Monday, October 18th: Youakim Earns Healthy Return In Sunday's $400 No Limit Hold'em ($20,000 GTD), With "Final Table Finish" Expected To Impress

ICYMI: Sunday's $400 No Limit Hold'em ($20,000 GTD) has become one of the more popular events on the weekly schedule, as players know they will be presented with incredibly healthy payouts.  Yesterday afternoon's installment attracted a total of (94) entries, which helped the prize pool cruise past the posted guarantee, as it closed at $32,712.  Of the (94) entries, a total of (12) players would reach the money, with the action playing down to an outright winner. Official results from the tournament are listed below:

1. Nabeel Youakim (Lauderdale By The Sea,. FL) $8,323
2. Joseph Duchman (Miami Beach, FL) $6,435
3. Johnny Bromberg (Los Angeles, CA) $4,621
4. Robert Kessler (Parkland, FL) $3,675
5. Jonathan Marcu (Boca Raton, FL) $1,963
6. Nghiệp Huynh (West Palm Beach, FL) $1,554
7. Antonio Germani (Boynton Beach, FL) $1,308
8. Michael Weinberg (Delray Beach, FL) $1,145
9. Dmitri Bushnyi (Key West, FL) $1,038
10. Dolphy Garricks (Miramar, FL) $949
11. Shamica Lamar (Wellington, FL) $883
12. Scott Zakheim (Ft. Lauderdale, FL) $818

Tournaments: At 6:00pm this evening, the $250 No Limit Hold'em ($10,000 GTD) "Final Table Finish" returns, with a little wrinkle.  This particular tournament had such a good structure, that the final table action ran into the closing time of the poker room (players are then faced with chopping, or bagging for a Day 2).  To keep that from occurring, there will be some slight changes moving forward.

The event will be structured with 25,000 chip starting stacks, (20) minute levels, and open registration through Level 8 (and the break that follows).  The new format-wrinkle comes into play when discussing payouts, as the tournament will pay out just the final table, regardless of how many entries.  Exact payout percentages are as follows (final tables are now nine-handed):

1. 40%
2. 18%
3. 10%
4. 7%
5. 7%
6. 6%
7. 6%
8. 3%
9. 3%

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.

6:00pm: $250 No Limit Hold'em "Final Table Finish" ($10,000 GTD)

• Players start with 25,000 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 (20) minutes