Friday, October 29th: With The Final Weekend Of October Tournament Upon Us, The Only Question Is...Can Jonathan Marcu Hold Onto Top Spot!!!

ICYMI: Thursday's $180 No Limit Hold'em "Double Green Chip Bounty" ($5,000 GTD) kicked off the final weekend of October, both resetting the weekly leaderboard, and allowing an opportunity for players to move up the monthly rankings.  Registration for last night's event closed with a total of (65) entries, and offered a $5,915 prize pool, which was to be spread across the final nine players that remained.  As action played through the money bubble, the clock would eventually be paused with three players remaining, who agreed to a deal that ended the festivities.  Jonathan Jimenez (Ft. Lauderdale, FL) took home first place money in the deal, but it was Jonathan Marcu making the headlines.  Marcu continues to record results in October, distancing himself from the rest, making him a favorite to win the $5,000 Player of the Month first place prize.  Official results from last night's tournament are listed below, along with updated leaderboards:

1. Jonathan Jimenez (Ft. Lauderdale, FL) $1,690
2. Patrice Barbeau (Quebec City, Quebec) $1,170
3. Jonathan Marcu (Boca Raton, FL) $1,117
4. Raminder Singh (Delray Beach, FL) $518
5. Steve Fortin (Pompano Beach, FL) $399
6. Robert Kessler (Parkland, FL) $311
7. Adam Mammon (Lauderhill, FL) 4266
8. Julio Lopez (Greenacres, FL) $237
9. Robert Leff (Opa-Locka, FL) $207

October Player of the Month Leaderboard

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