Monday, August 16th: David Lopez Wins $400 No Limit Hold’em ($20,000 GTD) Outright, “Final Table Finish” Headlines Today’s Schedule

ICYMI: Sunday's $400 No Limit Hold'em ($20,000 GTD) was running for a consecutive week (first time ever), and there was a noticeable increase in numbers.  Registration for the tournament closed with a total of (134) entries, which was almost double that of last weekend (74 entries on August 9th).  The $46,632 prize pool more than doubled the posted guarantee, and is just an impressive number for a recurring event.  First place was scheduled to take home over $13,000, and that's just what the first place finisher did...there would be no deals, as David Lopez (Pembroke Pines, FL) bested the field.  The 37.85 were also of great value to David, as he now sits in the second position, just a earshot away from Irwin Block's number.  Irwin's early distancing seemed like it could be a tall task to overcome, but Lopez has done it in a matter of weeks.  Official results from yesterday's tournament are listed below:

1. David Lopez (Pembroke Pines, FL) $13,173
2. Altaboal Mohamed (Miami, FL) $8,335
3. Omar Sader (Pompano Beach, FL) $4,943
4. Richard Leger (Lighthouse Point, FL) $3,031
5. Jonathan Marcu (Boca Raton, FL) $2,308
6. Willie Wiggins (Pembroke Pines, FL) $1,959
7. Brenda Nelson (West Palm Beach, FL) $1,702
8. Luciano Nardi (Delray Beach, FL) $1,492
9. Unknown (Parts Unknown, USA) $1,317
10. Robert Kessler (Parkland, FL) $1,166
11. Joseph Kearns (Ft. Lauderdale, FL) $1,166
12. Michael Weinberg (Delray Beach, FL) $1,166
13. Gill Nachum (Dania Beach, FL) $1,026
14. Tyler Gray (Bradenton, FL) $1,026
15. Jason Shoats (Lighthouse Point, FL) $1,026
16. Irwin Block (Pompano Beach, FL) $898
17. Nathan Thrush (Post Falls, CA) $898

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 nine-handed):

1. 40%
2. 18%
3. 10%
4. 7%
5. 7%
6. 6%
7. 6%
8. 3%
9. 3%

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

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