Friday, January 28, 2022

Friday, January 28th: Weekend Tournament Action to Decide January Player Of The Month, With "Kickstarter" Promotion Making Someone $1,000 Richer!!!

ICYMI: Thursday's $180 No Limit Hold'em "Mystery Bounty" ($5,000 GTD) is quickly becoming one of the favorite events for players, as evident by the increased field size every week.  Last night's tournament saw registration close with a total of (93) entries, which equated to an official prize pool of $8,523.  As per the "Mystery Bounty" tournament, each elimination (post-registration) was worth $52, with the "Big Bounties" available for players to scoop up as well.  A total of (12) players were scheduled to reach the money, with action playing down to a three-handed final table.  The final trio agreed to a chop, which saw Peter Cleven (Ft. Lauderdale, FL) taking home first place money, along with the Player of the Month leaderboard points that come with it.  Official results from the tournament are listed below, with an updated leaderboard as well:
  1. Peter Cleven (Ft. Lauderdale, FL) $1,950
  2. Marcin Plewinski (Coconut Creek, FL) $1,742
  3. Jonathan Marcu (Boynton Beach, FL) $1,655
  4. James Magafas (Boynton Beach, FL) $661
  5. Ian Cohen (Ft. Lauderdale, FL) $511
  6. Mark Rakoff (West Palm Beach, FL) $405
  7. Devaughn Smith (St. Petersburg, FL) $341
  8. Christopher Drimmel (Pine Mountain, GA) $298
  9. Danilo Parada (Oakland Park, FL) $270
  10. Brandon Shulman (Boynton Beach, FL) $247
  11. Kevin Dubrocq (Hialeah, FL) $230
  12. Samuel Sternfield (Coral Springs, FL) $213

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