ICYMI: Monday's $250 No Limit Hold'em "Final Table Finish" ($20,000 GTD) continues to be one of the more popular tournaments on the schedule, evident by the consistent success. Last night's installment was no different, as registration for the event closed with a total of (101) entries, which was the exact number needed to eclipse the posted guarantee. The $20,008 prize pool was scheduled to be paid out across the nine final table spots, with the official results from the tournament listed below (along with an updated Player of the Month leaderboard:
- Did Not Report (Parts Unknown, USA) $3,718
- Myung Choi (Boynton Beach, FL) $3,669
- Kevin Dubrocq (Hialeah, FL) $3,585
- Joseph Duchman (Miami, FL) $3,535
- Jose Rasario (Hollywood, FL) $2,721
- Dermen Michael (Manalapan, FL) $1,050
- Maxton Habitzreuter (Boca Raton, FL) $1,050
- Ian Cohen (Ft. Lauderdale, FL) $840
- Lee Stransky (Boca Raton, FL) $840
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 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.
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