Monday, August 9th: "Final Table Finish" Ready To Churn Out Impressive Payouts, And Leaderboard Points!

ICYMI: Players got a taste of the $400 No Limit Hold'em ($20,000 GTD) last month, and four the next four Sunday's, it will be the event on the calendar.  Yesterday's installment saw registration close with (74) entries, and a total of prize pool of $25,752.  With the prize pool scheduled to be spread across ten pay spots, the numbers looked very healthy for the field.  The payouts were so impressive, that when play reached six-handed, those remaining were able to work out a deal, with everyone earning at least $2,813.  William Romano Jr. (Pompano Beach, FL) took home $4,885 for first place money, along with 14.04 leaderboard points.  Official results from the tournament are listed below:

1. William Romano (Pompano Beach, FL) $4,885
2. John Sarappa (Lake Worth, FL) $3,697
3. Kevin Dubrocq (Hialeah, FL) $3,697
4. Joseph Nolin (Sunrise, FL) $3,544
5. Mahmoud Masri (Ft. Lauderdale, FL) $3,304
6. Kevin McCormick (Ft. Lauderdale, FL) $2,813
7. Shamica Lamar (Wellington, FL) $1,133
8. Marcin Plewinski (Coconut Creek, FL) $1,030
9. Kimberly Jones (Pompano Beach, FL) $876
10. Jose Del Cid (Ft. Lauderdale, FL) $773

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