ICYMI: Monday's $250 No Limit Hold'em "Final Table Finish" ($20,000 GTD) provided a great (and late) chance to climb the leaderboard, with the structure offering such a heavily weighted final table payout table. The tournament's registration period closed with a total of (111) entries, and an official prize pool of $23,088. Nine players were scheduled to reach the money, with action playing through the money bubble, and down to a four-handed final table. The final four agreed to an even chop, with each of those remaining walking away with $4,329. Official results from the tournament are posted below, as well as an updated Player of the Month leaderboard:
- David McMahon (Ft. Lauderdale, FL) $4,329
- Victor Cianelli (Ft. Lauderdale, FL) $4,329
- Michael Johnson (Miami, FL) $4,329
- Nathan Schwartz (Boynton Beach, FL) $4,329
- Salvatore Accardi (Pompano Beach, FL) $1,616
- Ilan Hadica (Boca Raton, FL) $1,154
- Daniel Cruz (Boca Raton, FL) $1,154
- Michael Newman (Ft. Lauderdale, FL) $924
- Jennifer Aguilar (Cooper City, FL) $924
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
