Saturday, July 31st: The Ladies Take Gold And Silver On Friday, With Fireworks Expected For July's Final Tournament!

ICYMI: Friday's $150 No Limit Hold'em ($5,000 GTD) event held more importance than usual, as it was the penultimate tournament of the month.  Those that wanted to hold on to their top spots on the the leaderboard, and those that were focused on making big moves, all made sure they were in attendance.  The field would grow to (134) entries by registration's close, with a prize pool of $15,410 to be spread across (17) pay spots.  Action continued on late into the evening, with things pausing once the final table reached four players.  At that point a deal was made, which saw Mary O'Toole take home first place honors, worth a total of $2,582.  Sharon Pickard would end up receiving second place money, but even more important, was the 22.44 leaderboard points she received.  Pickard is now in the top ten for the month, with only one event remaining.  Official results from the tournament are listed below, with an updated leaderboard to be posted this afternoon:

1. Mary O'Toole (Westport, CT) $2,582
2. Sharon Pickard (Ft. Lauderdale, FL) $2,581
3. Jesus Ayala (Canovanas, Puerto Rico) $2,581
4. Ralph Veerapen (Palm Beach Gardens, FL) $2,000
5. James Deleo (Lighthouse Point, FL) $763
6. Mark Bedford (Plantation, FL) $647
7. Anderson Patino (Miami, FL) $562
8. William Romano Jr. (Pompano Beach, FL) $493
9. Thomas Mucci (Boca Raton, FL) $435
10. Marla Crumpler (Ft. Lauderdale, FL) $385
11. Tim Shane (Boca Raton, FL) $385
12. Ron Ben (Ft. Lauderdale, FL) $385
13. Lawza Glover-Famiano (Palm Beach Gardens, FL) $339
14. Sedarrien Coley (Miramar, FL) $339
15. Barry Teller (Tamarac, FL) $339
16. Robert Kessler (Parkland, FL) $297
17. Daniel Bueno (Sunrise, FL) $297

Tournaments: Saturday's 6:00pm tournament is one of the most popular on the schedule, as it offers an incredibly affordable buy-in, that always sees some great returns.  The $100 No Limit Hold'em ($5,000 GTD) event has consistently crushing the posted guarantee, as the prize pool reaches five-figures on a weekly basis.  

The tournament is structured with starting stacks of 12,000 chips, and levels that last (20) minutes throughout the event.  Registration is open through Level 8, allowing for almost three hours of play, prior to the window closing for the night.  

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: $100 No Limit Hold'em ($5,000 GTD)

• Players start with 12,000 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