ICYMI: With the Player of the Month leaderboard beginning to take shape, many were wondering when we would see some familiar names back on the podium. It only two three tournament for a "notable" to make their way back to the top of the results, with Eriberato "Eddie" Uehara topping a three-way deal of yesterday's $130 No Limit Hold'em "Monster Stack" ($3,000 GTD). Registration for the event closed with a total of (112) entries, and an official prize pool of $11,200. A total of (14) players reached the money, and as mentioned above, the action ended in a three-way deal. Official results from the event are listed below:
- Eriberato Uehara (Lake Worth, FL) $2,508
- Alexander Tabares (Palmetto Bar, FL) $2,241
- William Farnan (Jupiter, FL) $1,926
- Martin Borras (Sunny Isles, FL) $812
- Angel Vazquez (Parkland, FL) $627
- Alexey Kashirin (Sunny Isles, FL) $515
- Jairo Velazquez (Sunrise, FL) $437
- Bruce Warren (Wilton Manors, FL) $381
- Millicent Berman (Pompano Beach, FL) $336
- Anthony Burns (Davie, FL) $297
- Antonio De Araujo (Deerfield Beach, FL) $297
- Irwin Block (Pompano Beach, FL) $297
- Zaki Lichaa (Pompano Beach, FL) $263
- Charles Petruzzi (Deerfield Beach, FL) $263
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.
In addition to the high hands, there is a "bonus" promotion in place, which offers $1,000 to the highest hand from the 10:00am-12:00pm time period. If a player makes a straight flush in the 10:00am-10:30am qualifying period, and that is the best qualifying high hand from 10:00am-12:00pm, they will earn an extra $1,000 (in addition to the $300 they were awarded for the half-hour time period).
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
