ICYMI: Since the Player of the Month leaderboard was introduced, we have seen a new winner each month...Jonathan Marcu is looking to change that. Not only can he become the first to attain the feat, but it would be in back-to-back fashion, which makes things even more impressive. Marcu was in attendance for last night's $180 No Limit Hold'em "Double Green Chip Bounty" ($5,000 GTD), which ended up attracting a total of (42) entries (which equated to an official prize pool of $5,922). The top six players were scheduled to get paid in the tournament, with the action playing down to an outright winner. Jonathan Marcu bested Alfred Berchielli during heads-up play, taking home a total of $1,491. Official results from the tournament are listed below:
- Jonathan Marcu (Boca Raton, FL) $1,491
- Alfred Berchielli (Boynton Beach, FL) $879
- Dessiree Bennett (Tavernier, FL) $535
- Blaine McRae (Ft. Lauderdale, FL) $382
- Jonathan Jimenez (Ft. Lauderdale, FL) $306
- Pathana Boungnasiri (Boca Raton, FL) $229
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-1:00pm 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
