Sunday, September 12, 2021

Sunday, September 12th: Amir Baron Tops Saturday's Chop, But It's Scott Hecker Climbing The Leaderboard

ICYMI: The Player of the Month leaderboard now hosts numerous names that are familiar to the South Florida tournament scene, as all eyes focus on the $10,000 WSOP Main Event seat that is up for grabs (and will be awarded to the monthly leaderboard winner).  Last night's $130 No Limit Hold'em ($5,000 GTD) continued it's impressive form, attracted a total of (110) entries by registration's close.  For the third night in a row, a total of (14) players were scheduled to earn a piece of the $11,000 prize pool.  Also following the two nights past, the tournament ended in a deal, with the final six players agreeing to a chop.  Amir Baron (Coral Springs, FL) took home first place money in the deal, along with 18.78 leaderboard points.  Official results from the event are listed below:
  1. Amir Baron (Coral Springs, FL) $1,878
  2. Scott Hecker (Ft. Lauderdale, FL) $1,414
  3. Barry Teller (Tamarac, FL) $1,414
  4. Sharon Pickard (Ft. Lauderdale, FL) $1,330
  5. Julio Rodriguez (Hialeah, FL) $1,330
  6. Marc Roth (Plantation, FL) $1,107
  7. David Inselberg (Boca Raton, FL) $429
  8. Jeremy Ehrke (Clay, MI) $374
  9. Omar Sader (Pompano Beach, FL) $330
  10. William Reich (Pompano Beach, FL) $292
  11. Anderson Patino (Miami, FL) $292
  12. Santo Biddix (Hollywood, FL) $292
  13. Martin Borras (Sunny Isles, FL) $259
  14. Vladislav Katz (Hallandale Beach, FL) $259


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