Saturday, July 3, 2021

ICYMI: Updated July Tournament Leaderboard, Medoff Gets Off To Fast Start!

 


Saturday, July 3rd: Seth Medoff Continues Great Form, Tops Five-Way Chop Of Friday's $150 No Limit Hold'em ($5,000 GTD)!

ICYMI: The tournament numbers at the Isle Casino Pompano Park have been super impressive as of late, with last night's $150 No Limit Hold'em ($5,000 GTD) continuing the trend.  The tournament attracted a field of (149) entries, which equated to a prize pool of $17,135, over three times the posted guarantee.  Seth Medoff (Pompano Beach, FL) is a name that has been listed on the blog with frequency (over the past few months), having hit his tournament stride.  He topped a five-way deal that ended last night's action, earning $2,791 for his efforts, along with 24.27 leaderboard points.  When you add those points to those earned the night prior, you find Medoff atop the July leaderboard (with a long ways to go).  Official results from last night's tournament are listed below:

  1. Seth Medoff (Pompano Beach, FL) $2,791
  2. Robert Kessler (Parkland, FL) $2,429
  3. Michael Laufer (Boca Raton, FL) $2,370
  4. Omar Sader (Pompano Beach, FL) $2,045
  5. Michael Newman (Ft. Lauderdale, FL) $1,763
  6. Frank Lamarra (Philadelphia, PA) $686
  7. Dean Stevenson (Coral Springs, FL) $600
  8. Dennis Gilman (Hillsboro Beach, FL) $535
  9. Michael Weinberg (Delray Beach, FL) $473
  10. Steven Rosen (Pompano Beach, FL) $411
  11. Scott Hecker (Ft. Lauderdale, FL) $411
  12. Alan Ago (Margate, FL) $411
  13. David Coughlin (Lighthouse Point, FL) $351
  14. Christopher Sweeney (Coconut Creek, FL) $351
  15. Kristina Moylan (Indian river Shore, FL) $351
  16. Nancy Birnbaum (Ft. Lauderdale, FL) $300
  17. John Miller (New York, NY) $300
  18. Matthew Vitale (Ft. Lauderdale, FL) $300
  19. Amir Baron (Coral Springs, FL) $257

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