Friday, August 20th: $1,000 "Highest Hand" Will Open The Doors, $160 No Limit Hold'em ($5,000 GTD) Headlines The Day

ICYMI: Thursday's $180 No Limit Hold'em "Double Green Chip Bounty" ($5,000 GTD) welcomed a fresh tournament weekend, and more opportunities for players to earn leaderboard points.  Last night's event saw registration close with a total of (104) entries, which equated to an official prize pool of $9,464 (bounty pool of $5,200).  Thirteen players were scheduled to see a return on investment, and after the money bubble burst, action played down to a three-handed final table.  Those remaining then agreed to an even chop, with Marc Zeitlin (Miami, FL) being awarded "first place."  Official results from the tournament are listed below:

1. Marc Zeitlin (Miami, FL) $1,917
2. Mahmoud Masri (Ft. Lauderdale, FL) $1,916
3. Andre Allon (Boca Raton, FL) $1,916
4. Paul Valenzuela (Ft. Lauderdale, FL) $710
5. Robert Kessler (Parkland, FL) $554
6. Edward Medoff (Margate, FL) $442
7. Willy Ramos (Milwaukee, WI) $376
8. Jonathan Gordon (Coral Springs, FL) $327
9. Ursula Buffa (Pompano Beach, FL) $289
10. Celso Leroy (Delray Beach, FL) $260
11. Shawn Farmer (Miami, FL) $260
12. Bruce Warren (Wilton Manors, FL) $260
13. Jennifer Aguilar (Hallandale Beach, FL) $237

Tournaments: With the arrival of the weekend, comes the $160 No Limit Hold'em ($5,000 GTD)...the tournament that started this incredible tournament resurgence at 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.

In addition to the high hands, there is a "bonus" promotion in place, which offers $1,000 to the highest hand from the 10:00am-12:00pm time period.  If a player makes a straight flush in the 10:00am-10:30am qualifying period, and that is the best qualifying high hand from 10:00am-12:00pm, they will earn an extra $1,000 (in addition to the $300 they were awarded for the half-hour time period).

6:00pm - $160 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