Monday, April 12th: Desogos Enters Top 5 On Tournament Leaderboard, Topping Six-Way Chop Of "Monster Stack"

ICYMI: Sunday's afternoon tournament exceeded expectations once again, more than tripling the posted guarantee.  The $130 No Limit Hold'em "Monster Stack" ($3,000 GTD) saw registration close with (116) entries, and an official prize pool of $11,600.  Those that reached the final fifteen would earn a piece of the prize pool, which boasted impressive numbers up top.  The payouts were so attractive, that the final six were able to agree to a chop, which saw everyone earn at least $1,137.  Official results from the tournament are listed below:

1. Roberto Desogos (Ft. Lauderdale, FL) $1,988
2. Carmello Raffa (Boca Raton, FL) $1,580
3. Jay Friedman (Ft. Lauderdale, FL) $1,492
4. Mark Rake-off (West Palm Beach, FL) $1,341
5. Erik Bartels (Boca Raton, FL) $1,201
6. David Macdonald (West Palm Beach, FL) $1,137
7. Jeffrey Liebster (Delray Beach, FL) $441
8. Max Martin (Hollywood, FL) $389
9. Steve Smith (West Palm Beach, FL) $302
10. Zaki Lichaa (Pompano Beach, FL) $302
11. Millicent Berman (Pompano Beach, FL) $302
12. Anthony Bennet (West Palm Beach, FL) $261
13. Anthony Casas (Miami Beach, FL) $261
14. Eric Morales (Miami Beach, FL) $261

Tournaments: At 6:00pm this evening, the $250 No Limit Hold'em ($10,000 GTD) "Final Table Finish" returns, with a little wrinkle.  This particular tournament had such a good structure, that the final table action ran into the closing time of the poker room (players are then faced with chopping, or bagging for a Day 2).  To keep that from occurring, there will be some slight changes moving forward.

The event will be structured with 25,000 chip starting stacks, (20) minute levels, and open registration through Level 8 (and the break that follows).  The new format-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%

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 25,000 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