ICYMI: Sunday's $400 No Limit Hold'em ($20,000 GTD) was the last tournament of the month, giving players a final opportunity to change their standing on the Player of the Month leaderboard. The event attracted a total of (80) entries, which equated to an official prize pool of $27,840. A total of ten players were scheduled to reach the money, with the action playing down to a five-handed final table. The remaining players then agreed to a deal, with Raminder Singh (Delray Beach, FL) taking home first place money ($6,857). The chop occurred just after Jonathan Marcu's elimination, which cemented him as the October Player of the Month (earning $5,000). Official results from the tournament are listed below, along with a finalized October Player of the Month leaderboard:
- Raminder Singh (Delray Beach, FL) $6,857
- Gil Nachum (Dania Beach, FL) $4,419
- Dolphy Garricks (Miramar, FL) $4,285
- Herbert Souza (Boca Raton, FL) $3,596
- Nigel Murray (Miramar, FL) $3,170
- Jonathan Marcu (Boca Raton, FL) $1,392
- Denis Dumaresq (Quebec, Canada) $1,225
- Frank Lamar (Ft. Lauderdale, FL) $1,114
- Charles Thayer (Melbourne, FL) $947
- David Halmes (Ft. Lauderdale, FL) $835
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.
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
