ICYMI: Saturday's tournament had been known as the best value event on the weekly schedule, offering up sizable prize pools for a $100 buy-in. For a span of a few months, the tournament carried a $3,000 guarantee, and consistently surpassed that number. The poker room management team recognized that, and decided to make things even more attractive...making the guarantee $5,000.
The players took note of that change, and showed up stronger than ever before, to the tune of (121) entries (which equated to a $9,075 prize pool). Sixteen players would eventually reach the money, with action playing down to a five-handed final table, when a chop would be agreed to. Matthew Chrissy (Lighthouse Point, FL) took home first place money in the deal ($1,633), with full results from the tournament listed below:
- Matthew Crissy (Lighthouse Point, FL) $1,633
- Craig Caffro (Pompano Beach, FL) $1,592
- Marc Zeitlin (Miami, FL) $1,217
- John Miller (New York, NY) $1,009
- Rodolfo Miret (Pembroke Pines, FL) $858
- Antonio Campbell (Pompano Beach, FL) $390
- Brent Ferguson (Boynton Beach, FL) $338
- Anthony Casas (Miami, FL) $299
- John Bilas (Wilton Manors, FL) $263
- Myrna Albert (Boca Raton, FL) $231
- Daniel Koehler (Central Square, NY) $231
- Louis Leo IV (Boca Raton, FL) $231
- Players start with 20,000 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
