ICYMI: Sunday's $400 No Limit Hold'em ($20,000 GTD) got underway at 3:00pm, and had eight levels of open registration. Once the registration break was completed, and cards got back in the air for Level 9, the tournament clock showed (65) players. The $22,620 prize pool was scheduled to be spread across the top nine spots, with action playing down to a six-handed final table. After the elimination of Mahmoud Masri, the remaining players agreed to a deal, with Alik Sitnyakovsky taking home first place money (and 11.37 leaderboard points). Official results from the tournament are listed below, along with an updated Player of the Month leaderboard:
- Alik Sitnyakovsky (Israel) $3,958
- Matthew Waldron (Miami, FL) $3,703
- Michael Scheinberg (Miami, FL) $3,162
- Erik Bartels (Boca Raton, FL) $3,082
- Bradley Grossman (Sunrise, FL) $3,000
- David Oshry (Lake Worth, FL) $3,000
- Mahmoud Masri (Ft. Lauderdale, FL) $1,018
- Glenn Popkin (Palm Springs, FL) $905
- Nathan Thrush (Post Falls, ID) $792
Tournaments: At 5:00pm this evening, the $250 No Limit Hold'em ($20,000 GTD) "Final Table Finish" returns, with a little wrinkle. This particular tournament had such a good structure, that the final table action ran into the closing time of the poker room (players are then faced with chopping, or bagging for a Day 2). To keep that from occurring, there will be some slight changes moving forward.
The event will be structured with 25,000 chip starting stacks, (20) minute levels, and open registration through Level 8 (and the break that follows). The new format-wrinkle comes into play when discussing payouts, as the tournament will pay out just the final table, regardless of how many entries. Exact payout percentages are as follows (final tables are now nine-handed):
- 40%
- 18%
- 10%
- 7%
- 7%
- 6%
- 6%
- 3%
- 3%
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.
5:00pm: $250 No Limit Hold'em "Final Table Finish" ($10,000 GTD)
- Players start with 25,000 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
