ICYMI: Updated Player Of The Month Leaderboard (As Of July 25th)

 

Monday, July 26th: David McMahon Tops Five-Way Deal In Sunday's $20,000 GTD, "Final Table Finish" Ready To Award Heaps Of Leaderboard Points

ICYMI: Yesterday saw the second-ever installment of the $400 No Limit Hold'em ($20,000 GTD), and while it did not attract the same numbers as two weeks ago, the guarantee was still comfortably surpassed.  Registration for the tournament closed with (73) entries, which equated to a prize pool of $25,550.  The payouts were strong, with first place scheduled to take home over $8,000.  Those number were eventually altered, as the evening's action ended in a five-way deal, topped by David McMahon (who walked away with $6,864).  

In Player of the Month leaderboard news, Donald William creeped even closer to the top spot, after his eighth place finish.  Official results from the tournament are listed below, with an updated leaderboard to be posted this afternoon:

1. David McMahon (Ft. Lauderdale, FL) $6,864
2. Daniel Miller (Pompano Beach, FL) $4,244
3. Phillip West (Ft. Lauderdale, FL) $4,070
4. Brian Levine (Pompano Beach, FL) $2,732
5. David Inselberg (Boca Raton, FL) $2,580
6. Ursula Buffa (Pompano Beach, FL) $1,278
7. Joseph Kearns (Ft. Lauderdale, FL) $1,124
8. Donald Williams (Ft. Lauderdale, FL) $1,022
9. Rafael Guerrero (Hollywood, FL) $869
10. Edward Russell (Pompano Beach, FL) $767

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):

1. 40%
2. 20%
3. 10%
4. 7%
5. 7%
6. 6%
7. 5%
8. 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