Wednesday, May 18, 2022

Wednesday, May 18th: Magnetta Returns To The Winner's Circle, Tournaments Take A One Day Rest (Returning On Thursday)

ICYMI: The past two evening's have seen impressive turnouts, and while Tuesday's $130 No Limit Hold'em ($5,000 GTD) just missed the number needed to reach the guarantee, it was still a nice showing.  At the point that registration closed, the tournament clock would show a total of (47) entries, equating to an official prize pool of $5,000.  A total of (6) places were scheduled to get paid, and after two in-the-money eliminations, a four-way chop was agreed to.  Tournament veteran John Magnetta took home first place money in the deal, with official results listed below (along with an updated Player of the Month leaderboard:

  1. John Magnetta (Boynton Beach, FL) $1,251
  2. Gregory Roberts (Orange City, FL) $1,002
  3. Stephen Bromfield (Ft. Lauderdale, FL) $906
  4. Ebony Johnson (Ft. Lauderdale, FL) $711
  5. Michael Corbett (Ft. Lauderdale, FL) $360
  6. Carmello Raffa (Boca Raton, FL) $270


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.