Monday, October 25th: Shamica Lamar Takes Home Lion's Share Of Sunday's $20,000 GTD Chop, With "Final Table Finish" Returning!

ICYMI: Sunday's $400 No Limit Hold'em ($20,000 GTD) sits at a price point that is very attractive to all different players.  It's become one of the most popular tournaments on the weekly schedule, and continues to attract very impressive numbers.  Registration for the tournament closed with a total of (119) entries, and an official prize pool of $41,412.  The top (15) players in the tournament reached the money, with action playing down to a five-handed final table (at which point a deal was agreed to).  Shamica Lamar (Wellington, FL) took home first place money ($8,843), with results from the event listed below:

1. Shamica Lamar (Wellington, FL) $8,843
2. Brenda Nelson (West Palm Beach, FL) $6,377
3. Johnny Bromberg (Los Angeles, CA) $5,336
4. Ira Horowitz (Miami, FL) $5,197
5. Joseph Romeo (West Palm Beach, FL) $3,627
6. David Albertson (Coral Springs, FL) $1,822
7. David Barbieri (Coconut Creek, FL) $1,574
8. Neal Corcoran (Stuart, FL) $1,387
9. Mitchell Silver (Boynton Beach, FL) $1,222
10. Marvin Young (Miami, FL) $1,077
11. Frank Lamar (Ft. Lauderdale, FL) $1,077
12. Gil Nachum (Dania Beach, FL) $1,077
13. Kevin Blackwood (Pembroke Pines, FL) $932
14. Alexander Tabares (Palmetto Bay, FL) $932
15. Daniel Genachte (Deerfield Beach, FL) $932

Weekly Leaderboard (October 21st-October 26th)

October Player of the Month Leaderboard

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