ICYMI: Monday's $250 No Limit Hold'em "Final Table Finish" ($20,000 GTD) early eclipsed the posted guarantee, as registration for the tournament closed with a total of (115) entries. As always (on Monday), the prize pool was to spread across the final table players, with first place scheduled to get just shy of $10,000. Unlike many Monday night events in the past, last night's installment played down to an outright winner, with Gil Nachum earning $9,568. Official results from the tournament are listed below:
- Gil Nachum (Dania Beach, FL) $9,568
- Dylan Malcomson (Ft. Lauderdale, FL) $4,306
- Thomas Resha (Westwood, MA) $2,392
- Peter Cleven (Ft. Lauderdale, FL) $1,674
- Nigel Murray (Miramar, FL) $1,674
- Joseph Murphy (Vero Beach, FL) $1,196
- Patrick Quinn (Toronto, Canada) $1,196
- Anton Kutsenko (Miami, FL) $957
- Marco Rodriguez (Sunrise, FL) $957
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
