Tuesday, August 31st: If You Were Looking For Dramatic Finishes, Search No Further, As Nathan Schwartz Books A Trip To Las Vegas (For WSOP Main Event)!

ICYMI: For those that have been following the Player of the Month leaderboard, it's common knowledge that one event can drastically change the landscape towards the top.  Monday's $250 No Limit Hold'em "Final Table Finish" ($10,000 GTD) was the final opportunity for players to try and eclipse Nigel Murray, who stood atop the rankings with 77.55 points.  

The table was set, after the field grew to (195) entries, which was one of the largest we've seen since this event's introduction to the schedule.  With the $40,560 prize pool to be spread across the final table, payouts were drawing a lot of attention, once they were posted for players to see.  First place was scheduled to take home $16,223, and a healthy amount of leaderboard points.  Action played through the money bubble, with no sign of a chop in sight.  As the poker room's closing time grew closer, the final two players were left with a decision...agree to a chop, or return later in the evening (7:00pm) to wrap up the tournament.  They eventually chose to bag, and play until an outright winner was determined.  Nathan Schwartz ended up coming out on top, which could be one of the most significant tournament wins of his lifetime...as he not only earned over $16,000, but 78.00 leaderboard points!!!! That's .45 points more than Nigel Murray, and enough to take over the top spot on the leaderboard (with no events remaining)!  Schwartz has now booked himself a ticket to the 2021 WSOP $10,000 Main Event!!!  Official results from last night's tournament are listed below, with an official leaderboard as well:

1. Nathan Schwartz (Boynton Beach, FL) $16,223
2. Angelo Castaldi (Ft. Lauderdale, FL) $7,301
3. Jonathan Lasko (Hollywood, FL) $4,056
4. Henry Behr (Ft. Lauderdale, FL) $2,839
5. Alan Santana (Davie, FL) $2,839
6. Aldring Gomez (Hollywood Beach, FL) $2,434
7. Roberto Desogos (Oakland Park, FL) $2,434
8. Thomas Millward (Boca Raton, FL) $1,217
9. Charles Bury (Boca Raton, FL) $1,217

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.