ICYMI: Sunday's $130 No Limit Hold'em "Monster Stack" ($3,000 GTD) put a bow on a special weekend of tournament poker, here at the Isle Casino Pompano Park. The event ended up attracting a total of (107) entries, which equated to an official prize pool of $10,700. A total of (14) players were scheduled to cash in the tournament, with the action playing down an outright winner. Amin Hosein (Coral Springs, FL) took home first place money, along with 32.09 leaderboard points, vaulting him towards the top of the list. Official results from the tournament are listed below:
- Amin Hosein (Coral Springs, FL) $3,209
- Patricia Conrad (Delray Beach, FL) $1,980
- Jason Rocha (Ft. Lauderdale, FL) $1,188
- Mark Rokoff (West Palm Beach, FL) $776
- Eric Landau (Chattanooga, TN) $599
- Ryan Estrada (Sunrise, FL) $492
- Stephen Castaldo (Ft. Lauderdale, FL) $417
- Shawn Farmer (Opalocka, FL) $364
- Karin Powsner (Ft. Lauderdale, FL) $321
- Eric Morales (Miami Beach, FL) $284
- Rebecca Dellagloria (Ft. Lauderdale, FL) $284
- Eugene Alkes (Boca Raton, FL) $284
- Melissa Hunt (Ft. Lauderdale, FL) $251
- Gary Coultas (Coconut Creek, FL) $251
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
