ICYMI: Friday's $160 No Limit Hold'em ($5,000 GTD) saw cards get in the air at 6:00pm, and by the time registration for the vent was closed, the tournament clock showed (61) total entries (and an official prize pool of $7,442). Eight players were scheduled to reach the money, and after four eliminations (post money-bubble), the final four players agreed to a chop. Amir Baron (Coral Springs, FL) took home first place money, with the official results from the event listed below:
- Amir Baron (Coral Springs, FL) $1,810
- Lerone Sterling (Coral Springs, FL) $1,346
- Celso Leroy (Delray Beach, FL) $1,260
- Irwin Block (Pompano Beach, FL) $1,096
- Robert Transue (North Lauderdale, FL) $486
- Grayson Leroy (Delray Beach, FL) $382
- Daniel Miller (Pompano Beach, FL) $312
- Marc Roth (Plantation, FL) $250
Tournaments: Saturday's 6:00pm tournament is one of the most popular on the schedule, as it offers an incredibly affordable buy-in, that always sees some great returns. The $130 No Limit Hold'em ($5,000 GTD) event has consistently crushing the posted guarantee, as the prize pool reaches five-figures on a weekly basis.
The tournament is structured with starting stacks of 12,000 chips, and levels that last (20) minutes throughout the event. Registration is open through Level 8, allowing for almost three hours of play, prior to the window closing for the night.
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.
In addition to the high hands, there is a "bonus" promotion in place, which offers $1,000 to the highest hand from the 9:00am-12:00pm time period. If a player makes a straight flush in the 9:00am-9:30am qualifying period, and that is the best qualifying high hand from 9:00am-12:00pm, they will earn an extra $1,000 (in addition to the $300 they were awarded for the half-hour time period).
6:00pm: $130 No Limit Hold'em ($5,000 GTD)
- Players start with 12,000 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
