Friday, January 7th: Ian Cohen Wins First Ever "Mystery Bounty" Event, As The Weekend Begins!

ICYMI: It may have seemed a little "under the radar," but Thursday's recurring tournament saw a little twist added to the format, as the Isle Casino Pompano Park brings the Mystery Bounty to Florida.  The $180 No Limit Hold'em ($5,000 GTD) event attracted a total of (70) entries, which equated to a prize pool of $6,406 (bounty pool of $2,800).  A total of nine players were scheduled to reach the money, with the evening's action playing down to an outright winner.  Ian Cohen (Ft. Lauderdale, FL) would best the field, taking home $2,243 for the win, as well as $800 in bounties.  Official results from the tournament are listed below:

1. Ian Cohen (Ft. Lauderdale, FL) $2,243
2. Joseph Alabau (West Palm Beach, FL) $1,281
3. David Weiner (Coconut Creek, FL) $785
4. Dean Stevenson (Coral Springs, FL) $561
5. Peter Cleven (Ft. Lauderdale, FL) $432
6. Jordan Tuschak (Pittsburgh, PA) $336
7. Frank Lamarra (Ft. Lauderdale, FL) $288
8. Alexander Obed (Ft. Lauderdale, FL) $256
9. Did Not Report (Parts Unknown, USA) $224

Mystery Bounty Payouts:

• $750 (Alexander Obed)
• $500 (James Anderson)
• $500 (Ian Cohen)
• $250 (Peter Cleven)
• $250 (Joseph Alabau)
• $250 (Ian Cohen)
• $150 (Did Not Report)
• $150 (Ian Cohen)

Tournaments: With the arrival of the weekend, comes the $160 No Limit Hold'em ($5,000 GTD)...the tournament that started this incredible tournament resurgence at the Isle Casino Pompano Park poker room.  The cards get in the air at 6:00pm, with players sitting down to starting stacks of 15,000.  Levels will last (20) minutes throughout the evening, with registration open through Level 8 (and the break that follows).

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 - $160 No Limit Hold'em ($5,000 GTD)

• Players start with 15,000 in tournament chips
• Levels will last (20) minutes 
• Late and re-entries for the first (8) levels
• Alternates and late entries will start with a full stack