffany Mody (Pompano Beach, FL) $259
16. Demoy Thomas (Port St. Lucie, FL) $259
17. Anthony Kuchar (Greenacres, FL) $259

Tournaments: At 6:00pm this evening, the $250 No Limit Hold'em ($10,000 GTD) "Final Table Finish" is hosted for the second time.  It's not often that a new tournament variant is introduced, but this event is about as fresh and forward-thinking as they come, and players clearly were intrigued.  Last week's first-run attracted a total of (96) entries, and had a prize pool over $20,000!!!  First place was scheduled to take home over $8,000, but ended up taking just under $6,000 in a chop.

The event is structured with 20,000 chip starting stacks, (25) minute levels, and has open registration through Level 8 (and the break that follows).  The new wrinkle comes into play when discussing payouts, as the tournament will pay out just the final table, regardless of how many entries.  Exact payout percentages are as follows (final tables are now eight-handed):

1. 40%
2. 20%
3. 10%
4. 7%
5. 7%
6. 6%
7. 5%
8. 5%

If the field is larger than the number needed to reach the guarantee...those final table payouts just grow and grow!!! It's an incredible incentive to set that initial goal...make the final table...then focus on the win!

Promotions: From 11:00am (the minute the doors open) until 11:00pm, $300 high hands will be awarded every (30) minutes. These high hands must be aces-full or better, use both hole cards, and be the winning hand (in a pot that has at least $10).  From 11:00pm until close, $100 high hands will be awarded every (30) minutes.

6:00pm: $250 No Limit Hold'em "Final Table Finish" ($10,000 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 (25) minutes