Tuesday, November 9th: "Final Table Finish" Ends In Heads-Up Chop, While Tuesday $10,000 GTD Looks To Regain Form!!

ICYMI: Monday's $250 No Limit Hold'em "Final Table Finish" ($10,000 GTD) lived up to expectations, attracting a total of (139) entries.  The $28,912 prize pool well surpassed the posted guarantee, and offered ups first place prize that was over $11,000.  The "final table" aspect of the tournament meant that the final nine players would reach the money, with the evening's action playing down to a heads-up final table.  Once Neal Corcoran busted in third place, David McMahon and Steve Smith agreed to a deal, seeing each earn over $8,350.  Official results from the tournament are listed below, along with an updated Player of the Month leaderboard:

1. David McMahon (Ft. Lauderdale, FL) $8,410
2. Steve Smith (West Palm Beach, FL) $8,359
3. Neal Corcoran (Stuart, FL) $2,891
4. Edward Medoff (Margate, FL) $2,024
5. Daniel Cruz (Boca Raton, FL) $2,024
6. Courtney Rowe (West Palm Beach, FL) $1,735
7. Darkhan Botabayev (Sunny Isles, FL) $1,735
8. Robert Williams (Miami Gardens, FL) $867
9. Peter Chin (Hollywood, FL) $867

Tournaments: The $160 No Limit Hold'em ($10,000 GTD) tournament had a very successful first run, and is now a member of the "recurring" tournament family (and receives a boosted guarantee).  The tournament is structured with 15,000 unit starting stacks, and has (20) minute levels throughout.  Registration is open through Level 8, and closes once the first hand of Level 9 is dealt (there is a short break between the two).  Tuesday evening tournament are the "closing" event of each week, with the official weekly leaderboard results finalized at the tournament's conclusion.

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: $160 No Limit Hold'em ($10,000 GTD)

• Players start with 15,000 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