Saturday, April 16th: "Papa Bear" Taking Advantage Of Intimate Friday Night Field, As Cash Game Players Arrive Early For The "Kickstarter"

ICYMI: Friday's $160 No Limit Hold'em ($5,000 GTD) kicked off a weekend of tournament action, with players focusing on climbing the leaderboard rankings.  By the time the registration window closed on the event, the tournament clock showed (29) entries (short of the number needed to reach the posted guarantee).  A total of four players were scheduled to earn a piece of the prize pool, and after one in-the-money elimination, the final three decided to chop the remaining payouts.  Official results from the tournament are listed below, along with an updated Player of the Month leaderboard:

1. Robert Transue (North Lauderdale, FL) $1,682
2. Lyle Diamond (Brick, NJ) $1,426
3. David Coughlin (Lighthouse Point, FL) $1,342
4. Salvatore Accardi (Pompano Beach, FL) $550

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 9:00am (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.

In addition to the high hands, there is a "bonus" promotion in place, which offers $1,000 to the highest hand from the 9:00am-12:00pm time period.  If a player makes a straight flush in the 9:00am-9:30am qualifying period, and that is the best qualifying high hand from 9:00am-12:00pm, they will earn an extra $1,000 (in addition to the $300 they were awarded for the half-hour time period).

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