ICYMI: Just a day after speaking so highly about Sunday's $400 No Limit Hold'em ($20,000 GTD), the $250 No Limit Hold'em "Final Table Finish" ($20,000 GTD) attracts it's largest field in weeks, cruising past the posted guarantee. Registration for the tournament closed with a total of (139) entries, which meant that the the final table payouts would earn a portion of the $28,912 prize pool. After the money bubble and three in-the-money eliminations, a six-way deal would be agreed to, with Andre Bryan taking home first place money. Official results from the tournament are listed below, along with an updated Player of the Month leaderboard:
- Andre Bryan (Miami, FL) $5,249
- David McMahon (Ft. Lauderdale, FL) $4,839
- James Tomblin (Wilton Manors, FL) $4,392
- Darkhan Botabayev (Sunny Isles, FL) $3,700
- Antoine Bahi (Boca Raton, FL) $3,487
- Alexander Tabares (Palmetto Bay, FL) $3,487
- David Albertson (Coral Springs, FL) $1,446
- Anatoly Zharnitsky (Venice, FL) $1,156
- Roni Zelichonok (Miami, FL) $1,156
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
