Monday, May 17th: Impressive Numbers For Sunday's "Monster Stack," With The "Final Table Finish" Expected To Shine Bright!

ICYMI: Sunday's $130 No Limit Hold'em "Monster Stack" ($3,000 GTD) saw a re-surge in numbers, and an official prize pool that was four times the posted guarantee.  Registration for the tournament closed with a total of (137) entries, and an official prize pool of $13,700, of which eighteen players would earn a piece of the number.  There were a lot of familiar names listed in the results, including the two players that topped a three-way deal that ended the event.  Anthony Casas and Robert Kessler are frequently seen in these daily tournament fields, and with last night's result, will likely be back more (to try and climb their way up the Player of the Month leaderboard). Official results from last night's tournament are listed below:

1. Anthony Casas (Miami, FL) $3,687
2. Robert Kessler (Parkland, FL) $2,553
3. Santo Biddix (Hollywood Beach, FL) $1,432
4. Bradley Grossman (Sunrise, FL) $863
5. Patricia Conrad (Delray Beach, FL) $671
6. Louis Leo (Boca Raton, FL) $562
7. Eric Landau (Delray Beach, FL) $486
8. David Levinson (Boca Raton, FL) $432
9. Mark Rakoff (West Palm Beach, FL) $383
10. Alberto Seuderi (Pompano Beach, FL) $336
11. David MacDonald (Jupiter, FL) $336
12. Diane Linke (Boynton Beach, FL) $336
13. William Reich (Pompano Beach, FL) $291
14. Matthew Vitale (Ft. Lauderdale, FL) $291
15. Dorene Menezes (Pompano Beach, FL) $291
16. Salvatore Accardi (Pompano Beach, FL) $250
17. Donald Williams (Ft. Lauderdale, FL) $250
18. Gregg Bloom (Delray Beach, FL) $250

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 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: $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