ICYMI: Similar to Friday night, Saturday's $130 No Limit Hold'em ($5,000 GTD) cruised past the guarantee, more than doubling the posted number. Registration for the tournament closed with (112) entries, and an official prize pool of $11,200. A total of (14) players were scheduled to reach the money, with action playing through the money bubble, and down to a three-handed final table. A chop was then agreed to, topped by John Palace (Jupiter, FL), who earned $2,696 for first place. Official results from the tournament are listed below, along with an updated Player of the Month leaderboard:
- John Palace (Jupiter, FL) $2,696
- Robert Kessler (Parkland, FL) $2,254
- Mark Brannick (Boca Raton, FL) $1,725
- Pedro Palacio (Coconut Creek, FL) $812
- David Barbieri (Coconut Creek, FL) $627
- Katie Smith (Pompano Beach, FL) $515
- Ali Ozesen (Delray Beach, FL) $437
- Harris Miller (Islamorada, FL) $381
- Omar Sader (Pompano Beach, FL) $336
- Cory Santacroce (Pompano Beach, FL) $297
- Chris Underwood (Lantana, FL) $297
- Francisco Garcia Perez (Miami, FL) $297
- Michael Bailine (Davie, FL) $263
- Marc Zeitlin (Miami, FL) $263
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
