Sunday, August 29, 2021

Sunday, August 29th: Nigel Murray Hoping To Hold Onto Top Leaderboard Spot, With Just Two Events Remaining In The Month!

ICYMI: Saturday's $130 No Limit Hold'em ($5,000 GTD) continued it's good form, ending up with a prize pool that almost tripled the posted guarantee.  Registration for the tournament closed with a total of (139) entries, and an official prize pool of $13,900.  A total of (18) players were scheduled to reach the money, with all eyes on the final table payouts.  Action ctoninued through the final table bubble, and eventually paused with four players remaining.  A chop was agreed to, with Nghiep Huynh (West Palm Beach, FL) taking home first place money.  Official results from the tournament are listed below, followed by an updated Player of the Month leaderboard:
  1. Nghiệp Huynh (West Palm Beach, FL) $2,593
  2. Kimani McKoy (Margate, FL) $2,258
  3. Franklin rojas (Plantation, FL) $2,025
  4. Celso Leroy (Delray Beach, FL) $1,782
  5. Mirco Scharen (Sunny Isles, FL) $681
  6. Felix Piccolo (Ft. Lauderdale, FL) $570
  7. Pedro Palacio (Coconut Creek, FL) $493
  8. Jeremy Ehrke (Pompano Beach, FL) $439
  9. Robert Kessler (Parkland, FL) $389
  10. Robert Rutolo (Ft. Lauderdale, FL) $341
  11. Shamica Lamar (Wellington, FL) $341
  12. Nabeel Youakim (Ft. Lauderdale, FL) $341
  13. Tyler Gray (Bradenton, FL) $295
  14. Jerrold Solov (Pompano Beach, FL) $295
  15. Nancy Birnbaum (Ft. Lauderdale, FL) $295
  16. Omar Sader (Pompano Beach, FL) $254
  17. Gregg Bloom (Delray Beach, FL) $254
  18. Sedarrien Coley (Miramar, FL) $254



Tournaments: It's been a while since we introduced a new tournament at the Isle Casino Pompano Park, but today's the day!  At 3:00pm, the cards get in the air for our $400 No Limit Hold'em ($20,000 GTD), an event that is sure to attract some South Florida's best tournament players.  The event's structure will see players sitting down to starting stacks of 20,000, and playing (25) minute levels.  Registration is open through Level 8, and the short break that follows.

With the way tournaments have been at the Isle Casino Pompano Park, it should come as not surprise, if this event surpasses all expectation.  Those looking to get updates on numbers, can follow the action on the Bravo Poker Live app.  All results from this afternoon's action will be recapped tomorrow on the blog.

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.

3:00pm: $400 No Limit Hold'em ($20,000 GTD)

  • Players start with 20,000 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 (25) minutes