ICYMI: Father's Day "Last Longer" Sees Players Entered Competing For $10,000 WSOP Main Event Seat!!!

What is a "last longer" in a poker tournament (following definition provided from a recent web search): Last longer is a side wager between tournament players, on who will be last to get knocked out.  Whoever last the longer wins the wager, and any prizes agreed upon.

It's a pretty common occurrence among familiar faces in the tournament poker world.  The Isle Casino Pompano Park Poker Room is "raising the ante" so to say, as they introduce a "last longer" option for the $600 No Limit Hold'em ($30,000 GTD) on Sunday (June 18th).  Players in the event will have a choice to enter into a Last Longer with other tournament attendees, separate from the $600 tournament buy-in.

Saturday, June 18th: Pedro Palacio Tops Friday's Tournament Action, Putting His Name Into Contention For Player Of The Month

ICYMI: While the larger buy-in tournaments has appeal to a certain player that may not normallyy enter recurring events, it's the price point like last night's $80 No Limit Hold'em ($4,000 GTD), that seem to welcome the widest variety of players (as if feels accessible to everyone).  Yesterday's tournament got underway at 6:00pm, and at registration's close, the tournament clock would show (68) entries.  Once the optional add-ons were included into the prize pool, players learned that they were competing for their share of $4,780.  The final nine were scheduled to reach the money, with action playing down to a three-handed final table.  A chop was then agreed upon, which saw Pedro Palacio (Coconut Creek, FL) take home first place money.  Official results from the tournament are listed below, along with an updated Player of th eMonth leaderboard:

1. Pedro Palacio (Coconut Creek, FL) $1,215
2. Anthony Benitez (Delray Beach, FL) 41,092
3. Marc Cohen (Boca Raton, FL) $908
4. Myung Choi (Boynton Beach, FL) $418
5. Scott DiBenedetto (Boca Raton, FL) $323
6. Darren Desantis (Wellington, FL) $251
7. James Tomblin (Wilton Manors, FL) $215
8. John Young (Deerfield Beach, FL) $191
9. Daniel Notice (Parkland, FL) $167

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 15,000 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 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