Friday, September 24th: Raminder Singh Is Very Much In Contention For WSOP Main Event Seat, But Omar Sader Holds Onto Top Spot!

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:

1. Raminder Singh (Delray Beach, FL) $2,132
2. Didier Bramy (Parkland, FL) $2,013
3. Omar Sader (Pompano Beach, FL) $971
4. Philip Whitaker (Miami, FL) $657
5. Benjamin Barrows (Ft. Lauderdale, FL) $501
6. Pedro Palacio (Coconut Creek, FL) $400
7. Andre Allon (Boca Raton, FL) $332
8. Milton Thomas (Tamarac, FL) $280
9. Angelo Castaldi (Ft. Lauderdale, FL) $258
10. Amit Savani (Miami, FL) $240
11. Kimani McKoy (Margate, FL) $224

While the updated Player of the Month leaderboard won't be posted until tomorrow morning, we can tell you that Raminder's win helped him climb the rankings, but Omar Sader's third place finish helped keep him in the top spot!!!

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.

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 - $160 No Limit Hold'em ($5,000 GTD)

• 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