ICYMI: Monday's $250 No Limit Hold'em "Final Table Finish" ($10,000 GTD) continued it's great form, attracting a total of (149) entries. The $30,922 prize pool was scheduled to be paid out across the nine-handed final table, with the night's action playing down to a four-handed final table. At that point, a deal was agreed to, with Benjamin Barrows (Lawrenceville, GA) taking home a healthy first place prize. Official results from the tournament are listed below:
- Benjamin Barrows (Lawreceville, GA) $8,500
- Luis Dominguez (Miami, FL) $5,230
- Carlos Correa (Pompano Beach, FL) $5,000
- Mark Rakoff (West Palm Beach, FL) $4,513
- Erik Nomberg (Ft. Lauderdale, FL) $2,169
- Dessiree Bennett (Tavernier, FL) $1,860
- Lisa Teebagy (Lighthouse Point, FL) $1,860
- Adel Jo (Miami, FL) $930
- Steve Raeman (Boca Raton, FL) $930
Tournaments: The $160 No Limit Hold'em ($10,000 GTD) tournament had a very successful first run, and is now a member of the "recurring" tournament family (and receives a boosted guarantee). The tournament is structured with 15,000 unit starting stacks, and has (20) minute levels throughout. Registration is open through Level 8, and closes once the first hand of Level 9 is dealt (there is a short break between the two). Tuesday evening tournament are the "closing" event of each week, with the official weekly leaderboard results finalized at the tournament's conclusion.
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: $160 No Limit Hold'em ($10,000 GTD)
- Players start with 15,000 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
