ICYMI: Friday night's $150 No Limit Hold'em ($5,000 GTD) event crushed the posted guarantee, more than doubling the number once again. Registration for the tournament closed with (97) entries, and an official prize pool of $11,155. While the notables were present seemingly every tournament in May, this month has seen some new names grabbing the spotlight. Last night's proceedings ended in a heads-up chop, with Barry Teller and Darin Kaplan walking away with $2,747 (Darin actually took home one dollar less). Official results from the tournament are listed below:
- Barry Teller (Tamarac, FL) $2,747
- Darin Kaplan (Boca Raton, FL) $2,746
- Alberto Scuderi (Pompano Beach, FL) $1,283
- Brian Miller (Davie, FL) $837
- Michael Ralyea (Boca Raton, FL) 4653
- Robert Kessler (Parkland, FL) $521
- Philip Burgos (Tamarac, FL) $443
- Alan Tata (Coconut Creek, FL) $385
- Mac Donald (Pompano Beach, FL) $340
- Stephen Castaldo (Ft. Lauderdale, FL) $307
- Cody Manning (Coconut Creek, FL) $307
- Millicent Berman (Pompano Beach, FL) $307
- Richard Stein (Stuart, FL) $279
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 $100 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 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.
- 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
