Sunday, January 30th: Marcu Wins Saturday's $130 No Limit Hold'em ($5,000 GTD), And Grabs Ahold Of Player Of The Month Lead

ICYMI: With only two tournaments left in the month of January, as the leaderboard as close as we've seen (since it's inception), the final two tournaments held more importance than ever.  Saturday's $130 No Limit Hold'em ($5,000 GTD) saw some impressive numbers, as registration closed with a total of (115) entries, and an official prize pool of $11,500.  The final fifteen players were scheduled to reach the money, with action playing down to a five-handed final table.  At that time, a deal was agreed to between the remaining players, with Jonathan Marcu (Boca Raton, FL) taking home first place.  The first place leaderboard points helped Marcu vault to the top of the rankings, with only two more tournaments on the list:

1. Jonathan Marcu (Boca Raton, FL) $2,238
2. Warren Thomas (Owen Sound, Canada) $1,754
3. Mark Brannick (Boca Raton, FL) $1,550
4. Dean Stevenson (Coral Springs, FL) $1,486
5. Michael Weinberg (Delray Beach, FL) $1,131
6. Genrikas Sakalinskas (Miami, FL) $506
7. Jill Rukeyser (Ft. Lauderdale, FL) $437
8. Diana Prkacin (Ft. Lauderdale, FL) $385
9. Robert Klafter (Stuart, FL) $339
10. Christine Difiore (Davie, FL) $299
11. Did Not Report (Englewood, FL) $299
12. Shayne Christie (Ft. Lauderdale, FL) $299
13. Jeffrey Thomas (Pennisula, Canada) $259
14. Patrick Parsons (Ft. Lauderdale, FL) $259
15. Steven Pheasant (Altoona, PA) $259

Tournaments: At 3:00pm, the cards get in the air for our $400 No Limit Hold'em ($20,000 GTD), an event that is sure to attract some South Florida's best tournament players.  The event's structure will see players sitting down to starting stacks of 20,000, and playing (25) minute levels.  Registration is open through Level 8, and the short break that follows.

With the way tournaments have been at the Isle Casino Pompano Park, it should come as not surprise, if this event surpasses all expectations.  Those looking to get updates on numbers, can follow the action on the Bravo Poker Live app.  All results from this afternoon's action will be recapped tomorrow on the blog.

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.

3:00pm: $400 No Limit Hold'em ($20,000 GTD)

• Players start with 20,000 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 (25) minutes