ICYMI: Friday's $160 No Limit Hold'em ($5,000 GTD) cruised past the posted guarantee once again, as the field closed with a total of (67) players (which equated to an official prize pool of $8,714). A total of nine players were scheduled to reach the money, with action playing down to a three-handed final table. Once play reached that point, the clock was paused, and an even chop was agreed to. Official results from the tournament are listed below, along with an updated Player of the Month leaderboard:
- Scott Wyler (Ocean Ridge, FL) $1,833
- Edward Medoff (Margate, FL) 41,832
- Larry Gibbs (Oakland Park, FL) $1,832
- Larry Stoddard (Babylon Village, NY) $715
- Michael Stewartson (Boynton Beach, FL) $552
- Jonathan Marcu (Boca Raton, FL) $429
- Dennis Gilman (Hillsboro Beach, FL) $368
- Jerrold Solov (Pompano Beach, FL) $327
- Jonathan Jimenez (Ft. Lauderdale, FL) $286
Tournaments: Saturday's 6:00pm tournament is one of the most popular on the schedule, as it offers an incredibly affordable buy-in, that always sees some great returns. The $130 No Limit Hold'em ($5,000 GTD) event has consistently crushing the posted guarantee, as the prize pool reaches five-figures on a weekly basis.
The tournament is structured with starting stacks of 12,000 chips, and levels that last (20) minutes throughout the event. Registration is open through Level 8, allowing for almost three hours of play, prior to the window closing for the night.
Promotions: From 10:00am (the minute the doors open) until 5:00pm, $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).
Then, from 5:00pm-11:00pm, the high hands will increase to $500 (and will be awarded every 30 minutes).
From 11:00pm until close, $100 high hands will be awarded every (30) minutes.
6:00pm: $130 No Limit Hold'em ($5,000 GTD)
- Players start with 12,000 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
