Monday, August 23rd: Tom Gity Returns In A Big Way, With All Eyes On This Evening's $250 No Limit Hold'em "Final Table Finish" ($10,000 GTD)

ICYMI: Sunday's $400 No Limit Hold'em ($20,000 GTD) has really caught the eye of tournament players in the area, especially those comfortable with the larger buy-in.  While a certain group of players may skip a $130 buy-in event, it's hard to overlook a recurring tournament that offers top prizes that are in the five-figures.  Yesterday's installment of the event attracted (129) entries, which equated to an official prize pool of $44,892, which is more than double the posted guarantee!!  A total of (17) players were scheduled to reach the money, with action playing down to a four-handed final table.  An even four-way chop was agreed to, with Tom Gity (Port St. Lucie, FL) taking home first place money (three dollars more than the rest).  Gity was synonymous with the Isle Casino Pompano Park poker room (pre-pandemic), but this is the first we are seeing his name in a while.  He is no stranger to the South Florida tournament community, with over $398,000 in lifetime earnings (most of which came from rooms in Florida).  Official results from the tournament are listed below:

1. Tom Gity (Port St. Lucie, FL) $7,098
2. Evan Teitelbaum (Parkland, FL) $7,095
3. Eric Rivera (Marietta, GA) $7,095
4. Elisha Greenwood (Upper Darby, PA) $7,095
5. Lascelles Peart (West Palm Beach, FL) $2,222
6. Anthony Bennett (Palm Beach, FL) $1,885
7. TJ Shulman (Boynton Beach, FL) $1,639
8. Did Not Report (Lauderhill, FL) $1,437
9. Gary Thomas (Bradenton, FL) $1,268
10. Eric Landau (Delray Beach, FL) $1,122
11. Scott Baumstein (Ft. Lauderdale, FL) $1,122
12. Branda Nelson (West Palm Beach, FL) $1,122
13. Edward Mueller (Palm Beach Gardens, FL) $988
14. Alejandro Bristol (Davie, FL) $988
15. Jonathan Marcu (Boca Raton, FL) $988
16. Amin Hosein (Coral Springs, FL) $864
17. Michael Weinberg (Delray Beach, FL) $864

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