Friday, April 16th: We Remember The "Weekend Swing" With Friday's $150 No Limit Hold'em ($5,000 GTD), The Event That Started It All

ICYMI: Thursday's $150 No Limit Hold'em "Double Green Chip Bounty" ($5,000 GTD) got underway at 6:00pm, with registration open through the first eight levels.  Once the final numbers were tallied, the tournament clock showed a prize pool of $7,540, which was to be paid out across fifteen spots.  The evening's action concluded with a three-way chop, which was essentially even (first place received a single dollar more).  Official results from the tournament are listed below:

1. Peter Martin (Fort Myers, FL) $1,474
2. Steve Raeman (Boca Raton, FL) $1,473
3. Jaimey Avila (North Carolina) $1,473
4. Sharon Pickard (Ft. Lauderdale, FL) $528
5. Roman Ojeda (West Palm Beach, FL) $400
6. Michael Golub (Boynton Beach, FL) $332
7. Bruce Warren (Wilton Manors, FL) $287
8. Erik Bartels (Boca Raton, FL) $253
9. Jason Puzacke (Port St. Lucie, FL) $222
10. Lascelles Peart (West Palm Beach, FL) $196
11. Steve Smith (West Palm Beach, FL) $196
12. Shawn Farmer (Opa Locka, FL) $196
13. Katie Smith (Pompano Beach, FL) $170
14. Marlong Nugara (Lauderhill, FL) $170
15. Richard Fleming (Delray Beach, FL) $170

Tournaments: With the arrival of the weekend, comes the $150 No Limit Hold'em ($5,000 GTD)...the tournament that started this incredible "re-introduction" of the Isle Casino Pompano Park poker room.  The cards get in the air at 6:00pm, with players sitting down to starting stacks of 15,000.  Levels will last (20) minutes throughout the evening, with registration open through Level 8 (and the break that follows).

Promotions: From 10:00am (the minute the doors open) to 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).  The 11:00pm-Close period will then see $100 high hands awarded every (30) minutes.

6:00pm - $150 No Limit Hold'em ($5,000 GTD)

• Players start with 15,000 in tournament chips
• Levels will last (20) minutes 
• Late and re-entries for the first (8) levels
• Alternates and late entries will start with a full stack