Sunday, May 2nd: Derby Fever Carries Over To Saturday Night's Event, Which Attracted A Record Field!

ICYMI: With the tournament resurgence at the Isle Casino Pompano Park, we've seen several record breaking daily tournament fields over the last handful of months.  Last night, we saw a tournament eclipse a number once thought unattainable.  The $100 No Limit Hold'em ($5,000 GTD) has always been the best "value" tournament on the schedule, which is why the guarantee is more than doubled every Saturday.  Last night's installment attracted a total of (175) players, and an official prize pool of $13,125, which was paid out to (22) players.  Action ended in a six-way deal, which saw all players walk away with at least $1,121 (not bad for a $100 event).  Official results from the event are listed below:

1. Irwin Block (Pompano Beach, FL) $2,338
2. Roman Ojeda (West Palm Beach, FL) $1,755
3. Pedro Palacio (Coconut Creek, FL) $1,436
4. Alfredo Moran (Rocksville, MD) $1,223
5. Salvatore Accardi (Pompano Beach, FL) $1,179
6. Anthony Sementelli (Hobe Sound, FL) $1,121
7. Jean Elma (Margate, FL) $453
8. Sergio Amato (Ft Lauderdale, FL) $396
9. Lawrence Schmitt (Tamarac, FL) $345
10. Patricia Case (Coconut Creek, FL) $294
11. Chad Rogers (Louisville, KY) $294
12. David Smith (Ft. Lauderdale, FL) $294
13. Jonathan Gordon (Coral Springs, FL) $249
14. Donald O'Kelley (Naples, FL) $249
15. Miguel Briganty (Sunrise, FL) $249
16. Charles Townsend (Dagsboro, DE) $207
17. Larry Gibbs (Oakland Park, FL) $207
18. Alberto Scuderi (Pompano Beach, FL) $207
19. Joseph Kearns (Ft. Lauderdale, FL) $167
20. Donald Williams (Ft. Lauderdale, FL) $167
21. Darkhan Botabayev (Sunny Isles, FL) $167
22. Frannie Hoff (Brooklyn, NY) $128

Tournaments: The action for the $130 No Limit Hold'em "Monster Stack" ($3,000 GTD) gets underway at 3:00pm, with another great crowd expected.  The tournament is structured with 20,000 unit starting stacks, (20) minute levels, and has registration open through Level 8 (and the break that follows).  Results from the event will be posted tomorrow morning, in Monday's blog update.

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.

3:00pm: $130 No Limit Hold'em "Monster Stack" ($3,000 GTD)

• Players start with 20,000 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