Monday, June 20th: Rakoff Earns Lion's Share of Sunday's Prize Pool, While Last Longer Get Chopped Up By Final Trio!!!

ICYMI: Father's Day at the Isle Casino Pompano Park was scheduled to be a special one, with the $600 No Limit Hold'em ($30,000 GTD) offering even more that the guaranteed prize pool.  Players also had the option to end a "Last Longer" prior to their buy-in, which saw them vying for a $10,000 No Limit Hold'em WSOP Main Event seat.  The tournament itself attracted a total of (63) entries, which helped eclipse the posted guarantee, with the official prize pool closing at $33,894.  A total of eight players were scheduled to reach the money, with action playing down to a four-handed final table (at which point a deal with agreed upon).  Mark Rakoff earned a lion's share of the chop, taking home first place money and 17.79 leaderboard points.  Official results from the tournament are listed below:

1. Mark Rakoff (West Palm Beach, FL) $9,573
2. David Nowling (Ft. Lauderdale, FL) $6,823
3. David McMahon (Ft. Lauderdale, FL) $5,329
4. Ryan Bones (Pompano Beach, FL) $5,187
5. Myung Choi (Gainesville, FL) $2,373
6. Eran Ben Ezra (Aventura, FL) $1,864
7. Michael Johnson (Miami, FL) $1,525
8. Alejandro Bristol (Davie, FL) $1,220

The Last Longer attracted a total of (38) players, battling it out for a total of $14,440.  The final three players agreed to a deal, with the cash payouts listed below:

1. David Nowling ($5,000)
2. Ryan Bones ($5,000)
3. Myung Choi ($4,440)

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):

1. 40%
2. 18%
3. 10%
4. 7%
5. 7%
6. 6%
7. 6%
8. 3%
9. 3%

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.

5:00pm: $250 No Limit Hold'em "Final Table Finish" ($20,000 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