Tuesday, March 16th: David Lopez Takes Down The "Final Table Finish," Earning An Eye-Opening First Place Prize!

ICYMI: Last night's $250 No Limit Hold'em "Final Table Finish" ($10,000 GTD) showed exactly why this format is special.  There aren't many daily (if any) tournaments that offer a first place prize over $7,000, with only have to best a 99-entry field.  The tournament closed with exactly that number, and a $20,790 prize pool, which was to be spread across the final table (8-handed).  We talk about the incredible returns from this event, but this is the first we've seen the tournament play down to an outright winner.  David Lopez best Karin Powsner during heads-up play, to take home the $7,331 win, and almost 35 leaderboard points.  Official results from the event are listed below:

1. David Lopez (Pembroke Pines, FL) $7,331
2. Karin Powsner (Ft. Lauderdale, FL) $5,143
3. Perla Ojeda (Miami, FL) $2,079
4. Garret Rogers (Coral Springs, FL) $1,455
5. Rafael Rodriguez (Columbia) $1,455
6. Andrew Daire (Boca Raton, FL) $1,247
7. David Poces (Boca Raton, FL) $1,040
8. Engelberth Varela (Coral Springs, FL) $1,040

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.