ICYMI: Just like to the two other tournaments that make up the weekend schedule, Sunday's $400 No Limit Hold'em ($20,000 GTD) surpassed any expectations. Registration for the event closed with a total of (102) entries, which equated to an official prize pool of $35,496. A total of (13) players were scheduled to reach the money, with action playing down to a four-handed final table. A healthy chop was agreed to, with all parties walking away with at least $5,265. Official results from the tournament are listed below, along with an updated Player of the Month leaderboard:
- Chad Starker (Dania, FL) $6,867
- Caio De Lucca Sobral (Aventura, FL) $6,200
- Omar Sader (Pompano Beach, FL) $5,894
- Peter Cleven (Ft. Lauderdale, FL) $5,265
- Karin Powsner (Ft. Lauderdale, FL) $2,077
- Adel Jo (Miami, FL) $1,659
- Marvin Young (Miami, FL) $1,411
- Francis Margaglione (Boca Raton, FL) $1,225
- Raminder Singh (Delray Beach, FL) $1,083
- Arum Dabas (Coral Springs, FL) $976
- Borja Iglesias (Miami, FL) $976
- Santo Biddix (Hollywood, FL) $976
- Frank Lamar (Ft. Lauderdale, FL) $887
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.