ICYMI: The fantastic field sizes continued yesterday afternoon, with the $130 No Limit Hold'em "Monster Stack" ($5,000 GTD) living up to its name. The tournament's registration closed with a total of (141) entries, equating to a prize pool of $14,100...almost five times the posted guarantee! A total of (18) players cashed, with some very familiar names chopping the event four-ways. Darkhan Botabayev (Sunny Isles, FL) quickly puts himself in the running for May's Player Of The Month, taking home 27.59 points for his first place finish in the deal. Official results from the tournament are listed below:
- Darkhan Botabayev (Sunny Isles, FL) $2,759
- Joseph Duchman (Miami, FL) $2,456
- Daniel Genachte (Deerfield Beach, FL) $2,187
- Rebecca Dellagloria (Ft. Lauderdale, FL) $1,383
- Donald O'Kelly (Naples, FL) $691
- Carlos Torres Vazquez (Weston, FL) $578
- Harry Goodman (Lake Worth, FL) $501
- Robert Kessler (Parkland, FL) $445
- Seth Medoff (Pompano Beach, FL) $394
- Humberto Miranda (Miami, FL) $345
- Michael Geller (West Palm Beach, FL) $345
- Jessica Meir (Ft. Lauderdale, FL) $345
- Ross Willner (Boca Raton, FL) $300
- Justin Lerner (Delray Beach, FL) $300
- Patricia Conrad (Delray Beach, FL) $300
- Anthony Casas (Miami, FL) $257
- Marquise (Ware (West Palm Beach, FL) $257
- Dennis Gilman (Pompano Beach, FL) $257
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 eight-handed):
- 40%
- 20%
- 10%
- 7%
- 7%
- 6%
- 5%
- 5%
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: $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
