Saturday, December 18th: Friday Sees An Eight-Way Deal, With James Tomblin Extending His Player Of The Month Lead

ICYMI: Friday's tournament saw something very rare happen, as the action ended in an eight-way even chop. The $160 No Limit Hold'em ($5,000 GTD) event attracted a total of (65) entries, equating to an official prize pool of $7,930.  A total of nine players were scheduled to reach the money, and after the first in-the-money elimination, the remaining players agreed to an even chop (with the eight players all walking away with $956 (some players got one dollar more).  Official results from the tournament are listed below:

1. John Magnetta (Boynton Beach, FL) $957
2. Mohamad Mbaied (Pompano Beach, FL) $957
3. Eric Siegel (Melville, NY) $957
4. Andrew James (Delray Beach, FL) $957
5. Scott Schalk (West Palm Beach, FL) $956
6. James Tomblin (Ft. Lauderdale, FL) $956
7. Philip Whitaker (Miami, FL) $956
8. Andrew Arsenault (Calgary, Canada) $956
9. Robert Kessler (Parkland, FL) $278

Tournaments: Saturday's 6:00pm tournament is one of the most popular on the schedule, as it offers an incredibly affordable buy-in, that always sees some great returns.  The $130 No Limit Hold'em ($5,000 GTD) event has consistently crushing the posted guarantee, as the prize pool reaches five-figures on a weekly basis.  

The tournament is structured with starting stacks of 12,000 chips, and levels that last (20) minutes throughout the event.  Registration is open through Level 8, allowing for almost three hours of play, prior to the window closing for the night.  

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).

In addition to the high hands, there is a "bonus" promotion in place, which offers $1,000 to the highest hand from the 9:00am-12:00pm time period.

From 11:00pm until close, $100 high hands will be awarded every (30) minutes.

6:00pm: $130 No Limit Hold'em ($5,000 GTD)

• Players start with 12,000 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