Monday, December 20th: Raminder Singh Adds Another First Place To His Resume, As Players Focus On Tonight's "Final Table Finish"

ICYMI: Sunday's $400 No Limit Hold'em ($20,000 GTD) is cementing itself as one of the most popular tournaments on the calendar, with yesterday's installment attracting a total of (114) entries.  The $39,672 prize pool was almost double the posted number, and was scheduled to be spread across fifteen pay spots.  With some healthy numbers up top, the competition was fierce, as action played down to a four-handed final table.  At that point, a deal was agreed to, which saw none other than Raminder Singh (Delray Beach, FL) take home first place money.  Fresh off a win in the RunGood Pro-Am (in Las Vegas), Singh adds yet another first place to his tournament resume, which is about as impressive all you'll find.  Official results from the tournament are listed below, along with an updated Player of the Month leaderboard:

1. Raminder Singh (Delray Beach, FL) $7,562
2. Gil Nachum (Dania Beach, FL) $6,814
3. James Tomblin (Wilton Manors, FL) $6,084
4. Peter Cleven (Ft. Lauderdale, FL) $5,584
5. Eric Vasquez (Miami, FL) $2,103
6. Jose Parra (Miami, FL) $1,746
7. Jonathan Marcu (Boca Raton, FL) $1,508
8. Gregory Smitka (Naples, FL) $1,329
9. Elizabeth Fulgoni (Boynton Beach, FL) $1,170
10. Jairo Velasquez (Sunrise, FL) $1,031
11. David Coughlin (Lighthouse Point, FL) $1,031
12. Douglas Looney (Delray Beach, FL) $893
13. William Beasley (Davie, FL) $893
14. David Albertson (Coral Springs, FL) $893

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 9:00am (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.

In addition to the high hands, there is a "bonus" promotion in place, which offers $1,000 to the highest hand from the 10:00am-1:00pm time period.  If a player makes a straight flush in the 9:00am-9:30am qualifying period, and that is the best qualifying high hand from 9:00am-12:00pm, they will earn an extra $1,000 (in addition to the $300 they were awarded for the half-hour time period).

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