ICYMI: Tuesday's $130 No Limit Hold'em ($5,000 GTD) offered up the last opportunity for players to climb the leaderboard, and try to eclipse Zaki Lichaa (who held the lead going into the final event of the month). Registration for the tournament closed with (47) entries, and an official prize pool of $5,000. Six players were scheduled to reach the money, with action playing down to a three-handed final table. The final trio agreed to a chop, with the official results posted below (an official Player of the Month leaderboard will be posted this afternoon, but we can state officially, that Zaki Lichaa is the winner for the month of May!!!):
- Josue Martinez (West Palm Beach, FL) $1,415
- Edward Shea (Slingerland, NY) $1,113
- Omar Sader (Pompano Beach, FL) $892
- Joseph Lowe (Pompano Beach, FL) $450
- Mark Brannick (Boca Raton, FL) $360
- Woody Bonarto (Sunrise, FL) $270
Promotions: From 9:00am (the minute the doors open) until 12:00pm, there is a new promotion in June, offering boosted Early Bird High Hands. The high hand at the top of the hour (:00) will be awarded $599, while the high hands at the bottom of the hour (:30) will be awarded $300. From 12:00pm 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.
