Saturday, June 26, 2021

ICYMI: With Three June Tournaments Remaining, The Leaderboard Is Up For Grabs!

 


Saturday, June 26th: Friday's Action Ends In Six-Way Chop, Three More Chances For Players To Climb The Leaderboard!

ICYMI: With four tournament remaining in the month, the time is now for players that want to make that climb up the Player of the Month leaderboard.  Last night's $150 No Limit Hold'em tournament attracted a total of (132) entries, which equated to an official prize pool of $15,180.  With those numbers, there was also a healthy amount of leaderboard points up for grabs.  Seventeen players reached the money in the event, with the top six eventually agreeing to a deal.  Shawn Farmer (Miami, FL) took home first place money in the chop ($2,585), along with 22.48 leaderboard points, which put him just outside the top ten.  Official results from the tournament are listed below:

  1. Shawn Farmer (Miami, FL) $2,585
  2. Michael Laufer (Boca Raton, FL) $2,001
  3. Perry Werben (Margate, FL) $1,863
  4. Michael Newman (Ft. Lauderdale, FL) $1,617
  5. Alberto Scuderi (Pompano Beach, FL) $1,567
  6. Robert Kessler (Parkland, FL) $1,352
  7. Jose Olivar (Los Angeles, CA) $554
  8. Dean Stevenson (Coral Springs, FL) $486
  9. Mohamad Mbaied (Pompano Beach, FL) $429
  10. Nicholas MacDonald (Pompano Beach, FL) $380
  11. Shamica Lamar (Wellington, FL) $380
  12. Katherine Anne Pettygrove (Boca Raton, FL) $380
  13. Celso Leroy (Delray Beach, FL) $334
  14. Robert Transue (North Lauderdale, FL) $334
  15. Daniel Shortley (Lake Worth, FL) $334
  16. Matthew Vitale (Ft. Lauderdale, FL) $292
  17. Arthur Rodriguez (Pembroke Pines, FL) $292

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.

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