ICYMI: As expected, Monday's $250 No Limit Hold'em "Final Table Finish" ($10,000 GTD) attracted impressive numbers, offering up some of the healthiest recurring tournament payouts in the community. Registration for the tournament closed with a total of (163) entries, which equated to an official prize pool of $33,904. As always (with this tournament format), the final nine players were scheduled to reach the money, and potentially earn great returns on investment. The evening's action would play down to a five-handed final table, at which point a deal was agreed to. Steve Smith (West Palm Beach, FL) took home first place money in the deal, with Frederick Hall and Ginold Rendel also earning over $6,000. Official results from the tournament are listed below:
- Steve Smith (West Palm Beach, FL) $6,286
- Frederick Hall (Ft. Lauderdale, FL) $6,126
- Ginold Rendel (Lake Worth, FL) $6,045
- Ryan Estrada (Sunrise, FL) $4,815
- Robert Kessler (Parkland, FL) $4,530
- Lawrence Klur (Boynton Beach, FL) $2,034
- Gil Nachum (Dania Beach, FL) $2,034
- Vittorio Faricelli (Boynton Beach, FL) $1,017
- Alexander Tabares (Palmetto Bay, FL) $1,107
Tournaments: The $160 No Limit Hold'em ($10,000 GTD) tournament had a very successful first run, and is now a member of the "recurring" tournament family (and receives a boosted guarantee). The tournament is structured with 15,000 unit starting stacks, and has (20) minute levels throughout. Registration is open through Level 8, and closes once the first hand of Level 9 is dealt (there is a short break between the two). Tuesday evening tournament are the "closing" event of each week, with the official weekly leaderboard results finalized at the tournament's conclusion.
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.
