Saturday, January 1st, 2022: James Tomblin Closes The Year As December's Player Of The Month, As We "Kickstart" 2022 With $1,000 Highest Hand Promotion!!!

ICYMI: With the final day of the month (and the year) falling on a Friday, it meant that the Player of the Month race was going to come down to the last moment.  James Tomblin had a pretty secure hold on the top spot, but there were multiple players within striking distance, and those that could also climb the standings (and earn a larger prize).  Last night's $160 No Limit Hold'em ($5,000 GTD) tournament attracted a total of (44) entries, with those that reached the registration break, battling it out for a piece of the $5,368 prize pool.  A total of (6) players were scheduled to reach the money, with the evening's action playing down to a four-handed final table.  At that point a deal was made, which saw Michael Sherbondy (Pompano Beach, FL) take home first place money.  

Official results from the event are listed below, and while we are awaiting the "official" Player of the Month leaderboard results, we can tell you that it was James Tomblin taking down December's title (and $3,000 to go along with it)!!

1. Michael Sherbondy (Pompano Beach, FL) $1,353
2. Rudolph Vittorio (Boca Raton, FL) $1,171
3. Lawrence Paden (Chester Springs, PA) $1,090
4. Shawn Farmer (Miami, FL) $1,003
5. Lisa Teebagy (Lighthouse Point, FL) $429
6. David Brainard (Deerfield Beach, FL) $322

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 the moment the doors to the poker room open (9:00am), until 11:00pm, the high hands will be awarded every (30) minutes (with those qualifying high hands earning $300).  In addition to that "standard" high hand, Saturday's in January host the "Kickstart" promotion.  From 9:00am-12:00pm, the best qualifying high hand (over the course of the three-hour window) will receive an additional $1,000.

For example, if someone makes a straight flush during the 9:00am-12:00pm window (and it holds up as the best hand during the specified thirty minute period), it becomes eligible for the "Kickstarter."  If that straight flush is not beat before 12:00pm, said player will earn an additional $1,000 (on top of the $300 they already received for the "standard" promotion high hand).  It sounds like a lot of details, but they gist of it is...make a really good high hand, and hope that it stays the best high hand until 12:00pm...win an additional $1,000.

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