ICYMI: Sunday's $400 No Limit Hold'em ($20,000 GTD) sits at a price point that is very attractive to all different players. It's become one of the most popular tournaments on the weekly schedule, and continues to attract very impressive numbers. Registration for the tournament closed with a total of (119) entries, and an official prize pool of $41,412. The top (15) players in the tournament reached the money, with action playing down to a five-handed final table (at which point a deal was agreed to). Shamica Lamar (Wellington, FL) took home first place money ($8,843), with results from the event listed below:
- Shamica Lamar (Wellington, FL) $8,843
- Brenda Nelson (West Palm Beach, FL) $6,377
- Johnny Bromberg (Los Angeles, CA) $5,336
- Ira Horowitz (Miami, FL) $5,197
- Joseph Romeo (West Palm Beach, FL) $3,627
- David Albertson (Coral Springs, FL) $1,822
- David Barbieri (Coconut Creek, FL) $1,574
- Neal Corcoran (Stuart, FL) $1,387
- Mitchell Silver (Boynton Beach, FL) $1,222
- Marvin Young (Miami, FL) $1,077
- Frank Lamar (Ft. Lauderdale, FL) $1,077
- Gil Nachum (Dania Beach, FL) $1,077
- Kevin Blackwood (Pembroke Pines, FL) $932
- Alexander Tabares (Palmetto Bay, FL) $932
- Daniel Genachte (Deerfield Beach, FL) $932
Weekly Leaderboard (October 21st-October 26th)
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):
- 40%
- 18%
- 10%
- 7%
- 7%
- 6%
- 6%
- 3%
- 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.