Saturday, March 27th: Celso Leroy Has Firm Group On Top Leaderboard Spot, After Chopping Last Night's Friday $5,000 GTD!

ICYMI: Friday's $150 No Limit Hold'em ($5,000 GTD) is really the tournament that "started the resurgence," so the numbers shouldn't be a surprise anymore...but one can't help but be impressed sometimes.  Last night's running attracted a total of (134) entries, and a prize pool of $15,410, which is more than triple the guaranteed number.  A total of (17) players were scheduled to see a return on investment, but the story of the evening was Celso Leroy.  Even without winning, he manages to find himself a part of the headline, taking home second place (in a four-way deal).  Even more important than the $2,527 he earned, is the 21.97 leaderboard points, which extends his first place lead (with only a few more events remaining).  Official results from the tournament are listed below, with an updated leaderboard to be posted this afternoon (on the blog, as well as the Isle Casino Pompano Park Poker Room social media outlets):

1. Patricia Conrad (Delray Beach, FL) $3,095
2. Celso Leroy (Delray Beach, FL) $2,527
3. Katie Smith (Pompano Beach, FL) $2,293
4. Joseph Wilson (Wilton Manors, FL) $1,829
5. Antonio Campbell (Boynton Beach, FL) $763
6. Betty Davis (Boca Raton, FL) $647
7. Gary Van Buren (Pompano Beach, FL) $562
8. Linzell Borders (Tamarac, FL) $493
9. Alvaro Acosta (Deerfield Beach, FL) $435
10. Jesse Koven (Deerfield Beach, FL) $385
11. Tyler Gray (Bradenton, FL) $385
12. Jose Cabrera (Coral Springs, FL) $385
13. Marlon Nugara (Lauderhill, FL) $339
14. Luis Pena-Rivera (Homestead, FL) $339
15. Mohamed Mbaied (Boca Raton, FL) $339
16. Trey Brauch (Pompano Beach, FL) $297
17. Devin Brodman (Coconut Creek, FL) $297

Tournaments: The train to "value town" departs the station at 6:00pm, when the cards get in the air for the $100 No Limit Hold'em ($5,000 GTD).  Last week's Saturday evening tournament attracted (136) entries, and had a prize pool just under $10,200...for a $100 buy-in.  The payouts offered solid returns on investment, with first place taking home $2,266 (as part of a four-way chop).

The tournament is structured with 12,000 unit starting stacks, (20) minute levels, and has registration open through Level 8 (as well as the short break that follows). 

Promotions: From 10:00am (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: $100 No Limit Hold'em ($5,000 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