Tuesday, January 25, 2022

Wednesday, January 26th: Reslow And Koulouvaris Chop Tuesday's Tournament, With Player Of The Month Still Anyone's Title To Grab

ICYMI: Tuesday's $130 No Limit Hold'em ($5,000 GTD) continued the trend of tournaments eclipsing the posted guarantee, with registration for the event closing with (54) entries.  The $5,400 prize pool was scheduled to be spread across the top seven pay spots, in addition to the Player of the Month leaderboard points that came along with the cash.  The action played down to heads-up play, at which point John Reslow and Christopher Koulouvaris agreed to an even chop.  Official results from the tournament are posted below, as well as an updated Player of the Month leaderboard:

  1. John Reslow (Delray Beach, FL) $1,593
  2. Christopher Koulouvaris (Tavernier, FL) $1,593
  3. David Coughlin (Lighthouse Point, FL) $729
  4. Eugene Calden (Boynton Beach, FL) $513
  5. Walter Buss (Brussels, Belgium) $405
  6. Jerry Kroll (Lake Village, IN) $324
  7. Mark Rakoff (West Palm Beach, FL) $243
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.


Tuesday, January 25th: "Final Table Finish" Returns To Form, With A Second Chance On The Schedule Tuesday

ICYMI: Monday's $250 No Limit Hold'em "Final Table Finish" ($10,000 GTD) returned to form last night, with the field landing directly on the century mark.  At the end of the registration period, the tournament clock showed (100) entries, which equated to an official prize pool of $20,800.  The tournament format would see the payouts spread across the final table, with the evening's action playing down to a five-way chop.  Courtney Rowe (West Palm Beach, FL) took home first place in the deal, which was worth $3,840.  Official results from the tournament are listed below, along with an updated Player of the Month leaderboard:
  1. Courtney Rowe (West Palm Beach, FL) 43,840
  2. Herbert Souza (Boca Raton, FL) $3,758
  3. Jonathan Marcu (Boca Raton, FL) $3,510
  4. Edward Rappa (Ft. Lauderdale, FL) $3,355
  5. Kevin Brammer (Ft. Lauderdale, FL) $2,593
  6. Kevin Dubrocq (Hialeah, FL) $1,248
  7. Richard Glabman (Davie, FL) $1,248
  8. Zaki Lichaa (Pompano Beach, FL) $624
  9. Brandon Schwartz (North Miami, FL) $624

Tournaments: The $130 No Limit Hold'em ($5,000 GTD) tournament had a very successful first run, and is now a member of the "recurring" tournament family.  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).  

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: $130 No Limit Hold'em ($5,000 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