ICYMI: Whenever you start tracking results in tournament poker (over a long-term period), the cream will usually rise to the top. That's why it's no surprise, that the recent winners of the Player of the Month leaderboard, have been notables to the community. With only a few events left in September, and a WSOP Main Event seat on the line, Raminder Singh is not going down without a fight. Raminder took first place money in a heads-up chop, after besting an official field of (59) entries. The $5,369 prize pool was scheduled to be spread across the top eleven spots, with action playing down to a heads-up final table. Dider Bramy agreed to take just over $100 less than Raminder, with the official results listed below:
- Raminder Singh (Delray Beach, FL) $2,132
- Didier Bramy (Parkland, FL) $2,013
- Omar Sader (Pompano Beach, FL) $971
- Philip Whitaker (Miami, FL) $657
- Benjamin Barrows (Ft. Lauderdale, FL) $501
- Pedro Palacio (Coconut Creek, FL) $400
- Andre Allon (Boca Raton, FL) $332
- Milton Thomas (Tamarac, FL) $280
- Angelo Castaldi (Ft. Lauderdale, FL) $258
- Amit Savani (Miami, FL) $240
- Kimani McKoy (Margate, FL) $224
Tournaments: With the arrival of the weekend, comes the $160 No Limit Hold'em ($5,000 GTD)...the tournament that started this incredible tournament resurgence at the Isle Casino Pompano Park poker room. The cards get in the air at 6:00pm, with players sitting down to starting stacks of 15,000. Levels will last (20) minutes throughout the evening, with registration open through Level 8 (and the break that follows).
Promotions: From 10:00am (the minute the doors open) to 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). The 11:00pm-Close period will then see $100 high hands awarded every (30) minutes.
- Players start with 15,000 in tournament chips
- Levels will last (20) minutes
- Late and re-entries for the first (8) levels
- Alternates and late entries will start with a full stack