Saturday, April 3rd: Nancy Birnbaum Steamrolls Friday's Final Table, And Finds Herself Atop The Tournament Leaderboard

ICYMI: It's rare that a deal is made at a tournament final table, that sees a group conceding a large potion to one player.  Last night's $150 No Limit Hold'em ($5,000 GTD) saw that rare occurrence play out, with Nancy Birnbaum taking home the lion's share of the chop.  The event was made up of (109) entries, with (14) players scheduled to take home a piece of the $12,535 prize pool.  The four-way deal that ended the tournament, saw Nancy Birnbaum take home $3,760 ($2,000 more than her nearest opponent).  Official results from the tournament are listed below:

1. Nancy Birnbaum (Ft. Lauderdale, FL) $3,760
2. Shawn Farmer (Opa Locka, FL) $1,700
3. Steven Rosen (Pompano Beach, FL) $1,460
4. Matthew Crissy (Lighthouse Point, FL) $1,459
5. Anthony Douglas (Miami, FL) $702
6. Thomas Mucci (Boca Raton, FL) $577
7. Stephen Castaldo (Ft. Lauderdale, FL) $489
8. David Albertson (Coral Springs, FL) $426
9. Ralph Spadafore (Boynton Beach, FL) $376
10. Thomas McGrath (Miami, FL) $332
11. Erik Bartels (Boca Raton, FL) $332
12. Mohamen Mbaied (Boca Raton, FL) $332
13. Christopher Dasko (Hollywood, FL) $295
14. Blaine McRae (Ft. Lauderdale, FL) $295

Tournaments: The train to "value town" departs the station at 6:00pm, when the cards get in the air for the $100 No Limit Hold'em ($5,000 GTD).  Last week's Saturday evening tournament attracted (176) entries, and had a prize pool of $13,200...for a $100 buy-in.  The payouts offered solid returns on investment, with first place taking home $2,882 (as part of a three-way chop).

The tournament is structured with 12,000 unit starting stacks, (20) minute levels, and has registration open through Level 8 (as well as the short break that follows). 

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: $100 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